Minority white man drops out of Dem presidential race

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 30, 2008 09:11 AM

He exulted in being the “minority white man” in the Democrat presidential race, but the jig is up and the gig is over. John Edwards is dropping out.

He won’t be missed. Not the cloying, braying sanctimony. Not the hypocritical Fox-bashing. Not the oleaginous class warfare. Not the odious politicization of Memorial Day.

And not the hair.

All together now: DLTDHYOTWO.

So long, Silky:

Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals while grappling with family hardship that roused voters’ sympathies but never diverted his campaign, The Associated Press has learned.

The two-time White House candidate notified a close circle of senior advisers that he planned to make the announcement at a 1 p.m. EST event in New Orleans that had been billed as a speech on poverty, according to two of his advisers. The decision came after Edwards lost the four states to hold nominating contests so far to rivals who stole the spotlight from the beginning — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.

The former North Carolina senator will not immediately endorse either candidate in what is now a two-person race for the Democratic nomination, said one adviser, who spoke on a condition of anonymity in advance of the announcement.

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Allah wonders: Deal with Obama?

Look back at these South Carolina primary exit poll results.

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Will more of those votes go to Hillary or Obama? “Where do male white Democrat voters go?”

One analyst is telling Fox that they’ll go to Hillary. I say Obama.

We’ll see.

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  1. #230556
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:12 am, Frank DiGiorgio said:

    We’ll miss you Silky Pony!

    /sarcasm off

  2. #230560
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:15 am, ajmontana said:

    Hasty Banana’s.

  3. #230571
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:19 am, reine.de.tout said:

    DLTDHYOTWO

    What? Is this “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out”?

  4. #230572
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:20 am, meatpieandtatters said:

    Edwards’ free to return to his true love: ambulance chasing.

  5. #230573
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:21 am, On-my-soap-box said:

    DLTDHYOTWO!!!

    Given the choice McCain vs. Silky, I would have voted for Silky just ’cause I like his hair.

    SeeyaBiscuit!

  6. #230574
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:21 am, Frank DiGiorgio said:

    What? Is this “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out”?

    Exactly

  7. #230575
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:21 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    If only he were John McCain. Oh well.

    Asta la vista via the Pony Express. Choo Choo! All (*one*) aboard.

  8. #230579
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:26 am, DannoJyd said:

    DLTDHYOTWO

    Indeed.

  9. #230580
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:27 am, On-my-soap-box said:

    30,

    Turkey baster. I can’t help myself. :rool:

  10. #230585
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:28 am, Bittertruth said:

    good riddance to bad rubish.

  11. #230586
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:28 am, Bittertruth said:

    good riddance to bad rubish.

  12. #230588
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:28 am, On-my-soap-box said:

    I can’t spall roll either :roll:

  13. #230591
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:28 am, jsr said:

    By-by Alfalfa. Now you can go back to impoverishing one part of America while enriching yourself. We will miss you as you provided great material.

  14. #230593
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:29 am, englishqueen01 said:

    I heard a rumor Obama would make Edwards Attorney General if he won.

    That’s just what we need. :roll:

  15. #230594
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:29 am, 29Victor said:

    Bye lil’ pony.

    Now you’re free to nibble on the sweet green cash of your hard-working betters. Free to run wild with facts and class envy for power and profit. Free to whore your endorsement to the highest bidder.

    Be free lil’ pony…be free…*snif*

  16. #230596
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:29 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    Soap,

    That’s funny. :-)

  17. #230603
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:34 am, DaveC said:

    All together now: DLTDHYOTWO.

    DLTDHYITAOTWO

    fixxed, in silky Breck girl’s case..

    but MM has class and wouldn’t say that part :)

  18. #230604
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:34 am, mlnicosia said:

    Ruben Navarrette Jr. is for McCain – this is from his CNN article:

    For the foreign-born, many of whom care deeply about the immigration issue, maybe the person who deserves their support in November isn’t the candidate who voted to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border (Barack Obama) or the one who equivocated on giving illegal immigrants driver’s licenses only to cave in and oppose it (Hillary Clinton). Maybe it’s the guy who stuck his neck out and co-sponsored with Ted Kennedy, no less, a comprehensive immigration reform bill that offered a path to legal status and made him a pariah in his own party.

    OK – do i need anymore reason to vote against McCain?

  19. #230621
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:41 am, WORK949 said:

    Good riddance, but it really doesn’t matter much to our side.

    We’ve got John McCain and Juan Hernandez standing behind us – making me feel more than a little uneasy.

  20. #230623
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:44 am, katieanne said:

    Wonderful news to start the day with. Next will come the headlines of the backroom deal he has already made to get a big perk from Obama if Obama gets elected.

    It’s just too bad we don’t have the joyful thought of never hearing or seeing Silky again after he slithers back to his little home in the country.

  21. #230632
    On January 30th, 2008 at 9:50 am, Mimi1220 said:

    Silky as AG…be afraid, be very afraid…

  22. #230657
    On January 30th, 2008 at 10:05 am, Milwaukee Mike said:

    I understand he was scheduled to make a speech on poverty in New Orleans today. Perhaps his dropping from the race was so that he could pick up the $50,000 speakers fee without much scrutiny?

  23. #230665
    On January 30th, 2008 at 10:09 am, ajmontana said:

    Thank goodness we dont have him to endure in another Dem debate, now we just have to listen to the same old tired song and dance from dumb and dumber. Might as well just play a rerun of the two of them from last time.

  24. #230670
    On January 30th, 2008 at 10:12 am, Brian72 said:

    Let’s see how Silky Phony will use his exit from the race as yet another opportunity for shameless self promotion and America-bashing.

    Seems neither of the Americas were all that excited about the Silky Phony, of the Slip-n-Fall Lawyers Brigade.

    Don’t Let the Door Hit You Where The Good Lord Split You!

  25. #230681
    On January 30th, 2008 at 10:19 am, franksalterego said:

    I don’t put any stock in Exit Polls…None, Nada, Zero, Zilch.

  26. #230690
    On January 30th, 2008 at 10:24 am, hatelibs said:

    Let’s see who he endorses. Of course that depends on the “price” for his endorsement.

    Attorney General? God help us!

  27. #230692
    On January 30th, 2008 at 10:25 am, fourstringfuror said:

    John who?

  28. #230699
    On January 30th, 2008 at 10:36 am, Barry F. said:

    The Associated Press has learned the former North Carolina senator will announce his decision to bow out at a Habitat for Humanity event this afternoon in New Orleans. His effort ends where it began 13 months ago — with the Democrat helping to rebuild a city still struggling after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

    Edwards has lost races and national attention to his better-funded rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. But his presence has steered debate in the Democratic contest toward progressive ideals such as universal health care, and restricting a lobbyists pull.

    The AP report on the local NBC affiliate here makes him sound like some sort of saint, instead of the hypocritical ambulance chaser he is.

    Hasta la vista, John Boy. And, by all means, DLTDHYOTWO.

    Now, that said and done, I’m not sure to whom he will cast his support between Clinton and Obama. Supposedly, he was more aligned with Obama on issues of rooting out the establishment and “creating change”. But, I wonder if he will hedge his bets with getting an appointment in an HRC administration.

    Oh, wait, it is John Edwards, the trial attorney. Okay. My vote is he goes with Hillary and does look for an appointment in her administration. Maybe he will be the new Secretary of Socialized Healthcare, that all three Democrats want to see?

  29. #230706
    On January 30th, 2008 at 10:49 am, mngirl said:

    Will more of those votes go to Hillary or Obama? “Where do male white Democrat voters go?”

    Why, to John McCain of course.

  30. #230723
    On January 30th, 2008 at 10:56 am, Mark Jaquith said:

    I say this helps Obama. There is a fairly significant “anyone but a Clinton” contingent among Democrats.

  31. #230733
    On January 30th, 2008 at 11:00 am, Boomer said:

    At least one empty suit out of the race. Now it should get really interesting to see the Race vs. Sex war heat up between the two remaining contenders. I had to turn of Fox News this morning over the latest row over Obama failing to shake the hand of “she who must not be named” during the SOTU festivities. Still waiting for either one to present a plan on how to fix this failing nation instead of bashing Bush or each other.

  32. #230741
    On January 30th, 2008 at 11:05 am, Barry F. said:

    I had to turn of Fox News this morning over the latest row over Obama failing to shake the hand of “she who must not be named” during the SOTU festivities.

    Yes. I’m tired of hearing about the Obama photo at the SOTU and how he “snubbed her”.

    Heck! If she wanted to shake my hand, I would turn away too. It can’t be too good for one to look into her eyes.

  33. #230902
    On January 30th, 2008 at 1:34 pm, Mister P said:

    He wants to eliminate poverty buy putting the burden of the worlds poor on the backs of hard working Americans.

  34. #230904
    On January 30th, 2008 at 1:34 pm, vickisoup said:

    Edwards. Hrrmmph. I couldn’t stand to look at him. I couldn’t stand to hear his fake, whiney, draaaahling voice of feigned concern, gushing lies everytime his lips were moving. I couldn’t stand to read anything about him. Everything about that man disgusted me to my core. Good riddance.

  35. #230908
    On January 30th, 2008 at 1:38 pm, ThatSamIAm said:

    Memo to John Edwards

    Both Americas agree they don’t want you to be president or vice president. Run along now. I’m sure you have a manicure appointment to get to.

  36. #230930
    On January 30th, 2008 at 1:51 pm, blues said:

    Bye,Sillllkkkky.Now go find an ambulance to chase.Good boy.(Pat on silky head)

  37. #230942
    On January 30th, 2008 at 2:01 pm, Milwaukee Mike said:

    (Pat on silky head)

    HEY!!!….Don’t touch the hair!

  38. #230983
    On January 30th, 2008 at 2:30 pm, Larraby said:

    Edwards was as phony as a 3 dollar bill. He felt that Wall Street was a paragon of evil although he took half a million dollars for about six months of undefined “work” from The Fortress Group. At the same time as Fortress was paying such a comfy sum to Edwards, Fortress subsidiaries were foreclosing on the homes of poor people in New Orleans, many of them victims of Katrina. The NY Times revealed that the so called “Poverty Center” at UNC that Edwards created was using almost all the donations to funnel travel money to Edwards for his permanent campaign. Now John can go back to Siler City, get his haircuts at Floyd’s Barber Shop over in Mayberry and file lawsuits against the County for failing to patch a sidewalk. I’m loving it already.

  39. #231039
    On January 30th, 2008 at 3:17 pm, 29Victor said:

    I figure Silky will endorse whomever gives him the best deal, but I have no idea who his hair will endorse.

  40. #231131
    On January 30th, 2008 at 5:20 pm, steveegg said:

    Can you give me two days to decide where those few white male ‘Rats will flee? I’m having a horrid January that’s rivaling any of the candidates that have been ousted.

  41. #231681
    On January 30th, 2008 at 11:26 pm, Straight_Talk_Luigi said:

    Well, John Edwards seemed to be under the impression that both FOX News and Ann Coulter were running for office, which is why he sparred with them instead of countering the Clinton machine and Obama.

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