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| Does Fred Want To Run For President?; His Answer: No | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 30 2007, 05:18 AM (522 Views) | |
| The 89th Key | Dec 30 2007, 03:01 PM Post #26 |
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I'm not saying he's going to win, but of all the candidates, he is who I'd like to see in the White House the most. McCain is making some great strides lately...could be the guy to watch for. |
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| QuirtEvans | Dec 30 2007, 03:04 PM Post #27 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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Personally, I'd prefer someone with vision. Someone who has an idea of the direction the country ought to go, and is capable of articulating it. I have not seen the slightest hint of that from Fred ... whether I agree or disagree with that vision. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 30 2007, 04:07 PM Post #28 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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Ron Paul certainly qualifies on those terms. I suspect those are not your real terms.
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| The dogma lives loudly within me. | |
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| QuirtEvans | Dec 30 2007, 04:39 PM Post #29 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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Those are in fact my terms. However, they are not my only terms. As I've said many, many times, there is no candidate in the race right now, on either side of the aisle, who satisfies all of my most important requirements. Which is a damn shame, but there it is. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| Larry | Dec 30 2007, 09:35 PM Post #30 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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I think Fred Thompson has laid out a pretty clear vision for the country. You may be too busy looking for flaws and faults to smear him with to have noticed. |
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Of the Pokatwat Tribe | |
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| QuirtEvans | Dec 31 2007, 12:12 AM Post #31 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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I don't need to smear him, Larry. He's on his way to making himself irrelevant, all by himself. Just take a look at the green line, since September (when he declared). It's a fairly obvious trend. Neither he nor Rudy should be heartened by the trend lines. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/20...nation-192.html Of course, things can reverse in a hurry, but you have to do something to make them reverse, and he's shown no appetite for campaigning. As Damon Runyan said, the race doesn't always go to the swift, or the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet. I wouldn't be placing much money on Fred right now. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| QuirtEvans | Dec 31 2007, 12:16 AM Post #32 |
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Oh, and while you're at it, take a look at Thompson vs. Clinton: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/20...linton-266.html Or even Thompson vs. Obama: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/20..._obama-308.html Now take a look at McCain vs. Clinton: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/20...linton-224.html |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| George K | Dec 31 2007, 05:27 AM Post #33 |
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Finally
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| George K | Jan 2 2008, 07:51 PM Post #34 |
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(it was only a matter of time) Thompson: Political Reporters Lack 'Fire in the Belly' by Scott Ott (2008-01-02) — Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson today questioned whether political reporters covering the race for the White House have enough ambition for the job. “Most of these journalists seem to lack what you might call fire in the belly,” said the former Tennessee senator. “When’s the last time you read an in-depth story about what the presidential hopefuls actually believe, or have accomplished? How often have you seen a reporter place a candidate’s views in the context of the Constitution, the sweep of American history, the intricacies of global geopolitics, economic theory or even basic political philosophy?” Mr. Thompson said most reporting on the race fits one of three categories: 1) Results of the latest opinion poll. 2) Embarrassing gaffes and nasty remarks. 3) Reaction to one of the above. “I’m not sure if it’s laziness, lack of ambition, or just apathy,” said Mr. Thompson, “But the American people need to know that the reporters whom they entrust with this solemn responsibility have a burning desire to fulfill the obligations of the Fourth Estate. That means you need to hustle, do your homework, ask tough questions about significant issues, put quotations in context, filter out your own natural bias, and place more value on accuracy than on speed, more on integrity than on your own petty celebrity.” After making the remarks at a news conference, the candidate, who’s running third or fourth among Republicans in most polls, refused to answer reporters’ questions about his reaction to Mike Huckabee’s attacks on Mitt Romney. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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