During an appearance on Countdown with Keith Olbermann Michael Moore, who has been relatively quiet this election season, remarked that Hurrican Gustav hitting during the Republican convention is “proof there is a God in heaven.” A remark that many on the left will argue is an attempt at an ironic joke and undoubtedly many on the right will claim outrage over.

If John Edwards thought he could give an interview and have his mistress troubles just disappear, he really is living in an alternative reality. Today Reille Hunter is doing the last thing you ever want, she is talking to the press and talking trash about his publically beloved wife Elizabeth, a woman who is suffering from cancer while she is also suffering through the public knowledge of her husband’s affair.

“Someday, the truth about her is going to come out,” Hunter told Newsweek.

CNN considers the possibility that the media was part of a’conspiracy of silence’ or at the very least guilty of being to slow to act with information regarding the Edwards affair story. While the article comes to little conclusive it does provide some more valuable information, specifically that ABC was following the money-trail on Reille Hunter’s suddenly plush lifestyle and tracing it back to Edwards.

My take? A few months ago it was understandable for the larger MSM to be suspicious of the Enquirer’s reporting. Once the tabloid had reported that they had cornered Edwards and began openly asserting that the woman was his mistress and the baby was his child, the media was beyond wrong not to report on it. MSNBC’s site still has little prominently displayed on the story today. It would have been one thing for the Enquirer to suggest an affair and have Edwards give a luke-warm denial. For the tabloid to be so concrete in its assertions and have NO TALK of libel or slander from a lawyer was the major clue that the story had teeth. As the days passed, the Enquirer kept reporting and the lawyer ignored what would have been an easy lawsuit had it not been true, the insanity only grew.

Reports that LA Times bloggers were forbidden from discussing the story and a complete lack of coverage from the major networks and major papers suggests more than just caution but an outright desire to avoid the topic. While many Democrats have argued with me that we should not be covering this story because it is personal, Edwards himself was the one who held himself up on his character. He was the one who attacked Senator Clinton repeatedly over her honesty throughout the campaign leaving himself open to attack. At the very least this news story is further evidence that the American public is being completely underserved by its politicians and its media, at worst it is evidence of deeply rooted bias and conspiracy in reporting. You take whichever makes you feel better and run with it.

“Plane Truths” is part of a series of Webisodes or little Web videoes promoting John Edwards that were available but dissapeared before his run for the presidency. They take on new meaning now as they were shot by Rielle Hunter, a woman Edwards now admits to having an affair with.

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Tonight John Edwards will admit on Nightline that he had an affair with former staffer Rielle Hunter and that he lied repeatedly about the relationship while a presidential candidate. The admission confirms reports by the National Enquirer that have alleged the affair for several months.

Edwards however claims that Reille’s daughter is not his child however he says he has not taken a paternity test.

The National Enquirer has now posted a photo of what it reports to be John Edwards and his ‘love child’ conceived with his mistress. Edwards has repeatedly denied the child is his.

Not long ago John Edwards who was the VP choice of John Kerry in 2004, said he wouldn’t run as a VP candidate again. This weekend, he appeared to reverse position. Now Edwards says he would have to seriously consider the prospect if asked.

This should be a word of wisdom for everyone. When a politician tells you they are not interested in the Presidency or the Vice Presidency, they are most likely not telling you the truth.

Hillary Clinton will win Puerto Rico, could take home as many as 35 delegates based on exit polls and 49% of the vote in.

Update: Video of Edwards denying VP desires.

Despite many leaks to the contrary ABC News reports that Edwards and his people are denying the former Senator has been looking for a VP slot or has been courting the possibility of becoming Attorney General in an Obama administration.

“I have no interest in running for VP,” said Edwards, arriving at an event in New York City Thursday evening.

On the possibility of being picked as an attorney general nominee, Edwards told reporters, “I don’t have any thoughts about any of that.”

My take? After many years of hearing politicians deny that they have higher aspirations for political office, only to hear them declare a day or two later, that they will drop out of a hard to fight race only to leave a day or two later and that they are leaving their heavily courted positions amid scandal “to spend more time with my family”, I would not be at all surprised to hear that Edwards will become Obama’s Attorney General pick or even VP.

Confirmation: Obama will endorse.

The Obama campaign is touting what it says will be a “major national endorsement” tonight and the speculation has turned to John Edwards.