Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Posted on 07/12/2007 1:11:42 PM PDT by hardback
He is a very very powerful voice in the SBC and amongst evangelicals in general.
He is a very good man and very good in the area of Christian activism and ethics.
And like any man, he can be mistaken, unless he has a chapter and verse to prove it.
I have a link to his site on my profile page.
Duncan Hunter and his family attend Alpine Baptist Church, which is SBC IIRC.
Hey Walter.
I am sure that Dr. Land is an honorable man in every way.
I have heard Dr. Land speak on the radio several times, and had no argument with what he said. But I think it is premature to endorse a man who hasn’t even announced yet, nor relayed any inkling of his policies other than in platitudes and cliches. So why wouldn’t Dr. Land wait until both the above have occurred before putting his name behind the candidate? It seems rash to me.
I think most ministers and pastors have few objective political opinions, because they focus mostly on spiritual, not worldly matters. My pastor is one in a million, and his flock has increased exponentially in the ten years I have been a member of his church, but he is relatively naive about politics, and he would be the first to admit it.
If Dr. Land would endorse anyone just yet, I would expect him to put his name behind a candidate about whom he has the opportunity to be much more familiar. Of course, Dr. Land may not be as conservative as Rep. Hunter.
Ros
Rick Warren is not running for president, nor did I infer that he was. He is the author of “The Purpose Driven Life”, a feel good book about religion. I made no derogatory remarks about Dr. Land. See my post #42. I simply disagree with him. For not bad at all, you are pretty bad. ;)
“A Christian man should lead us”...like Bill Clinton? I wouldn’t consider Bill Clinton a Christian, but I cannot be the judge of his heart. Are you saying Fred Thompson is not a Christian. Can you make that kind of judgment? I realize that we can evaluate the fruits of peoples labors and life and make a judgment. However, I think you are getting into some pretty murky water. Our country has had some great godly men who were Presidents that might not be considered “Christians”. I have served under some great leaders that were not “Christians.” I believe in Providence and the Lord will see to it who is the next President of our country whether the person is a “Christian” or not.
What did Rick Warren have to do with Fred Thompson? I guess I don’t understand the personal attack on him. Maybe I miss understood your comment about Dr. Land
“This Evangelical Christian says that what Richard Lamb doesn’t know could fill an encylopedia.” That seems like an attack to me.
“Thompson skips along singing a happy tune because he’s not officially in yet.”
La la la la la la la. Yodie yodie yodie.
Fred T is breezin’ along while the other guys work their hearts out. It’s pretty sickening.
This is about as shallow a piece as I have ever seen.
There you Fredheads go again. I was speaking about MY candidate - not Bill can’t keep it in his knickers Clinton, whom could not do what he has done politically and still be a real Christian. Not Fred Thompson because I know absolutely nothing about him, but what his groupies say. You have your opinion, bad. I have mine. Please do not presume to put words into my mouth. And kindly gather some modicum of manners about yourself.
One thing that interests me is it seems Fred is greatly popular in the South. He seems to appeal to the rural southern republicans. On the other hand I don’t know how popular he will be in the rest of America. For example on the economy he hasn’t yet really addressed any reforms or ideas that affect the big urban northern cities in the global economy. Romney has a tax simplification and lowering plan.. Guiliani wants to concentrate on america’s strong economic industries it sounds like, as examples of their plans.
On the other hand Romney and Guiliani are big city Republicans.. different brands. Romney is popular in the midwest so far, and the new england states. Guiliani in the super states of new york, california and florida.
I think whoever wins is going to be the one who appeals the most outside of their natural regional base.
I’ve been reading his governmental record and it is very impressive, as is his resume. Most articles only give the short version. Abbreviated. What he has actually done is a long list and very impressive. Especially in fighting corruption.
Marie Ragghianti and Governor Blanton
Cpl. Lance Fielder [have you heard of him?]
Watergate
People toss that off as if it means nothing, but Sam Dash [Democrat majority counsel] was very impressed with him. The Republicans were out there, and ended up getting Nixon to resign and he was one of their own. You don’t see Democrats doing that.
I don’t think anyone among the candidates has the experience and history of fighting corruption that he does. If I wrote everything I could think of the post would be so long you wouldn’t read it.
People who know him well, know him best are very impressed with him.
You might spend some time filling in the blanks for yourself before you try to wave people off from Fred. A little fairmindedness would be wonderful.
Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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“Well this Baptist is supporting Duncan Hunter sir.”
Good for you, decisive person that you are. Before the primaries ever get to my state in May 2008, most of these people will already have dropped out. I’m trying to support as may conservative voices as possible, knowing that most will be gone before my state rolls around. I doubt that I’ll get a chance to vote for Duncan Hunter as I don’t expect him to still be there. I like Duncan Hunter, but I’m going with Fred. It would be really nice if it were possible to be friends with Duncan Hunter supporters but a lot make it very difficult.
I’m with Fred.
He may be my second choice. Tell me about Fred, please. I’m not baiting. It’s a friendly request. Why do you support him?
Unimpressive, my eye.
Fred Thompson
Qualifications
- Chairman of the International Security Advisory Board of the Department of State currently; a high-level panel charged with evaluating long-term threats to U. S. security
- Served on the US-China Economic Review Commission
- AEG Scholar specializing in Diplomatic Relations and Foreign Intelligence
- Special Counsel to both the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations under President Reagan
- Member of the powerful Senate Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over, among other things, international trade.
- Member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
- Member of the National Security Working Group, which observes and monitors executive branch negotiations with foreign governments.
- Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an organization that promotes improved understanding of international affairs through public and private discussion.
- Member of the American Enterprise Institute for Policy Research, studies national security and intelligence, with a focus on China, North Korea, and Russia.
- Chairman of the Government Affairs (now called the Homeland Security and Government Affairs) Committee 1997-2001
- Ranking Republican Minority Member of the Government Affairs Committee 2001-2003
- Chairman of the Youth Violence Committee 1995-1997
- Chairman of the Senate Government Oversight Committee
- Foreign Relations Committee, 1995-96
- Member, Judiciary Committee, 1995-98
- Member, Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights, 1997-98
- Member, Technology, Terrorism and Gov’t. Information, 1995-98
- Member, Finance Committee, 1999-2002
- Finance subcommittees
Member, International Trade, 1999-2002
Member, Taxation and Oversight, 1999-2002
Member, Social Security and Family Policy, 1999-2002
Member, Health Care, 1999-2002
- Earned “Restoring the Balance” Award from National Conference of State Legislatures; given annually to national policymakers committed to federalism and its impact on issues involving state legislators
- Recognized by Citizens Against Government Waste for his report documenting the federal government’s staggering levels of waste, abuse, and mismanagement. Thompson presented the report, which includes his recommendations for addressing those problems, to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mitch Daniels at a press conference in Washington. Report includes analysis of the four biggest challenges facing the federal government: workforce management, financial management, information technology management, and overlap and duplication. In addition, the report includes an agency-by-agency appendix citing examples of waste, fraud, and abuse. The report also contains a list of the “Top Ten” worst examples of mismanagement in the government. CAGW is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in government.
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- Interest Group Ratings:
- National Abortion Reproductive Rights: 0
- US Chamber of Commerce: 100%
- ACLU: 11%
- American Conservative Union: 85%
- AFT: perfect 0
- League of Private Property Owners: 90%
- National Tax Limitation Committee: 97%
- National Taxpayers Union: 88%
- ADA (liberal): perfect score
- Supported Newt’s Contract with America 100% of the time
- Planned Parenthood 0%
- NARAL 0%
Important Proposals and Inclusions Introduced while in the Senate:
- Nuclear Proliferation Act
- Special Counsel Act
- Aviation Security Bill Amendment
- FY 1999 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
- Regulatory Right-To-Know Act
- Homeland Security Workforce Act
- Homeland Security Education Act
- The Thompson amendment in the Treasury-Postal Title (Section 646) of the Consolidated Appropriations Bill
- Regulatory Improvement Act (S. 981)
- Thompson Amendment to the National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act
- Thompson Amendment to the National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Act
- The Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility Act
- The Federalism Accountability Act
- The Government Information Security Reform Act (GISRA)
- The Thompson Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act
- The Truth in Regulation Act
It’s static coming off of Romney’s lamination. :p
Hey Cindy! How was school? You may not get any of your answers, or a good civics lesson from some of these groupies. More likely, you will have to get your information where ever you can find it.
Until FDT does announce, and begins to reveal his policies, you will have to depend on his record. Just be sure it is reliable. And study all of the candidates in order to find the candidate you want to support.
Welcome to the voting world. I have two grandaughters who became 21 this summer. But then, I guess people can begin to vote at 18 these days, so maybe you’ve already been there and done that. :)
Oh for awhile lol. I’m 52 and a teacher:’)
From the people who brought us Dubya!!!
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