Fred Thompson: The Man from Rocky Top

North Star Writers Group ^ | June 4, 2007 | Matt Carrothers

[xcamel]

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[VRWCmember]

Good morning. It’s good to see more buzz about Fred.

[Always Right]

Fred is in the game now. His bankroll will quickly grow, he will get more key endorsements and his polls numbers will rise close to 20%.

[sweet_diane]

"Picture an announcement event replete with bunting, American flags, families, barbeque, country music artists and marching bands playing a nonstop chorus of Rocky Top."

My ears...MY EARS!

"Even the most rabid Gator, Bulldog or Crimson Tide Republicans will not be able to hear the Volunteers’ stirring anthem that day without tapping their toes and embracing Thompson’s candidacy."

I like Fred and will more than likely vote for him given the chance...yet I guarantee you one thing, I will not be tapping my toes to Rocky Top! lol This Crimson Tide Republican (love that name) will respectfully plug her ears. :)

[Red Badger]

Fred’s strategerie is absolutely brilliant..............He’ll make one heluva President.....President Thompson......has a great ring to it!...........

[perfect_rovian_storm]

This is the best and most dead on characterization of the Thompson candidacy that I’ve read. This is the first writer that I’ve read who fully understands what’s going on.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Here’s one Hawkeye who wouldn’t mind hearing Rocky Top for four years...

[Red Badger]

Wish that I was on ole rocky top,
Down in the tennessee hills.
Aint no smoggy smoke on rocky top,
Aint no telephone bills.

Once there was a girl on rocky top,
Half bear the other half cat.
Wild as a mink, sweet as soda pop,
I still dream about that.

Rocky top, youll always be
Home sweet home to me.
Good ole rocky top,
Rocky top tennessee, rocky top tennessee.

Once two strangers climbed on rocky top,
Lookin for a moonshine still.
Strangers aint come back from rocky top,
Guess they never will.

Corn wont grow at all on rocky top,
Dirts too rocky by far.
Thats why all the folks on rocky top
Get their corn from a jar.

Rocky top, youll always be
Home sweet home to me.
Good ole rocky top,
Rocky top tennessee, rocky top tennessee.

Now Ive had years of cramped up city life,
Trapped like a duck in a pen.
Now all I know is its a pity life
Cant be simple again.

Rocky top, youll always be
Home sweet home to me.
Good ole rocky top,
Rocky top tennessee, rocky top tennessee.

Rocky top tennessee, rocky top tennessee.
Yeah rocky top tennesee eee eee eee.

[SouthernBoyupNorth]

Welll GooooooLLLLyyyyy. The tone of this article is insulting at best. It seems that I as a conservative must love country music, (I don’t personally I am a die hard Rocker). I must LOVE college football. (I don’t even pay attention to it and never did). I must also not be capable of keeping an open mind about people because they happen to have the misfortune of being from New York or Massachusetts, (therefore I am a bigot.... not). And I must like Fred Thompson because he is from the south.

Rest assured that I will place MY VOTE for the candidate that can convince me he can pull this country back from the brink of extinction where we currently hover thanks to the current administration and the Immigration reform bill. I wont care if its Thompson, Romney or Guliani. It WONT be McCain... I don’t vote for traitorous bastards.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Fred is going to rise to the top quickly!

[elcid1970]

“...marching bands playing a nonstop chorus of `Rocky Top’”

Huh? Why don’t they just play the theme from “Deliverance” instead?

Anyway, I think the Dems and Reps alike are scared to death of Fred. If he gets the nomination, he gets my vote.

;^)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Does he have a website up yet to make a contribution directly to his campaign?

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Sheeh, lighten up!

One paragraph of the article about the 4th of July does not make it the ‘tone of the article’. I can’t stand football and I’d rather swallow razor blades than listen to most country music.

I’m from New York and I won’t vote for a New York or Massachusetts politician either. Because I’m bigoted against my own home state? No, because you have to be a slimy RINO to get elected here as a Republican.

Governing as a liberal and then pretending to be a conservative is not acceptable presidential material as far as I’m concerned.

[NavyCanDo]

I had a note stuck under my winsdhield wiper this weekend that said, “Where did you get that Bumper Sticker? I want one”. and he left his phone number. I have a Fred Thompson bumper sticker on the car for weeks.

Here is one plece they are available....
http://www.cafepress.com/buy/fred%20thompson/-/cfpt2_/x_15/cfpt_/source_searchBox/copt_/y_11

[gridlock]

Fred is going to rise to the top quickly!

Rudy has too much money to go away quickly, but my bet is that Fred!-mania is going to knock John McCain out of the race pretty quick. Romney man also decide that this is just not his year. At 60 years old, he might decide that running in 2012 might be his best bet.

If the Donks win in 2008, the result will be a train wreck. A soothing, moderate Republican could do very well in 2012, in that environment.

[sweet_diane]

still no toe tapping...sorry! lol But I do find the lyrics interesting! Thanks for sharing.

[mmichaels1970]

Now I'm a "Rocker" from Cleveland, and I thought the article was great. I read your comments about the tone and went back and reread the article and still couldn't find reason to be offended.

So the dude added some Southern fried imagery to his article. I have no problem with that. Why is everyone so quick to be offended nowadays. It's a shame to see the demand for PC continuing to rise.

[Don Corleone]

Liked the song....not too sure about the man.

[mmichaels1970]

Why don’t they just play the theme from “Deliverance” instead?

whoooooaaaaa!!! LMAO! Some trash talkin' this morning.