John Edwards Has A Brand New Bag! Options

[PaulDA]

The James Brown

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa—There's a classic stunt James Brown used to pull at the end of his shows. After playing his last song, handlers would come out, throw a cape over his shoulders, and hustle him off stage, as if to say, Come on James, the show's over. But just as he reached the edge of the stage, he would toss off the cape, run back out and start dancing again. The crowd devoured it.

John Edwards has perfected a political version of the James Brown. At the end of an event in Fairfield, Iowa, Edwards told the audience, "They told me not to take questions"—"they" apparently being his killjoy campaign staff—"but I'm gonna do it anyway." Grateful applause ensues. Same thing at the end of a Q&A session here in Mount Pleasant. An aide cut in, "Senator—" "We have time for one more," Edwards cheerfully interrupted. He even tried it during impromptu availability aboard the press bus, while delivering coffee to baggy-eyed reporters. "It's time to go," said an aide, to which Edwards responded, "No, let's do this now."

It's one of the oldest tricks around, but somehow it never fails to delight. And with zero hour approaching, it never hurts to throw off the cape and dance for one more minute.

Published Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:58 AM by Christopher Beam

This post has been edited by PaulDA: Jan 3 2008, 12:47 PM

[Tom in Virginia]

So transparent.
He thinks he's still doing his dog and pony show for the jury.
The emptiest of the suits.

Cordially,
Tom

[Rossum1889]

Tom you and I don't agree on much, but we agree on this! If John Edwards were to get the Dem nomination, which I think is very doubtful, but if he did, I would not be voting for him. Waaayyyy to far to the left. Hypocrite too.

[Laura]

I like Edwards. I like him more than any other candidate running for President. I don't see him winning the Dem. nomination so I don't need to worry about deciding who to vote for.

Meanwhile Huckaboo seems to be winning over the Repub. party. Something doesn't seem quite...right about this guy. He's very... strange.

ROMNEY '08!