[keepitreal]

Being a pack-minded member of the national media, I was ready to interpret this as a sign of Thompsonian lethargy--the former Tennessee senator doesn't rack up delays because he only makes one or two retail stops a day (unlike, say, John McCain, who typically makes five to seven). There's some truth to this. "I never intended on being a professional politician," he said early on. "Still don't." Not exactly the best way to quiet critics who say you don't have the drive to be president. And the opening section of his stump speech--a drawling, drawn-out disquisition on the Founding Fathers--belongs in a high-school history classroom, not on the campaign trail.

Interesting comment by the author. Considering that most of the Founding Fathers (eg. George Washington) believed that they were to take office reluctantly, serve judiciously, and return home, you might need to listen to his speech on the ideas of the Founding Fathers, eh?

[Hazcat]

Though I completely agree with you and GW (The 1st) most people don’t understand what a true statesman and patriot is. They don’t understand doing something for the good of the country instead of for the good of self.

[donnab]

The reporter of course needs to do some homework or at least listen or not comment on a beginning of a speech he missed. Maybe if he listened as a reporter should instead of having written his report before he walked in the door he might have learned something. I doubt he knows very much about the forefathers or what they actually stood for. To him its ancient boring history.

[rightinthemiddle]

I saw an article covering Fred’s FOURTH stop on the trail yesterday.

Not two a day.

[5thGenTexan]

At http://www.fred08.com/Virtual/scbustour.aspx they list 9 stops in 8 cities today...

[tillacum]

Like most presstitutes (ah, errr, reporters) in this day and age have no idea of history. They didn’t study history, hardly studies English, didn’t study math, they took journalism and I doubt hardly any failed.