Posted on 12/30/2007 10:10:33 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
If Fred Thompson is nothing else hes honest, or at least as honest as politics will allow one man to be. Presidential candidates through necessity are forced to make promises they know they cant keep. Occasionally a candidate will say something in an unguarded moment being totally frank with his or her audience they wish later they hadnt. At a town hall meeting in Burlington Iowa Fred Thompson was explaining becoming president wasnt an obsession of his. He had a life before he decided to run and hell have a life if he isnt the voters choice. The medias reporting it as though he doesnt care one way or the other, which is not what he meant to say.
WE MUST SELECT OUR BEST CHOICE AND STICK WITH THEM, I MUST ADMIT I WAVERED ONCE, NOT AGAIN.
Sometimes a little ass chewing can be a good thing. After I SUPPORTING Fred Thompson I wrote a critical article pertaining to Fred Thompsons lack of enthusiasm, I received two e-mails from two of Fred Thompsons State Campaign Managers taking me to task for my disloyalty. I must admit I was guilty of following the media hype. I was allowing Cable TV pundits to lead me on a false path away from what Fred Thompson is all about. I became lazy and wasnt doing the research and follow-up as a writer Im compelled to do to be creditable. Political punditry should never be a part time sport.
Like all Monday morning quarterbacks I stood on the sidelines telling the players what they should and shouldnt do. Some input from the outside cant hurt but it isnt going to win in the long run. After receiving some video clips from one of the Thompson campaign managers and seeing Fred Thompson on Fox News Sunday it became obvious Fred Thompson is doing exactly what he has to do to win the nomination. Fred Thompson doesnt have to win the Iowa primary all he has to do is make a credible showing. Iowa is only one of 50 states, flyover America has yet to speak.
It may seem Ive flip flopped in my support for Fred Thompson, actually what it shows is when the facts arent available even the most devout can falter. Im a Red States Voter in a Blue State, which means most of the media coverage in my state goes to the Democratic Party. What little MSM coverage Republicans get is devoted to Mitt Romneys Mormonism and Rudy Giulianis sex life, neither of these are of any concern to voters. Mike Huckabee seems to be getting a lot of media attention, this to will pass. Mike Huckabee has a lot to learn before hes ready for prime time. It seems when Huckabee doesnt have an answer he always manages a joke. I doubt the country is ready for a wise-ass president yet. Humor is no way to cover up past positions on issues that dont fit into a political partys platform.
Theres no question most of the Republican candidates would like to be known as the air-apparent to the Reagan legacy. Any Republican who assumes they can come anywhere near the accomplishment of Ronald Reagan should be arrested for impersonating a Great Statesman. Times change, a cloned Ronald Reagan would fail as a president today. Each of these candidates must come up with their own programs. They should not let the Media and the Democrats set the agenda for them. Reagan picked a few issues [less than a dozen] and concentrated on those, he never allowed Democrats or the media to sidetrack him into fighting their battles.
He was also emphatic about not speaking ill of fellow Republicans.
Things important to Democrats arent necessarily important to the majority of the voters. The 1948 election of Harry Truman was an example of a man the media and his own political party wrote off as a loser then he came back to win the election. If conventional wisdom ruled Id win the lotto every week and Al Gore would be sitting in the Whitehouse.
Like many voters Ive been letting media hype lead me down a path of discontent. The medias hammering away as though it will all be over after the Iowa caucus has a mind altering effect on voters. The premise is as Iowa goes so goes the nation, this of course is not true Iowa is only the beginning. One thing we know about the media, what is fact today are never the same facts tomorrow. The media follows the clouds flowing on a path the political hot air directing them to who knows where.
I must apologize to Fred Thompson for doubting his campaign strategy. It would seem hes on track and doesnt seem to be all that concerned about winning Iowa. Fred Thompson realizes Iowa is only one state out of 50. Fred Thompson may have more insight to our political system than the rest of us. This nation is 230 years in the making, Those 230 years have produced 43 presidents and 110 sessions of congress. One president resigned and two were impeached, all for political purposes generated by their opponents. No president has ever committed a felony this has to give us comfort in the process of selecting leaders. Im sure Fred Thompson has already figured this out and is willing to do it the smart way and take his chances. I would like to warn Mr. Thompson to watch his six hes in a pond of political alligators up to his shorts. May I suggest we all control our hysteria and let the system work its magic? Its worked for 230 years Im sure it will work for at least one more election. With Iowa down and 49 states left to go the system will prevail as always. Win lose or draw America will survive to vote again
MAKE YOUR CHOICE AND STICK WITH HIM OR HER TO THE END, YOUR CANDIDATE DESERVES NO LESS THE ONLY WASTED VOTE IS NO VOTE AT ALL
Sorry you responded to my post to djm. HE has the supersecret plan.
Youre saying that you let prevaricating pundits define a candidate for you, instead of the actions of the candidate himself.I didn't say that I do, however it seems that the overwhelming majority of GOP voters do, according to the polls.
Nope, I responded to your post to me:
Posted by Soliton to Darkwolf377 On Bloggers & Personal 12/31/2007 4:08:02 AM PST · 59 of 61
How that's *my* error, I don't know.
I thought I was responding to djm. The artical contains this passage:
“I must apologize to Fred Thompson for doubting his campaign strategy. It would seem hes on track and doesnt seem to be all that concerned about winning Iowa. Fred Thompson realizes Iowa is only one state out of 50.”
I said I was sorry for the confusion. Grow up.
It is his own fault. He let it happen. He made it easy for them. He didnt define himself. He let their stereotypes stand uncontested, and then he played into them. He had no media management. Snip more BLAH BLAH BLAH.
So you are off your old 'he doesn't trumpet his foreign policy experience' bandwagon to the above.
Please quit wasting time on FR, and go work for YOUR candidate if Fred Thompson and his campaign are not to your liking.
And he was "defined" by people just like you. Thompson has been ahead of everyone in positing his detailed positions to the public, did you listen to or read them. Thompson has had numerous TV and Radio interviews, did you watch or listen? Thompson has been one of the top candidates as far as making campaign appearances, have you gone to any?
No, you just come onto a conservative forum and bitch and whine using the discredited talking points of the liberal media. You are the lazy one! You are the one with no fire in your belly to get a conservative elected as president. You, if you even are conservative, will be the failure if a liberal Democrat or Republican gets elected as our next president.
You've already shown an inability to lead or even follow. Please, just get out of the way.
And he was "defined" by people just like you. Thompson has been ahead of everyone in positing his detailed positions to the public, did you listen to or read them. Thompson has had numerous TV and Radio interviews, did you watch or listen? Thompson has been one of the top candidates as far as making campaign appearances, have you gone to any?I don't have the power to get Fred Thompson elected, only he does. Does it matter if I've tracked down his position papers or scoured the internet for his interviews? Is that going to make other people vote for him any more?
No, you just come onto a conservative forum and bitch and whine using the discredited talking points of the liberal media. You are the lazy one! You are the one with no fire in your belly to get a conservative elected as president. You, if you even are conservative, will be the failure if a liberal Democrat or Republican gets elected as our next president.
You've already shown an inability to lead or even follow. Please, just get out of the way.
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