[Mitt]Romney, [Fred]Thompson tie for straw poll victory

August 19, 2007 | Dan Shaw

[2ndDivisionVet]

http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070819/ELECTION01/708190344

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[Nathan _in_Arkansas]

I had a straw poll at my house last night. My wife and I tied with each of us garnering 33% of the vote. My cat also got 33%. There were three total votes cast. Since our totals only come up to 99%, we’re thinking about filing a lawsuit claiming voter fraud. Where is that other 1%???

[2ndDivisionVet]

Contact one of the FR Paulestinians, they’ll point you towards a civil rights lawyer/Reynolds aluminum foil dealer.

[Nephi]

And so is the CFR slam. Fred has admitted that backing McIsane-Feingold was a mistake.

Not only did he vote for it, but he bragged about co-authoring it. Anyone who thought he was doing the right thing in ignoring the constitution and voting to limit free speech is not a conservative. But he does play a conservative on TV.

[samtheman]

If Jim says something or some candidate (Guliani, in this case) is not conservative - and puts his foot down on the issue - then, at least on this site, Guliani ain't conservative.

Can't argue with that. It is his site. And notice, that I always only thought that my single recourse was to either go or stay. I never said anything about trying to change the rules here.

But anyway, you're points are well taken and eloquently stated.

As for Giuliani, although I do disagree with some of the conclusions regarding the difference between him and Hillary, I do accept the majority opinion here that he is no conservative. Why shouldn't I? I support Fred.

[WFTR]

Go ahead and be s/. I have it from and insider (someone close to the campaign) that Fred plans to announce his candidacy on the 10th anniversary of 9-11.

You mean 2011?

[JohnnyZ]

It’s particularly disheartening to listen to the one-issue folks who aren’t going to be happy with any candidate that doesn’t agree with them 100 percent.

I have very, very rarely seen one-issue folks and 100%ers on this website. A good number of 95% and 90%ers, sure. The only one-issue people I can remember offhand were 2nd Amendment supporters and WOT enthusiasts.

Usually those "one-issue", "100%" tags are just canards used to shout down any opposition to some favored candidate with liberal positions.

[George W. Bush]

Usually those "one-issue", "100%" tags are just canards used to shout down any opposition to some favored candidate with liberal positions.

Oh dear, you're not allowed to say anything so reasonable here. Don't force me to call the mods on you!

BTW, I am a one-hundred-percent 90%er personally.

[George W. Bush]

Indeed. At FR, those numbers represent a JUGGERNAUT for the elderly and frail ex-lobbyist and amateur senator FRed Thompson.

Dude, you are relentless! Cracks me up. But I still like Fred. And Mitt. And Ron Paul.

[Petronski]

What's JC's problem?

Psychosis induced by fear of Fred.

[Petronski]

The man you malign as elderly and frail is doing as well as your weatherboy without even declaring his candidacy.

No wonder you’re soiling yourself with fear.

Your insults and his lies about Ronald Reagan make for a really fine campaign. You must be so proud.

[Petronski]

Perhaps your pinglist would be interested in the latest Romney talking points:

...FRed Thompson. Why? Because he has a conservative sounding voice. (i.e., he speaks "southron," a kind of redneck ebonics).

Nice, huh?

[stand watie]

tell us. i'm interested.

fyi, i just HOPE Mitt's "seeing the light" on abortion is SINCERE. (may remind my readers that Saul of Tarsus was a PERSECUTOR of Christians, before he saw "the light on the road to Damascus"???)

free dixie,sw

[Petronski]

Apparently the belief or claim is that a southern accent is some kind of “redneck ebonics.”

[stainlessbanner]

There are so many flavors of Southern accents - Appalachian, Virginian, Gulf-area, Southeastern/coastal Georgia/Florida, etc.

I enjoy all of them, as I do the accents of my friends from New Hampshire, Jersey, Minnesota, and other fine Northern states.

To say Thompson's accent is redneck-ebonics is funny, but pretty inaccurate. My granny from the great state of TN wouldn't take too kindly to that notion!

[stand watie]

of course.

don't you KNOW that all us southerners are PERMANENTLY INFERIOR to northerners??? at least according to the mainSLIME LEFTIST mass media we are & forever will be.

free dixie,sw

[LexBaird]

What's JC's problem? Psychosis induced by fear of Fred.

He's your twin from another political camp.

[Petronski]

And meanwhile you’re so superior because you can’t decide, right?

/sarc

[LexBaird]

Why should I decide, when one of the supposed major contenders still hasn’t? I’m supposed to be more committed to the process than Fred?

[Petronski]

Why should I decide, when one of the supposed major contenders still hasn’t?

That's a very naive assessment of events.

[LexBaird]

Made my decision regarding Paul, McCain, Guiliani, and Tancredo. Still weighing Romney and Hunter. If and when Fred declares and gives me some data besides scripted youtube bits, op eds and fanboi hagiographies, I’ll weigh him as well.