Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Quick Reference
Fred Thompson FAQ: THE Fred Thompson Web Resource
Posted on 09/01/2007 12:17:18 PM PDT by Josh Painter
Thompson wants to position himself as the only viable conservative alternative to Rudy Giuliani. In conversations with several Thompson strategists over the past week, one phrase was repeated nearly a dozen times: consistent conservative. It is a not-so-subtle reminder, they say, that Giuliani is not a conservative and that, while Mitt Romney may sound like a conservative now, he has not been consistent.
Thompson's announcement will come on the eve of Congress's debate over the direction of the Iraq war. General David Petraeus will present a progress report on the surge to Congress, starting with testimony on September 10. Thompson had been thinking of a September 17 or 18 launch, but his advisers worried that his thunder would be stolen by the debate about Iraq, so they moved it up. Now Thompson can announce his candidacy in a "news window" before that debate intensifies. He is expected to voice support for the surge (which plays well with Republican primary voters) but also acknowledge the difficulties in Iraq and criticize the White House. Indeed, other than McCain... Thompson is perhaps the strongest proponent of the surge among Republican presidential hopefuls...
The day after President Bush announced his plans for the surge, Thompson praised the new strategy in a commentary for ABC Radio. "I was struck by a couple of things [Bush] said that indicated not just a change in tactics but a whole new attitude with regard to what's necessary," Thompson said then. "He's taking the gloves off." Thompson, a strong supporter of the war who voted to authorize it in October 2002, ended his commentary with a soft but direct critique: "I'll bet that a lot of folks who support the president on this are asking themselves, 'What if we'd taken care of business this way two years ago?'"
(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...
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Oh, he’s not the only viable one...
Well, Huckabee is now ahead of Thompson in Iowa. We shall see.
| Liberal North - New Castle |
Central - Kent |
South - Sussex |
| Rudy Giuliani 34% Fred Thompson 26% Mitt Romney 8% John McCain 8% Newt Gingrich 7% Ron Paul 5% Sam Brownback 2% Chuck Hagel 2% Tom Tancredo 2% Mike Huckabee 1% Duncan Hunter 1% George Pataki 1% Tommy Thompson <1% Tom Coburn <1% Jim Gilmore <1% |
Fred Thompson 37% Rudy Giuliani 29% Mitt Romney 14% Newt Gingrich 6% John McCain 6% Tommy Thompson 3% Mike Huckabee 1% Ron Paul 1% Duncan Hunter 1% Tom Tancredo 1% Sam Brownback <1% Chuck Hagel <1% Jim Gilmore <1% Tom Coburn <1% George Pataki <1% |
Fred Thompson 48% Rudy Giuliani 14% Mitt Romney 10% Mike Huckabee 7% John McCain 5% Newt Gingrich 4% Ron Paul 4% Tom Tancredo 4% Sam Brownback 1% Chuck Hagel 1% Duncan Hunter 1% Tommy Thompson <1% Tom Coburn <1% Jim Gilmore <1% George Pataki <1% |
Define “viable” (conservative) and please offer an example other than Fred.
You know quite well who I’m talking about. And that man is leading in Iowa at the moment. And does not oppose a Constitutional Amendement defining marriage as between a man and a woman in a state where a judge just overturned their Defense of Marriage Act.
I know what you’re looking for. :)
Sorry, I was hoping you had a viable candidate in mind who was an actual conservative.
Duncan Hunter is the only other “viable one”
Duncan Hunter
No, I said “viable.”
Only in your eyes.
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