Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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I have not read the article.
But, I will bump it.
My goodness, that was excellent. You’d think he was a democrat.
“Maybe they realize that Huckabee is a flash in the pan and don’t want to get on the wrong side of a potential president.”
I think that’s it.
If Fred has stuff to show, he needs to show it and now. I am not too familiar with him but my impression is that he’s too dozy to catch fire anytime soon. I’d like to know more about him but he seems a reluctant candidate.
Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Nice article. I think Fred is “Presidential”.
great article...genuine comes to mind.
thanks as always for posting it.
I just read the article.
I agree on a BTTT
Good article.
Go Fred!
Great article!
BTTT
Definite bump...
It really was a good article. Even the dig that one Democrat made about Fred during the Watergate hearings was offset by the positive comments of other Democrat staffers during that time.
My impression of Fred is that he is authentic. His story is a very human American story people can identify with. He is not just a whirlwind of soundbytes. He has substance and I think his decisions would be Presidential - studied, decisive, confident.
And that article right there is why we need to vote for this man. His past has taken him through the whole spectrum of life from non-politician all the way to contending for the presidency.
Based on the info provided, it isn’t likely that he will ever become too disconnected from what normal day to day life is like for the majority of us.
Elect Fred Thompson!
But then, couldn't the same be said of Bob Dole in '96? (ie. 100% conservative positions and record, but dull, old and boring). And yet, he won the GOP nomination handily.
What am I missing here?
Those "in the know" can see the huge wave about to crash down on Mike Huckabee. The man is a media-driven creation and is in for a savage reconciliation with his dismal record as governor.
My favorite Fred Thompson story is a personal one.
In 1992 when I graduated from the University of Memphis law school, our class had to select a speaker for the graduation ceremony. Memphis law school students that year were predominantly Republican in contrast to the faculty.
It was generally agreed among the students to ask Tony Thompson’s father to be the speaker. Tony was in our class, and his father had been on Matlock and in the movies.
At the time, Fred Thompson had been hinted as a possible candidate for governor but his claim to notoriety, notwithstanding his earlier involvement in politics such as Watergate or the ousting of Ray Blanton in Tennessee (Marie), was in the entertainment field.
Word circulated that the Dean was a bit disappointed with our choice. By the way, Dean Fred Davis leaned, I am fairly certain, Republican. He didn’t see what our class saw. One, Thompson would probably attend his son’s graduation. Two, he was a person of notoriety and thus interesting. Three, there was some unknown factor that he would assume some role in some way in the future which would help shape the country.
Fred Thompson gave a good, down to earth speech and impressed everyone with his common sense and lack of an obnoxious ego that the insecure often exhibit.
Two years later, he was elected as United States Senator for Tennessee.
Fred Thompson would make a good President because his personality is grounded in common sense. The very fact that he doesn’t want to go out an pander and create media events is a plus factor for me.
Dream on.
The WaPo has been doing a front page series, a profile on all of the candidates - one each day. Glad it’s not a total attack.