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4. Faking It

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John Edwards Faked It

The story of John Edwards, winning the gold medal in Fakery in the 2008 campaign is one that has a lot of resonance for people. Americans are understandably and admirably skeptical of the politicians as our journalists. But if you're looking for the guy who lapped everybody, that's John Edwards. That level of fakery to this day is kind of spooky to me.

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