Elizabeth Edwards Honored by Glamour Magazine

Elizabeth Edwards was in NYC Monday night in an event hosted by Glamour magazine as one of the Role Models for Women of the Year. I would have never thought Glamour would admire anyone but skinny models or movie stars.

Elizabeth was honored as "Mother, Campaigner, Cancer patient". Shelia Weller wrote this about Elizabeth:

Despite her illness, Elizabeth continues to be an outspoken political spouse, whether or not her husband’s staffers agree with her. And in the process she has rewritten campaign conventional wisdom. In a presidential election with a woman and an African American in the running, she’s the one breaking the rules, chewing out Ann Coulter on MSNBC’s Hardball for her personal attacks (“Hatred should not be a political strategy,” Elizabeth insists), and disagreeing with John on big issues (she’s for gay marriage; he’s not). The result: Americans love her, and in some not-small way she’s helped unite us during this polarized time.

Fellow blogger Aldon Hynes made this observation about the event at the Daily Kos:

It is great to see joy and purpose brought to the political stage. It is great to see fighting bravely against cancer as glamorous. It is great to see standing up for what you believe as glamorous. It gives me hope that our media and our country isn't as completely screwed up as I sometimes think.

Amen, Aldon.