Posted on 09/16/2007 2:41:31 PM PDT by Plutarch
LAKELAND, Fla., Sept. 15 At his second campaign stop of the day on Friday, just after 2 p.m., Fred D. Thompson was deep into a riff on the benefits of high-quality American health care.
Its allowing us to live healthier lives and to live longer, Mr. Thompson said at a Jaycee park here. Thats good news. But we have more retired folks. I hope to become one of them one of these days.
Nervous laughter from the audience.
Not too soon, he added hastily.
So much for dispelling the idea that he is too lazy to run for president...
His critics, already pointing to what they call Mr. Thompsons skimpy Senate record, might find even more ammunition in his campaign schedule... Mr. Thompson has made a languid three-day swing through Florida ending Saturday. The pace has kept him on a jumbo air-conditioned bus far more often than he is actually campaigning.
Since Thursday morning, when the tour began, Mr. Thompson has made no more than three campaign stops a day, with long stretches in between. In recent spins through Iowa, he kept a similarly relaxed schedule. Mitt Romney, by comparison, often does six town-hall-style forums a day when in Iowa...
But once off the bus, Mr. Thompson has shown occasional signs of discomfort. In a speech here on Friday, he sweated profusely under the afternoon sun, breathed heavily and, while struggling over a question, asked no one in particular if his microphone was on. (It was.)
Some audience members winced as Mr. Thompson sweated through the question-and-answer session.
Im surprised they didnt pull him out of there, said John Chambers of nearby Punta Gorda, after the speech ended. Suzanne Miranda, who watched the event from a lawn chair, said, I felt bad for him...
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Heavy sweating is a symptom of Florida summertime heat. Weight loss is a symptom of getting shape.
Posts like yours are a symptom of a cancer eating away your soul.
well Candeee..welcome back to FR...seems you havent been around for a bit.
I discounted them because to me they are ridiculous and seems something that a lib would offer as a put down of a candidate. Had you asked something of his votes or his record or his stands, I might have taken you more seriously.
but asking the questions you did makes me wonder what you think is important?
In my opinion Fred is far from slow thinking. And as for running for president so his wife can become co-president? where in the world did you come up with that one? It insults my intelligence. Sorry but it does, and sure should insult yours too.
Yup, that is why he married her.
Mitt would be my second choice after Fred, honestly...but I don’t think he’s as electable vs. Hillary. He’ll lose 2% - 3% just for being Mormon, whether we like it or not.
He’s the one dragging HER along in that pic.
“””Im probably a moderate Republican myself in some ways, though I am extremely conservative when it comes to illegal immigration, my most important issue.”””
For about eight years, Rosales said, he worked on and off landscaping the grounds at Romney’s home, occasionally getting a “buenos dias” from Romney or a drink of water from his wife, Ann.
“She is very nice,” said Rosales, 49.
About 6 miles away in Copado, a 37-year-old man who recently returned to Guatemala from the United States told a similar story, describing long days tending Romney’s 2 1/2-acre grounds.
“They wanted that house to look really nice,” said the worker, who asked to remain anonymous. “It took a long time.”
As Governor Mitt Romney explores a presidential bid, he has grown outspoken in his criticism of illegal immigration. But, for a decade, the governor has used a landscaping company that relies heavily on workers like these, illegal Guatemalan immigrants, to maintain the grounds surrounding his pink Colonial house on Marsh Street in Belmont.
The Globe recently interviewed four current and former employees of Community Lawn Service with a Heart, the tiny Chelsea-based company that provides upkeep of Romney’s property. All but one said they were in the United States illegally.
The employees told the Globe that company owner Ricardo Saenz never asked them to provide documents showing their immigration status and knew they were illegal immigrants.
“He never asked for papers,” said Rosales, who said he had paid smugglers about $5,000 to take him across the US-Mexican border and settled in Chelsea.
The workers said they were paid in cash at $9 to $10 an hour and sometimes worked 11-hour days.
Romney never inquired about their status, they said.
In addition to maintaining the governor’s property, they also tended to the lawn at the house owned by Romney’s son, Taggart, less than a mile away on the same winding street.
Asked by a reporter yesterday about his use of Community Lawn Service with a Heart, Romney, who was hosting the Republican Governors Association conference in Miami, said, “Aw, geez,” and walked away.
1. Rudy and McCain had cancer too.
2. Who else do we have? FDT is by FAR the best electable candidate we have...it’s not even up for discussion.
I don't know, 5 years ago I moved to a tropical climate [the southern Philippines] and when I first got here I sweated my butt off. I ran from my air conditioned apartment to the air conditioned taxis to the air conditioned malls and other air conditioned venues as much as possible.
Now it took me a year or so but I'm now acclimated to the weather and hardly sweat except when exercising or standing in the sun.
But you know I see guys come here on vacation from the States, even southern States and these guys sweat like pigs were as I'm just fine now.
What Im saying is it wouldnt surprise me in the least that Thompson up until recently has spent a good deal of time doing his best to avoid the heat and humidity or in other words living in air conditioned comfort and now that hes having to spend time out in the sun hes sweating like a pig which isnt anything out of the ordinary for most people whose bodies havent acclimated, let alone a 65 year old guy IMO
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Add a full head of hair to FDT and see how he compares.
The man is bald, which is associated with (but not really a part of) aging and accentuates the wrinkles and aging he has.
She is not, and you're no gentleman.
I’m concerned that who ever wins the primary must then win in the general election where debates are more important and the democrats will be working overtime to expose the shrewdness of the potential first lady.
In order to win, our candidate needs to be excited enough to bring out excitement for him. I’m concerned that Fred can’t win against the beast.
Then Candeee my advice to you would be to arm yourself with fact instead of innuendo and liberal speaking points.
My son was deployed overseas..
one of the things he hated most was how he was constantly drenching wet from sweating. And he also lost weight.
Glad I know hes very healthy and this is a normal body function.
Somewhere on FR, I remember reading that Thompson had a personal trainer, so I wasn’t surprised that he was looking trimmer on the Tonight Show. Of course, the NYT isn’t interested in researching their articles. That would require some effort on their part.
Does anyone here really believe that only Thompson is perspiring when outside in 90+ temperatures and high humidity?
Candeee’s made about 150 posts in nine years.
I don’t post a whole heckuva lot, but man, your questions combined with your history, Candeee, don’t give you much Freeper cred.
Isn't that what you meant?
No- I’m right on all of my points.
If he’s even nominated, I’ll probably stay home out of spite. Boring man, Fred, I wouldn’t vote for him.
my thoughts exactly....one plus one equals, hmmmmmmmm
Yeah, it seems there are some ‘98 vintage posters that pop up after years of not posting to bash people.
Wish I was that meticulous in planning ahead. LOL!
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