1. John Edwards
is a trial lawyer who made $14 million dollars by winning liability law suits. A
C-SPAN camera zoomed in on Sen. John Edwards Tuesday night during a dinner marking the
30th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade decision -- as he was popping and
chewing gum. The presidential contender attended the event in Washington, DC with
fellow democratic hopefuls Kerry, Dean, Gephardt, Leiberman and Sharpton. The camera zoomed in Edwards casually chewing gum as rivals made their
pitch. "I couldn't believe John Edwards is running for President chewing gum on
the stage on CSPAN!" said aTV producer.
At least he
wasn't chewing & spitting tobacco Perhaps
he chews & cracks gum when he's thinking intently Low class acts like chewing & cracking gum in public don't necessarily
mean that he is too low class to be president of the United States He's my kinda guy So what? I
chew gum at formal gatherings too
2. Edwards is
worth between $12 million and $30 million. According to his financial disclosure
forms, he is a successful personal injury lawyer. He bought the eight-bedroom,
6,672-square-foot home in the an upper echelon neighborhood for $3.8 million in September,
2002. In February, the city sent Edwards a tax
bill for $9,562.46. According to tax records it was due by March 31. As of the
end of business July 29, 2003, Edwards still owed $11,092.46 with interest and penalties
according to tax collection office records.
Regarding the outstanding bill in Washington, a spokeswoman
for the city tax collection office, Mrs. Daisley, said that even in cases where a tax bill
is in dispute, the city requires owners to pay by March 31. "You can protest
the bill, but you must still pay your taxes on time, and we'll reimburse you," she
said. "It's the owner's responsibility." That's a lot of
money." Ms. Daisley continued, "There's no reason for not paying your tax
bill. I guess if you're in the hospital or something, but still you have to pay your
taxes."
Agree Disagree I wonder how does a personal injury lawyer get so rich so young?
3. Edwards has
followed a pattern of failing to pay tax bills on time. There are at least eight
situations during the recent decade that Edwards has been late enough paying property
taxes on his Raleigh home and various automobiles that bill collectors assessed
penalties. This according to records kept by Wake County in North Carolina. In 1995, for example, they were more than two months late paying their taxes
on a 1989 Mitsubishi and a 1991 Acura. That same year, he was nearly a month late
paying taxes on his Raleigh home. Last year, he was late paying taxes on a 1998
Volvo and a 1998 Buick. And that did not include dozens of times he paid months past
due on Raleigh tax bills but wasn't assessed late penalties.
It appears that Edwards has more than enough money to pay his
taxes. He just doesn't like to pay his money to government entities.
Agree Disagree I wonder how does a personal injury lawyer get so rich so young?
4. Would you
trust this man near the Oval Office to make policy decisions and establish moral and
ethical character standards?
5. Do you believe that
Edwards understands legal theory and judicial principles?
6. John
Edwards brags that he "knows poverty." He was raised in a poor
family in a southern state. He identifies being raised in poverty as one of his
qualifications for vice president of the United States of America. Do you agree that
knowing poverty is a good qualification for this high office and powerful position?
7. John
Edwards rose from poverty to become a personal injury lawyer. Is being a P.I. lawyer
a good qualification to be vice president and one step from the most powerful position in
the world?
8. John
Edwards has been a senator for five years. Is that an adequate qualification to be
vice president and one step from the most powerful position in the world?
9. John
Edwards is described as handsome and a good speaker. Do those attributes qualify him
to be vice president and one step from the most powerful position in the world?
10. What ideals
and policies does Edwards stand for?
11. I am: Female Male
12. My age group
is: Under 20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70
& older
