Posted on 07/23/2007 6:04:09 AM PDT by pissant
In the last six months or so, when my Democrat friends have engaged me in discussions about Hillary Clinton, at some point I usually ask them a simple question to gage their support, knowledge, and level of commitment to their candidate. The question is, “What has Senator Clinton accomplished in her life, in her career to qualify her to be President of the United States?”. And of course they know who I support and they generally know his amazing credentials and experience, so when I press them for answers to, “What has she actually done that sets her apart?”, I almost always get a totally blank stare, with no reply.
So I got to thinking about Fred Thompson. Many people are discussing Fred Thompson’s imminent entry into the Republican race for the nomination. More importantly, there are those who back him in that race. It is they to whom this blog post is directed; it is not directed to those visitors who are committed to Mitt Romney. I am only looking to the true Fred Thompson supporters for comments to be left on this post.
There are a number of questions that come to mind for any FT supporter to answer, such as:
– Why is Senator Thompson the superior candidate to be the Republican nominee in 2008? Specifics. – What specific leadership qualities make him superior to Mitt Romney? – What specific leadership experience qualifies Senator Thompson as superior to Mitt Romney? – We know the dozens of huge successes in Mitt’s career. What specific successes in Senator Thompson’s life or career are superior to those of Mitt Romney?
Please feel free to leave any comments you wish as long as they are specific. Your comments can be both objective (measurable) or subjective (qualitative).
To assist you in crafting your answers, here are some examples. An example of an objective answer to the above questions regarding Mitt Romney for instance is that “he has been an executive; a leader of large entities most of his career.” Another example of an objective answer is, “Thompson is an actor; Romney is not.” An example of a subjective answer, again referring to Mitt Romney, would be that “he is a better communicator than Senator Thompson”.
Poor or non-answers are things like, “Well, I just like him better!”. Though obviously subjective, that answer has no meaning except that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
This is a perfect opportunity and forum for all FT supporters to show the rest of us why their candidate is the best. Here is a forum in which many who visit this site either support Mitt Romney for President, or the visitors here are considering Mitt Romney’s strengths and attributes in relation to the possibility he might be the be the best candidate. So here is a perfect place for all supporters of Senator Thompson to come on over and give us all the specific reasons FT is more qualified than Governor Romney to be the chief executive of the largest entity in the world and in world history.
All I ask is that in your comments, you be very specific and provide facts where possible. You have obviously chosen to back, support, and promote Senator Thompson for President. You obviously believe Fred Thompson is superior to Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and Mitt Romney and should be our (Republicans’) choice to run against the Democrat challenger. As you present your arguments, answers, and comments, please qualify them by answering the “why” question.
Your comments should be completely positive. What do I mean here? Your answers are about Senator Thompson and his superiority; this is not a forum to tear down and to be negative. If you would rather tear down or criticize any other candidates, including Mitt Romney, please go to another site. If you choose to leave comments of a negative nature, we may delete them. Please leave all the positive comments you wish in favor of Fred Thompson, but again, please be very specific and be clear as to how they are in fact superior by comparison and contrast. This is very simple.
Fred Thompson supporters: This is your opportunity to show us all why Fred Thompson the man, the leader, is superior to Mitt Romney.
~ Vic
Good luck finding more polls that look good for your guy, RudyBooster.
I like Duncan Hunter and am a little fond of you but you’re being delusional man. Step back look at the facts and make a reasonable determination of what is going to be. I’m on record as saying I would support Duncan Hunter in a heart beat if he got the nomination but it ain’t gonna happen. Maybe in elections to come but he hasn’t done enough to distinguish himself among the populace he needs to do that before he will be a serious candidate for President of the United States that is simply the truth. Will you support Fred Thompson if he gets the nomination?
The question is not when but how. Don't get me wrong, I have loved it for Hunter to be a top tier candidate, but he only speaks to the choir and when he does, he speaks to a very small segment of that choir. How do you reach the other 99%? How do you reach the 75% of that who can't even identify the VP in a line-up?
That crow is gonna be mighty tasty. Lotsa crows for lotsa fraudheads. LOL
Here’s my post on their site:
Why Fred instead of Mitt?
Unlike Mitt, Fred is a conservative.
Unlike Mitt, Fred opposes gay marriage.
Unlike Mitt, Fred answers his detractors quickly and sharply, taking no prisoners.
Unlike Mitt, Fred has lots of Washington experience.
Unlike Mitt, Fred has never supported abortion.
Unlike Mitt, Fred has mastered the internet as a tool for reaching voters. His political blogs are frequent and inspiring. Mitt seems to limit himself to politically correct press releases and speeches that have been homogenized by advisers so as not to offend anyone.
Unlike Mitt, Fred doesn’t have to spend $100 for a haircut.
Unlike Mitt, Fred isn’t from Massachusetts.
Fred’s TV presence is much better than Mitt’s. If there’s anything we should have learned during the Bush administration, it is that TV presence is critical.
Fred has the debating skills to eat Hillary alive. Mitt is way too mild mannered to deal properly with the shrew.
Fred is a strong supporter of real border security. I haven’t heard Mitt say much in this area.
One of my major problems with Mitt is that he is bland. Everything he says and does is bland. Bland is not what we need in the face of rude, shrill Democrats.
Mitt is a good guy, but he’s currently third on my list, behind Fred and Duncan Hunter. Thompson/Watts is my dream ticket. Thompson/Romney might be a winner as well.
Yes. I will vote for whoever wins the nomination, except maybe Rudy.
Who knows, maybe between now and the first primary, Dan Quayle will jump in the race and solve this problem for everyone.
These are all positives for him as a person, but how much media attention did he get with any of these? (CSPAN doesn't count.)
Exactly. And he does it with aplomb.
I really really like him. And I think that he can win the general, and win it big.
Good luck with your crow eating. And with supporting your vanity candidate that has no chance whatsoever of even reaching the 10% mark, much less getting the nomination.
So you see no difference in Rudy and Hillary.
We'll see, and I wish him well. Frankly, I don't see it, but if he wins the nomination, I will vote for him (although, when I read his site, he was a little too statist for me... but he's no Giuliani).
I I do see some differences between the two. But Rudy will be the death of the Reagan coalition, and I don’t know if I can vote for that.
Does the name Ruth Bader Ginsberg strike a note.
Statist? LOL. Unless you consider 1000% pro-life, pro-property rights, and staunch 2A to be statist, (which I do not think you do), I’m not sure what that means.
But Enough’s enough. I’ll bother you no further.
Yes. It’s the supreme court justice cited by Rudy as the type of “good lawyer” he could put on the federal bench.
How about another run for Lamar!
Good points but #3 and #5 are false.
Not lately and that’s what matters. he’s on record now supporting constitutionalist types.
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