Thanks, Hank, Merry Christmas
I see a strong 2nd place finish, propelling him to a victory in South Carolina. From there, I see a knock-down, drag-out come Super Tuesday.
McCain and Huckster are RINO's. Guiliani won't get the social conservative vote. Romney is an illusion. Only Fred is a consistent conservative. NOT a PERFECT conservative...but he's 90% there.
He needs our support!
Hank
Fred has a tricked out bus.
Romney has a jet.
Paul has a blimp.
That’s so perfect, somehow.
I more than likely will NOT vote for Huckabee, but I am getting sick and tired of people spewing out terms, like “protestant socialist”, Baptist preacher, ect. like it was vomit in their mouth.
I think Cleveland will win the Superbowl.
Are you there on the ground there in Iowa ?
Hillary wants to run against Huckabee because his fear factor will rally the secular progressives like nothing else.
I had a conversation with my very lib bro-in-law. He laughed about Hillary being a total joke but strongly supported McCain "as a true moderate who did whatever it took to get the job done."
I thought it was an interesting statement. I honestly believe our primary process has been heavily corrupted by liberals who have either lied to pollers on their political affiliations or actually registered to vote as republicans in the primaries.
It's really the only explanation I can give for filthy RINOs getting such polling results. I don't know any republicans who are actually voting for them, so far their support seems to come from the left.
I’m for Hunter or Thompson. But if Thompson loses this thing, it can be blamed on his failure to simply endorse the Human Life Amendment and the Federal Marriage Amendment. All he had to do was say, “yes, I support those amendments”. They aren’t a matter for the president to have to deal with, so why not just endorse them and move on? Instead, by opposing them he made a lot of people wonder about his commitment to pro-life and pro-family causes and that allowed Huckabee to exploit those concerns.
I understand the states’ rights argument on those issues, but there’s no constituency for it. People either think human life and traditional marriage are worthy of constitutional protection, or they support Roe vs. Wade and would like to see a similar ruling forcing same-sex “marriage” on the whole country. Nobody wants to see a situation where same-sex “marriage” is legal in Illinois but illegal in Indiana. That would lead to government and businesses in Indiana constantly being dragged into court over some issue arising in the neighboring state. Or where there are twenty abortion mills in Camden, NJ to “service” women from Pennsylvania, where abortion has been banned.
States’ rights will simply never work on those two issues. It would have been fine for Fred to say, “We don’t have the votes right now to pass those amendments, and they’re really outside the scope of the executive branch, but I want to foster a positive culture which will start us down a path which will eventually lead us to a society where life and family are once again sacred”. But he didn’t and he may lose the nomination because of it.
Here in Iowa things are wide open on the Rep side. No one is really passionate for any candidate.
Fred is being looked at as the one to vote for, after people have found reasons not to vote for the other guys.
The voters on the dark side like Obama. He will win IMHO.
Three years into Thompson’s second term, the MSM will still be talking about his “late effort”.
IF (big IF) Fred gets a surge at the caucuses, he can appear to have some momentum by finishing second or a close third while such a result might have looked like a defeat a few months ago so he may get momentum by exceeding recent dour expectations.
South Carolina is still going to be the key for him. If he doesn’t do well there, I think the bottom will fall out.
A Christmas present for all Fred supporters: The latest Strategic Vision Iowa Republican poll shows Fred in a strong third and poised for a solid finish in Iowa! The Iowa bus tour has been successful thus far and will be ready to start up again right after the Christmas holiday. Please take a moment to visit our website for a special holiday message in honor of the tremendous sacrifice of the men and women of our armed forces. On behalf of Fred and the entire campaign staff, thank you for your continued support.
FRED BY THE NUMBERS...
Strategic Vision Iowa Republican poll (12/21/07)
Mike Huckabee 31%
Mitt Romney 25%
Fred Thompson 16%
John McCain 8%
Rudy Giuliani 6%
Ron Paul 5%
Tom Tancredo 2%
Duncan Hunter 1%
Undecided 6%
KEN'S CORNER...
There has been a lot of speculation about the Holiday pause and its effect on the Iowa caucuses. My guess is that Iowa caucus goers will take another careful look at the candidates. When they do, they will continue to move toward Fred Thompson. Fred has laid out specific proposals based on long held core principles, and the people of Iowa will move away from those candidates who have presented policies based on public opinion polls rather than principles.
Merry Christmas,
Ken Rietz
FRED IN THE NEWS...
AND ON THE WEB....
They Said It... "Fred Thompson is on top of his game"
"Fred Thompson returned to Iowa with a re-invigorated pitch"
"Thompson returned to Iowa for a 22-county bus tour after a strong showing in last week's Des Moines Register debate, along with collecting the endorsement of U.S. Rep Steve King, a Kiron Republican." (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 12/20)
"King's support, and Thompson's debate showing, also caught the eye of veteran Des Moines Register columnist David Yepsen, who made the case this week that Thompson should not be counted out." (Politico, 12/20)
"Thompson has sensed an opening in Iowa, and he's moving decisively to exploit it." (David Yepsen, Des Moines Register, 12/18)
"Fred Thompson hammered home his 'constant, consistent conservative' record and values to a crowd of about 150 in Davenport on Wednesday." (Quad City Times, 12/19)
"On the stump, Thompson has sharpened his message of lower taxes, limited government and a get-tough approach to illegal immigration, hoping to break through with Iowa's sizable bloc of conserva tives." (Reuters, 12/20)
"His red meat speeches are redder. His arguments for why he should be president are sharper." (CNN, 12/18)
"It has been replaced by a much more crisp, energetic, focused stump speech. The crowd seemed more engaged and rowdy and Thompson had the enthusiasm to match." (David Brody, CBN, 12/18)
"His voice booming and words wry and fiery" (NYT, 12/17)
"The 'X-factor' in this race is former Sen. Fred Thompson...Thompson has perhaps the most broadly conservative record of any candidate..." (Tim Carney, Human Events, 12/19)I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed holiday
William B. Lacy
Campaign Manager
Go Fred!
There's nobody else close.