Posted on 02/08/2008 6:53:23 PM PST by NoGrayZone
Fred Thompson, the one-time Republican presidential candidate, endorsed Sen. John McCain Friday, calling on the party to "close ranks" behind the presumed nominee
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We need a true Maverick (um, not the currently nicknamed one) to buck Washington status quo and get going on this for the next election cycle.
"Momentum" is not a desired presidential quality so let's get it out of our campaigns.
“Freepers seem to be afraid of McCain”..... so, you just signed up yesterday to lecture us today?
“McCain is catching hell for the betrayal GOPers feel over Bush but we are just too childlike to admit it.”
what betrayal are you talking about? do you honestly think we thought Bush was a conservative???? hahahahaha. Boy, you sure have your finger on the pulse of conservatives!
“we are just too childlike to admit it”.....well, perhaps you are.
“McCain knows US History”....pretty useless if you dont use it.
“He is a crusty soul”...I’ll give you that!
“who needs genuine Christian redemption”....I don’t think God posts on FR, although, I could be wrong. Ya never know!
“was tortured for his patriotism and automatically gives him an authority “.....a snicker is all I could muster.
“Everything about McCains personality and politics make sense when you deconstruct the facts of his life. Spoiled playboy jet pilot”.....I DID NOT know that!!!
“family decorated military. Hero in the USS Forrestal disaster. Hero who would not get a free ticket home for the sake of his fellow POWs; he in essence, VOLUNTEERS to be a POW for 5 and a half years. Sits in his own feces for days at a time. Broken arms and legs gets beaten instead of treated. (Thats why his arms are so weird to this day). Finally Nixon bombs and they let the POWs out
That is one thing I give him his due credit for. I would never say a disparaging word in regards to his service. By the way, I dont really care what his arms look like. Why would you bring THAT up?
“Hanoi Hilton”....there are some very nasty stories in regards to his service using that term. You should know better.
“He missed Chappaquidick because he was a POW. So the name Kennedy does not have the same stink on it that it does for most modern GOPers.”
Yeah, that’s why I despise teddy. You “missed” the boat.
“You bet. Freepers need to unite as Fred Thompson said”....
Ahhhhh, the de la creme!!!!! THOMPSON SAID SO, SO I MUST!!!!
“And Thompson needs to be on the ticket. GO FRED GO”....MY GOODNESS WOMAN, YOU COULD HAVE AT LEAST GARNERED UP A BIT MORE ENTHUSIASIM FOR THAT ONE!!!!
“Thompson has spiritual authority over the Hollywood Dems”...
Okay, you started off, ehhhh, now you just look like an as*.
“Now they both need Jesus and they unite the Party.”
Okay, now you pushed too far. I POINT MY FINGER AND CALL YOU A JEZEBEL! SHAME ON YOU, YOU DISGUST ME!
(hope this doesnt get me zot’d but....) F YOU IRENE!!!
How did I miss this story til now? I, among others, predicted this all along. In fact, this is the final icing on the cake. Sorry, but I was right all along about ole slow, droopy, drawlin’ Fred, his tacky wife, his lack of zeal, his poor speaking style, his lack of organization AND.....his affinity and eventual support for John McCain. Now, I’ll put my cigar down and have a good laugh about it..
LOL!
ps-Fred got in late. Got out late. Even endorsed McCain late! lol
We’ll talk tomorrow, I’ll send some ideas your way, then we can come up w/ a plan!
No, it's not funny, because it's NOT an endorsement!
Did Fred say "I support my FRiend, John McCain, in his bid for the presidency. I wish all the people who voted for me would now vote for him" ? NO
Fred must think that even McCain, as slimy as he is, is better than anything the RATS throw at us. That's it.
“Pray for Mccain’s sanctification and that he forgives “the gooks” who tortured him”
For a Christian person, you sure do use the word “gooks” a lot. In all these posts, you are the only one who has used this term. Actually, I haven’t seen the term in ANY anti-mclame threads.
Tell her thanks and God Bless!
You got it! I took your name and hopefully we can do some good! Thanks =)!!
Uh, no.
“”This is no longer about past preferences or differences. It is about what is best for our country and for me that means that Republican should close ranks behind John McCain,” “
If you dont call that an endorsement, I can’t help you.
” Sorry, but I was right all along”
ew!
Sounds good to me.
Agreed. We are in a horrible mess.
Yes, there are many targets of opportunity here.
Ooooo, that Jezebel is on the attack! She is actually trying to use Him against us! Some people have no shame.
“I quote from God’s Word and you point me to a secular book and YOU tell me I’m not giving God credit.”
ZING!!!! Truth will always win out!
Yes, God bless Michael Reagan. One of the few talk show hosts courageous enough to confront the lunatic McCain.
I could never vote for that man. How could we ever think about putting nuclear weapons and the safety of our country in that mans hands!
And, a very good reason not to vote for him. Getting ourselves nuked over our own party candidate is not the way to go. Let the democrats make a mess of things, then, find a real conservative, and fix the problems. Who can keep McCain under control, when he doesn’t get his way? Kennedy? /sarcasm
Agreed. Before we can heal the Republican Party we have to cut out the malignant tumor, John McCain. Voting for McCain is a self-destructive act and detrimental to Conservative long term goals and objectives.
Fred runs a lame campaign: check
Fred drops out before Super Tuesday: check
Fred endorses McCain: check
It was clear to anyone with eyes open, as i said at the time, that Fred was destined for failure. It was clear conservatives needed to bet on another horse. But the fredheads wouldn't listen.
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