Posted on 09/16/2007 2:41:31 PM PDT by Plutarch
This is a NYT hit piece, true. But it is but a hint, an inkling of what is in store once the MSM trains its relentless and remorseless attention onto the GOP candidate. The GOP candidate will need to be energetic to fight back, or their charges will stick.
If Fresd doesn't campaign hard for his own candidacy now, he isn't going to campaign hard if the GOP nomination is bestowed upon him. We'd be looking at Thompson '08 making Dole '96 look like a dynamo.
Since announcing, FDT has avoided the GOP debate, and has had interviews mainly with local rather than national media (and those national interviews, such as Hannity's and Ingraham's weren't about to get Fredhead's crowing). FDT could have gotten tremendous exposure, in air conditioned comfort, by appearing on one of the Sunday Talking Head shows, but he hasn't (and we know it wasn't because he was attending church).
Youre so transparent.
I hope so. I have maintained throughout that FDT intrinsically hasn't the talent, ability and drive needed to be a successful GOP Presidential nominee. This article, though it be from the NYT, provides facts (such as the schedule) that back up my assertion. You can cite nothing to the contrary, so attack my motives (as is your wont).
It’s summer. Even ladies sweat when it’s hot outside, honey.
Look— you want Mitt to win, and your comments demonstrate your lack of impartiality. Your comment about Thompson sweating profusely was just ridiculous. You’d sweat too if you were standing in the sun shaking hands in Florida in 90+ degree weather. You know that, but it didn’t keep you from making your ludicrous comment. And now you want to pretend civility. Right.
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So, you're helping them out? Brilliant!
Non-story. Fred broke a sweat one hot day in Florida. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
It maybe or should be a concern. I’d hope that and I expect that Fred has taken that concern into account prior to announcing his run. The weight loss thing happens when one attempts to pare down a few pounds as I understand Thompson has been doing prior to getting into the fray. Sweating, well right now I can spend a few minutes outside and be sweating profusely especially where the temp and humidity are high.
Mitt’s been a Bishop in the Mormon church. In other words, a cult leader. Forget him. He can’t win.
You admit the Times piece is a hit piece. Didn't keep you from using it, did it?
The GOP debate? Are you still going on about that? That wasn't a debate, that was a joke--especially for those who only got an opportunity to speak 3-4 times, and who didn't get to speak until 20 or 30 minutes into the "debate." Of course, since Mitt got plenty of speaking time, you would want to pretend that it was a debate. Your credibility is zero.
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It's reaching the point where it makes sense to begin narrowing the field.
Fred can be the first to drop out.
The campaign donation well has got to go dry on some of them pretty quick.
I'm beginning to think quality, not quantity. Mitt makes twelve appearances a day with the same canned remarks at each. I'm not really impressed. I've only read a few reports of Thompson's appearances, and there doesn't seem to be only pre-planned remarks. Speaking from the heart to the people who have come to hear you is genuinely refreshing.
Age discrimination is fact in elections. Nobody wants boring old daddy in charge of their lives, and there is nothing so unappealing as a tired old man (particularly to women voters).
Reagan only won because Carter was older, duller, and dumber.
Even Bob Dole was more energetic, more inspiring, and a better conservative in his private life than Fred has ever been.
Geez, Clara Lou, did you go to the link? It is the photo that is with the story. If I wanted to carefully select a NYT photo, I might have used the photo from the NYT bio:
Or this one of Fred's travails at the Iowa State Fair:
I see right through you.
i think some of those asterisks will be the first to go.
Yeah,
Another Mitt Fan who is “worried” about the best interests of Fred.
They’re worried about Fred but only because they have profound reason to believe that he has squashed Slick Willard’s chances to add The White House to his resume.
And now you have, haven’t you?
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