He-DEVIL

THE TWO AMERICA’S OF JOHN EDWARDS

BY LISA RICHARDS

August 29, 2007

Elizabeth Edwards is angry at conservative writer Ann Coulter, calling Miss Coulter a “She-Devil” several weeks ago because Mrs. Edwards dislikes Miss Coulter’s rhetoric toward John Edwards.

Oh dear me we have two America’s goin’ at it, the fit and the snit. Of course Mrs. Edwards doesn’t seem to have a problem with her husband’s loving thievery of his so-called beloved poor living in the other America. I guess that would be the “Second” America as opposed to the third world. 

The “she-devil” comment is coming from the wife of the “Two America’s” candidate John Edwards who claims to be on the side of the disenchanted and disheveled homeless and home-wrecked New Orleans citizens. But John Edwards is living a double American life; he has foreclosed on poor people in New Orleans trying to pay mortgages.

According to the Wall Street Journal, candidate Edwards has a dirty little secret now exposed: he has had money invested in the sub-prime lender  foreclosure company Fortress Investment Group LLC that confiscates homes of New Orleans residents. Since Edwards’s has been exposed for his scamming and shamming the second America, his campaign team announced Edwards has divested his interest in the foreclosure company and will “personally provide financial assistance to” the people New Orleans who are being foreclosed on “or have lost their homes already.”

Eric Schultz, the Edwards campaign spokesman told the Journal on August 17, 2007: “Senator Edwards has taken personal responsibility by cleansing his portfolio of any investments that may have ties to these practices…” Schultz stated Edwards is “personally committing to helping people who may have lost their homes.” No thanks to John Edwards and his fabulous help for the other America he is so concerned over.

If anyone in New Orleans truly wants John Edwards’s help, invest in his hair care; buy him a Sally’s Beauty Supply year supply; that is the only thing that “woman” cares about—being Shawn Cassidy.

He probably has more stock in the Sally Beauty Company than any other company.

But here’s the problem with Edwards; he hates the rich of whom he is one; he lives in a 28,000 square foot mansion while condemning everyone else who lives in a large home; he drives expensive cars while thrashing the rest of us gas-guzzlers; he gets his hair cut for $1,200 dollars, he gives speeches for which he is paid $55,000 and complains about wealthy spenders; he calls Washington a bunch of corporate Democrats and Republicans taking from the people while, all along, John the hair Edwards has been throwing people out of their homes if they can’t make their monthly mortgage payment.

All this from the man who lives across the street from a trailer park he refuses to associate himself with because he does not want to dirty his lily white hands in the other America.

And has Senator Edwards actually helped any of those New Orleans residents he foreclosed on and promised to help? Do I even have to ask that stupid question?

According to an investigation done by Sean Hannity, John Edwards has yet to show up to those foreclosed neighborhoods. He has not even made contact with the people whose lives he helped destroy for money.

One New Orleans resident told Hannity; “They [Fortress Investment Group LLC] said foreclose and sell the house; that was it.” Another resident stated: “Due to the storm, we wasn't able to pay the mortgage down here. We were living in Texas, off housing out there. And they sent us a foreclosure letter. We started picking back up, paying the loan. It was $700 a month. They broke it down to $421 a month. And we have been paying that. We can't do anything, because we're still in foreclosure. They have us in foreclosure on our credit account. I called and asked them, could they get that off my credit, and they told me no, even though I'm paying them every month. I'm still in foreclosure with them.”

How nice, the trial lawyer who destroyed many doctors lives for the welfare of the poor he made a fortune off, has now made a fortune off those poor by taking their homes. Can you imagine Edwards’s outrage if Sephora was ever forced into bankruptcy?

While Edwards was campaigning with John Kerry and invested in Fortress Investment LLC, he criticized subprime lenders for taking people’s homes away. After Hurricane Katrina, Edwards came out against subprime lenders for foreclosing on innocent victims. But he had plenty of free time to phone home and ask Liz how the north wing on the house was coming along.

When Edwards announced his presidential candidacy, he was seen walking through disheveled New Orleans fabulously dressed in his immaculate khakis and stunning blue shirt; his designer shoe soles were wiped clean every 10 feet so candidate Edwards would not accidentally catch something and bring it home to his Aubusson rugs; he was filmed standing elegantly and ever so chic against a filthy chain link fence—his shirt back was padded so his shirt wouldn’t catch anything and bring it home to his silk Henredon chairs; the wind gently blew through his stunningly well-cut $1,200 dollar chestnut tresses as Edwards spoke so heart-breaking-like to the news media Edwards obviously hired to film him standing side-by-side with the poor he so loves to polarize for his career.   

Oh, those people thought he was the cat’s meow. John Edwards was not afraid to let his lily white hands shake hands with the poor whom President Bush never once came to visit (after Bush’s many visits). No, Edwards was the savior of New Orleans and the Messiah of the poor. And all along Edwards was foreclosing on those neighborhoods and homes. How sweet; what an angel.

Now Edwards wants nothing to do with those filthy poor folks he stole homes from and whose mortgage money probably helped to pay for his 28,000 square footer across from the trailer park he refuses to visit; Edwards does want their vote and will promise to overhaul the corporate Democrats and Republicans running Capitol Hill. After the pool house is redecorated and the tennis court is made just a smidge larger; Ted Kennedy needs room to swing.

The people of New Orleans loosing their homes to Fortress Investment LLC are swinging mad; “tell him to come and live down here with us and see how it is down here!” Another resident asked Edwards to the cameras; “Help us, we’re Americans. You do everything to help others; you should start helping the other America you claim to be for.” Yes, but then John’s hair might go without help and that would be more devastating than a hurricane and poor people loosing their homes.

Sean Hannity asked if John Edwards would be willing to put the foreclosed families up for a stay on his large estate while those people try to get on their feet.  And I have a bridge for sale in Brooklyn for one dollar.

Two America’s John lives in two America’s; the one he actually dwells in—big money and high living, and the one he personifies for politics and publicity—Tobacco Road. But the hair is still fabulous people; the hair is still stunningly fabulous.

copyright 2007 Lisa Richards

www.lisa-richards@lisa-richards.com