Wife gives foot-dragger Fred Thompson a shove in White House race

The Sunday Times, UK edition ^ | 10/28/2007 | Sarah Baxter

[dixiechick2000]

Strike that...

reverse that. ;o)

WHY are you so fixated on the LCRs, Calpernia?

[dixiechick2000]

Okie dokie!

Will do just that...then we’ll see.

[ejonesie22]

Been there, covered that, but thanks for pointing it out.

Say hi to Rudy for us...

[ejonesie22]

Of course he does. He consumes oxygen, so he’s an expert on Thompson...

[ejonesie22]

Make sure you have a lot of salt...

[dixiechick2000]

LOL at you!

You are a very funny guy! ;o)

I’ll have as much salt as I can muster up.

[indianrightwinger]

Jeri Thompson, 41, was attending a conference on women chaired by Maria Shriver,

That is enough for me to worry Fred turning into Ahnald. No thanks!

[ejonesie22]

Good, there is going to be a lot of things said and at a grain each...

In an aside, been meeting with a few MS Republican folks. Among the rank and file Fred is quite popular. Several big dollar party folk have or are doing fund raisers and such. Very interesting the way Thompson works, slow and steady among those that really count, the voters.

[jellybean]

I haven’t seen anything original in a while.

They can't criticize his stance on the issues so they go after his wife. Just like a bunch of little old ladies gossiping about the pretty, but successful businesswoman at their Every Other Saturday Get-together - the Blue Hairs.

[freekitty]

Doesn’t surprise me that Maria being married to a RINO has mostly Dem nominees wives on.

What is wrong with these people? So much for fair and balanced.

It’s pure crap and the people except for Jeri Thompson don’t mean a whistle in the wind in the grand scheme of things.

[Huck]

he now enjoys a level of support which is unsupported by the facts.

Thank you.

[jellybean]

Doesn’t surprise me that Maria being married to a RINO has mostly Dem nominees wives on.

There were 3 Republican wives:

Ann Romney
Jeri Thompson
Cindy McCain

2 Democrat wives:

Michelle Obama
Elizabeth Edwards

Plus Maria Shriver - a democrat married to RINO.

I'd say it all balanced out. Except Elizabeth Edwards and Ann Romney hardly let anyone else get a word in.

[Calpernia]

>>>How many non- political operatives would : ...know any..., ...have recognized..., or ...be aware...

All of that is posted and has threads here at FR.

[prairiebreeze]

I see you’ve had no replies from the HunterHeads, so I’ll remark on your good post.

I don’t understand the blind loyalty to a single-digit candidate either. We can all wish the entire country was made up of conservatives but wishing doesn’t make it so. As you say, “but then there’s reality”.

Yet we are supposed to throw our support and votes to a man who most people in America have never heard of and can’t break 4% in ANY poll.

I simply won’t hang my hat on 4%.

[Calpernia]

LCRs are a big issue. David Mixner helped start the Log Cabin Republicans. David Mixner also headed up the Vietnam Moratorium and was a leading anti-Vietnam War activist.

[codercpc]

The poll that you sited is bad for Rudy, but it is not good for Thompson. He (along with Rudy) has gone from almost 30% support down to 19% in about a month. After his official announcement, he had the anticipated bump, only to be overtaken by Rudy. Rudy still leads in all polls, but his support is also going down.

People are not satisfied with Fred. He does not seem to want the job, so it will be interesting to see how it plays out. The most interesting part of all the state polls is the fact that McCain is gaining. He also polls the best against Hillary. I would not be surprised if he was the one that overtakes them all in delegates.

If Fred can not win Iowa or New Hampshire (which he is now in single digits) he will not win. At least with Rudy, he still has his strong states following those two, so if he even places he will remain in the race. Fred (so far) only has South Carolina, which according to numerous polls, he is fading slightly.

[codercpc]

Unless Hughes is a big fat liar and making this up out of whole cloth, this situation is a problem.

Free Republic Memo - Anyone who speaks out against Fred is a liar, and the MSM only prints the stuff because they are afraid of Fred. Any candidate that can "surge" from 29% - 19% (Rasmussen daily polls) in less than a month is to be feared, because only He can beat Hillary (regardless of the point that not one head to head matchup has him winning except for Tennessee). We must have a board filled with golfers, since that is the only time that going down in the polls is considered a good thing, that needs to be feared.

[mission9]

I guess that you like being shot at for truth telling. Don’t worry, anybody who goes against popular opinion always takes heat.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Rudy hasn’t been outed yet.

He looks pretty "outed" here...

[mission9]

You should be glad that I am attending a fundraiser where Fred is the guest of honor. How many Mitt Romney events are you planning to attend to clarify your support of Fred?

My guess, judging from ticket sales, is that you are not going to Hollywood.

It is not surprising that Fred can sell out a NRA banquet, because these guys will pack a room for a gun raffle, much less a movie star. But Fred supporters at a marriage amendment rally? We shall see.