I’ve been away for a while and have been a bit taken back by all the Fred support on here (including by Jim Robinson). Any idea why so many freepers seem so enthralled with Fred? Is it just that they think he’s better than the other front runners or is there something real that’s got them hooked? I just don’t see it. I remember some of the bush bots exibiting the same kind of behavior as the Fredheads. Is there a link?
George Bush was elected President twice.
Hopefully there will be a link. :)
OK. I’ll tell you exactly why, and try to be even-handed as possible.
Is Fred the second coming of Reagan? No. However:
-he’s the most conservative electable guy out there
-shows better against Obama and Hillary than even Giuliani at this point in most polls
-won’t lose votes due to the Mormon factor or the pro-choice factor as the other guys
-communicates conservatism in a way that people like and understand it
-is a Federalist and will stand by that principle even if the issue itself sounds conservative - if it’s not a federal issue, Fred says, stay out
-strongly pro-life in his votes
-strongly pro-second amendment in his record
-probably the best on immigration we can hope for (Romney might be better in this regard...but I doubt it)
-worked somewhere besides elected office in his lifetime
Ping to your post. It’s the polite thing to do when talking about someone, especially the founder of the site.
If you honestly want answers, don’t go around freepmailing people. Post it on the big board.
Have you been away so long that you forgot about common courtesy of pinging other freepers when discussing them?
Perhaps you’d care to bring Jim Robinson’s attention to all of your concerns about FR.