Replies to post #287918 on Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[sortagreen]

He is a snake oil salesman in a suit

That's a bold statement coming from a car salesman.

Dude you're turnin' out to be a real tool.

Who are you pullin' for? Anyone who promises to run up the deficit and leave your precious hard-grubbed money alone?

Edwards has a reputation as a decent man.

[StephanieVanbryce]

parasitism

noun
the relation between different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)

.. you seem somewhat guilty of this also .. you whined the other night about paying taxes, your resentment was quite obvious .. yet .. you also told us the great benefits you have been able to attain by your hard work by living in this country
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.asp?Message_id=22198935&txt2find=taxes

... You seem to be a "..Tax & Charge It type .." .. - a 'patriot' .. no .....?? .. you were able to receive the biggest tax breaks in the last 7 years .. and for you .. that's not enough ...hmmmmmmmmmn .... just want to take all the benefits of being a citizen of our country and not give back to the 'system' that enabled you to do that ... well...........sounds parasitic to me ...

[PegnVA]

"He is a snake oil salesman..." - NOBODY can take that title away from Mitt Romney...NOBODY.

[seabass]

>>>He is a snake oil salesman in a suit, a liar and a hypocrite<<<


Sounds like a fair description for any candidate from either party.


>>>He's in bed with big business<<<

All candidates are but few if any except Edwards have sued big business for hundreds of millions.


>>>(the kind that exploits people)<<<

Is there any other kind of big business?


>>>AND he is in bed with blood sucking, high powered attorneys.<<<

All candidates are in bed with blood sucking, high powered attorneys. The only difference is party affiliation.


>>>He makes his money by making other people suffer. He is a destroyer of other peoples wealth and the only way he can obtain it is through other peoples suffering.<<<


I read the full summary of his legal career and can't find anything to substantiate that. To the contrary, it looks like he's provided relief for suffering people making those responsible for the suffering share a pittance of their assets.


"Edwards' first notable case was a 1984 medical malpractice lawsuit. As a young associate, he got the assignment because it was considered a losing case; the firm had only accepted it as a favor to an attorney and state senator who did not want to keep it. Nevertheless, Edwards won a $3.7 million verdict on behalf of his client, who suffered permanent brain and nerve damage after a doctor prescribed a drug overdose of anti-alcoholism drug Antabuse during alcohol aversion therapy.[13] In other cases, Edwards sued the American Red Cross three times, alleging transmission of AIDS through tainted blood products, resulting in a confidential settlement each time, and defended a North Carolina newspaper against a libel charge.[12]

In 1985, Edwards tried a case involving medical malpractice during childbirth, representing a five-year-old child born with cerebral palsy whose doctor did not choose to perform an immediate Caesarian delivery when a fetal monitor showed she was in distress. Edwards won a $6.5 million settlement for his client, but five weeks later, the presiding judge sustained the verdict but overturned the award as being "excessive" and that it appeared "to have been given under the influence of passion and prejudice," adding that in his opinion "the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict." He offered the plaintiffs half of the jury's settlement, but the child's family appealed the case and settled for $4.25 million.[12] Winning this case established the North Carolina precedent of physician and hospital liability for failing to determine if the patient understood risks of a particular procedure.[13]

After this trial, Edwards gained national attention as a plaintiff's lawyer. He filed at least 20 similar lawsuits in the years following and achieved verdicts and settlements of more than $60 million for his clients. His fee, as is customary in "contingency" cases, was one-third of the settlement plus expenses.

For their part in this case, Edwards and law partner David Kirby earned the Association of Trial Lawyers of America's national award for public service."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Edwards