Posted on 10/09/2007 8:05:17 PM PDT by Politicalmom
Just the fact that 99% of the MSM’s attention tonight is on “How did Fred do?” shows he has more than a “chance” in this fight.
Fred needs energy? Isn’t that what Dobson said that got him into trouble with Freepers?
Watch out, byteback, for the demonization of what you said.
Of course he did.
He was the only one up there not acting!
:^)
***You honestly believe Fred Thompson won that debate??***
>> Fred said he’d want Congressional approval first.
That’s not what I heard. As I recall his answer, the first thing he said was that he would *not* surrender the rights and perogatives of the executive branch (constitutional issue).
The second thing he said was (and I know I’m paraphrasing), all things being equal, it was better that Congress approve than not approve.
I know for a fact that he did not say he would need to ask Harry and Nancy for permission. That’s a bit of hyperbole, no?
I think if Thompson can sell these wares with a sense of optimism for the country, he will do just fine. I am a tiny cog in the Republican works in my city, and I can tell you people I meet (not necessarily party people, but the great unwashed - party people don't care who gets the nod; anyone with literature for drops will do) are desperate for such a person to move ahead in this campaign.
What the mainstream media is peddling isn’t what the public wants and as we come closer to the elections will demand more than empty rhetoric.
I believe the MSM looks at Thompson with trepidation. I believe that is why these people are doing anything they can to derail him.
“You honestly believe Fred Thompson won that debate??”
Does anyone honestly believe that these are “debates” that can be “won”?
They are round robin Q@A with petty gotchyas thrown in.
Fred has them all outsmarted already. He was a little nervous, but he will explode in the next one.
Indexing benefits to inflation is stealthily bold - he is the only one of this group who could ever get away with such specificity on entitlements. The Matthews smackdown was even admired by Rudy, who couldn’t wipe the smile off his face during the next question.
Why Fred Has a Chance:
“No one asked you your opinion, Christopher.”
Leno just mentioned Fred and one person clapped.
So? At the debate, RON PAUL got the most applause. Which simply tells me WHO was at that debate in the audience.
Hint: They’re not GOP primary voters.
Well, kiss my grits, pal. Nice attempt to make Jeri look kinda like a hillbilly-ette from Hog Hollow, Naperville compared to Her Heinous who sprang from "exclusive" Park Ridge.
When I do my snow-birding from Florida, I live two towns over from Naperville ( a far west suburb of Chicago ). It's a sophisticated MIDDLE-WEST city of almost 100,000 strongly conservative, educated, work-ethic Republican souls.
It's been one of the fastest growing cities in Illinois.....home to stately houses, estates and parks, colleges, high-tech clean industry, a superior primary and secondary school system, home to countless Chicago business execs and millionaires, and real estate taxes not too many of us peasants could afford.
Hillary's town of Park Ridge has lovely areas, but doesn't come close to Naperville as an all-American city aspirant.
The per capita income in Hillaryville is $36,646.
In Jeri Thompson's Naperville the per capita income is $39,725.
Do reporters do ANY fact-checking any more, or do they just grab things out of the air to be cute or to make someone look tainted (like being a half-hick).
Don't worry, I know the answer to my rhetorical question. We all do).
Leni
Petronski is as much a psychopath as I am Britney Spears.
Not exactly. But it looks like if he felt it necessary to strike Iran, he’d be in favor of getting Congressional approval before doing anything...
>>>I don’t think anybody running for president should diminish the power of the office before he gets there and take side in a hypothetical dispute. But I would say that in any close call, you should go to Congress, whether it’s legally required or not. Because you’re going to need the American people and Congress will help you if
they’re voting for it or if they support it, or leaders, especially inthe opposite party, are convinced and looking at the evidence that this is the right thing to do, that will help you with the American people.<<<
Well, I didn’t watch the full debate but I’ve been watching a few clips and observing quotes from the debate itself.
From what I can tell a few things stood out.
Romney and Rudy’s fight.
Romney stating something about checking with his lawyers first, though I haven’t read the context of that.
Romney’s quip about law & Order, and Fred’s rebuttal about not being the best actor on stage.
Fred’s closing line about it starting to get boring without him being there.
And, Christipher getting smacked down.
I haven’t seen the whole debate, I haven’t watched most of it. But these are the items that I see popping up everywhere on blogs and TV.
Only two of these stand out to me. Romney checking with lawyers...I REALLY need to read the full transcript to see if it’s as bad as that sounds. And the Christipher smackdown. If Romney’s statement IS as bad as it sounds, it’s not the final nail in his coffin but it’s a self inflicted flesh wound.
No one cares about the Rudy/Romney fight.
Fred’s closing joke and the Romney/Thompson exchange added some levity but it’s forgettable.
That leaves “Christopher”. That’s what REPUBLICAN voters are going to take from this and remember. They hate the media, they love when the media gets smacked, and Thompson did so effectively. So, yeah, I’m going to say long term he won this round. I don’t know if it’ll show up in the polls, but his smackdown of Matthews is the main item folks will remember a couple months from now. It’s the main item that resonates in the GOP base.
I’d like to see a daily YouTube address from Fred, sort of a video version of Rush Limbaugh’s Morning Update.
If he runs out of material, he can always check out Fred Republic. Er, I mean, Free Republic.
Leni
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