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My Full Endorsement of Fred Thompson…
http://race42008.com ^ | Dec 27, 2007 | by Tommy Oliver

Posted on 12/28/2007 12:18:37 AM PST by Maelstorm

My Full Endorsement of Fred Thompson…

I posted part of this on Wednesday, but here is my full endorsement of Thompson and my reasons for doing so… So I am reposting what I had on Christmas, along with the rest of my reasons
If you feel like reading all of it, then read on…

 

While Fred Thompson is not leading the polls, Thompson does have a majority of endorsements from prominent conservative bloggers. Here are some of the higher profile conservatives on the Internet who have come out and endorsed or support Thompson (H/T to Josh Painter):

Polipundit, IMAO, Pejman Yousefzadeh on Red State, SayAnything blog, Rick Moran of rightwingnuthouse and the American Thinker, Rightontheright, Bob Krumm, Eugene Volokh, Beldarblog, FloppingAces, The DailyPundit (Bill Quick), David Hinz (The Hinzsight Report), Alo Konsen (Brainshavings.com), Gamecock (Race42008.com and The Hinzsight Report), John Hawkins (Rightwingnews), Jonathan Adler (NRO and the Volokh Conspiracy), TraderRob (Opinipundit), Haystack (hick politics, Redstate), Erik Erickson (Redstate), Professor Steven Brainbridge, Conservativesuperiority.com

There are many more, but not enough space or time to mention them all. Blogger endorsements obviously don’t have a large impact on the actual voting process, but what is important is that all of these pundits follow the race and the candidates closely, and make up their minds not only on soundbytes, but on substance and record. Some of these bloggers have been on board since the beginning, while others have only endorsed Thompson recently.

Well, it is time to officially add my name to the list. Of course, our readers here are well aware of who I support and I even work with the campaign, but I realized I have never really officially said “I endorse (insert candidate’s name) for president).” I’m not in the same league as some of these prominent bloggers, but this site has its share of readers and we hold our own against many on the web.

So, now it is time to officially announce that I, Tommy Oliver, contributor to Race42008.com and a member of the Federalist Society, will throw my endorsement and support behind………….

No surprise………. Fred Dalton Thompson for President of the United States.

How did I come to this decision? Well, since I actually have supported Thompson from the beginning of the draft campaign in March, it wasn’t a very hard decision. My endorsement is based on this criteria (in no particular order): philosophy, trust, policy, and the ability to appeal across the board to conservatives. However: before today, I thought that since everyone who reads my posts on the internet would obviously have a pretty good idea of which candidate I supported and I didn’t see any point in saying anything official, but today Rick Moran said that the bloggers who have a good size audience need to stand up and make your pitch explaining why they support Thompson, if they haven’t done so already. Time is running short, and this post is not only for our regular commenters here, but for those who just read this site for updates and those who might just be passing through.

Let me explain why Thompson is the candidate that measures up the best to my standards:



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KEYWORDS: 2008endorsements; elections; endorsement; fred; fredthompson; thompson
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To: petitfour

He is worth $150.00 bucks a month till he is elected from me. The others in the field really “just make me sick to my stomach”


61 posted on 12/28/2007 3:18:20 AM PST by primatreat ( Hold political and scientific idiots responsible by taking there money and glory away!)
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To: Maelstorm

Yippee!!!! another FR Fred Thompson Fan Club Thread.


62 posted on 12/28/2007 5:12:44 AM PST by gitmogrunt (Left Winger in McCongress.....Get your Rose colored Johnny McCain glasses ..25 cents a pair.....)
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To: cherry
"I feel if FT ever got some exposure....big time exposure like the Hitler......he would be a shoe-in...."

Whaaat?

What do you expect Fred to do, start a fire in congress and blame it on a terrorist?

Not sure where that analogy came from.

63 posted on 12/28/2007 6:23:00 AM PST by #1CTYankee (That's right, I have no proof. So what of it??)
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To: raygun
"Let me ask you a qwexion: non of those dick-heads are going to make it."

You've been here for seven years and your posting crap like this?

Been hitting the bottle a little early aren't you?

64 posted on 12/28/2007 6:25:50 AM PST by #1CTYankee (That's right, I have no proof. So what of it??)
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To: liliesgrandpa
"Fred lost me when he failed to vote to impeach Clinton."

Wrong, read the record.

65 posted on 12/28/2007 6:26:41 AM PST by #1CTYankee (That's right, I have no proof. So what of it??)
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To: gitmogrunt
"Yippee!!!! another FR Fred Thompson Fan Club Thread."

If it bothers you so much, why not just stay off them?

66 posted on 12/28/2007 6:29:41 AM PST by #1CTYankee (That's right, I have no proof. So what of it??)
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To: Jim Robinson

Bump to follow later.


67 posted on 12/28/2007 6:43:47 AM PST by jokar (The Church age is the only time we will be able to Glorify God, http://www.gbible.org)
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To: NavVet
Please see this post. It might explain things.
68 posted on 12/28/2007 7:11:19 AM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: Maelstorm


A few freepers at a Fred rally.
69 posted on 12/28/2007 8:50:00 AM PST by Fred (The Demoroid Party is the Nadir of Nilhilism)
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To: liliesgrandpa

Um, Fred voted to impeach Clinton.


70 posted on 12/28/2007 8:51:39 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Fred Thompson)
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To: liliesgrandpa
Fred lost me when he failed to vote to impeach Clinton, not that he had much of a conservative backbone before that.

Clinton was already impeached when the matter came to Fred in the Senate.

Fred voted to convict on obstruction of justice and only one conviction is needed to remove a president.


You've got the basic facts wrong.

71 posted on 12/28/2007 8:57:51 AM PST by Petronski (Willard Myth Romney: 47% negatives)
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To: Maelstorm

But he is soooo lazy...


72 posted on 12/28/2007 9:02:18 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Fred

Good to see that the youngsters back Fred!


73 posted on 12/28/2007 9:10:40 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Prophet in the wilderness
“All I am saying is, Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter are the only real conservatives in this race.”

Right on! So true and so very easily seen if everyone simply LOOKS at the records and the CONSISTENT stands of each Republican candidate. The RINO candidates are the ones who actually have very few CONSISTENT stands in their political records. Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter shine in their consistent real conservative records!

74 posted on 12/28/2007 9:12:36 AM PST by seekthetruth
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To: seekthetruth

Got this in my email today:

The Caucus Countdown: 6 DAYS

We did it! Together, we raised enough money to get Fred’s new television ad on the air in Iowa! Watch the ad titled “Substance” and make a donation today so that we can keep it running statewide through the Caucus on January 3rd. We’ve raised $162,865 so far from 2282 contributors who have given an average of $70 each. We are within $86,000 of meeting our goal of $248,846.

Today, we are asking for 2200 supporters of Fred to give a donation of $40 each to put us over the top and keep us on the air through January 3rd. Will you donate $40 today?

With only 6 days to the Iowa Caucus, Fred is hammering home his authentic conservative message in the second leg of his “Clear Conservative Choice: Hands Down” bus tour. He was on Hannity & Colmes last night and appeared on CNN this morning to discuss yesterday’s tragic assassination of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Please take a moment to read this article at American Thinker entitled, “Bhutto Assassination a Painful Reminder That We Are at War,” which makes clear why Fred Thompson is the one candidate running for President who can truly lead America in global war against radical Islamists.

Stumping yesterday in Urbandale, Des Moines, Osceola, Chariton, and Knoxville, Fred drew packed, excited, and enthusiastic crowds. Watch footage from those events from our daily videoblog.

Friends, Fred Thompson has been and will continue to be a strong, consistent, common-sense conservative. He knows the most important issue facing our country is national security and the safety of our people. When our worst enemy is sitting down at the negotiating table thinking about what he can do to the United States of America, Fred is the best man to sit on our side of the table and protect this nation.

Show your support today by donating or signing up to make phone calls into Iowa to encourage people to vote for Fred on January 3rd.


75 posted on 12/28/2007 9:30:21 AM PST by TheThirdRuffian
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To: Maelstorm
I was undecided until yesterday. I went to see Fred at an event and was impressed with his grasp of the important issues.
He will also be very capable of taking on which ever big government candidate the opposition picks.
76 posted on 12/28/2007 9:36:21 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland ("We have to drain the swamp" George Bush, September 2001)
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To: Scarchin
Who gives a rat’s ass whom Tommy Oliver “endorses”?

Does every dingleberry who sets up a Web page suddenly get the power of the Wall Street Journal?

Yes. And then every dingleberry who logs in on a political bulletin board can question or criticize the endorsement.

It is a throwback to the formative days of our government with the Pamphleteers. Ain't it great?

77 posted on 12/28/2007 9:44:08 AM PST by Ghengis (Of course freedom is free. If it wasn't, it would be called expensivedom. ~Cindy Sheehan 11/11/06)
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To: mylife

That is a lie promoted by the media in order to deflate his campaign. Fred is in Iowa now making a run for the money. Looking at candidates like Romney and Rudy who have been campaigning for more than a year one wonders if they are not just stupid. How much money have they wasted to become the front runner in states they are now likely to lose to a bumpkin from Arkansas that has a penchant for raising taxes and taking like John Edwards when it comes to capitalism?


78 posted on 12/28/2007 10:56:23 AM PST by Maelstorm (Check out www.Fredrepublic.com)
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To: seekthetruth

I’d like to see Duncan throw his support to Fred and join up as a VP candidate. I’ve always liked Hunter. The one thing for certain is I’m not going to vote for a front running liberal tax raising, anti capitalist, universal taxcare, cross dressing, big government, halfnhalf conservative/liberal.


79 posted on 12/28/2007 10:59:37 AM PST by Maelstorm (Check out www.Fredrepublic.com)
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To: Scarchin

Argue about the content or are you just disagreeing with the truth?


80 posted on 12/28/2007 11:01:35 AM PST by Maelstorm (Check out www.Fredrepublic.com)
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