Your right, instead of saying “being a coward”, I should have stated “instead of acting cowardly”.
But I’m not sure where the whole ‘fear’ thing comes into play. Have you heard any of the candidates say they were afraid of Fred?
You think any of them would admit it? Geez, if you're going to say something like that, might as well pack your bags and leave the race.
I'd say the fact that supporters and surrogates of every other candidate (both parties) are going crazy trying to find something that will stick as a negative to Thompson says more than enough that he's scaring them real good. The amount of attention he's getting from the hit squads says that loud and clear.
“Have you heard any of the candidates say they were afraid of Fred?”
What is more telling, I think, is how many of the left wing columnists are taking shots at Fred. If they saw him as a no-chance, non-candidate do you think they’d be wasting ink on him? The media may be pink but they’re not stupid. They know he’s Hillary’s worst nightmare and they would like to head his candidacy off at the pass.