Got my TiVo programed.
FRED VETS, SIGN UP TODAY AT:
Posted on 11/01/2007 5:42:38 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) will undergo a presidential campaign rite of passage fraught with both peril and potential positives when he appears this Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Thompson has appeared on Tim Russert’s famed Sunday morning news show nine times, his campaign said, but this will be his first time as a candidate.
Karen Hanretty, a spokeswoman for Thompson, said the ex-senator is grateful for the chance to expand on some issues that warrant more time than debate formats allow for.
“Fred Thompson is a thoughtful candidate who has said many times that debates and 30-second sound bites don’t allow the American public to get to know a candidate,” Hanretty said.
“ ‘Meet the Press’ is one of the most respected political programs in the country, and Fred views this as an opportunity to expound upon why he’s the best person to head the ticket for the Republican Party in 2008.”
Scott Reed, a Republican strategist who worked for former Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.), said the show will give the senator a chance to reignite what some see as a listing campaign.
Reed said the appearance “will allow Thompson to not only put some meat on his conservative bones but also put forward some new and bold ideas. He needs to reignite some of the ‘wow’ factor he had earlier this summer.
“Thompson will not sustain these polling numbers without stepping out some and delivering a campaign message,” Reed said. “The Russert show allows his campaign to get a jump on the week.”
Russert has come under fire himself this week, as supporters of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) have been critical of his performance moderating the Democratic debate in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Several Clinton supporters and donors complained Wednesday that Russert unfairly targeted the Democratic front-runner throughout the debate.
You like to snuff out the good feeling in well meaning people. Fred is up to it.
Romney is surging in South Carolina again. NOT
http://www.blogsforfredthompson.com/new-polling-numbers-south-carolina
It is close, but Fred is up. Room to grow for Fred.
Why do you suppose MTP would have such a “boring” person on so many times?
Never doubt FRed.
Guess you ran out of stripper pole pics huh...
Fred will do fine, that I’m pretty confident about.
The left and the right media will say he lacks fire in his belly and has a foot in the grave while promoting the liberal alternatives, that I’m also fairly confident about.
I'm sure Fred will do fine. He's been on the show plenty of times before, so he's very familiar with Tim Russert's style
Fred versus Timmy Russert.
Should be fun to watch.
(altho I hate when our guys prostrate themselves before this poser)
I have complete confidence. If he does well I’ll send him my 2nd donation to the cause.
I must agree...it will be “must see” TV event on Sunday morning. Fred is no Hillary Clinton, but you can bet Russert will try everything he can to nail him on something just to show Mrs. Clinton is is playing fair.
Got my TiVo programed.
FRED VETS, SIGN UP TODAY AT:
Belatedly, I must tell you: you nailed that one.
Thanks, but it was too easy...
Maybe instead of merely challenging him to a duel like Zell did Fred will just shoot him.
I say that more as a carrot on a stick for the Thompson team. Hoping that they are actually here reading this crap.
Fred did just great. He was thoughtful, articulate, Presidential, and most of all, 100% himself. He pandered to no one.
I came away with at least this one thing clear. If Fred Thompson ever does change his mind about an issue, it will be genuine and not a re-triangulation of the political trends.
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