Posted on 05/29/2007 8:46:39 PM PDT by Snerdley
FRED THOMPSON IS RUNNING for the Republican presidential nomination. In a conference call Monday, Thompson addressed a group of more than 100 supporters and fundraisers whom the campaign has dubbed First Day Founders. He told them that he would be setting up an organization that will allow him to begin raising money and recruiting staff.
In official campaign finance parlance, the move represents a shift from "giving serious consideration" to a presidential bid, as Thompson said he would do back in March, as a non-candidate, to a "testing the waters" period where one is, in effect, a candidate-in-waiting with a campaign-in-preparation. Thompson advisers point out that the new testing-the-waters entity is not quite a campaign committee, though it will officially begin accepting contributions on June 4. On that day--the First Day, as it were--the campaign will take in donations that it can then tout as an impressive one-day haul. A corollary benefit will be that news reports about Thompson's non-entry entry will run on June 5, when the declared candidates will meet in New Hampshire for their third debate. (Thompson won't be required to disclose his donors and the amounts they give to the Federal Election Commission until September.)
No one thinks Thompson would have set up this entity if he had not decided to run, and there were apparently no serious qualifications or hesitations expressed on the conference call yesterday. The testing-the-waters committee allows Thompson to recruit and hire staff, which he intends to do. And he now has an entity that can collect campaign cash. For nearly four months, would-be Thompson supporters have been frozen in place, unable to contribute to Thompson even as they have been hounded by other campaigns.
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not running.
Doesn’t stand a chance.
Let us hope ping!!
We need a leader!!!!!!
Now more than ever.....
where do i send the check?
How long will it take before somebody posts that Fred is not a “real” conservative?
a lot sooner than they will tell me another real conservative that has a chance. Check out the Fred Thompson Report and see how well he can communicate conservative points WITHOUT the mainstream media distorting it.
http://www.abcrn.com/thompson/rss/thompson.xml
Five minutes is the over/under.
I have a serious question for all you “Fred!” supporters.
Why should I vote for Fred over Duncan Hunter in the primary?
And don’t tell me it’s because “Duncan Hunter can’t win he has no name recognition and Fred is a TV/Movie star”. I’m talking policy stances, why is Fred the better conservative.
I’m not trying to be snarky or pick a fight here, I may well end up voting for him. But I want to hear a Fred supporter tell me why Fred would be better, policy wise, than Duncan Hunter on the following issues:
Secure Border.
Winning the war against Militant Islam.
Keeping our military second to none-and in particular China.
Trade-making sure we don’t get cheated in trade deals, particularly with China
Maintaining our Second Amendment freedoms.
I’ll let someone else address the pro-life issue, as it is not something I follow as closely as defense and trade issues.
Ditto that!
What do you mean by that? He’s about to form an exploratory committee and begin raising money in the next week.
Waited too long. The money raising is well under way, the public is tired of being toyed with and this dog won’t hunt.
that was from my rss feed, try this link for HTML version of the Fred Thompson Report.
http://abcradio.com/blog.asp?id=15663
10 reasons to forget about Fred:
1. Fred isn’t going to raise enough money to run.
2. Fred isn’t going to run even if he raises enough money
3. Even if Fred runs, he will be too lazy to be an effective candidate
4. Even if Fred is not lazy, his is too much of a dilettante to be an effective candidate.
5. Even if Fred is not lazy, and not a dilettante, the guy is too scripted to be an effective candidate.
6. Even if Fred is not lazy, a dilettante, and scripted, Fred won’t be an effective candidate because he has nothing to say that has not already been said and thus is surplus baggage.
7. Even if Fred is an effective candidate he won’t win the nomination, because his resume could not fill up one of those toilet paper squares that was being talked about lately.
8. Even if Fred is an effective candidate and his resume gets longer, he won’t win because Rudy is even better.
9. Even if Fred wins the nomination, he will lose to the Dem because Fred is “a base” kind of guy.
10. Even if Fred beats the Dem, he won’t be a good president because ... (you fill in the blank; I have “helped” you enough) .
“Why should I vote for Fred over Duncan Hunter in the primary?”
In my estimation there is not a lick of difference between the two except for Hunters’ experience. I would gladly vote for Duncan in the primary but I am quite positive that he will have already pulled out before the primaries get around to my state....most likely I will have a choice between Fred and Rudy or Mitt.
I’ll be voting for Fred.
Because Fred has “it.”
I do like Hunter though. VP anyone?
Because Fred can win.
He didn’t wait too long. Everyone else got in too early. Sit back and watch what happens from here on in.
*I’m* not tired of the anticipation!!
Toy with me some more, Fred!! It will make your announcement all the sweeter, LOL! :-)
I would prefer Tom Coburn and Michael Steele as his VP. I’m already sick of all the others.
Bob Beckel, who managed 1984 Democratic nominee Walter Mondale’s campaign, called Thompson potentially a “Democratic electoral nightmare” because of his communications skills and ability to appeal to swing voters.
Yes! He has my complete support.
Nope they are tired of politicians when they start running months before time. People I have talked with are already tired of politicians. I know I will send money to Fred when he announces.
Two observations:
1) Where do I send my check, and what is the maximum limit now...
2) Expect to see footage of Knox Cooley, the Bible-thumping Racist NAzi, EVERYWHERE in the next few weeks....
They are wrong. People are tired of politicians and their entering into a race months and months before it is necessary. I know many people who will support Fred when he does enter after clearing up his obligations. I also know these people will not support Rudy the Liberal.
LOL!!
Many people I know who usually like to discuss politics and such things, haven’t even considered who they’re gonna vote for in November, 2008, a year and a half away! I suspect many voters feel the same way. IMHO, the ONLY reason we’re all so hot and heavy on particular candidates this early is because the bogeyman (woman, I mean) is a candidate for the other side.
I personally see Hunter as far more knowlegable and trustworthy on the border. Thompson seems very shaky to me on the issue. He seems to want to legalize those that are here, and frankly, we have a Congress more than willing to do that. Perhaps he will change his tune, but from the narrow range that I’ve heard from him on the issues...
Thompson might be a little less easy going in regards to spending measures, though. Not a bad way to be!
“where do i send the check?”
That’s my question.....
Anyone?
There’s also the addition that Thompson is the better speaker, and he does have a folksy charm. That much is undeniable. I hope that plays out well in the debates. It may be to his advantage that he’s making the national scene later at a time with fewer candidates so he can give longer answers to questions.
Seriously.
Vote Hunter.
Fred doesn’;t need your vote, and your vote will send the message that you presumptively prefer Fred to Mitt (the others will be irrelevant)
MamaB, the point of the list is that the same sorry-assed “criticisms” of Fred always appear on threads like this.
Of course they’re wrong. It is (in this case) an effective satire.
that’s the kiss of death...
I agree. Fred would give the Dems fits if he enters the race and wins the primary. He is intelligent, articulate and has a presidential demeanor. I’ll vote for him if he is the nominee.
a neighbor of mine is a tv-moron that watches all day and votes democrap.
very interesting.
she will not vote for hillary, but she would vote for
fred thompson
because he’s “fresh” and because he “looks like he’d do what he says”.
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Apparently you would prefer Hillary if you think what’s his name and other what’s his name have a chance.
I really like Duncan Hunter and either man would be a GREAT president. The two together, unstoppable leadership.
Yes, all the candidate threads — I’ve stayed off of those basically; they’re not interesting to me and way too early.
I’ve even stayed off most of the Fred Threads.
Fred is our best hope!
Happy dance is commencing!!! Wait, let me draw the shades. :-)
Wait, let me draw the shades. :-)
Soooo, you do the happy dance??? (clothing optional?)
he needs to get on it....course waiting might save money and media wounds
Because Fred has “it.”
Exactly. Hunter is a decent conservative. Fred is also a fine conservative. Fred has power, courage and a greater ability to connect with people. Fred will kick butt.
LOL!
That is brilliant, but I’m not surprised...
...considering the source.
Thanks for the post and ping!
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