Posted on 03/14/2007 8:16:24 PM PDT by Torie
Thompson Seeking Political Operatives
"The hype over former Sen. Fred Thompson has some substance to it, as the actor-politician has already begun approaching experienced campaign hands in key states," according to the latest Evans-Novak Political Report.
"Thompson effectively embraced the Republican right when he ran for and entered the U.S. Senate. From the perspective of the Republican Party's conservative base, he stacks up well against each of the "Big Three" leading Republican candidates. His voting record (lifetime American Conservative Union rating: 86%) in the Senate is more conservative than that of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain (lifetime ACU rating: 82%), none of his position-switches are nearly as bad or as recent as those of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), and nothing in his background is as negative as that of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R)."
"Given enough money, Thompson could make a good run at it by tearing down the conservative credentials of the 'Big Three' and then building himself up as a tax-cutting, pro-life former senator. His acting role on Law & Order does not hurt, either."
Yeah Baby!
This Rudy supporter wonders just who will be the FIRST poster to observe that Fred Thompson is just another ersatz "conservative" RINO fifth columnist. The winner gets the Torie prize.
I like Duncan Hunter but Thompson has better name recognition.
Meh. I still think he's running for governor of Tennesee in 2010 and this is a gambit to get back into politics.
And there you have it.
It's probably already happened.
---"This Rudy supporter wonders just who will be the FIRST poster to observe that Fred Thompson is just another ersatz "conservative" RINO fifth columnist. The winner gets the Torie prize."---
My bet is you, or possibly areafiftyone.
I'll take my prize in cash when it happens, please.
As was commented on in another thread, I'd love to see him take JC Watts as his running mate...when it gets to that point.
It sounds like you are might be a welfare queen. :)
Already happened.
It needs to happen on this thread. Other threads are merely noisome irrelevancies. Only MY thread is relevant.
/mark
*The reason Fred Thompson didn't want to stay in the Senate for long is because all the extra scrutiny kept him from doing his favorite hobby: Prowling the streets at night killing drug dealers.
* Every night before going to sleep, Osama bin Laden checks under his bed for Fred Thompson.
* Fred Thompson took over what was Al Gore's Senate seat, thereby dramatically reducing the Senate's carbon footprint. Fred Thompson then created carbon offset offsets by wastefully burning hippies.
* If you purchase a weather radio, it will wake you up with an alarm to warn you when Fred Thompson is pissed off.
Time for Attorney General Gonzales to sic one of his new US Attorneys on him.
Unlike your candidate, Thompson's rhetoric matches his voting record, and our philosophy. He's a lot closer to "Tory" than "Torie.
Where do I sign up? I've always wanted to be a "political operative". I'm skilled in data networks, cooking, explosives, and firearms. I also appear to be the 'young hippie type', which would do well for hiding my skill set when it comes to appearance.
Shouldn't that be.."politician-actor" ?
I'm available.....for the right price....
You are clearly also taken in by the Thompson jiving of the "base." There is no nuance in you, just naivete. You need to read more posts around here, to get the real deal.
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