Edwards Denies Affair

An article entitled “John Edwards exposed as cheating lowlife, serial liar in book ‘The Politician’ by Andrew Young” was released by the National Enquirer. We all have heard of John Edwards, but few of us have probably heard about this enormous scandal that is now published for all to see. The article explains how Senator John Edwards, for many years, had been having an affair with a woman named Rielle Hunter. This woman ended up getting pregnant by Edwards, which is where the affair took a turn for the worse. A previous aide of Edwards named Andrew Young is where this information is coming from. Young said that Edwards refused to divorce his wife because not only did he still love her, but the voters still did, too. Many instances are listed stating that Hunter agrees and admits to having sex in the Edwards’ bed. The details that Hunter explains to Young are almost sickening. The talk of leaving his family to make a new one with her is not a good thing for voters to hear from their candidate. Eventually, Hunter got pregnant by Edwards. He asked her to get an abortion, hide her pregnancy, and do everything possible for this not to get leaked. Edwards asked Young to act as if he fathered the child, Young reluctantly agreed, and they moved to California where Hunter had a little girl (all paid for by Edwards). This horrific story reminds me of our discussion about former president Bill Clinton. Had Edwards admitted to the public that he was indeed having an affair in the first place, maybe they would have been more understanding. He began with denial, saying not only did he not have an affair, but he was the not child’s father. Later, Edwards comes right out and admits, “They caught me. It’s all over.” Had he been honest in the first place, Edwards may have had a chance to regain his good name and keeps his supporters. Also, if the affair would have come out early in the relationship, he could have avoided having a child by Hunter altogether. Never once did he apologize, according to Young, and therefore, an apologia was not given. He never tried to justify his actions, or explain that yes he made a mistake, but he’s done great things in the past. Edwards went straight from denial, to admitting his affair. He went straight from a respected candidate, to one hated individual.