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Edwards Heads South for Large Homecoming Rally
January 09, 2008 2:25 PM
ABC News' Raelyn Johnson Reports: Nearly 1,000 students welcomed John Edwards back to the South in grand fashion Wednesday, with a rally on the campus of Clemson University in South Carolina.
"We need you involved in this democracy and in this process," the former North Carolina Senator said, thanking the students for their turnout.
Edwards, having finished a disappointing third in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night told the crowd that he needed their help in South Carolina.
"I won the South Carolina primary in 2004 and I was proud to have won it," he said. "But we have to make certain that every primary voter in South Carolina knows that I was born here, I know what your lives are like. I do not have to read this in a book. I know it first hand."
"So far there have been two contests, two states. Iowa, where I finished second; New Hampshire where I finished third. 48 states left to go and your voice here in South Carolina is going to be heard."
Edwards later argued the South Carolina contest would be a good test for him as well as rivals Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York and Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, who lead him in the polls. In the early contests, Clinton won the New Hampshire primary, while Obama triumphed in Iowa.
At the beginning of his speech, Edwards was interrupted by a woman who wanted to take a photo. Edwards quipped, "I can tell I'm back in the South, and it feels good. Now what was I saying?"
Edwards attended Clemson University for a short time, and had walked on to the school's football team. He later transferred to North Carolina State University. As a homecoming gift, students gave Edwards a football jersey with #1 on the back.
"Once a tiger, always a tiger," said one student, referring to Clemson's mascot.
January 9, 2008 in Bush, George W., Kucinich, Dennis, Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (6)
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Lat time I checked we live in a democracy and electing a President is part of it and people have the right to listen to all choices before they made decision by themselves and not to allow the BIG MONEY, pundits paid big BIG CORPORATIONS, media owned or sponsored by BIG CORPORATIONS to tell us who to vote for or manipulate the elections by inflating their candidate they want to elect and writing off their candidates they fear the most or disagreed with.
Those people were the same ones that sold us the idea Hillary nomination was a done deal, then sold us their second choice with Obama without asking him the hard questions and practically free of any scrutiny. Their objective was to silence any other candidate opposing their goals. Edwards should stay in and fight for the nomination, he has a message, an agenda and the heart to do it.Giving him the same media coverage and hype that the others are having and he will be leading them by now. He is the real deal and that's why they are scared of.
Go Edwards!
Posted by: Nancy | Jan 9, 2008 3:02:22 PM
The last thing I would like is to see
Edward win.In 2004 I was the biggest
Edward supporter,I told my fellow workes
about him,they all aggreed with me and
liked his style of campaign.These days,
he has changed,lacks the charm that he
use to have. VOTE HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT
Posted by: UGOCHUKWU | Jan 9, 2008 4:09:34 PM
Edwards is the best choice for healthcare,jobs,and corruption!
So don't forget him in the primary!
Charm is not the test, but the best
candidate is!
Posted by: Tracy | Jan 9, 2008 5:34:19 PM
The media's allegiance is with other corporations, not the American people. That's why CNN/Fox, etc. all try to obscure Edwards' message. Just today, for example, there was 11 minutes of "analysis" by CNN's Senior Political Correspondents, and you know what? It was all about Hillary's and Obama's likeability, without a WORD on health care, war, poverty, taxes, terrorism - you know, the ISSUES - and of course not even a mention of Edwards.
Corporate America wants a pro-corporate candidate, it's that simple. Hillary and Barack fit the bill for a weak Democrat who will lose to the Republican nominee. Or, in a "worst-case scenario" where the Democrats win, they at least want either Clinton or Obama in office to sign the corporate lobbyist-written legislation that we all know is coming on immigration, health care, and taxes. And since their campaigns are financed by corporate lobbyists, we can be sure they will. Oh can't you just hear the bs about "tough decisions" when corporate interests are served at the expense of the little guy?
Posted by: Jason | Jan 9, 2008 5:45:54 PM
Edwards, please quit using my tax dollars to inflate your ego!
Per the Saturday debate, you're proudest accomplishment for your ONE TERM in the Senate was a Patient Bill of Rights that NEVER passed!
LOOL!
Posted by: PW | Jan 9, 2008 8:01:37 PM
John is the most likely to get real changes done, South Carolina and Nevada have a chance to force middle class issues to the fore front of conversation. I hope the people in both these states see what happened in N.H. and realize that most likely there will be ANOTHER Clinton representing them in the general election. While some of you might think this is good, I don't, Clinton gives republicans the best chance to keep control of the White House and even if she wins, she is a corporations best friend. Please take your caucuses seriously and think before you pick. Making history is not as important as saving our future. Thank you for reading this.
Posted by: Dan | Jan 10, 2008 12:47:29 AM
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