Prokopton wrote: "Americans don't want a leader who tells us about how bad our problems are, we already know that. Americans want a leader who optimistically tells us how he will lead us to victory and success.
I support Fred and hope I never hear another speech like that from him."
Most Americans realize that in order to solve a problem, we must first be aware of it. Then we must understand it. And finally, we must take the steps needed to solve it.
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Captain Ed has pointed out, "Since Thompson has not yet declared his candidacy, he cannot represent himself as the solution to these problems, nor can he give a detailed list of actions he would take, once elected. To do so would put him in danger of running afoul of the FEC, which already has received a complaint about the nature of Fred's exploratory campaign. Technically, this has to be a listening tour until he changes his status, which is expected to happen shortly after Labor Day."
Once Fred is officially in the campaign, expect specific solutions to the problems which confront our nation, and yes, an optimistic rallying cry from him to join together and get the job done.
As Fred reminded the Repulican convention in 1996:
"For eight historic years, President Reagan's contagious optimism and unsinkable hope reawakened our nation's pride and reminded us that America's birthright is to live free and to dream big.
But he taught us not to dwell on the past. He taught to look to the future. And you know what he'd tell us if he were here now?
He'd tell us to lift up our eyes and look over the horizon, not just to what we can do, but to what we can become — an America where government is small and our families are strong; where we are free to save and invest what we earn from honest labor. An America where a head with an idea and a heart with a dream can achieve anything because nothing is beyond our reach."
As Fred reminded the Repulican convention in 1996: "For eight historic years, President Reagan's contagious optimism and unsinkable hope reawakened our nation's pride and reminded us that America's birthright is to live free and to dream big. But he taught us not to dwell on the past. He taught to look to the future. And you know what he'd tell us if he were here now? He'd tell us to lift up our eyes and look over the horizon, not just to what we can do, but to what we can become — an America where government is small and our families are strong; where we are free to save and invest what we earn from honest labor. An America where a head with an idea and a heart with a dream can achieve anything because nothing is beyond our reach." I don't believe in all this comparisons of Fred to Reagan, each is/was their own man. I do, however, think it would be a good exercise for Fred to watch a recording of his latest speech with Reagan's words in mind. He might see that he needs to change his rhetorical direction a little.