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Eight-Year Old Edwards Wanted to Be 'Superman'
December 03, 2007 3:52 PM
ABC News' Raelyn Johnson Reports: Democratic candidate Sen. John Edwards. D-N.C., has trailed Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama in the polls, but of late he's used his view from the sidelines as a springboard for criticism of the two frontrunners who have increased attacks on each other as the Iowa Caucus date nears.
"Clinton and Obama snipping over the last 24 hours is really fascinating to listen to. It's like, boy, you can tell you're getting close to the caucuses," said Edwards during a Monday town hall in Waterloo, Iowa where he received the endorsement of Iowa Democrat Rep. Bruce Braley.
Using Clinton's criticism of Obama who said he hadn't thought about running for president his whole life despite a 3rd grade essay indicating the opposite, Edwards said: "I want to confess to all of you right now in third grade I wanted to be two things: I wanted to be a cowboy and I wanted to be superman."
Edwards added, "I don't think America benefits from any personal fighting between the candidates. I think they want to see us behave in a presidential way especially as we get this close to the caucus."
So just when did the former senator currently on his second bid for office decide he wanted to run for president? "All children dream about the possibility. But in terms of really thinking about it I was pretty old."
December 3, 2007 in Clinton, Hillary | Permalink | User Comments (5)
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John Edwards is clearly the best, most ethical, well trained candidate in the lot of them. Why can't the news media get that? Is it always going to be flash and cash to get you people to sit up and sniff? I wish I could type enough letters, make enough calls, and drive enough of you over the edge to get you to focus on someone with ethics, leadership, and a PLAN.
Posted by: Deb | Dec 3, 2007 4:28:12 PM
I'm voting for John Edwards. The closer I get to the actual voting, the more I am absolutely convinced that he has what it takes to be a great President. I've had it with generational or spousal presidents, and while I like Obama, I just don't think he has spent enough time on the planet yet to be able to change the course of the country. EDWARDS in 08!
Posted by: Jerry | Dec 3, 2007 4:38:53 PM
Aaaaw! That's so cute! Well, he's pretty super to me! (And when he wears his reading glasses, he does look kind of like Clark Kent.)
Posted by: Laura | Dec 3, 2007 7:03:47 PM
Edwards/Obama '08, that would be a dream ticket. I saw Edwards speak at the LCV global warming forum a few weeks ago in Los Angeles, and Edwards blew the crowd away. He was the only candidate who received LOUDER applause after he finished than when he was first introduced. Kucinich was too idealistic, Edwards mixed the right amount of idealism and pragmatism on how to set forth his goals.
And I wanted to be a construction worker in the 3rd grade.
Posted by: BruinKid | Dec 3, 2007 9:23:14 PM
Edwards has my vote. (It is strange how the media tends to ignore him. Proof it's not very liberal at all. Many rich people feel threatened by his talk of helping the poor and middle class from sinking further. If only they would study history; the biggest threat to the upper class is when the middle class shrinks to the point the poor no longer can hope to raise themselves up to it. To which point we seem to be heading.)
All of his ideas seem very logical and workable. I hope enough Americans can see our country is in bad shape, economically and financially, that we desperately need someone with concrete workable plans like Edwards, not just another bunch of pretty promises without a map of how to get there from here.
Posted by: Lydia | Dec 4, 2007 9:56:32 PM
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