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Fred Thompson Goes Nutmeg
The New York Sun ^ | May 25, 2007 | Ryan Sager

Posted on 05/24/2007 10:53:53 PM PDT by Josh Painter

STAMFORD, Conn. — In his second major outing as a presidential candidate in waiting, Fred Thompson spoke last night to the Connecticut Republican Party for its annual Prescott Bush awards dinner...

"We are now living in a nation that is beset by people who are suicidal maniacs," Mr. Thompson said, laying into the recent proposed compromise, engineered by Senator McCain, that would provide legal status to millions of currently illegal immigrants while ostensibly strengthening border enforcement. "We're sitting here now with essentially open borders."

"They don't get it that putting it on a piece of paper anymore, even passing it into law, does not convince the American people that they will do what they say they're going to do," Mr. Thompson thundered.

And... he had much harsher words for the Democrats on the war in Iraq. "We look at our friends on the Democratic side who have clearly decided not what is best for their country, but what is best for the Democratic Party, and how they might get additional votes in future elections," he said.

"Our choice is where we will fight," Mr. Thompson said, echoing President Bush's familiar line about fighting the terrorists there, so as not to have to fight them here. All the Democrats want to debate, he said, is "the date of our surrender."

Agree or disagree, these were the words of a man ready for a fight. If folks weren't ready to believe it after Orange County, they should be after Stamford.

Talking to a likely Thompson staffer ahead of the speech, I said I hoped he'd get in the race and shake things up. The staffer said, coyly, "I think you'll get your wish." I didn't push for a date and time. But this guy's ready to go for it.

(Excerpt) Read more at latestpolitics.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election; elections; fredthompson; gop; immigration; rfr; runfredrun
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To: kinoxi

Right now he can’t announce. He has an HBO movie coming out and if he announced HBO would have to air all the other candidates.

Your just going to have to have patience.


21 posted on 05/24/2007 11:14:48 PM PDT by bnelson44 (http://www.appealforcourage.org)
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To: FremontLives
That’s not fair. He had TV commitments

He's running for President. Read your statement.
22 posted on 05/24/2007 11:15:03 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: kinoxi

Oh, dear Lord.

You’ve been here long enough, and read enough,
to know that he has contractual obligations.

BUT...I’m not gonna call you an “idiot” like
some of the recently departed would do. lol

I am so thankful to be able to express my opinion.

Take care...


23 posted on 05/24/2007 11:16:04 PM PDT by dixiechick2000 (There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
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To: jellybean

PING!


24 posted on 05/24/2007 11:16:34 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: Sturm Ruger

What does “goes nutmeg” mean?


25 posted on 05/24/2007 11:16:42 PM PDT by bnelson44 (http://www.appealforcourage.org)
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To: GOPyouth
"I’m pretty excited about him jumping in. He’s got my vote if he makes it official. Otherwise, it’s Rudy for me."

That says it all about the Fred advocacy flood following the Giuliani flood.


26 posted on 05/24/2007 11:17:23 PM PDT by familyop (cbt. engr. (cbt.--has been))
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To: Sturm Ruger; carlo3b; girlangler; KoRn; Shortstop7; Lunatic Fringe; Darnright; babygene; ...

▲ Click to see where he stands on the issues. ▲

Draft Fred Thompson

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27 posted on 05/24/2007 11:17:48 PM PDT by jellybean (FRED THOMPSON FOR PRESIDENT! Proud to be an Ann-droid and a Steyn-aholic)
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To: GOPyouth
That reply was not anything about you, BTW, but only about the statement. ...not even a criticism but an observation.


28 posted on 05/24/2007 11:18:10 PM PDT by familyop (cbt. engr. (cbt.--has been))
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To: bnelson44
I’d rather have patience than all this vague (fill in the blank). Most potential voters have questions though. He can’t avoid them because his film career is more important forever.
29 posted on 05/24/2007 11:18:40 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: kinoxi

He isn’t my candidate, but even I know he is announcing in a matter of weeks.

Weeks isn’t forever.

Anyway, it’s late, I bid you goodnight.


30 posted on 05/24/2007 11:20:05 PM PDT by bnelson44 (http://www.appealforcourage.org)
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To: dixiechick2000

Thank you for the fond farewell...


31 posted on 05/24/2007 11:20:22 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: kinoxi
kinoxi wrote: "All I know about the guy is that he doesn’t know whether he’s running. Indecisive could get too many people killed in the position he’s running for."



Fred knows he's running. I know he's running. My Burmese cat knows he's running. It's been posted here about a zillion times that he can't announce that he's running until his contractual obligations for television and radio have been resolved. Pay attention much?

Oh, nice alarmist touch with the "get too many people killed" bit. Do they teach that at the Romney meetups?
32 posted on 05/24/2007 11:28:11 PM PDT by Josh Painter ("The Democrats are grossly miscalculating politically again" -.Fred Thompson)
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To: Sturm Ruger

The fact that he wont state it is my point.


33 posted on 05/24/2007 11:30:30 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: bnelson44

Soccer term. Means to unintentionally let the ball roll through your legs.


34 posted on 05/24/2007 11:30:31 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter ( Who is the Democrat's George Galloway?)
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To: Sturm Ruger

He conveniently avoided the early debates as well.


35 posted on 05/24/2007 11:31:31 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: kinoxi
All I know about the guy is that he doesn’t know whether he’s running. Indecisive could get too many people killed in the position he’s running for.

He isn't indecisive, he knows exactly what he's going to do. He just hasn't told you yet.

36 posted on 05/24/2007 11:31:41 PM PDT by Prokopton
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To: Sturm Ruger

I think what we’re looking at is standard Howard Dean boilerplate actually. It’s gonna be a long campaign.


37 posted on 05/24/2007 11:32:29 PM PDT by FremontLives (The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn from the crow.)
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To: Captainpaintball
"The immigration problem is about immigration." was one of his quotes, more or less.

You're a liar! He never said any such thing! Here is a transcript of his speech.

38 posted on 05/24/2007 11:33:19 PM PDT by jellybean (FRED THOMPSON FOR PRESIDENT! Proud to be an Ann-droid and a Steyn-aholic)
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To: Prokopton

He avoided the debates. I would like to know some of his positions.


39 posted on 05/24/2007 11:33:56 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: Captainpaintball

Captainpaintball wrote: “Michael Medved spent an hour on this. Even Hugh Hewitt was concerned.”

And what presidential candidate are these two backing?


40 posted on 05/24/2007 11:34:21 PM PDT by Josh Painter ("The Democrats are grossly miscalculating politically again" -.Fred Thompson)
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