Looks like we won't be hearing from former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards for a while.Edwards has canceled a scheduled Oct. 14 speech at my alma mater, the University of Illinois. He's also canceled appearances at New York's Hofstra University and Salem State College in Massachusetts.
The Illini Union Board, which was going to pay Edwards $65,000 for the speech, posted this statement from Edwards on their Web site:
“I have decided to avoid any public engagements until after the election in November. Nothing is more important than electing Barack Obama and Joe Biden. I don’t want my appearance at these events to be a distraction from the important issues of the election, or from the important purpose of these meetings.”
Edwards' star has fallen since he admitted to an affair with a former campaign worker, an affair first reported by the National Enquirer.
This week Enquirer editor David Perel said the same reporters -- what he called "the Edwards team" -- was in Alaska looking into members of Gov. Sarah Palin's family.
1 comment:
I love a good mis-quote:
"Nothing is more important than [getting out of the spotlight for a while because] I don’t want my appearance at these events to [highlight my typical political BS], or from the important purpose of [my future fleecing of America].”
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