Edwards Press Conference: Updated with Transcript

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Thursday March 22, 2007 · 8:34 AM PDT

2007/03/22 · 08:34

I'm not going to edit the diary now, it is a piece of history.

I'm devestated for the kids, especially Emma Claire and Jack (who are the ages of my two girls), but inspired that they are going forward.

I'm also going outside to enjoy the day, my dog, and later my kids, my wife, and my students and proclaiming it a "Prayers and Thoughts for Elizabeth Day with No Damn Politics About It" Day.

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Thursday March 15, 2007 · 8:17 AM PDT

2007/03/15 · 08:17

Well, last night (after I went to bed) Kos wrote Obama also can't say: "Homosexuality is not immoral" mentioning that Obama couldn't bring himself to make what seems to be a straight forward statement of principles we all should embrace, at least since the Enlightenment: Homosexuality isn't immoral and we shouldn't judge other people's love.

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Wednesday February 21, 2007 · 11:47 AM PST

2007/02/21 · 11:47

First 2008 Presidential Debate/Forum is Today!

This afternoon, candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination will gather for the first candidates' forum in Carson City, Nevada.

The forum will focus on issues that affect working families and is sponsored by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSME).

It's not a debate. The candidates apparently won't be on stage at the same time. Rather each candidate will take questions from audience members, a Nevada Democratic Party official, and a reporter.

Consider this an Live Open Thread on the forum.

Poll

106 votes Show Results

Who had the best showing at the AFSME-Nevada Forum

106 votes Vote Now!

Who had the best showing at the AFSME-Nevada Forum

Joe Biden

3 votes

Hillary Clinton

5 votes

Chris Dodd

10 votes

John Edwards

41 votes

Mike Gravel

4 votes

Dennis Kucinich

7 votes

Bill Richardson

11 votes

Tom Vilsack

10 votes

Barack Obama (it was smart to skip the forum)

15 votes

John Edwards with Wolf and Maher on Iraq, Netroots, Healthcare

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Monday February 19, 2007 · 5:36 AM PST

2007/02/19 · 05:36

While you were having your weekend, John Edwards was in Las Vegas being interviewed by Wolf Blitzer and Bill Maher, discussing Iraq, universal healthcare, and the bloggyrl flap, speaking with union workers, defending American auto jobs, and watching some hoops. Let me fill you in:

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Thursday February 08, 2007 · 9:09 AM PST

2007/02/08 · 09:09

http://blog.johnedwards.com/...

Senator John Edwards:

"The tone and the sentiment of some of Amanda Marcotte's and Melissa McEwen's posts personally offended me. It's not how I talk to people, and it's not how I expect the people who work for me to talk to people. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but that kind of intolerant language will not be permitted from anyone on my campaign, whether it's intended as satire, humor, or anything else. But I also believe in giving everyone a fair shake. I've talked to Amanda and Melissa; they have both assured me that it was never their intention to malign anyone's faith, and I take them at their word. We're beginning a great debate about the future of our country, and we can't let it be hijacked. It will take discipline, focus, and courage to build the America we believe in."

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Thursday February 01, 2007 · 5:27 AM PST

2007/02/01 · 05:27

I just finished one of the better political essays I've read in some time -- Bob Moser's The Way Down South: A Populist Route to Democratic Revival in this week's (dead-tree date 12 February) The Nation. It's absolutely worth a full read, but if you don't have the time for that, check out my excerpts and commentary below along with a discussion of Moser's other recent piece Johnny Populist, Jason Zengerle's piece on Edwards in The New Republic, and other recent discussions of populism along with a discussion of how other Democrats, especially Jim Webb, fit into a new Democratic Strategy to Win the South and Become a Permanent Majority Party.

In short, Moser's new article (part of a series on Southern Politics) debunks the myths perpetuated by the DLC and national pundits, skewering John Kerry's "anti-Southern strategy" and Thomas Schaller's "Whistling Past Dixie" and advocating a new Democratic Populism to win back not only large sections of the South (not to mention the industrial Great Lakes states).

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If you were in charge of Democratic Party strategy in 2008 would you

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If you were in charge of Democratic Party strategy in 2008 would you

A. emphasize economic populism and basic kitchen table, pocketbook issues -- the Southern Strategy

41 votes

B. emphasize civil liberties and libertarian economics -- the Western Strategy

9 votes

C. return to Clintonian "centrism" on economic issues and with an emphasis on cultural wedge issues -- the 1992 Strategy

5 votes

D. emphasize opposition to the Iraq War and the withdrawal of troops

10 votes

E. A and D

185 votes

F. B and D

14 votes

G. D and D

2 votes

H. Other

31 votes

Edwards Wants Clean Minimum Wage Bill

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Monday January 29, 2007 · 1:11 PM PST

2007/01/29 · 13:11

Just about 10 minutes ago, John Edwards sent out an email pushing for a clean federal minimum wage bill to be passed by the senate. Here it is:

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Monday January 15, 2007 · 6:12 AM PST

2007/01/15 · 06:12

Yesterday, Senator John Edwards delivered the keynote "Realizing the Dream" speech at Riverside Church, Harlem, New York City (14 January 2007).

You can listen to the full speech here(it took me about 5 minutes to download the mp3 file, so don't worry if it takes a while).

Update: Video of the event now available here.

I've included some quotes from the speech and media reports below.

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Wednesday January 03, 2007 · 4:59 AM PST

2007/01/03 · 04:59

The John Edwards Announcement Tour Round Up

In case you were opening presents, drinking too much eggnog, mourning the passing of the president from the University of Michigan, watching the gruesome film of Saddam's final fate, out partying, or watching bowl games, you might have missed all or some of the John Edwards Announcement for the Presidency Tour. Never fear my fellow Kossacks, PhilGoBlue (though still in mourning after the Wolverine loss) to the rescue:

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Wednesday December 27, 2006 · 5:01 AM PST

2006/12/27 · 05:01

OK, the cat is pretty much out of the bag, barring a last minute change of heart, John Edwards is running for the nomination of the Democratic Party to be President of the United States of America. So, I thought I'd write about the Announcement, how to get involved, what John has been up to since November 2004, and end with a discussion of the 2008 primary race.

The Edwards Announcement Tour

New Orleans, Louisiana
From what I can gather from C-SPAN and a few other websites, The Announcement will be in New Orleans on Thursday, December 28, sometime in the morning in the Lower Ninth Ward.

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Monday October 02, 2006 · 6:43 AM PDT

2006/10/02 · 06:43

As usual, in Sunday's open "Democrats Work the Factory Floor" (sorry, it's on the other side of the Select wall) David Brooks is about 1/10th insightful, and 9/10th disingenuous. Yet, he is on to something: many Democrats are running campaigns that include a great deal of economic and cultural populism including John Tester in Montana, Sherrod Brown in Ohio, Jim Webb in Virginia, Bob Casey in Pennsylvania, Claire McCaskill in Missouri, and Harold Ford in Tennessee, though he "forgets" that Ned Lamont is campaigning on universal pre-school, massive investments in transportation infrastructure and fair trade. Brooks believes that these and other positions demonstrate that while Hillary may still be the front-runner in the polls for the next Democratic presidential nomination, "this is John Edwards's party."

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Thursday September 28, 2006 · 11:01 AM PDT

2006/09/28 · 11:01

In front of a crowd of somewhere between 400-2500 at the University of Mary Washington on Tuesday, Senate candidate Jim Webb and former vice presidential candidate John Edwards spoke about their critique of Republican rule and their visions for the future.

First, see for yourself: the local Fredericksburg newspaper has video of the full speeches of Webb and Edwards at the website (QuickTime plug-in required) as does at Roadette has key excerpts at YouTube (very impressively put together) and jelorick has the Webb speech at YouTube.

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