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Late-Breaking Surge for Thompson
National Review Online ^ | 2 January 2008 | Peter Robinson

Posted on 01/02/2008 3:09:35 PM PST by big'ol_freeper

The latest news from Iowa? According to Zogby’s latest—and I quote: “Sen. Fred Thompson…has seen a late-breaking surge.” (Rich notes the same poll below.)

What’s going on here? My guess is that there are whole lot of Iowa Republicans who have about the same attitude that David Limbaugh displayed in his column yesterday:

Fred is the only [candidate] I don't have major reservations about….I find his lack of "fire in the belly" refreshing. He strikes me as one of the few presidential candidates since Ronald Reagan whose primary motivation is not personal aggrandizement but rather serving and leading the nation in very troubled and dangerous times. I see him as almost being drafted into this project, and his refusal to drool publicly over the prospect of becoming the most powerful man in the world is positively delightful.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: election; electionpresident; elections; fred; fredthompson; ia2008; iowa; iowavotefred; primaries; primary; thenextpresident; thompson
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To: seekthetruth

Woohoo!! Jeri on Greta, huh? Thanks for the info.

Go FRed!!


421 posted on 01/02/2008 6:56:55 PM PST by Shortstop7
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To: seekthetruth

You’re betting on the intelligence of the sheeple to wake up and vote for Fred. I hope you are right.

It’s not very complicated. Nominate a Conservative for the GOP nomination....or lose...by a lot. I don’t care if they threaten me with Pol Pot or Attilla the Hun as the DNC nominee.

Elect a liberal with an R next to their name or a D next to their name, the result is the same. Disaster. I’d rather have the blame go to the liberal with the D next to their name.


422 posted on 01/02/2008 6:57:16 PM PST by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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To: counterpunch
I tout Fred’s national security credentials ALL THE TIME. Why doesn’t he?
I am angry as hell that he doesn’t.

You obviously haven't been paying attention to his statements and stump speeches. I don't pay that much attention, and I've heard him talk about it.

423 posted on 01/02/2008 6:57:59 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: snippy_about_it; Wneighbor

Freeper, hobbitholer, foxholer...FREDnecks?!

LOL


424 posted on 01/02/2008 6:58:53 PM PST by Samwise (Fred doesn't suffer fools or the media. Did I repeat myself?)
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To: penelopesire
Only Hillary’s screech will wake folks up....LOL

It's called a cackle.

425 posted on 01/02/2008 6:59:29 PM PST by Donald Rumsfeld Fan (“Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” George Burns)
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To: greyfoxx39; bannie
If you get close to the actual underwear the mormons will zot your post. Try these in white..they are different, but close.

Yes - so true.

This is an actual clip from an Australian TV show that went to Utah to find out about Mormon Underwear.

It is very interesting (and a bit creepy).

By the way, this is probably the underwear Fred wears.

See......doesn't bother us.....and we won't whine to the Mods to delete this post.

Try showing a picture of Mormon underwear, and all hell will break loose.

426 posted on 01/02/2008 7:01:02 PM PST by SkyPilot
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To: Eric Blair 2084
Elect a liberal with an R next to their name or a D next to their name, the result is the same. Disaster

Thought this was interesting.

Thompson and Romney crossed paths in Cedar Rapids, where more than 120 people crowded into a home furnishings store to hear Thompson. Romney drew about 50 people to his event. Thompson remarked on the difference in size by saying, "They're welcome to come over and join us."

From the Daily News TN

427 posted on 01/02/2008 7:03:17 PM PST by Mensius
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To: counterpunch

Fred is doing just fine without your “help.”

If your point were a good one, you wouldn’t be needing to say it over and over and over....
Please, give it a rest. Everyone heard you.


428 posted on 01/02/2008 7:05:25 PM PST by daylilly
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To: Finny

If you call winning the republican straw poll in the biggest state of the republic a ‘sleepy campaign’..so be it. I will admit to being a little off my game the last few months and not knowing every little detail of our candidates. I have been busy helping my mom fight her battle with cancer. Not an excuse or a play for sympathy..just reality.

But I am back home now for a few and politics and winning the whole shabang for our party is important. I love my country, I support my President and I will NEVER vote for ANY CANDIDATE that turns on our Commander in Chief during a time of war.

Sounds confusing to me too...because if I truly follow that ‘feeling’..I will not vote for quite a few in our party who so far look spineless....LOL

Truth be told...I have not made up my mind yet.


429 posted on 01/02/2008 7:11:23 PM PST by penelopesire
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To: tioga
BLOG REACTION ROUNDUP...
430 posted on 01/02/2008 7:14:24 PM PST by Jay777 (My personal blog: www.stoptheaclu.com)
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To: Checkers

Yeah and those that have problems understanding are challenged mentally and those that bear false witness are scumbags. It was your understanding I took umbrage with. You have problems understanding and lie and then perpetuate your lies and misunderstandings.

Sucks to be you. You hate yourself? Sad.


431 posted on 01/02/2008 7:16:46 PM PST by commonguymd (Move it to the right -Vote for Fred. Filler' up at www.fred08.com)
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To: Checkers

Yeah and those that have problems understanding are challenged mentally and those that bear false witness are scumbags. It was your understanding I took umbrage with. You have problems understanding and lie and then perpetuate your lies and misunderstandings.

Sucks to be you. You hate yourself? Sad.


432 posted on 01/02/2008 7:17:23 PM PST by commonguymd (Move it to the right -Vote for Fred. Filler' up at www.fred08.com)
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To: penelopesire

My twelve year old daughter can pay attention to FRed, and enjoys listening to him. Maybe you need to get some ADD meds or something.


433 posted on 01/02/2008 7:18:19 PM PST by Politicalmom (Huckabee’s foreign policy experience consists of eating at the International House of Pancakes.)
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To: Checkers

LOL. Who’s your guy Checkers?


434 posted on 01/02/2008 7:19:30 PM PST by NYC Republican
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To: altura

You know what, you are a very wise Freeper!

FRED needs our funds as well as our prayers!


435 posted on 01/02/2008 7:20:16 PM PST by Bobbisox (ALL AMERICAN FredHead FREEPER! [FRED THOMPSON will make an amazing Commander in Chief!])
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To: counterpunch

YOU are delusional if you think screaming the same canard at us is going to make a change in FRed’s campaign.

All you do is make us heartily sick of you.


436 posted on 01/02/2008 7:21:39 PM PST by Politicalmom (Huckabee’s foreign policy experience consists of eating at the International House of Pancakes.)
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To: counterpunch

LIAR.

Jeri is NOT running his campaign, and never has. She acted on his instructions when he was still tying up loose ends at the beginning.


437 posted on 01/02/2008 7:23:28 PM PST by Politicalmom (Huckabee’s foreign policy experience consists of eating at the International House of Pancakes.)
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To: BlueNgold
Excellent! I was so busy today, I had not listened to RUSH, however, I will be listening here shortly!

To a RUSH listener (except for those in RioLinda) it was an “implied” endorsement!

GO FRED GO! Show the MSM what that old boy from Tennessee can do...the Tennessee shuffle?

438 posted on 01/02/2008 7:24:22 PM PST by Bobbisox (ALL AMERICAN FredHead FREEPER! [FRED THOMPSON will make an amazing Commander in Chief!])
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To: SkyPilot
According to the video, as a Past Honored Queen of Job's Daughters, I should feel quite at peace in the underwear.

Seriously, every religion has different ceremonies, and such. To an outsider, this is probably no more odd than to "drink the blood of Christ" or to "eat of His flesh."

439 posted on 01/02/2008 7:24:48 PM PST by bannie
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To: Mensius

These sheeple/voters who claim Fred is _______ (fill in the blank) have never actually heard Fred speak.

They just rely on the only source of information they have...their MSM morning paper while drinking their Dunkin Donuts coffee.

If everybody saw that last video where Fred spoke directly to the voters, the MSM portrayal would be rendered moot.

If voters wan’t fire in the belly, I’ll be Fred’s fire in the belly. I have a 5 alarm fire in my belly (damn nachos) The job of POTUS is not really complicated....

Just leave tax paying American citizens the Hell alone and slaughter the foreign jihadist enemy that wants to kill us all.

It’s not rocket science.


440 posted on 01/02/2008 7:28:06 PM PST by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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