If you have a strong stomache, read his his entry in the Huffington Post.

I understand the calls of various people for Edwards to drop out so as to benefit a particular candidate. That’s politics, but the reasons he gives are stupid, and insulting to Barack Obama, John Edwards, and the whole south.

If John Edwards stays in the race, he might, in the end, become nothing other than the Southern white man who stood in the way of the black man. And for that, he would deserve a lifetime of liberal condemnation.

Jane Smiley replied on HuffPo. It’s titled, Shut Up, Larry. Word up, Jane.