*Just breaking- FNC - FRED THOMPSON IS CONSIDERING PRES. RUN - nothing follows

heard on FNC | 3-2-07

[STARWISE]

WOO HOO!

[lawdude]

"He was a SENATOR!"

He sure was.. Brain fart-senior moment!

[Howlin]

I'm sure it was.

Here come the haters.

[MACVSOG68]

I meant the greatest Republican president.

You had it right the first time.

[dmw]

OnTheIssues.org has this about Fred Thompson.

Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
Voted YES on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998)

[rednesss]

Check out the youtube videos I posted links to a few posts up. It will give you an idea about him.

[txrangerette]

I did some quick research and found out that he is against partial birth abortion, against government funding of abortions and is against human cloning. Those are all good. But abortion is a more complex issue and that's all I've found out so far.

[wolfpat]

He's already played himself in a movie. It was about him and some housewife chasing the governor of Tennessee out of office.

[Mo1]

OMG .. You have a Chart on Fred too???

[perfect_rovian_storm]

I believe those words were her last lines on the show, when her character was told she was being replaced. It was a really cheap, lame line that made everyone who heard it groan.

[Campion]

He's right on every issue aside from CFR. And he's well-spoken and persuasive. It'd be like taking the strengths of Rudy and Hunter and making one candidate out of them.

I agree that he's a fine spokesman and a good public speaker. He has zero administrative experience, and tended to "go along to get along" in Congress.

[jdm]

What's his stance on Global Warming? /s

[Tribemike]

Is he qualified? Senators are not executives and the Presidency is executive on steroids. He had two senate terms and is a lawyer...but all this means is that he's a bloviator, reviewer, ANALyser. Presidents must be creative, decisive, and lead.

Democrats are the ones who like to run Senators...Republicans do better with governors....

[Bommer]

I saw the picture and thought, Kelsey Grammer is a republican

Kelsey Grammer IS A Republican!

[Txsleuth]

I saw that too!!!

Now THAT should get some excitement going, eh??

[Suzy Quzy]

I like Fred, but he couldn't nail Hillary when he had her dead to rights when he chaired that committee looking in to illegalities.

[Chuck54]

I'm also considering running; just haven't announced it yet either.

:)

[pogo101]

I'll see your Rudy - Fred and raise you a Fred-Rudy ticket! ;P

[silent_jonny]

Thanks for the ping!

I'm intrigued by Thompson. In fact, this is the first time I've found anything intriguing about the entire '08 election.

Hope he makes it official.

[Howlin]

Didn't I tell you.

[Spiff]

Is he pro choice? I've heard that but don't know if it's true. Would you call him a moderate? Don't get me wrong, I'm not against him (though am supporting Duncan Hunter). I've always been uncertain where to peg him.

He's a Moderate. See my previous post in this thread. He's not a conservative, but not a liberal either.