Enlarging The Pie
Like a 10-year-old opening envelopes from his grandparents, John Edwards is expecting checks for his birthday.
But in a new twist, the soon-to-be 54-year-old is having his mother solicit them.
“It was nearly 54 years ago when my husband Wallace borrowed $50 to bring me and our new born boy
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home from the hospital back in Seneca, South Carolina,” Edwards’ mom Bobbie writes in a campaign e-mail sent on Friday. “Next Sunday, June 10th, is our son John’s birthday, and I’d like to ask you to help celebrate with us. Nothing would make John happier on his birthday than seeing how many people share his vision for this country and are ready to” … send him a check for $6.10.
Not that your hard-earned $6.10 doesn’t buy you anything.
“If you’re able to give $6.10 to the campaign before 6/10 I’ll send you a copy of my old family recipe for pecan pie,” Bobbie promises. “It’s quite a favorite around here.”
In related news, Elizabeth Edwards appeared as a celebrity guest on NPR’s quiz show, “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me!,” this weekend. On the “Not My Job” segment, where guests answer questions on an unfamiliar topic, Edwards was asked about celebrity rehab centers.
But before she answered, she joked about her husband’s controversial $400 haircut saying, “Since he makes mistakes like the haircut, I don’t have to worry about humanizing my husband. He doesn’t use any hair products at all. He doesn’t even use conditioner.”
