Edwards Admits To Cheating On His Sick Wife!!!!

Typical male, his wife is sick and he is out making a kid with some other woman, I do feel sorry for her, that she stays and puts up with this kind of lowlife person. And you watch it will come out that the kid is his. She the mistress said she is waiting for her to die, now she must be some prize, what is she getting a cheater that once on the road and lonely will do the same to her. I put him and Bill Clinton in the same boat. He is sorry, yes he is sorry he got caught. If he ended it in 2006 why was he in a motel room with the woman holding her baby just a few weeks ago. He is still cheating, he told his wife, but bet he didn't tell her that, like I said I feel sorry for her.

I'm going to use the same response in this I have for the other threads on the topic because it's just easier: Heres my thoughts on the issue. I am going to defend (sort of) Edwards. Or rather, he and his family. He is not running for president anymore. He is not a sitting senetor. I don't even think he is a practicing lawyer these days. He is a private citizen like the rest of us. What he did was wrong on so many levels, but he did it to his family. We've been tolds, now the press should just leave it alone. The family is dealing with enough as it is. for them to continualy harp on it is only demonstrating a sensationalist blood thirsty crusaide.

I will not jump on you and say you are wrong for having some empathy. I will say that he is wrong to hurt an ailing wife this way. Life just keeps happening, and for many it takes an exceptional dose of grace to deal with all of the things involved.

Rozie, I sure won't attack you for being forgiving of understanding of a fellow human being's weakness, I'll applaud you and wish I could give you more than a single positive rating for this post. My first thought when I saw the "BREAKING NEWS" on the TV screen was of Elizabeth. Few people can say anything at all negative about her, she's a truly amazinAg woman. (Note: back to "BREAKING NEWS" about someone who isn't even a candidate anymore admitting to an affair! What's happening to our society? We can't wait to gloat over someone else's heartache, we have to call it "breaking news"?) Apparently the National Enquirer had broken this story months ago but the mainstream media hadn't run with this story, something which some myLot members were quite upset with as they felt we, the public, somehow have the right to know every sad detail of someone's private life and a wife's heartbreak. I have a feeling the reason the MSM didn't cover this story until now was because of their respect and high regard for Elizabeth Edwards and I'm glad for that. Rozie, here's my personal feeling on this: as a wife I have no doubt I'd be furious, devastated, shocked, heartbroken and a hundred other adjectives but to go through something like this in private, with only your own family and circle of friends has to be bad enough but just imagine having the whole world know about it! He told her about it back in 2006 when it happened, long before it had been reported anywhere and even before he'd announced his plans to run for President this time. His family has known about it all this time and as he said, his wife and the Lord had forgiven him. I just watched the interview on Nightline and my heart really goes out to John Edwards. Some here will jump on me for that I'm sure, but as you said, he's human and has been going through something that's horrible, and I also have watched people go through this, living with cancer or with a loved one with it, feeling helpless and hopeless and always feeling like you had to be strong when sometimes that's not possible. I believe him when he said if anyone wants to beat up on him go ahead but nobody could possibly beat him up more than he's already beating himself up. He said he didn't want Elizabeth to sit there next to him as he answered the reporter's questions like you see so many politicians wives do when their husbands screw up. He said it wasn't her fault and it isn't her responsibility to be there and go through that and I'm glad for that. She also gave a statement about how she respected his wishes to want to face up to his own responsibility but that when the doors close to their home his family is there with him. I'm paraphrasing but I think you can get the general idea. I think there are times when the public and the media should just back off and mind our own business and this is one of them. I think everyone should give this family a chance to heal. My prayers will continue to be with Elizabeth as they have been since I first heard of her illness and then its recurrence. I think she deserves the best and if she's able to love and forgive her husband that's certainly good enough for me. Annie

I lost my sister to cancer over five years ago. As far as I know and believe, her husband stuck by her to the bitter end. He hasn't remarried or entertained thoughts and he had his own cancer scare not long ago, but all went well(Thank God because his son, my nephew is only 14). I am sorry for both parties actually. Her, because when she really needed her husband, she seemed to be let down more than comforted. Him, because he lost the mate that gave him what he needed and chose to seek it outside of his marriage. I kinda lost a bit of respect for him when he chose to run for President in the wake of his own wife's problems. Poor thing can't go out there and do jack! she has her own pill to deal with. I felt he should have bowed the hell out, dealt with his family and privately groom up for 2012. Like I mentioned with Switzer when he got caught(the former Gov of N.Y.),he didn't owe me an explanation. Only his wife. same here.

Hi Rozie37! I share exactly the same sentiment my friend. We are different from each other and we all have our own ways in dealing with pain and sufferings. There are those that can find their strength within and still others needed others to get strength from. Just like you have pointed out, if he had remained faithful, he is a hero and the fact he failed to do so makes him just human, just like you and me who can fall in times of weakness and trials. Take care always..God Bless!

I wish they would leave people alone. Everyone is human and do things that we are not proud of. I am sure that this did not need to be made such a big deal of. They could have let her die in peace. I feel for her and him also.

I totally and completely agree with you on this Rozie. No one has any idea what it's like to be in his shoes unless they've been there and actually been through such an ordeal. I also say this, those of you who have not sinned shall cast the first stone. I'm not sure if that's the exact quote but the point of it gets across and that's all that matters. He is only human and is going through a terrible ordeal and needed someone to help him through it and unfortnetly it led from one thing to another in which he sinned but dang it, who's perfect? NOBODY but God himself. He's the one who has to ask for God's forgiveness as well as his wife's. Our opinion doesn't matter for we're not the way to Heaven, only God through his son Jesus Christ is. So no, I don't condem him nor do I hold him up high either. I do call him HUMAN.

OK, there are so many ways you can perieve this... some with their own experiences some just witha word of advice. what i feel is he should have stayed faithful till the end...if she is in pain suffering knowing her life is coming to an end, what right does he have to break her into bits and pieces...i am sure he owes this much to his wife, who is anyway suffering, and yes there are no excuses to this...sorry but i feel sick to know that at a time like this he can think of havin an affair...

When I saw that headline, I thought he was a dog! His wife is dying of cancer and he couldnt restrain himself. That sucks. This is the time that she needs him the most and all he thought about was his needs. He is dirty!

I feel the same way, I feel sorry for both. I do believe that the only people he should answer to is his wife & god. From what I've read it's sounds like he & his wife are trying to work thru this, as for god who knows.