This guys full of crap, Fred announces and the money will flow big time. Yep, from people like me. I rarely give to politicians, but I can and will get behind Fred and I beleive there are many folks who think the same.
He is indeed full of it.
The so-called ‘Tennessee Mafia’ is a deliberate smear on reputable people. Baker and other Tennesseans including FDT have a long history of fighting corruption. They are hardly the types that strong arm and extort.
The entire article is a slander on FDT and the political team that is forming behind him.
I won’t be reading the WSJ in the future.
"Many reports are giving the impression that the biggest fundraiser was Mitt Romney. In pure dollars, that's true. But from where I sit, the biggest single group of Republican donors appears to be the folks who chose not to give. By my count, a good $15-$25 million in Bush money from early '99 and '03 has yet to show up in any bank account belonging to McCain, Romney or Giuliani.
These are folks that appear to be waiting for an alternative (say Fred Thompson?) or a better sales pitch from one of the active frontrunners.
If you're Fred Thompson, the fact that there is a bunch of unaccounted for GOP money has to be an intriguing enticement. Seed money won't be hard to find for any Republican who makes the case they can win."
- Chuck Todd, "In search of a frontrunner"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1813690/posts
So much for the money strawman...
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