Analysis: Fred Thompson Faces Few Bumps

Examiner ^ | July 31, 2007 | LIZ SIDOTI, AP

[mdittmar]

Republican Fred Thompson has faced a series of bumps in his preliminary campaign, casting doubt on the strength of his would-be candidacy and raising questions about his potential for success.

Despite the difficulties, the "Law & Order" actor and former Tennessee senator continues to post strong marks in national surveys and early primary state polls five months before voting begins. But his transformation from a man simply flirting with a bid to one on the brink of an official candidacy has been far from smooth the past few months.

His challenge: living up to the hopes of dispirited Republicans searching for a conservative to rally around in the wide-open race.

"The expectation levels are sky high right now, so that means if you don't meet them financially, you don't meet them organizationally and you don't meet them message-wise, you're in trouble," said Joe Gaylord, a Republican consultant close to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who also may enter the GOP race.

[Petronski]

I agreed to follow Jim’s “suggestion”. How could I not.

As far as I can tell, you either distort them or do not understand them.

But I sure as heck am not going to sit here and have you call me a liar...

This has been proven. The best way to avoid being called a liar is to be honest.

[Petronski]

I’m done with this thread. I wish you’d study areafiftyone’s behavior. I’m trying to help.

[pissant]

I like it just fine, as you very well know.

[pissant]

You are pullin that from your ear. Happy to recap that conversation if you like.

[Petronski]

No need for a recap. It’s all in the logs.

[pissant]

Pathetic.

[pissant]

yes it is, you just ignored me shooting you down in flames.

[Petronski]

LOL

[pissant]

Its all in the logs.

[Petronski]

Even your lies.

[pissant]

Even your vapored fainting spells over “lies” brought on by a lack of reading comprehension.

[Petronski]

I hope you can control yourself and survive here. There was a time when you weren’t such a liar.

[pissant]

Howlin, is that You?

[Fred]

Dispirited Republicans?????

Just give me a Republican that will support the GOP PLATFORM...this is not real complicated.

Which first tier GOP candidate supports the GOP platform:

A) John McCain
B)Rudy Giuliani
C)Mitt Romney
D)NONE OF THE ABOVE

Answer: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[pissant]

Fred is the only one who wanted to get rid of the platform, to the best of my knowledge. though he certainly supports more of it than some of them.

[ejonesie22]

Very true. I majored in Military History in college in the Mid 80s. I was active in political science as well, including stints at the wacko conservative at several model UNs. The icons of only two decades ago have been washed away in many forms.

Ironically the very tools of that era combined with all our advances make for a much more dangerous world today than we ever had before, because the one greatest defense of the cold war, the one thing that kept us safe, the concept of Mutual Assured Destruction is no longer applicable when dealing with a foe who not only has no fear of death, but views it a noble goal.

[ejonesie22]

Guys, Guys, chill out, the enemy, remember...

We are on the same side here, and we are not DU...

Now kiss and make up you fascist repukelican pigs;-)

[pissant]

LOL. I appreciate the effort, seriously.

[LibLieSlayer]

True! That is why we must kill as many enemy as we have bullets!

LLS

[bcsco]

You are aiming that I me, I take it. But frankly its been a two way street. Liar, troll, DUmmie, plant, etc get a little old hearing, frankly.

Well, among others. And if you're tired of some of the name calling, understand that it's defensive in nature because that's been the posture of those who attack Fred threads. We're delusional. We don't know the issues. And I've been called my own share of names; not because I went to some other candidate's thread and attacked them, but because they came to our threads and feel free to do so. So we fight back. And frankly, what names you cite above are everyday occurances toward us from others. So, join the club.

Yes, it gets old. So, how does it feel??