Posted on 12/07/2007 11:40:21 AM PST by Route66
At a news conference that just wrapped up, Fred Thompson was asked what he thought of Mike Huckabee drawing a blank when asked about recent reports about the National Intelligence Estimate re: Iran.
"Not only is Iran the major long-term threat to our country, the nuclear program is the most important part of the Iran consideration. For a presidential candidate not to know that and not to keep up with that is very suprising," said Thompson.
"These are the kinds of things I've been talking about all of my life. Now, if the American people have other priorities, if they want someone who smiles a lot more than I do, or someone who is a better quipster than I am, who has no experience in these areas, that's for the American people to decide."
Thompson is now en route to Davenport, Iowa.
I can't correct you because I'm not entirely sure of the process myself, but I think the practice you cite applies to each caucus meeting. At each meeting, the people select delegates who will go to the Iowa Republican convention in order to select Iowa delegates to the national convention. In order to win any delegates at the meeting, a candidate has to have at least 15% support. If that candidate doesn't have 15% support, his supporters can move to another candidate. In that way, each meeting will select delegates to the state convention. At the state convention, they will select delegates to the national convention.
I'm sure that someone from Iowa will make things clearer, but the process seems to let the supporters of less popular candidates ban together. For instance, if Fred Thompson has 14% and Duncan Hunter has 2% at a particular meeting, the Hunter supporters can move to Fred Thompson in order to give Mr. Thompson some delegates to the state convention. On the other hand, if the Thompson supporters can't gather enough support to reach the 15% mark, they may move to someone else in order to dilute support for other front runners.
Bill
Yeah, I read it (thanks anyway). Amazing, isn’t it; (the support that the Huckter seems to be gathering)? I find the guy quite scary. A nanny stater who is quick to say “it ain’t my fault”. Can’t people see what he is doing the Republican party, or don’t they care?
I get the feeling a lot of voters don’t care about positions, other than abortion and gay marriage. Heck, if Hillary would come out for the HRA & block gay marriages, I guess a lot of ‘evangelicals’ would vote for her!
When my then 75 year old Mom voted for Clinton because “Bob Dole has mean eyebrows”, I realized our country was going to be in for a rough ride...
I’m sure even now there are a lot of women thinking, “Fred Thompson has mean eye bags” - although I’m guessing it really means he gets too much bed and too little sleep!
I’m concerned that they don’t care, and all that matters to them is abortion and the guy who “appears” to be most against it.
It’s sickening, the ignorance of people.
No offense to your mother.
“They won’t cover Fred on issues of real substance, and an honest comment concerning an opponent at least gets him in the news and gets him noticed.”
Actually, this article casts Thompson in a good light (I’m not saying it shouldn’t). However, I thought the MSM conspirators would NEVER do anything to cast Fred in a good light because they are all in collusion to get Huckabee nominated so he can be beated in a general election?
Senator Thompson - That was a well aimed shot, and appropriate because Huckabee (who I support) should be up on this crucial information.
Now back to those here on FR that think there is a conspiracy. There is not, the press just isn’t that clever. Huckabee, at the moment, is more interesting to cover and what most folks (the FR majority excluded) are wanting to read about. When he stops being interesting to readers, from a positive perspective, if negative press is what the readers want, they will get that.
The MSM is indeed manned by left leaning democrats. However, its owners care more about profit than politics. They are their to get people to read so they can sell advertisement space. If Mike becomes boring or passe, he won’t get covered - positive or negative. Should Thompson become more interesting - to the average joe - he will get press because it gets people to read which sells advertisment space.
Currently, maybe because of his current low polling numbers, Thompson isn’t news. The average Joe and Jill don’t think like FR folks and don’t care to read about him.
Thompson is probably the most intelligent of all the GOP field. He does have a folksy way which can be charming. However, when he talks “substance” it is way over the heads of most folks and they get bored and switch channels. We live in a low brow world of fast food and sound bites. That is what people want. It is stupid, but that is the truth.
If Huckabee stumbles, a real possibility since he is now high profile, then Fred might have his chance to shine again. I personnally think Romney is out of the race and doesn’t realize it yet. The moral conservatives are rallying to Huckabee and the stuff about the killer parole isn’t going to hurt him that much. Most moral conservatives will relate to the concept of forgiveness, etc.
Fred, on the other hand, turns off moral conservatives when they realize the implications of federalism. In Fred’s own words he thinks issues like homosexual marraige should be decided state by state even if he personally doesn’t agree with homosexual marraige. I understand what he is saying, but in most ears it sounds like the “I’m OK and your’re OK” philosopy. Moral conservatives don’t buy into that.
Whatever, I’ve said this over and over, so I need to stop because I’m swinging the axe but no chips are flying.
It's interesting that, of all the Republican candidates, it is FRED who has the best idea on making a TRUE reduction in abortion a REALITY. Abortion will not be banned in this country until enough people have their hearts and minds changed on the issue. Until they have to face it directly and cast a vote on the procedure themselves, they will simply not care about it, unless someone wants to try to BAN it and they'll get all upset. Given the opportunity, though, they likely would vote to restrict the practice severely.
Huckelberry stayed in a Holiday Inn Express the other night! He knows as much as will get him by the next question, especially if it is a softball. Great smile, no beef there! He is a joke, just like Ron Paul!
FRED is the adult in a room full of kids.
LOL! DRINK!
As someone who’s attended and run 2 presidential Hawkeye Caucii (or however Rush would spell it), There is no 15% minimum and there’s no change of vote. You do the straw poll and the results are the results. If your person got 5%, then the papers show 5% for them on 1/4/08. If you think Fred is good but your 1st choice is Tancredo or Hunter, I’d encourage you to vote for Fred on caucus night. Otherwise, the 2-3% that would enable Fred to place better will be spent.
Thanks,
Greg
Linn County Co-Chair Friends of Fred08
watchman@mcleodusa.net
I believe the 15% thing is for the Dems.
Yeah it must be...bad reporting on FOX.
They said the Caucus format is unique...then just explained the democrat side and how they can switch votes and stuff.
Fred Thompson supports the creation of a Palestinian state.
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