Posted on 01/05/2008 9:05:25 AM PST by pissant
Fred Is Not Dead. He will have to work hard to become better known. He isn't the knight in shining armor coming to rescue the Republicans, but he's not ready to be put out to pasture, either. (I love mixed metaphors.)
I'm caught between Fred and Mitt.
My advice to Fred is to get moving and get in front of the cameras at every opportunity and if the opportunity doesn't come to him, he should go to the opportunity.
Say it Loud and Say it Proud, Fred Dalton!
Uh Huh. Obama is riding at 37% nationally, so I guess he’s qualified to run the United States? Huckabee/Rudy/McCain are leading the national GOP race as well.
Jeb, and anyone else named Bush, will not be seen in presidential politics for the remainder of the century IMHO.
I don't recall ever actually seeing a post from you explaining why you dislike Fred as a candidate.
I understand you don't dislike Fred personally. So, you think he's a moderate? In what aspects is he more moderate than your candidate, Hunter?
No. They. Did. Not!
They pointed out their view of the entire context of what Fred may or may not have meant. As I said before, it really doesn't matter what you or I think. So stop wasting your breath trying to call me a liar when you cannot reconcile the fact that Fred has colored his perception to others all on his own.
Instead of repeating the same thing over and over again, I suggest we wait for the next few primaries to see what others think about Fred... hmmm?
but may be seen on Rushmore
Inability to run a campaign demonstrates a complete lack of leadership skills.
The inverse does not necessarily follow, nor should it. Campaign organizational skills are necessary, but not sufficient.
Ever study logic?
Wait, don’t bother to answer that. I know the answer.
Huh? I'm sorry, I don't do riddles...
“Huckabee has to bring a big bounce from Iowa and the early polls arent showing that. He wont be the only flash in the pan to come out of Iowa.”
I thought Huckabee was leading in SC at the moment. Huckabee might drop out, but not before SC. As I see it Huckabee is Freds biggest threat. By pulling the evangelical votes he weakens Freds position. Fred and Huck are competing for the same voters and the same dollars. Agree with you about Mitt. If he doesn’t finish in the top 2 in NH he toast, although I guess he has enough money to hang around and play spoiler.
Backpedaling, John? You wouldn't have to do that if your original assertion wasn't demonstrably false. Next time I suggest you choose your words more carefully; you might not have to eat them again.
Yes. They. Did!! (What’s next, big red fonts?)
Words have meaning, you didn’t like the meaning of what he actually said, so you substituted your own. In doing so, you lied.
Oh I see your logic. All the Rudy McRombees of the world and Hillary Hussein Edwardses can run a strong campaigns, but not be qualified as CIC. It takes a special Tennessee touch, one that squanders a top ranking to dive to the low teens in order to be that guy.
If it is convention time and the choices are Mike Huckabee and Jeb Bush, who would you support?
The man actually said a lot more which explained his position. This was part of very candid and in depth answer to question Fred wanted to adequately address. Taking words out of context is intellectually dishonest and the specialty of the liberal media. Perhaps you don't know what he really said, but it was widely discussed here.
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Q: My only problem with you and why I havent thrown all my support behind you is that I dont know if you have the desire to be President. If I caucus for you next week, are you still going to be there two months from now?
In the first place I got in the race about the time people normally get into it historically. The fact of the matter is that others started the process a lot earlier this time than they normally do. I think it was for some of them when they were juniors in high school.
APPLAUSE
That is a very good question, not because its difficult to answer, because, but Im gonna answer it in a little different way than what you might expect.
In the first place, I wouldnt be here if I didnt. I wouldnt be doing this if i didnt. I grew up very modest circumstances. I left government, I and my family have made sacrifices for me to be sitting here today. I havent had any income for a long time because Im doing this. I figure that to be clean youve got to cut everything off. And I was doing speaking engagements and I had a contract to do a tv show, I had a contract with abc radio like I was talking about earlier and so forth. I guess a man would have to be a total fool to do all those things and to be leaving his family which is not a joyful thing at all if he didnt want to do it.
But I am not consumed by personal ambition. I will not be devastated if I dont do it. I want the people to have the best president that they can have.
When this talk first started, it didnt originate with me. There were a lot of people around the country both directly and through polls, liked the idea of me stepping up. And of course, you always look better at a distance, I guess.
But most of those people are still there and think its a good idea. But I approached it from the standpoint of a deal. A kind of a marriage. If one side of a marriage has to be really talked into the marriage, it probably aint going to be a very good deal for either one of them. But if you mutually think that this is a good thing. In this case, if you think this is a good thing for the country, then you have an opportunity to do some wonderful things together.
Im offering myself up. Im saying that I have the background, the capability, and the concern to do this and Im doing it for the right reasons. But Im not particularly interested in running for president, but I think Id make a good president.
Nowadays, the process has become much more important than it used to be.
I dont know that they ever asked George Washington a question like this. I dont know that they ever asked Dwight D. Eisenhower a question like this. But nowadays, its all about fire in the belly. Im not sure in the world we live in today its a terribly good thing if a president has too much fire in the belly. I approach life differently than a lot of people. People, I guess, wonder how Ive been as successful as Ive been in everything Ive done. I won two races in TN by 20 point margins, a state that Bill Clinton carried twice. Id never run for office before. Ive never had an acting lesson and I guess thats obvious by people whove watched me. But when they made a movie about a case that I had when I took on a corrupt state administration as a lawyer and beat them before a jury. They made a movie about it and I wound up playing myself in the movie and yeah I can do that.
And when I did it, I did it. Wasnt just a lark. Anything thats worth doing is worth doing well. But Ive always been a little bit more laid back than most. I like to say that Im only consumed by very, very few things and politics is not one of them. The welfare of our country and our kids and grandkids is one of them.
If people really want in their president a super type-a personality, someone who has gotten up every morning and gone to bed every night and been thinking about for years how they could achieve the Presidency of the United States, someone who can look you straight in the eye and say they enjoy every minute of campaigning, I aint that guy. So I hope Ive discussed that and hope I havent talked you out of anything. I honestly want - I cant imagine a worse set of circumstances than achieving the presidency under false pretenses. I go out of my way to be myself because I dont want anybody to think they are getting something they are not getting.
Im not consumed by this process Im not consumed with the notion of being President. Im simply saying Im willing to do whats necessary to achieve it if Im in sync with the people and if the people want me or somebody like me. Ill do what Ive always done in the rest of my life and I will take it on and do a good job and youll have the disadvantage of having someone who probably cant jump up and click their heels three times but will tell you the truth and youll know where the President stands at all times.
Jeb, and yes I’m a Christian (call me born again or evangelical if you like). My biggest concern about Jeb is how he would handle illegal immigration. It would be nice to have a Bush in office who’s not subject to so many “idiot” jokes that I have received from my relatives. Don’t think it’s even a remote possibility though.
Hunter Duncan cannot escape the margin of error. He barely escapes the asterisk.
It looks to me like an elaborate exercise in vanity, or maybe to raise funds for his son’s congressional campaign.
I am a Fredhead, I have have been known by many to be quite the good reader. For example I read the article that put Fred’s “statement” that seems to be troubling you into it’s true context. The article you refuse to read as you stated in an earlier post.
For reading comprehension to take place the information must be presented to the eyes and from there to the processing centers of your mind.
So in your defense I shall disagree with my fellow “Fredheads” in attacking your ability to comprehend what you read, for I believe the issue is much simpler.
You elect to remain ignorance instead.
I think this is a positive for you, because reading comprehension is a difficult skill to master, trust me I see it all the time. However ignorance can simply be cured with knowledge...
BTW, if your first reaction to this is to call me an asshole, that's good, because I am and it means your reading comprehension is very sound.
Which is preferable to a candidate who has never had anything to squander.
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