Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Posted on 06/04/2007 9:06:34 PM PDT by Politicalmom
Rep. Adam Putnam will join the growing Thompson operation in Florida.
THE THIRD-RANKING REPUBLICAN in the House of Representatives will support Fred Thompson for president. Adam Putnam, who represents Floridians in the suburbs and exurbs of Tampa and is a key player among conservatives in the House, will join the growing Thompson operation in a leadership position in Florida. Putnam's precise role in the coming campaign is still being worked out, but Thompson advisers expect him to help guide their effort in a state that has become increasingly important since Governor Charlie Crist signed legislation to move its primary up to January 29, 2008.
In recent weeks, several other House Republicans have indicated their support for the coming "Thompson for President" campaign. Tennessee Representative Marsha Blackburn, who had been a co-chair of Women for Romney, announced last week that she was switching her support to Thompson.
But Putnam is the first member of the Republican leadership to do so and the first since Thompson created a "testing the waters" committee last Friday. That entity allows Thompson to raise funds and recruit staff for his coming presidential bid. His largely unseen enterprise is doing both vigorously. In a conference call last week, more than 100 top supporters pledged to raise nearly $50,000 each by the end of the day today. The Thompson camp has been encouraged by the early response.
The campaign has attracted other big-name support in recent weeks. David McIntosh, a former member of Congress and highly regarded conservative thinker, joined Thompson as a top policy adviser. He will run the domestic policy team with Larry Lindsey, who served as George W. Bush's chief economic adviser during the 2000 presidential campaign and later served in the same capacity at the White House. And Mary Matalin, former adviser to George H.W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, has agreed to advise the campaign on political and communications matters. Announcements of other significant Thompson signings and endorsements will come soon. (Politico.com reported Monday that Thompson had also secured the backing of George P. Bush, the heartthrob nephew of President George W. Bush and son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.)
The youthful Putnam (he is 33) is widely regarded as one of the rising stars among conservatives in the House. He was first elected to House in 2000, at the age of 26. Six years later, his colleagues chose Putnam as chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, making him the fourth-ranking member of his party in Congress' lower chamber. He has served as chairman of the House Republican Conference since the beginning of the current session.
As important to the Thompson campaign as Putnam's congressional chops are his extensive ties among Florida Republicans--he served for four years in the state legislature before being elected to Congress. As an early primary state, Florida will play a major role in the selection of the Republican nominee. And because the primary date was moved up only recently, Thompson's late entry matters less than it does in places like Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, where his rivals have been building organizations for months. A Datamar poll taken in late May found that Thompson was the second choice of Florida Republicans even before he set up his "testing the waters" committee. The results: Giuliani, 27; Thompson, 22; Romney, 18; and McCain, 12.
Meanwhile, at least one South Carolina poll--another early primary state, just after Iowa and New Hampshire--has Thompson leading.
Bob Corker Backing Thompson For President posted June 4, 2007
Sen. Bob Corker said Monday he is backing former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson for President, the Knoxville News-Sentinel reported.
The newspaper said Corker was interviewed after a luncheon in Knoxville at the University of Tennessee.
He told the paper he expects Thompson will make the race.
Congressman Zach Wamp has been one of the leading Thompson backers and us credited with being the first person to call him and ask him to run.
Corker called Thompson thoughtful, independent and a great communicator
Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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more good news on the fred front
I can’t wait until he makes it official. I sure hope he will pick Charlie Daniels for Vice President.
*barf*
The Bush domestic policy team stunk up the joint. And now Fred is going to that well? Ouch.
I could swear someone here at FR is either friends or related to Putnam.
Why do I picture Fred sending a video announcement of his intention to run to all the conservative blog sites about 4 a.m. Eastern on July 4?
I agree. None of that sounded good to me.
I agree, Thompson should come out with a brand-new team of conservatives instead of looking at the past.
The Dalton Gang is invading Florida.
Fred is the synergistic candidate we’ve been waiting for.
FRed-perfect.
Frederalist, Freducation, Fredcare, Fredicare, etc., etc.
FDT - He delivers!!
Anyone have the picture of the florist?? Maybe Fred in that pose delivering the constitution instead of a dozen roses.
Fred makes everything fun again. PLUS-, he’s the best candidate by a long shot, he pillories the “Big 3” (Rudy, Mitt, McCain).
We’re not going to get any better, I like that he’s put his positions on paper and verbally via radio addresses, he doesn’t need to consult with someone on his postions. If he sticks to the positions he’s outlined I have no problem with Fred, better than that, I’m ENTHUSIASTIC about Fred.
I haven’t been enthusiastic about our nominee in 88,92,96,00, and 04. I voted for them because I HAD to, not because I WANTED to.
I WANT TO VOTE FOR FRED!!
How so? What executive and leadership experience does he have? Apart from McCain-Feingold, what important legislation was he responsible for in his eight years as a senator?
You are wrong. Lindsey was one of the architects of the tax cuts...he’s not in the administration now. Bush’s early domestic policy was very good. This is a good sign. Or do you think tax cuts “stunk up the joint.”
“I WANT TO VOTE FOR FRED!!”
So do I! I also want to help out with his campaign here in Florida. Anyone know his official campaign web site? Heard it was to be up and running today. Thanks! :)
Tax cuts are dandy. Fundamental tax reform is better. The Bush team didn’t have the guts for that kind of leadership, though.
JCEccles wrote: “What executive and leadership experience does he have? Apart from McCain-Feingold, what important legislation was he responsible for in his eight years as a senator?”
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Executive experience didn’t help Jimmy Carter keep from becomming a national disaster. Nor did it help George W. Bush persuade the Congress to initiate restirement savings accounts or drill for oil in the ANWR.
The lack of executive experience didn’t prevent Abraham Lincoln, Harry S. Truman or John F. Kennedy from making crucial decisions in our nation’s history.
Just like he shepherded John Roberts’ nomination through the Senate, Fred Thompson guided the first Homeland Security bill through.
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Fred Thompson sponsored or co-sponsored 90 pieces of legislation, most of it aimed at increasing our national security against terrorism, providing tax relief to citizens and small businesses, and cutting government red tape.
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Other Important Proposals and Inclusions Introduced by Fred in the Senate:
Nuclear Proliferation Act
Special Counsel Act
Aviation Security Bill Amendment
FY 1999 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Regulatory Right-To-Know Act
Homeland Security Workforce Act
Homeland Security Education Act
Thompson amendment to Treasury-Postal Title (Section 646) of the Consolidated Appropriations Bill
Regulatory Improvement Act (S. 981)
Thompson Amendment to the National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act
Thompson Amendment to the National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Act
The Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility Act
The Federalism Accountability Act
The Government Information Security Reform Act (GISRA)
The Thompson Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act
The Truth in Regulation Act
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Fred Thompson’s Senate Committee assignments:
Special Counsel to both the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations under President Reagan
Member of the powerful Senate Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over, among other things, international trade.
Member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Member of the National Security Working Group, which observes and monitors executive branch negotiations with foreign governments.
Chairman of the Government Affairs Committee 1997-2001
Ranking Republican Minority Member of the Government Affairs Committee 2001-2003
Chairman of the Youth Violence Committee 1995-1997
Chairman of the Senate Government Oversight Committee
Foreign Relations Committee, 1995-96
Member, Judiciary Committee, 1995-98
Member, Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights, 1997-98
Member, Technology, Terrorism and Gov’t. Information, 1995-98
Member, Finance Committee, 1999-2002
Finance subcommittees
Member, International Trade, 1999-2002
Member, Taxation and Oversight, 1999-2002
Member, Social Security and Family Policy, 1999-2002
Member, Health Care, 1999-2002
- University of Tennessee Modern Political Archives, Finding Aid for the Fred Thompson Papers, 1993 -2002 (pp. 5-6)
http://mpa.utk.edu/thompson/ThompsonFindingAid.pdf
You think a liberal Dem like Richard Cohen is “friendly” to Thompson??
How so? What executive and leadership experience does he have? Apart from McCain-Feingold, what important legislation was he responsible for in his eight years as a senator?
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I’m in agreement with most of his positions, he’s asked for and I’m granting him a mulligan on McCain/Feingold.
Look, I could be a great President, I wouldn’t waffle on any of my positions and know what I believe is the right thing to do. I wouldn’t be infulenced by ANYTHING other than what’s best for the U.S., I think Fred will be motivated in this fashion as Prez also, he doensn’t strike me as a “political creature”. He has nothing to lose by sticking to his guns, he’s got plenty of money and a hot wife, what can happen? he won’t get a second term? I’m hoping he thinks the same way, he’ll do what’s right and to hell with the consequenses and outrage of the big media.
I don’t care what legislation he was responsible for, he’s going to be the executive, the bandleader, etc.
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