The Fred Thompson Boomlet

RedState.com ^ | April 2, 2007 | Adam C

[ex-snook]

Fred Thompson is Bush with an actor’s voice. 35% approval is still 35% approval for Bush’s NAFTA-Neocom policies.

[syriacus]

I LOVE Patricia Heaton.

I think she is GREAT!!

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

I can't support anyone who's soft on the war on terror like Paul is. He's so into his "Dr. No" persona that he refuses to fund legitimate government endeavors.

• Ron Paul voted for the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force against those who harbored the 9/11 hijackers.

• Ron Paul fought hard for the right of Commercial Pilots to carry fire-arms in flight.

• Ron Paul has voted to increase funds for the Coast Guard, and Port Security.

• Ron Paul has voted to increase funds for Border Security. "We need to allocate far more resources, both in terms of money and manpower, to securing our borders and coastlines here at home. This is the most critical task before us, both in terms of immigration problems and the threat of foreign terrorists." -- Ron Paul

Does this all come down to that worthless bloodsucking wasteland of Iraq?! According to the Principles laid down by the 2002 State of the Union Address, the Federal Government should not even be providing Military and Financial support to the Islamic Theocracy of Iraq AT ALL -- because that Government is knowingly and willfully harboring terrorists... in their Ruling Coalition, at that!

The ruling government of Iraq is dominated by the psychopathic gang of murderers known as the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) and the Islamic Al Dawa Party, who are the very same Islamic Terrorist Parties which bombed the US & French Embassies in Kuwait, and murdered 241 United States Marines in Beirut in 1983. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, of the Al Dawa Party, was the Bureau Chief of the Al Dawa Party's terrorist "Jihad Office" in Damascus in the 1980s and was thus heavily responsible for Al Dawa operations in Beirut, while parliament member Jamal Jafaar Mohammed of his ruling coalition is one of the "Kuwait 17", still under a Kuwaiti death sentence (in absentia) for his direct involvement in the vicious attack on the US Embassy in Kuwait!

RON PAUL is the ONLY 100% Anti-Terrorist candidate...
...Because Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate calling for an immediate END to all Military and Financial support for the criminal Islamic Terrorist thug-regime of Iraq.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

Fred Thompson is Bush with an actor’s voice. 35% approval is still 35% approval for Bush’s NAFTA-Neocom policies.

I like Fred better than Rudy McRomney, from what I've seen.

However -- whether Fred runs or not, Ron Paul is My Guy.

Meanwhile, Fred Thompson is shaking up the "Front Runners" while Ron Paul gathers strength.

I'm okay with this.

"The Enemy of my Enemies", friend snook.

[kevkrom]

You can dress “cut and run” in any high-horse Constitutional-sounding language you want, it’s still “cut and run”.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

You can dress “cut and run” in any high-horse Constitutional-sounding language you want, it’s still “cut and run”.

It's not "high-horse Constitutional-sounding language". It's the 2002 State of the Union Address.

The Government of Iraq knowingly and willfully harbors American-murdering Terrorists.

The ruling government of Iraq is dominated by the psychopathic gang of murderers known as the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) and the Islamic Al Dawa Party, who are the very same Islamic Terrorist Parties which bombed the US & French Embassies in Kuwait, and murdered 241 United States Marines in Beirut in 1983. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, of the Al Dawa Party, was the Bureau Chief of the Al Dawa Party's terrorist "Jihad Office" in Damascus in the 1980s and was thus heavily responsible for Al Dawa operations in Beirut, while parliament member Jamal Jafaar Mohammed of his ruling coalition is one of the "Kuwait 17", still under a Kuwaiti death sentence (in absentia) for his direct involvement in the vicious attack on the US Embassy in Kuwait!

Therefore, the Federal Government should not be providing them with Military and Financial support.

QED.

Ron Paul is Right.

[Coldwater Creek]

I agree!

[cookcounty]

"If this is true, then the "conservative wing" of the Republican Party ...

(1) is pro-choice (2) favors the McCain-Feingold bipartisan "Campaign Finance Reform" act
(3) supported keeping Bill Clinton in office after he was impeached
(4) supports affirmative action

Baloney. Or 3/4ths baloney.

(10 His pro-life record is excellent. When he was in the Senate, he supported every pro-life vote.

(2) He has stated that McCain-Feingold was a mistake. So the present-tense "favors...McCain-Feingold.." is false.

(3) As to Clinton's impeachment, he voted FOR conviction (and removal) on all but one count.

(4) Regarding affirmative action, maybe you're on to something here, I have no knowledge, but given the mis-statements of fact on the above 3 issues, I doubt it. Fred knows how to win. He was elected twice to the Senate in massive victories. In his first race, his opponent had 2X the cash that Thompson did, but Fred smashed him 61-39%. In his second race, he won by an even larger margin. He connects with people, and like it or not, that's a mandatory quality.

[Dick Bachert]

Tell me how attempting to educate fellow citizens to the fact that the fixation on the presidency is quite probably leading the country to one-man rule at some point in the future constitutes “spam?”

CC via email to Jim Robinson

[cookcounty]

"Fred was a good lawyer and is a good actor. That’s where he needs to stay IMO.

You left out the part of his being a proven winner with an excellent conservative record.

Who's left? Duncan Hunter is a guy with an excellent position paper but no spark. Rudy's got fireworks but no conservatism. Romney's a grab-bag. McCain's constantly constipated. Brownback's for surrender, Hagel?????? oh please.......

[Miss Marple]

That is your right. I was giving MY opinion and people are free to ignore it.

It just seems to me that while Guiliani may be too liberal for our tastes, he realizes that the base is more conservative and he isn't going to actively undermine anything like the status quo on abortion. In fact, he might appoint judges who would vote to send the issue back to the states, where it belongs.

All I know is that the election of Hillary or Obama will put people in power who actually want to destroy this country. I will vote for whoever is running against them on the Republican ticket.

[cookcounty]

"I see Constitutionalists like Jim Clymer, Jerome Corsi, and Chuck Baldwin as options,.."

Options for what? The only name I recognize there is "Clymer", and that's only because of Cheney and the New York Times. And as for T-T-Tom T-T-Tanc-c-credo, if a guy can't stand up in front of the camera and speak clearly, you're demented if you think he can win.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

You left out the part of Thompson being a proven winner with an excellent conservative record.

Assuming you're entirely correct... there remains one niggling, minor detail:

Fred Thompson ain't running. He hasn't even formed an "exploratory" committee. And his biggest fund-raiser is already wedded to Romney. Will he run? He might. Maybe today... maybe tomorrow... maybe the next day... but he's gonna hafta run eventually, or else -- he ain't running.

Who's left? Duncan Hunter is a guy with an excellent position paper but no spark. Rudy's got fireworks but no conservatism. Romney's a grab-bag. McCain's constantly constipated. Brownback's for surrender, Hagel?????? oh please.......

You left out the guy who's already leaving Brownback, Hagel, and all the other 1-Percenters behind.

The one guy who's already running 4th amongst Declared GOP Candidates after Rudy, McCain, and Romney.

The one guy who was a "Reagan Republican" long before being a Reagan Republican was Cool:
RON PAUL.

Clinton, Giuliani lead in national polling (RON PAUL NOW UP TO 6% amongst Republican Women!)

In 2008, I'm voting for the REAGAN REPUBLICAN. I'm voting for former Vietnam Combat Flight Surgeon, and Leader of Ronald Reagan's Electoral Delegation from Texas: In 2008, I'm Voting for RON PAUL!

"The greatest champion of conservative principles we have seen in Congress in the past quarter century."
(David T. Pyne, Esq., Vice President of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies)

[cookcounty]

"Assuming you're entirely correct... there remains one niggling, minor detail:

Fred Thompson ain't running. He hasn't even formed an "exploratory" committee.

He said he'll decide by June. That allows him to do all kinds of things in the meantime, like guest-hosting the largest-audience radio show in the United States (Paul Harvey). Thompson knows success is not possible without name-recognition. Ron Paul thinks he can win with a position paper, a military record, and a smile. He's naive. Politics ain't canasta.

You get name-recognition by appearing before millions or getting yourself elected to a high-profile office. So what is Paul's plan to get name recognition, and why do you think he'll be good at it?

[sitetest]

Dear Miss Marple,

“That is your right. I was giving MY opinion and people are free to ignore it.”

Your opinion only?

You seemed to give it in a way that was prespective. Here’s what you said:

“You support whoever you deem to be the best candidate, and in the general election you vote for the Republican because a Hillary or Obama presidency is absolutely unacceptable.”

By addressing it in the second person, it seems as if you’re saying that this is what ought to be normative behavior and thinking.

It shouldn’t be.

“...he realizes that the base is more conservative and he isn’t going to actively undermine anything like the status quo on abortion.”

Having been told what a forthright, let-the-chips-fall-where-they-may type of charcter, why in the world would I believe that? Why in the world would I believe that this fellow who seems to be guided by his own lights would do anything other than follow those lights?

“In fact, he might appoint judges who would vote to send the issue back to the states, where it belongs.”

That seems to be nothing but wishful thinking, especially in light of the fact that he appointed nearly all liberal judges when mayor, even though he had significant control over the nominating process.

“All I know is that the election of Hillary or Obama will put people in power who actually want to destroy this country.”

And will engender stubborn, obstinate opposition.

Mr. Giuliani will destroy the country WITH the support of Congressional Republicans.

sitetest

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

He said he'll decide by June. That allows him to do all kinds of things in the meantime, like guest-hosting the largest-audience radio show in the United States (Paul Harvey). Thompson knows success is not possible without name-recognition. Ron Paul thinks he can win with a position paper, a military record, and a smile. He's naive. Politics ain't canasta. You get name-recognition by appearing before millions or getting yourself elected to a high-profile office. So what is Paul's plan to get name recognition, and why do you think he'll be good at it?

Thought we might try out this new "Internet" thing.

We've already surpassed all Republican rivals on MySpace, Facebook, YouTube... you name it.

Mass exposure at essentially zero dollar cost to the campaign?

Probably a good start.

[Miss Marple]

Well, we are just going to have to disagree. I understand your concerns, but I have others which outway concerns about Guiliani.

We will see. It's early in the season, and things often change.

[sitetest]

prespective = prescriptive

[Uriah_lost]

I think he prefers veils.....

[Nephi]

It's nice that Fred has admitted that voting away our constitutional protections was a mistake. Not the kind of error in judgment you'd expect from a CONSERVATIVE.

Fred is weak on the borders.

Fred’s a conservative with an 86% lifetime ACU score.

Link? For one senate term in Tennessee? And you're bragging about that?

He has Reagan’s commanding presence, media savvy and communication skills.

He's a character actor whose name will escape most Americans. Unlike Reagan, he has no apparent passion for conservatism and he's about as handsome as the ass end of a bull dog.

Wrong again. Fred wants to secure the borders - no strings attached. Bush wants a comprehensive plan that ties securing the borders to a guest worker program.

According to his VOTING RECORD, he one of the politicians that let 30 million illegals in.

Fred Thompson is a loser. If you like long shots named Thompson, you'd be better off supporting Tommy, a real conservative with a record to prove it.