Over and Out: Behind the Scenes of Fred Thompson's Last Stand

The Memphis Flyer ^ | January 23, 2008 | Jackson Baker

[sageb1]

I’m sad for your dad, too, Tony. And for America.

[SuziQ]

it was late summer before he got going, a tardiness that many considered ultimately fatal to his chances -- owed something to contractual obligations, and Tony now corroborated this.

As many of us had thought, and one of the reasons I respect Fred so much. He wasn't thinking of JUST himself, and his run for President.

[Eastbound]

Thank you for all the work you have done on this, 2ndDivisionVet. What are the possibilities at this point, if any?

[SaxxonWoods]

“’Give me your tired, your poor,/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.’ Those are Emma Lazarus’ words on the Statue of Liberty.”

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And that’s a different discussion from ILLEGAL immigration. That conflation won’t fly. Yes, we will take in the tired and the poor, and the huddled masses yearning to be free. Just come in by proper channels, that’s not too much to ask.

[SaxxonWoods]

Sorry Vet, didn’t mean to hijack the thread just above. I’m a Fred supporter too. I’m sorry he didn’t catch on in time.

[seekthetruth]

I am sorry that Fred’s campaign came to an end, but I am sure his fight for conservative principles will go on. He has my respect and I wish Fred and his family well and pray for his mom’s recovery. I have made my decision to vote for Mitt Romney next Tuesday as I believe him to be the next best candidate to carry on the conservative cause and he has the best chance to defeat Hillary.

[reasonisfaith]

Thanks for the countless Fred threads, that’s a lot of work you’ve done.

As for the Fred Thompson phenomenon, it’s still alive and kicking, and like he told us it was never really about him or any of us really, but about ideas. I don’t care about the morons like David Brooks or the fraudulent Fox News trying to sabotage them, the ideas are as strong as ever.

[piytar]

“subordinating them to a sunnier outlook that had some progressive populist overtones.”

Is tis writer a lib? Must be because only libtards consider “progressive” i.e. hard left socialist to be a good thing...

[papasmurf]

'Give me your tired, your poor,/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.' Those are Emma Lazarus' words on the Statue of Liberty."

Yes, and for more than 120 years, everyone who came to our Country and passed the Monument that is attached to, was applying for LEGAL immigration.

Just because it's not on our Southern border, doesn't mean they don't need to follow suit.

[rogue yam]

At one point, he leaned over and asked me, "Jackson, why is that the media are so intent on sacrificing the sovereignty of the United States and undermining the economic viability of America?"

I considered my options and answered, "That's one semantics, Jim. Another goes this way: 'Give me your tired, your poor,/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.' Those are Emma Lazarus' words on the Statue of Liberty." Yep, I really did.

Lazarus was a Marxist whose words were attached to a monument to America's political traditions in order to change the preceived meaning of that monument into a celebration of immigration for its own sake. The intent of this change was to undermine those very political traditions which the statue was built to honor, and to facilitate their replacement with internationalist socialism.

It is a damn shame when self-described "conservatives" fail to comprehend and unwittingly promote the socialistic destruction of America.

[Ghengis]

Interesting article and no surprise to me at all.

I have great respect for Fred Thompson. I hope that he sees fit to take on the debate in the role of a commentator. That is, if he does not take a VP nod from Mitt Romney.

[tntraveler]

I really believed that Fred Thompson was America’s last hope. I don’t follow politics as closely as I have in past years. I’m simply fed up with listening to the blather coming from the mouths of socialists, fascists and communists and all the other manipulators who are intent on destroying my country and it’s form of government. I speak primarily of many of our elected officials in Washington, DC and the media who have forgotten how to report the real news of the world.
I believe that Fred Thompson (a fellow Tennessean) is as articulate as any politician I’ve heard in decades and I think he means what he says. I believe he is an honest man - a VERY rare type of individual in today’s world. If he isn’t picked by the Republican presidential candidate to be his running mate for vice president, then I doubt there will be enough honest people left in power in Washington, DC to save our government, our economy and our way of life.
I do not wish to judge anyone. That isn’t my job. But, I refuse to stick my head in the sand any longer. I will speak the truth as I see it.
Thank God that this life is only a prelude to an eternity of glory for those of us who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.
God Bless Fred Thompson.
God Bless America.

[mission9]

Be of Good Cheer my Friend. There are Paulbots to lay waste to.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I’m seriously thinking that we should form a conservative party. I don’t see either major party representing conservatism anymore.

[2ndDivisionVet]

FRED PING!

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!! DRAFT Thompson at the convention!!

[DesScorp]

Finding out that Fred likely would have won the Louisiana Caucuses just makes this hurt worse. Its obvious Fred’s campaign was pearls before swine in the GOP....too many factions just didn’t appreciate the man that was obviously the best guy for the job.

[Beowulf9]

Sadly true.

[Molly T.]

I feel the same respect and appreciation that others on this thread feel for Mr. Thompson. I can’t tell you how sad I am that he has stepped away from the frey, and yet I understand and don’t blame him one bit.

I wish him and his family well, and I do so hope his Mom gets thru this rough patch of health problems.

I voted for him in the Iowa caucus and gave to his campaign...I think that was a first for me.
I frankly was surprised at how sad and at loose ends I felt when I heard he wasn’t going to continue...and yet I didn’t blame him one bit...

I don’t think I’ll ever get over the treatment the Conservative candidates were treated to by the media. No one will ever convince met that it wasn’t deliberate on the part of the liberal, disgusting press...especially the cable news and that old “fair and balanced Fox News”. The moderators of every debate totally ignored Mr. Hunter,Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Thompson and of course Mr. Paul. It was oh so obvious and absolutely unconscionable....and I was mad as you know what every time I watched, and my heart went out to those men standing there, being totally ignored.

I often wonder at how the media became so INFECTED by the far left, liberal leaning people with press credentials, most of whom don’t have a clue as to what being a journalist is all about.....oh, and I don’t want to leave out the stupid talking heads that are on after every debate. If only they were half as wise as they think they are.