Says Politico’s Ben Smith:
MyDD* flags an intense minute and a half from John Edwards in Creston, Iowa, yesterday in which he heatedly tells an audience that the attention to trivia (I assume the reference here is to his haircuts) is “not an accident” and that “they want to shut me up” to silence his message about ending the war and universalizing health care.
He warns, in the video segment posted by his campaign, that if we don’t beat back these unnamed oligarchs, “They’re going to control the media. They’re going to control what’s being said.”
Ummmm …. Yeah. John, two things:
- The “Fairness Doctrine” died years ago. that particular bogeyman only works with the less than 10% of the nation who you call your supporters.
- Personally, and I’m sure I speak for many, we don’t want you to shut up. You are not a serious candidate for president, although it must be said that your comedy routines are the stuff of legend… like for example, when you talk about the poor. This from one of the richest men in the nation. Instead of trying to find ways to spend our money, why don’t you donate yours…. all of it.
And tell Tracy Russo, the next time s/he films something, focus the damn camera. I couldn’t even see the part in your hair in this one.
