Posted on 09/01/2007 7:02:15 AM PDT by shrinkermd
Fred D. Thompson, the soon-to-be-official presidential contender, has come under a good deal of criticism in New Hampshire this week for scheduling his formal announcement for next Thursday morning and thus skipping the Republican debate in Manchester on Wednesday night.
But that does not mean that television viewers watching the debate will not see him.
Campaign officials said Friday that Mr. Thompson had bought a 30-second spot that would be televised nationally on the Fox News Channel, the network carrying the debate, just as viewers are tuning in at the onset.
One campaign official familiar with the decision said the spot would be a sneak preview of the announcement that Mr. Thompson will make the next day in a video posted on his Web site, to be followed later Thursday by campaign appearances in Iowa.
Mr. Thompson had come under pressure from the New Hampshire Republican Party and the editorial board of The New Hampshire Union Leader to participate in the nationally televised debate.
But Republicans close to the Thompson campaign felt that the risks would probably be too great for any benefit. In the worst case, he might have made a mistake or come under attack from his Republican rivals, overshadowing the highly scripted rollout he has prepared for the next day.
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OK fine. he flip flops for other reasons.
You are sooo bad....
Besides, Mom gave back her “Mystery Date, Mitt Romney Edition” so she is probably tied up right now...
Duncan Hunter's own campaign manager thinks that "the chances of Hunter winning the candidacy were about as good "as pushing a string through a maze." [whatever the heck that means]
Sorry, not campaign manager. “Communications director”. With communications direction like that, this guy will be back standing over the fryer in no time.
You just don’t have a defense for him do you. LOL
It’s your hallucination that FDT needs a defense. You, however, are another story. You accuse him of flip-flopping out of “expediencey,” and then, when someone proves you wrong—you flip-flop. Oughtta be more careful—don’t you think?
A defense for what? You’re inventing these supposed ‘flip flops’ and can’t even articulate what you’re talking about.
Sounds like something they would say at DU. Good to know where you're coming from.
Wow! No, I hadn’t seen that. An admission that Hunter can’t win from inside his own campaign! So, why, then, is he campaigning? It looks as though some of us were right all along—he’s just using a presidential campaign to collect funds for his PAC so that he can give his PAC money to his son’s campaign after he drops out. If that’s true, it’s certainly dishonest.
Sounds gay.
No, that’s pushing toilet paper around a bathroom floor. :p
Is greed a conservative ideal?
‘Greed’ fuels capitalism. Capitalism is a conservative ideal.
I reject the notion outright that there is something wrong with working hard for the best of things. People who speak of ‘greed’ are usually socialists or angry class warriors that are upset that someone has nicer things than they do. Which are you?
I’m all for people earning an honest buck. I think it’s the honest part that throws you.
What makes them ‘greedy’?
Pushing Americans out the door to hire cheaper foreign labor without any anti fraud measures.
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