Posted on 01/18/2008 8:44:16 AM PST by pissant
PROSPERITY, S.C. -- Fred Thompson called on Mike Huckabee to put a stop to push polling calls that misrepresent Thompson’s record.
“I find it ironic that this man would talk about cleaner politics and rising above the fray,” Thompson said, “while this is going on right under his nose.”
At an event in Prosperity today, a Thompson volunteer stood up during the audience questions portion and said a lot of people had received negative phone calls that “misrepresented your record.”
“Really?” Thompson asked, seeming genuinely surprised. “Could I ask you to raise your hand if you got a phone call like that?”
Roughly half the 75 people in attendance raised their hands.
“Good gracious,” Thompson said. “Who do they say is calling? Do they say anything good about any candidate?”
“Huckabee,” the audience responded.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
This morning Fox reported that Huck is trying to stop these calls (yeah right). The Friends asked the Beltway Boys about it and they only mentioned how it’s happening to McCain. Fred and Mort just cannot speak about Fred, unless it’s negative.
Thanks for that information. I wonder how many people attended Fred's event. Having seventy five people raising their hands doesn't give any clue as to the total attendance.
Just now on Fox, Carl was reporting from a McCain gathering in SC. He noted that McCain was running late, and that the crowd was “sparse” (his word) and that this wasn’t such a good sign with the voting taking place tomorrow.
For what it’s worth....
MOgirl
Roughly half the 75 people in attendance raised their hands.
________
You are comprehension challenged.
If you read correctly you will notice the article states “Roughly half the 75 people in attendance raised their hands.”
Bob, there were 75 people at the event and half of them raised their hands!
The Huckster is cut from the same cloth as BJ.
I wonder how many people attended Fred’s event.
_________
When one reads the article up through the 5th paragraph it is made quite clear how many people were there.
When I was last in that vicinity, Prosperity, SC still had a three-digit population. Figure around 1,000 now, minus the children and Democrats... it’s not as sad as you think. If Fred hits enough of these small towns, he’ll do better than the polls are suggesting.
Thanks for the correction. I missed the word ‘half’ in there.
I was there. It was more than “a dozen” hands raised, more like 30 from where I was sitting.
2 posted on 01/17/2008 5:08:24 PM CST by snippy_about_it (I'm a Friend of Fred, FRedneck! Fred08.com)
Seventy-five is far better than twelve.
This source has the crowd raising their hands at "at least a dozen". It could have been a different event (this was at a 'steak house'). Either way, only a dozen hands is sad.
Yeah I heard Fred and Mort on Fox, and they said that Thompson has no message.
I wanted to break my TV.
By comparison, there's isn't a venue big enough to hold 10% of New Yorkers if they came together to see a candidate in the middle of the day.
I love push polling is an issue in SC, now that its against Fred and McCain. Same groups have attacked Romney since before Iowa and in every state, including NV and SC.
I wonder how the Boys’s ratings are this year. They and the Panel have surely jumped the shark.
More conclusion jumping. That source doesn't say how many people were there, only that "at least a dozen" people raised their hands. How many people didn't raise their hands? There's no way to tell.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.