AZ-Sen. 2010: Fred Thompson endorses John McCain (Fred lavishes praise on RINO McCain)

The Phoenix Business Journal ^ | 2010-02-15

[rabscuttle385]

U.S. Sen. John McCain has picked up the endorsement of former actor and Sen. Fred Thompson while opponent J.D. Hayworth gets ready for an event with Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and State Sen. Russell Pearce.

Hayworth and McCain, seeking a fifth term, are battling in the Republican Senate primary this year.

Thompson — a former senator from Tennessee and actor on the “Law & Order” television show — announced his endorsement Wednesday. McCain and Thompson both ran for president in 2008.

“I’m for John McCain. I hope he gets re-elected. I’ll help him get re-elected if I can. It’s more important for me, and I believe for the country, to have McCain’s leadership and the respect that he brings to bear on an issue. When he takes the floor on a national security matter. When he takes the floor and leads the intellectual effort the for the surge. When, without his efforts, I don’t think we would have ever had a surge and therefore we would never have had a victory in Iraq,” Thompson said.

Hayworth, Thomas and Pearce will appear together Feb. 24 in Tempe. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio also backs Hayworth over long-time foe McCain.

[Ingtar]

He helped McCain get nominated.

The only way that worked, if you analyzed the numbers, was to pull enough from Huckabee to give McCain a chance.

[nutmeg]

ping!

[I see my hands]

Absolutely. He disrupted the entire Republican nominating process with his BS hemming and hawing about running. What a dip.

[clintonh8r]

W.

T.

F.

?

[dalereed]

One RINO endorsing another!

[shibumi]

see #60.

[jonrick46]

There must be something to be said about the political landscape of Arizona for Fred Thompson to endorse McCain. Perhaps Arizona is so liberal that someone like Hayworth would lose big.

When I was in Arizona last, I had this sense that the 60s generation had a hold on the culture there. I saw 60s style VW micro buses complete with psychedelic artwork, a hippy co-op grocery store, shops that reminded me of the liberal Oregon coast and tie-dye shirts for sale. This culture is affecting the youth vote.

Another trend is that Hispanics are registering as democrat voters at a high pace. Hispanics now account for 49% of Phoenix residents and are growing by 2% per year. It is no wonder that McCain has catered his immigration reform ideas toward that voter demographics.

[EternalVigilance]

I warned everyone here about Fred Thompson a long time ago, and mainly all it got me was abuse.

[grey_whiskers]

For the first time in my adult FReeperdom, I'm disappointed in Fred.

Hmmmmph.

Cheers!

[OafOfOffice]

OH NOOOOOOOOO!!! I like fred and Jeri!! This makes me ill.

[Reagan Man]

LOL Come on!

Fred Thompson not standing by McCain, is like EternalVigilance not backing Alan Keyes. Some folks may not understand it, so be it!

[OafOfOffice]

fredthompson Please listen to the reasons I believe John McCain should be re elected to the US Senate http://bit.ly/bMHUWv #tcot #ftrs

[pallis]

RINO love is incomprehensible.

[TigersEye]

McCain’s stalking horse comes out in support of him again. No surprise.

[Names Ash Housewares]

“Fred, I donated to you, man. What in the HECK are you doing?”

Same here. I can look the other way for Palin but Thompson?

WTF???

Is he trying to make Sarah look better maybe or kiss up to her?

I’m at a loss struggling here.

[Revelation Concepts]

Something is going on here folks. This love fest for McCain is a reason why the Republican party is a joke. They don't care about what the people say either. They just want to use us to get elected. Go here and Donate to JD and send these people a MESSAGE!!! Donate to JD: Link to JD For Senate

[rlmorel]

Nicely written. There are those who disagree with that interpretation, but I think it is likely.

Sad day this. I hope Duncan Hunter doesn’t openly support McCain.

[TomGuy]

There was a reason many of us referred to him as McCain-lite during his short presidential run.

He was and is.

[Parley Baer]

Doesn’t change a thing for me. I’m with JD all the way.

[widdle_wabbit]

“I hope Duncan Hunter doesn’t openly support McCain.”

Me too. I just wrote a post about Duncan Hunter then discarded it. I thought it might be like rubbing salt into a fresh wound.