Well Fred, some of us have already figured that out.
Well, at least McFred showed up, finally.
Yeah; but some have not.
Thompson is exactly right on this .
Well Fred, some of us have already figured that out.
Oh, come on, stop being so shallow. Dig about 1 micron below the surface and the statement reads: "We need to send a positive message to the public about our positions and policies." In other words, instead of trying to drag someone else down, lift yourself up.
I think that Fred has figured out where he stands on the issues, as a quick look at his website will undoubtedly confirm.
Don’t attack Hillary until you are running against her. You need to tell everyone what you stand for and why the other Republican candidates are not presidential material. Leave Hillary alone for now.
Some people seem to genuinely dislike Fred Thompson. I don’t rwally know why, except that they think he can’t beat Hillary Clinton. A lot of people have lined up behind Rudy Giuliani just because they think he can beat Hillary Clinton. They are acting on 2 flawed assupmtions: 1) That Hillary will be the Democrat nominee, and 2) That Giuliani actually can beat her.
To the first assumption, I say it is really hard to believe that she won’t get the Dem nod, because of all the free campaign advertising that the media is giving her, all the gushing praise and all the quashing of negative publicity. People like the one who wrote this article want Hillary to win, because she is a member of a “victim” group. However, when it all comes down to it, you can’t ignore the statistics which say that so far, all of our presidents have been white and male. She’s white, I guess, so she’s halfway there.
To the second assumption, I would point out that Rudy Giuliani dropped out of a Senate election and gave her a Senate seat for free. Without that Senate seat, would she be a viable Presidential candidate? I wonder. Can he actually beat her? I don’t know, but to the assumption that he will win because he is a white male, I think those pictures of him in drag will do something to weaken that notion. If we are stupid enough to nominate Rudy Giuliani, anyone who has not seen the pictures of him in drag will see them on the front page of every paper in the US, and as a joke on all the comedy shows.
I guess I am in the minority about this, but I think Fred is exactly right. I am tired of the mud slinging that goes on in national debates. It cheapens the candidates. We as thinkers and leaders need to put a PLAN together as we did in the “contract with America”. We can bash Hillary, Obama and Edwards at FR as much as we want...No harm in that and I love bashing these dispicable, unamerican, gun hating, baby killing, liberals as much as anyone but we need to put forth a conservative agenda that people will rally around.
I agree with Fred to some extent BUT it is a known fact most elections are votes against one of the candidates so Hillary’s negatives have to be used BIG time in any campaign
Fred is exactly right. YOU may have figured that out, but I daresay there are a lot of Republicans sitting out there wondering just what POSITIVE points the candidates can make rather than just bashing their opponents in the Republican primary or the Democrats.
Most folks like thinking positively, and want a candidate who does the same. That's why Ronald Reagan was so popular. Though he ran during an TRUE economic crisis, not one just ginned up by media headlines, he looked at the positives in this country, and campaigned on those, rather than dwelling on the negatives.
Pissant, Fred is RIGHT as usual.
If only Fred had figured it out before running for President.
When you figure out what you stand for, Fred, please tell us. We already know what you're against banning gay marriage throughout the nation. Please tell us what you're for.
References to "Hillary-care'' and other derisive remarks about Clinton's platform might rile up the conservative base.
Well, we know Thompson sure isn't interested in riling up the conservative base. He won't dance to anyone's tune.