Posted on 11/23/2007 3:14:49 PM PST by ansel12
Excellent observation on Thompson’s part. Americans outside of NYC agree with him.
Rudy's basically running on two things: his success in reducing the NYC crime rate, and his performance in response to the 9/11 attacks. While I applaud him for both, his stances on abortion, gun rights, homosexual marriage, and illegal immigration make him anathema to many on the right.
A weak response from Rootys spokesperson
NYC in many ways is not even part of the US. Might as well be a foreign country.
Thompson motivation hard to pinpoint
Politico | 11/23/2007 | Jonathan Martin
"(excerpt) After a long-awaited and overly hyped debut, Thompson endured a gaffe-prone first few weeks. After suffering through lampooning so severe that it even broke through the pop culture bubble via "Saturday Night Live," Thompson has sought to bounce back by focusing on his true passion: policy and ideas. ... Even his own aides and advisers acknowledge privately that there are days when he seems disinterested in running for president at all. ... But just what sort of factor Thompson will be is as difficult to figure out as the motivations, work habits and true ambitions of the candidate himself. Its getting a little late for Thompson, who may have squandered an almost unprecedented opportunity, said American Conservative Union Chairman David Keene."
Rudy Giuliani’s spokesperson ought to do a little research: Fred Thompson was also a United States Attorney (in Tennessee) and didn’t just play one on TV!!
The fact that Giuliani and Romney are both gun-grabbers is beyond arguing about.
Plus his spokesman is being less than candid about Thompson's record as an attorney.
He was a highly effective attorney litigating AGAINST the powers that be - particularly in a high profile whistleblower case.
Rudy is a little too enamoured of government power in general (including prosecutorial power) to be a fave of mine.
Forget the rhetoric, would you trust this "man" to run the free world?
Fred is not power hungry, so he isn’t interested eh?
I find his no nonsense approach refreshing.
Fred is running for America, not for power.
Fred is not business as usual
She didnt know what to say so she got snarky.
It will bite Rooty on the ass
dano1—
Here’s some Mike Huckabee facts, right back at ya!!
Mike Huckabee disses Americans, Mexicans, promotes illegal immigration
http://lonewacko.com/blog/archives/005609.html
Christians Need To Beware Of Mike Huckabee
http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2007/cbarchive_20071102.html
While Gov. of Arkansas, Huckabee was AGAINST proving citizenship in
order to register to vote. He called those who were in favor of this
racists..
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050218/news_lz1e18perkins.html
Huckabee fought hard to kill an Arkansas bill which would have cut off
social services for illegal aliens. Huckabee called the bill,
anti-Christian and un-American...
http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/01/28/News/316347.html
Huckabee supported in-state tuition for illegal aliens...
http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/03/11/News/318458.html
Huckabees opposition to the illegal aliens bill:
http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/000718.html
I guess that post means that we all need to start paying more attention to your Huckabee threads.
I hope that we all can rise up to the challenge.
I don’t agree with Rudy that gun control had anything to do with NY’s declining crime rate. His tough policing practices did.
“I dont agree with Rudy that gun control had anything to do with NYs declining crime rate. “
Since that is his belief, I would like to see how he applies that to the city of Washington DC.
Is that the most significant comment that you can muster? Weak, very weak.
I like Fred a lot. I’d vote for him in the primary if he’d just stop picking his nose on camera.
“Rudy’s spokesman’s response never addressed gun rights.”
Imagine that!! I’m shocked. /sarc
What a stupid thing to say. Tells us more about you than it does about Fred.
Oh Dano.
I had such high hopes for you. While you were shilling like mad for that RINO Huckabee I was pleased you were at least not acting like a Mittwitt...
Ah, tis not to be I fear..
So let me help out like I try and do for them.
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