Posted on 10/26/2006 4:13:37 AM PDT by GailA
Many Tennesseans--including Republicans--miss the part about how Mr. Ford's faith is also his justification for more liberal economic positions in the name of "social justice." Also lending credibility is the fact--endlessly trumpeted--that he has taken these conservative positions despite flack from his party, and despite representing the most liberal district in Tennessee, urban Memphis.
On trickier issues, Mr. Ford has perfected the art of Third Way-ism, presenting himself as an "independent" thinker on issues such as the Iraq war. He knows many Republicans are uncomfortable with the current situation, but that they also won't get behind a cut-and-run Democrat. He's been generally supportive of the war, but also highly critical of the strategy, for which he suggests a new approach: partition of the country. There's nothing new about the idea of dividing Iraq; but Mr. Ford's votes for the war in Congress, and his willingness to talk about the need for it, has certainly resonated better than have the "credentials" of the many war vets Democrats recruited to run elsewhere. "\[Mr. Corker\] can't name a single issue where I'm a liberal," Mr. Ford says. "They've had a hard time putting me in a box. That's been very frustrating for Republicans."
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If you like the way Teddy Kennedy and Nancy Pelosi vote, then vote for JUNIOR.
The MSM can't seem to do a simple google search on a sitting congressman's record to determine that his votes say whether he is a liberal or a conservative. VOTES don't lie, but JUNIOR does to the public about his actual views.
he is on FNC right now doind some crying
Could Kimberly be the lady in the RNC sponsored Corker commercial? You know, the one that says call me at the end.
Yes, 2 mins of him spewing his lies about his record. PLEASE MSM do a google search and you will find out the TRUTH about JUNIOR's voting record. He's a liberal who votes like Teddy Kennedy and Nancy Pelosi! All the while telling folks he's a moderate.
He's even got Ann Coulter fooled. Hey Ann check out Project Vote Smart on JUNIOR's LIBERAL record. Check out NRA's F rating on JUNIOR.
He's even got Ann Coulter fooled.
Is this true? I thought I read a small article on that subject earlier in the week but, I thought it was intended as a pun.
Apparently she praised him on FNC for all the world to hear.
Praised him on FNC for all to hear?
This is going to rip into a lot of freepers here at FR.
Maybe the next book she writes want be so successful but, than again she is good at spin.
Ford is desperate and it shows. He will be sent packing. Memphis might elect and reelect this crook, but the rest of the state is a different matter entirely.
I voted on the first day of early voting in a town of about 3,000 here in SE Tennessee. The line wrapped around the building and although there were a few Libs in line, the overwhelming majority were clearly 'Pubbies.
I did hear Ann say that she wished Harold was running against Lincoln Chaffee because she would support him. But since he was running against a true Conservative she couldn't endorse him.
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