Fred Thompson not the next Reagan, says conservative journalist

ONE NEWS NOW ^ | July 10, 2007 | Chad Groening

[MountainFlower]

An author and investigative journalist believes conservatives are in for a big disappointment if they believe former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson is the next Ronald Reagan.

Dr. Jerome Corsi has not joined the chorus of conservative pundits who are excited about the possibility of the former Tennessee senator becoming president. He says while people are yearning for another Ronald Reagan, Fred Thompson is not the answer.

"I don't think some of the positions he's taken are going to be truly satisfying to real conservatives unless they want to go again experience more 'battered-voter syndrome' like they've done under Bush," he comments. "They can make Thompson into what voters want him to be, but unfortunately he just isn't what they're projecting into him."

Corsi, who has been active with the Minutemen, a pro-border security group, predicts that Thompson would be very much like George W. Bush on the border issue. He notes that Thompson's record in the Senate indicated he supported the expansion of migrant worker programs. Corsi also wonders when people will realize that Thompson, who is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, is a globalist who would push for open borders.

For those reasons, Thompson will not emerge as the GOP presidential candidate, opines Corsi. "I think [he is] kind of a red herring," he says. "He's being thrown to conservatives as a bone, so they have some horse in the race. But the truth is, Fred Thompson is not a conservative.”

Corsi has told OneNewsNow that he has been approached by a third party to possibly run for president himself.

[danneskjold]

So silly to say that anyone is going to be the next Reagan, (or Kennedy, etc...). I’d just like for someone to be the next conservative...

[kingu]

Sorry, I’ve never been an opponent of legal immigration, only illegal immigration. I think the gross abuses in the legal immigration system being exploited right now will stop being abused when people realize that the only way to become an American citizen, and not be deported, is to follow the legal mandates.

[digger48]

Corsi has told OneNewsNow that he has been approached by a third party to possibly run for president himself.

The Money Shot

[Snoopers-868th]

Whether this is believable or not this is one of my fears. He is just toooo good to be true so I am suspicious.

[chaos_5]

yeah, so he is not the next Reagan, but he is the future Thompson!

[C210N]

Of course the pundits also did not think that Ronald Reagan would be a “Reagan” either, until they started looking back at all his accomplishments.

[MountainFlower]

PING!

[Snoopers-868th]

Unfortunately so many are such great deceivers that hind sight is the only truth.

[Cicero]

Let’s just see if Fred is willing to declare himself on the illegal immigrant issue.

Of all the candidates, I thought he made some of the best statements when the anmesty bill was at it’s hottest and looked as if it might pass, and he didn’t shuffle around the matter the way Mitt did. But I would agree that this is an issue on which Fred will have to declare himself.

[Always Right]

Fred Thompson is not the next Reagan, but to compare him to Bush is idiotic. Thompson can actually articulate an argument and is not afraid to be a conservative.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Maybe he’ll be the first Fred Thompson.

[MountainFlower]

PING!

[rogue yam]

"I think [he is] kind of a red herring," he says. "He's being thrown to conservatives as a bone, so they have some horse in the race."

What's the matter for?

[bethtopaz]

“yeah, so he is not the next Reagan, but he is the future Thompson!”

you are just taken with his t.v. character. it’s very shallow of you.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Perfect has always been the enemy of good.

[A_Tradition_Continues]

Who knows how any future president will govern. Should Thompson be elected president perhaps he will become the gold standard for conservatives surpassing RR. After all did most expect GWB to become the democrat version of Jimmy Carter?

[xcamel]

says another two-bit pundit with snake oil to sell...

[Nephi]

...and is not afraid to be a conservative.

What is the evidence of his conservatism, besides voting for McCain/Feingold? Or, is upholding the constitution no longer relevant in your brand of conservatism?

[perfect_rovian_storm]

You have absolutely no evidence of why this person supports Fred Thompson. It is very rude of you to assume you do and to call people shallow for your own assumptions.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Read his columns. Watch his speeches. Look at his record.

[goldstategop]

Fred Thompson is NOT who people want him to be. His Senate record is RINO - like John McCain's. Come to think of it, we don't want the latter. Thompson may end up being a Bush clone. I know its disappointing, but there's no conservative candidate with a wide following.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Mariebl]

Of course the pundits also did not think that Ronald Reagan would be a “Reagan” either, until they started looking back at all his accomplishments.

I remember a classmate in college speculating worriedly that Reagan would be the Antichrist. (Ronald -- 6 letters. Wilson -- 6 letters. Reagan -- 6 letters.)

[srmorton]

There was and will ever be only one Ronald Reagan, God bless him! I think one difference between Fred and President Bush and the immigration issue is the difference in their educational backgrounds. President Bush has an MBA, so he is always going to look at things from a pro-business point of view. Fred, on the other hand, is a lawyer and views things from a “law and order” perspective. Being from the South, he understands the role that migrant workers play in the agricultural community, but I can not see him favoring anything like amnesty for those who have broken US laws.

[SuziQ]

Don’t you just love this straw man that the conservative journalists keep setting up just to keep knocking down? I don’t think Fred Thompson is the next Reagan; I think he’s Fred Thompson. They’re just trying to dissuade conservatives from voting for him; don’t know who they want us to vote FOR.

[dighton]

“I think [he is] kind of a red herring. He’s being thrown to conservatives as a bone, so they have some horse in the race.”

The sole aim of a metaphor is to call up a visual image. When these images clash — as in The Fascist octopus has sung its swan song, the jackboot is thrown into the melting pot — it can be taken as certain that the writer is not seeing a mental image of the objects he is naming; in other words he is not really thinking.

— Orwell, Politics and the English Language.

[KoRn]

He isn’t the next Reagan, but he IS the first FRed!

Run FRed Run!!!

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Headline: Chad Groening may not be the next Bob Woodward

[Saundra Duffy]

Speaks for itself.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

RUN FRED RUN!!!

[SuziQ]

Headline: Chad Groening may not be the next Bob Woodward

*snort*

[Larry Lucido]

That’s the straw man that broke the camel’s bank!

[GBA]

That FDT is able to illicit this kind of excitement and interest...even fear...suggests that he is more than the next GWB. Love him or hate him, GWB is not a conservative. He had to re-invent the term. GWB is a compassionate conservative...whatever that means. FWIW, conservatism is very compassionate.

We need someone who is proud conservative and can articulate the conservative philosophy. I don't know if he is the next Ronald Reagan, I don't think anyone will ever be; that mold's been broken. But, FDT is able to explain the conservative philosophy like Reagan did and, like Reagan, he isn't one bit afraid to be a conservative.

These days, that's rare for some reason, as though being a conservative is something you don't admit to in public. FDT proudly does admit it and that scares the beejeezus out of lots of people. Fun to watch.

[vinwire]

Well, if Doctor Jerome Corsi says so....
What so you, Doctor Watson?

[gathersnomoss]

Fine, well just maybe he is a bit right of the Bush’s.

[ejonesie22]

You got that right. Thompson is not good enough...

VOTE FOR ME!!!

[Rick_Michael]

Sure are a lot of ANTI-FREDERALIST threads lately.

I’m sort of bored and disturbed that people invest so much into anti-movements, when that’s really failed historically. This is called the pro-life, pro-family, pro-military, etc...forum, not the anti-forum. I could understand the anti-rudy view within here, because he sparks very little interest in any of those views.

I figure this sort of thread would better be in DU, not here. This is merely opinion.

[org.whodat]

Same old attack on Fred, already posted, just adding a little twist to keep hunter breathing.

[AmericanVictory]

It would be good to review what Fred Thompson did and did not do vis-a-vis Clinton when he had the opportunity to take stands as a Senator. Anyone care to summarize?

[org.whodat]

you are just taken with his t.v. character. it’s very shallow of you

The very definition of shallow is that slicked up romey you support. Which way is old slick flip flopping today.

[Hoof Hearted]

"An author and investigative journalist believes conservatives are in for a big disappointment if they believe former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson is the next Ronald Reagan."

There has never been a 'next' Lincoln, Washington, Eisenhower or McKinley or 'next' any president who is a duplicate of a previous president.

There will never be a 'next' Mickey Mantle, Dale Earnhardt, or 'a next you or me!

The whole premise is absurd.

[pissant]

LOL

[IMRight]

"Corsi, who has been active with the Minutemen, a pro-border security group, predicts that Thompson would be very much like George W. Bush on the border issue. "

That's it???

Jerry Jerry Jerry... by that standard Reagan wouldn't be "the next Reagan".

You may remember when the last amnesty took place?

For that matter.. you may remember that Regan had been a democrat and pro choice (instead of having a couple statements that some view as less than 100% pro-life but a voting record that was clearly pro life.

Need we go on Jerry?

[FlashBack]

I think we should all just admit it.........

We’re voting for Hillary, that should end all of these arguments once and for all.

[MountainFlower]

it is more effective to debate than to name call, or attack the character of the poster. this is not DU.

[Nephi]

Yes, his record...that’s what his vote for McCain/Feingold was. Or, co-chairing the campaign of McCain. NearlydeadMcFred plays a conservative on TV and you fell for it.

[upsdriver]

“You may remember when the last amnesty took place?”

And we should all remember that Duncan Hunter went against Reagan on amnesty back then. He was right then and he is right now.

Oops, there I go bashing again! Sorry

[Truth is a Weapon]

Who the hell is Corsi? And why should I listen to him? How many no names are they going to drag up to whine about Thompson.

Is Thompson the perfect conservative? Probably not. The only useful question: “Is Thompson the best conservative running who can win the Republican nomination.” We sure as hell are not going to get anything conservative out of the Democrats.

[Saundra Duffy]

“NearlydeadMcFred plays a conservative on TV and you fell for it.”

You are killin’ me!

[unspun]

He must be vetted to the hilt.