Posted on 07/30/2007 1:18:18 PM PDT by Clara Lou
A lot of people are atwitter over this addition to the Thompson advisory team of former Senator Spencer Abraham. But, it is starting to look to me like a story incorrectly reported by the MSM and rolling off track from there. It just seems that there are too many conflicting reports on Abraham's role with the AP reporting that he is a new "campaign manager" but others saying Randy Enwright is.
The website IsraelToday, for instance, has posted a story full of alarm over the addition of Spence to the team. Their reaction is similar to many Israel supporters here in the states, too. "Fred Thompson names anti-Israel ex-senator as campaign manager" their headline screams. They are very worried over Spence's past slights to Israel and for being "soft on Islamic terrorism."
I may be over my limit now...
May have to switch to catch and release before the game warden gets me...
How so?
Because it makes a charge they can repeat over and over, but unlike charges of being ‘pro abortion’ or ‘pro amnesty’ can’t be refuted with voting records. (ie, it is a hit and run attack that doesn’t give someone good ammo to fight back..)
Chalk up another one....You are on a roll today!
At it again I see!!!LOL
The waters are ripe it seems...
Yup!
You like the Red October refrence, its a personal favorite...
Oh it’s poetry!!! Master Po!!
You just hauled in a 6’6” 250 lber. A record in the state of TN I believe.
I was just incredulous that you could be that lame.
Also by Debbie Schlussel:
Count Me in the Giuliani Camp:
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/11/count_me_in_the.html
You’ll have a place of honor on my wall...
You should try it sometime yourself. It is way too much fun. Just start with the Ron Paul website and 3 gallons of cherry kool aid, then what 10 hours of Law and Order...
Thanks, I aim to please...
Who says you can’t make this stuff up?
I support Fred. Once he enters the campaign, and HE'S GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO GET IN, we'll see if others will.
Ripe water...ew....
Well there is that...
I can imagine what’s that’s like. Ugh.
By the way, I could have swore your tagline said Hunter 2008 before I typed that. Or maybe I am getting sleepy... I see Fred bashers... kinda like the Sixth Sense or something...
At this point, I can't say I know what all the facts are here. What we have so far is an attack piece by Debbie Schlussel which contradicts the statements of Fred's own advisors. From what I've seen so far, Debbie Schlussel has claimed Spencer Abraham is Fred's campaign manager, while Fred's people are saying Fred's new campaign manager is named Randy Enright.
From Blogs For Thompson:
It seems more like Spence will be a mere campaign advisor and “ambassador” to Washington, NOT the campaign manager. According to one report in the New York Post, Thompson’s campaign manager is Randy Enwright, not Abraham.
“Spence is not going to be the campaign manager,” the adviser said. “He won’t be running anything.”
That job will be in the hands of Randy Enwright, a veteran Florida Republican who is widely respected and also once ran the GOP in Iowa.
And according to the San Francisco Chronicle:
Enright is a veteran operative in Florida who was part of President Bush’s political operation in the key swing state; he also was executive director of the Republican Party of Iowa. Abraham served in the Bush administration after losing re-election in 2000 to Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow; in 2006, he joined a French-owned nuclear company, Areva Inc., as chairman of its board of directors.
They say that “Enright is heading the political operation, while Abraham doesn’t yet have a title,” and this seems to solve the fact that Abraham is not the campaign manager.
We also have a more detailed report from Politico:
The day-to-day campaign will now be run by Randy Enwright, a Florida consultant who was the political director. And former Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.) will be the chairman, acting as the campaign’s ambassador to official Washington.
In other words, Abraham is not in the decision making position that other news media is assuming he is going to be.
Now, it seems that the media has assigned Spencer Abraham to be Fred Thompson’s “campaign manager,” but I don’t see Team Thompson ever saying that directly. I think this Abraham-is-manager meme is one created out of whole cloth by and furthered by the media.
Thanks much, Jim, was looking for that one!
Well, isn’t that interesting??
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