Posted on 06/06/2007 5:10:38 AM PDT by HoosierGirl25
A phantom stood behind an invisible podium in the New Hampshire Republican debates last night. But unlike the first two debates, no one tried to pretend former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson wasn’t a key player in the upcoming presidential race. It was another Thompson who introduced Fred to the audience -- by saying he was “Thompson -- Tommy -- not the other one.”
Just then, the absence of Fred Thompson seeped into the evening atmosphere. Some say the stalling to officially announce a candidacy is damning -- while others insist it is downright smart. Nevertheless, the silence was a golden emphasis of Thompson’s prominence in the race last night.
He’s been embraced in word by many conservatives who feel alienated by the current selection of blue-tinted Republican candidates, but is he all that they dare to hope for? Thompson has been dubbed a savior for the Republican nomination, but the hype could be watered in the disillusionment of unrealistic optimism.
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He is walking right up to the cliff with this hedging his decision thing.
He runs the risk of waiting too long to say "I'm in"
Right now, he's OK - but this is a risky strategy.
That said: http:www.imwithfred.com
Good luck to you Fred - load on RedBull - you're gonna need it.
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Fred is AWOL...
Which non-Fred candidate are you supporting?
Fred is on with Bill Bennett now! Great!!
Nahh - The current field is so far away from conservatives that many I know would take a one-legged organ grinder who has a better voting record over McCain, Rudy or Romney.
Fred gets more votes everytime these bozos have a debate and put more of their feet in their mouth.
I appreciate that.
FYI - I saw a great bumper sticker in San Diego this weekend:
Fence: If you build it - they WON'T come.
You might be right.
I don’t think he is doing the wrong thing by waiting. He is just going about it differently.
Personally, I applaud him. It’s about time we had someone with creativity and a brain running for office.
Actor/dilettante Fred needs to be a man, put on his floppy shoes, bozo nose, mouth stretcher and join the other men who have put it all on the line in the past two debates and faced with courage the kind of mindless ridicule that you personify.
Then maybe we'll se if he has what it takes to stand in the line of fire as president.
Wouldn’t be something it he could redefine the way you run for office in this country?
I hope he can succeed.
The new age of politics.
Fred has been smart thus far. If he were there last night, he’d have received the same treatment the other second-tier candidates received; minimal time.
The media only wants those who toe the “establishment” line to get heard. They will bury anyone with conservative credentials. Fred’s playing it coy sets him apart and allows him to get his message aired (as he did after the event on Fox).
He’ll announce when he sees it most advantageously. Sure, it can backfire, but so far, he’s garnered a lot of attention and support. Yes, I’ve signed up on ‘imwithfred.com’.
I hate to say it, but I don’t think Fred is pretty enough. It’s the TV age. I hope I’m wrong.
That's the reasons for his "different" campaign.
We don't need a lazy, half-hearted, fight-shirking man in the White House when the Democrats control Congress.
We need a fighter, not an actor. (And don't invoke Reagan. He proved his mettle as a two-term governor of California)
Actually it sounds to me like Fred's taken a few chapters out of Sun Tzu :)
“...he’s lazy...”
I may be wrong, but I have vague recollections of similar statements about President Reagan - something about retiring early every night.
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