Posted on 03/26/2007 9:49:21 AM PDT by RepublicanPatriot
Yes, Thompson has portrayed strong executive leadership in his acting roles, but what reason do we have to believe that he will exhibit the same qualities in real life? Unlike Reagan, to whom he sometimes is compared, Thompson has never led a major labor organization, never served as governor, and never been considered one of the leaders of the conservative movement in this country.
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While he waits, the party is coalescing around the guy who is actually demonstrating his hunger for the nomination. Fred Thompson's belly and lackluster record in the senate show how big his work ethic is. He is a decent man, but not presidential fodder. Like Gingrich, he is hoping to fill a vacuum if one arises. That's not a leadership.
I think on TV Thompson may have "killed" a man. If he were to kill a bear, a pig and maybe something like a cow Thompson would surpass Gore and then it would be fine if he ran for president.
Even if Thompson does not kill manbearpigcow as I suggest above he still has a lot going for him. His name is the same as a machine gun and it's been suggested that he run with a guy named "Hunter". As you can clearly see, the ticket would be "Thompson-Hunter" but you could also say "Hunter Thompson" and since Johnny Depp played Hunter Thompson in a movie then that makes Fred hip and cool because Johnny Depp is hip and cool.
Fred Thompson may be "no Ronald Reagan" but if people start to think of him as if he was Johnny Depp holding a machine gun after killing manbearpigcow then how could he lose?
I think it's even more than that.
I think Rudy draws two groups of pubbies - the remnants of the Rockefeller Republicans who never liked having to form an alliance with the Red State rubes, and the authoritarian republican types who have little understanding of the importance of the Bill of Rights - who see government's job as protecting the citizenry, instead of the citzenry having a role in protecting itself from criminals AND government when it oversteps.
Throw in a cult of personality mindset, and you have the Rudy boosters.
And she still has her "private copies" of the illegally-obtained FBI files to intimidate likely opponents...
You're being a true jerk now.
First of all, Fred put himself through college and worked long and hard to get to where he is today.
Second, we have TOO MANY BUSYBODIES trying to make a record for themselves in the Senate. Fred's record is distinguished by his restraint, not his activism - and his lifetime ratings by various CONSERVATIVE groups bears that out.
Compare that to Rudy, who was QUITE activist - at taking guns away.
So any great leader HAS to follow some cookie cutter master plan for his life?
What a crock.
I think it's the way he speaks too, says too many words, not enough substance. But then again I'm not going to vote for him anyway.
"He's a lightweight, IMO. Its a shame we're in such a desperate position, but I guess thats the way the cookie crumbled."
How so?
LOL. That's presidential timber all right.
Sure she does. The clintons are better than the Mob at organized crime.
AWESOME FACTS ABOUT FRED THOMPSON
* Fred Thompson has blasted more people in the face with a shotgun than even Dick Cheney.
* The masked executioner of Saddam Hussein: Fred Thompson.
* Every night before going to sleep, Osama bin Laden checks under his bed for Fred Thompson.
* Fred Thompson took over what was Al Gore's Senate seat, thereby dramatically reducing the Senate's carbon footprint. Fred Thompson then created carbon offset offsets by wastefully burning hippies.
* Fred Thompson reconsidered running for reelection after 9/11 but later decided to handle things on his own. He was soon seen entering the Middle East with a bottle of tequila in one hand an a handgun in the other. They're still counting the dead.
* Fred Thompson once ended a filibuster by ripping out a Senator's heart and showing it to him before he died.
* The actual cause of global warming: Fred Thompson's burning rage.
* Fred Thompson once stood on our south border and glared at Mexico. There was no illegal immigration for a month.
* Scientists predict that when Fred Thompson dies he'll explode taking out the five nearest planets before collapsing into a black hole.
* If you purchase a weather radio, it will wake you up with an alarm to warn you when Fred Thompson is pissed off.
* Webster's Dictionary defines "conservatism" as "how closely one's views resemble those of Fred Thompson."
* Fred Thompson's sense of strategy is so great that he can checkmate you using only a pawn and a knight.
* When terrorists get to the afterlife, they'll find that none of their seventy-two women are still virgins. Why? Because of Fred Thompson.
* Why does Iran want nuclear weapons? Out of fear of Fred Thompson.
No one will be elected POTUS by just looking good. Fred will have to prove himself to get support of serious voters.
Interesting article by John LeBoutillier in today's newsmax about Rudy. He sounds like another version of the she-devil.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/3/26/124114.shtml
and that never ceases to amaze me. they consider themselves to be savvy, yet won't acknowledge that if we are not energized and enthused about our candidate there will NOT be people out there pounding the pavement and coughing up cash, both of which are essential. a reluctant pull of the lever for rudy in response to being bludgeoned with the fear of hillary will NOT win this election. Fred Thompson has energized those who were just depressed and morose about being stuck with rudy. now the rudyfans fear is palpable. what will they say when he is no longer the only candidate who is electable?
"Reagan quit his day job in 1976 after losing the nomination to Ford, and campaigned relentlessly for four years, educating the public on the value of conservatism and refusing to give in. Contrast that with Thompson."
How is it bad not to crave power like a drug?
If you want a relentless campaigner, go for Romney.
But I would welcome Thompson in the race.
One word....judges
Thompson has shown his true colors ie. Roberts, has Rudy?
Has Thompson spent decades deep thinking conservative ideals, as did Reagan (See "In His own Hand), preparing him to lead? NO! So don't make me laugh by comparing the two.
Thanks for the headsup.
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