Is a Fred Thompson Campaign Necessary? (George Will slams Thompson)

RealClearPolitics.com ^ | 9/13/07 | George Will

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Fred Thompson's plunge into the presidential pool -- more belly-flop than swan dive -- was the strangest product launch since that of New Coke in 1985. Then the question was: Is this product necessary? A similar question stumped Thompson the day he plunged.

Sean Hannity, who is no Torquemada conducting inquisitions of conservatives, asked Thompson: "When you look at the other current crop of candidates -- Republicans -- where is the distinction between your positions and what you view as theirs?" Thompson replied: "Well, to tell you the truth, I haven't spent a whole lot of time going into the details of their positions."

He also is unfamiliar with the details of his own positions. Consider his confusion the next day when talk radio host Laura Ingraham asked him about something he ardently supported -- the McCain-Feingold expansion of government regulation of political speech. His rambling, incoherent explanation was just clear enough to be alarming about what he believes, misremembers and does not know.

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Thompson apparently needs some education (NCLB pun intended :)) on the first ammendment.

[Uriah_lost]

Thompson will continue to refuse to start fights within our party. In boxing terms, he’s a “counter-puncher”.

[Reagan Man]

This article has been posted at least once today, maybe twice.

Do a search!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895673/posts

[dougd]

Is George Will necessary?

[traviskicks]

my bad, i should have used ‘match exact phrase’...

[Dave W]

I don’t care if this has been posted 50,000 times. I would not have seen it, if it was posted when it was posted. KNOCK IT OFF! THE POST POLICE ARE SELF IMPORTANT.