Reacting to Fred on Jay Leno

The National Review ^ | September 6, 2007 | Jim Geraghty

[Osage Orange]

I've been telling you this for a week. It's obvious.

So, you know he's been working out, getting in shape. Great!!

[Ditter]

I am sorry I missed Fred on Leno. I watched the debates and then fell asleep. I am a Fredhead already or maybe a Fredneck is closer to the truth. LOL! I am mailing him a check tomorrow.

[Marie2]

“Remember Him (Jesus) letting the prostitute go and telling people to render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s?”

He let an adulteress go. He did not say why, but there was no adulterer partner brought forward, which as I understand it is the way it is written in the law. So it is usually interpreted, He let her go, because the law was not being carried out properly. Of course He obviously showed compassion, but He knew her heart. We can’t.

He told his disciples to pay their taxes. He didn’t make any statements about loving excessive government taxation.

To get back to the thread, well done, Fred. I kept thinking how tremendous the difference would be to have him and Hilary debating on the same tv screen. Night and day. The Average American would hopefully see that.

[Reagan Man]

What a great photo. Nice family.

Thanks

[TaxxMann]

It seems to be a real big deal for talk show hosts to get a politician to make their big announcements on their shows.

Maybe Leno has promised to endorse Fred?

Great great picture. Are those kids adorable or what?

[Cincinna]

Fred Thompson seemed to lack fire and that spark in his voice and in his eyes. He showed little passion or intensity. And yes, he didn’t look so much old, but tired and low energy.

Compared to high energy, intense candidates that control their own space and project something outward to the crowd, Fred seems to lack something.

As the French would say, “He has no peps”.

[CottonBall]

The thing about Reagan was that he could say things that might be unpopular, but he could say them in a way where you’d find yourself whooping it up afterwards in support. Thompson has that ability. Even though he said what should have been rather unpopular comments about the war, he said it in ways that had the audience cheering in response.

I don’t pretent to say that Thompson will be another Reagon. It still remains to be seen whether I’ll vote for him. But he does have the ability to draw from across party lines, unless the Leno audience was exclusive to rabid Thompson staff members.

I had been thinking the same - that he has a lot of Reagan's qualities onscreen. I don't know if it's the actor training or just a down home personality that makes you think they're talking to you directly in your living room. It would be nice if he'd turn out to be as conservative as Reagan. So far, I have my doubts. But we desperately need a conservative leader in the GOP. Have for years.

[jackieaxe]

FYI, The New Hampshire Union Leader reported the debate on page 1, above the fold with two stories and a picture, and didn’t mention Fred Thompson announcing “in front of Jay Leno, and a studio audience” until page 12 and under a Tancreto story. Showed him!

[CottonBall]

That said, it is fair to state that the press has thus far not been favorable for Fred. I think it will be shown that they do not like him.

They won't like him if they think he can beat the Democratic candidate.

[acoulterfan]

What is the physical age of each of the Pubbie candidates? I mean, Thompson is not THAT old!

[billorites]

"Fred’s personality and record are in stark contrast to the “conservatives” who currently inhabit the top of the polls"

Fred Thompson isn't exactly Ronald Reagan.

But then, he isn't a pandering phony either.

[eureka!]

Any candidate (save for Ron Paul) could win if they were honest. They will slam whomever is the GOP nominee.

[CottonBall]

One of the things I liked about Bush was that he seemed to want to be President to help the country, but if he didn’t win he’d be okay going back to his Ranch. Thompson seems to have the same attitude.

That is the mark of a person with no ideals

Keep in mind that Thompson never used those words. It was first a reporter and now a poster that has that impression.

[A_Tradition_Continues]

Fred needs button-down collar if he's going to loosen his ties.

Can't help but chuckle looking at the photo...the youngest without shoes or sox!

[Nuc1]

He has probably been on chemo therapy.

[Swordfished]

One thing I like about Thompson is he’s no Bush. He’s much more a Federalist than a social conservative. (I’m no big fan of ‘social conservatism’.) Maybe there’s an outside chance the country can grow up and get off this nanny-statism.

[RinaseaofDs]

“Fred is definitely a one termer.”

???

Why do you think?

[Colonel_Flagg]

On my way home from work today I listened to a national radio news report that said why people like Fred Thompson. And that was it. Just why people like Fred Thompson.

I was stunned. Only Hillary gets that kind of national media coverage.

I do think that exposure on the national stage, especially in debates, will show a likeable, no-nonsense candidate who appeals both to the base and to Reagan Democrats that the party needs.

[Califelephant]

Sam Brownback Age
• Birth Date: 1956-09-12
• Age: 51

Duncan Hunter Age
• Birth Date: 1948-05-31
• Age: 59

Mitt Romney Age
• Birth Date: 1947-03-12
• Age: 60

Tom Tancredo Age
• Birth Date: 1945-12-20
• Age: 62

Rudy Giuliani Age
• Birth Date: 1944-05-28
• Age: 63

Newt Gingrich Age
• Birth Date: 1943-06-17
• Age: 64

Fred Thompson Age
• Birth Date: 1942-08-19
• Age: 65

John McCain Age
• Birth Date: 1936-08-29
• Age: 71

Ron Paul Age
• Birth Date: 1935-08-20
• Age: 72

[acoulterfan]

the youngest without shoes or sox!

Well I think those are his blue socks over to the right. Maybe his shoes hurt or maybe he just woke up. Must have been an impromptu picture. Nice that it was not staged apparently.