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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (13062)	8/15/2007 10:29:37 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224728

Tardy Edwards keeps supporters waiting in heat-blames wife TONY LEYS, REGISTER STAFF WRITER August 13, 2007 John Edwards’ weeklong Iowa bus tour stumbled out of the starting gate Monday as dozens of voters waited outside in the heat for more than an hour for the presidential candidate to appear at his Des Moines headquarters. The former North Carolina senator often is late for campaign appearances, but the hour-and-20-minute delay was unusual. Susan McIntyre, an Edwards supporter from Des Moines, was one of several people grumbling. She pointed to the unshaded, concrete parking lot, where the sweaty crowd included numerous white-haired members of AARP, plus young children holding hand-lettered “Iowans for Edwards” signs provided by the campaign. McIntyre said Edwards is her favorite candidate, but she said this was not the first time she’d seen him be seriously tardy. “I think it’s tacky,” she said. “It isn’t right. It isn’t considerate. It isn’t Iowa.” When Edwards finally appeared, he apologized for the delay. He said it was caused by a minor ailment his wife suffered at their Des Moines hotel. “Elizabeth ate something for breakfast this morning that didn’t agree with her,” he said. Edwards spoke to the crowd for less than eight minutes, stressing that he needs Iowans’ support. As he stepped off the hay-bale bedecked stage, the loudspeakers blared the Willie Nelson song “On the Road Again.” The campaign’s blue tour bus roared to life, and aides announced that the candidate was canceling his next scheduled appearance, at the State Fair, so he could try to get back on schedule. Edwards had been introduced by former state Rep. Ed Fallon, a Des Moines Democrat who ran unsuccessfully for governor last year. Fallon, known for his liberal, outspoken stances, angered fellow Democrats in 2000 when he endorsed the independent candidacy of Ralph Nader.<