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"It really doesn't matter how President Obama divides the Afghan baby, how he splits the difference between McChrystal and Biden. Because the war has been lost,"

Conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham recently sent an email blast to her listeners stating something very simple, yet profound: Conservatism is the most influential political philosophy of the past 100 years because it is built upon essential truths. Ms. Ingraham is right for many reasons, but mainly because conservatism is inspired by our Constitution and the Founders’ intent that our government be limited and representative of the people. Conservatives seek to maintain the rich Constitutional traditions engendered some 233 years ago in this very city. If Tuesday’s off-year elections were any indicator of things to come in 2010, Democrats...

Here is video/audio of former Sen. Fred Thompson's Common Sense "Lightning Round" from his radio show yesterday. Fred comments briefly on a whole range of issues in the news. Among other things, Fred said President Obama has been called a lot of things, but a "Decision-Maker" (when it comes to Afghanistan) is not one of them. . . (VIDEO)

Here is video of Sean Hannity's show tonight where he interviewed NY Congressional Candidate Doug Hoffman along with Fred and Jeri Thompson....(Video)

Sarah Palin and Fred Thompson had the guts to do what Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and the entire Republican Party would not do. One month ago, Thompson became the first prominent national Republican to endorse Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in the New York District 23 Congressional race. Palin made an even bigger impact by endorsing Hoffman a week and a half ago. In doing so, Palin lived up to her penchant for going against the mainstream and taking on powerbrokers inside her own party. For those who have not heard about this race, local and national Republican...

Sarah Palin and Fred Thompson had the guts to do what Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and the entire Republican Party would not do. One month ago, Thompson became the first prominent national Republican to endorse Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in the New York District 23 Congressional race. Palin made an even bigger impact by endorsing Hoffman a week and a half ago. In doing so, Palin lived up to her penchant for going against the mainstream and taking on powerbrokers inside her own party.

Lots of people want credit for Dede Scozzafava dropping out today. I feel like I have had a view from the inside. Lots of people are trying to give me credit for rallying the base since last July for Hoffman, but from my vantage point, there are four that are being overshadowed by Pataki, Pawlenty, and Palin, but who genuinely and truly deserve a hell of a lot more credit than most. Please though, remember these four: 1. Susan B. Anthony List. First in and last out, they have been under the radar for months. Before the tea party activists....

The mark of a true leader is that people actually want to follow them. Sarah Palin is that sort of leader. Sarah has proven herself as a leader from the time she was captain of her basketball team, and the leader of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . When Sarah was mayor of Wasilla, she was also elected president of the Alaska Council of Mayors. And of course, as Chairman of the AOGCC and Governor of Alaska, she showed incredible leadership. Though some were bewildered when Sarah stepped down as Governor, they just didn’t understand the dynamics going on in...

OMG. From the backwater town of Wasilla, the naïve hockey-mom moose-huntress simply "Facebooked" a few thoughts into her device of choice, and damned if those words didn't bounce off a satellite and land squarely in the middle of New York state politics. Key among those words was the phrase "endorse Doug Hoffman."  Perhaps they landed in the middle of the run up to the 2010 mid term elections as well. And from the glass towers of Manhattan to the stately low-rise buildings of Washington, self-important media pundits and Republican Party hacks are once again slow to realize that they have...

Fred Thompson, the former senator and candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, is upping the ante in the inner Republican party battle over the special election in New York's 23rd congressional district by starring in an ad for Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate. Thompson, who first endorsed Hoffman last month, has recently been joined by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in endorsing him over the Republican Party nominee, Republican State Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava. The election, which happens a week from today, is being held up as a case study of the current conflict...

Former US senator, 2008 presidential contender and "Law & Order" star Fred Thompson stars in a new TV ad for NY-23 candidate Doug Hoffman in which he urges voters to "send a message to Washington" by voting for the Conservative nominee. Thompson, who was among the first national pols to endorse Hoffman, has a history with the New York Conservative Party. In January 2008, state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long called Thompson his "favorite candidate" and hinted at an early endorsement. This was a snub to the hometown GOP contender, Rudy Giuliani, which isn't so surprising, since Long and the...

Ol' Fred, along with a long list of real-deal Conservatives, including Sarah Palin, has previously endorsed Doug Hoffman. Now Thompson is putting his mouth where his money is. And despite the fact that the NRCC is throwing $200,000.00 - $300,0000.00 at this race to get Dede Scozzafava elected, Hoffman has has own haul of cash.

RedState, Michelle Malkin and many others have been doing outstanding work covering the race in New York's 23rd Congressional District. If you haven't been following it, the race in NY-23 has Fred Thompson, Club for Growth and Bill Kristol on one side, Newt Gingrich, Daily Kos and Michael Steele on another side, and Bill Clinton and Barack Obama on yet another side. In short, it's a free-for-all. Much like the earlier Toomey v. Specter fight in Pennsylvania and the ongoing Crist v. Rubio fight in Florida, the fight in New York 23 represents another hard-fought battle for the soul of...

Monday, October 19, 2009 HORSERACE, NEWT GINGRICHInstitutional Loyalty vs. Individual LoyaltyFred Thompson has endorsed Conservative party nominee Doug Hoffman over Republican Dede Scozzafava in New York's special election, and one of Fred's guys offers me some thoughts in response to my earlier post. I agree with you whole heartedly, but would add one beat to your item:  I have no problem with the RNC or NRCC backing whomever the locals have picked (I think there is a story there as to how Dede made the cut, and by the way, I'm not surprised that Hoffman, given his low key demeanor...

So Democrats finally got a Republican to sign on to their health care bill that will saddle Americans taxpayers with more than $2.8 trillion in debt over the next 20 years... The best example of this is up in the special election to fill the House seat vacated by moderate Republican Rep. John McHugh. Republican Party bosses in upstate New York and the National Republican Congressional Committee may have thought it a good idea to put liberal state Rep. Dede Scozzafava on the Republican line. But as Politico reports, conservatives -- and even many Republicans -- aren't eating that dog...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) may have stepped into a political quagmire after endorsing a moderate New York Republican's special election bid. A host of GOP leaders have tried to distance themselves from the ongoing showdown between Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, a centrist Republican, and Doug Hoffman, the local Conservative Party's candidate. But Gingrich offered his perspective to the three-way contest for now-Army Secretary John McHugh's vacant seat on Friday when he became one of only a handful of conservative Republicans to openly back his party's struggling candidate. “The special election for the 23rd Congressional District is an important test...

Here is audio / video of former Sen. Fred Thompson on his radio show today sharing several sets of "four words he would like to hear from President Obama." (Video)

Here is audio of Fred Thompson today talking to Byron York about President Obama's speech on Health Care, and Health Care legislation in general. York pointed out that there are 36 Republican bills that have been written on Health Care. GOP Legislators took the printed out bills to the speech last night and held them up when President Obama was speaking. Fred and York talked about how Obama has been saying Republicans have offered no alternatives to what Obama and the Democrats have proposed. York said Republicans are really put out that Obama is acting like "August never happened," referring...

FLINT, Michigan -- Don't rub the stars from your eyes: you really might see award-winning actor Brian Dennehy chatting up fellow star Fred Thompson at Gillie's Coney Island in Genesee Township or Blackstone's in downtown Flint. The pair have signed on to two of the leading roles in "Alleged," a new movie on the historic Scopes Monkey Trial being shot at Crossroads Village starting Sept. 14. Dennehy will portray Clarence Darrow and Thompson will play William Jennings Bryan in an original screenplay (not a remake of the Spencer Tracy classic) about the famous courthouse battle over evolution. Names have not...

Back during the 2008 Iowa Cacuses, a rumor was circulated the night before that Fred Thompson was going to pull out of the race. During an interview the next day, Thompson said he knew who was behind it, but refused to discuss beyond saying it cost him "a couple of points". I understand during the election, nobody was going to admit who did it, certainly not until after November. OK, November came, went, and now the socialist-in-chief has everybody distracted, so, I ask: who did it?

So here we were in 2007 worrying about who would take the Reagan "mantle of conservatism" forward. John McCain, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Duncan Hunter, Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul and others were already in the race to become the next GOP nominee for president. And you know what? Conservatives were freaking out! Was this really the crop we had to choose from? None of these guys, with the exception of maybe Duncan Hunter or to an extent Ron Paul, really understood what conservatism was. Then a grassroots draft campaign was initiated to bring someone into the race that really understood...

In a Hot Air exclusive, radio host and former Senator and presidential candidate Fred Thompson writes about the end-of-life provisions in versions of Barack Obama’s health-care reform plan. Thompson helped to tee up the “end of life counseling” issue several weeks ago, and since then been addressing the various mischaracterizations, which the left has attempted to use to do to citizens’ concerns about the health care issue what “end of life counseling” would do for some Americans. Here is the latest installment. As the Obama Administration and Democrats in Congress grow weary of the voices of opposition that arose from...

In a Hot Air exclusive, radio host and former Senator and presidential candidate Fred Thompson writes about the end-of-life provisions in versions of Barack Obama’s health-care reform plan. Thompson helped to tee up the “end of life counseling” issue several weeks ago, and since then been addressing the various mischaracterizations, which the left has attempted to use to do to citizens’ concerns about the health care issue what “end of life counseling” would do for some Americans. Here is the latest installment.

Following the departures of Talk Radio Network syndicated hosts Laura Ingraham, Michael Savage & Jerry Doyle, Mount Wilson FM-owned KGIL-AM (1260) has a new-look talk lineup. The syndicated Glenn Beck now moves into morning drive from 6am-9am, followed by Fred Thompson from 9am-11am. For now, KGIL will re-broadcast Thompson’s show from 11am-1pm, In the afternoon, it’s the syndicated Dr. Dean Edell and Larry King for one hour apiece, and Lars Larson from 3pm-5pm. KGIL will play music from 5pm to midnight. Ingraham will move to CBS-owned KFWB-AM (980). Both Doyle and Savage are currently off Los Angeles radio for now.

A campaign on conservative talk radio, fueled by President Obama's calls to control exorbitant medical bills, has sparked fear among senior citizens that the health-care bill moving through Congress will lead to end-of-life "rationing" and even "euthanasia." The controversy stems from a proposal to pay physicians who counsel elderly or terminally ill patients about what medical interventions they would prefer near the end of life...But on right-leaning radio programs, religious e-mail lists and Internet blogs, the proposal has been described as "guiding you in how to die," "an ORDER from the Government to end your life," promoting "death care" and,...

Fred Thompson is using his radio show to sell the preposterous idea that the president and Democrats are promoting euthanasia of old people. He calls it "the dirty little secret" of the health care reform debate...Citing page 425 of the House bill, McCaughey claimed that "the Congress would make it mandatory ... that every five years, people in Medicare have a required counseling session that will tell them how to end their life sooner, how to decline nutrition, how to decline being hydrated, how to go into hospice care ... all to do what's in society's best interest ... and...

GRAND RAPIDS - "The Genesis Code" cast includes two Oscar winners, a one-time GOP presidential candidate and a former Ultimate Fighting Championship beltholder. The movie, currently filming in Grand Rapids and Lowell, will star Hollywood mainstay Ernest Borgnine; Louise Fletcher, best known as Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"; character actor and ex-Tennessee senator Fred Thompson, who ran for president on the Republican ticket in 2008; and Rich Franklin, a former middleweight champion mixed martial artist in the UFC. Jerry Zandstra, vice president of "Code" production company American Saga Productions, said more cast members will be announced...

Here is video of former Sen. Fred Thompson on with Neil Cavuto this afternoon, where he talked about controversy over President Obama's comments saying the Cambridge Police "acted stupidly," as well as Obama's Government Health Care plan, and the economy in general. Thompson said Obama is having problems because "there has been an outbreak of common sense across America." In all areas, he believes Obama "has a big mess on his hands." . . . . (Watch Video)

“He [Obama] is basically taking us down a left-wing road that is going to bankrupt the nation and is going to make us weaker and less prosperous as a country.” “I don’t think she was forthright. She basically stepped back from many statements she made without acknowledging that she was stepping back. She basically said she didn’t mean what she clearly meant. I think that’s unfortunate.” “It hasn’t worked out. You can’t spend your way to prosperity. You can’t borrow your way out of debt.” Click for full video file: http://washingtonnewsobserver.com/?p=128

On Page 425 of Obama’s health care bill, the Federal Government will require EVERYONE who is on Social Security to undergo a counseling session every 5 years with the objective being that they will explain to them just how to end their own life earlier. Yes...They are going to push SUICIDE to cut medicare spending!!! And no, I am NOT SH—ing YOU! So those of you who voted for Obama have now put your own parents in dire straights...Congratulations! Also, planned denial of medical care for seniors. Click the source for audio.

Here is video of former Sen. Fred Thompson and wife Jeri talking with Sean Hannity about the consequences of Government Health Care, should it pass the Congress. Fred Thompson believes the President and the Democrats in Congress are rushing to pass this bill because they don't want Americans to have time to really find out what is in the bill. . . . . (Watch Video)

July 14, 2009 Fred Thompson: Judicial Hearings a Waste of Time Former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson explains why he believes that the Senate confirmation hearings are largely a waste of time. He believes they are only used to try and get the nominees to commit gaffes.

()    www.fredpac.com  info@fredpac.com    TO:                  FredPAC Supporters FROM:            Fred ThompsonIt is expected that Senators will say that they want to wait and see what Judge Sotomayor will say at her confirmation hearing before they decide how they will vote. This is understandable, I suppose, but from my experience, what a nominee says during his or her hearing, while certainly not irrelevant, is one of the least important considerations upon which they should base their vote. Nominee’s judicial and professional record, along with their public statements and reputation for integrity, are much more reliable indicators as to the kind of judge...

As a military officer for 30 years, I came to recognize the necessity of good leadership. When I retired from the military in 1998, I became active politically in the Republican Party. Since that time, I've been elected to two National Republican Conventions, acted as a military spokesperson for the Bush/Cheney campaign in 2004, and served as national veterans coordinator for Fred Thompson's presidential run. In 2007, I ran for Minnesota GOP party chair as a reform candidate, and lost. Over the years I have raised tens of thousands of dollars for GOP coffers, donated many thousands of dollars to...

Hear Fred Thompson in his "Winners and Losers" segment cheerleading for Bibi Netanyahu. Fred understands Israel's situation better than most Israelis and explains it in a way in which only, well Fred could. audio here

Former Senator Fred Thompson (R) said President Obama was "slow off the mark" to respond to the situation in Iran. Thompson said Obama was "calibrated" in what he said. Former Senator Sam Nunn (D) said Obama has "condemned" an "unjust" regime. Nunn added the people have the right to be heard and Obama is supporting them. Nunn concluded that freedom and liberty is the story, not the United States.

Former Senator, TV star and presidential candidate Fred Thompson gives President Barack Obama a failing grade for his performance in his first 100 days in office. In an exclusive Newsmax interview, the Tennessee Republican declared: “In the most important areas that affect our country, that is our economy and national security, I’d give him an F in both categories." See Video: Fred Thompson slams Obama's first 100 Days - Click Here Now| “Domestically he is leading us down the road to economic disaster . . . We’re going to be facing trillion-dollar deficits every year for as far as the...

With the recent impeachment of Governer Rod Blagojevich, we thought it only fitting to take a look at politicians we found to be the most corrupt of all time. There could easily be a Top 100 most corrupt politicians list, but we chose to narrow our focus to 10. One of the people you won’t find here is Richard Nixon. Despite his well known transgressions, Nixon didn’t line his own pockets. Defining political corruption as the use of power for personal gain, this list includes only those public servants who used their office for financial profit. William Marcy "Boss" Tweed...

Ol' Fred is taking a 2x4 to the Dems in the Old Dominion.

Former Senator, TV star and presidential candidate Fred Thompson tells Newsmax that President Barack Obama is revealing his “naivete, ineptitude and arrogance” as he deals with matters of national security. The Tennessee Republican, who now hosts a radio show on Westwood One along with his wife Jeri, also said the “dogs of war have been loosed” over left-wing attempts to single out Bush-era officials for prosecution relating to the treatment of detainees.

Former Senator, TV star and presidential candidate Fred Thompson tells Newsmax that President Barack Obama is revealing his “naivete, ineptitude and arrogance” as he deals with matters of national security. The Tennessee Republican, who now hosts a radio show on Westwood One along with his wife Jeri, also said the “dogs of war have been loosed” over left-wing attempts to single out Bush-era officials for prosecution relating to the treatment of detainees. Newsmax.TV’s Ashley Martella cited the announcement that the Defense Department is going to release many pictures showing alleged abuse by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and asked...

Former GOP presidential candidate and United States Senator Fred Thompson announced his support this week of State Senator Ken Cuccinelli for the Republican Nomination for Attorney General of Virginia. In his endorsement, Senator Thompson said: "...one candidate stands out as the person dedicated to the First Principles on which our nation was founded. That candidate, Ken Cuccinelli, is the best choice for all citizens of Virginia to serve as the chief legal authority for the coming four years." Thompson continued: "At a time in our nation when fundamental, Constitutional rights and protections are often ignored and twisted theories are contrived...

Election long since over. 2010 not too far away. Country fights for essential freedoms as ObamaHill prepares to stampede. Funding is obviously a huge area towards the next election. Of available candidates, they need to start planning now. What are some specific companies/industries/foundations whose interests would somewhat closely or closely align with Fred Thompson? Those who may favor him for funding or even representation. Defense and legal are obvious ones, but can anyone else think of some others?

There’s no screaming on the first great song of the bailout era. No audible rage. No tears. Instead, on “Shuttin’ Detroit Down,” the country star John Rich, singing evenly, sounds perfectly levelheaded, as if he’d thought through his position thoroughly and acquired the peace of the righteous: I see all these big shots whining on my evening news About how they’re losing billions and it’s up to me and you To come running to The rescue “The song is not depressing,” Mr. Rich said last week, in an interview in the rooftop bar of a hotel in Gramercy Park. “The...

Here is video of Sen. Fred Thompson on CNN's American Morning today with John Roberts where he got the usual question of whether or not he wants President Obama to "fail." Fred answered it exactly right, saying he wants Obama's policies to fail if they are bad for America. Thompson gets down to brass tacks when he says that Obama's claim that through massive spending and debt he can produce prosperity simply defies "logic, common sense, and history." . . . . (Watch Video)

Here is video today of Sen. Fred Thompson talking with Neil Cavuto about Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's $1 Trillion bad asset plan unveiled today. Cavuto and Thompson essentially say the plan today is the old Paulson plan put forward last Fall. Toward the end of the second video, Thompson also said he hopes the Republicans will seek to obstruct much of what Obama is trying to push through . . . . . (Watch Video)

Fred Thompson discusses Obama's $1 trillion bad assets plan and called for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to resign in an interview with Neal Cavuto of FOX News. Video at:

Before he left CNBC's Jim Cramer in the dirt, Jon Stewart had pretty much knocked CNN's "Crossfire" off the air and drawn blood from Chris Matthews and Bill Kristol, among others. But he also played a role in helping to elect Barack Obama. Mainly it was through his show's withering and wicked mockery of President Bush and Vice President Cheney for several years, and much of the same directed at John McCain and Sarah Palin (Stewart suggested that she might be "tagged and released into the wilderness"). Here are just a few of Stewart's highlights for the final year of...

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Here is video of Sen. Fred Thompson at a panel discussion hosted by Pajamas TV At CPAC on Saturday, February 28, 2009. Fred analyzes the current stimulus package, and says he believes President Barack Obama is trying to take advantage of the economic crisis to keep people in fear and push through his radical big government agenda. He also talks about his new radio program that began yesterday, March 2. . . . . (Watch Video)