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Stealth candidate ramps up game (Fred!)
The Politico ^ | 05/13/07 | Mike Allen

Posted on 05/13/2007 12:11:46 PM PDT by SE Mom

... Fred Thompson went before conservative leaders Saturday night to discuss law and order – for the nation, not a TV show.

People from the crowd of more than 400 said the topic played well because it goes to the heart of what unites economic and social conservatives.

...And that acting prowess shone through Saturday; attendees said Thompson rarely looked at his notes and impressed the audience with his ability to make a folksy, conversational speech convincing.

Thompson was the keynote speaker at a dinner organized by the Council for National Policy, a group of many of the nation’s most influential conservative leaders.

Most of them have large followings in the groups they lead, and many have expressed dissatisfaction with the Republican Party’s presidential contenders.

Richard Land introduced Thompson at the event. As president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Land plays a starring role in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.

In an interview with The Hill last month, Land said Thompson “reminds me of a Southern-fried Reagan.”

The event was closed to the press, but some of Thompson’s supporters provided The Politico with excerpts of his speech.

“Some of your friends, knowing that you are thinking about running for president, urge you to give a rousing campaign speech,” the potential candidate said of his preparations for the speech.

But instead, he said, he chose to discuss his “first principles,” focusing on one that he’s associated with through his television appearances: “the rule of law.”

“It is a sad irony that a nation that is so dedicated to the rule of law is doing so much to undermine the respect for it,” Thompson said.

Thompson said his cues in public life come from the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.


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To: Sturm Ruger
“I have called for a pardon for Scooter Libby,” Thompson said in his speech.

Wait just a minute here; hold the phone. Who does he think he is to call for a pardon for Scooter Libby? Did he clear this with The Reverend Al Sharpton?

I think not!!! /s
21 posted on 05/14/2007 7:45:54 AM PDT by no dems (Michele Malkin: She's Ann Coulter with class.)
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To: RockinRight
Wasn't that a very long time ago in the past, whereas Rudy's sexcapades have been more recent?

Still, either would be great for VPOTUS, drive the libs bonkers.

22 posted on 05/14/2007 11:17:59 AM PDT by Lexinom (http://www.gohunter08.com)
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