John Edwards in Gopher and Cheesehead Lands

Edwards speaks in La Crosse at Kind’s corn roast, calls for new national leadership (photo credit: DickRinkier)

By JOE ORSO | La Crosse Tribune

John Edwards, former senator and vice presidential candidate, said the United States is hungry for a new kind of leadership Saturday evening at the Copeland Park shelter.

“We’re responsible for the United States of America, maintaining our strength,” Edwards said. “But we’re also responsible for the interests of humanity. Without that we cannot lead. You don’t lead just by being powerful. You have to have the moral authority to lead.”

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Earlier, Edwards was in Minnesota.

As Stephanie Hemphill of MN Public Radio reported, St. Paul, Minn. — Former vice presidential candidate John Edwards headlined rallies in Minnesota in support of statewide and congressional DFL candidates on Saturday.

Edwards first stopped in Stillwater at a rally for 6th District Congressional candidate Patty Wetterling in what was billed as a "rally for education," at Stillwater High School.

Edwards used the occasion to call for a bigger commitment to education.

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I might add that Patty Wetterling, one of the folks JRE stumped for, didn't mention this event on her website. I'm disappointed that both she and Nick Lampson failed to report these events, even though folks voted for them in the One America Votes contest. She got $5000 from Russ Feingold.

No tags from this blog for Patty.

Tags: John Edwards, JRE, Ron Kind, Wisconsin, Minnesota, One America Committee, Benny's World