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Thompson driven by instinct
Pensacola News Journal | January 5, 2008 | Bill Theobald

Posted on 01/05/2008 1:22:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: Clara Lou; 2ndDivisionVet; donnab
i might be alone, but maybe i'm the only objective one...

although this is a matter of opinion. here's what i took away:

his first question was very direct. "is your campaign low on money?"

her response: "BILL! none of the other wives get asked those hard questions!"

it made me cringe a little. yes, bill interrupted her but he just wanted to know why fred had not been on bill's show yet. she dodged that question over and over.

finally, she said, "bill, why haven't you discussed fred's plan to save social security?

bill's response: "well, if he'd come on the show he could have all the time he wants to talk about it!"

fair enough.

basically, she has strikes against her from the outset due to her relative youth, beauty, and trophy-wife status. they might be unfair criticisms, but we know how undecided voters make their choices and she will play into their decision.

look, i LOVE fred! i just want him to do well. just go on the the factor and explain your points. fred can handle bill! the factor's audience is huge.

21 posted on 01/05/2008 2:17:06 PM PST by thefactor
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To: Petronski
From what I saw, she performed admirably and he was a rude, obnoxious pig...in both cases, exactly as to be expected.

That's BO's schtick. Any one that goes on O'Reilly to advance their own cause is making a huge mistake.

Coulter is the exception, she's the only person I've seen that can spank him. And she relishs it when she does.

22 posted on 01/05/2008 2:35:59 PM PST by Donald Rumsfeld Fan (“Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” George Burns)
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To: donnab
Jeri had a hard time getting a word in edgewise.

He's not called Bill "The Bloviator" O'Reilly for no reason.

23 posted on 01/05/2008 2:39:04 PM PST by Donald Rumsfeld Fan (“Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” George Burns)
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To: thefactor
bill's response: "well, if he'd come on the show he could have all the time he wants to talk about it!"

That's total BS. And BO knows it.

24 posted on 01/05/2008 2:42:38 PM PST by Donald Rumsfeld Fan (“Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” George Burns)
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To: thefactor

Most of us love Fred and we all know that Bill is a “pompous liberal windbag”.

But why HASN’T he gone on the Factor?? He takes the other candidates to task after that Iowa debate for not standing up to the moderator but won’t face Bill??

Jeri did dodge the money question and maybe it wasn’t fair.. but she dodged it nonetheless. Though it probably wouldn’t matter since Bill would have talking right over here anyway.

I HATE how he interrupts EVERYONE.

He probably interrupts himself when talking to himself...


25 posted on 01/05/2008 2:45:22 PM PST by aj7360
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To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan; thefactor

bill’s response: “well, if he’d come on the show he could have all the time he wants to talk about it!”

To which she responded: Oh yeah Bill then it would be all love and roses?

Great response. I did not get the impression Factor did at all. Against Mr Ego..she handled herself very well. Maybe you just couldnt hear her answers over Bills Egotistic ranting.


26 posted on 01/05/2008 3:27:58 PM PST by donnab (saving liberal brains...one moron at a time.)
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To: aj7360
But why HASN’T he gone on the Factor??

Nothing to be gained. That's why.

27 posted on 01/05/2008 3:33:31 PM PST by Donald Rumsfeld Fan (“Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” George Burns)
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To: aj7360
He probably interrupts himself when talking to himself...

Now that's funny.

28 posted on 01/05/2008 3:35:02 PM PST by Donald Rumsfeld Fan (“Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” George Burns)
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To: donnab
who wants it to be all love and roses? is that what she expects from the media? please.

he needs to argue his points to the largest possible audience. bill is a necessary evil, imho. fred is quick on his feet and witty to boot. as we saw in the debates, he does not let moderators or interviewers dictate discourse.

29 posted on 01/05/2008 3:38:54 PM PST by thefactor
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To: thefactor

oh Lawd...laugh a little in life.

She was being sarcastic. I stand by the fact that she did well. Have a good night.


30 posted on 01/05/2008 3:43:10 PM PST by donnab (saving liberal brains...one moron at a time.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Fred Thompson has a well-defined political philosophy that has guided his views throughout his career. He believes in limited federal power and leaving many decisions to individual states.

No finger into the wind for Fred!

We need him!

31 posted on 01/05/2008 3:44:25 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: thefactor
fred can handle bill! the factor's audience is huge.
On this we agree. I'm just going to guess, though, that Thompson cannot STAND O'Reilly and he's putting this off as long as possible.
32 posted on 01/05/2008 4:00:54 PM PST by Clara Lou (Thompson '08)
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To: thefactor
The last person I, as a woman, would talk to on the phone is Bill O'Reilly.

I thought she did fine.

33 posted on 01/05/2008 4:09:28 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham; donnab

don’t send your wife to do your job. IMHO, of course.


34 posted on 01/05/2008 4:47:46 PM PST by thefactor
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To: Clara Lou
Fred will make a good president or VP. As a president over 300 million people you have to delegate most everything but the big decisions and overall direction. As a VP his acting skills will help him seem interested in all those functions he has to go to because the President doesn’t care to attend.

You all might kill me for this, but, I think Bill Clinton had the skills to make a good VP. He can appear very sincere and caring when he chooses to. I would not however have wanted Bill in a position where he could have become a leader. Since he leads by consensus and triangulation.

35 posted on 01/05/2008 5:26:46 PM PST by ME-262 (Nancy Pelosi is known to the state of CA to render Viagra ineffective causing reproductive harm.)
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