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?
SEE ALSO: Fore Left
You spread rumors with no evidence and then hit the abuse button on me??? You’re the one who needs to back up your accusations.
I do not regularly go onto Fred threads.
You will be seeing me on immigration Fred threads because of the lead our candidate has taken, he has rightfully criticized Fred and Romney. Where were they when we needed them for the legislation that guys like Hunter had been pushing? Now, all of a sudden, they’re big on knocking out illegal immigration? Very convenient. So convenient, we should call them the 7/11 candidates.
Uh huh nice try at a low blow, thought you were better than that...
The post names no one, which is the point of the article...
But I am willing to bet it is none of our boys, it would be out by now...
POssibly, but I still think it’s Hillary/Huma Abedin.
I hit the abuse button on ya.
I don’t do it that often, if you want to check on my history. So pipe down.
You’re the one engaged in abuse on this thread, with unsubstantiated rumors elevated to the level of vicious smears. This crap belongs in WAnkerville, not here.
Interesting that...
I don’t know if you are a piece of slime, but your smear in #11 sure is slimy. Is this all whatshisname can do to boost his name recognition?
Pitiful.
Hear, hear!
But I am willing to bet it is none of our boys, it would be out by now...
***That was one of the suggestions I sent to Intrade as a contract.
The last time a major media outlet tanked a story about a big time politician was Michael Issikoff’s story about Clinton and some intern. So, yeah, I agree that the most likely thing here is that the liberals are protecting one of their own. But this is LAT and they like Hollywood, and Fred has basically become a Hollywood type. The fact is, it could be Fred. And that could be the reason he’s tanking in polls and on Intrade. That’s what I’m posting, it certainly is within the realms of probability, and we’ll just have to see.
Where was Hunter when Fred was proposing fiscally responsible
legislation?
Fred was focused on fiscal issues. So what?
Aw man, you had earned my respect too...
Why do even those opposed pussyfoot about this? It is not a "recipe foe increased voter fraud." It is big glaring legitimization of voter fraud to the point that it will not really be fraud any more. It will be The Way Things Are Done. After a couple years of it will be upheld in the courts when challenged.
This is an immigration thread, so I’ll focus on immigration. Hunter’s criticism of Fred is valid. Fred’s been absent in the trenches on this issue, so he might want to choose another issue to have his followers rally around. I think it’s legitimate that Hunter would get territorial over this one.
The only reason Hunter escapes is he is not a big player.
You make a point, but there is more to it.
Oh yeah. The rumor about a rumor! A tantalizing move to regain readers. :)
I doubt it is about Fred though. He has too much on his plate the past five years to have been involved in a scandal.
So all the people being polled know that Fred has some big scandal, but WE don’t?
What a crock.
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