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Not very well written, but it gets at the concerns of many about Fred Thompson's candidacy.
1 posted on 09/08/2007 8:32:16 PM PDT by finnman69
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Uhhhhhhh...
What?


2 posted on 09/08/2007 8:35:09 PM PDT by counterpunch ("The Democrats are the party of slavery." —Cindy Sheehan)
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Compared to who? Rudy McRomney?
3 posted on 09/08/2007 8:35:16 PM PDT by kingu (No, I don't use sarcasm tags - it confuses people.)
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Or very well thought out or from an unbiased source.


4 posted on 09/08/2007 8:35:38 PM PDT by em2vn
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Looks like Fred scares the beejeezuz out of David Weigel-—the man is virtually incoherent.


5 posted on 09/08/2007 8:41:31 PM PDT by Rudder
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So...the choices are shaping up to be a bad actress in the RAT camp who uniformly gets rave reviews from a fawning, lickspittle press and an actor from the Pubby side that will, no doubt, get uniformly bad reveiws.

Hmmmm...lessee...criminal traitor who is praised by the left, or lightweight establishment actor/pol that is offered as a counterpoint to the vacuous front runners and blackhorse wingnuts...what to do?


6 posted on 09/08/2007 8:43:24 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (Have you developed your 2008 bug-out plan?)
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I'm inclined to agree.

Although I voted for an actual Conservative (Tom McClintock) in the California recall election of 2003, we unfortunately elected a liberal actor (SchwartzenKennedy) who has since spent more than Davis wouldn't have imagined in his wildest wet dreams, and who now counsels Conservative Republicans to give up Conservatism and become "moderates" (=Democrats). We are in grave danger.

7 posted on 09/08/2007 8:43:50 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)
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Jassah Jagson would be more coherent three days into a crack binge in a nitrous bottling plant.


8 posted on 09/08/2007 8:45:43 PM PDT by Petronski (Cleveland Indians: Pennant -17)
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...where burly housewives and shirtless yokels bumped, grinded and cross-dressed to Rihanna tunes.


11 posted on 09/08/2007 8:50:14 PM PDT by Libloather (That's just what I need - some two-bit, washed up, loser politician giving me weather forecasts...)
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Usually I like Reason’s articles but this one stank. Thompson has put out more than enough general principles and policy statements and has acted upon them in the senate for a critique to be based on that.

This critique of image and how a guy who owns plaid shirts and a pickup can’t own gucci’s is lame, lame, lame.


17 posted on 09/08/2007 8:56:44 PM PDT by Jason Kauppinen
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It's Reason Magazine, for crying out loud. Of course they'll hate Fred. Oh, they won't have the stones to come out and say it, of course, but they're write about it. But in the end, this is the Ron Paul group. So yeah, expect more "unbiased" articles highlighting the weaknesses of conservative front runners in the near future.
18 posted on 09/08/2007 8:57:17 PM PDT by Jokelahoma (Animal testing is a bad idea. They get all nervous and give wrong answers.)
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It is unbelievable the shallowness and poorly thought out writing of the recent Fred bashing articles. They are so much in a panic to get the Fred bash out they are not even thinking straight and are publishing pure gibberish.

LOL!


19 posted on 09/08/2007 8:58:17 PM PDT by HerrBlucher (He's the coolest thing around, gonna shut HRC down, gonna turn it on, wind it up, blow em out, FDT!)
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When Thompson made his first run for the Senate in 1994 he rented a 1990 red Chevy pick-up truck

Actually, Fred bought the truck at a used-car lot - and still owns it.

Any time the terms "aw-shucks" or "folksy" appear in a story about Fred, I make it a habit to stop reading at that point - Invariably, nothing insightful or truthful will follow.

21 posted on 09/08/2007 9:02:31 PM PDT by Skibane
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“The rationale for Thompson’s run has been refreshingly phony: It’s all about his looks, his voice, his personality. His backers have confused all of that with leadership, and Thompson, like the worst actor, is starting to believe his reviews. That’s a mistake. The point of Fred Thompson is that he was never serious.”

A lot of folks are convinced that Thompson is a conservative. Now they’ve even got him believing it. Lessons are sure learned the hard way.


23 posted on 09/08/2007 9:07:37 PM PDT by upsdriver (DUNCAN HUNTER FOR PRESIDENT!!!!)
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Factually incorrect. Good to know where you take your cues from.


29 posted on 09/08/2007 9:22:17 PM PDT by papasmurf (I'm for Free, Fair, and Open trade. America needs to stand by it's true Friend. Israel.)
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Not very well written, but it gets at the concerns of many about Fred Thompson's candidacy.

Yeah right! Concerns of lefty gay girlie men maybe!

35 posted on 09/08/2007 9:38:25 PM PDT by pgkdan (Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)
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Another pitifully written article.

Does this guy have a degree in anything remotely resembling a college major that would require a passing grade in writing skills?

These article authors who somehow think that they are being "really, really cute", need to wise up.

There is sure some sad, sad articles being posted for perusal on FR these days.

39 posted on 09/08/2007 9:44:22 PM PDT by Col Freeper
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Awww, concern from the RudyBooster. Isn’t that nice? So glad you’re so concerned...you should be.


40 posted on 09/08/2007 9:44:35 PM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm (John Cox 2008: Because Duncan Hunter just isn't obscure enough for me!)
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"The point of Fred Thompson is that he was never serious."

I'd say that's a good enough reason to vote for him right there!

Crikey! Does anyone remember what they said about Ronald Reagan when he ran for governor and subsequently president? ["second-rate B-movie actor"]

54 posted on 09/09/2007 12:42:07 AM PDT by Daffynition (The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
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I, along with many Freepers, was excited at the prospect of a Thompson candidacy. That was very early in the process, but as time went on I just never got the impression that Fred WANTED the Presidency.

His seemingly lack of enthusiasm has not impressed me. I am watching him over the next couple of weeks to see if my impression changes, but so far I agree with much of what is written. If he thinks he is going to get he nod with doom and gloom, I think he may be mistaken.

I know I will get flamed for this post, but if anyone can honestly tell me that the man on Jay Lenos couch last week was inspiring and exciting, I will be surprised. Please, look at it objectively, and not from the rah rah viewpoint, the man was talked into this by grass root supporters, and he now has to prove that he has the enthusiasm to sustain the support.

63 posted on 09/09/2007 6:30:40 AM PDT by codercpc
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Reason Magazine represents a big constituency in the Republican Primary, right up there with Salon, Slate and Huffington Post. LOL I would be concerned if they had anything good to say about Fred. Their contempt IMHO shoould be wornas a badge of honor, and it is a clear indication that they fear Fred Thompson.


67 posted on 09/09/2007 10:02:32 AM PDT by Brices Crossroads
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