CBS: Sister of Edwards Mistress: ‘I Don't Know What They Were Thinking’

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Following a segment on John Edwards possibly paying hush money to mistress Rielle Hunter, a later segment on Wednesday’s CBS Early Show previewed an interview with Hunter’s sister by Entertainment Tonight’s Thea Andrews: "I sat down with Rielle Hunter's sister, Roxanne Druck Marshall. Roxanne is older by 18 months and she says the two sisters were very close, practically raised as twins. But now Roxanne is hurt and embarrassed by her sister's behavior." Andrews went on to ask Marshall: "Having an affair with someone whose wife has cancer-" Marshall interjected: "-and knowing it, and know -- I mean. And not just knowing it, the whole world knows it. There's no way. I don't know what they were thinking."

Andrews followed up by asking: "Do you think your sister thought about his wife Elizabeth?" Marshall replied: "Apparently not. She obviously didn't think or care enough to stop the relationship." Marshall later commented on the speculation of Edwards making payments to Hunter: "He's, you know, saying, 'oh, I'll take a paternity test.' And then the next day Rielle issues a statement, 'I'm never going to take a paternity test.' Well, isn't that a coincidence? That's very ironic, great coincidence. I just want John Edwards to come clean, tell the truth, and let's get it over with."

Andrews concluded the interview preview by explained to co-host Harry Smith: "Roxanne told me she believes John Edwards has her sister hidden away somewhere so the press won't be able to find her. Some explosive allegations, Harry." Smith then asked: "John Edwards has said the affair was brief. Does Rielle's sister confirm that? Or-" Andrews responded:

Roxanne says that John Edwards has been untruthful in many of his statements to the media about the affair. She says that contrary to what John Edwards says, the affair with her sister started long before she started working on the campaign and that it never really ended. That they are still in contact today. That they've spoken recently, and that her sister is still very much in love with John Edwards.

The two-part interview on Entertainment Tonight will air Wednesday and Thursday night.

Here is the full transcript of the segment:

7:00AM TEASER:

MAGGIE RODRIGUEZ: The baby trail and John Edwards. First his mistress's friend and now Rielle Hunter's sister in an exclusive interview.

ROXANNE DRUCK MARSHALL: I just want John Edwards to come clean, tell the truth, and let's get it over with.

7:30AM TEASER:

MAGGIE RODRIGUEZ: John Edwards' affair has damaged more than his own family, as we're hearing in an exclusive interview with the other woman's sister. 'Entertainment Tonight's' Thea Andrews is here and she'll join us in a moment to talk about that.

7:30AM SEGMENT:

HARRY SMITH: More now on John Edwards' affair with this woman Hunter. It's affected not only his family, but Hunter's family as well. 'Entertainment Tonight's' Thea Andrews is here with an exclusive interview. Good morning.

THEA ANDREWS: Good morning, Harry. I sat down with Rielle Hunter's sister, Roxanne Druck Marshall. Roxanne is older by 18 months and she says the two sisters were very close, practically raised as twins. But now Roxanne is hurt and embarrassed by her sister's behavior. If you could speak to Elizabeth Edwards today, what would you say to her?

ROXANNE DRUCK MARSHALL: I would just tell her I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for what my sister did. And what her husband did too. I mean, they both did it together. You don't make a baby with one person. And -- it's horrible. I mean, just what she must be thinking and feeling, I just -- my heart goes out to her.

ANDREWS: She's Rielle Hunter's sister, Roxanne Druck Marshall. I traveled to North Carolina for this exclusive E.T. interview to learn more about the woman at the center of the John Edwards scandal. Having an affair with someone whose wife has cancer-

MARSHALL: -and knowing it, and know -- I mean. And not just knowing it, the whole world knows it. There's no way. I don't know what they were thinking.

ANDREWS: Do you think your sister thought about his wife Elizabeth?

MARSHALL: Apparently not. She obviously didn't think or care enough to stop the relationship.

ANDREWS: Do you think she was in love with John?

MARSHALL: I would think that was the only reason that she would be with him is that she loves him, yes.

ANDREWS: There are many who doubt whether Edwards was being truthful in a recent TV interview, and Roxanne is one of them.

MARSHALL: He's, you know, saying, 'oh, I'll take a paternity test.' And then the next day Rielle issues a statement, 'I'm never going to take a paternity test.' Well, isn't that a coincidence? That's very ironic, great coincidence. I just want John Edwards to come clean, tell the truth, and let's get it over with.

ANDREWS: Roxanne shared these personal family photos of a young Rielle, who was born Lisa Jo Druck.

MARSHALL: She always wanted to be an actress. She always wanted to be on TV. Well now she's on TV, in not a good way.

ANDREWS: And in a way that has left this member of her family embarrassed.

MARSHALL: My heart goes out to Mrs. Edwards, and I just hope that she'll realize that Rielle's family is very upset.

ANDREWS: Roxanne told me she believes John Edwards has her sister hidden away somewhere so the press won't be able to find her. Some explosive allegations, Harry.

SMITH: John Edwards has said the affair was brief. Does Rielle's sister confirm that or?

ANDREWS: Roxanne says that John Edwards has been untruthful in many of his statements to the media about the affair. She says that contrary to what John Edwards says, the affair with her sister started long before she started working on the campaign and that it never really ended. That they are still in contact today. That they've spoken recently, and that her sister is still very much in love with John Edwards.

SMITH: Alright, Thea Andrews, thank you so much. Thea's interview with Rielle Hunter's sister airs in two parts, beginning tonight on 'Entertainment Tonight.'

—Kyle Drennen is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.


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Thoughts...

Druck Edwards!

  Yep, this is just.. the..

 

Yep, this is just.. the.. guy.. that we want to run this great country. A man that is trusted to make all the right decisions for all Americans, yet.. he cant even make one.. right choice with his family and his wife with cancer..

You cant purchase morals, ethics, or principles

 

 

Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.

Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.

 

Well, that might be worth

Well, that might be worth catching.  Nonetheless, I think everyone with at least half a brain cell knows that Edwards was lying on Nightline. 

When my son and I were discussing the various campaigns and the candidates months ago, he asked me about Edwards and what I thought.  I told him then that I thought he was a pathological lier and an opportunist.  My son asked me why and I said anyone who would lie to the public about why he continued to run for President while also announcing his wife's cancer had returned is a low life.  If he can lie about his wife, he can lie about anything; he's not to be trusted. I think Elizabeth Edwards has enabled this jerk throughout their marriage, and he has never suffered any consequences for his actions.  What's sad is the only media organization that will make him suffer the consequences by thorough reporting is the National Enquirer.  Yeah, other news groups will do some reporting and interviews here and there like this one, but they'll all back out of this story pretty quickly.  I think someone should pursue the trail of the payments to this woman.  Why hasn't the FBI jumped on this?  If John Q. Public was caught doing something even remotely similar, the FBI would be on them like stink on s**t.

Aw come on...let's let the

Aw come on...let's let the little love-birds alone...

Elizabeth is.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

Oh Snap, That Interview Will

Oh Snap, That Interview Will Leave A Mark and keep this scandal alive for another day.

Good one BT, Some pile of

Good one BT,

Some pile of class huh?

He screws around and she knows and the MSM knows..

some gang huh? 

 

Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.

Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.

 

I'm a proud Dimocrat...

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I'm all for change and completely and whole-heartedly support B. Hussein O.

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I know there are 2 Americas and I'm a Dimocrat and support B. Hussein O.

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She doesn't know what they

She doesn't know what they were thinking???

I know what they were thinking and I wasn't even there.

The major media report only half the news. Why are they surprised they have only half the potential audience?

If they were doing it they

If they were doing it they were thinking about it. Even Edwards isn't that stupid - or is he?