[Notary Sojac]

It was less than two years ago that many Freepers were chugging Kool-Aid in the Fred Thompson flavor.

They were stunned to find out that Fred, although he was (and is) a thoroughly consistent conservative and an excellent speaker in an informal setting, was completely clueless about how to run a political campaign and how to counteract a freezeout from the MSM.

Only time will tell if Sarah Palin is Fred, take 2. I hope she is not. But I'm reserving judgment until there's more proof on the table.

[ohiogrammy]

I was a Fred fan and was terribly let down by his campaign. I pray we find someone strong and conservative to take down this man ruining our country.
As a lady caller told Rush today, “I feel like I am being waterboarded daily by our president”.

[SmokingJoe]

“It was less than two years ago that many Freepers were chugging Kool-Aid in the Fred Thompson flavor.
They were stunned to find out that Fred, although he was (and is) a thoroughly consistent conservative and an excellent speaker in an informal setting, was completely clueless about how to run a political campaign and how to counteract a freezeout from the MSM.”

Difference: Sarah Plain actually managed to propel John McCain ahead of 0bama in the polls, after delivering her rousing speech at the RNC convention. It was McCain who managed to throw that lead away by backing the bailout, and acting like a headless chicken in September.
Sarah Palin has already proved she can energize the Republican base more than any politician alive.