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| Fred Thompson Jokes | | 2008-05-08 06:37:18 | | “I don’t know if you heard this or not but Fred Thompson has dropped out of the presidential race. Don’t worry about Fred, he can always go back to his prestigious fake law firm. … Fred spent all day packing the bags under his eyes.” –David Letterman
“Fred Thompson said he is out trying to revitalize [...] | | By: Encyclopedia of Humor | | |
| | “And Another One Gone, and Another One Gone, Another One Bites the Dust!” (Fred Thompson) | | 2008-01-24 01:07:12 | | Duncan Hunter dropped out of the presidential race on January 19th after a poor showing in the Nevada caucus (was this something new or was he surprised?). The latest casualty of the Republican presidential primary was none other than Fred Thompson. In the words of the classic band Queen, “Another One Gone, Another One Bites the Dust.” William Kristol, a Fox News contributor wrote in TIME Magazine “…former Senator Fred Thompson, a serious potential challenger, is in a way the most manifestly Reaganite of all.” Many people like Kristol predicted that Thompson would be a serious contender for the nomination but that was not the case. Commentators could not stop with the comparisons to Ronald Reagan. The similarities to Reagan began and stopped with acting and being Republicans. Thompson was not the communicator that Reagan was and not the same kind of operator. Do not mistake my comments as praise for the former president. I think that President Reagan’s policy of tri | | By: The Mersman Political Blog | | |
| | Fred Thompson Tucks His Tail | | 2008-01-23 00:18:17 | | Pardon the inflammatory title. Sometimes in the quest for alliteration sacrifices must be made.Fred Thompson bowed out of the race for the GOP nomination today. From The AP: NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson quit the Republican presidential race on Tuesday, after a string of poor finishes in early primary and caucus states. "Today, I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort," Thompson said in a statement. Thompson's fate was sealed last Saturday in the South Carolina primary, when he finished third in a state that he had said he needed to win. In the statement, Thompson did not say whether he would endorse any of his former rivals. He was one of a handful of members of Congress who supported Arizona Sen. John McCain in 2000 in his unsuccessful race against George W. Bush for the party nomination. Additionally the unofficial word is that Tho | | By: Dyre Portents | | |
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| Fred Thompson's On A Roll . . . | | 2008-01-14 09:49:58 | | Thompson wipes the snake oil off Huck's smile. . .
The New York Times is reporting that after Fred Thompson's commanding performance in last week's South Carolina debate, he is surging in South Carolina. The Daily Pundit has been calling for this Thompson turnaround for some time. I hope he's right.
The New York Times of all people is reporting a groundswell for Thompson in South Carolina....
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| | Vote for Fred Thompson!! | | 2008-01-09 00:19:27 | | I am so sick of people crying on a daily basis that Bush is not Conservative.
I am so sick of people crying on a daily basis that McCain is not a Conservative.
I am so sick of people crying on a daily basis that Huckabee is not a Conservative.
I am so sick of people crying that people from Iowa are not Conservative.
I am so sick of people crying that people from New Hampshire are not...
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| | 75% of Republicans are Undecided: Fred Thompson and John McCain Will Benefit | | 2007-12-28 15:21:56 | | A recent CBS News poll says over three-quarters of Republican primary voters haven't made up their minds yet. Consequently, all the recent polling regarding which Republican candidate is going to win the nomination is meaningless. It is all up in the air.
In fact, I am still undecided and I have more conviction about my political beliefs than most people. So overall, what does this mean for the...
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| | Fred Thompson Facts | | 2007-12-21 23:30:48 | | Just in case anyone forgot: AWESOME FACTS ABOUT FRED THOMPSON * Fred Thompson has on multiple occasions pronounced "nuclear" correctly. * Fred Thompson has blasted more people in the face with a shotgun than even Dick Cheney. He's Fred Thompson.... | | By: Stix Blog | | |
| | Fred Thompson: The Choice for Conservative Bloggers | | 2007-12-21 17:05:36 | | I am in some pretty good company with the endorsements of these bloggers for Fred Thomson: John Hawkins of Rightwing News, Erick Erickson of RedState.Com, Pejman of RedState, Eugene Volokh of Volokh's Conspiracy, Polipundit of Polipundit, Ala from Blonde Sagacity,... | | By: Stix Blog | | |
| | Fred Thompson: "No Hand Shows" at Des Moines Republican Debate | | 2007-12-13 12:26:56 | | While most people believe that Mitt Romney won the Republican Debate today, Fred Thompson just made my year. The liberal moderator for PBS asked the group of Republican Candidates to raise their hands, "If Global Climate Change is a Serious Threat and Caused by Human Activity."
As some of the candidates were about to raise their hands, Fred Thompson told the woman that he was not going to raise...
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| | Fred Thompson: At Least He Will Let Me Eat a Big Mac | | 2007-12-06 00:06:14 | | This Nanny State nonsense has gone completely out of control. Just last week we reported that the FDA is looking to limit the amount of salt in our food because a bunch of do-gooder interest groups want to protect us from ourselves. Then we heard that New Zealand will not let people immigrate to their Country unless they meet a certain body mass index. Big Government politicians even want to...
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| | Fred Thompson: We should be skeptical of the NIE | | 2007-12-05 14:26:00 | | The accuracy of the latest NIE on Iran should be received with a good deal of skepticism. Our intelligence community has often underestimated the intentions of adversaries, including Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and North Korea. And are all of the CIA detractors now going to take intelligence pronouncements at face value? It’s awfully convenient for a lot of people: the administration gets to say its policies worked; the Democrats get to claim we should have eased up on Iran a long time ago: and Russia and China can claim sanctions on Iran are not necessary. Who benefits from all this? Iran.More... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Fred Thompson Joins Major Business Groups for Presidential Town Hall | | 2007-11-30 01:59:00 | | The National Federation of Independent Business, the National Restaurant Association and Associated Builders and Contractors host former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson for the fourth of their 2008 presidential election "Town Halls" on Monday, Dec. 3 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.U.S. Sen. John McCain kicked off the series on Oct. 16, followed by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Oct. 30 and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Nov. 6.The Presidential Town Halls are an exciting new venture for NFIB, NRA and ABC, utilizing teleforums that provide an effective way for the organizations' members to hear from and interact with candidates and elected officials. The town halls function much like a radio call-in show, and members who join the call will have a chance to ask presidential candidates questions live on the air. The events are for members only.In addition to the four confirmed participants, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama and New | | By: Brand Mantra | | |
| | Fred Thompson's Tax Plan. . . | | 2007-11-26 00:29:49 | | Virtually every candidate in the GOP field has indicated that they are for lowering taxes. All of them have stated that they would seek to extend the Bush Tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 that are set to expire in 2010. Beyond these assertions no candidate other then Mike Huckabee (Huckabee has endorses the fair tax which is complexly unfeasible and a gimmick) has been specific as to what changes to...
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| | Fred Thompson On Immigration | | 2007-10-24 08:25:14 | | Thompson finally came up with an immigration policy. Below are some of the highlights of his policy along with my reactions.The Ones I Like:1: Increased Border Security: Doubling Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents handling interior enforcement, increasing the Border Patrol to at least 25,000 agents, and increasing detention space to incarcerate illegal aliens we arrest rather than letting them go with a promise to show up later for legal proceedings against them.Border security is inseparable from national security.2: Maximize Legal Immigration Program Efficiency: Reduce the backlogs and streamline the process for immigrants and employers who seek to follow the law. Also, simplify and expedite the application processes for temporary visas. Caps for any category of temporary work visa would be increased as appropriate, if it could be demonstrated that there are no Americans capable and willing to do the jobs.3: Modernize Immigration Law/Policy: Change the nature of our legal immigration system to welcome immigrants who can be economic contributors to our country and are willing to learn the English language and reduce the scope of chain migration by giving family preference in the allocation of lawful permanent resident status only to spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens, and no one else (no siblings, no parents, no adult children, etc.).The system is long overdue for streamlining.4: Preference for American Military Service: Place those foreign persons who are lawfully present in the country and who serve honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States on a faster, surer track to U.S. citizenship.Anybody willing to die for this country is OK by me.The ones I don't like:1: English as Official Language: Make English the official language of the U.S. to promote assimilation and legal immigrants’ success, and require English proficiency in order for any foreign person to be granted lawful permanent resident status.Haven't needed it before. Don't need it now. Children of immigrants are normally pretty well assimilated if they are born in this country or arrive here as a toddler.2: No Amnesty: Amnesty undermines U.S. law and policy, rewards bad behavior, and is unfair to the millions of immigrants who follow the law and are awaiting legal entry into the United States.Deporting twelve million people is almost impossible and extremely costly. Instead allow them to to apply for legal immigrant status (with a criminal background check) and pay a fine. Deport the remainder.Existing laws that I'm iffy on: End Sanctuary Cities by cutting off discretionary federal grant funds as appropriate to any community that, by law, ordinance, executive order, or other formal policy directs its public officials not to comply with the provisions of 8 USC 1373 and 8 USC 1644, which prohibit any state or local government from restricting in any way communications with the Department of Homeland Security “regarding the immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of an alien in the United States.” B. Deny discretionary Federal education grants as appropriate to public universities that violate federal law by offering in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens without also offering identical benefits to United States citizens, regardless of whether or not they live in the state, as required by 8 USC 1623. C. Deny discretionary Federal grants as appropriate to states and local governments that violate federal law by offering public benefits to illegal aliens, as prohibited by 8 USC 1621(a).Denying federal grants also hurts legal citizens of the U.S. . However strongly enforcing this this after allowing those here to apply for citizenship (and pay a fine) would only hurt those cities and universities that chose to take a hard line stance on this issue.What's important here is that Thompson started running for president prior to having a concrete stance on one the major issues facing America. Given the amount of time he had from the point that rumors of his announcement started and the point at which he actually declared he had ample time to come up with policy on this and other issues. However pleasing his immigration stance may be to GOP supporters it'll be hard not to notice that everyone else hit the ground running with policies in hand.
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| | Why Fred Thompson should be elected | | 2007-10-22 06:24:41 | | Well, it is Friday again and that means it is Fun Friday here and also Open Trackback Weekend. I got this one from The Onion If Elected, I Will Have The Hottest First Lady In U.S. History By Sen....
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| | | Meet the Press with Tim Russert Trashes Fred Thompson | | 2007-10-14 18:36:42 | | Okay, these political experts need the stop the nonsense. I am watching Meet the Press with Tim Russert on MSNBC right now, and the liberal political "experts" have gone 5-straight minutes bashing Fred Thompson. The following are all the "relevant" topics that they discussed (I could not make any of these up):1) Fred Thompson was too coached in the last debate; 2) Fred Thompson looked old; 3) Fred Thompson looked tired; 4) Saturday Night Live made fun of Fred Thompson; 5) He coughed a few times; 6) He was not like Reagan; 7) He let people down; 8) He knew the name of the Prime Minister of Canada (as if they expected him not to know); 9) John Edwards can get away with being tired, but Fred Thompson cannot; 10) He was not lazy like a Fox; and 11) They talked about how the Republicans argued about meaningless topics.Can anyone imagine five straight minutes attacking Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, or Barack Obama. Of course nobody would expect that. This is another reason why Hillary has the advantage over any other candidate; she simply has the MSM and Media Matters ensuring she will never be attacked.Related EditorialsTim Russert Listens to Predictions from Brain-dead ExpertsWe Need a Lazy PoliticianFred Thompson: Gaining Political Momentum Without Leaving His ChairLiberal Media Openly Bashes Fred ThompsonHillary Clinton Will Be The Next PresidentMedia Matters & CNN Lie, Distort, And Try To 'Imus' Bill O'ReillyMSM Bias Watch 1MSM Does Lousy ReportingMSM, Olberman Revel In American Failure | | By: Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty | | |
| | Fred Thompson Versus Ron Paul in New Hampshire | | 2007-10-13 21:28:18 | | Cross-posted at Grizzly Groundswell
I have been following the primary process rather closely and I believe I am seeing a trend in the voters of New Hampshire, or two trends actually. I am seeing the decline of Fred Thompson, and the rise of Ron Paul. I know this seems illogical, but let me try to explain [...] | | By: Wake Up America | | |
| | | Saturday Stew: Why Fred Thompson? | | 2007-09-22 17:41:37 | | For the past few weeks, we've given supporters of various candidates the opportunity to express themselves. This week, we're giving the microphone to supporters of former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson.• Why do you support Fred Thompson?• How long have you supported Thompson?• What issues are most important to you?• If Fred Thompson is unable to secure the nomination, who else would you like to see take it or who would you vote for?So speak up, Thompson supporters. Answer these questions or share other thoughts on Thompson's candidacy. This is your chance to sell your candidate to those undecideds out there.Check out at the responses we've gotten from John Edwards, Ron Paul, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and Bill Richardson supporters. | | By: Political Realm | | |
| | | | Anti Fred Thompson Site Gets Fred in a Foozy | | 2007-09-12 23:40:17 | | The creator of an anti Fred Thompson website was severely admonished by Republican presidential candidate Mitt “Mittens” Romney after word came out that the site was linked to Romney’s campaign.
The creator of the site, one Wes Donahue is Vice President of the firm Tompkins, Thompson, and Sullivan. One of those three individuals, Warren Tompkins, [...] | | By: U Suxxors | | |
| | Fred Thompson's Numerous Flaws | | 2007-09-10 22:25:00 | | Fred Thompson, a candidate former President Nixon called "dumb as hell," is showing that dissatisfaction with the rest of the GOP candidates does not a viable candidate make.-He's lazy. "I don't like spending 14- and 16-hour days voting on 'sense of the Senate' resolutions on irrelevant matters. There are some important things we really need to get on with—and on a daily basis, it's very frustrating," he said in 1998. I'd like to see how he'd handle the "irrelevant matters" as president. Impatience is not a virtue in the job he's up for.-He's inexperienced. "We've all reacted to crisis in our lives in one way or another, but I think that a candidate who gets out and says that he's done x, y, and z, and it's prepared him for [a WMD attack] is probably making a mistake. You can't do that," Thompson said, trying to downplay his obvious lack of experience, which is in the Hillary Clinton range, after serving in the Senate for eight years.-He's not very eloquent. In one of his first Iowa | | By: I Hate Your Opinions | | |
| | Fred Thompson Enters the Presidential Race | | 2007-09-08 06:28:58 | | Like this wasn’t the biggest, most predictable political move in the last few months! Former Senator turned actor Fred Thompson has officially entered the Presidential race for the Republican party. Thompson entered the race from the set of The Tonight Show in what has to be a nod to the successful Gubernatorial campaign [...] | | By: Joe's Journal | | |
| | On The Trail: Fred Thompson | | 2007-09-07 22:00:10 | | Fred Thompson gave his first stump speeches yesterday in Iowa as an official candidate in the 2008 presidential race. I happened to be on hand for one of his events, an evening rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, so what follows are my completely subjective thoughts on the Thompson campaign stop.Perhaps 300 people gathered to see Thompson on his first day of campaign. From talking to people at the event, I get the sense that many are simply curious to see what the buzz is all about, rather than serious "Fred Heads." At least a dozen Ron Paul supporters gather before Thompson arrived (he was about 40 minutes late), with various signs in support of their candidate.Eventually, the Thompson team rolled up in two impressive campaign buses with their candidate's picture emblazoned on the side. A short-lived "Go Big Fred!" chant arose from some in the crowd as Fred and his wife, Jeri, stepped off the bus. The event got off to a shaky start, with the man set to introduce Thompson saying he was | | By: Political Realm | | |
| | Fred Thompson Tries to Set Himself Apart | | 2007-09-06 21:29:00 | | It's obvious to anybody following Fred Thompson's "campaign," that Thompson is doing his best to distinguish himself from the other candidates. It was more obvious than ever last night, when Thompson appeared on the Tonight Show in lieu of joining the GOP presidential debate. Some choice quotes from his interview on Leno:"A lot of people have been, of course, running for some time. Everybody kind of changed the rules. Usually you don't announce until after Labor Day, but they started running a lot earlier, spending millions of dollars and so forth, and everyone said that you couldn't run this year without raising a hundred million dollars and starting much earlier."On why he skipped the debate: "Well, we'll have an opportunity to debate a lot. I've been debating in courtrooms in the country since I was 28 years old and political forums and so forth. So they're fine, and we'll do our fair share."For somebody who claims to be running a campaign based on traditional rules, Fre | | By: I Hate Your Opinions | | |
| | GOP Candidates' Reactions to Fred Thompson | | 2007-09-04 02:47:00 | | Mitt Romney: "Well, I guess the only comment I'd make to Fred Thompson would be: Why the hurry? Why not take a little longer to think this over? From my standpoint, if he wants to wait until January or February, that would be ideal."John McCain on why Thompson's doing well in polls: ""Why not? He's been president two or three times in the movies. He's been an admiral, he's been head of the CIA."Mike Huckabee : "Certainly his entry is going to have a big presence, but the expectations are so incredibly high for him. It's challenging for anyone to walk into the arena with the expectation that anytime you step up to the plate you have to hit it into the third deck."Rudy Giuliani’s New York co-chairman, Guy Molinari on Thompson's attacks on Giuliani's gun-control record: "“Run or keep your mouth shut! … If you want to bash people, jump into the pool. We’re waiting for you. … He’s not just attacking Rudy. He’s attacking every resident of New York City." | | By: I Hate Your Opinions | | |
| | | Fred Thompson: A Glass Half Full | | 2007-07-31 07:07:00 | | Last week, we discussed the hurdles that Fred Thompson must overcome to win the Republican nomination. Now, we'll take a look at everything that is helping to propel the former Tennessee senator towards the presidency.First, let's address some of the negatives we brought up in our previous post. Yes, questions have been raised about Thompson's history on the abortion issue. However, in a field that includes an openly pro-choice candidate (Giuliani) and a past pro-choice candidate (Romney), Thompson's sometimes vague history is largely shielded. Thompson may be a Washington insider, but the public does not perceive him in that way. His time outside of Washington has sufficiently distanced him from an unpopular president and an unpopular war. He can campaign as someone who knows Washington, but also knows how to fix its problems. It could certainly be difficult for Thompson to live up to the hype surrounding his would-be campaign, but excitement isn't such a bad thing.Thompso | | By: Political Realm | | |
| | I still support Fred D. Thompson | | 2007-07-27 22:55:27 | | I’m a very Conservative, America 1st kind of guy, I live a Conservative lifestyle, I don’t try to tell people what to do, I worked all my life and I am retired, and fairly comfortable, I mind my own business, but I have a real penchant for being a part of critiquing politics and those involved in political campaigns…
Until the last couple of days I was pretty well convinced that Fred D. Thompson was quite likely the best choice we have if we ever expected to seat a real Conservative president again but there are some things that DO give me pause in regards to Mr. Thompson and his method of politicking…
There are many things this nation needs, many issues that must be addressed and some of what Sen. Thompson has said has been very positive, very opinionated and very inspirational, but I have yet to hear Sen. Thompson lay the smack down on anything, and I hate lukewarm politicians…
ILLEGAL immigration and border security is one of the most intense iss | | By: TexasFred's | | |
| | Fred Thompson is coming to Dallas… | | 2007-07-23 23:06:06 | |
Fred will be passing through Texas on Wednesday, July 25th!
He’ll be spending the morning in Houston and the afternoon in Dallas.
The Texas FredHeads will be meeting Fred at Love Field at 3:30 pm.
Any of Fred’s loyal and devoted fans that are interested in meeting Fred in Dallas should contact DallasFredHeads@gmail.com.
GO FRED!! Run Fred!! RUN!!
Cross posted with FredHeads!!! Thompson for President 2008 | | By: TexasFred's | | |
| | Yet Another Reason to Vote for Fred Thompson | | 2007-07-18 02:09:00 | | I am so sick of seeing Republican candidates pretend to be fiscally conservative and then spend more money than John Edwards at a salon. John McCain voted for Medicare Part D, which has become a fiscal nightmare. Moreover, John McCain’s campaign is almost broke, demonstrating just how fiscally responsible he is likely to be with our money. Where did the money go? I do not know about you, but if I have to ask that question now, I am for sure that I will have to ask that question if he is President. At lead the Democrats tell us up front that they are going to tax and spend us like crazy. I appreciate the honesty, but $2.9 trillion is beyond abominable. Mitt Romney is not without shame either. He spent $31,500 to rent the Boston Red Sox’s Fenway Park for a barbecue, $300 for makeup work, and $4.9 million in television ads. If he claims he is going to cut discretionary spending to minus 1% of inflation, maybe he plans to fund the rest of that 1% with his own money, just like | | By: Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty | | |
| | Fred Thompson is coming to Texas… | | 2007-07-17 22:27:02 | | We are looking for folks all over the USA that are supporters of Sen. Fred D. Thompson, but we’re really looking for folks in the El Paso, Texas area that support Sen. Thompson and wish to become involved in our campaign to have him declare his candidacy for President and to make a WINNING run for the White House…
My friend Ken Emanuelson is wanting to get in contact with folks interested in becoming associated with him on his sites, Fred 2008 Blog Roll and FredHeads USA, his informational blog in support of Sen. Fred D. Thompson…
You don’t have to be a BLOGGER to become associated with this support group either, we are looking for like minded folks that are willing to write letters to the editors of the El Paso area papers, or send email support messages to their friends, or folks that aren’t afraid to get out there and actually do some serious campaigning and talking to other folks about what a wonderful choice Sen. Thompson would be for this nation…
And I welcome any int | | By: TexasFred's | | |
| | Fred Thompson: A Glass Half Empty | | 2007-07-16 18:44:00 | | Back in March, it seemed more like Internet fancy than political reality. Fred Thompson running for president? Really? But the draft movement picked up steam and Thompson was apparently more serious about running than we thought. Just like that, Thompson found himself atop some state and national polls. Let's take a look, however, at the pessimist's perspective of Fred Thompson's campaign.Where's the beef? During his eight years in the Senate (he filled the remaining term of Al Gore, before being elected to a full term in 1996), Thompson failed to lead the way on any significant piece of legislation. He chaired the Governmental Affairs Committee, investigated President Clinton's campaign fundraising, but eventually produced little of substance. Where were Thompson's conservative ideas, vision, and leadership then? His elected experience will be little more than that of Barack Obama, who's frequently criticized for it. In a race with a war hero in John McCain and America's Mayor | | By: Political Realm | | |
| | Ron Paul and Fred Thompson: A Comparison | | 2007-07-12 05:49:53 | | Much has been made lately of the impending entry of Fred Thompson into the Republican race for the nomination. The journeyman actor has precious face-recognition, a commanding presence and camera-smart charisma all on his side. Admittedly, it’s hard not to be drawn in by him. His most recent gig has concretized him as the Law and Order candidate, which I think effectively sums up what a fair number of my fellows are looking for. But what of his credibility as a conservative—a true honest to goodness conservative? Is he the champion of limited government that he makes himself out to be?The former Senator says that federalism is his lodestar:Republicans have struggled in recent years, because they have strayed from basic principles. Federalism is one of those principles. It is something we all give lip service to and then proceed to ignore when it serves our purposes … Those who are in charge of applying the conservative litmus test should wonder why some of their brethren continue | | By: Republican Renaissance | | |
| | Liberal Media Openly Bashes Fred Thompson | | 2007-07-10 01:28:00 | | Recently, the liberal media has not even attempted to hide their overt bias. Just take a look at these two headlines about Fred Thompson. Keep in mind that these are not editorials: 1) “Will her Face Determine His Future?” by Susan Saulney of the New York Times; and 2) “Thompson lacks substance, but still wows Young Republicans,” By Brendan Farrington of the Associated Press.The first article called Fred Thompson’s wife a “trophy wife.” Forget her extensive background: She is a former Senate aide and a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee. What an insult!Not only is this unacceptable journalism, let me also remind you that Thompson has not even entered the race. You can bet your bottom dollar that had anyone done an article like this about John Edwards’ wife, that person would have been fired, and the article never would have been printed. Moreover, could you imagine an article titled, “Hillary Clinton Has No Real Experience, but Leaches off her Husb | | By: Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty | | |
| | Fred Thompson defends his lobbying past | | 2007-06-27 05:42:54 | | By ERIK SCHELZIG, Associated Press WriterTue Jun 26, 5:41 PM ET Fred Thompson, a likely Republican presidential candidate, on Tuesday defended his work as a Washington lobbyist, telling The Associated Press that lobbying is an important part of life because "government's got their hands in everything." The actor and former U.S. senator from Tennessee added, "Nobody yet has pointed out any of my clients that didn't deserve representation." Thompson, who likes to cast himself as a political outsider, earned more than $1 million lobbying the federal government for more than 20 years. He lobbied for a savings-and-loan deregulation bill that helped hasten the industry's collapse and a failed nuclear energy project that cost taxpayers more than a billion dollars. He also was a lobbyist for deposed Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who was widely criticized for endorsing "necklacing," the gruesome practice of execution where gasoline-soaked tires are throw | | By: Dyre Portents | | |
| | Fred Thompson Ready to Run? | | 2007-06-23 06:57:26 | | WSMV-TV: Thompson Announcement Set For NashvilleFred Thompson is set to announce that Nashville will be the home of his national campaign headquarters, WSMV is reporting.A source close to the campaign planning tells WSMV that that Thompson planned to announce his candidacy on the steps of the historic Fall School Building Tuesday, but Thompson campaign officials deny that Tuesday's announcement is an official run for the White House.The source tells WSMV report says that the Thompson campaign has obtained the lease for that building to turn it into a national campaign office."Everything's in place for tuesday," the source told WSMV. "There are three major events built around his announcement." But Bob Davis, the Tennessee Republican Party Chairman, and Thompson's former Chief of Staff says "There will not be an annoucement Tuesday." moreThis is the most concrete speculation to date folks. Frankly I'm hoping he won't run. I don't like him and I have no good reason why. What I do | | By: Dyre Portents | | |
| | Fred Thompson: Gaining Political Momentum Without Leaving His Chair | | 2007-06-18 02:03:00 | | Fred Thompson recently jumped into second place nationally among likely Republican voters. Rudy Giuliani leads with 24%, followed by Thompson at 18%, John McCain at 17% and Mitt Romney at 7%.What is most amazing about this is the fact that he has not even entered the race. While candidates like Mitt Romney and John McCain are spending millions just to catch up to Giuliani, Thompson puts out one video attacking Michael Moore, speaks to Jay Leno, and surpasses them all. This demonstrates that money may not drive candidates, but candidates drive the money.In essence, the politicians who are most well-known and viable will get the most contributions toward their campaign. Once a candidate reaches a tipping point of popularity, the money comes rolling in, which in term reinforces the continued popularity. Attempting to win a campaign with money alone is certainly not sufficient; take a look at Ross Perot or Ned Lemont.Moreover, the advent of the Internet has completely transformed candidate | | By: Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty | | |
| | Fred Thompson's Impact | | 2007-05-30 19:17:00 | | As we suggested yesterday, Fred Thompson's emergence as a legitimate candidate for president was a matter of if, not when. Thompson is preparing to enter a more official phase of the presidential campaign, though he remains far from a full-fledged candidate. Thompson will reportedly file papers with the FEC June 4 that will allow him to begin to raise money and his campaign will coordinate a "First Day Founders" fundraising blitz that day. He talked with more than 100 donors and supporters about this yesterday and the campaign will use the event to make a big splash and show their strength starting out. He will avoid having to file second quarter fundraising reports on June 30, though he will have to file retroactively, and restrictions on his public speaking (he subs frequently for Paul Harvey). Thompson isn't expected to officially join the race until sometime around the Fourth of July holiday, though the timetable remains unclear. Such an announcement could come in Nashville, Tenn | | By: Political Realm | | |
| | | Fred Thompson for President | | 2007-05-11 22:28:27 | |
OK, I now have another Logo option on the Fred Thompson for President blog roll if anyone is interested, and many thanks to LittleOleLady for making the Logo for me…
Both options can be found here: Fred Thompson for President
If you wish to be listed on the Fred Thompson for President blog roll, email me and let me know you have the code set and I will include you to the roll ASAP…
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| | Fred Thompson Announces Nonchanantly on Leno | | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | | Fred Thompson caught in a rare smile
“I’m running for president of the United States”
On the Tonight Show with Jay Leno this evening former Republican Senator Fred Thompson casually announced his bid for the presidency. Too casually.
And that, ultimately, will be his downfall.
Thompson mentioned how he’ll do his “share of those sort of [...] | | By: Garling Gauge | | |
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