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  • Thompson backers hope red pickup also to hit campaign trail again

    08/21/2007 5:10:38 PM PDT · by xcamel · 168 replies · 1,974+ views
    WKRN ^ | August 21, 2007, 7:01 pm | By ERIK SCHELZIG
    More than a dozen years after it was credited with helping turn around his first bid for public office, Fred Thompson's old pickup truck sits parked behind his mother's house in this Nashville suburb. The red paint is faded and the tailgate hangs open, but supporters would like nothing more than to see the actor-politician leap back into the bed to make stump speeches in his bid for the White House. The Republican has not yet announced his candidacy _ that's expected next month _ and there's been no word from Thompson's campaign about whether there will be any role...
  • [Fred]Thompson Brings Gun Control to the Fore (Knocks Rudy on 2nd Amendment)

    08/21/2007 9:04:24 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 66 replies · 2,769+ views
    The New York Times ^ | August 22, 2007 | Michael Cooper
    Former Senator Fred D. Thompson of Tennessee, who has not officially declared his presidential ambitions, took a not-very-veiled swipe yesterday at the leading Republican candidate, former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York, for supporting gun control. Mr. Thompson, who starred in “Law & Order,” wrote on his Web site: “When I was working in television, I spent quite a bit of time in New York City. There are lots of things about the place I like, but New York gun laws don’t fall in that category.” Then he decried a recent court ruling on a gun case, writing that...
  • Thompson faces election complaint [A liberal blogger has filed a federal complaint....]

    08/20/2007 12:34:22 PM PDT · by Sub-Driver · 59 replies · 2,514+ views
    Thompson faces election complaint By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer 14 minutes ago A liberal blogger has filed a federal complaint against former Sen. Fred Thompson, the actor and unannounced Republican candidate for president, accusing him of violating election laws as he ponders his entry into the race. The blogger, Lane Hudson, submitted his complaint to the Federal Election Commission on Monday saying Thompson has raised far more money than he needs to explore whether to run for president. Federal law allows potential candidates to raise money to travel, conduct polls and pay for other expenses related to "testing the...
  • Latest Polls Show Giuliani and Even Fred Thompson Beating Clinton

    08/19/2007 8:27:08 PM PDT · by az4vlad · 61 replies · 2,066+ views
    Intellectual Conservative ^ | August 19, 2007 | Rachel Alexander
    The presidential election is still over a year away, and Republican approval ratings are lower than ever with the President's approval rating averaging 32.9%, but the latest polls are already beginning to show Giuliani beating Hillary in hypothetical matchups in the general presidential election. According to key campaign website realclearpolitics.com, two out of the five most recent major polls have Giuliani beating Hillary, and one has Fred Thompson beating Hillary. A Battleground poll taken in the middle of July shows Giuliani beating Hillary by 6 points, and a Rasmussen poll taken at the end of July has Giuliani winning by...
  • Who is Fred Thompson? Career in limelight

    08/19/2007 5:28:12 PM PDT · by SmithL · 38 replies · 1,249+ views
    Memphis Commercial Appeal ^ | 8/19/7 | Bartholomew Sullivan
    Republican by allegiance, conservative by nature, Thompson remains hard to pigeonhole -- Fred Dalton Thompson, who is expected to announce in early September he is a candidate for president of the United States, was already a family man when he arrived in Memphis in 1962. That may explain why his listing in the Memphis State University yearbook, class of 1964, offers no clubs, no sports, no "most likely to succeed." Thompson's mention, slotted between Raymond Lyle Thomas and Martha Ann Thompson, gives his hometown of Memphis and simply states he graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences. "He had...
  • NOT-YET-RUNNING THOMPSON STUMPS IN IOWA

    08/18/2007 10:39:05 PM PDT · by Doofer · 9 replies · 591+ views
    New Yoirk Post ^ | August 18, 2007 | CHARLES HURT
    August 18, 2007 -- DES MOINES, Iowa - Fred Thompson wandered very close to getting into the 2008 presidential race yesterday in his first foray here - riding a wave of political celebrity but carefully skirting the pitfalls of specifics. The former senator from Tennessee, who is expected to enter the race next month, wants to be the conservative alternative to Rudy Giuliani but refused repeated requests yesterday to rule out raising taxes. "We are in the process of gradually bankrupting future generations in this country," Thompson said of Social Security and other entitlement programs that will plunge the federal...
  • [Mitt]Romney, [Fred]Thompson tie for straw poll victory

    08/19/2007 4:22:16 AM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 65 replies · 1,532+ views
    August 19, 2007 | Dan Shaw
    http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070819/ELECTION01/708190344 Due to copyright issues, link only....
  • Some view Thompson as next 'Great Communicator'

    08/18/2007 9:21:51 PM PDT · by SmithL · 210 replies · 2,517+ views
    Knoxville News Sentinel ^ | 8/19/7 | Michael Collins
    Will Reagan similarities help this actor-turned-politician? WASHINGTON — He’s an actor-turned-politician in the mode of Ronald Reagan, someone who’s at ease in front of a camera or a crowd, a man who can charm an audience with a folksy tale or a clever turn of phrase. But is Fred Thompson truly Reaganesque? Reagan was, after all, the Great Communicator, a leader so skilled at connecting with his subjects that he has become the standard by which all would-be presidents are judged. Thompson’s admirers, elated over his expected decision to seek the Republican nomination for president, already are hailing his candidacy...
  • Thompson Woos Iowa, a Presidential Hopeful in All but Formality

    08/18/2007 7:29:14 AM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 33 replies · 895+ views
    The New York Times ^ | August 17, 2007 | Susan Saulny
    Following in the path of Mitt Romney, Rudolph W. Giuliani, Hillary Rodham Clinton and a host of other presidential candidates, Fred D. Thompson punched his ticket at the Iowa State Fair on Friday, acting very much the candidate despite legal restrictions on his political activity. This was in no uncertain terms a debut for Mr. Thompson. Rather than merely delivering a talk to supporters, he was engaged this time in what could not have been mistaken for anything other than retail campaigning as he mingled through the crowd at the fair, a must-stop for any serious presidential contender. But if...
  • FREDDY, SET, GO! HERE COMES THOMPSON

    08/17/2007 9:47:53 AM PDT · by SmithL · 335 replies · 4,492+ views
    New York Post ^ | 8/17/7 | Charles Hurt
    IN JUST two weeks, Fred Thompson will finally announce his formal entry into the 2008 presidential race and instantly become the biggest Republican threat to Rudy Giuliani. The long-anticipated move by the former "Law and Order" star begins today with his arrival at the Iowa State Fair, where he will face his first real test before actual voters. Giuliani still holds a 10-point advantage over him in national polls, according to RealClearPolitics, but Thompson has seen his own support steadily grow while Giuliani's slowly erodes, from a high of nearly 40 percent earlier this year to below 30 percent now....
  • Thompson 'taking time' to make GOP prez announcement

    08/15/2007 12:20:09 PM PDT · by SmithL · 110 replies · 2,004+ views
    Will the leading non-candidate for the Republican presidential nomination get into the race in time for a debate next month in New Hampshire? Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson is expected to get into the race in early September, about the time of the Sept. 5 debate at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. But Thompson’s unofficial White House campaign says no date has been set for any announcement. Asked today by a Nashville radio commentator whether Sept. 5 is likely to be the day, Thompson said: “I can’t give you a particular date, but sounds like you’re in the...
  • What We Saw at the Iowa Straw Poll (Fredheads E-Mail)

    08/14/2007 11:36:59 AM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 16 replies · 714+ views
    Texas Fredheads | August 14, 2007 | Ken Emanuelson
    I'm pleased to report that the FredHead Express team made it safely back in Texas. The response in Iowa was really great. More often than not, our table had people in front of it giving us encouragement and begging for Fred stuff. A bunch of people from the rival campaigns dropped by to (quietly) tell us they'd be backing Fred once he's in. Some whispered that they'd voted for Fred in the poll. A McCain supporter told us the McCain folks sent out an "alert" once they found out we were there. We all got a kick out of that...
  • Just Outside the Polling Place, A GOP Circus (Monkey Included) [Ames, Iowa Straw Poll]

    08/11/2007 7:47:10 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 17 replies · 945+ views
    The washington Post ^ | August 12, 2007 | Michael D. Shear and Chris Cillizza
    Republican presidential candidates transformed the campus of Iowa State University into a conservative carnival Saturday, competing for votes by offering free soda and barbecue and a promise of shade for the thousands who braved the 100-degree heat to attend this year's straw poll. The activists came by the busload, more than 30,000 in all, for the first voting of the 2008 presidential campaign. But for many, casting ballots was an afterthought as they made their way past huge stages with live bands, inflatable bouncy rooms for the kids and fair-style booths touting one conservative cause after another. The Iowa Right...
  • [Fred]Thompson Leads, Democrats Close in North Carolina

    08/11/2007 8:09:35 AM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 60 replies · 1,624+ views
    Angus Reid Global Monitor ^ | August 10, 2007
    Fred Thompson remains the favourite United States presidential contender for Republican Party backers in the Tar Heel State, according to a poll by Public Policy Polling. 30 per cent of respondents in North Carolina would support the actor and former Tennessee senator in the 2008 primary. Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is second with 20 per cent, followed by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with 12 per cent, and Arizona senator John McCain with seven per cent. In the sample of Democratic Party supporters, former North Carolina senator John Edwards and New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton are...
  • Is the Good Ship Fred Righting Its Course?

    08/09/2007 1:33:20 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 48 replies · 1,363+ views
    National Review ^ | August 9, 2007 | Jim Geraghty
    The mood within Team Fred is a bit more optimistic with yesterday’s news that William Lacy will be taking the reins of the not-quite campaign. While friends of Fred will try to make the case that the troubles of the past weeks were minor bumps in the road, I’m told the mood within Fred-land was gloomy, as suggested by the sudden departures and fairly low-profile schedule for the not-quite-candidate. What we on the outside didn’t see were the tensions at the top and a sense of confusion over what the next steps were… A quirk of the not-quite-campaign so far...
  • Fred Thompson on the Move

    08/08/2007 4:40:32 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 70 replies · 1,451+ views
    Yahoo! News ^ | August 8, 2007 | Marie Horrigan
    With a re-vamped Web site, a new “Weekly Update” e-mail to supporters, and the announcement of top campaign hires, the still-unofficial presidential campaign of actor and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson edges ever closer to officialdom this week. As part of the flurry of activity, Thompson informed supporters he was taking the month of August to travel around the country and speak with voters. “It’s not quite two-a-days, but I think we’re building some real momentum. To keep that momentum, we’re shifting into higher gear,” Thompson wrote in his inaugural e-mail update, released Tuesday, On Wednesday, the campaign announced that...
  • [Fred]Thompson's timing gamble may pay off for his campaign

    08/08/2007 2:36:49 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 171 replies · 2,460+ views
    The Concord Monitor ^ | August 8, 2007 | DANIEL BARRICK
    Word of Fred Thompson's imminent entrance into the presidential sweepstakes rippled through Republican circles this spring. Two months later, that talk is pretty much the only thing the Thompson campaign has to show for in New Hampshire. But don't worry, all you Fred-heads. Thompson, a former Tennessee senator, may lack a Granite State office, campaign staff or fundraising team. But he's got one thing the other GOP hotshots don't: Dan Hughes. "I'm sitting here in my basement ready to go," Hughes told us by phone yesterday. Hughes, a former state representative from New Castle, is Thompson's man on the ground...
  • Sen. Thompson launches new site, weekly updates

    08/07/2007 7:22:53 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 16 replies · 1,112+ views
    The Hill ^ | August 8, 2007 | Sam Youngman
    Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) announced the launch of his revamped website and started sending out promised weekly updates to online supporters Tuesday. Thompson’s first update to supporters borrows a page from former Sen. George Allen’s (R-Va.) playbook, using football references to make everyone feel like they’re part of the team. “Team Thompson needs your support as the 12th man ... and as the 12 millionth man,” Thompson’s e-mail reads. “Thank you so much for everything you are doing.” The new website contains some components from the first one, includes a biography page and numerous ways to contribute money, but...
  • Thompson winning men, Clinton women -- Both find opposite gender tougher

    08/07/2007 12:47:16 PM PDT · by SmithL · 58 replies · 1,435+ views
    AP via KnoxNews ^ | 8/7/7 | ALAN FRAM, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON - Women are flocking to Hillary Rodham Clinton's Democratic presidential candidacy and men are doing the same for Republican Fred Thompson. Yet for all that support, both candidates are showing early vulnerabilities wooing voters of the opposite sex. Thompson, the former Tennessee senator and tough-guy actor on television's "Law and Order," gets 68 percent of his support from males as he edges toward a run for the GOP presidential nomination, far more than other hopefuls, according to recent Associated Press-Ipsos polling. While he and front-runner Rudy Giuliani each draw nearly a quarter of the Republican male vote, he significantly...
  • Is GOP Straying from Conservative Base?

    08/07/2007 3:53:12 AM PDT · by monomaniac · 135 replies · 1,743+ views
    Citizen Link ^ | 8-6-2007
    As the Republican National Committee (RNC) wrapped up its four-day annual summer meeting in Minneapolis over the weekend, some leaders were left wondering if the party is straying from its conservative stance on social and religious issues. "Evangelical and pro-life Catholics are a critical part of the GOP's electoral coalition," James Bopp Jr., an Indiana member of the RNC, told The Washington Times. "The GOP cannot win in 2008 without their enthusiastic support. It remains to be seen whether the GOP is moving away from them. Whether the GOP is doing so will be determined by who is nominated for...