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Thompson to Announce Run for President with Online Video Followed by Three-State Campaign Tour
I'mWithFred ^ | August 30, 2007 | Friends of Fred Thompson Staff

Posted on 08/30/2007 9:56:05 PM PDT by Josh Painter

McLean, VA – On September 6, 2007, Fred Thompson will be announcing his intention to run for President of the United States with a webcast available to millions at www.imwithfred.com. The launch of the video will be followed by a five-day campaign tour through Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

“I believe that there are millions of Americans who know that our security and prosperity are at risk if we don’t address the challenges of our time; the global threat of terrorism; taxes and spending that will bankrupt future generations, and a government that can’t seem to get the most basic responsibilities right for its citizens,” stated Fred Thompson.

“The response that we’ve received makes me confident that we have an opportunity to change politics in Washington and across the country, and take on these challenges the way every generation of Americans has faced the challenges of their time – with unity, hard work and a belief that we will come out on the winning side,” continued Thompson.

“We enter this campaign in a strong position,” said committee manager Bill Lacy. “Fred is consistently near the top in the polls, and conservatives across the country have put together the closest thing to a draft in recent presidential campaign history in an effort to bring about this day. The next few weeks will only serve to build upon those efforts, with house parties nationwide on the 6th, and visits to the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, quickly followed by stops in Florida and a homecoming in Lawrenceburg, TN on the 15th.”

“By announcing via webcast, Fred is able to take his consistently mainstream conservative message directly to the voters, who are already responding to that message with a strong upwelling of grassroots support. The webcast and the following campaign tour will play to Fred’s strengths, a consistent record of conservatism, his ability to clearly spread his message, and his ability to work with and connect with Americans from all walks of life,” said Lacy.

The committee will file our formal paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission within 15 days, the time allowed by law after Fred decided to run. Additionally, we will begin to consider candidate based events following Fred’s broadcast on September 6, 2007.

Campaign tour cities and dates are listed below. Exact event locations will be released in the coming days.

Thursday, September 6

Afternoon Des Moines, IA

Evening Council Bluffs, IA

Friday, September 7

Morning Sioux City, IA

Evening Mason City, IA

Saturday, September 8

Morning Cedar Rapids, IA

Afternoon Davenport, IA

Evening Portsmouth, NH

Sunday, September 9

Afternoon Manchester, NH

Evening Nashua, NH

Monday, September 10

Morning Charleston, SC

Afternoon Columbia, SC

ALL TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

VENUES TO BE ANNOUNCED


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Iowa; US: New Hampshire; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: chinalover; fred; fredthompson; gop; liberal; mcainfeingold; nomination; poser
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To: pissant
Thompson has repeatedly said "enforce the law". That includes some deportations, but mostly making staying unattractive enough so that they deport themselves.

And guess what, that works.

61 posted on 08/31/2007 7:04:32 AM PDT by kevkrom (The religion of global warming: "There is no goddess but Gaia and Al Gore is her profit.")
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To: Reagan Man

Funny, Hannity loves Fred almost as much as Rudy.


62 posted on 08/31/2007 7:08:12 AM PDT by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: kevkrom; Clara Lou; Brices Crossroads; Petronski; Sturm Ruger; ejonesie22; pissant
to twist it into some form of faux “open borders” position is very, very wrong.

Obfuscation is the muddler's only means of compensating for a flat-lined campaign.

63 posted on 08/31/2007 7:08:20 AM PDT by b9
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To: Sturm Ruger

Fantastic.


64 posted on 08/31/2007 7:12:39 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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September polling data will give a strong indication of how much support Thompson has after his announcement. If he doesn't get a few point jump then he may be like the rest and stuck lacking the ability to get the public on board his campaign.

The following polling data is for the month of Aug. comparing Thompson to Hunter. Neither candidate is setting the public on fire but Thompson hasn't been in the race doing actual campaign work/events/etc.

The first caususes and primaries are less than five months away. Super Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 is just a week over five months away. Any candidate that can't increase his polling numbers rapidly won't be the nominee come Sept. 1, 2008.

		Thompson	Hunter
Newsweek	    22		   1
Cook		    14	  	   2
USA   		    19		   1
CNN		    19		   -
ARG		    16		   1
Quinnipiac 	    12		   1
Gallup		    19		   2
Fox		    14		   -
Diageo/Hotline	    17		   1
Source: PollingReport.com
65 posted on 08/31/2007 7:14:13 AM PDT by deport (>>>--Keep your powder dry--<<< [ Meanwhile:-- Cue Spooky Music--])
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To: pissant

Another wild eyed fabrication. You’ve really lost it! LMBO
Hannity has been a longtime shill for Rooty.

And you’re the chief anti-Fredhead on FR.


66 posted on 08/31/2007 7:14:41 AM PDT by Reagan Man (FUHGETTABOUTIT Rudy....... Conservatives don't vote for liberals!)
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To: pissant
LOL. Just don’t show anyone his speech to VFW last week. He’ll be 20 points behind.

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I'd still like to see Fred take Hunter as his VP. What do you think the chances are of Hunter going for that?

67 posted on 08/31/2007 7:15:30 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: kevkrom; Kimberly GG
No one is “doling out amnesty”, and such misrepresentation is beneath you.

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Uh, evidently, it isn't.

68 posted on 08/31/2007 7:17:28 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: ejonesie22

The biggest magnet is knowing the chances of being found and deported are slim. If our policy is to deport immediately, family and all, upon discovery, then self deportation will commence as well. You give Bush/Huckabee/Fred nonsense about aspirations for citizenship and you’ve just killed the incentive to leave.

If you do not have an extremely robust deportation policy, people will continue to pay illegals under the table like millions are today.

And as far as the border goes, Fred is even unsure about the need for a physical fence. He leans towards the Rudy high tech version. These people are not going to give a rip if they appear on camera (with a bandana on their face) as long as there is a van on the US side to take them to a safe house.

Fred’s record is middling at best on illegal immigration and was certainly never a priority to him, despite some of his colleagues demonstrating the problem time and time again.


69 posted on 08/31/2007 7:19:49 AM PDT by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: trisham

Well it should be. I’ve had nothing but nice things to say about Congressman Hunter (although I’ve been starkly honest about his chances, or more precisely, the lack thereof), and I find it disheartening that it’s some of the Hunter supporters who are being bigger obfuscators and crybabies than the Mittwits.


70 posted on 08/31/2007 7:19:50 AM PDT by kevkrom (The religion of global warming: "There is no goddess but Gaia and Al Gore is her profit.")
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To: trisham

I’d still like to see Fred take Hunter as his VP. What do you think the chances are of Hunter going for that?


What would Hunter bring to ticket? He has no national support, no national recognition and most likey couldn’t deliver CA to the GOP nominee. What are your thoughts that make you feel he’s an asset to the winning candidate?


71 posted on 08/31/2007 7:19:59 AM PDT by deport (>>>--Keep your powder dry--<<< [ Meanwhile:-- Cue Spooky Music--])
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To: pissant
Fred is even unsure about the need for a physical fence.

Thompson doesn't want to commit to a one-size-fits all solution? Hang 'im now!

Guess what pissant, a physical fence doesn't do any good either unless it's monitored.

72 posted on 08/31/2007 7:22:25 AM PDT by kevkrom (The religion of global warming: "There is no goddess but Gaia and Al Gore is her profit.")
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To: b9

Obfuscation is when you ignore a candidates track record and pretend he is a staunch conservative


73 posted on 08/31/2007 7:22:37 AM PDT by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: deport

He’s a good man and a patriot. He’s a former military man. He’s firmly behind a border fence. He’s pro-life and anti-same-sex marriage.


74 posted on 08/31/2007 7:23:14 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: kevkrom
Well it should be. I’ve had nothing but nice things to say about Congressman Hunter (although I’ve been starkly honest about his chances, or more precisely, the lack thereof), and I find it disheartening that it’s some of the Hunter supporters who are being bigger obfuscators and crybabies than the Mittwits.

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I couldn't agree more, except that you neglected to mention the Giuliani and Paull supporters. :)

75 posted on 08/31/2007 7:24:42 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham
you neglected to mention the Giuliani and Paull supporters

It wasn't neglect. They're just not worth mentioning.

76 posted on 08/31/2007 7:26:14 AM PDT by kevkrom (The religion of global warming: "There is no goddess but Gaia and Al Gore is her profit.")
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To: kevkrom; trisham

Obfuscate? I asked you to point me to a single thing Fred said or a single Amendment or bill Fred offered during his Senate career that addressed the problem of the illegal invasion.


77 posted on 08/31/2007 7:26:24 AM PDT by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: kevkrom

:)


78 posted on 08/31/2007 7:26:43 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Reagan Man

Go back and look at Hannity’s interviews with Fred. He’s fully capable of shilling for a lib AND a moderate.


79 posted on 08/31/2007 7:27:30 AM PDT by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: kevkrom

Great link ~ if we could just get Arnold to go for it.
Arizona PROVES that enforcing the law, as Fred says, WORKS.


80 posted on 08/31/2007 7:28:13 AM PDT by b9
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