Edwards' State of the Union "Prebuttal"

By: Aaron Lewis
Topics: John Edwards

(CBS)

From CBS News' Aaron Lewis:

NASHVILLE, TENN. -- John Edwards echoed the same condescension professed earlier today in Chattanooga for President Bush and his upcoming State of the Union address this evening at a local Steelworkers Union rally in Nashville.

Edwards said that Bush's plan to stimulate the nation's economy, a case for which the president is expected to argue in tonight's speech, does not do enough to help those who need it the most.

"Even he and his people admit it's gonna take months for this stimulus to actually kick in," said Edwards before a buoyant crowd of over 400 people. "The truth of the matter is, it is so important that between now and January of 2009 that we stand up to this president, that we stand up for what's right, that we don't let him continue to make it so hard for the middle class."

Earlier in Chattanooga, Edwards said, "I think a lot of us know what the state of the union is."

"And the president will walk into the Congress, to the United States House of Representatives, and he'll give a speech about his stimulus plan to try to stimulate the economy.

"And you know what'll happen is he'll go in there and the Congress - who kinda quit listening to him a while back - but they'll all stand up, cheer, clap. You know, the truth is that Washington is out of touch with what's happening here in the real world."

Economic injustice isn't the only thing Edwards is fighting today in Tennessee. Earlier in Chattanooga, Edwards confessed that he was feeling a little "under the weather." Spokesman Mark Kornblau confirmed that Sen. Edwards is, in fact, fighting a cold.

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by deborah08-2009 January 29, 2008 2:44 AM EST: Thank you for your coverage of John Edwards...It''s a rare thing in this election.

John Edwards is the most Honest,Moral and electable Candidate we have that also has Great Integrity!

It should be plain for all to see that Hillary Clinton is bought and paid for and most definitely is STATUS QUO

and what''s even more plain to see is how the Democratic Party and the MSM is CREATING obama as the front runner
with all these "big" endorsements in such "big" ways.....it''s obvious that he is the next Washington puppet on a string.

BUYER BEWARE!!!; Reply to this comment


by dikkiemase January 29, 2008 12:32 AM EST: Mr. Lewis - Thanks for the great writing. Some of your peers could learn a great deal from the way you write fairly and eloquently about Political coverage. The only two guys I read on a daily basis are Aaron Lewis and Bill Simmons aka The Sports Guy on ESPN. Maybe one day you will be ''Politics Guy''.; Reply to this comment


by pmorlan January 28, 2008 10:04 PM EST: Thanks for the Edwards coverage, Mr. Lewis. It''s nice to know that a few of you guys are still giving Edwards a fair shake.; Reply to this comment