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To: carranza2 who wrote (15617)	11/8/2003 1:02:34 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793707

The problem with Edwards is that he's a very slick lawyer who did plaintiff's trial work and got very rich as a result. I don't think the nation is ready for another slick Southern lawyer in the White House, particularly one who has been as heavily funded by the trial bar as Edwards has been. Maybe not this time around. But after this campaign, Edwards will have experience. He's very eloquent, has genuine working class roots to brag of, and is a great fund raiser. A trial lawyer whom other lawyers would flock to hear is not to be despised in politics. Eloquence may be rare in American politics, but it's still powerful. After 8 years of GW Bush, the country may be ready for some.

To: carranza2 who wrote (15617)	11/9/2003 12:28:59 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793707

Somebody dug this up. I wonder if it will break in Louisiana. With the New Orleans "Vampire" image, it might even help. "Dan Conley's Journal." ____________________________________________________ Bobby Jindal's Demon On the Political Wire website today there is a brief about Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Bobby Jindal's December 1994 article in the New Oxford Review about his personal experience with a demonic possession. I've read the article, but it is not in a format that I can post on the web. In it, Jindal details his relationship with a woman he knew when he was in his early 20s and exposes a very painful experience she went through that, depending on your point of view, was either a deep psychological trauma with religious overtones or a full-out possession by Satan. My view of the article is that Jindal is entitled to his personal religious beliefs, even if he chooses to expose them in a very public, potentially embarassing manner. I appreciate the seriousness he brings to discussions of faith and I'm intrigued by his journey from growing up a Hindu to embracing Catholicism. But there are some things about the article that do disturb me. For one, I think Jindal is exploiting a very painful episode by a close friend to make a point about his own faith. He says that he changed the names to protect the innocent, but the actors in the drama all know who they are and it probably wouldn't take much digging for an intrepid reporter to find them. I think it would be absolutely horrible if this woman, who may very well have serious psychological issues, is forced to deal with this incident in a very public manner today because of an article Jindal felt obliged to write in 1994. I beg reporters to stay away from this woman this weekend, she could be suicidal for all we know. Second, I think the story has so many elements of Magical Realism that are typical of Indian films and literature that I'm never quite sure whether Jindal is playing it straight or exaggerating his own personal experiences for effect. If he is playing it straight, then I cannot explain the tortured prose and bizarre, veiled description of his relationship with "Susan." Trust me folks, if you have any appreciation for the English language, you really don't want to read this piece. Be happy I did it for you. danconley.com

To: carranza2 who wrote (15617)	11/9/2003 3:58:18 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793707

I expected Bobby to bring Bush in. Now I know why he won't. ___________________________________________ Bush Acolyte Plays It His Own Way By Jason Berry Jason Berry's books include "Lead Us Not Into Temptation" and the forthcoming "Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II." November 9, 2003 NEW ORLEANS — The Republican candidate in Louisiana's gubernatorial election Saturday is running as the compassionate conservative George W. Bush once promised to be. But Bobby Jindal knows better than to invite the president to campaign for him, because a Bush visit would backfire and cost him votes. Instead, he's campaigning hard for black votes in a state long cursed by the politics of polarization. Last year, Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu ran for reelection against Republican Suzanne Haik Terrell. Both come from prominent New Orleans Catholic families. During the campaign, Terrell accused Landrieu of abandoning her faith for being pro-choice, a crude demagogic swipe in a state with a substantial Catholic population. The two were in a dead heat when Bush arrived to campaign for Terrell. His visit aroused African Americans, who make up 29% of the electorate. A huge black turnout gave Landrieu a decisive victory. REST AT latimes.com