Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Posted on 10/08/2007 9:05:50 AM PDT by Gopher Broke
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October 8, 2007
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Fred Thompson Announces National Campaign
Leadership Team
McLean, VA - Sen. Fred Thompson announced today the members of his National Campaign Leadership Team: Sen. Howard H. Baker will serve as honorary chairman of his presidential campaign and Sen. Spencer Abraham, Sen. George Allen, and Elizabeth Cheney will serve as campaign co-chairs.
"Howard Baker is my longtime mentor, advisor, and close friend, and I am very grateful that he will serve as honorary chairman of my campaign," said Sen. Fred Thompson. "I am also very pleased to announce that former Senators Abraham and Allen, as well as Liz Cheney, will serve as co-chairs of my national leadership team." Sen. Fred Thompson added: "These distinguished individuals bring wise counsel and invaluable experience to my campaign leadership team, and they will play a critical role in helping spread my consistent conservative message across America."
Sen. Howard H. Baker, a longtime political mentor of Sen. Thompson, brings a lifetime of distinguished public service as the campaign's honorary chairman. His long career as a public servant began in 1966, when Baker became the first Republican popularly elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee. In addition to gaining national recognition as vice-chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee in 1973, Baker served two terms as Senate Minority Leader and concluded his Senate career in 1985 after two terms as Majority Leader. He served as President Reagan's Chief of Staff from February 1987 to July 1988. In 1984, Baker was honored with the President ial Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. President George W. Bush appointed Senator Baker to serve as the 26th U.S. Ambassador to Japan in 2001. Baker currently serves as senior counsel to the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz.
Sen. Spencer Abraham will serve as a co-chair of the Thompson campaign. Abraham most recently served the nation as Secretary of Energy during President George W. Bush's first term in office. Prior to that, Sen. Abraham served as an effective and highly productive U.S. Senator from Michigan from 1995 to 2001. Before his election to the U.S. Senate, Abraham served as co-chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) from 1991 to 1993 and he served as chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1983 to 1990. A native of East Lansing, Michigan, Abraham holds a law degree from Harvard University, where he co-founded the Federalist S ociety.
Sen. George Allen, who will also serve as a co-chair of the Thompson campaign, brings a long career of public service, serving as the Governor of Virginia, in both houses of the United States Congress and as a Delegate holding Thomas Jefferson's seat in the Virginia General Assembly. Sworn in as Governor in 1994 George Allen brought sweeping reform that made Virginia a national model in economic development, public safety, education accountability, and creative government. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000, Allen continued advocating policies to make America and Virginia a leader in innovation and technology and in 2001 he was appointed chairman of the Senate High Tech Task Force. In 200 2, Allen was unanimously elected a member of the Senate Republican Leadership as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Under his leadership, Republicans gained four seats in the Senate and expanded the Republican majority.
Liz Cheney will bring valuable political and foreign policy experience as a co-chair of the Thompson campaign. As an attorney and specialist in the area of U.S. Middle East policy, Ms. Cheney most recently served as the second-ranking State Department official responsible for American policy in the Middle East as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. Prior to that, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. In addition to practicing law at White & Case LLP in the area of international project finance where she served on assignment with the International Finance Corporation, Ms. Cheney also worked for the Department of St ate and at the Agency for International Development from 1989 to 1993. During the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns, Ms. Cheney managed vice presidential debate preparation and served as a valuable surrogate for the Bush-Cheney campaign.
Wow...that’s a team with some pretty powerful credentials!
Macaca
Let us hope he has studied up well for the debates, that is about 1000% more important.
Hope he does great. I think he’d be the best choice for President.
Rudy fan or DU troll?
I have been waiting so long for this debate to arrive, and now I find out that it’s at 3pm CT — wth????? I’ll either have to turn the volume down real low at work on my laptop, or wait until 8pm for the replay. Grrr...
As long as Fred beats Rooty and Hillary, frankly, I don't care who he picks for his national leadership team.
Macaca......
Think George was right on for calling a macaca a MACACA! They think George was harsh, I’ve got much better more correct descriptives.
Them macaca’s can get out of the kitchen if they can’t stand the heat!
The downside is that this is a heavyweight establishment team, which risks the impression that Fred is going to be yet another insider. As a former senator and lobbyist, he already has some insider credentials, although he also has a record that seems to be pretty clean and independent.
The upside is that this is a heavyweight establishment team, which suggests that the establishment thinks he is the most likely candidate to win the election.
What kind of deals they may cut, one way or the other, who knows? Fortunately or unfortunately, no one can win a major party primary without this kind of major league support coming on board.
I am hoping that they have taken a look at all the candidates and have simply decided that Fred is the best bet to win.
I meant to add that Howard Baker is the most interesting name on this list.
I do not like him...to Global for me...Our Country need to be run at the local and State level. It is too top heavy.
I am not thrilled with the likes of Howard Baker. He and John Anderson were trying to be the “reasonable” alternatives to Reagan in ‘80. He is also a chipmunk.
I am willing to support Thompson since I doubt any of my preferred second-tier candidates will make it. I am trying not to have delusions about what I am getting.
Fred Thompson is running for POTUS, not Howard Baker. And Fred`s a federalist. Which means he believes in a limited federal government and more adherence to the Founders idea of states rights.
In his defense, most thought Reagan was too conservative to be electable back in 1980. Senator Baker tried to reach out to those conservatives who thought he might be a viable option. However, Senator Baker never said anything against Reagan and was one of his strongest supporters, culminating in his service as President Reagan's chief of staff.
Neither.
Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Neither.
You must be one of them, or worse.
No one dares speak against the almighty Fred!
(sarcasm?)
Macaca - was a setup
If Fred favors limited government, why was he so willing to let the federal government regulate political speech?
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