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Thompson finance chair signs on with McCain (McC hopes to get endorsement from Fred)
Austin American Statesman ^
| Jan. 24, 2008
| Ken Herman
Posted on 01/26/2008 10:48:16 PM PST by FocusNexus
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To: Bird Jenkins
Keyes is a dynamic guy and certainly says the right things, but he comes off as only marginally sane.Only to Rino's...When the Keyes, Hunters and Tancredos of the world go political, Rino's flee the area like cockroaches do in sunlight...
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:25:19 AM PST
by
Iscool
To: Ymani Cricket
It was very bizarre indeed.
It was Shakespeare who said "that one may smile, and smile, and be a villain..."
To: EternalVigilance
I love to hear Keyes speak and applaude what he has to say, but he has a huge chip on his shoulder, comes across as angry and does not seem to have that special something it takes to be CIC. He doesn't listen either. You have to be able to listen to much counsel, not just talk and talk and talk.
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:27:32 AM PST
by
Ymani Cricket
("It is my experience that Senators focus only on pleasing those who fund their campaigns" Obi-Wan)
To: SoCalPol
That may be true but McCain-Feingold was a vast over kill.As Fred himself acknowledged when it finally saw the light of day, after Fred had left the Senate.
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:28:44 AM PST
by
SuziQ
To: FocusNexus
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:29:32 AM PST
by
Yosemitest
(It's simple, fight or die.)
To: EternalVigilance
Fair enough. I don't mean to knock your candidate, he's a good man. Just joshin' around.
To: All
We’ve been through all of this.
Running for president is about a combination of things, and much though the true believers might wish it to be otherwise, only about 10% of that combination is philosophy. It doesn’t matter if it’s Democrats or Republicans, only 10% of the process to get to the White House is about philosophy.
This has been true for over 100 years, since candidates had to start dealing with the logistics of campaign travel.
Management and organization and skills associated thereto far outweigh philosophy. Since about 1945, fund raising has outweighed philosophy too.
The Democrats are fighting a race war for their nomination now. The odds are VERY HIGH this is going to keep at least 5% of potential black votes for Hillary home. The GOP nominee has a great chance to win this even in a year of residual bad will for Bush.
It won’t be the GOP candidate’s philosophy that will decide that victory. This is not a reality created by who the nominee will be. It was going to be true even if Fred Thompson had done what was needed to compete.
Because if he had, he would have had the necessary skills to win — which have very little to do with philosophy.
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:31:08 AM PST
by
Owen
To: Ymani Cricket
He’s angry at what is being done to the country. Until all of us get angry too, it’s just going to get worse.
Alan listens very closely to patriots and sensible people. He just refuses to listen to liberals.
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:32:12 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(For America's Revival - Alan Keyes 2008 - "Alan, you stood tall." - Ronald Reagan)
To: Jim Robinson
Thanks for the late night laugh! This from one of the few who supported Keyes’ in IL. We hoped and lost, BIG TIME!
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:32:44 AM PST
by
endthematrix
(He was shouting 'Allah!' but I didn't hear that. It just sounded like a lot of crap to me.)
To: EternalVigilance
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:33:01 AM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Our God-given unalienable rights are not open to debate, negotiation or compromise!)
To: SuziQ; FocusNexus
Good points...excellent post.
Thank you! ;o)
He did have contractual obligations that prevented him from getting into the race earlier.
He, also, had media against him...the ole build ‘em up just to take ‘em down media.
BTW, did you know there are RINOs courting us? lolol
Do you know for whom you will vote yet?
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:34:50 AM PST
by
dixiechick2000
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
To: SuziQ
the fact that he waited in order to honor his professional obligations, only reinforced our respect for him. Ditto
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:35:36 AM PST
by
verklaring
(Pyrite is not gold)
To: Jim Robinson
Huckabee would get the Evangelicals and the broken glass Republicans, but doubt fiscal or security conservatives will be very enthusiastic. Just reply with what the party says about the Christians.
Who else would they vote for? Where would they go?
To: Jim Robinson
Maybe he wouldn’t have been Senator Obama if it weren’t for those who call themselves “Republicans” but spent the whole abbreviated election cycle slandering Alan instead of working against Barack.
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:37:41 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(For America's Revival - Alan Keyes 2008 - "Alan, you stood tall." - Ronald Reagan)
To: I see my hands
FDT did, after all, endorse McCain in 2000...or didn’t your little “border-box” remember?
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:38:33 AM PST
by
TxCopper
To: EternalVigilance
Sooner or later you’ve got to ask the proverbial question. If you’re so damned smart, why ain’t you rich? Or, in this case, why has he never been elected to any office? Obviously, must be something more than smarts involved. Maybe the voters just don’t like being lectured to all the time. Maybe they’re looking for a leader rather than a constitutional encyclopedia.
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:40:33 AM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Our God-given unalienable rights are not open to debate, negotiation or compromise!)
To: EternalVigilance
What makes you think it’d be any different this time?
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:41:40 AM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Our God-given unalienable rights are not open to debate, negotiation or compromise!)
To: dixiechick2000
< < Do you know for whom you will vote yet? > >
Fred Thompson, the best conservative who is on the ballot.
and you?
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:42:00 AM PST
by
womanvet
(The lesser of two evils is still evil)
To: TxCopper
"FDT did, after all, endorse McCain in 2000...or didnt your little border-box remember?"
Do you remember anything McCain did before 2000?
Since he lost the nomination in 2000, he's crapped all over conservatives at every opportunity.
Has Fred endorsed him yet?
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:44:49 AM PST
by
dixiechick2000
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
To: Little_GTO
"Who else would they vote for? Where would they go?" That's the problem. If they have no one they can support, they'll simply stay home. Reagan pulled the coalition together. RudyMcRomney tore it asunder.
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posted on
01/27/2008 12:45:12 AM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Our God-given unalienable rights are not open to debate, negotiation or compromise!)
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