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Posted on 08/18/2007 9:21:51 PM PDT by SmithL
I find Fred Thompson to be a good change of pace. Both from what we've had in the last 6-1/2 years and the eight years prior to that. He may not run around agitating everyone, causing a ruckus like Keyes does, but Thompson is a conservative. After the dog days of August are over, we'll be getting down to the nitty gritty. Neither of us like any of the top tier candidates, Giuliani, Romney or McCain. FredT is a good alternative.
If Giuliani gets the nomination, we'll both be voting for a third party candidate. And the GOP will be on the verge of destruction.
You’re not being realistic.
Good night.
Definitely a point of agreement.
Not that he's the only danger...
And I think you’re being short-sighted.
Good night.
I like Thompson okay. He can deliever one heck of a speech. He has stumbled on several interviews, though.
That said, I have serious reservations about him. I’m not keen on a guy who claims he’s never wanted to be a President and would not accept any vice presidency. It smacks me of a smugness that is wholly unbecoming. Then there’s this nonsense about him refusing to run, participate in the debates, and appear in Iowa and New Hampshire to guild grassroots.
There’s also the almost certainty that his cancer is going to come out of remission in short order. In a French study of the same type of cancer, 4 of 47 were dead in 7 years. Only 1 in 7 was in remission at that point. And these were people treated with chemo. Fred Thompson’s cancer did not go into remission after chemo. He also needed radiation.
I don’t like the idea of our side being represented by a guy who is more than likely to have some very serious complications with his health in the near future.
I also don’t like the idea of a guy who opposes tort reform.
A decision about border security is different than a decision about abortion, for example. There are different factors to consider and decide upon -- or laugh about, if one is so inclined. ;-)
If this is important to you, please quote both instances -- and tell us your point.
Could be.
And Elvis could lurk behind it all. ;-)
It was post 38 and 41 that I posted to you, aren’t you even reading our posts to you before you throw out new posts back?
Your last sentance is an exact quote of Fred Thompson himself...imagine that.
Can anyone live up to the expectations?
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I dont think Newts ego would permit him to stoop to that position...
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Why? Do you think the American people want their security put at risk by a president who does not take the threat of radical Islam seriously? Do you think they want more open borders? Do you think they want their taxes raised and recession? Do you think they like high energy prices and agree with the environmental wackos that we can't produce and refine more of our own oil?
Please give me one reason why anyone with half a brain would want a Democrat in the WH.
And help allow Hillary in the WH? Shame on you.
Switch the order, and I'm willing to hop on board. We need Romney's executive leadership at the helm.
Not if the Hildebeast gets the nomination. In a national contest, once people are truly paying attention, I believe any of the Republican hopefuls other than McCain would beat her. Her negatives are incredibly high and her baggage and history is vast. Bill Clinton could pull it off, but not the wife.
Notice that people here don't even post those pictures when praising him, it is almost always the pictures taken a few years ago.
I can't post pictures, but if someone could post the three candidates, from last week, side by side, you will see what I mean. I really hope if Fred does do the debates next month, that he hires a really good make up artist, because if he doesn't I don't think his "communication skills" will make a huge impression on undecided voters.
There are many facets to President Reagan, but this one is key to his political appeal. I'm uncertain if FDT has similar skills, I've not seen enough from him yet to know.
Regardless, there was only one Reagan, just like there has only been one Lincoln or one Washington. Looking back, it was as though each of these individuals had been groomed by their experiences to become president at a crucial moment in American history. They are all leaders, the right man for the moment, and in many ways GWB has shown similar traits.
There is a "bad (crescent) moon risin'" and the next president will have to be able to express to a disinterested and war weary (thanks MSM) America what is at stake.
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