We are in a battle for the future of this country, and you want to rehash old facts? I wanted Fred too, but this is a waste of time. Let go and move forward.
I put up front why I asked the question, in plain English, in a very concise post.
Still, easily 80% of FReepers who replied NEVER bothered to read any of it. They just hit reply based on the title, assuming I wanted to know why Fred lost.
I was NOT seeking political analysis on why Fred lost.
I was asking about a very specific event, a rumor that damaged him in Iowa. Personally, I doubt the rumor made a difference, although I'm sure it hurt.
This thread is NOT about Fred Thompson...or at least it wasn't when I started it.
It was about who was playing dirty tricks (Mike Murphy?) because I was curious if the same scum was playing dirty tricks on Sarah Palin.
I think highly of Fred Thompson. I really like Sarah Palin. I think Bobby Jindal is a great conservative, and that Rick Perry (my own governor) is really surprising me lately with his move to the right. I can even come up with some nice things to say about Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and John McCain...if I have to.
On the other hand, I am very dismayed, my FR post with the most responses by far, was misunderstood, mis-construed, and in a sense hijacked. I think it says a lot that only ~20% of the people responding bothered to stop long enough to read a post to which they were responding. That is sad.