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John Edwards Scandal: Bob McGovern the Enquirer’s “Inside Man”?
Who’s been the “inside source” for the National Enquirer in the John Edwards-Rielle Hunter Love Child Scandal? Seems everyone has an opinion, including DBKP. Was it Rielle Hunter? Hunter’s friend, Bob McGovern, who drove both Hunter and Edwards to their meetings at the Beverly Hilton? Or, a third person?
Radar’s “Is Rielle Hunter the National Enquirer’s Source?” thinks it’s Rielle Hunter who’s been dishing to the National Enquirer. They cite this speculation by Sharon Waxman who thinks it’s all a Hunter-Bob McGovern blackmail scheme gone bad.
“Imagine if Hunter was blackmailing Edwards for money—or, for more money, since she was already being paid a monthly stipend. And if she were pressuring him by leaking information to the National Enquirer. And if she tipped off the Enquirer to the July meeting, including such details as the number of rooms rented, and who was in them.”
[Background information: Nearly 90 DBKP stories on the John Edwards-Rielle Hunter affair since December.]
Earlier, Radar had speculated it was Rielle Hunter:
Meanwhile, the Daily News points a finger at Hunter’s confidante Robert McGovern as being the Enquirer’s likely source for the story, assuming, you know, it’s not Hunter herself. (Which is a possibility. The Enquirer pays for info; it’s not inconceivable that Hunter was taking money from both sides because she realized she had a kid to support and was going to come off looking ugly either way, so, hey, why not make a buck or two?)
The NY Daily Post thinks Bob McGovern is the inside man. McGovern is Hunter’s New Age friend and “healer”:
McGovern and his wife live modestly in a $255,000 home in Goleta, Calif., about 10 miles north of Santa Barbara, records show. They were in seclusion Monday.
In his confession to ABC News, Edwards said he got a call from McGovern on July 21, when Edwards was in Los Angeles to meet with the city’s mayor. “I knew he was a friend of Ms. Hunter. And he asked me to come and meet with them,” Edwards said. “He said the purpose of the meeting was she was having some trouble.”
Edwards might have added that he knew McGovern was a friend of Hunter’s from his previous two meetings with her at the Beverly Hilton. Although Edwards wasn’t caught at those two meetings, reported in the latest print edition of the National Enquirer, Lee Stranahan confirmed that Edwards was at the Beverly Hilton on March 20 for a Tonight Show taping. The Enquirer had earlier reported a “meeting in late March”.
So when did Edwards see Hunter aside from June and July? I think the date might be March 20th, 2008. Looking into Edward’s schedule, he appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on that date. The Tonight Show tapes at the NBC studios in Burbank, California and usually wraps taping a little after five o’clock. Burbank is about a half hour from the Beverly Hilton hotel.
This may answer some questions that have been raised about the infamous ‘Spy Cam’ baby photos. For example, some have wondered about Edwards wearing a short sleeved shirt in the photo while reporters from the Enquirer stated that Edwards was wearing a long sleeved shirt when they confronted him at the Beverly Hilton. A careful reading of the Enquirer story that ran with the photos, however, shows that Enquirer never said the Spy Cam photo was from the July meeting.
Later, Stranahan updated his post with this bit of confirming info:
I mentioned the March 20th date and the host of show and Huffington Post blogger Cenk Uygur told me that he ran into Edwards on March 20th, jogging outside the Beverly Hilton hotel. Edwards said he was staying at the Beverly Hilton and that he was appearing on the Tonight Show later that night.
Who’s been leaking to the Enquirer?
Since no other persons were reported–as of yet–to be in the Beverly Hilton room with the Edwards, Hunter and McGovern, it has to be one of the three. Logic dictates it wasn’t John Edwards–although this has been anything but a logical affair.
Hunter or McGovern?
We don’t believe the Enquirer’s inside information has come from Hunter: she has too much to lose in the long run, although events may prove that she loses in the long run anyway. Hunter may be having her doubts about how committed John Edwards is to her and her daughter–especially after Edwards told a Nightline TV audience that “he didn’t love her”–but she knows she’s also been reported to “be in love” with Edwards and no reports to the contrary have yet surfaced.
That leaves Bob McGovern and he’s our candidate as the Enquirer’s ‘inside man’.
McGovern lives in a ‘modest’ house and, while we’re not sure what the going rate is these days for a ‘healer’, it’s likely that the Enquirer pays better than his regular day job in the mystic realm.
Might not McGovern notice that his friend Rielle Hunter is knocking down $15,000/month, living in multi-million dollar homes, and jetting around the world in private planes? Might not he consider that he wants a piece of the pie? McGovern would have had many opportunities during which to snap a cellphone photo during the three meetings Edwards had with Hunter: almost any time Hunter and Edwards were preoccupied with daughter, Frances Quinn Hunter, would have been an occasion for a stealthy McGovern ‘Kodak Moment’.
McGovern’s also must be aware that his one chance at a big payday is probably while the affair is going on–Hunter will have many such future opportunities. McGovern will command his highest fees now, while he’s still the only person on the inside willing to provide information.
Regardless, our prediction: Edwards will demand that Bob be absent from all future meetings with Rielle Hunter.
The Enquirer’s rates for information usually are reported in the $5-20,000 range. For example, it was reported that Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman’s son got $15,000 for turning over his cellphone tapes to the Enquirer in November.
For a story that the Enquirer had invested a year in, McGovern’s info would have most likely commanded a higher, premium payment–perhaps as high as $50,000. $50,000 is quite a large sum for most people–regardless of whether their house is ‘modest’ or not.
Speculation will continue for now; the information will eventually be revealed. For now, however, Bob McGovern has our solid vote as the Enquirer’s pipeline from inside the Love Child Scandal.
by Mondoreb
image: National Enquirer
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Don’t forget Rielle Hunter is an attention seeking actress wannabe bubbling over with the thought of having been impregnated by the next Ghandi.
If I was looking for weak links in the coverup, I would start with player #1, Rielle Hunter.
Back in early August, before the admission, a DBKP commenter stated he believed McGovern was the leak.
He/She had a list of twenty people who were involved and what their roles were.
There was also a commenter named Jane or Jean who was attempting to redirect the online conversation, whose IP address I’d guess probably goes right back to North Carolna.
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“I knew he [McGovern] was a friend of Ms. Hunter. And he asked me to come and meet with them,” Edwards said. “He said the purpose of the meeting was she was having some trouble.”
Rielle: “I’m having trouble.”
Edwards: “Trouble?”
Rielle: “Yeah, trouble. You see, we’ve been having illicit sex for the last two years, and it seems about 14 months ago you impregnated me. See this six-month old baby?”
(Rielle holds baby out for Edwards)
Rielle: “…well, you’re the father.”
Edwards: “Baby? I can’t be the father. Of that I am 01% sure. 01%. We’ll go with that figure. Well, it’s 2:30am, gotta go. Oh, Rielle would you be a sweetheart and dispose of this backpack full of paper for me? Thanks.”
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That’s some good material Snoop. If the way the MSM has been plagiarizing off DBKP is any indication, I’ll expect to see it on Craig Ferguson tonight.
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Here’s the post I mentioned, by Two Men Can Keep a Secret.
http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2008/08/john-edwards-scandal-whatever-happened-to-andrew-young/
” This story is no longer containable in the short term.
There are too many actors in this play and there’s a huge paper trail to all of them. Paychecks.
There’s also a microrecorded account of every minute detail of their lives online for the public to peruse.
There are a minimum of twenty people who can connect the dots, and
1. Rielle Hunter (Wannabe actress who can’t wait to tell the world she’s relevant, and is growing increasingly pissed that Andrew Young is being paid more than her)
2. Rielle Hunter’s family
3. John Edwards (Getting tired of making all these payments).
4. Elizabeth Edwards (Finally figuring out what the hell is actually going on).
5. The Bag Man (Steven Bing?)
6. Edwards’ aide Josh (Saw the whole relationship from start to finish. A young kid with political aspirations, he may not sell out his credibility).
7. Josh’s assistant “Front man” from other video (Dead end).
7. Sam Cullman (Video staff)
8. Nick Chatfield (Video staff)
9. Mimi Hockman (Video staff)
10. Bob McGovern (Getaway Driver/Guru and likely the one who tipped off the media)
11. Andrew Young (Fake Babydaddy)
12. Cheri Young (Outraged and falsely-cuckholded wife of Fake Babydaddy, wondering why she was packed up to
California).
13. Andrew Young’s kids (Just play along).
14. John Edwards kids (Why is daddy kissing his staff?)
15. Rielle’s Yoga Friend from the silent retreat.”
Commenter Jeanne later replies iwith the exact same manner the Edwards camp (including Montross) has addressed every single rumor. Check Jeanne’s IP address. I’ll bet it is in North Carolina.
“How is this a short time I wonder? This supposed secret liason has been going on now for over 2 years, with all these numerous random players and it is only the Enquirer that has the goods on Edwards? what gives ? any number of these people could spill on him at any time why haven’t they? Are you now going to suggest they are all being paid off? are all blindly loyal?Hmm, How about secondary people such as hotel employees? hairdressers? cousins, friends, friends of friends, etc. are they all being given hush money? maybe we can now speculate on which one of the principle players may try to blackmail Edwards? Yet inexplicably nobody knows anything but the Enquirer, how curious? In a world where Madonna’s brother Christopher can write a tell- all about his own outrageously rich sister for God knows how much $$$’s you don’t think someone would sell out, now while this could be huge? Not one person out of as you say, sooo many principal players? defies logic doesn’t it? maybe it’s because much of these scenarios are a figment of minds that watch waayyy to much TV and in some way want it to be true, for whatever reason. Sometimes there just isn’t any there, there.”
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McGovern’s daughter debunked that theory. She told either the NY Post or the NY Daily News that her father had rejected $50K from the National Enquirer…my gut tells me the moles are Rielle’s sisters. I also think there are other players who are spilling to the NE and other sites, but not for money, but because they’re outraged by the continuing lies and coverup.
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Noting the strict legality of terminology that the Edwards Camp has used…
e.g. “I am 100% detached” from Eric Montross means “I rented a house to Andrew Young”,
“My father rejected $50,000 from the National Enquirer” could very well mean “My father accepted a $51,000 offer from the National Enquirer.”
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Hey there everyone,
Don’t know if it means a thing, but I find it strange that all the photos have been removed from this particular site.
http://citizenjournalistreview.com/2007/11/06/live-from-new-orleans-john-edwards/
Fearless
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More on jetting about on private planes.
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Fearless,
We’ve been on it since you left your comment.
PJ, Dossier, Snoop,
Thanx and good info!
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Cherubim wrote:
I believe Rielle Hunter and Bob McGovern (Rielle’s Spiritual Healer”) were attempting to blackmail John Edwards for money.
I also believe that the baby’s father is Bob McGovern(whom Rielle has known for 15 years), and that is the reason Rielle Hunter will not be having a paternity test, “now, or in the future.”
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