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Fred Thompson Announces Campaign Leadership Team [H. Baker, George Allen, Liz Cheney, S. Abraham]
Fred 08 e-mail | 8 Oct 07

Posted on 10/08/2007 11:55:03 AM PDT by seanmerc

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To: seanmerc

I cannot express how MUCH this upsets me.

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Sen. Spencer Abraham will serve as a co-chair of the Thompson campaign. Abraham most recently served the nation as Secretary of Energy during President George W. Bush’s first term in office. Prior to that, Sen. Abraham served as an effective and highly productive U.S. Senator from Michigan from 1995 to 2001. Before his election to the U.S. Senate, Abraham served as co-chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) from 1991 to 1993 and he served as chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1983 to 1990. A native of East Lansing, Michigan, Abraham holds a law degree from Harvard University, where he co-founded the Federalist S ociety.

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21 posted on 10/08/2007 12:51:44 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: seanmerc

This is bad news for Guiliani.

Baker is a power mind. (even if he has a blind spot on the Wahabis)

This is also on the day the “log” cabins launch a commercial praising Romney for his anti-gun, pro-abortion, pro-homosexual (anti-christian) stances. playing on FNC allll day todday.


22 posted on 10/08/2007 12:53:00 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: seanmerc

With the exception of Mrs. Cheney this group is less than impressive.


23 posted on 10/08/2007 12:55:30 PM PDT by kenmcg
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To: American Quilter

We may now see upon whom the anointment for intellectual successor to the Bush Administration falls. Even though the inner circle of the George W. Bush coterie is appearing to “stay out” of overt politics in support of any probable nominee for the Republican candidate for the US Presidency, some of their strategy for 2009 and beyond is becoming apparent. No such high-level assistance has come to any of the other candidates, and in fact, some slight discouragement may already be applied.

Look for Fred Thompson, seemingly laid back as he is, to get lifted to the forefront, slowly to be sure, but with a growing air of inevitability.


24 posted on 10/08/2007 12:55:41 PM PDT by alloysteel (Ignorance is no handicap for some people in a debate. They just get more shrill.)
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To: kenmcg

“With the exception of Mrs. Cheney this group is less than impressive.”

It may even be less impressive than you thought. That’s Liz, not Lynne Cheney.


25 posted on 10/08/2007 12:59:35 PM PDT by upsdriver (DUNCAN HUNTER FOR PRESIDENT!!!!)
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To: alloysteel

“Look for Fred Thompson, seemingly laid back as he is, to get lifted to the forefront, slowly to be sure, but with a growing air of inevitability.”

Ah yes, just like Bob Dole. God help us!


26 posted on 10/08/2007 1:03:03 PM PDT by upsdriver (DUNCAN HUNTER FOR PRESIDENT!!!!)
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To: seanmerc

Ah yes, now the Cheneys are on board. Are there any Bush people who are not in the Thompson camp? Would all the Bush insiders be getting behind Thompson if they weren’t certain that Thompson would continue with the disastrous Bush legacy?


27 posted on 10/08/2007 1:07:12 PM PDT by Perchant
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To: seanmerc

Ah yes, now the Cheneys are on board. Are there any Bush people who are not in the Thompson camp? Would all the Bush insiders be getting behind Thompson if they weren’t certain that Thompson would continue with the disastrous Bush legacy?


28 posted on 10/08/2007 1:07:16 PM PDT by Perchant
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To: xsmommy

I would vote for most of the candidates who attended the values voter’s debate. But definitely not Ron Paul. If I could pick from absolutely anybody, I would like to see a Roy Moore/J.C. Watts ticket. Or maybe a General Pace/Michael Steele ticket. Something like that.


29 posted on 10/08/2007 1:13:03 PM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Night Hides Not
While I would vote for Huckabee, he is not my first choice. I'm not comfortable with his fiscal record. I don't like his stance on immigration, especially his rhetoric. He is a great guy for the most part and I could vote for him, but imo he errs a little on the emotional side of things. He is too compassionate conservative when I see nothing compassionate about robbing from one American so you can give to another.

Still I could vote for him.

I would love a pre-2004 Sam Brownback (somewhere around there before he became a compassionate conservative).

30 posted on 10/08/2007 1:21:03 PM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: seanmerc

Hey, just trying to be helpful. I’ve done that several times, and finally, someone clued me in to FR etiquette. The second poster should ping the admin and ask to have it deleted or locked in favor of the first poster, IF the admin felt it was necessary.

peace.


31 posted on 10/08/2007 1:21:10 PM PDT by papasmurf (I'm for Free, Fair, and Open trade. America needs to stand by it's true Friend. Israel.)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

well i suppose in a perfect world we could put together our dream ticket, but we don’t live in one, do we?


32 posted on 10/08/2007 1:21:58 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

i would prefer to see Gen. Pace as the republican candidate for senate, in VA, against Mark Warner, actually.


33 posted on 10/08/2007 1:22:51 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: seanmerc

Thanks for posting this, I didn’t see it elsewhere and wouldn’t have known about it. I’ll keep my thoughts about the thread police hall monitors to myself.


34 posted on 10/08/2007 1:24:59 PM PDT by Rb ver. 2.0 (Che was a racist.)
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To: seanmerc

Glad to see Liz Cheney involved! This looks like a group of folks who are plugged in to great fundraising and national campaign resources.


35 posted on 10/08/2007 1:29:04 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: seanmerc

Every time I hear Howard Baker’s name it reminds me of a job I worked for a couple of weeks repairing a dam on an exclusive mountain estate in Cashier’s NC in the mid 80’s. This old retired couple wanted it repaired so they could hear the water splashing over it from their bedroom. Every day the woman would ask us when we were going to be finished because she was having a big party on an upcoming weekend and then would go though, over and over again, the entire guest list of the who’s who that were coming, always ending with, “and Howard Baker is coming do you know who he is”?


36 posted on 10/08/2007 1:33:35 PM PDT by Rb ver. 2.0 (Che was a racist.)
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To: commonguymd

Alright Allen! Be a good VP pick as well.


37 posted on 10/08/2007 1:35:59 PM PDT by CJ Wolf
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To: upsdriver

Last winter we had someone posting with Nancy Lynne Cheney frname. That was just too weird. I didn’t even investigate it.


38 posted on 10/08/2007 1:50:34 PM PDT by txhurl (Yes there were WMDs)
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To: CJ Wolf

Allen couldn’t even hang on to his own senate seat. No way do you want the Macaca moment played again ad nauseum for the whole of next year. Allen is a liability, not an asset, and will probably never run for public office again.


39 posted on 10/08/2007 1:51:54 PM PDT by tyke
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To: CJ Wolf

Allen as VP would be dynomite!


40 posted on 10/08/2007 1:53:10 PM PDT by commonguymd (Move it to the right)
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