FRED VETS, SIGN UP TODAY AT:
Posted on 12/21/2007 11:51:11 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
*BUMP*
Yeah, and Tancredo’s former campaign manager in the state has signed onto the Thompson bandwagon as well.
I think Fred Thompson doesn’t think much of the way campaigning is being done these days, there’s an undercurrent of comtempt of the whole process by him IMO.
I like it.
There is a nail to be hit there. It's a tough road to take on the Liberal Media but that's his stand.
It will be a pleasure to vote for Fred Thompson.
Uh...whut? Translation? Does he mean that if he doesn't he see national support for Thompson, he'll stick his finger in the wind to see what the rest of the country thinks is conservative?
Wonder what his FR name is?
The MSM thinks it is their right to pick the candidates for us. They only give air time to the ones they think will lose to the dim. I’ve seen this for many years. When I mention Fred or Duncan’s name to people, they have never heard of Duncan, and they parrot the MSM’s propaganda about Fred. Disgusting.
"If I don't see national support for Thompson, then I'm going to support the candidate who's the best conservative," George Templer, a conservative activist from Davenport, said earlier this month.
Too bad mental retardation is such a national epidemic. Here's a guy preparing to vote in the first caucus/primary in the election, and he's waiting for the media clowns to tell him who to pick.
First off, I’m amazed I’m up this late. Secondly we hired 2 new coders this week and they are my age. They are clueless about politics and believe Hillary is next. I have my work cut out for me.
The Fred memes, you mean?
“He’s lazy!”
is still numero uno. Too bad, the Ron Paul people are right for a change - the GOP base is fueled by “grassroots” activism, not the MSM.
I did chuckle. Then I cried. Then I laughed at myself crying. Ok, not all of that. But I did chuckle.
I almost cried typing it, because it rang so true. I could list dozens of FReepers who think that way, off the top of my head, and so could you, I’ll wager. “Let’s see who’s popular and jump on his bandwagon!” “Mitt has free refreshments and goodies, let’s caucus for him!” “I hear Mike Huckabee is a Baptist preacher, so let’s get behind a religious candidate, and don’t bother me with issues and where he stands!” and so on...
You almost cannot read a post on here about Fred that doesn’t begin with “I’d support him. He has the best ideas. But he’s behind. So, I’m kinda a fairweather conservative and I’m going to vote for the Patriots cuz they’re undefeated.” Bandwagon Republicans.
Yeah, Fred’s too tired/lazy/lethargic. And yet, comatose McCain is rising in the polls, and not a word is said.
FRED VETS, SIGN UP TODAY AT:
That is kind of the feeling I am having this year about Fred and Iowa. The past few days, the papers have somewhat shifted coverage from his "long shot, unenthusiastic campaign" to the crowds reaction to him (generally good). I have not watched Fox that much this year to even know who is covering the frontrunners, so I don't know if there is a switch or not, but watch for that. Also watch for national newspapers to pick up on these type stories (not just the local papers from the areas in which he is campaigning) and see if there is a trend.
I am not a Fred supporter, so take my insights for what they are worth, it is just a "feeling" I am getting. My guy has no chance at all in Iowa, and never has, so I am kind of looking at it from the outside.
Eight years of Fred was enough for me.
From the beginning I have said that on paper Fred should be my candidate. In fact if we could just install a candidate without going through this nasty campaign process I would want Fred seated, but reality is another thing.
If the man can not have an organized, enthusiastic campaign during the primaries, what leads me to believe that he will be any different during the general elections, when the stakes are so much higher?
In order to implement any great plan, you must get elected first. And whether we like it or not we live in an American Idol type world. No matter how much we despise it, it is a reality. As I said in my previous post, I am seeing subtle changes in not only his campaign, but in the coverage of it, but the nagging question in the back of my mind is, can he sustain that level of enthusiasm for the next 11 months?
I will 100% support the eventual nominee, without reservations, I just hope everyone else will too. Fred has probably the farthest to go, as of right now (he is not leading in any early primary state) so many are wondering if he can't invigorate the base right now, how will he invigorate the rest of the country in the general. I don't think that is an unfair question.
Please also remember, it is not the message, but the campaigns presentation of that message that matters in the end.
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