Analysis: Fred Thompson now racing clock

The Politico ^ | August 31, 2007 | Mike Allen

[2ndDivisionVet]

We need to halt this trash talk by donating to Fred.

[kinoxi]

How about he just runs, and state what he means?

[2ndDivisionVet]

He’s been doing that! Check ImWithFred.com or YouTube!

[DelaWhere]

Find out what Fred means...

[Clara Lou]

I know you can read. And I know that you saw the announcement that he will announce next week. So, what’s the point of your comment? I guess you just like to gripe. People really admire gripers.

[kinoxi]

Blind obedience. He must be good...

[I see my hands]

"Security, Unity, Prosperity"

Who are we supposed to unify with? The Left? The Truthers? Not in my case, no stinking way. Should the left suddenly become patriotic, contrite and conciliatory they can still go to hell. No forgiving, no forgetting.

[freespirited]

His advisers are convinced the press will unleash a blizzard of skeptical and hostile coverage to punish him for taking a nontraditional route to his candidacy.

His advisors are kidding themselves if they attribute the inevitable negative press to the nature of his campaign.

The press has only one true motive for trashing him. He's a Republican.

[holymoly]

FYI:

Fred Thompson on the Issues

[John Leland 1789]

I really don’t understand the gripe about Mr. Thompson’s timing and announcements and all that. He is not late, when you look at the history of political campaigns. Just because others jumped in early doesn’t men Fred Thompson is late.

I don’t know just how much I like Thompson and just how much I don’t like him (I mean for the office, not personally). He wouldn’t select me as a personal adviser anyway. But all this stuff about his TIMING is ridiculous.

[Paperdoll]

What happened to the Sept. 4 announcement? That he now will have a spokesman from his campaign announce Sept. 6, the day AFTER the next Republican debate, after he wrote a letter asking to be included leaves a question or two out hanging out there. Did they turn him down, or did he decide not to put himself to the trouble?

[jmyrlefuller]

He is not late, when you look at the history of political campaigns. Just because others jumped in early doesn’t men Fred Thompson is late.

When "the others" include the primary states, yes it does.

[aligncare]

I sincerely believe Fred Thompson would lose a general election against the democrats. Of course, I could be wrong and Mr. Thompson could enter the race firing on all eight cylinders and demonstrate he has energy, depth of character, command of the issues, sense of purpose, sound judgment, organizational skills and most important, a vision for America that would bring us back to conservative, constitutional governance.

So far, he has shown none of it.

[kinoxi]

He hasn’t done it. What should I infer?

[Clara Lou]

Why do you need to infer anything? He says that he’s announcing next week. Get it? You shouldn’t need to infer anything, unless you just need to conjure something up to make yourself feel better about your own agenda— whatever or whoever that is.

[kinoxi]

I like the guy. I don’t generally like lobbyists.

[Petronski]

I believe no one should donate a penny more until the moment of his actual announcement. Then, lay it on fat and thick.

That’s my plan.

[jmyrlefuller]

He says that he’s announcing next week.

I'll believe it when I see it.

[kinoxi]

Ugh.

[xzins]

Seems like a fair plan.

I think Fred let a lot of that magic stuff called momentum get away from him.

He had a ground swell that was crazy about him a few months back, and I think he frittered it away.