Posted on 09/08/2007 8:32:15 PM PDT by finnman69
No one noticed the wince. If they did, no one wanted to talk about it, because Fred Thompson's campaign staff (which still exists, the fresh exodus of three top staffers aside) had set up his presidential launch on The Tonight Show so deftly. This was history, and when history's being made you can forgive Jay Leno's dying-man groping for punchlines or a 10-minute giggle-proof lead-in segment where burly housewives and shirtless yokels bumped, grinded and cross-dressed to Rihanna tunes. Sweat it out. You'll want to tell your grandkids about the night you watched Fred Thompson begin his quest for the White House. ------------------------- The rationale for Thompson's run has been refreshingly phony: It's all about his looks, his voice, his personality. His backers have confused all of that with leadership, and Thompson, like the worst actor, is starting to believe his reviews. That's a mistake. The point of Fred Thompson is that he was never serious.
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
Actually, Fred bought the truck at a used-car lot - and still owns it.
Any time the terms "aw-shucks" or "folksy" appear in a story about Fred, I make it a habit to stop reading at that point - Invariably, nothing insightful or truthful will follow.
Oh so that's his problem. He's gay and liberal. Glad to see he's got the good sense to fear Thompson.
“The rationale for Thompson’s run has been refreshingly phony: It’s all about his looks, his voice, his personality. His backers have confused all of that with leadership, and Thompson, like the worst actor, is starting to believe his reviews. That’s a mistake. The point of Fred Thompson is that he was never serious.”
A lot of folks are convinced that Thompson is a conservative. Now they’ve even got him believing it. Lessons are sure learned the hard way.
Well, I learned from this thread that there is a such a thing as “Reason Magazine”. Never heard of it.
Yeah, I think the only “lightness” is in Weigel’s loafers!
Here’s what he said about Fred in April:
“He’s… handsome? What? I’m pretty darn gay, myself - I can imagine snogging Hugh Jackman or Anderson Cooper or that one guy from Fall Out Boy. But Thompson? Fred Thompson?”
Thompson has an ACU rating of 86, Hunter is at (I think) 92. Thompson IS a conservative. Its those who think he isn’t who are in fantasyland, especially if they believe the ridiculous crapola dished out in this poorly written idiotic leftist article.
McCain has an ACU Rating of 83.So Thompson is rated slightly more conservative than McCain.
Interesting that the worst comments about Fred so far are from the right, not the left. Didn’t Reagan say something about not eating our own?
Factually incorrect. Good to know where you take your cues from.
“Looks like Fred scares the beejeezuz out of David Weigel-—the man is virtually incoherent.”
To which do you refer?
Fred’s been a disaster so far. Just saying.
McCain wrote McCain-Feingold, Thompson was a key support of it. McCain-Feingold did more damage to the first amendment than the previous 20 years of crappy laws. Nobody that supported that hunk of crap is a conservative no matter what their ACU rating is.
What is "snogging", and does it involve fecal matter?
I'm not sure, I haven't really been following Fred lately. I just know that he's not as liberal as Schwarzenegger.
According to http://english2american.com/dictionary/s.html
snog v. This may or may not be a verb, depending on who you are snogging. The closest equivalent to snogging is making out, which is a terrible phrase and as far as I can see describes anything on the sexual scale which can be performed on a couch. Snogging translates to playground-speak as kissing-with-tongues and I suppose is French-kissing, which is another appalling phrase.
Yeah right! Concerns of lefty gay girlie men maybe!
Yup, and Hunter only slightly more than Thompson. So what does that tell you? It tells me that a conservative voting record is only part of the picture, albeit a very important one. McCain is nuts....therefore he is out despite his record. He did have potential at one time, that time has long passed.
I have no problem with genuine legitimate criticisms of Fred, but saying he is not conservative is simply bullcrap, when compared to the other candidates.
I don’t concern myself too much with the ACU ratings. They only tabulate the votes a person makes. Thompson may very well vote on the conservative side most often. I don’t disagree with that, most repubs do. What I am most concerned with is his willingness to fight for conservative issues. Is there a history of him laying his reputation and political career on the line fighting for conservative causes near and dear to him? Like abortion? Tax reform or tax cuts? WOT? Strong military? Has he been out front on these or anything? Has he displayed passion for any conservative issues as a senator or at any other position?
Too many republicans can mouth the conservative message. They know all the right words to say but when it comes down to crunch time, they fold like a cheap suit. And that is my main concern with Fred Thompson. Eveyone says he is a conservative. Where is the proof?
personally I think the ACU ratings are worthless, as is the ACU.
Does this guy have a degree in anything remotely resembling a college major that would require a passing grade in writing skills?
These article authors who somehow think that they are being "really, really cute", need to wise up.
There is sure some sad, sad articles being posted for perusal on FR these days.
Awww, concern from the RudyBooster. Isn’t that nice? So glad you’re so concerned...you should be.
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