Posted on 12/30/2007 10:57:43 PM PST by ellery
AMES, Iowa — A more fired-up Fred Thompson said yesterday he needs to finish second in Iowa's caucuses this week, and he went on the attack, accusing Democratic leaders of having let their party be hijacked by liberal interest groups.
Campaigning heavily here over the past two weeks, Mr. Thompson has refined his message and yesterday released a 15-minute Web video laying out his qualifications and telling voters they need to pick a Republican nominee who is willing to call out Democratic leaders for abandoning their principles.
"They're all NEA, MoveOn.org, ACLU, Michael Moore Democrats," Mr. Thompson charges in the video, which is on his campaign Web site. "They've allowed these radicals to take control of the party and dictate their course."
He said that gives Republicans a chance to recapture independents and "good Democrats" who agree their party has been hijacked, but he said Republicans must choose someone capable of making that case.
The former Tennessee senator is in the middle of a two-week, 50-stop tour in Iowa trying to gain momentum as the polls show the race tightening. Former front-runner Mike Huckabee has slid back into a tie with Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, for the lead in Iowa, while polls show Mr. Thompson vying with Sen. John McCain of Arizona for third.
Mr. Thompson told reporters at a stop in Ames that he needs to finish second, though he refused to speculate what would happen if he doesn't meet that goal. Later, speaking to supporters in Webster City, he said, "People say, 'You'd be satisfied with a good third-place finish' — No, no, no."
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That phrase has frequented my mind.
I have an unlisted number.
My daughter doesn't have a land line.
Courage...;o)
Even though I don't agree with you sometimes, I am very happy to see you back here.
Take GOOD care of you!
So...are you in Iowa?
If so, why aren’t you flying the Iowa flag on your home page?
Uhm cause I haven’t gotten around to finishing the nice page I wanna put up there. But please don’t bother with the Spanish Inquisition about Iowa. Many here know it to be true and it’s a tangent to the facts. The Locust Liar isn’t called that without reason... but their polls for the caucus rarely are off by more than one “Robertson” type surprise. And Fred ain’t it. After witnessing the FredMania for months here... I can hardly wait to see what ya’ll say in about 72 hours...
It doesn’t take any effort to fly your flag.
I’ve been going through your posts.
Interesting...
BINGO!!!!!
I think I said it a while back, real voters in real voting booths will vote Fred Thompson....
Fred is already filed all the way through Texas.
How Fred really does in Iowa is irrelevant, however how some others do is....
At least for them.
Baloney. The "vast majority of people" are ignoring the hell out of the Iowa caucus and NH primary. The MSM coverage of Iowa and NH is a circle jerk around the campfire in the cave, divining meaning from their own shadows on the wall.
All in all, you ain’t missing anything but the smell of sweat from the pretenders....:)
Get better!....Heading for surgery myself in the near future.
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