Posted on 09/06/2007 3:54:05 AM PDT by Kaslin
Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson was set to officially announce his long-expected Republican presidential bid in a 15-minute Webcast at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Thursday, timed to coincide with a visit to "The Tonight Show."
The unprecedented move is part of an unconventional campaign style that quickly moved Thompson to the front ranks of GOP contenders with little effort.
But in recent months, many grass-roots conservatives have soured on the strategy and the candidate. Once viewed as a GOP savior, many now question Thompson's grit and determination.
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Good grief!
This whole electorial mess shouldn’t even START for another YEAR!
Oh puh_leeez. Fred just announced last night, and they are already declaring him dead. What a joke. Fred is much much closer to Rudy than the second place Obama is to Hillary.
I know. People lose interest
The BUZZ sounds like a chain saw this morning. IBD smoking hildeweed! Who do you REALLY support???
LLS
That FT *Max Headroom* ad before the debates was horrible. Couldn’t concentrate on what he was saying and watch him at the same time.
Give it a rest. The numbers are through the roof already after Fred’s Announcement and the money is pouring in...go throw up somewhere else. Thanks so much.
The worst part is all of the stories about nothing.
Fred Thompson blah,blah,blah....
I’d love to have the Fred Thread concession here.
Over 1 million served!
We now have a Conservative Candidate that “everyone” including Moderate to Conservative Democrats can and will support. They’ll have a reason to vote in 2008.
FRED THOMPSON 2008!!!!!
The first primary is a few months away. Another year might be a little late to start. :)
Has __fill in the blank__ waited too late to declare for the 2012 Presidential election?
I suspect Fred will begin doing better, not worse now that he is going to be campaigning in Iowa and New Hampshire personally.
I think Fred should have announced when it would have been exciting rather than anti-climactic, in hindsight. That said, his strategy has put him second in the race in the polls right now so it can’t be condemned. I didn’t like the Tonight Show announcement, or that he didn’t do it the day BEFORE the New Hampshire debate (with the hard work of debate prep that would have required). But to say that his campaign is over or has lost steam is silly.
I support Duncan Hunter because he seems like the only rock solid conservative in the race and I’ve never seen him misstep in a speech or an interview . . . which is pretty amazing. Duncan Hunter knows who he is, what he believes and what he is talking about. That said, Fred’s my favorite other than Hunter at this point and attacking him for announcing a month too late when the “waiting” strategy has worked for him and got a lot press is silly. Kind of like me, an average sized guy and an average athlete, kibbitzing a Joe Montana for one bad play early in a game. Maybe true, but missing the point that he’s a great player that has done practically everything right.
I want a hotdog w/mustard, a mango slurpy, and an informed electorate with a superfluity of wisdom. Oh, and I will need some napkins, heh. :)
What a biased title and article.
As with any candidate, Thompson should be evaluated based on his positions, his track record, his electability, and his character.
People who don’t like Fred don’t even have to bother speaking up about it anymore. He’s destroying himself through arrogance and incompetence IMHO.
I think it will come down to Duncan Hunter or Fred and we have a lot of time to decide.
Poor Saundra. Deluded.
(de·lu·sion) (d[schwa]-loo¢zh[schwa]n) [L. delusio, from de from + ludus a game] a false belief that is firmly maintained in spite of incontrovertible and obvious proof or evidence to the contrary and in spite of the fact that other members of the culture do not share the belief.
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(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; “he has delusions of competence”; “his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination”
the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
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A delusion is commonly defined as a false belief, and is used in everyday language to describe a belief that is either false, fanciful or derived from deception. In psychiatry, the definition is necessarily more precise and implies that the belief is pathological (the result of an illness or illness process).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delusion
A false idea typically originating from a misinterpretation but firmly believed and strongly maintained in spite of contradictory proof or evidence.
www.alz.org/Resources/Glossary.asp
A fixed belief unrelated to a youth’s cultural and educational background, improbable in nature, and not influenced or changed by reason or contrary experience. Categorized as a thought disorder.
www.dphilpotlaw.com/html/glossary.html
A belief that is firmly held despite compelling evidence to the contrary and is not a conventional belief that the person might be expected to hold given the particular educational and cultural background.
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“The father of a most respectable family, comprising Enthusiasm, Affection, Self-denial, Faith, Hope, Charity and many other goodly sons and daughters.” [DD] Observed regularly among Fundies in chatrooms, evidenced by babble, hypocrisy and method of sharing.
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“Delusion refers to belief in something that contradicts reality. In Buddhism, delusion is ... a lack of awareness of the true nature or Buddha nature of things, or of the true meaning of existence. “According to the Buddhist outlook, we are deluded by our senses— among which intellect (discriminating, discursive thought) is included as a sixth sense. ...
www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/mindseal/glossary.html
a persistent false belief that is strongly held despite clear evidence that the belief is actually false. There are many different types of delusions, depending on what the delusion is about. An example would be a person’s belief that the FBI was following him/her to put him/her in jail. This is called a delusion of persecution because the person believes he/she is being persecuted against. Delusion comes from the Latin word “deludo” meaning “to play false.”
www.dbs-stn.org/glossary1.asp
Anything that deceives the mind with a false impression, a deception, a fixed false opinion or belief that cannot be shaken by reason.
miriams-well.org/Glossary/
A false idea or belief.
www.deeptrancenow.com/dict_d.htm
A false, fixed, odd, or unusual belief firmly held by the patient. The belief is not ordinarily accepted by other members of the person’s culture or subculture. There are delusions of paranoia (others are plotting against them), grandiose delusions (exaggerated ideas of one’s importance or identity), and somatic delusions (a healthy person believing that he/she has a terminal illness).
www.out-of-darkness.com/Glossary.htm
A false belief persistently held despite strong and obvious proof to the contrary.
www.snowdenmentalhealth.com/glossary.mgi
A firm, fixed idea not amenable to rational explanation and maintained despite objective evidence to the contrary. Some types of common delusions are delusions of being controlled, delusions of grandeur, delusions or persecution and somatic delusions.
www.med.umich.edu/nursing/psych/staff/orient/words.htm
is a false belief that a person maintains in spite of evidence that proves it untrue.
www.a2zpsychology.com/psychology_guide/mental_illness_terminology.htm
Fixed belief opposed to reality and not logically sound.
suicideandmentalhealthassociationinternational.org/schizgloss.html
A groundless, irrational belief or thought, usually of grandeur or of persecution; generally a characteristic of paranoia.
www.annikeris.com/glossary_d.html
A fixed belief that has no basis in reality. People suffering from delusions are often convinced they are famous people, are being persecuted, or are capable of extraordinary accomplishments.
schizophrenia.atspace.org/glossary/
Really, you have got to get a life.
It is just past Labor Day a year out. Some "grass roots" people need to find a hobby for the off-season.
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