Wednesday, May 30, 2007

John Edwards' Poor Scam By Jonah Goldberg

There's a little hustler in every politician. But sometimes there's a little politician in a hustler. Such is the case with John Edwards.

Just last week, we learned that Edwards received $55,000 to give a speech, "Poverty, the Great Moral Issue Facing America," at UC Davis. The poor students who attended were charged $17 a ticket. Earlier this month, it was reported that despite the fact he denounces "predatory lending" and sub-prime mortgages for the poor, Edwards made nearly $500,000 as a consultant to a hedge fund involved in that business.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

So, when he says that he opposes Sub-Prime mortgages for the poor, what he means is, "Poor people shouldn't own homes."

Because if there is one thing that we have learned in America, its that regular folks shouldn't own thier own home.......OK, John thats very democratic of you.