# John Edwards: "That Baby Ain't Mine"!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 8, 2008, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345 "2008-08-08T22:39:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/1 "2008-08-08T22:39:13Z")
So, I just heard the news-Edward admits to an affair, but it was “OK”, because: -he only had sex when his wife was in remission -he didn’t love her My question: can such a man of integrity sink lower? Can the mistress demand a paternity test? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/2 "2008-08-09T01:06:04Z")
AFAIK, he didn’t say it was “ok”, period. HE DID make a point of saying his wife was in remission at the time – so the “ok” was implied, not stated implicitly. And I’m sure if she sued him for paternity, a court would order him to produce a sample of some fluid or another to test. I like the bimbo’s quote in [this article.](http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/abc-news-edwards-admits-to-extramarital-affair/index.html?partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss) > [@](#): > > One of the great things about John Edwards is that he’s so open and willing to try things in new ways. Somehow I’m thinking fists were involved. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/3 "2008-08-09T01:06:48Z")
Just to be clear folks, this is John “Blew My Chances at VP” Edward **S** , and not John “Biggest Douche in the Universe” Edward. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/4 "2008-08-09T01:11:59Z")
Shortly after the story broke this afternoon I was at my friendly local hardware store and the background music was playing Michael Jackson’s _Billie Jean._ I love coincidences. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/5 "2008-08-09T01:18:10Z")
[QUOTE=thelurkinghorror] Just to be clear folks, this is John “Blew My Chances at VP” Edward **S** , and not John “Biggest Douche in the Universe” Edward. [/QUOTE] I dunno, I think the former is trying to take the title away from the latter. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/6 "2008-08-09T01:24:03Z")
Classy guy. Had sex with her, but did not love her. Child is not his but he has not done the DNA. Oh yeah, class. I bet he will not understand why she will sell him down the river now. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/7 "2008-08-09T02:12:11Z")
Why is it better when he only fucks around on his dying wife when she is in remission? If she were actually coughing up blood, would that be more classy, or less? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/8 "2008-08-09T04:16:49Z")
Bush set him up. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/9 "2008-08-09T04:34:51Z")
[QUOTE=Shodan] Why is it better when he only fucks around on his dying wife when she is in remission? If she were actually coughing up blood, would that be more classy, or less? Regards, Shodan [/QUOTE] More classy. He was diisturbed, as I would be, about getting blood gacked up all over during sex. And oral sex? Eeewww! Classy people care more about hygiene. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/10 "2008-08-09T21:41:36Z")
“Okay, I fucked her, but I didn’t ‘exhale’, if you know what I mean (wink, wink).” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/11 "2008-08-09T21:48:28Z")
I edited the thread title to prevent any Edward/Edwards confusion. [QUOTE=ralph124c] My question: can such a man of integrity sink lower? Can the mistress demand a paternity test? 😃 [/QUOTE] Of course she can. But if it’s true that he couldn’t be the father because the timing of the affair wasn’t right, and she knows it isn’t his, then there would be no point in doing so. She wouldn’t demand the test unless she says he’s the father and he says he isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/12 "2008-08-09T21:57:52Z")
I did not see the interview, but I do wonder what he thought he was going to gain by the “but I didn’t love her” line. To me, as a man that, sentiment comes across as is a crass and cheesy, Not only did he cheat on his wife, he’s got to take a dump on his mistress as well. Now he sounds like a panicky high schooler with a pregnant girlfriend. “It isn’t mine!” For such a smooth talker he seems to be pretty adept at choosing exactly the wrong thing to say in this situation. [Based on the statements by her relatives, however,](http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5546813&page=1) I would bet some money that one/all of them set him up re the hotel meeting by inviting the Inquirer to the party. It’d be interesting to find out if anyone got paid for that sting. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/13 "2008-08-09T22:05:18Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] I edited the thread title to prevent any Edward/Edwards confusion. Of course she can. But if it’s true that he couldn’t be the father because the timing of the affair wasn’t right, and she knows it isn’t his, then there would be no point in doing so. She wouldn’t demand the test unless she says he’s the father and he says he isn’t. [/QUOTE] Which is odd because her relatives seem to be pushing for one. I still want to know how she got a $ 100,000 + contract to do a documentary film for his campaign with zero experience in film before they started boffing. But I can see her attraction. [She’s as different from Ms Republican wife](http://www.jossip.com/the-crazy-mystic-writings-of-john-edwards-mistress-rielle-hunter-20080808/) as can be and she don’t gots the cancer. > [@](#): > > Before, I was so sensitive to negative energy, ultra sensitive, like I would go to a movie theater and have to change seats four times because I would feel everybody’s stuff. And it was just so uncomfortable and unbearable; I could never be in New York if I wasn’t on drugs. And now everything is one love-energy to me. Being in New York is the greatest experience. The background noise is just background noise. I’m aware of it but it doesn’t affect my state. It doesn’t affect who I am. It doesn’t affect the love. Before the shift happened, I would want to be in the chauffeured car, sheltered, away from everyone. Now I love the subway. New York is so awesome. > [@](#): > > “I’ve come to realize through a lot of experience that men are in fact good for a couple of things. Three things to be specific. Penetration, moving heavy objects and causing enlightenment.” ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/14 "2008-08-09T22:42:00Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] AFAIK, he didn’t say it was “ok”, period. HE DID make a point of saying his wife was in remission at the time – so the “ok” was implied, not stated implicitly. And I’m sure if she sued him for paternity, a court would order him to produce a sample of some fluid or another to test. I like the bimbo’s quote in [this article.](http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/abc-news-edwards-admits-to-extramarital-affair/index.html?partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss) Somehow I’m thinking fists were involved. 😛 [/QUOTE] It seems to me that the married person with the wife with cancer (remission or no) is a bigger “bimbo” than his mistress. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/15 "2008-08-10T12:08:40Z")
Now _she’s_ refusing to have the baby’s paternity tested, [on privacy grounds](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_hunter) :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/16 "2008-08-10T16:05:06Z")
[QUOTE=Telperien] It seems to me that the married person with the wife with cancer (remission or no) is a bigger “bimbo” than his mistress. [/QUOTE] [seinfeld]He’s a male bimbo…he’s a mimbo![/seinfeld] ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/17 "2008-08-10T19:29:17Z")
[QUOTE=Telperien] It seems to me that the married person with the wife with cancer (remission or no) is a bigger “bimbo” than his mistress. [/QUOTE] Generally I agree with you. However, I’ve seen several stories about her that suggest the title fits. [Here’s one, and there are many more.](http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/08/edwards-mistres.html) > [@](#): > > Author Jay McInerney told the New York Post that Alison Poole, the protagonist of his 1988 novel “Story of My Life,” was based on Hunter, whom he dated for a few months in the 1980s back when she was Lisa Druck. > > “She’s a nice girl,” McInerney told the Post’s Page Six. “She used to be a real party girl. When she wasn’t out at nightclubs, she was taking acting classes. We dated for only a few months, but in that period, I spent a lot of time with her and her friends, whose behavior intrigued and appalled me to such an extent that I ended up basing a novel on the experience. It was narrated in the first person from the point of view of an ostensibly jaded, sexually voracious 20-year-old who was inspired by Lisa. I certainly thought of Alison Poole as a sympathetic and ultimately endearing character.” ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/18 "2008-08-10T19:31:42Z")
Hmm, looks like it’s kind of a tough call for the biggest bimbo crown, then. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/19 "2008-08-10T20:30:36Z")
That’s ok, there are as many crowns as needed. Both political parties, in a rare show of consensus, jointly run a secret bimbo crown factory in American Samoa. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345/20 "2008-08-11T15:57:48Z")
Wasn’t this Edwards awarded the “Father of the year” Award last year? Didn’t he make remarks about Bill Clinton’s infidelity? Lo how the mighty have fallen…the giant has feet of clay!I wonder if the NC board of BAR overseers has any clauses about adultery in it, or lying? Inquiring minds want to know! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-that-baby-aint-mine/459345.md?page=2)