Here is John Edwards getting into his SUV.

That can only mean one thing: John Edwards rides in SUVs.

How long will it take to drum up a photo of John Edwards in an SUV?

"The former North Carolina senator was asked specifically if he would tell [the American people] to give up their SUVS, he said, 'Yes.'"

LINK: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20487065/

I just don't know if it's completely changes my opinion.

"He was in the firefights of Fallujah. He saw gaps in America's arsenal that he believes can only be filled when America's elite puts its sons on the battlefield. A plea for selective service. "

LINK: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20478293/site/newsweek/

The U.S. has the most guns (0.9 guns per person), according to this most recent survey.

"France, Canada, Sweden, Austria and Germany were next, each with about 30 guns per 100 people, while many poorer countries often associated with violence ranked much lower. Nigeria, for instance, had just one gun per 100 people."

NOTE: The UK is not on the list of high gun ownership.

LINK: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2007-08-28T174254Z_01_L28348938_RTRUKOC_0_US-WORLD-FIREARMS.xml&src=rss&rpc=22&sp=true

Ben Stein has a new movie coming out - Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.

The movie attacks so-called Big Science and the state of science education. I think there is room for a lot of discussion in science (just like every other subject), so this movie intrigues me.

Trailer: http://www.expelledthemovie.com/video.php

"To liberals, building a wall across the Mexican border is a violation of the Voting Rights Act." -- Ann Coulter

Link: http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/printer_friendly.cgi?article=204

"The media should not be so willing to parrot each of Mrs. Clinton's and Mr. Obama's campaign themes. They are able work-a-day politicians trying to get themselves elected president. Nothing is wrong with that. But Hillary Clinton is one of the least-experienced major candidates for president in the last hundred years, and Barack Obama is neither stylistically nor substantively offering any more change than have most candidates over the generations."

Link: http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070822/EDITORIAL01/108220040

I don't have a problem with capitalism (it powers my website!), but John Edwards seems to. I base this on his stated plans of raising taxes, nationalizing healthcare, redistributing the hard-earned wages of the middle class, and his willingness to let government intervene in almost every private market.

Thus, I see another genuineness problem in former Senator Edwards' stance on poverty where it clashes with his personal habits. What's good for John Edwards (the super-rich) is not good for everyone else (read: the middle class).

According to the Wall Street Journal:

There are "34 New Orleans homes whose owners have faced foreclosure suits from subprime-lending units of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Mr. Edwards has about $16 million invested in Fortress funds .... Mr. Edwards worked for Fortress, a publicly held private-equity fund, from late 2005 through 2006."

Furthermore, "after leaving the firm, he kept about half of his net worth in Fortress funds. And Fortress employees have collectively made up the largest class of political contributors to Edwards. Workers there put up more than $150,000 toward his presidential run in the first six months of the year."

Of course, Edwards' campaign acted outraged that this was happening in the place where he announced his campaign. (It's hard for me to believe his ignorance when he has half of his net worth in the company. I have have of my net worth ($.01) in a company, and I track it like a hawk).

The end result is that John Edwards again comes of as disingenuous on the issue of poverty, class, and the economy. John Edwards chose to run as the common man. That's like Barney Fife trying to run as an investment banker, it just wouldn't be genuine.

I encourage you to read both of the articles below.

Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118728685546999884.html
More: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2007/08/17/fortress-questions-for-edwards/

John Edwards, the man who has a "genuineness" problem is now a proven hypocrit.

"John Edwards, who yesterday demanded Democratic candidates return any campaign donations from Rupert Murdoch and News Corp., himself earned at least $800,000 for a book published by one of the media mogul's companies."

Even after being confronted with the hypocrisy, the Edwards campaign claimed (absent any proof) that he donated the money to charity. The campaign further responded: "We're more than happy to give even more of Murdoch's money to Habitat for Humanity and other good causes..."

I guess what Edwards is really saying is that his campaign is a "good cause," but Hillary's campaign is not.

Link