"Fred Thompson Doesn't Run For President Without A Plan"
By Pejman Yousefzadeh Posted in 2008 | Featured Stories — Comments (5) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
I imagine that once Fred Thompson enters the Presidential race, he will find his position as Savior of the GOP buffeted by the charges and arguments of his opponents.
But until then, he's doing rather well:
Republicans antsy for a conservative standard-bearer in the presidential race have begun to rally behind Fred Thompson, propelling the former Tennessee senator to within hailing distance of the lead for the party's nomination, a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll has found.
Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani holds first place in the survey, with support from 27% of the Republicans and independents who said they plan to vote in the party's 2008 primaries.
But Thompson, an actor who played a prosecutor on NBC's "Law & Order," runs just behind, with 21%. Indications are he will join the race within the next month.
The two other major GOP contenders, Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, fall well short of the leaders and are in a battle for third place. McCain was backed by 12% of those polled, Romney by 10%. The rest of the crowded field is mired in single digits.
This reflects, of course, the dissatisfaction Republicans feel about the current crop of candidates. But Thompson has identified his stance on positions sufficiently to let those who want to support him feel that they are supporting someone who is more substantial than the standard Savior-candidate. You know the type, the one who ensures that his/her positions remain vague enough to serve as an empty vessel for the hopes, dreams and policy preferences of those desperate to follow the Savior-candidate to victory.
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ealier I suggested that mean spirited FT competitors might rent air time for him.
he is terrible when out of script and looks old old old.
the internet pictures on Mrs FT are devestating to "good ol Fred's" imaage.
i am a RG supporter
Fred Thompson's appeal is that he's the real deal. If you read anything about his past you will find he has always stayed true to who he is. Watch his campaign videos on YouTube from his run for senator in Tennessee and you will hear that he is the same man now as he was then. Fred Thompson is substance. He hasn't reinvented himself 40 times over to match the perfect presidential profile. Here's a great read about about Fred's past. "Looking Back at Fred Thompson's History"
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/175061.aspx
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u might review on U Tube "FT on Abortion".
u may not be happy with what you hear. remember on same subject, Hannitty saved him from himself during their interview.
This post has one of the all-time best titles. I now have a craving to watch Red October.
One does not want to be unfair to Thompson, who may have hidden depths. But ask yourself this: If he did not look like a basset hound who had just read a sad story—say, "Old Yeller"—and if he did not talk like central casting's idea of the god Sincerity, would anyone think he ought to be entrusted with the nation's nuclear arsenal?
I want to see you shoot the way you shout.
- Theodore Roosevelt