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Protecting the people from the powerful. Its intoxicating stuff. Reality, of course, is less glamorous. Supporting that candidate is an army volunteers, donors, political operatives, and they can sometimes get too wrapped up in in the lore, the legend, which brings us to the story of Johnny Reid Edwards an american success story, crusading trial lawyer, family man. The senator from North Carolina was seen by millions of americans as the future of the Democratic Party. Candidate john edwards was inspirational. People seemed as if they would go to the ends of the earth for him. And in some cases, he made them. Because in reality, john edwards the person well, he was no savior. [cheers and applause] [amplified voice] i will give you back your Democratic Party. I will give you back the white house, and i will give you back your country. Tapper who could ever forget this handsome face . John edwards. Being honest and changing course in iraq is the first step in trying to restore americas mo
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At their best, candidates represent an ideal the overcoming of obstacles or hopes for a better future, protecting the people from the powerful. Its intoxicating stuff. Reality, of course, is less glamorous. Supporting that candidate is an army volunteers, donors, political operatives, and they can sometimes get too wrapped up in in the lore, the legend, which brings us to the story of Johnny Reid Edwards an american success story, crusading trial lawyer, family man. The senator from North Carolina was seen by millions of americans as the future of the Democratic Party. Candidate john edwards was inspirational. People seemed as if they would go to the ends of the earth for him. And in some cases, he made them. Because in reality, john edwards the person well, he was no savior. [cheers and applause] [amplified voice] i will give you back your Democratic Party. I will give you back the white house, and i will give you back your country. Tapper who could ever forget this handsome face . Jo
Oh mess every day in every state across the country our political system is bankrolled by an army of fundraisers pulling in millions of dollars a race sometimes it looks like you might imagine knocking on doors, calling every name in the phonebook, and emails, so many emails. But for all those little fish drawing 100 to their local race, its the whales, those Campaign Fundraisers really need powerful and rich individuals and companies. And when they donate 20 5,000, 1 million, they want a favor or ten it should be obvious that thats corrupt, but with a wink and nod, political deals to the bribery line every single day. And we may never have noticed that certain illinois the governor hadnt flung back the curtain within unrepentant ego, a political corruption, crime spree in a set of unprecedented Audio Recordings that shined a bright light on the inner workings of american political power. Ladies and gentlemen meet Rod Blagojevichs it was Early Morning because i used to get up every mor