The man is impressive, his thoughts are expressed with clarity and lucidity. I am talking about the interviewer, Peter Robinson. Fred does okay, but suffers from comparison to the interviewer.
Posted on 06/13/2007 12:19:43 PM PDT by Neville72
Hoover Institution fellow, Peter Robinson, speaks with Fred Thompson about his candidacy for President of the United States. Robinson delves into the key issues facing America today, the politics of running for president, and the source of Thompson's conservative views.
(Excerpt) Read more at hoover.org ...
Excellent interview, filmed on Monday, runs nearly 15 minutes.
Chapters:
00:03 Crossroads
00:51 Taxes
03:58 Iraq
08:18 Conservatism
11:47 The opposition
12:54 Why run?
PING!
You got beat, and it wasn’t even me this time. :p
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1849619/posts?page=12#12
(Check out the Fred picture I posted to you on that thread.)
BTTT
The man is impressive, his thoughts are expressed with clarity and lucidity. I am talking about the interviewer, Peter Robinson. Fred does okay, but suffers from comparison to the interviewer.
Fred’s relaxed and confident style reminds me of Dick Cheney in 2000.
Wonderful ~ both interviewEE and interviewER.
Fred looks and talks sharp and Peter Robinson brings out the best.
Makes me want to read “Conscience of a Conservative” by Barry Goldwater.
Much better than several other interviews I’ve seen recently! He needs to keep this up.
I’m a Romney supporter, but this is a solid performance for Thompson. I think he gelled well with the interviewer here. Still a little slow, but good all the same.
I guess Optimist was right... I'm wasting my time posting the thread if no one is going to read it or participate.
Politicalmom---ping away. :)
Excellent interview with Fred @ the Hoover Institution.
http://www.hoover.org/multimedia/dfv/7959792.html
HAhaaaaa!
Listen- I haven’t kept up today much- my 4 month-old grandson was with me most of the day:) I am still beaming!
Then we had an hellatious hail-wind-thunder storm for an hour...the dogs went nuts, baby slept through it all.
I think it’s a great idea- just not sure if it’s practical..people come and go at all hours and Fredheads are looking for headlines that have Fred’s name in the title.
In the meantime- from Peter Robinson who did the interview we’re discussing here:
“..Fred Thompson on Tape [Peter Robinson]
On Monday, former senator Fred Thompson spent half a day at the Hoover Institution, discussing policy with a roomful of Hoover fellows. In this, my first encounter with Thompson, I was hugely impressed—hugely. He proved relaxed, likeable, determined, warm, funny, and—a trait not always seen in candidates for high office—humble. (He reached into his briefcase, pulled out a three-ring binder, and then spent the entire session taking notes as assiduously as a college student.)
When we broke for lunch, Thompson and I sat down for a brief interview. To take a look at the man for yourself, click here.”
06/13 02:59 PM
http://corner.nationalreview.com/
Hope we continue to hear more from Peter Robinson.
He sure likes Fred.
Peter Robinson is a brilliant man in his own right. He wrote the line “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall” ... He was a Reagan guy- and his book “How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life”...is a terrific read.
:)
Thank you ~ I’ll have to read that.
Yes, we are at a crossroads.
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