Fred is a consistent, committed conservative. As such he has a correct world vision. Something very lacking in some of the other candidates. U.S. Army Retired |
Posted on 12/27/2007 11:35:07 AM PST by SJackson
Reacting to the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson told WND, "This is a war, a clash of civilizations." Thompson, commenting at the FAIR talk radio row in Des Moines, Iowa, said he suspected al-Qaida was responsible for the attack.
"The chance that a secular woman had a possibility of ascending to power in Pakistan drove the more radical Islamic elements in the country to violence," Thompson said.
The former Tennessee senator said the Bhutto assassination was "part of a much larger picture."
"This is an international war we are engaged in," he emphasized. "Bhutto's assassination is not a law enforcement matter. This is a global conflict, and al-Qaida wants to bring Western civilization to its knees."
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
I guess yesterday’s big announcement was his request for $248,000 to run his TV ad by tomorrow, well he is up to just under half of that right now so maybe this event today will jump-start that lil’ red P/U again.
Here’s the video:
http://fredthompsonnews.blogspot.com/2007/12/fred-thompson-talks-to-fox-news-about.html
And to think World Net Daily puts this out long before anyone else and very long before the MSM will follow suit...
And 100 times better than that idiot Richardson who says we (WE!) should "force" Musharref out of power. He's channeling that old fool Jimmah.
What was the deal with Huckabee coming out and apologizing for the attack?
Does he knee jerk blame America first?!
More and more like Jimmah Carter.
[Bhutto’s assassination is not a law enforcement matter]
I’m glad to hear him make that statement, as much as I admire President Bush, I getting weary of his rhetoric...”They will be brought to justice”.
I can’t remember any world conflict where the goal was to bring the enemy to justice, the goal was to DEFEAT or ANNILIATE them.
It's called "keeping your powder dry." The real games have yet to begin, let the others peak too soon.
“Flame away, but I think Rudy is the next best major candidate to be able to throw down.”
Consider yourself flamed big time.
Kisses and hugs never the less.
| Fred is a consistent, committed conservative. As such he has a correct world vision. Something very lacking in some of the other candidates. U.S. Army Retired |
Politicians don’t like to see political assassinations and they get their boilerplate out when required to comment.
That's part of the problem. Fred it absolutely right but Fred tends to be slow to "observe the obvious". Most of us, if we'd given any thought to Bhutto's return to Pakistan would have admitted that a secular woman as Prime Minister of a Muslim Nation would drive the radicals insane with jealousy and indignation. Unfortunately, it is also one of the benefits of 20/20 hindsight.
The biggest attraction that Fred has is that he's one of the few candidates for national office that can see that we're in a global clash of cultures. Several of the Republican candidates and ALL of the Democrat candidates still can't see where they were wrong on the issue of Open Borders and Amnesty for Illegal Aliens.
I'm afraid it will take another event like 911 but "squared" to get and hold the attention of our nation. Somewhere around half of this country now thinks the Global War on Terrorism was contrived by GWB. Such stupidity is truly frightening.
Bravo Fred!
It's called "keeping your powder dry." The real games have yet to begin, let the others peak too soon.Fred has one week to turn the polls upside down. I think he waited so long keeping his powder dry, he may not have enough time left to load.
How...realy how, after reading/listening to Thompson’s reaction to Bhutto’s assasination can ANY of you think that he is the best man for the job. His ambiguous, uninspiring comments leads one to believe that he has a less than complete understanding of what is going on in this area and the implications that it holds for the international commnity at large. Just because he played roles of leaders on TV does not equate to real world executive experience.
Fred who?
FRED THOMPSON is the best person to lead this country. He is a true conservative and has been his entire life. All one has to do is check his record to see this.
During my time in the Army as an Intelligence Analyst, I served under both Presidents Carter and Reagan (as my commanders in chief). Without argument, President Reagan was the best commander-in-chief a military person could ever have served under. Fred Thompson possesses the same qualities and vision as President Reagan in that he is strong on national defense and sees a dire need to secure our borders and control immigration.
I can think of no better person to lead this country and fix the problems we have. He is the only candidate from either party who has specific and detailed plans on border security and immigration reform; revitalization of America’s armed forces; saving and protecting Social Security; and tax relief and economic growth. These are detailed on his Web site at www.fred08.com . I challenge you to find any other candidate who has laid out specific plans to fix anything.
Fred Thompson has published his first principles, some of which are mentioned above. In addition to those, he strongly believes in individual liberty, personal responsibility, limited government, federalism, traditional American values, the rule of law and is a strong proponent of the Second Amendment — all concepts established during the birth of our country and documented in our Constitution.
Again, try to find any candidate who has laid out their plans to “fix” this country. You will find they all speak in vague and abstract terms on their plans.
For those who have heard Fred Thompson speak, you will usually hear him say that the Fred Thompson you see today is the same Fred Thompson you saw yesterday and is the same Fred Thompson you will see tomorrow. He stands by his principles and values and doesn’t shift his positions based on polls or public opinion; in other words, he doesn’t say what the voters want to hear just to get elected, but remains steadfast on his views and convictions.
During his time in the Senate he focused on three areas: to lower taxes, strengthen national security and expose waste in the federal government. Fred Thompson has foreign policy experience, having served as member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Senate Intelligence committees.
As chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, he opened the investigation in 1997 on the Chinese government’s attempt to influence American policies and elections, and this investigation identified connections with the Clinton administration (documented in the committee’s report).
As a member of the Finance Committee, he worked tirelessly to enact three major tax-cut bills. Fred Thompson remains steadfast and even though a person may not agree with all his views and he understands some may disagree with him, you can count on him to be consistent and unwavering.
Don’t be fooled by his laid back approach and what critics call his “laziness.” As a former assistant U.S. attorney, he earned a reputation as a tough prosecutor and he possesses the toughness this country needs in order to tackle today’s and tomorrow’s issues.
I ask that you take a hard look at what this country needs, then take a hard look at all the other candidates’ views, policies, their records and their track record on consistency. Fred Thompson possesses integrity, loyalty, commitment, energy and decisiveness, all traits of an effective leader, and will emerge as the best person to take this country boldly forward.
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If Thompson is right about the ‘who’ this is a great response.
If, however, he’s wrong...
Same thought here.
Huh?
No, it was ISI that killed her. They are the drug runners within Pak...and wanted her out of the way. That’s been confirmed from others within ISI...
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