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Thompson and the 'Laziness' Issue (MSM Bias Alert)
Newsweek ^ | June 2, 2007 | Holly Bailey

Posted on 06/02/2007 4:22:57 PM PDT by Zakeet

Does Fred Thompson have what it takes to be president? The former senator turned "Law & Order" actor, who launched an exploratory committee last week, has been dogged by rumors that he doesn't have the work ethic for a long campaign. "The book on him is he's lazy," David Keene, president of the American Conservative Union, said last week. The criticism seems fed by Thompson's time in the Senate, where he maintained a less rigorous schedule than his colleagues and was known to duck out of late-night debates. Of the 90 bills he introduced during his eight years in the Senate, only four became law.

Thompson has never denied being irritated with the pace of Senate life and cited it as one of the reasons he opted out of a 2002 re-election bid. "I don't like spending 14- and 16-hour days voting on 'sense of the Senate' resolutions on irrelevant matters," he said in 1998. "There are some important things we really need to get on with—and on a daily basis, it's very frustrating." His 2008 competitors have privately questioned his endurance, with one rival consultant (anonymous so as not to reflect badly on his own man) telling NEWSWEEK, "I doubt he has the fire in the belly to compete."

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008election; acu; fredthompson; mediabias; msm; newsweak
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To: xcamel

That’s a GREAT graphic!

“Whacking Gnats”

I love it!


61 posted on 06/02/2007 10:56:23 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: California Patriot

I have heard a former speechwriter of Thompson’s saying that calling Fred lazy is garbage. He said that often Fred stayed in the office long past the time everyone else went home.

I also heard that a former aide of Thompson’s said she quit because she couldn’t keep up with his work pace.

A man who puts himself through college and law school while raising a young family is not a lazy man.


62 posted on 06/02/2007 11:07:07 PM PDT by Politicalmom ("Secure the border first. This is our house and we get to decide who gets to come here"- FDT)
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To: Zakeet

>> “The book on him is he’s lazy,”

Kinda like the MSM.


63 posted on 06/02/2007 11:08:31 PM PDT by Gene Eric
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To: drhogan
i think they should set a maximum limit on the number of laws (the total number; not how many new ones they can add). then, if congress wants to add a new one, they have to eliminate an old one. the maxlimit should be set at about half of what we have now.

Excellent ideas.

64 posted on 06/02/2007 11:09:22 PM PDT by skr (Car bombs and IEDs are the exclamation marks for the latest Democrats' talking points.)
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To: word_warrior_bob
Excellent post.

p.s. Glad I checked out your homepage!
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65 posted on 06/02/2007 11:24:29 PM PDT by LucyJo
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To: Politicalmom

Good points.


66 posted on 06/02/2007 11:25:29 PM PDT by California Patriot ("That's not Charley the Tuna out there. It's Jaws." -- Richard Nixon)
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To: Zakeet

He’s been in public life for decades, and THIS is all they got?!!!

(Tee-hee!)


67 posted on 06/03/2007 8:17:35 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney (...and another "Constitution-bot"))
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To: Brilliant
"The best machinist is a lazy machinist. Laziness spawns innovation, which begets inventions"

One of my many mentors growing up....;~)

68 posted on 06/03/2007 3:06:14 PM PDT by 4woodenboats (If Amnesty is the Question, Filibuster is the answer. Build Fence Now Talk Later)
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To: papasmurf

Fred Thompson/JC Watts in ‘08, Papasmurf gmta, this is the ticket I want.


69 posted on 06/03/2007 3:15:33 PM PDT by YdontUleaveLibs (Reason is out to lunch. How may I help you?)
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To: SE Mom
Actually, I kinda like them thinking he's lazy. It keeps them off guard. After the dust settles, we can ask them how it feels to get whupped by a lazy man.

:O)

P
America. Together. Again
Fred Thompson/JC Watts in '08

70 posted on 06/03/2007 10:19:06 PM PDT by papasmurf (<<<<< Click there to see my dogs! Oh, and I have FRed one liners, too.)
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To: Zakeet

Fred always had the energy and drive to chase choice skirt (unlike Willie)

and he was a good lawyer early on around here...

he has the drive if he wants it

i understand that


71 posted on 06/03/2007 10:21:28 PM PDT by wardaddy (on parole)
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To: California Patriot

Oh, that’s absurd........

No problem there... don’t believe the MSM, you’ll sleep better.


72 posted on 06/03/2007 10:35:45 PM PDT by Shortstop7
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To: Shortstop7

It’s not the MSM, it’s people they quote, like David Keene. Sleeping better is nice, but I’ve kinda always wanted to know what was going on.


73 posted on 06/03/2007 11:17:02 PM PDT by California Patriot ("That's not Charley the Tuna out there. It's Jaws." -- Richard Nixon)
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