The speeches suggest that large chunks of the negative buzz are overhyped. A lazy or unambitious man doesn't spend a lot of time talking about entitlement reform. We're seeing a theme emerge: "Get Serious." Fred Thompson's the guy who isn't going to waste anybody's time blowing sunshine up your... well, you know where. He sees big threats on the horizon, and he's sounding the alarm, like Paul Revere. No vague and soothing "audacity of hope." Nevermind complaining about "two Americas," Thompson wants to make sure no nuclear bomb goes off in either one of 'em. For all his background as a lobbyist and inside-the-beltway lawyer, Thompson seems likely to denounce business as usual - he doesn't seem above using a barnyard epithet to respond to Don Young declaring in a pork right, "it's my money! It's my money!"
FRED!
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If he doesent declare for the Presidency by Labor Day, you ought to take your song and dance act on the road. IMO, he'd rather get sued for misappropriated fundraiseing than get the show on the road. Why is that? All smoke and no bother; the blather of an unserious man..
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I can’t think of a thing that Fred Thompson said in that speech that hasn’t already been said by other candidates already. Or anything that most of us are not aware of. He just said it in a different way.
Nothing new under the sun...to quote a genius “...if there’s an original thought out there i could use it right now .”
The thing is...it’s the sincerity and the delivery from a no bullshit * lived * man.
Okay.
Thompson owes Geraghty. This assortment of statements helps piece his campaign together. Sort of a preview of coming attractions.
Seems for comparison’s sake he’s suggesting if a candidate can get a “reagan” victory or an “amnesty” public consensus that shut down Congress then the People can effectively start to take back their government again. He’s billing himself as the candidate that not only can build that consensus of approval, but will act on it.
On amnesty, could be wrong, but my take based on these statements and others that he supports a fence and employer enforcement, supports attrition, but the people here already don’t concern him in the same the next 15 or more million do because those next millions probably intend more harm then the bulk of poor that mainly crossed prior just for jobs... say this because those thoughts seem to follow talk of nukes and terrorists actively plotting in present for harm in future.
IMO, that means he’d support amnesty for anyone already here that doesn’t self deport back home once the fence and employer sanctions are functioning. Everyone won’t like that. The public as a whole would find that acceptable compromise.
I single his thoughts on amnesty out only because it’s been my sticking point about fred. Just what he thinks about the issue, and think I’m starting to get in his head here a bit.
Interesting how this plays out.
Rudy is all about 9-11 imagery.
Romney is all about saying what you want to hear and style.
McCain is an echo of compassionate conservatism.
Fred seems to want to depart typical politics and just, not to rip Mccain, just speak straight.
That could either destroy his chances, or win him the presidency. Given the disgust everyone has toward D.C. and pols right now, with some luck & hard work, could be the latter.
We’ll see. But I’ll admit these gathered statements by Geraghty appeal to me right now. I’m sick of politics, and those statements didn’t read like pol speak.