John Edwards lets Families speak in Manchester

John Edwards has mentioned their names often on the campaign trail: James Lowe, Valerie Lakey, the family of Nataline Sarkisyan. Each has a story that illustrates what Edwards has characterized as corporate power's iron-fisted hold on America. It also proves JRE is not a phony and means it when he says this is personal for him.

I watched this event on C-SPAN, and it was the most moving town hall I'd ever seen. I had to reach for the tissues box a few times.

Nataline's mother and brother:



Nataline's dad:



Story is from Concord Monitor.


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Audience Response: Best Answer of ABC Debate-John Edwards

The graph says it all.

Walkin' to N'Orleans

See the CJ version of JRE working it in NOLA.


Thanks to NCDem and Chuckles.

Jeff Pulver says this: John Edwards Announces his Candidacy on YT. http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/006159.html

JRE did, but more later about that.

JRE Buzz (36): Edwards Workin' It in NOLA

This is a picture of John Edwards, in coordination with the NAACP who asked 30 middle school kids to help dig out a house owned by Oreila Tyler in the Ninth Ward, that was posted by NCDem a few minutes ago on the One America Committee site.

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NCDem and Chuckles, who another CJ with her, report that JRE will be returning to the Ninth Ward tomorrow, but he didn't say what he would be doing then.

Philgoblue has posted an excellent diary at OAC and at the Daily Kos about the Edwards' Announcement tour. It lists the things and events JRE has been involved in since 2004.

Robert Scoble has a great post about "you" politics and John Edwards here. He claims he'll be down there in the 24 hours. We'll see.

Update: Pics by Charles Dharapak from the AP.

Stay tuned....