Ann Coulter Still Hates John Edwards

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2007 What is Ann Coulter's beef with John Edwards? The human scandal factory who once referred to the candidate as a "faggot" has re-emerged from hate radio silence to suggest that she should have said she hoped Edwards would be killed by terrorists. We already know nothing she says should be taken seriously, so why is "Good Morning America" giving her a soapbox? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Time for Quiet Opposition

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jun 5, 2007 John Edwards had a point: Where have Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama been these last few weeks while others were shouting to the rooftops about the worsening debacle in Iraq? Sudden attacks of laryngitis? Cat got their tongues? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Democratic Debate Fireworks

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2007 In case you missed it, or just want to relive the rhetorical pyrotechnics, check out this collection of debate highlights (including the Edwards-Obama-Clinton throwdown) assembled by PoliticsTV. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

My Democrat Can Whip Your Democrat

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 1, 2007 Niccolo Machiavelli, the 16th-century political realist and schemer, would relish the intricate calculations the three leading Democratic presidential candidates are required to make. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Front-Runners Upstaged at Democratic Debate

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2007 MSNBC just hosted the Democratic candidates in their first-ever presidential debate, and it was quite the bore. That is, except for former Sen. Mike Gravel, who stole the show with an electrifying and inspirational outburst. Update: More debate clips added. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Super-Duper Friends

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2007 This viral cartoon imagines the political landscape as an epic battle between comic-book super heroes and villains, featuring George Bush as "Petro-Man," Karl Rove as "Doctor Spin," John Edwards as "the Arbitrator" and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Sharpton Primary

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2007 Democratic presidential candidates are falling all over themselves to secure the support of Al Sharpton, whose own 2004 campaign and his role in the recent Don Imus controversy have elevated his profile as a national civil rights leader. John Edwards, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will all attend the reverend's annual National Action Network convention this week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Strike 2 for Fox News Debate

Staff / Truthdig Apr 10, 2007 Presidential candidate Barack Obama has followed in the footsteps of fellow Democratic hopeful John Edwards in declining to take part in a primary debate co-sponsored by Fox News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute in September. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher Says Mind Your Own Business

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2007 On last week's "Real Time," Bill Maher took on conservative personality Michael Smerconish to defend John and Elizabeth Edwards' right to privacy: "Since they announced this last week, so many people have become experts on what you should do when you get sick, when I don't think it's really anybody's business but theirs." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Politics Is Personal

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Mar 28, 2007 The caricature of John Edwards as a preening politico evaporated the day he and Elizabeth publicly faced cancer with the same humanity and sense of mission that have been the hallmarks of his campaign. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘The Campaign Goes On’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2007 Elizabeth Edwards' cancer is back, in an incurable but treatable form. However, the couple announced Thursday that the campaign would go on. John Edwards called his wife the most unselfish woman he has ever met, and said that when she received the news her first thoughts, after their children, were of John and the American people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Edwards’ Iraq Vote Explained

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2007 In an upcoming memoir, Bob Shrum, former adviser to John Edwards, says he pushed the then-senator to vote for the Iraq war authorization out of concern for his political future Edwards denies the claim, saying of his vote: "It was not a political calculation It was a mistake". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )