Posted on 09/23/2007 8:20:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The dueling perceptions of Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson are vividly displayed on a political website. "Thompson Is Clearly In Over His Head," an opinion column headline says - right next to national polls that suggest he is near the top of the GOP field.
Two weeks after he entered the race, Thompson's candidacy is as much of an enigma as it was during his summerlong "testing the waters" phase. He has not fizzled or run away with the lead, yet there is evidence that either possibility could happen.
Some of the initial reviews of Thompson's entry have been harsh. The Des Moines Register called his Iowa kickoff "underwhelming," and the influential conservative columnist George Will called his campaign entry a "belly flop." But Time magazine said Thompson had been "mugged" by insiders who don't understand his appeal.
Over the last week, Thompson's statements have created controversy, fueling the perception among some that he is not fully engaged.
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Even as Thompson is heavily courting religious conservatives, James Dobson, head of the evangelical group Focus on the Family, sent an e-mail to friends that said Thompson had "no passion" and was "not for me." Dobson questioned the extent of Thompson's opposition to gay marriage and wondered why Thompson "can't speak his way out of a paper bag on the campaign trail."
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Liberals can’t conceive of the idea that someone would simply say what he thinks or state what he believes. They look for covert and hidden “meanings” where there are none. They expect Fred to be as sneaky and devious as they are with as many bad intentions as they have. This is why he confuses them and they completely misread him. They can’t figure out what his hidden agenda is. He’s gotta have one right?
yo be right.
so, predictably the liberal media will hafta re-mold fred into a liberal hate image.
“Thompson, unlike Romney, opposes a federal constitutional amendment barring gay marriage. Instead, Thompson said he supports legislation that would prohibit one state from imposing its marriage laws on another state.”
Interesting.
Don’t feel bad, the Dobson’s have rejected my guy, too.
Polls are a lagging indicator.
If the Stone Age Press attacks him, he’s got to be good.
Pray for W and Our Troops
Liberals don’t understand why Republicans don’t micromanage everything and have 10-point solutions to every single problem.
What, that Fred has read the Constiution?
I think the Constitution could survive defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
I guess the Boston Globe never will get it, why 50% of the people say they won’t vote for Hillary at the start. Sad, but liberals are that way, logic is their enemy and truth is their terror.
> Interesting.
It appears to me that Thompson is a Federalist, at least in this regard and a few others. Kind of refreshing, actually.
Who do the Dobson’s endorse? I don’t know. They only tell us who they don’t like and what’s wrong with them. For Fred I guess that it’s because he doesn’t attend Church regularly. For Mitt I guess it’s because he goes to Church too often. You can’t win with those two.
Fred said he would be running an unconventional campaign and so far he's held to his word. Fred has hit all the hot button issues and expressed his politics in conservative terms. We aren't nominating the best debater, the smoothest talker, the slickest liar or the best looking candidate around.
Conservatives are looking to nominate the best qualified conservative candidate available. Right now, that is Fred Thompson and I seriously doubt that is going to change.
I like Thompson’s stand on guns.
Has Dobson specifically said he won’t support Romney?
I hadn’t heard that.
We're not.........
I could not care less about the MSM position on any of the canidates at this point, and Dobson's opinion means even less to me.
Dueling perceptions?
You meant the MSM trashing him at every opportunity is in opposition to his rapid surge upwards in the polls?
Nice tagline.
Liar.
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