Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Posted on 11/04/2007 9:16:50 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Senator Fred Thompson appeared for the hour on "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert and it was evident that this is a more comfortable milieu for him then the debate format at this point in the campaign. He talked easily and comfortably about issues of foreign policy such as Pakistan and Iran - and displayed a staunch defense of federalism with some positions that may not please some of the members of the base.
Thompson certainly came across as authentic - and his grasp of foreign policy issues gives lie to the contention that those with executive experience have a leg up or superior background for the job as president - which falters in the job where the president has the most sway - foreign policy and defense. Thompson seemed to handle these areas with candor and sensibly didn't promise that Iran would never get the nuclear bomb during his administration - but promised his intention to do all in his power to make sure it didn't happen.
On the domestic side, he strongly favored a federalist approach to the issues of abortion and gay marriage - leaving it to the states - which may not please base members and may create problems as gay couples go from state to state. He also expressed concern about government overreach in the Terri Schiavo case - in large part due to his personal experience with the death of his daughter. He also discussed his evolution and firming up on his personal stance on abortion after seeing the sonogram of his four year old son which personalized the in utero life of the child for him.
Thompson answered questions on his health and also on an aide who has had trouble in his past with the law and said he won't throw him under the bus, which seemed a not so subtle reference to Governor Romney and Senator Larry Craig - but did say he is a national candidate for office and thus left open the possibility that if anything is amiss, that the aide could be gone.
Thompson seemed to exude his own persona, not just as an Arthur Branch extension. He answers the authenticity question as well as being more informed. Whether the party, the base and the nation will like his stances remains to be seen, but his persona would be hard not to like. Ironically his soothing persona seemed to lull Russert somewhat who wasn't in his more confrontational mode with Thompson - something that is harder to sustain during a large scale debate format.
This is a key point and worth repeating -- mayors and governors have executive experience; congresspeople have foreign policy experience. Since we don't have any candidate who has both in meaningful measure, I'll take the latter.
There. Fixed it.
There is nothing "federalist" about abrogating the God-given rights to life and liberty.
I’ll never cast a vote for Fred Thompson for anything. Or Rudy Giuliani. Or Mitt Romney. Or John McCain. Or Mike Huckabee. Or Ron Paul.
These men don’t even believe in the God-given, unalienable rights to life and liberty.
As the Declaration of Independence asserts, the protection of those rights is the reason we even have government.
To hell with the lot of them. And the Republican Party, if the GOP is going to tear the heart out of the Reagan platform.
Letting a Democrat -- any Democrat -- return to the Oval Office sure ain't protecting those rights.
Or read the transcript.
BTW -- where is the video? Could you please post a link to it. Thanks. MSNBC had the transcript, but only had the Brokaw part of the MTP interview. Maybe they'll post the part with Fred later, but if it's available somewhere now, please post it. Thanks.
Wrong. The only people “letting the Democrats into office” are those who would try to nominate someone that is little different than a Democrat in substance.
I don’t support anyone, of any party, that doesn’t believe in the God-given and unalienable right to life and liberty. Period. To do so would be an insult to the Founders, and to every person who has fought and or died for our freedom, and I won’t do it.
Fred in ‘08.
Exactly the attitude that brought us “Speaker Pelosi.”
But, to each his own.
But, to each his own.
True .. Millions of us would prefer not to / shall not sell our ass for any special interest politico of any party when we know after the hand is raised on the Bible the Founding Fathers will be spit on yet again .
I think if you choose to play in politics you must sell out yourself and by proxy the Republic . To each his own right ?
LOL...
I think Bush, and all the GOP compromisers, are to blame for Pelosi, not conservatives who have fought the liberals in both parties without compromise.
Every state is required to provide a republican form of government.
No state has a right to legalize murder, any more than they have a right to take away the right to free speech, free assembly, the right to petition government, the right to keep and bear arms, etc.
It amazes me that people can not discern the difference between keeping the federal government within its enumerated powers and all government’s, including the federal government’s, primary duty to protect and uphold unalienable rights.
This sort of willful ignorance holds to potential for the final death of this free republic.
When and if a state alienates God-given rights, who has a duty to do something about it?
That is so stupid. The FEDERAL GOVERNMENT increased the abortions in this country by MILLIONS, by removing the States rights to ban abortion. Now you think that you can get them to ban all abortions?
Once again, you don’t care that overturning Roe V Wade will save lives, you just care about your pie-in-the-sky delusions.
Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Exactly right, Politicalmom. Fred has my vote.
If it doesn’t, then the base ain’t what it used to be.
Fake is the exact opposite of what it is. There are few political points to be gained by taking the sound Constitutional positions that Fred Thompson has taken in his campain. A man who so respects the federalism that is engrained in our Constitution that he is willing to forgo the politically expedient position that will sway the small-minded in the party is the man I trust to nominate Supreme Court justices that will also respect the Constitution.
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