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 Clintons rambling answer in Tuesday nights Democratic debate regarding drivers licenses for illegal immigrants. An answer she has now retracted.
Steve Gill on Freds 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, Thompsons 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 Gills advice:
While Hillary Clinton was speaking out both sides of her mouth at last nights 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:
Thompsons campaign also included all the usual oppo on Romneys 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 Thompsons moment. No top-tier Republican has effectively made any hay out of Romneys 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?
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You are a LOT more forgiving than I am.
I would think that if NumbersUSA misrepresented FDT’s voting record, they could be easily sued - Fred, being a lawyer himself would know that, of course. So when is the court hearing?
You and I both know it would be bad PR if he did.
Thanks for the heads up on Fred being on Sean’s show. Coming up soon, I guess.
Your car will look good with a Duncan Hunter Bumper Sticker. But I’m not sure Formula1 allows bumper stickers in their races, we’d have to check...
>You and I both know it would be bad PR if he did.<
I don’t know about that. If he can prove NumbersUSA misrepresented his record, it would show the voters that he can fight for what is right. And, you’ll have to admit, a legal action would get him a great deal of news coverage! :)
It comes from the knowledge I am on the winning team...
Oh dear. Things do get complicated, don’t they?
I got in trouble for answering a non-immigration question on this thread, so I won’t answer yours. You might try posting it on a Fred thread that goes into Fiscon issues.
It was rhetorical for all the zealots who bash us, but can’t even explain why Hunter doesn’t show up for work 30% of the time.
Oh, a rhetorical question.
Well, then I suppose here’s my rhetorical answer:
umm I’ll get back to you /rhq
” How about if we all BOOST Hunter and Thompson and let the voters decide”
That’s good. You are right with that comment. Until now, Hunter has refrained from nastiness.
Now he calls Fred a Johnny come lately on immigration? I guess Hunter does not want to stand WITH anyone else [even though Fred has a good record on immigration], he wants to stand alone and think he’s the only one. He doesn’t deserve support with saying things like that.
Well, he is practically standing alone, and he looks like a loser with a comment like that.
Hunter is a conservative with the few issues he cares about. He’s AWOL on some issues. He might say a little bit, but not much.
Have a look at Intrade.
www.intrade.com
Their only bias is whether or not you can make money selling futures contracts on the candidates. Thompson is tanking over there.
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