Sen. John Edwards does us all a favor
Posted by Rube | 17 November, 2006
Being a pompous douchebag, as the distinguished gentleman from North Carolina unmistakably is, does have its drawbacks. Can you imagine what kind of dishonest life you would have to lead if, like Edwards, you had to apologize nationally, in humiliating fashion, for trying to find your kids a Playstation 3 at Wal-Mart?
John Edwards _ a vocal critic of the retailer _ asked his local Wal- Mart store for help in getting the potential 2008 presidential candidate a Sony PlayStation 3. Edwards said a volunteer did so by mistake.Unbelievable stuff. Edwards is so beholden to unions and soy milk guzzling neohippies that he has to ask their pardon for doing exactly what 99% of parents in the United States are doing. This is what's known as 'being out of touch'. It betrays the intellectual dishonesty involved in being an empty-suit sound bite peddler.Edwards told The Associated Press that the volunteer "feels terrible" about seeking the game unit at Wal-Mart a day after his boss criticized the company, saying it doesn't treat its employees fairly.
Being an antisocial libertarian helps me immeasurably when it comes to lemming-like materialism. Were I not such a late adopter of technology, I would go into Wal-Mart myself and root around for Playstations 3; I would do this without a bad conscience, and would not have to apologize to anybody. Trust me, if Hitler's Electronics had them in ample supply, and at an acceptable price, I would walk in smiling with Visa in hand.
And now, as John Edwards contorts himself into various contrite postures, blaming his actions on subordinates, Playstations are most likely already in the homes of Wal-Mart executives across the country. Every Wal-Mart employee in North Carolina now has the opportunity to buy one before the good Senator. It's too bad they only make about $2 an hour, else they could bedeck the trailer with Christmas cheer, whilst a gloom hangs about the Edwards Manse.