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 Thompsons 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 Mitts career. What specific successes in Senator Thompsons 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 Romneys 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
ROFL. I need to wipe the monitor off.
Don’t count on knowing everything about anyone.
also be very weary of FACTS found on the net.
Bill #? I looked through your previous posts and couldn't find where you posted it..
Hahaha! Glad you got a good laugh! ;-)
The votes come up — the bills are apparently temp files. The bill info is all there — go to THOMAS.gov and simply enter the bill number.
What a stupid thing to say! Your the first one on this post to bring up Homosexuality which means your the one that has it on his mind.
The prescription drug plan was well known. Only 10 GOPers voted against. LOL. Bush’s mandate, I guess. Yet to hear boo about it being repealed by Fred or Mitt or Rudy. So I guess that’s kind of a dud.
Your previous post is more interesting, but I need to access the bills so I’ll get back to you, but I think I already know the answer.
Is there a good way to post the links, then? Or is the only option to give folks the bill numbers so they can look them up? I don’t want to post the text directly, because it’s so long.
I don’t rely on “net” facta. I have spent a small fortune on original documentation on Rudy, Fred and Hunter. :o)
It was a joke. Thanks for doing your part in reinforcing the reputation of conservatives as dull, humorless, and terminally unhip people.
“There is no ambuguity with Hunter.
There is ambiguity, there is pissant. I probably would vote for him in the general election if he makes it that far, which I don’t believe is possible. I don’t believe in modern day miracles or fairy tales like you do.
But I’m never going to donate to his campaign or anything else as long as you are posting on FR. If he has supporters like you, I wouldn’t want to be in the same crowd.
A better way is to link from the Senate’s website:
Yeah, I don’t blame you. It’s not everyday that a politician and his supporters don’t talk in fuzzy platitudes.
Pretty crude joke but I guess we’ll have to consider the source.
Better than Fraudheads, wouldn’t you say. ;o)
You’re on a roll here, bub.
That’s the thing about jokes—they’re supposed to be funny. You know “funny”? And you think it’s “funny” to call FReepers homosexuals? Pretty twisted.
Post the text. Post the Test.....in a clean format like I did too. LOL!!
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