Posted on 04/20/2007 6:02:18 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
It seems that conservatives are about to make the same mistake that they made in 2000. Every Cassandra warned the movement conservatives that GW Bush was a liberal, but they were all duped by his "compassionate conservatism," which we since have learned really means "liberal globalism."
Now, despite all the warnings, they are about to be conned by Fred Thompson too - another neocon (aka liberal globalist). Will they get what they deserve? Can people really be so shortsighted? In 2011 will we hear GOP cheerleaders, "If only I had known...."
Let's look at Fred Thompson on the issues.
First and foremost, let's ponder immigration, the greatest threat facing the West today. As Jean Raspail foretold in Camp of the Saints, the "best conservative novel ever written," a third-world invasion of the West is taking place, and we must make a stand - before it is too late.
Although tough talking on border control, Fred Thompson has a rather weak record from his time in the Senate. Americans for Better Immigration only gave him a career grade of C. And on chain migration, visa lotteries, reducing unnecessary visas, asylum fraud, and reducing amnesties, he received rather low marks.
Thompson is almost certainly pro-abortion, regardless what he feigns. He has said, "The ultimate decision must be made by the woman." In other words, he believes it's a "choice."
Thompson is pro-affirmative action, and his two votes in the Senate guaranteed that under-qualified minorities would be given preference over Euro-Americans (i.e. white people). Thompson obviously believes that victimology should trump hard work.
And like all neocons, Thompson supports free trade, which is destroying our economy and undermining our sovereignty. Historically, conservatives opposed free trade, and they should; it's national suicide. But Thompson like many GOP cheerleaders has been "neoconned" on this issue.
In foreign policy, Fred Thompson is an adamant neocon globalist. He is a fellow at the neocon American Enterprise Institute, and a member of the neocon / neoliberal Council on Foreign Relations, which supports the creation of a North American Union and the eradication of American sovereignty.
In short, Fred Thompson is no real conservative. He's a neocon globalist. Only look at his past actions, memberships and words.
We already have three real conservatives in the running (Tom Tancredo, Ron Paul, and Duncan Hunter) and let's give them the support they deserve. If Fred Thompson receives the nomination, I'm voting Constitution Party.
LOL. Sounds like it.
Exactly, and we’re never going to find perfection this side of heaven. We have to go for the best we can get and for me, this year, it’s Fred.
I don’t know if Thompson is more conservative than Bush, but Thompson has a lot more common sense than Bush.
I can’t imagine Thompson having Alberto Gonzalez as his Attorney General. Heck, Thompson would be a better AG than Gonzalez. If he doesn’t run for President, maybe Bush could put him in the AG slot?
Remember who his repub teammates were? I specifically remember Susan Collins on that committee.
I figured that the farce of a hearing was a large reason Fred decided to leave the Senate and why he originally supported McCain-Feingold.
What is his Second Amendment record?
I listened to Ron Paul for the first time last night. He was completely uninspiring.
Perhaps, but I can’t abide by this guys reasoning.
I’ve found it remarkable that, over the past month, the people most attacking Fred for not being conservative have been the Rudy people, who supposedly are the “broken glass” republicans who will vote for anything with an “R” next to their name (even if it’s just because the first name STARTS with R), while the supposedly “intransigent” right-wingers are willing to consider Thompson.
In fact, the Rudy people point to that willingness and laugh about how quick others are to “abandon” their own candidates while they cling senselessly to theirs.
Post-Neolithic wrote: “CFR is nothing but a front for those that would eliminate the United States Of America.”
Ah, more conspiracy theory. It always “adds to the discussion.” /sarcasm
CFR is nothing more than a think tank where people debate foreign policy issues. But if you have credible evidence to dispute this fact, let’s see it. (sound of crickets chirping...)
Thompson is definitely the man who can win. He just needs to get busy and we need that address to where we can send contributions. (And I don’t mean old clothes and worn out household items.)
I would like to know whether Fred Thompson supports the idea of the NAU as the antagonists describe it. Just being a member of an organization does not signal lock-step agreement with all it’s positions, and I’m still not convinced that the organization actually supports an NAU that would be as the opponents describe it.
I can see some value in NAU as a way to address common concerns of the people of North America. There are some issues that effect the entire continent, and having a group dedicated to addressing those issues is a good thing, so long as it is an advisory group subject to the will of governments of the people.
Ah, the old 'flip-flop' argument. No, Thompson has not flip-flopped. He still strongly favors trying to clean up campaign financing, but he now realizes that McCain-Feingold isn't the right way to do it.
Do I wish he'd have realized this before? Yes. Would I prefer he had come to the conclusion on Constitutional grounds rather than effectiveness (or lack thereof)? Of course.
What does that mean? You have arbitrarily decided some of the candidates can't win the nomination so they are out of the race?
I guess you can support any argument if you jigger the conditions enough.
Taken directly from the source
Xenophobia is not his bag. As the history of the Know-Nothings tells us, it is never a good thing to let racism tar the genuine concerns a group has about immigration. The Blaine Amendment. which was the work of the Know-Nothings who joined the Republican Party and became law in so many states, delivered the Irish Catholic vote to the Democrats until communism became an issue after world War II.
In that case, I predict you'll have to "settle".... for Hillary!
- John
It’s funny watching Rudy supporters use “John Glenn” as if that proves Thompson is unfit, when there are many specific cases where Rudy backed down.
For example, we know that Rudy appointed hardly any conservative or even republican judges. Rudy supporters tell us that is because he had to give in to the democrats on the “judge board” who picked the candidates he could choose. He of course was personally responsible for almost half the people sitting on that board, but we are told Rudy had to put democrats there to get along.
And Rudy had to march in the Gay Pride parade, and he had to speak at the NARAL event. And because he was in New York City, he had to support abortion, and gun control.
Rudy apparently spent most of his time as Mayor knuckling under on social issues to the liberals.
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