A brief shot of the woman John Edwards has admitted having an affair with, from
my quirky video on the road with Edwards.
I was with the Edwards campaign, similarly filming behind-the-scenes video, when he launched his campaign in New Orleans in December 2006. After NOLA we went to
Iowa, where Edwards drew a huge crowd. There was a celebratory mood in the air as we got back on the Edwards jet to fly to New Hampshire.
On that flight, there was a lot of booze and elation, excitement and hope. Edwards was in the back of the plane with Rielle, and a couple of other campaign staffers. I remember Edwards turning on his iPod and grooving his head around. I went back to use the bathroom and when I came out, decided to chat with Rielle. She was very outgoing, maybe even flirtatious, but really nice. I asked how she got the gig filming webisodes, and she said she met him in a bar and they clicked, and she proposed some online documentary showing his authenticity. She told me about some Hollywood sitcom writing and other weird projects she'd been involved with - nothing I'd ever heard of.
Unfortunately, I've always held a small seed of suspicion that the affair rumors could be true ...
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August 11, 2008 - John Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter, talked to news-ertainment television show "Extra" last year while promoting her campaign "webisodes." While the interview was condensed for air, hours of footage were left on the cutting room floor. Now 23/6 has raided the "Extra" vaults for an inside look at t...
Excerpt. Found at 23/6 at:
http://www.236.com/tag/Rielle+Hunter