REPUBLICAN 2: Fred Thompson Auditioning for role of a lifetime:

McClatchy Newspapers ^ | 02/01/2008 | Margaret Talev

[Owen]

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No, if one qualified to be on the ballot (which he did), he’s still legally running whether he’s doing so actively or not -— it is not an administrative error.
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Of course this is not meaningful. There is no requirement for one to be on the ballot to be running. The waitress behind the counter at McDonalds can be written in, whether she’s on a ballot or not.

Thompson withdrew his candidacy. He did so in writing.

The McDonald’s waitress is as much a candidate as he is. Leave the poor man alone.

[fabian]

more liberal than MCcain? Romney balanced their state budget without raising taxes surrounded by liberal whackos. He raised some fees but that was for direct services rendered, not on people’s bills and income. Also, he vetoed the very liberal part of the healthcare bill of mandates for employers and penalties, but he was overrided by the liberals. He also is proposing a zero rate capitol gains tax and big cut in lower income tax rates. Has MCcain done anything similar? I do know that he tried to import another huge wave of illegals into our country by his latest bill...it would have allowed many millions of extended family to join the present family members. Wow, how caring of the american job holder!

[SkyPilot]

what is wrong with these people?!

If you think something is "wrong" with people who still yearn for a real Conservative leader like Senator Thomspson, then I have to ask what is "wrong" with you?

Romney isn't an option. He is a liberal on gun control, abortion, homosexual rights, and made horrible judicial appointments in Massachusettes. These days, he lies and spins to tell everyone he really wasn't doing all that. Nine out of the ten people on FR who keep telling me to vote for Romney are the same ones who belong to his LDS church and are so far gone for him that they would support him even if he switched to the Green Party.

McInsane is a pro-amnesty, unstable, Gang of 14, free speech hating weirdo.

Huckabee can't win - and he was pro-illegal aliens (even giving them in state tuition), soft on criminals, and a huge tax raiser.

So.....true Conservatives have been kicked in the jimmy by the GOP and have no one left to support.

Reading this article reminded me of what a decent, fine, and Conservative candidate Thompson was.

I'll vote for him on Tuesday in my state if he is still on the ballot. Throwing my vote away? Hey, it's my vote. Get your Mitty hands off of it.

[Sybeck1]

Vote Fred and you get John....

[calvo]

I writing in Fred where I live

Why don't you just write in McCain or Hillary and cut out the middle man?

[Resolute Conservative]

I can not/will not vote against my principles. I did in the past not anymore. Fighting from a minority is easier than fighting a liberal candidate your party put in office.

Besides I want the Dims to get the blame for what is about to happen in this country.

[skinkinthegrass]

I call it that because, when they tally up the write ins, regardless of what was written in, they’ll look at each other, and all will say a collective...”Oh, shiit!”....despite, the language....I like your Style. :D

[RDTF]

So you make this personal Skypilot?

I have enough since to know that you will end up with Obama or Hillary if you do that. That is not an option for me. Keep your stubborn head in the sand.

[RDTF]

since=sense

[fabian]

you sound defensive of your sillyness to me. My hands are not on your vote...I’m just trying to get you and others to see your judgementalism. You see, many decent leaders have been for the assault weapons ban which Mitt was for too, but still believe in the 2nd ammendment. We can still obtain some pretty awesome guns and he knows that. I am not aggreeing with the ban, but to conclude that he is against the second ammnetdment because of that is false. And he has always been against abortion but was not clear and strong enough to believe that it should be illegal. He has changed his mind and sounds very real to me. Haven’t you ever changed your mind and gathered the courage of your convictions? And do you know the process of nominating judges in Mass.? They have to be approved by their liberal commitee, do they not? And he did try and fight the gay marriage deal, perhaps not forcefully enough...but again, to project the liberal legistlatures actions onto him is false. You need to do more reseach because I have found that some right wingers are way too quick to judge , not having all of the facts. The right can be and is wrong sometimes, as well as the left.

[Ancesthntr]

So this is a non-issue.

I don't think so. Yeah, those other Republican appointees were horrible. But none of them were as bad as Thurgood Marshall, Ginsburg or Breyer. Also, even Bush 41 appointed Thomas, and Bush put in Alito and Roberts. Sometimes we get lucky with the RINOs, but we NEVER will with a Demonrat.

I know he wouldn't appoint an Alito - to McStain's dishonor. But he said that he'd appoint someone like a Roberts. To me there is little difference - and, again, at least you have a chance. Hillary will nominate Schumer or Spitzer types. Do you want that?

[sageb1]

I miss Fred

[Ancesthntr]

more liberal than MCcain?

Uh, I didn't say that. Note that in my post #34, this was part of an italicized quote - which means, by general consensus here at FR, that the quote was lifted from elsewhere. Specifically in this case, it was a quote from TBP's #22, and I was quoting him/her to be able to respond in disagreement.

[Servant of the Cross]

Thank you for that link - I hadn’t seen it and loved it.

[lolhelp]

They have back bone enough to vote for the one they want to be elected and if enough do it things will change.

[underbyte]

I’ll vote for him here in CT

[Gene Eric]

>> I’ll vote for him here in CT

And if that helps McCain, do you care?

[Servant of the Cross]

It is completely inaccurate to say that he said 'no' to the job.

to the process? possibly.

Bottom line - Republicans said 'no' to him, not the other way around (and Fred is very pragmatic).

[SkyPilot]

you sound defensive of your sillyness to me.

Thanks - so do you.

I’m just trying to get you and others to see your judgementalism.

Yes - let's not be "judgmental" of Romney's liberalism.

You see, many decent leaders have been for the assault weapons ban which Mitt was for too, but still believe in the 2nd ammendment.

LOL! OK, you have me laughing now....

Do you know how absolutely "silly" that statement sounds?

We can still obtain some pretty awesome guns and he knows that. I am not aggreeing with the ban, but to conclude that he is against the second ammnetdment because of that is false.

Oh, good grief. Is the room spinning?

And he has always been against abortion but was not clear and strong enough to believe that it should be illegal. He has changed his mind and sounds very real to me

I can't even converse with you. All this spin is making me dizzy. I have seen the video clips of Romney saying flat out he was for ABORTION in 1994, 1998, and 2002. Now suddenly, he "changes his mind" and you expect me to believe him?

He is a liberal, and I won't support him. Neither will thousands of other Conservatives.

Best of luck with your guy though.

[RDTF]

think about what you are saying. You think you can get enough people out of billions to write in the right name to get enough votes to beat the 2 parties? It’s insane and won’t happen.