Tuesday, June 5, 2007

John Edwards and Poverty

John Edwards says he is concerned about "Two Americas". John Edwards says he is concerned about poverty in America. John Edwards "studied" poverty at a hedge fund company which paid him several hundreds of thousands of dollars to learn about poverty.

Poverty is big business.

So if we take John Edwards at his oft repeated word, that is, he is extremely concerned about poverty in the United States several questions come to mind.

1. If Edwards is so concerned about poverty, why is he building a 28,000 square foot new Saddam-styled mansion? Is a 25,000 foot mansion too small? Or what about a 26,000 square foot home? Still too small?

2. If Edwards is really concerned about poverty, why did he join a hedge fund and earn big bucks "studying" poverty instead of driving nails for the cameras like Jimmy Carter does?

3. Does Edwards thinks there are only two Americas? John Edwards lives at the top level of American life. Below his standard of living there are 99.99 percent of Americans, just us little folks, trying to make ends meet. If Edwards really cared for "little" Americans, he would stop talking about poverty and create jobs for people using HIS money. Edwards would also learn about the real America he never sees; the America that takes care of itself, the victimless America that does not require or want another poverty program for government bureaucrats to mess up.

Edwards should put his money where his mouth is and leave us alone.

And please, stop tormenting us with those cheap fake shows of concern. Even a fool can detect Edwards's phony show of concern.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wonder how big a freezer John Edwards has in his new "cottage" and how much cold cash it will hold.

Unknown said...

Are the American voter so blinded by the media that they can not see through John Edwards phony concern?

One Man's Vigil said...

I can't imagine the "cold" cash Edwards must have accumulated. Perhaps that is why Edwards needs a 28,000 sq. ft. home.

Anonymous said...

Just because someone has money doesn't mean they aren't concerned about other people. Would you like him more if he was poor?

One Man's Vigil said...

No, the question with Edwards is his talking about how terrible the poverty is in America while he spends $400 on a haircut, builds a 28,000 sq ft home, and works for a hedge fund to "study" poverty. As I said before he should put HIS money where his mouth is. He is free to spend his money as he wishes. But the hypocrisy is glaring!