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To: Plutarch
LOL—you and the dying NYT are sure afraid of FRed!

This is a NYT hit piece, true. But it is but a hint, an inkling of what is in store once the MSM trains its relentless and remorseless attention onto the GOP candidate. The GOP candidate will need to be energetic to fight back, or their charges will stick.

If Fresd doesn't campaign hard for his own candidacy now, he isn't going to campaign hard if the GOP nomination is bestowed upon him. We'd be looking at Thompson '08 making Dole '96 look like a dynamo.

Since announcing, FDT has avoided the GOP debate, and has had interviews mainly with local rather than national media (and those national interviews, such as Hannity's and Ingraham's weren't about to get Fredhead's crowing). FDT could have gotten tremendous exposure, in air conditioned comfort, by appearing on one of the Sunday Talking Head shows, but he hasn't (and we know it wasn't because he was attending church).

You’re so transparent.

I hope so. I have maintained throughout that FDT intrinsically hasn't the talent, ability and drive needed to be a successful GOP Presidential nominee. This article, though it be from the NYT, provides facts (such as the schedule) that back up my assertion. You can cite nothing to the contrary, so attack my motives (as is your wont).

21 posted on 09/16/2007 3:11:38 PM PDT by Plutarch
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To: Plutarch
This is a NYT hit piece, true. But it is but a hint, an inkling of what is in store once the MSM trains its relentless and remorseless attention onto the GOP candidate.

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So, you're helping them out? Brilliant!

24 posted on 09/16/2007 3:13:14 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: Plutarch
I have maintained throughout that FDT intrinsically hasn't the talent, ability and drive needed to be a successful GOP Presidential nominee.
And your contentions are your opinion and nothing more.

You admit the Times piece is a hit piece. Didn't keep you from using it, did it?

The GOP debate? Are you still going on about that? That wasn't a debate, that was a joke--especially for those who only got an opportunity to speak 3-4 times, and who didn't get to speak until 20 or 30 minutes into the "debate." Of course, since Mitt got plenty of speaking time, you would want to pretend that it was a debate. Your credibility is zero.

29 posted on 09/16/2007 3:17:28 PM PDT by Clara Lou (Kill the Terrorists. Secure the Borders. Give Me Back My Freedom. FRed Thompson can do it.)
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To: Plutarch

Age discrimination is fact in elections. Nobody wants boring old daddy in charge of their lives, and there is nothing so unappealing as a tired old man (particularly to women voters).

Reagan only won because Carter was older, duller, and dumber.

Even Bob Dole was more energetic, more inspiring, and a better conservative in his private life than Fred has ever been.


35 posted on 09/16/2007 3:28:11 PM PDT by SteveMcKing
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To: Plutarch
FDT could have gotten tremendous exposure, in air conditioned comfort, by appearing on one of the Sunday Talking Head shows,...

1. Jay Leno has better ratings.

2. Most people don't watch that Sunday morning New York media crap. In fact, they hate it... I don't like any of those people.

3. McCain was on them every chance he got. A lot of good it did him.


Since announcing, FDT has avoided the GOP debate...

Jay Leno has better ratings.

42 posted on 09/16/2007 3:32:05 PM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: Plutarch
Since announcing, FDT has avoided the GOP debate

Since announcing, there hasn't BEEN a GOP debate. He has said he'll take part in some of them, but frankly, there are not that many people watching them, so he'll likely reach more people in his visits directly to the Republican voters.

55 posted on 09/16/2007 3:44:05 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Plutarch

Plutarch wrote: “This is a NYT hit piece, true. But...”

laura Ingraham, another cancer survivor btw, has a couple of words for you: “But Monkey”


105 posted on 09/16/2007 4:48:53 PM PDT by Josh Painter ( "Our government must be limited by the powers delegated to it by the Constitution." - Fred Thompson)
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To: Plutarch

There hasn’t been a debate since he announced.


136 posted on 09/16/2007 6:02:40 PM PDT by RockinRight (Can we start calling Fred "44" now, please?)
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