Strange that the article’s author didn’t mention the OC Lincoln Club’s own website headline the day after Fred Spoke to them: “Thompson a Big Hit at Annual Dinner!”
Nor did she bother to talk to Club President richard Wagner for her piece. Wagner told Human Events that “Novak’s column was not quite on. There was no big let-down in the room. There was a lot of energy in the room, and people are still excited even today based upon e-mails I’m receiving.”
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20680&keywords=fred+thompson
Ed Morrissey, of Captain’s Quarters, on a companion blog, Heading Right, wrote:
“The Lincoln Club, of the conservative California enclave in Orange County, invited Fred Thompson to speak at their annual dinner. This has widely been seen as a tacit endorsement of Thompson’s potential candidacy for the GOP’s 2008 presidential nomination, and the Lincoln Club’s endorsement (tacit or otherwise) carries a powerful weight to anyone fortunate enough to receive it. Thompson gave every indication that he wants that support in an excellent speech to the gathered Republican power brokers, his answer to the debate that he could not attend.
Fred gave everyone something to like in this speech...
Quite frankly, I find this speech brilliant, and nearly perfect for a center-right run past most of the current slate of candidates. If Fred Thompson can stick to these themes and produce the kind of down-home charisma for which he is famous, he could run the table.”
http://headingright.com/2007/05/05/fred-speaks/
It appears the speech was much more successful with the local Lincoln Club than the OC Register is willing to let on...
“It appears the speech was much more successful with the local Lincoln Club than the OC Register is willing to let on...
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Thanks. Best post so far. The night of the Lincoln Club event, I watched his other interview on the web. I liked him. But not a five on a five scale.
More like dress rehearsals, you know? Before a friendly, but critical audience.
But taking that into account, it was his first step into the ring, I think all is well with the Fred campaign.
Pretty soon, he has got to get his big likeable mug in front of big numbers of Americans. I don’t think he can wait forever.
If you think that speach was good the one he gave last night was a Grand Slam!!