No.
I agree with the other poster. Fred was probably my second choice after Hunter, but when I heard Thompson speak in New Hampshire, I was discouraged, to say the least.
He had all the charisma of drying paint. Nothing personal, but when running for public office, you have to at least appear dynamic and energetic. I saw him in a diner up there talking to people, and he looked like someone who was completely lost and had come in to ask for directions. He DID look old and feeble. I had no idea he would come across that way, because I had only read his statements and saw the video with him smoking that cigar, which I really liked.
I don’t watch television so I had never seen him in that medium. I was surprised. There was no way on earth he would have won a national campaign. I am not basing my opinion solely on his appearance, and was familiar with his policy positions, but that was a real shocker for me.
Just my opinion.
We’re going to have to agree to disagree. Fred was always underestimated, and yet still would pull off a win. He had to go up against the entire RINO establishment and so-called self-appointed Conservative talking heads, and they didn’t give him the time of day. If he appeared tired to you, it’s because the man was running himself ragged keeping up on top of things. I remember Jeri angrily rattling off on Larry King all of the things Fred did when the BULL$HIT charge of laziness was levelled at him. Rush is first and foremost, an entertainer. I don’t follow entertainers.
I saw FRed at the Commonwealth Dinner in Richmond, VA in June, 2007, and he was great then...
He still hadnt announced though...
I believe if he had announced at that point, and continued to give as good a speech as he did that night, he might well have been a shoo-in...
I voted for Duncan hunter in the primary, but I was preparing to vote for FRed in Nov...