The only thing I’d caution about comparing records is that we try to avoid 3 things when doing so:
1) posting anything that is sketchy in terms of sources. there is enough contrast not to have to dig up questionable material.
2) Be polite to the Fredheads. Most are polite to us, despite the condescending and irritating “he can’t win” stuff.
3) Fred is a conservative as are most of his supporters. Jimrob does not want viscious flame wars between conservatives on his site.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857978/posts?page=31#31
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857978/posts?page=96#96
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857978/posts?page=98#98
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857978/posts?page=100#100
I'll repost the article Wheeler wrote on Thompson...just snippets of it.
THOMPSON BUMMER
Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
Sunday, 13 May 2007
snip.... What a bummer.
It was a dry, lofty, legalistic pontification more appropriate for the Federalist Society. No, correct that - more appropriate for a group of Federalist Society interns. If you wanted to put the interns to sleep.
snip....
He ain't it, folks. Let me assure you from personal experience, he's no Ronald Reagan. I saw Reagan speak many times, and the "Reagan Magic" of energy, optimism, and electrifying charisma Fred Thompson does not have.
snip....
What upset me most about his speech, however, is that it was insulting to the audience. Fred Thompson is not a stupid man. He is a very bright guy and he knew exactly what this audience wanted, an audience composed of almost every leader in the entire conservative movement - and he on purpose did not give it to them. It was almost childish. "I know what you want but you can't have it, hahaha" seemed to be the message. Maybe not. Maybe not because Thompson can't give conservatives what they want, he hasn't got enough energy to do so. Whatever his reasons and capabilities, I was seriously turned off and so was just about everyone else.