Elizabeth Edwards afraid of neighbor that has guns

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I can't fault the Edward's. If there was a neighbor like Monty living near me I would not want to associate with him. The guy is obviously one brick short of a load. Maybe he is completely harmless, but all it would take is one moment where he losses it and hurts someone.

Elizabeth Edwards did come off as a bit snotty but who knows if the reporter had an agenda against her. The more I read this article the more it sounds like a hit piece against the Edward's. It might be done by the Republicans or maybe another Democrat contender.
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Of course you can't fault Edwards - you're doing the same thing SHE is, judging a man you know exactly TWO things about: jack, and squat!

Yep, better take the guns away from this guy that irritates the great Lady Edwards just by LIVING there! And everyone else that could "just snap...":rolleyes:

Now I'm mad. If someone could get in touch with the guy, or set up a fund or something Count ANOTHER guy in that would support him financially to stay there, just because his presence annoys the elitists! :neener:
 
Why are we so quick to judge the neibor?

Seeing as this is a newspaper we're talking about, I wouldn't be surprised one bit if 'chased them away with a gun' really means he happened to have a holstered sidearm when he asked them to leave. Had anything remotely illegal been done, surely Edwards would have pulled some strings and had his neighbor sent to Gitmo, no? Seriously, have we learned nothing from years of watching media sensationalism turn a loose round of .22LR into a WMD, or morphing tactic-cool 9mm carbines into fully-automatic, dead baby and/or puppy powered, cop-killing assault rifles?

Or, err, on the other hand, he did have a Giuliani sign in his yard. Carry on. :neener:
 
I can't fault the Edward's. If there was a neighbor like Monty living near me I would not want to associate with him. The guy is obviously one brick short of a load. Maybe he is completely harmless, but all it would take is one moment where he losses it and hurts someone.
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Ha! Sparky, you've led a sheltered life. I've had murderers, punks, psychos and loons for neighbors. My trick is to make them afraid of me :D One fellow came over and issued some threats, and me and my roommate responded by cutting down several trees that night with the SAR-1 and some Mosins.

I wish I lived next to the Edwards family!

I am sure we want her meeting with the Iranians
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Actually I think we SHOULD send her to the Iranians! Her and Tipper and Hillary. The poor guys will be begging for mercy.

I trust the new 'First Lady' would insist that the Secret Service get rid of their nasty guns.
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They would put him in a deep hole, and we'd never hear any more about it. The Praetorians operate by Caesar's law alone.
 
It's rubes like this that give the rest of us bad name. Obviously this maroon has no concept of the appropriate (and legal) use of deadly force. Look for him to be locked up and lose his firearms and the sooner the better IMO.
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Another clueless Californian. Why would anyone confront a stranger on your property without a gun? I take the Dogs for a walk, I have a gun on me. I take out the garbage, I have a gun on me. I cook ribs on the grill, I have a gun on me. I have all these gun and it would be a shame that I got killed because I couldn't get to a gun.
 
let me repeat an early post... Edwards did NOT even show up at work while representing me when I lived in NC:mad: he wouldn't even vote on issues, he just kept taking our money and bought stuff for him and his wife:barf:
 
somebody tell the Republicans out there that Rudy is worse then the libs!

Rudy Gulliani sign?
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if it was up to Rudy that guy would be in jail!
People we have got to get the message out now!:cuss: :banghead:
 
The story doesn't say he was wearing a holstered sidearm while checking out 'trespassers' on his property. It says:
Edwards, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, particularly recalls the time neighbor Monty Johnson brought out a gun while chasing workers investigating a right of way near his property. The Edwards family has yet to meet Johnson in person.

"I wouldn't be nice to him, anyway," Edwards said in an interview. "I don't want my kids anywhere near some guy who, when he doesn't like somebody, the first thing he does is pull a gun out. It scares the business out of me."

But Johnson defended the occasion he brandished a gun, saying those on his land didn't have the proper approval.

"I use the gun for protection, and I considered that an appropriate time," Johnson said. "Sometimes you have to take drastic measures."
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Nowhere there is any indication that Johnson's life or property were threatened or there was any need for deadly force. Johnson himself admits he took 'drastic' measures. I doubt simply wearing a holstered sidearm is considered a 'drastic' measure. Moreover, since these were 'workers' they may very well have been wearing uniforms identifying themselves.

It sounds a lot more like Johnson is a hothead. He saw these guys on his property and ran out waving a firearm, yelling and threatening. He 'chased' them, which indicates they were leaving. No where does it say they threatened him or refused to leave. In fact, it sounds to me like any one of the workers would have the right of self defense and the legal authority to simply drop Johnson in his tracks. They were, after all, being attacked by an aggressive, armed man.

Furthermore, Elizabeth Edwards, or anybody else for that matter, has the right of freedom of association. I'm surprised you libertarians don't seem to grasp that concept.
 
In fact, it sounds to me like any one of the workers would have the right of self defense and the legal authority to simply drop Johnson in his tracks. They were, after all, being attacked by an aggressive, armed man.
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On his own property where they were without permission?

Self Defense while trespassing. Not sure that one stands up......
 
If I'm in the barn and see someone on my land, I'm reaching for the shotgun and off I go to investigate.

Moreover, since these were 'workers' they may very well have been wearing uniforms identifying themselves.
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This is a joke isn't it:confused: Criminal don't post as utility workers to gain access to your home? That's one of the oldest scams on the earth. SHEESH!

Furthermore, Elizabeth Edwards, or anybody else for that matter, has the right of freedom of association. I'm surprised you libertarians don't seem to grasp that concept.
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I agree she has that right. She doesn't have the right to rake the guy over the coals publicly.

BTW. I'm a card carrying Republican.
 
Furthermore, Elizabeth Edwards, or anybody else for that matter, has the right of freedom of association.
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That is very true.
But it does show a side of her during a time when they are asking the voters to trust and beleive in them enough to send them to the White House, where they will lead the country.
I can't help but wonder, lead the country to where?
 
Edwards, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, particularly recalls ...
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RH Lee, somehow I don't think she qualifies as an unbiased observer ;)

We don't know what happened, but since the neighbor guy isn't in jail, I tend to think the facts might be a bit more favorable to him.
 
Mrs Edwards needs to be reminded of the French Revolution and what happend to those that looked down on the unwashed.
 
Monty is literally in my backyard. I think I'll swing by and see if he wants to go shooting... ;)
 
i know rudy is a terrible candidate for president but the fact is alot of people dont care enough or pay attention to even know that. id give the guy a little slack on it being Rudy because hes probably like most people and just listens to what the news tells you. The best part is he knows Edwards is a Democrat and I would say he has that sign in his yard mostly to piss off the Edwards family. i see nothing wrong with it just to make the neighbors happy.:neener:
 
ha...

It sounds a lot more like Johnson is a hothead. He saw these guys on his property and ran out waving a firearm, yelling and threatening. He 'chased' them, which indicates they were leaving. No where does it say they threatened him or refused to leave. In fact, it sounds to me like any one of the workers would have the right of self defense and the legal authority to simply drop Johnson in his tracks. They were, after all, being attacked by an aggressive, armed man.
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...just so...

Should have tasered them, sprayed them, called the sheriff and had them neatly deposited into the hoosgow...

...howdareheprotecthisownproperty:what: rauch06.gif
 
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