Quote:I am utterly flabbergasted that you are defending this guy. 

 

Let me get this straight.

 

One man cheats on his wife while she is deathly ill and fathers a child out of wedlock. Horrible for sure. Nobody was physically harmed here unless there is something I am unaware of. Emotionally, sure and it's a terrible thing to do to someone. I have no respect for John Edwards.

 

The other one has molested/raped/fondled (whatever word you want to use to try to tone down how disgusting this is) how many young girls including his own sisters? Then goes on to have (allegedly) extra marital affairs after his family shoved it under the rug seeing no justice done.  All the while claiming how full of love and faith the whole family is to con their way into a TV show to make millions? 

 

Now, with all that said. I would like to point out how you have tried to not only defend this piece of scum but also attempted to pull the "well look what this democrat did that actual isn't even the same thing at all but is somehow worse!!!!" I expect that of some other ilk on here but not you. You are better than that. 

 

First of all, I am not defending this guy at all.  I'm just pointing out that the molesting claims regarding him and his sisters were at a point in his life where he was not an adult, and he clearly had/has mental issues.  A 14 or 15 year old should know right from wrong, but some are just messed up.

 

The narrative changed from a guy that does a reality TV show regarding family values being exposed due to a website hack, to the guy is a child molester.  So many people are quick to pick one part of a story from the OP and focus on it rather than look at the "big picture".

 

As I said before, I think that the guy is scum, and I am not defending him.  He is by all means a phony.  I also think that there are probably (sadly) deeper issues with that whole family.

 

Just trying to keep things in context.

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