Doug Mills/The New York Times
Fred Thompson addresses supporters and undecided voters Tuesday in Coralville, Iowa.
Posted on 10/03/2007 9:36:14 PM PDT by Plutarch
NEVADA, Iowa, Oct. 3 — Twenty-four minutes after he began speaking in a small restaurant the other day, Fred Thompson brought his remarks to a close with a nod of his head and an expression of thanks to Iowans for allowing him to “give my thoughts about some things.”
Then he stood face to a face with a silent audience.
“Can I have a round of applause?” Mr. Thompson said, drawing a rustle of clapping and some laughter.
“Well, I had to drag that out of you,” he said.
Mr. Thompson is a former United States senator, a television actor and a Watergate investigator. His entry into the presidential race was highly anticipated by many Republicans, who saw or hoped to see in him outsized political talent and a commitment to conservatism that would enliven a Republican field that many found lacking.
But as Mr. Thompson campaigned across Iowa this week, he was something other than the dynamic presence that some in his party have been yearning for. Iowans saw a candidate who is subdued and sonorous, a laconic presence who spoke in soft monotone, threw few elbows and displayed little drive to distinguish himself from his opponents...
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Fred Thompson addresses supporters and undecided voters Tuesday in Coralville, Iowa.
Could be better, but (I tell myself) this is a group that’s pretty much made up its mind: it (the audience, in that state) has been pelted with stump speeches for 2+ years. FDT is the newcomer. It’s hard to make a dent at this point, THERE — but let’s not write off Fred.
I will say this, he was pretty gutsy to stand there and take it. He’s a big man. Tough crowd!
Anyone who believes anything the NYSlimes has to say about a conservative they are terrified of(Fred in this case)needs to have their head examimed.
Funny. Part of the attack on conservatism.
Laconic, is that the keyword for all journalists writing about Thompson?
His performance caught the attention of the NYT. His rise in the polls since entering the race has been meteoric...now he’s the frontrunner, and the NYT hasn’t missed that. They’re thinking, “How does this guy do it?”
“Can I have a round of applause?”
Little NYT hit piece on Fred, but did they ever report the times when Hitlery walked out on a restaurant bill in “her” expectation that the restaurant would pick it up out of respect for her big a** having been there?
Whether the article is bogus or not, it is important to know that the NYT published it. The NYT sets the agenda for the rest of the MSM. This piece being published serves a signal for the rest of the MSM to run similar stories, so that eventually it becomes MSM common wisdom, and is drummed into the heads of the population through repetition.
The New York Times would prefer candidates provide entertaining displays like Howard Dean’s meltdown.
Posting from the Old Grey Whore to prop up Willard, eh?
Pity your obscene “beanie weenie” crap was pulled, wasn’t it?
How much are you paying James Carville for his advice?
Hard to disagree. Fred needs to get himself caffeinated.
Post your perverted little anti-Fred screed again. See how long it lasts.
and I repeat: Anyone who believes anything the NYSlimes has to say about conservatives needs to have their head examined. The point of the post was to make Fred look bad, since it was the times doing the reporting I doubt very much if it went down the way it was reported. As far as I am concerned everything the times prints is a lie until proven otherwise. Fred is the man, he will win the nomination and the General election.
;^)
I have no need for excitement. I need a man who will take what I consider to be the best actions for the country once in office. Fred looks more like that man all the time. Duncan looks good also.
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