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Fred Thompson Gets Mad
Washington Post ^ | 1-17-08 | Joel Achenbach

Posted on 01/17/2008 3:03:28 PM PST by My Favorite Headache

Fred Thompson Gets Mad

By Joel Achenbach PROSPERITY, S.C. -- You rarely see Fred Thompson get too riled about anything, but steam was near about shooting from his ears today when he heard at a campaign stop that some of his supporters had received "push poll" calls from a group supporting Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; fredthompson; huckabee; sc2008
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To: devere

Obviously, he gets his support from people just like him. His name alone drives me crazy...keeps bouncing around my head like a ball. Wish someone would take that guitar away from him, or break the strings.

I just don’t like the man. He’s sleazy.

McCain is another one I wish would just go away.
(Already voted for Fred)


121 posted on 01/17/2008 7:48:53 PM PST by kaycee
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To: Cicero
Well here is the thing, Fred knows that, and he has the resources to wait him out...
122 posted on 01/17/2008 8:19:35 PM PST by ejonesie22 (Mike Huckabee, Tithing via Taxation, the Christian Democrat way...)
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To: ejonesie22

Yes, you’re right. We’re all naturally impatient, and want to see our guy win right away, but I think Fred will indeed wait them all out, if necessary.


123 posted on 01/17/2008 8:28:35 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: montag813
No, I'll stand by my amatuer hour comment.

Do you know why Rollins was hired by Huck? Because everyone else who had the money to hire him wouldn't touch him. He's an idiot. Anytime the campaign manager is making more news than the candidate, it's because he's an f-up.

Rollins is a tired has been. Huck isn't going to win SC and he's going to get out of the race.

124 posted on 01/17/2008 8:29:43 PM PST by mbraynard (Fred Thompson: Running a Strong Second to Dennis Kucinich (3,845 versus 2,808 in NH))
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To: Cicero

Well McCain is starting to crack, which Fred knows would happen if he is ignored long enough and if Huckabee sticks his foot in his mouth much more they’ll have to trim his toe nails via his rectum...


125 posted on 01/17/2008 8:34:46 PM PST by ejonesie22 (Mike Huckabee, Tithing via Taxation, the Christian Democrat way...)
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To: mbraynard
Do you know why Rollins was hired by Huck? Because everyone else who had the money to hire him wouldn't touch him. He's an idiot. Anytime the campaign manager is making more news than the candidate, it's because he's an f-up.

When did I say Rollins was a genius? What I said was they are wrapping Huckabee in the Gospel to appeal to the most gullible Christian voters. It worked in Iowa because it took everyone by surprise. I am amazed he has held on to his SC numbers as long as he has given that the gig is up. I agree with you, it won't end well for the Huckster.

126 posted on 01/17/2008 9:25:42 PM PST by montag813
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To: montag813

The word needs to continue to spread and the funds to help Fred to do it need to come in more briskly at this point. Fred needs a win or a 2nd place in S.C. or this all goes to hell really fast.


127 posted on 01/17/2008 10:58:01 PM PST by My Favorite Headache (No One Gets To Their Heaven Without A Fight)
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To: My Favorite Headache

We tried robo-calls like this years ago in my mortgage business: They mostly piss people off and the leads we got were few-and-far-between and not very good. After several months we shut down the operation.


128 posted on 01/18/2008 12:26:24 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Your "dirt" on Fred is about as persuasive as a Nancy Pelosi Veteran's Day Speech)
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To: snippy_about_it

I hope Fred takes the opportunity to shoot down those push polls at every stop he makes.


129 posted on 01/18/2008 7:31:14 AM PST by SuziQ
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To: snippy_about_it

Do you think this is gonna hurt Fred or backfire on The Huckster?


130 posted on 01/18/2008 8:24:55 AM PST by no dems (FRED THOMPSON: The only Conservative running who can beat Hillary or Obama.)
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To: montag813
The only reason it appears to be working, note, is because the field is so split right now. We have, depending on how you count, six candidates all reaching into double digits in various states or national polls (Willard, Rudy, McCain, Paul, Thompson, Huck). By Monday, Thompson will be gone and I think there is a 35% chance Huck will be as well. Rudy will be gone after Florida and then you are going to be left with Willard, McCain, and maybe Huck who will stay in if he is a strong second in SC, but not if he's 3rd.

Paul will fall into sub-5% zone for the states with closed primaries that follow. So if it's Willard versus McCain, I believe Willard will win. If Huck is still in, it could let McCain win a lot of these winner take all states that are coming up.

Just remember - Bill Simon won the CA Gov primary over Richard Riorden, and this is a trend that will likely persist even though Simon is with Rudy now.

131 posted on 01/18/2008 10:57:57 AM PST by mbraynard (Fred Thompson: Running a Strong Second to Dennis Kucinich (3,845 versus 2,808 in NH))
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To: GOPyouth
Being 10 points off what the winner received, plus being 10 points off of who the winner would even be, tells me something is very wrong with the sampling formula.

Man, that's the understatement of the new year !! ;-)

132 posted on 01/18/2008 3:39:34 PM PST by Jackknife ( "The Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, and Firearms should be a department store, not a gov't agency.")
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