Time Has Told: Edwards Narrowly Nips Clinton For Most Egregious Idiot Award
Okay, Bill Clinton attempted to parse what the meaning of the word “is” was. And that was wrong. But John Edwards is now world renowned for claiming that his blatant affair was miraculously shoehorned into the small space marked off on the one side by his wife’s cancer going into remission, and on the other by a second terminal cancer diagnosis. You’d think Edwards had reached his maximal degree of sheer unadulterated stupidity, wouldn’t you? But no, friends. No.
Like Spitzer, Edwards has apparently decided it’s time to test the waters again. You know, to see if the waters will bear additional stupidity.
When asked by the Washington Post whether it was wrong or unethical or imprudent or dumb as a post to continue the run for President when everyone and their brother knew that he was cheating on his terminally ill wife, Edwards grew thoughtful.
“Did it make sense to run and stay in the race? Time will tell,” Edwards told the Washington Post in an interview published on the paper’s Web site Wednesday.
Now look, when Dick Cheney or George Bush say that time will tell whether the invasion of Iraq was justified, it’s wrong and cowardly, but at least you know what they mean. They mean that there’s still a .001% chance that Iraq will lead the rest of the Middle East to Jeffersonian Democracy and rename itself The United Emirates of Bush.
But what does Edwards mean when he says that “time will tell” whether it was a good move to run for President in light of his semi-public infidelity?
That he may yet wind up winning the 2008 campaign? That history will one day realize that Elizabeth Edwards was not an admirable, long-suffering American icon but a figure of immense evil who deserved everything she got and more?
That Edwards’s love child may one day discover a cure for cancer, and dedicate a 2032 Nobel Prize to the courageous, free-loving father who made it all possible?
Let VDB put it bluntly, John: time already told. You lost. And you lost your self-respect, as well as the respect of everyone for whom you ever claimed to be speaking. Deal with it.
And by dealing with it, we don’t mean going on television and speculating about a future world which will look kindly on your sins. We mean deal with it. Drop an email if you’re still confused.
on June 29th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
[…] Heads up, people: apparently there’s an Edwards sex tape floating around, to which we may all be subjected at any moment, without warning. Not the most appetizing prospect, but it does clear up one mystery. When Edwards was asked recently by the Washington Post whether it was a mistake to run for President when he was also cheating semi-publicly on his terminally ill wife, he sagely replied, “Time will tell.” Now we know what he meant: let’s wait until the sex tape drops, and then we’ll see where we are. Can’t even look at a picture of this guy now without thinking: you are one dumb, self-destructive son of a mill worker. […]
on December 30th, 2010 at 9:38 am
[…] Anyway- it turns out our good friend, esteemed UVM English professor, blogger, school commissioner, Daysee award winner, Obama delegate, frequent visitor to Sweden and state senate candidate Philip Baruth also adds an s. From his post today on John Edwards : “…But what does Edwards mean when he says that “time will tell” whether it was a good move to run for President in light of his semi-public infidelity? […]