Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Quick Reference
Fred Thompson FAQ: THE Fred Thompson Web Resource
Posted on 09/07/2007 8:36:10 AM PDT by Josh Painter
Fred Thompson spent the day of his official launch campaigning in Iowa, seeking to exploit the diffidence Republican voters have felt over the slate of GOP candidates in the state. Some wondered whether Thompson might have focused on Super Tuesday states first, especially in the South, but the campaign feels that Thompson has an opportunity to surprise people in Iowa:
"Fred D. Thompson took his bid for the White House to the campaign trail Thursday, vowing to compete aggressively for the support of Iowans and pitching steady, experienced and conservative leadership."
"'I still have the same common-sense conservative beliefs I did when I ran in 1994,' the former senator said in a speech at a Des Moines conference center, a not-so-subtle reference to criticism about the changing positions of his main Republican rivals, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani."
"'The preseason is over,' he declared. 'Let's get on with it.'"
Thompson begins at a big disadvantage in Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, trailing Romney and several others in establishing an organization here, but his advisers believe it is a contest he cannot skip. They plan to target the conservative base here, a group that has consistently expressed frustration with its presidential choices this year.
He'll be running from behind in Iowa. Mitt Romney has built a pretty good organization in the state and has been rewarded with wide support, if not deep. Caucus systems reward organization, and Fred would have to tap some serious discontent if he expects to overcome Romney's head start -- and Romney is no slouch as a campaigner, either.
Still, a win isn't a necessity in Iowa. A second-place finish in the state could give Thompson a lot of momentum, especially since it would mean beating Giuliani. He has a better chance of doing that in Iowa than in New Hampshire, in which all three other top-tier contenders (John McCain included) have more substantial base support. If Thompson can steal a march in Iowa and then take a couple of the other January primaries, he could have real momentum heading into Super Tuesday.
Of course, he has to prove that he can campaign first. All of the predictions about his ability can get tossed out the window at this point. He'll prove himself in the next few weeks, and with four months to go, voters will have plenty of time to get to know Fred Thompson and decide if he has what it takes to run a winning campaign.
That lying little SOB, who does he think he is, a contender or something!
BWAHAHAHAHA
GAME ON KIDDIES!
Thompson should do well in every part of the country. No need for Fred to concede any part of the country.
READY FREDDY
With apologies to: Little Richard
(Robert B. Blackwell/John A. Marascalco)
READY !! SET !! GO, MAN, GO !!
I GOT A CANDIDATE THAT I LOVE SO !!
I’M READY !!!
READY, READY FREDDY, I’M READY !!!
READY, READY FREDDY, I’M READY !!!
FREADY, FREADY, FREADY,
I’M READY, FREADY, FREADY TO ROCK AND ROLL !!!
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You bet.
I'll be interested in seeing how he does with the kiddies.
It would be like having one of Bush's daughters as the first lady.
So long, Mitt. It was nice knowing ya.
Just heard him talking with Laura Ingraham feebly defending his part in the anti-Constitutional McMainac/Feingold/Thompson act called CFR.
No way in Hell.
Mrs. Thompson is 40, not 22.
I hope I’m not nitpicking here, but while watching the ad Fred released this week, was I the only one who was distracted by his constant head bobbing?
Are you speaking of Fred’s wife, who is a 40 year old mother of two and successful lawyer and Republican operative? Is that 22-year-old blonde twit you are speaking of?
The only twit here is you.
Well if she was a 22 year old blond twit instead of a 41 year old professional and mother of two, I would say you have a point.
But since she is not.
You are pointless....
Oh, brother.
That’s 42, not 22
Hey, that's what the Rudy supporters said.
Fortunately, Fred’s not married to a 22-year-old blonde twit. He’s married to an accomplished, blonde 40-year-old political media consultant.
Those pesky facts made a fool out of you again...
I thnk he will “play” well.
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