Doug, good report.
I disagree about Thompson’s exclusive chances. A lot can change in 18 months—even after the premature primaries. Forget that and you leave a lot of chips on the table and walk away before the game’s over.
Beyond that, the article below has some interesting thoughts about FDT. Beyond the concerns the article raises, ANY candidate that the grassroots settles for and demands—to the point that we are demanding our borders be dealt with—can win.
That said, here is the article:
Fred Thompson’s globalist pedigree
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55776
Good job, SoA. Thompson’s globalist CFR credentials need to be mentioned every time a FReeper endorses him. Thompson has been very careful with his words on the illegal immigration debate. He said secure the borders first, then we’ll talk about the other stuff. I am certain “the other stuff” with him will be amnesty. Also remember that Fred Thompson voted for McCain’s bill to limit political speech before an election. He has undermined the free speech rights of all of us.
I will, under no circumstance, vote for a CFR member. CFR candidates include: Fred Thompson, Tommy Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
The only 3 Republican candidates who I trust to maintain America’s sovereignty are Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter, and Ron Paul.
Required reading:
http://www.eagleforum.org/column/2005/july05/05-07-13.html
“We are grateful to The Washington Post, The New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost forty years. It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subject to the bright lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto determination practiced in past centuries.” (David Rockefeller, director emeritus of the CFR and founder of the Trilateral Commission, in June of 1991).