I have to respectfully disagree. I find that Fred comes across as serious, thoughtful, confident and steady. In this day and age, 65 is still young.
“I have to respectfully disagree. I find that Fred comes across as serious, thoughtful, confident and steady. In this day and age, 65 is still young.”
Therefore I must regretfully and respectfully disagree with you. I don’t get TV where I’m at, and I’m too cheap to pay for cable (haven’t watched TV since 2005). I was on an army post last night working out in the gym and they had the debates playing in the lobby as I came out. I was surprized that in a gym filled with hundreds of military personnel, none were out their watching the debate. So, I had time to watch some of it before going home. I had never seen any of the candidates recently except in still pictures which I figured weren’t accurate depictions.
My first impression when I saw Senator Thompson was to gasp. He looked not just old but emaciated. I’m sorry to say he is not a “vibrant” 65. He acted old also in the way he spoke, etc. Those were my impressions of his health and state of being. I guess I expected him to still look like the character he played in “Hunt for Red October.” I guess fifteen years and cancer can take a toll on a person. He reads much better than he sounds - but that is not necessarily a bad thing.
I also got to see McCain do a serious backside kicking on the Texas isolationist Ron Paul. That was fun to watch and well said. He gained points with me for that.
I finally got to see Huckabee that I had already decided to support, and was pleasantly surprised. He really is glib and funny. I liked the way he deflected the foolish “what would Jesus do” question they way it deserved to be. I had never heard or seen Huckabee before.
I had never seen Romney before and he immediately was irritating to me. He had that same condensending smile I have seen in the faces of those Mormon boys riding around on their bicycles with white shirts and ties - spreading a false version of Christianity. Plus, he was just too pretty. Kind of a GOP “Breck Girl” as rush says about his democratic counterpart.
Guiliani was as abrasive as I expected him to be. I didn’t get to hear much that the others had to say expect some of Ron Paul.
My goodness have I ever drifted off subject....
Absolutely - and people want to feel as though their president has gravitas...wisdom born of experience, and someone we can feel safe with - sure don't see that in any of the others.
But the poster you replied to - who lamented, though feigning to hope not - that people would think Fred to old...I smell disengenousness there - it smells more like someone just wants to plant the "he's too old" mantra in people's minds - could be wrong, but I get a sense that poster is backing another horse -
I agree with you entirely as to how Fred Thompson comes across - to you and me. But he already has our vote. It’s a great band of wishy washy “moderates” and youthful know nothings who will vote based on mainstream media “conventional wisdom” or “looks” etc., as opposed to character and policies. Even here, many talk about Bob Dole as a flawed candidate. Dole was dismissed as too old. I might still take Dole and his policies TODAY versus Bush, and unquestionably versus any democrat. But alas it didn’t work that way.