Fred Thompson clearly stands above the rest of the field and far above the liberal RINOs Romney, Guiliani, Huckabee and McCain. U.S. Army Retired |
Posted on 12/27/2007 1:57:48 PM PST by rightinthemiddle
High priorities: tax reform, immigration, war in Iraq and terrorism, education reform
Abortion: Pro-life.
Capital Punishment: Supports capital punishment.
Education: Thompson believes that the federal role in education is “too intrusive and too bureaucratic.”
(snip)
Energy/Environmental Issues: Thompson believes that U.S. dependence on foreign sources of oil threatens national security and puts economic prosperity at risk.
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Experience: Former senator, lawyer, lobbyist, character actor.
Gay Marriage: Opposes same-sex marriage; would let states decide whether to allow civil unions
Health Care: Thompson believes that access to affordable, portable health care can be made available for all Americans without imposing new mandates or raising taxes. He believes current government programs must also be streamlined. (snip)
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
Fred ping.
From another thread:
Earlier this month Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson refused to briefly answer a question about global warming at a debate in Iowa, suggesting 30 seconds wasn’t long enough to lay out his views on the issue. During a recent telephone interview with Radio Iowa, Thompson was given an unlimited amount of time to talk about global warming. He said it was a problem.
“We don’t know the extent to which it’s warming. We don’t know whether or not it’s part of a cycle. We’ve had cooling periods in our country. We don’t know the extent to which man-made causes are contributing to it. We don’t know what the long-term effect of it is going to be and what we can do about it,” Thompson said.
Thompson went on to warn against an over-reaction to global warming. “If we unilaterally do things precipitously, not only will we damage our economy but we won’t be doing very much good at all unless countries like Russia, or mainly China and India, participate,” Thompson said. Those growing economies are major polluters, according to Thompson.
Thompson warns the U.S. economy could be harmed if American industries start getting penalized for carbon emissions. “Before we start rushing off and having United Nations countries, you know, big as a postage stamp telling us what to do and what we must do and so forth, let’s double-down and make sure we understand the ramifications and the significance of what we know and let’s improve on what we don’t know,” Thompson said during his interview with Radio Iowa.
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Fred’s not falling for the GW hype. He said it was “a problem.”
The “problem” might be the GW alarmists.
I never understood this term. Don't all actors play characters?
That’s cuz Fred’s not a “trained” actor...the MSM only respects “trained” STARS!
A character actor is usually not a “movie star,” always playing themselves but with a different love interest in a different city, wearing a different pair of sunglasses.
Character actors are usually excellent at the craft of acting, and can make you forget the person playing the part. For example: Donald Sutherland: great character actor. Jack Nicholson: movie star.
| Fred Thompson clearly stands above the rest of the field and far above the liberal RINOs Romney, Guiliani, Huckabee and McCain. U.S. Army Retired |
I hoped it would say: "And we will open every potential source of domestic oil, gas, and coal, on shore and off-shore, to domestic development. We will do so with the most environmentally friendly technologies in the world while we're at it."
A little to Al Gorey for me
healthcare should say: "none of the gubmits bidness"
Senator Thompson had the spotlight the moment he announced. Since then his poll numbers have declined dramatically:
During his 1994 campaign he said, “I’m not willing to support laws that prohibit early-term abortions.” He told Project Vote Smart, “Abortions should be legal in all circumstances as long as the procedure is completed within the first trimester of the pregnancy.” He explicitly refused to support laws prohibiting abortions for convenience:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P5a_Fpu_8KE
In 1996 he signed a document saying, “I do not believe abortion should be criminalized.”
Senator Thompson supported the expansion of NAFTA and voted Bill Clinton “not guilty” of perjury at the end of the impeachment trial:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932681/posts
He played a critical role in the passage of McCain-Feingold’s immoral and blatantly unconstitutional restrictions on political free speech, and he opposes a Marriage Protection Amendment to prevent our most liberal states from establishing legal definitions of marriage that vary from the traditional meaning of the word.
He still personally opposes laws to prohibit abortion:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=F1tfGh3ITCc
http://youtube.com/watch?v=kTQxoXD-scw
http://youtube.com/watch?v=H-b1xQNRA4g
He is the only candidate who "got it," who explained what is going on in that part of the world and why it is essential for Americans to care deeply. He doesn't pussyfoot around the dangers or overstress them to keep us in false fear. He is (sorry boys) displaying more presidential leadership than our current President (whom I hope is on top of the situation but just can't / won't let us know).
So, Huckabee is better on these issues?
If Thompson is so weak, why do you bother to post?
Thompson VOTED to oppose late-term abortions. He has also said Roe vs. Wade is “bad law” and would favor overturning it.
He also voted to convict Clinton on one count of impeachment; as a lawyer, he found it hard to vote guility on perjury.
I don’t give him much of a pass on McCain Feingold.
That's a lie.
I, also, am very wary of ANYONE who buys into the Global Warming boondoggle. ALL the candidates, ‘cept maybe Hunter and Fred, have bought into it.
See post #3.
Yup. He hopes the states will enact laws to prohibit abortion.
The best chances to stop abortion are at the state level. Sad, but true.
If he hasn’t bought into it, why stress CO2?
As Fred has said repeatedly, what he said prior to the births of his two small children in 2003 and 2006 about abortion was an intellectual exercise for him. Once he saw his baby daughter as an EMBRYO with a tiny beating heart in 2003, he knew instantly when life began: it began at conception. When he had his older children, there was no ultrasound. Having his younger children completely changed his mind about abortion.
That is the exact technology that is starting to change millions of hearts and minds away from the 1970s feminist mantra of abortion on demand for convenience. We must not denigrate ANYONE for whom ultrasound changed their views toward knowing that even early abortion is killing a tiny person. It hurts our cause.
Fred Thompson realizes that other than helping to change the makeup of the Supreme Court, there is not a lot the President can do on this issue. Bush was strong to fight against federal dollars to support killing embryos to heal sick older people, and he was proven right. I am sure President Thompson would do the same if he were faced with a similar Modest Proposal. But no President can ban abortion.
I want to remind those who care about this issue that we need to realize that many 2nd trimester abortions are ENCOURAGED by doctors these days. Read the book “Expecting Adam.” This is going around every city near you. Doctors are giving women horror stories about various afflictions in their unborn babies from Down’s to cleft palate, and being “supportive” if the woman “chooses” to put the baby out of it’s “misery.”
Thompson would make an excellent pro-life President and no one should make that the only issue on which to make one’s choice. Huckabee lies about so many things that his being pro-life could never make up for.
Good post.
Of all things, technology is going to change many minds about abortion. The Left loves technology when it serves its purpose, but they’ll lose this battle.
As long as “encourage” development of ways to clean up the environment doesn’t mean “pay for” development of ways to clean up the environment, I’m all for it. If American companies develop the technology they can make a fortune cleaning up other countries. It’s good policy, but not if we all have to pay for it.
I’m using the Herald piece right now to sway my better half from Romney to Thompson. And I’m succeeding rather easily.
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