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Will Edwards be the new AG if obama wins?
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Months ago, I posted that I think he'd be great as Attorney General. He's an intelligent, experienced, ethical litigator with a good moral compass, unlike Gonzo the Clown, who was the antithesis of all of the above.
As a candidate for VP, Edwards would be a show piece to attract his demographic group. As AG, he'd be in a good position to accomplish a lot more of his both his own agenda and Obama's. :thumbsup:
As a candidate for VP, Edwards would be a show piece to attract his demographic group. As AG, he'd be in a good position to accomplish a lot more of his both his own agenda and Obama's. :thumbsup:
Corporate Thug
Lifer
there will most definitely be a SCOTUS vacancy in the next 4 years...
jonks
Lifer
Edwards will not be on Scotus, and AG is really unlikely. He is neither a judge nor a prosecutor. There's a thousand types of law, and class action products liability is not good practice for the rigorous constitutional arguments Scotus decides, nor has he demonstrated a highly notable legal acumen that would qualify him for the post short of 10+ years on the bench like the other justices. He'll probably be named poverty czar and be appointed diplomat to some third world country where he'll learn about real poverty. Or he'll just accept an endorsement deal from Pantene and call it a day.
RightIsWrong
Diamond Member
Agreed. He would be as bad of a choice for Obama (I'm assuming that he is going to be the one nominating the next SCOTUS) as Meirs was for Bush.
Fern
Elite Member
I live in NC; i.e., where Edwards is from.
The *nice clean guy* image he has seems completely phony. We saw some of the *real* John Edwards during his Senate campaign. This guy can be totally vicious and coaches clients/witnesses to lie on the stand.
During the election, a piece of video poped up showing Edwards in the courtroom and in counsel's chambers. (I must assume that teh video was shot by a lawyer working with him, the general population is forbidden from carring any electrical devices into court). The nice smiling Edwards while in public or a courtroom is COMPLETELY different than the one behind closed doors. He berated his client/witness for not lying correctly and then proceeded to coach him on what (and how) to say.
That video made the hair on the back of my neck stand up; he's that scary. He's not ethical from what I can see.
IMO he's not qualified either. As Sirjonk points out, there are an awful lot of different areas of law; product liability has exactly zilch in common with criminal or Constitutional law.
Nor has he ever managed a large prosecuters office. The AG is responsible for managing all the offices of federal prosecuters (and their cases) across the country. He has no experience in that.
IMO, this is no time for a neophyte, we need someone with a lot of Constitutional law experience to go along prosecutorial and management experience.
Fern
The *nice clean guy* image he has seems completely phony. We saw some of the *real* John Edwards during his Senate campaign. This guy can be totally vicious and coaches clients/witnesses to lie on the stand.
During the election, a piece of video poped up showing Edwards in the courtroom and in counsel's chambers. (I must assume that teh video was shot by a lawyer working with him, the general population is forbidden from carring any electrical devices into court). The nice smiling Edwards while in public or a courtroom is COMPLETELY different than the one behind closed doors. He berated his client/witness for not lying correctly and then proceeded to coach him on what (and how) to say.
That video made the hair on the back of my neck stand up; he's that scary. He's not ethical from what I can see.
IMO he's not qualified either. As Sirjonk points out, there are an awful lot of different areas of law; product liability has exactly zilch in common with criminal or Constitutional law.
Nor has he ever managed a large prosecuters office. The AG is responsible for managing all the offices of federal prosecuters (and their cases) across the country. He has no experience in that.
IMO, this is no time for a neophyte, we need someone with a lot of Constitutional law experience to go along prosecutorial and management experience.
Fern
"Barely qualified?" The man's been a successful attorney in personal injury cases on behalf of the poor against demonstrably negligent large corporations. He did it all on spec, meaning he wouldn't have made a dime if he hadn't won his cases.
Maybe you'd like to tell us what qualifies you to make such a ridiculous, unsupported statement. :roll:
I think Fern's attacks on Edwards are predictably partisan and baseless, but many if not most politicians are lawyers, and Edwards' law practice does not prepare him as Attorney General.
I'd much rather see him put in a position to take action on helping the poor and reducing the concentration of wealth.
qualified in that he's, like, seen the inside of a court room.
barely in that he has absolutely no experience with federal law or managing a huge organization like the justice department.
I'm not sure what kind of "proof" you're really looking for other than being antagonistic. 😕
jonks
Lifer
He is barely qualified. He's a (successful) personal injury trial lawyer and a one term senator. He has no administrative organizational or prosecutorial experience. He is not a constitutional scholar.
Now, in what way do you find him to be qualified, let alone, more qualified than the hundreds of practicing judges or legal scholars?
As a refresher for the critics, even while I've agreed Edwards is not especially qualified, compare him to other attorney generals: John Mitchell? Edwin Meese III? Alberto FRICKIN Gonzales, the president's personal attorney elevated to be his legal enabler and keep him able to do things with minimal enforcement of the law? Edwards' character is an important qualification.
Robert Kennedy was an outstanding Attorney General but was not qualified at all in terms of his experience running any large organization or even practicing law.
Admittedly, it's dangerous for the president to have his brother there, as not many brothers would have Bobby's qualities. Imagine Jeb Bush as Attorney General.
We need someone who will defend the law and constitution against the political whims of the president and the public in the office.
There's more to the office than the simple qualifications like 'running a big organization'.
Robert Kennedy was an outstanding Attorney General but was not qualified at all in terms of his experience running any large organization or even practicing law.
Admittedly, it's dangerous for the president to have his brother there, as not many brothers would have Bobby's qualities. Imagine Jeb Bush as Attorney General.
We need someone who will defend the law and constitution against the political whims of the president and the public in the office.
There's more to the office than the simple qualifications like 'running a big organization'.
That sounds like a lot of good experience to me.
Since you're the one who said he's "barely qualified," and considering the substantial public record of his achievements, proof that he's done anything that would indicate he's not qualified would be a start.
Why is asking you to back your own unsubstantiated, derogatory and FALSE statement being antagonistic? Or is distracting from the truth about the issue you raised the best you can muster? :roll:
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