Comments on: Fred Thompson

By: Oldflyer

Oldflyer — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:05:58 +0000

I trust that Romney has enough sense to stay as far from McCain as he possibly can.

What politician would want McCain at his back? It would be almost as bad as having Bill Clinton out there as your surrogate. In other words, an out of control “maverick” who is adored by the media and who is running his own agenda.

My Navy loyalty does not stretch far enough to see McCain any where close to the oval office in any role. He got a lot of mileage out of his legitimate Viet Nam suffering. Now it is past time for him to retire.

As for Thompson as a running mate; I simply ask,
why? Yesterday’s news.

Mitt’s my man.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:18:24 +0000

Z, I also had to change my registration to vote 2/5 — in my case from D to R (but don’t tell anyone).

The media is really beginning to make me mad.
This AM I heard on a NYC radio station that “the ‘highly regarded’ former Senior Senator from NY, Al D’Amato, has endorsed Sen McCain.”

The reason I nearly chocked is that the NY media DESPISED, REALLY, REALLY, DISPISED Al D’Amato when he was in office!

I am going to pray and to trust the American people to see through this “MSM Campaigning” and vote their convictions at least until 2/5 .

I’m way past the “everybody’s doing it” stage of decision-making and can only keep telling people you don’t win the game by guessing the winner, you win by making the winner.

By: zhombre

zhombre — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:58:56 +0000

Ellie, I voted for Giuliani last week in early primary voting even though I had to register from IND to R to participate in the Florida primary system. I got the feeling we’ll both be crying in our beer or beverage of choice before the end of February.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:52:59 +0000

And now Duncan throws his support to the Huckster!

Methinks we are seeing the beginnings of the “anyone but McCain” movement. Interesting that Duncan — Mr “Build That Fence!” — chose the Huckster over Romney. Don’t get that choice at all …….

By: swampacreage

swampacreage — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:57:16 +0000

We have Hilary “The Hldebeast aka the Vulture’ Clinton, Barrack ” The Bambi deer caught in the headlights” Obama aka the Turkey, we have John ” I’m not crazy” McCain aka as the Hawk, we have Mitt “‘The to good to be true,hair,values,money,smile,family ” Romney aka as the Mockingbird. The Mockingbird said something similar to this persons speech” Never before in our history have Americans been called upon to face three grave threats to our very existence ’spending too much,danger from Soviet communism,and maintaining an unhealthy dependence on foreign oil” (Reagan,July,1980). The Mockingbird said something similar in 2006 about Jihadists,overspending and using too much oil. Of course there is always Rudy’the cock of the walk bantam rooster’ Guilani aka as the Chickenhawk ! My money is on the Mockingbird. With my powerful endorsement of Mitt it will be sure to sway all ! ps there is no need for me to explain the monikers Vulture,Chickenhawk,Turkey and Hawk. Like someone said America is going to the birds !

By: ymarsakar

ymarsakar — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:50:24 +0000

I think the phrase you may be looking for, Book, is “powerful demagogue”.

By: ymarsakar

ymarsakar — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:40:38 +0000

Thomas’s and Danny’s comments also provide the implication that the wrong people win the nomination precisely because they have no other life, interest, or ambition.

By: Danny Lemieux

Danny Lemieux — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:32:39 +0000

Reminds me of Bob Dole, Thomas. I had been a big supporter of Dole up until he ran for President. Then, he acted as if the nomination was owed to him but really didn’t show much fire about winning the election. I had the feeling that he just wanted to be the parade marshal. Given that his desultory campaigning got us Bill Clinton II, I could never quite respect him, after that. Ditto for Fred Thompson.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:02:19 +0000

Hello Bookworm,

You know, Miss Bookworm, the fact that Fred Thompson didn’t catch fire is an understatement. In fact, he actively avoided the fire. How many politicians do you know wouldn’t even show up for an endorsement? One of the most important conservative groups bequeathed him an endorsement (an Abortion Rights group) and he didn’t even bother to show up. He sent one of his functionaries to accept the endorsement.

Fred never caught fire because up until the very last moment, he never fought for it. One of his campaign chairmen said he worked only four hours a day. (He might have been active doing other things for his campaign, like paperwork, fund raising, strategizing, etc., but four hours isn’t enough to win the office.)

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