imported_Lothar
Diamond Member
Among the declared Republican and Democratic candidates, who's your favorite choice (so far)?
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Among the declared Republican and Democratic candidates, who's your favorite choice (so far)?
Fingolfin269
Lifer
Would people really want Hillary as opposed to Thompson (or any other candidate for that matter)? If Hillary wins the Dem nod I will have to vote for her opponent no matter who it is. No, it's not because she is a woman. It is because she is a Clinton. No, it's not because she is the wife of former President Bill Clinton that I am against her, it is because I am tired of the same two families being either VP or President of our country since ~1980. If she wins that will be 30+ years of Bush's and/or Clinton's in the White House consecutively. I find this to be unacceptable. We NEED new blood. I don't even care about a new party at this point.
Fingolfin269
Lifer
Why? They've all spent a ton of money already and he hasn't spent anything. Now he gets to come in with free attention on himself due to his late arrival. He's already ahead of the majority of those who have been running since the beginning.
Great strategy imho. Screw the people who decided that the Presidential election needs to start 2 years ahead of time. I don't blame him one bit.
Fingolfin269
Lifer
Why would anyone be afraid to be in those debates? The current debate format is stupid. We need more one on one debates and less of this panel response crap.
Pliablemoose
Lifer
LOL, was going to post something, but stumbled across this instead:
Fred Thompson Facts Archives
Looks like chuck Norris has some competition 😀
Fred Thompson Facts Archives
Looks like chuck Norris has some competition 😀
imported_Lothar
Diamond Member
:laugh:...I can't stop laughing.
Pliablemoose
Lifer
:laugh:
Fingolfin269
Lifer
He missed the chance to get his word out? Ha! Who else have you been hearing about over the past couple of days more than Fred Thompson?
Lemon law
Lifer
Right now the Republican field for Pres in 08 consists of Ron Paul, a one closet social moderate with delusions of grandeur, and something like nine candidates trying to be just like GWB and just itching to tap into all of his 32% popularity.
As one of the crowded nine, Fred Thompson has one advantage all the rest lack. Namely, insert one, be it hero villain, cop, attorney, or virtually anything else, and Fred Thompson has the been there done that proven experience of playing that role on television. A marketing formula copied from GI Joe action figures and all the various Barby doll manifestations.
On a more serious note, I think Thompson has every right to run a Presidential campaign the way he sees fit. And to pick his own times. If his strategy offends anyones expectation, its his risk in terms of lost votes. And in the combined 2008 Presidential field, Fred Thompson is going to have a very very hard time being more unethical or more idiotic than anyone else.
As one of the crowded nine, Fred Thompson has one advantage all the rest lack. Namely, insert one, be it hero villain, cop, attorney, or virtually anything else, and Fred Thompson has the been there done that proven experience of playing that role on television. A marketing formula copied from GI Joe action figures and all the various Barby doll manifestations.
On a more serious note, I think Thompson has every right to run a Presidential campaign the way he sees fit. And to pick his own times. If his strategy offends anyones expectation, its his risk in terms of lost votes. And in the combined 2008 Presidential field, Fred Thompson is going to have a very very hard time being more unethical or more idiotic than anyone else.
Fingolfin269
Lifer
How does one 'earn' support exactly? Obviously Fred knows how to do it better than any of us or he would already be counted out of the race for his late entrance to the fray.
His cheap tricks may fool you, but not me. He's as phoney driving around in his old red pickup pretending to be a "man of the people" as Gore is when flying around in a private jet to sell his "carbon credit" plan.
He may walk the walk and talk the talk, but I think he's a phoney. If the GOP nominates him they deserve to have there collective asses handed to them.
Fingolfin269
Lifer
We have been hearing this for years now. What we really need is a new party to pop up because frankly I'm tired of both of them. No matter which way you go with these parties it is extreme from left to right. There is no such thing as a middle ground anymore in this two-party system.
If Obama is nominated then I will probably vote Democrat. If Clinton is nominated I will vote Republican.
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