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Thompson Under Fire: Welcome to the Race
The National Ledger ^ | 6/5/2007

Posted on 06/05/2007 12:03:51 PM PDT by NoobRep

Fred Thompson Under Fire: Welcome to the Race

Jun 5, 2007

If you were thinking that the grassroots campaign to draft a people’s candidate for the ’08 election would result in a people-friendly candidate welcomed by great fanfare equal to that of the last American Idol, think again… Keep in mind that Dick Cheney had spent almost thirty years as the most bi-partisan respected man in Washington DC before becoming Vice President Dick Cheney, the most partisan hated and targeted man in Washington DC, all in a matter of a few politically charged moments.

Fred Thompson Under Fire: Welcome to the Race Fred Thompson Under Fire: Welcome to the Race

The ink wasn’t even dry on Fred Thompson’s exploratory committee filing before shots were fired across his bow from both sides of the political aisle. Fear is a terribly ugly emotion… but ain’t it fun.

Lefties want to quickly define him for voters as either a Bush lackey or the Genghis Kahn of tyrannical conservative values. They don’t care why he loses, so long as he loses. Any losing ID will work. They just need to paint fast before people can judge Thompson for themselves!

Righties are equally quick to cast doubt on his “conservative” credentials, working harder to disqualify Thompson’s clear grassroots advantage than to chronicle Obama’s missing resumé or Hillary’s criminally Marxist resumé.

Ain’t American politics fun! Lefties hate him for being too right and Righties hate him for being, well, too right…as opposed to their recent record of being all wrong.

I’ve pointed out for some time now that no man (or woman) in their right mind would ever seek national public office today. Only self-absorbed career thieves determined to cash-in on the get-rich-quick scheme of modern politics would endure the hate-mongering cesspool of American politics. Anyone not looking to cash-in, can easily live without the stench of modern politics.

I pointed out early on, that the first sign that Fred Thompson might be the right man at the right time was the fact that only Fred Thompson was smart enough not to want the most thankless job in the world, or want to endure the most scum-filled election process in order to win it.

The second sign that he might be the right guy with the right stuff is the undeniable fact that he scares the Lenin right out of modern secular globalists on both sides of today’s political aisle.

Listening to RINOs accuse him of not being “conservative enough” is almost as entertaining as listening to socialists accuse him of being “old fashioned” in his non-progressive love for fundamental American principles and values, like Life, Liberty and Individual Happiness through individual achievement. What a unique concept in a 2007 America.

War critic and committed “hate America first” lefty Naman Crowe writes in the Chattanoogan, Fred Thompson Is Another Bonehead “Anyone that believes that Bush was right to attack Iraq and that it is right to stay there until the mission is completed and the Iraq government has the situation under control, and that it is right to just keep waging war until we've wiped terrorism off the face of the earth and are ruling the world by the force of our military might is a bonehead.”

CNSNews staff writer Fred Lucas gets his 15 minutes of fame by writing, Fred Thompson Faces Critics on the Right, “While many Republican voters view likely presidential candidate Fred Thompson as the great conservative hope of 2008, a review of Thompson's Senate voting record and past comments could change the minds of some conservatives.”

He quotes known leaders of the conservative right in an effort to drive a wedge between Thompson and his early supporters, "He's a nice enough guy, but the idea he is the second coming of Reagan is a bit exaggerated," said David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union, who clearly overlooks Reagan’s popularity among many California conservatives, which are by no means, conservative.

"I know Fred Thompson is a man of his word," responds Tennessee State Rep. Jason Mumpower, a member of the national Draft Fred Thompson 2008 Committee. "I know that he said no to this amnesty bill. I know what he did on abortion. I trust him. If America takes a look at him, they'll see the same thing I see."

What has Thompson ever done to make so many so worried? That’s easy to answer… Unlike every other contender, he is being drafted by the people, the same people who have rejected all others.

Rejection hurts, even if you’re a politician. How must it feel to be the nation’s “war hero” Loose Canon McCain or the nation’s Mayor, Rudy “911” Giuliani, both of which have been looked at for years and drawn somewhere between a collective yawn and a “hell NO” from the conservative base of their party, now certain what “compassionate conservative” means.

Some are concerned that members of the Bush team are lining up behind Thompson, forgetting that those folks were also members of the Reagan team. They wonder if Thompson is being baptized into the Bush doctrine on globalization, but forget to ask if Bush team members are just happy to have someone more conservative than a Bush to get behind for a change.

One thing is sure… No matter what happens, a Thompson campaign will be entertaining.

The 6’ 6” southern lawyer and former Tennessee Senator, about the only candidate in the race not dependent upon public office for a decent living, threatens liberals and self-styled conservatives alike. He seems to be shaking up Washington politics, even before getting to Washington.

Aside from the fact that he can complete both sentences and thought’s without training wheels, he might also be the first presidential candidate since Reagan to write his own script.

Is he “the man”? We’ll soon find out. But his opponents sure seem to think he is…

As the old political adage goes, “It doesn’t matter what you say about me, so long as you say it often and spell my name correctly”… Nobody is getting more free press than Fred Thompson and that alone makes the natives restless…


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: election; elections; fred; fredthompson; johnmccain; mittromney; president; rudygiuliani; rudymcromney; thompson
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah

Why would I waste my time?


81 posted on 06/05/2007 1:58:58 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: NoobRep

He has my vote. GO FRED GO!


82 posted on 06/05/2007 2:04:20 PM PDT by HeartlandOfAmerica ("Global warming" and "Climate Change" are the biggest hoaxes ever perpetrated by confidence (wo)men!)
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To: NoobRep

Has anybody else noticed the constant “lazy” drumbeat from the lsm?


83 posted on 06/05/2007 2:05:13 PM PDT by ichabod1 ("Liberals read Karl Marx. Conservatives UNDERSTAND Karl Marx." Ronald Reagan)
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To: NoobRep

Thompson is the kind of man who will bring in millions to the electoral process (as slimy as it is) who have been left out and who can now connect to common sense.


84 posted on 06/05/2007 2:07:21 PM PDT by eleni121 (+ En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great)
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah
Why don’t you explain to me why CFR is a great thing?

What is your source for your assertion that Fred Thompson is "already a member of the globalist CFR"?

Is it this post by WWTD:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1844352/posts?page=6#6?

Because I have yet to find any membership list that confirms Thompson is a member.

85 posted on 06/05/2007 2:09:28 PM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember

To: Canticle_of_Deborah

Notable current Council [on Foreign Relations] members
Dick Cheney
Fred Thompson
Condoleezza Rice
Paul Wolfowitz
Robert M. Gates
John D. Negroponte
Richard Perle
Leslie Gelb
Colin Powell
Alice Rivlin
Madeleine Albright
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Henry Kissinger
Jack Welch
Alan Greenspan
Paul Volcker
Vernon Jordan
John C. Whitehead
George Soros
Brent Scowcroft
George Shultz
James Woolsey
Jimmy Carter
Warren Christopher
James D. Wolfensohn
Steven Weinberg
Edgar Bronfman
Barbara Walters
Lawrence Eagleburger
Thomas Friedman
Paul R. Krugman
Peggy Dulany
David Rockefeller, Jr.
John D. Rockefeller, IV

http://www.answers.com/topic/council-on-foreign-relations

55 posted on 06/04/2007 9:14:08 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (A wolf in sheep’s clothing is much more dangerous than a wolf in drag.)


86 posted on 06/05/2007 2:11:22 PM PDT by Canticle_of_Deborah
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To: Fred

That’s a neat pic.


87 posted on 06/05/2007 2:11:41 PM PDT by ichabod1 ("Liberals read Karl Marx. Conservatives UNDERSTAND Karl Marx." Ronald Reagan)
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah

Canticle_of_Deborah wrote: “You’ll do your candidate a favor if you refrain from insulting potential voters. So far at least half of the Fred supporters have been less than pleasant.”

You haven’t exactly been Miss Congeniality here yourself. So far you’ve attacked Fred, attacked his supporters, tried to make it seem like he intentionally avoided a debate to which he was not invited and sprinkled some innuendo about him along your way.

I doubt very seriously that you’re keeping anything remotely close to an open mind about Fred Thompson, so deon’t prentend that you’re a potential Thompson supporter just waiting to be convinced. Such a disingenuous game is transparent.


88 posted on 06/05/2007 2:15:30 PM PDT by Josh Painter ("You've got to secure the border first before you do anything else." - Fred Thompson)
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To: NoobRep; Liz; Jim Robinson
What has Thompson ever done to make so many so worried? That’s easy to answer… Unlike every other contender, he is being drafted by the people, the same people who have rejected all others.

Rejection hurts, even if you’re a politician. How must it feel to be the nation’s “war hero” Loose Canon McCain or the nation’s Mayor, Rudy “911” Giuliani, both of which have been looked at for years and drawn somewhere between a collective yawn and a “hell NO” from the conservative base of their party, now certain what “compassionate conservative” means.
This is a great article. Big bump.
89 posted on 06/05/2007 2:21:11 PM PDT by George W. Bush
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah
Don’t ever post to me again.

Wow. You're going to have to get a thicker skin if you're going to last on FR for any amount of time....

90 posted on 06/05/2007 2:22:55 PM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (Run Fred RUN!)
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah

Interesting. Sounds like a very diverse group from all across the political and economic spectrum. I don’t know that it really matters that Thompson is a member. I don’t equate the CFR with the illuminati or the tri-lateral commission or the bildebergers or any other new world order secret society group.

http://www.cfr.org/


91 posted on 06/05/2007 2:23:06 PM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah
I posted some friendly, constructive comments that Jeri should be proactive so she can AVOID repercussions based on her looks and manner of dress. You and a few others chose to misinterpret my comments and I spent the entire thread defending myself. Anyone who is the slightest bit objective can read my posts and see it.

Yeah, but Jeri didn't slice and staple live puppies who died.

And Jeri has led a fairly modest life, doesn't have children who hate her, didn't break up a marriage, doesn't dress and act slutty. Like the leftwing mayor's wife does.
92 posted on 06/05/2007 2:24:04 PM PDT by George W. Bush
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah
I tend to agree with the others. I've read the whole thread and things that I'd have shrugged off, you exploded over.

You're not in any danger of winning the "How to win friends and influence people" Award any time soon.

93 posted on 06/05/2007 2:25:33 PM PDT by HeartlandOfAmerica ("Global warming" and "Climate Change" are the biggest hoaxes ever perpetrated by confidence (wo)men!)
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah
He's already a member of the globalist CFR, supported McCain-Feingold, once supported amnesty and is suspiciously avoiding the debates.

Already explained/debunked.

You can't stop the juggernaut.

94 posted on 06/05/2007 2:27:42 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah
Everyone has but him. The game is already in progress and he's yet to show up.

Declaring a run for the Presidency mere nanoseconds after a mid-term election isn't the wisest move in the book.

All of the other candidates are going to flame out and Thompson will be there among the ashes. He could quite possibly win the Presidency by spending less than $10 million, IMO.

95 posted on 06/05/2007 2:30:10 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah

Baptized? He’s already a member of the globalist CFR, supported McCain-Feingold, once supported amnesty and is suspiciously avoiding the debates. The latter is a puzzle. It makes it seem Thompson is hiding something or expects to be anointed like Bush in 2000.


So you really weren’t “worried” that the age difference wiin his happy marriage to a 40-year-old lawyer would hurt his chances. You were HOPING SO.

Which is why you posted over a dozen posts on that thread saying the same thing, and are working your little butt off with simplistic and distorted attacks on Fred.

Keep it up, if your preferred guy really needs you to stoop that low.

But I just wanted to point out the context of your remarks.


96 posted on 06/05/2007 2:36:38 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney (...and another "Constitution-bot"))
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To: meandog

The only detriment to Thompson that I know of is that he’s got no military experience.


Reagan won the cold war without much military experience.


97 posted on 06/05/2007 2:37:59 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney (...and another "Constitution-bot"))
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To: Tenacious 1
Want a fence the whole length of the border?

I think if he thinks it will work, he will back it.

Keep taxes low? YES.

Aggressively fight the war on terror?

Yes, and he calls them "Islamofascists" in PUBLIC!

MOTIVATE AND MOVE AMERICANS AND RESTORE OUR PRIDE?

Yes, he is a very positive, forward looking man, and he LOVES this country.

Put conservative judges in place?

Yes, he guided John Roberts into the White House, and is a strong believer in the Constitution.

Come out in favor of the Fair Tax?

Unknown.

Fix/Privatize Social Security?

That has been one of his big points so far, and he said it's a shame that Bush didn't get it through.

Debunk and move money away from Global Warming Research?

He thinks that global warming is happening, but attributes it to natural cycles, not human activity.

Win moderate support from both sides?

His lib producer, Dick Wolf, backs his run. He doesn't scare moderates and libs. (Unless they back another candidate, of course.)

Support gun rights?

He's a HUGE gun rights supporter, and actually HUNTS.

Be against abortion?

Yes.

Cut spending/Shrink Government?

That is the main thing he occupied himself with in Congress.

Build the military?

In his Saturday speech, he decried the level of military funding.

Open the market to new USA oil exploration and refinement?

He voted to drill in ANWAR when in the Senate.

Lesson our dependence on foreign crude?

I don't know for sure, but I sense he would support cautious offshore drilling.

Push real tort reform?

No. He thinks that is a state issue.

Get insurance companies out of the way of health care costs?

He supported Medical Savings Accounts when in the Senate.

98 posted on 06/05/2007 2:53:54 PM PDT by Politicalmom ("Secure the border first. This is our house and we get to decide who gets to come here"- FDT)
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To: NoobRep
I never was a Thompson fan and don't particularly care for him anymore now.

"The 6’ 6” southern lawyer and former Tennessee Senator, about the only candidate in the race not dependent upon public office for a decent living, threatens liberals and self-styled conservatives alike. He seems to be shaking up Washington politics, even before getting to Washington"

Huh????? The most independent man in this race both financially and politically is Mitt Romney, far more professionally accomplished than Thompson and a true Washington outsider. Unlike Thompson, Mitt hasn't accepted a government salary yet, and isn't planning to even as president.

And furthermore, Thompson isn't going to govern any more conservatively than President Bush or Governor Romney.

99 posted on 06/05/2007 2:54:05 PM PDT by TAdams8591 (Guiliani is a Democrat in Republican drag! Mitt Romney for President '08)
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To: trisham

His face has more wrinkles than an elephant’s knees. I hope he keeps it that way while everyone else (mostly HRM Hillery) has their face “done.”


100 posted on 06/05/2007 2:56:00 PM PDT by Excellence (Three million years is enough! Stop cyclical climate change now!)
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