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Will John Edwards change his Rielle Hunter story prior to Nov 4th?
Settled as No
Here is his statement:
"In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness. Although I was honest in every painful detail with my family, I did not tell the public. When a supermarket tabloid told a version of the story, I used the fact that the story contained many falsities to deny it. But being 99 percent honest is no longer enough.
"I was and am ashamed of my conduct and choices, and I had hoped that it would never become public. With my family, I took responsibility for my actions in 2006, and today I take full responsibility publicly. But that misconduct took place for a short period in 2006. It ended then. I am and have been willing to take any test necessary to establish the fact that I am not the father of any baby, and I am truly hopeful that a test will be done so this fact can be definitively established. I only know that the apparent father has said publicly that he is the father of the baby. I also have not been engaged in any activity of any description that requested, agreed to or supported payments of any kind to the woman or to the apparent father of the baby.
"It is inadequate to say to the people who believed in me that I am sorry, as it is inadequate to say to the people who love me that I am sorry. In the course of several campaigns, I started to believe that I was special and became increasingly egocentric and narcissistic. If you want to beat me up, feel free. You cannot beat me up more than I have already beaten up myself. I have been stripped bare and will now work with everything I have to help my family and others who need my help.
"I have given a complete interview on this matter, and having done so, will have nothing more to say."
Doesn't quite explain why he was hiding in a bathroom after visiting his ex-lover and her new born baby only last month. Will Edwards have to reveal a new scale of honesty were 99% means basically lying and 100% means admitting some of the truth but denying all the stuff he hopes no one can independently confirm?
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"In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness. Although I was honest in every painful detail with my family, I did not tell the public. When a supermarket tabloid told a version of the story, I used the fact that the story contained many falsities to deny it. But being 99 percent honest is no longer enough.
"I was and am ashamed of my conduct and choices, and I had hoped that it would never become public. With my family, I took responsibility for my actions in 2006, and today I take full responsibility publicly. But that misconduct took place for a short period in 2006. It ended then. I am and have been willing to take any test necessary to establish the fact that I am not the father of any baby, and I am truly hopeful that a test will be done so this fact can be definitively established. I only know that the apparent father has said publicly that he is the father of the baby. I also have not been engaged in any activity of any description that requested, agreed to or supported payments of any kind to the woman or to the apparent father of the baby.
"It is inadequate to say to the people who believed in me that I am sorry, as it is inadequate to say to the people who love me that I am sorry. In the course of several campaigns, I started to believe that I was special and became increasingly egocentric and narcissistic. If you want to beat me up, feel free. You cannot beat me up more than I have already beaten up myself. I have been stripped bare and will now work with everything I have to help my family and others who need my help.
"I have given a complete interview on this matter, and having done so, will have nothing more to say."
Doesn't quite explain why he was hiding in a bathroom after visiting his ex-lover and her new born baby only last month. Will Edwards have to reveal a new scale of honesty were 99% means basically lying and 100% means admitting some of the truth but denying all the stuff he hopes no one can independently confirm?
Fox News has more
Settlement details:
This question will be settled as Yes if John Edwards changes his story from his statement of August 8th: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,401581,00.html
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Settled as No on Tue 4th Nov 10:48am PST
Suspend date: Wed 29th Oct 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Tue 4th Nov 10:48am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 29th Oct 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 30%
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Created Tue 12th Aug 2:52am PDT by nigeleccles
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: Winning prediction = "No"
Edwards has made no comment prior to November 4th.
newswrangler: Winning prediction = "No"
Edwards has made no comment prior to November 4th.
Settled as 'No' Tue 4th Nov 10:48am PST by 
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Suspend date: Wed 29th Oct 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Tue 4th Nov 10:48am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 29th Oct 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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The American Lawyer 6 weeks ago
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