Why are people so hurt by the Edwards affair.

Question

i'm watching CNN's the situation room, and i hear the anchors say how they are so hurt, and WE cant believe he lied US. i feel like as americans we get to much involved in public figures privates life that when something like this happens we feel like it happened to us or we were married to them. John Edwards isnt effecting me politicaly, i personally believe hes a very good politcian. when the Bill scandal had taken place, people often forgot that he had done so much good for this country. i personal dolnt care who a politican screws as long as they are doing thier job i could personally care less.

so i guess this questions goes for people who feel like Edwards

" Betrayed" them. my question to you is, WHY?

Answer 1

Because he was always looked at as the all American guy who loved his family and was beyond doing anything like that, especially when his wife is battling cancer. He just proved he is no different than anyone else who behaves in such a way.  

Answer 2

I dont know what"good" he has done for the country.

I do think that cheating on your wife shows a great deal about your character, so people are probably "hurt" because they thought he was a good person and turns our they were wrong. Im sure you've had people in your life that let you down or disappointed you, not necessarilly for something they did directly towards you but something they did in general...same sort of thing.

Answer 3

He lied to us when asked about the affair to begin with!!  He is a liar and has betrayed his wife and family for starters.  I don't believe him when he says the child is not his either. There is no fathers name on the birth certificate.  All along he lied about the affair and said it was some other campaign worker (married) and it was his child.  The campaign worker admitted it then, but hasn't been seen since.  He was paid off obviously.

What he does is his business, but don't come out trying to be something you aren't and lie to the public so you can get elected. He was running when this was going on!

Answer 4

he had the clean cut all american boy image..........

this reveals that he has flaws just like many others.....

oh! he's human...........

Answer 5

But you're a liberal and the way you feel is just typical of liberals. You see nothing wrong with what he did because all liberals do it.

Edwards didn't hurt my feelings, because I already knew he was sorry low life scum, and I knew it long before he dipped his wick and fetched himself a love child behind his wifes back. By the time his wife uses up what little time she has left he may have another or two, and you probably won't see anything wrong with that either.  

Answer 6

Personally, I'm not hurt, betrayed or even sad - I feel rather vindicated in my first knee jerk opinion of this sleaze ball.

Answer 7

The answer to your question is really quite simple. Most people are Idiots.  

Answer 8

You know, if it was just another political figure s******g his secretary it would be one thing. Edwards wife is going to die from breast cancer and he is out laying the pipe to anything that stops moving long enough!

Thats why people are hurt, its also why Edwards wasn't scheduled to speak at the national convention. Which of course means that us democrats knew he wasn't telling the truth about his affair some time ago. Which means that as soon as the republicans figure that out, they are going to have another weapon to use against the party.

Answer 9

he's human! we all s***w up, and many men cheat on their wives!

get over it, the only hurt person should be mrs. edwards, and thats it!

besides we only know what the media spits at us, which could be untrue, or could be missing imp. details

everyone should just chill