Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Posted on 11/01/2007 8:55:33 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
By Kleinheider
November 1st, 2007 - 8:13 am
Steve Gill pens a column this morning counseling Fred Thompson to hit the immigration issue hard — especially Hillary Clinton’s rambling answer in Tuesday night’s Democratic debate regarding drivers licenses for illegal immigrants. An answer she has now retracted.
Steve Gill on Fred’s immigration opportunity:
Thompson has the opportunity to pounce on the issue and make it his, which would give him an advantage in both the Republican Primary as well as the general election. Granted, Thompson’s personality and style do not fit well with the image of a quick, cat-like “pounce.” So perhaps he should be more like a grizzly bear and launch a big pawed “swipe” at Hillary…with the claws out.
It would appear that Fred is already heeding Gill’s advice:
While Hillary Clinton was speaking out both sides of her mouth at last night’s debate over the issue of drivers licenses for illegal aliens, what went unsaid is that this is a recipe for increased voter fraud. Under the federal “Motor Voter” law (the National Voter Registration Act of 1993), states must provide applicants for drivers licenses with the opportunity to register to vote.
Giving legal drivers licenses to illegal immigrants is wrong and would provide them the opportunity to register to vote in our country. People who are not citizens of the United States should not be encouraged by pandering politicians to further break our laws and risk the health of our political system.
And Clinton is not his only target on the issue. Fred is going after Mitt Romney as well:
Thompson’s campaign also included all the usual oppo on Romney’s prevous, much softer stance on immigration, including the oft-cited Boston Globe interview from November of 2005 in which Romney called an early version of comprehensive reform “reasonable.”
If he has one, this could be Thompson’s moment. No top-tier Republican has effectively made any hay out of Romney’s marked change in tone on immigration. John McCain and Rudy Giuliani have cited the 2005 Globe story umpteen times, but have not been able to do any damage to Romney on immigration because of their own difficulties on the issue.
Fred Thompson is floundering in the polls and the media elite have already handicapped the race and decided on high that he will lose.
Fred Thompson can reasonable be said to be losing the horserace aspect of this campaign. Of course, this is a game he was never intent on playing. He is, or so he says, unconcerned by polling and elite opinion.
That may be true, however, does he not still need something, anything, that will resonate with the public and get him back in this race? Romney has the money and organization. Giuliani has the compelling narrative of 9/11, elements of the Religious Right are coalescing around Huckabee and Ron Paul is attempting to lead a social movement. Fred Thompson needs something in his campaign right now. Is it immigration? Can immigration be the issue that put Fred Thompson back in this hunt in defiance of elite opinion and polling numbers?
SEE ALSO: Fore Left
Fred has already been hitting the illegal alien issue...much to most Americans liking
I find it odd that FDT is now dropping in the polls after getting tough on illegals....while the fraud Hucksterbee seems to be gaining with his anti-American/pro-illegal pandering....maybe FDT and his people are right about the polls...
It is all spin. I do not trust any poll, I do not care how scientific they claim to be. The press is wanting to split the party and they know and Rooty or Romney nomination will do that over a Hunter or FDT nod.
Hunter’s criticism of this opportunist over this issue is well aimed. We need someone in the white house who isn’t a johnny-come-lately on this issue.
Road to Des Moines Conversions on Immigration (Hunter Press release)
News Which Cannot Lose ^ | 10/25/07 | Duncan Hunter/staff
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1916889/posts
Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo have been hitting the immigration issue for months now. Hunter began hitting it many years ago, and had a bill passed and signed for 854 miles of a double border fence a year ago. He built one in San Diego years ago which has been amazingly effective!
So, yeah, Freddie. Flip flop. Hit the immigration issue hard. :)
Backdoor advertising is a beautiful thing :)
BTTT
>I find it odd that FDT is now dropping in the polls after getting tough on illegals....while the fraud Hucksterbee seems to be gaining with his anti-American/pro-illegal pandering...<
LOL! Maybe it’s because Huckabubble is delivering the entertainment the sitcom watchers expected Fred to give them! The phony Huckabubble is a laugh a minute, while it takes Fred only two minutes to put his audiences to sleep.
“Hunter’s criticism of this opportunist over this issue is well aimed. We need someone in the white house who isn’t a johnny-come-lately on this issue.”
Thompson isn’t even a johnny-come-lately. He is only saying what his supporters want to hear. He may run as a conservative but once elected, he will govern as a moderate. He will sell out to the pro-amnesty crowd. Why? Because that’s what moderates do.
Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Go Fred!
What a piece of slime you are!
What would you rather have? FDT, ELECTED...implementing his immigration plan...or Hunter, LOSING...and Hillary giving them driver’s licenses?
Morning kids, must be a slow news day for Duncan...
Again...
Oh well, we can share, were family...
Oh, Kevmo, will be back in the office this afternoon where I can read that long post.
It’s Hillary.
If it were Fred, or, for that matter, ANY Republican...the MSM would have broken their necks to get it out in the open already.
And you know this how?
Back it up or I hit the abuse button. We’ve been discussing the possibilities that this rumor applies to Fred on Fredhead threads and Intrade threads. The other intriguing possibility is that Hillary is having a lesbian affair. But if your next post is more abuse, I’ll hit the abuse button. If I hear crickets from you on this thread, I hit the abuse button.
Or they might wait until the time when it can do the most damage.
Maybe it’s Duncan Hunter trying ANYTHING to get his name recoginition up.
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