Posted on 04/02/2007 7:17:51 AM PDT by chad_in_georgia
These people want a messiah, another Reagan, and they are busy convincing themselves that Thompson is that man, when three weeks ago it was Duncan Hunter.If the GOP "messiah" figures were really so fungible, we should expect to see at least some of the lattest messiah's support coming at the expense of the prior one's. Instead, rather than seeing at least some of FDT's support in the polls coming from Duncan Hunter, we see all of it coming from Giuliani and Romney.
[edit] U.S. Senate Votes By Fred Thompson
OnTheIssues.org -Important Votes by Thompson[13]
"yes" on allowing more H-2A visas for foreign agricultural workers
"yes" on H1-B and H1-Cvisas for skilled foreign workers
"yes" on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade agreements authority
"yes" on permanent normal trade relations with Communist China
"yes" on expanding trade to the third world
"yes" on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam
"yes" on extending free trade to Andean nations
"no" on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates
"yes" on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts
"no" on more penalties for gun and drug violations
"no" on $1.15 billion per year to continue the Community Oriented Policing Services program
"no" on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation (Bill S.625 2002)
"no" on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes (Bill S.2549 2000)
"yes" on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors
"no" on removing common goods from national security export rules
"yes" on reducing funds for road-building in U.S. National Forests
"yes" on defunding renewable and solar energy
"no" on ending discussion of Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards
"yes" on preserving budget for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil drilling
"yes" on confirming Gale Norton as United States Secretary of the Interior
"yes" on terminating Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards within 15 months
Dear jellybean,
I don't think I'm on this ping list.
If I'm not, could you add me?
Thanks,
sitetest
I agree. It's sad to watch someone I always considered a political analyst go completely off the deep end. So far your entire argument seems to be: You shouldn't support Fred because he's not Rudy.
From this side of the internet your objections read like sour grapes because he's pulling support from Rudy.
I'm done.
If they were "waiting in the wings..." as you say, at least ONE would have already said something to the media. If the MSM had no qualms releasing the Dobson story without Fred declaring, they'd certainly release a sex scandal story.
Didn't say you were - just saying that I won't be having a tantrum if Fred's not the nominee.
Who DO you support, BTW?
So what you're saying is that Fred's got private problems.
If Fred gets in, Rudy or Romney nukes his ass with the sex stuff, and it's still down to a Rudy/Romney race. JMC doesn't count anymore.
So why is Fred doing this if John is dead in the water? Fred's not stupid. He knows that JMC is a Zombie candidate and he can't revive him.
Unless Fred thinks he can run and win. I'm skeptical.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
Fine. But since you refuse to tell us who you DO support...we have nothing else to go off of.
By all accounts, he has been 100% faithful to his wife Jeri since their marriage in 2002. So what if he dated around when he was single. Most of the other candidates, save for Romney and Hunter, cheated on previous spouses and we all know about it.
I was probably the first FReeper to ANNOUNCE who I was supporting, and the only reason I don't tell you in this thread, is that your not knowing, yet feeling free to just assign motives to me, is illustrative of exactly what I am saying.
I don't care WHO supports Thompson, the point is to DO YOUR RESEARCH and not just follow blindly the popular opinion of others. I am sure a search of FR will show you maybe oh, HUNDREDS of posts where I stated my candidate, but hey, who cares when you can just TELL me who I support, based solely on my disagreement with YOU?
Enough.
I don't have time to go back through 50,000 posts to see who your candidate is. You're being a d*ck just for the sake of being one.
I HAVE done my research. As a result, I support Thompson. Have a nice day...and I hope we both support the eventual nominee whoever it may be.
A. Ronald Reagan.
B. Fred Thompson.
Answer: Fred Thompson.
Q. Which individual had an accomplished career in a field other than politics or Hollywood, Ronald Reagan or Fred Thompson?
Answer: Fred Thompson
Q. Which candidate crushed his opponents twice in statewide races by winning more than 60% of the vote in both cases?
Answer: Fred Thompson.
Q. Which candidate or possible candidate has more experience in high elective office: Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney or Fred Thompson?
Answer: Fred Thompson.
Q. Which candidate or possible candidate publicly stood up for Scooter Libby?
Answer: Fred Thompson
Q. Which candidate committed to the idea of term limits and then did not run again because it would violate his stated position?
Answer: Fred Thompson.
It's because he's a Natural.
The Natural
Plus, Jeri's not his cousin. That's a plus.
And you are LESS than a d*ck, for just guessing who I support? Classic.
Tip?
Never admit to anyone that you dont have time to find out whether you know what you are talking about. Its bad form.
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