Posted on 03/28/2007 4:01:02 PM PDT by America_Right
Bwahahahaha, you need to write jokes for TV. That was funny!
Acting was more important to him than governing, it seems. Will he only serve one term and then go back to Law & Order?
You can't compare ANYONE to Ronladus Magnus. I was merely telling him that you can't discount someone just because they have one type of career. I am a computer tech business owner and I think I would be a better Prez than a lot of the people running this time.
Nothing could be worse than writing jokes for TV, or being a syndicated cartoonist - every day, day in and day out, one has to produce a joke [or a cartoon strip] - and what to do if one is "dry"? Jokes created "to order" could be compared to forced sex - the quality suffers dramatically, and they are no fun at all.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1808364/posts
I wouldn't worry too much- there will soon be a LOT of others willing to take your friend's place:)
You do know, don't you, that Fred Thompson was a lawyer before he was an actor?
And that he got his start in acting playing himself in a story about corruption in politics - he being the DA prosecuting the corrupt (need I say it?) Dimocrats?
Yes, I mentioned that in my email to him. It is in the post! :)
Him: I don’t mean to say anything is wrong with Fred, I mean the whole situation is just so saddening.
Me: Fred being an actor is a big plus in this case. He is the only electable conservative (possibly) running. His acting MAKES him electable in this case. Take heart, my friend. This is as good as it gets for a real conservative.
Ok, so I guess he is upset about having a leader be elected because he has good stage presence. I can understand that. However, I also understand that this is the media age, and that stage presence means more to the general public than experience or ideals.
The first time Perot talked about running, he was not laughed at. Just based on an announcement on Larry King Live, he immediately started polling at better than 40 percent of the public against the entire field of possible candidates, based on a vague commitment similar to Thompson's. There was more buzz than you could possibly imagine. Thompson's test of the waters yielded him 12 percent within the Republican ranks. That is a very big difference.
I haven't seen a very big groundswell for the guy beyond the vocal few supporters here at FR, and a few articles and endorsements out of Tennessee.
Stay tuned...
Hillary still has 900+ FBI Fil
es, and she's still a Senator. RIght? The FBI is showing no interrest in pursueing her. Right? The FBI is openly corrupt then. Right? Mr. Thompson and others can hammer on this incessantly. Right? They should and any that don't are equaly as corrupt. Right?
Me too, and folks stopped taking my checks signed like that. Imagine!
Personally, I hope that in about nine years, we are asking "who is the next Fred Thompson?"
Where have you looked? I see Thompson stories on Fox News all the time. He gets more free publicity than any other Republican candidate! If that isn't a groundswell, I don't know what is. He wouldn't be so heavily covered if something big wasn't happening down here in the trenches.
As to Perot, he was a big business guy in the 80s. The 80s were all about big business. When he started talking about making the country run like a business, he got LOTS of attention. Heck, I was behind him for a while.
It really bothers me that Thompson was a supporter of the unConstitutional McCain/Feingold bill. I'll need to learn more about his positions on issues such as abortion, the 2nd Amendment, illegal immigration and the homosexual agenda before I consider voting for the man.
All of those questions have been answered. Do some research, and you won't be disappointed. He is on our side regarding all of the above (well, he admits that there is no way to get rid of all the illegas, but at least he wants to lock down the border FIRST, then look at dealing with the invaders already here), and has recanted support for McPain/Feingold. No worries. He is our man.
Also, he believes in the system as the framers vision, Working people who serve their government and then return to their normal lives. Not living on the people's dole for life, or is that something you support?
Again, I question that factoid about Fred being buddies with McCain. Senators---politicians in general---and men---and co-workers everywhere---often say that about people they must work closely with. My good friend John, my good friend Fred... Are they?
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