Andrew Young - Balancing Individual Ethics with the American Dream

Andrew Aldridge Young, born March 23, 1966, is a United States political operative in the Democratic Party who was a key staff member in the John Edwards 2008 presidential campaign. Andrew Young came to prominence via a scandal in which he claimed paternity of Rielle Hunter's child, Quinn, born on February 27, 2008. John Edwards had admitted a past affair with Hunter, but denied paternity of the baby even though Edwards was in fact the father. Andrew Young has since renounced that statement.
In his book, The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down, he claims that Edwards knew all along that he was the child's father, but pleaded with him to accept responsibility. On January 21, 2010, John Edwards admitted that he was Quinn's father.
Andrew Young is the son of the Robert T. Young (1935--2009), a Methodist minister who held positions at churches in Asheville, Boone, Statesville and at Duke Chapel, all in North Carolina. Andrew Young's uncle is the author Perry Deane Young.
After earning a bachelors degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a law degree at the Wake Forest University School of Law, Andrew Young was a volunteer for John Edwards' winning campaign for U.S. Senate. Hired by Edwards in 1999, Andrew Young became his most trusted aide, raising more than $10 million for his various causes and playing a key role in his efforts to become President of the United States. Now a private citizen, he lives in Chapel Hill with his wife Cheri and their three children.

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[hater294]

John Edwards should have just stayed a trial atttorney. I guess he thought his good hair and smile was all you needed to be president. Rielle Hunter ha! They deserve each other. I don't really think he ever wanted to be president and brought himself down in a terribly dramatic fashion. First he had to bring down all sorts of good people around him. He was/is a master manipulator taking millions of dollars from people who truly believed in him. Turned out those millions paid for his mistress. Sad

[somanyradishes]

I think it's sad that the commenter below would rather pass judgment than examine the issues raised in the video itself. How DO we come by our ethics and how do we let our choices guide us and teach us? These points are so valuable. None of us are without faults. And "like" a brother doesn't mean a brother. His loyalty to Mrs. Edwards even after her batshit behaviour, documented widely, was impressive. The Edwardses used lots of people. The blame belongs with them, not those they harmed.

[jansantee]

The Youngs were opportunist. He claims Elizabeth was like a big sister. I don't know a brother out there that would help his brother-in-law cheat on his sister. Young was all about the money and the excitement. He and his wife have no moral fiber whatsoever. He had a good speech writer so he could tactfully justify he was a victim. He states all the other affairs that have taken place in politics, there are murders everyday and that doesn't make them right. He and Edwards disgust me!