Fred Thompson - the next Ronald Reagan?

[lendaddy]

Originally posted by Shaun 84 Targa
He's not polling very well among pirates likely to vote.

I'm looking forward to Mighty Mouse. the circus show by the pathetic bunch of goons Tuesday night mandates (how will HE spend his political capital?) that he enter the ring.

I have no idea what you're saying here^ Then again I'm on Vicodin

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Only if he loses that skinny microphone he's been holding onto since 1965.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally posted by lendaddy
I have no idea what you're saying here^ Then again I'm on Vicodin

Which part?

[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by Jim Richards
I don't know. Look how we did with monkey-boy.

You talking about Clinton or the peanut farmer? Neither one was worth a damm...

[Racerbvd]

Originally posted by Jim Richards
Early happy hour, Byron?

Just a few beers at lunch But I'm getting ready to start I hope

[Jim Richards]

Good for you, Byron. The early bird gets the worm.

[lendaddy]

Originally posted by Shaun 84 Targa
Which part?

I get it now, but it didn't flow for ****, c- for composition

JK, but what's with the mighty mouse thing?

[einreb]

Originally posted by lendaddy
What a pathetic article, it claims he's lazy then goes on to tell me how that will affect his campaign. The only reason given for the rap is that his ethics committee results were lackluster...??? Not even any rumors or examples.

There must be more to this.

Slate? You found a reference to the claim and debunk the claim based on your choice of 'source'.

Back to the original question... Reagan had convictions and set to work being the two term govenor of CA applying thos econvictions. He went after the pres multiple times.

Thompson was a senator and decided that he liked acting better. He is now playing the 'reluctant savior' role. The knock is that he isnt up to the task of an arduous campaign and that he doesnt have the convictions to follow through and be a leader. Again... maybe its a good thing. Bush has some serious f'ing convictions and look what its gotten him (a mess).

Honestly, i think he's too fat and ugly to be elected. But then again... he's banged lotsa hot broads... so what do I know.

FWIW i consider myself some sort of socially liberal, fiscally conservative isolationist or some crap like that... so i'm not really particular to any of them. I suppose Rudy somewhat would be the closest to that, but he gives me the creeps.

-b

[Rick Lee]

The fact that Thompson is a "reluctant savior" appeals to me way more than anyone whose lifelong goal is to become president. And the fact that Thompson won't say or do whatever it takes to get elected is even better.

[lendaddy]

Originally posted by einreb
Slate? You found a reference to the claim and debunk the claim based on your choice of 'source'.

The article makes a claim then rather than substantiate it they discuss it's ramifications. Yes, I find that to be poor journalism.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally posted by lendaddy
I get it now, but it didn't flow for ****, c- for composition

JK, but what's with the mighty mouse thing?

LOL!

[the]

The slate article isn't debunk-able because of its source, but because of it's content, like Len points out. Len doesn't mention the source at all. It is a lame article.

It does appear he was a senator who liked acting better. Which makes him un-Reagan-like. Reagan was an actor whose passion clearly was politics, Thompson appears to perhaps be the opposite.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally posted by Rick Lee
The fact that Thompson is a "reluctant savior" appeals to me way more than anyone whose lifelong goal is to become president. And the fact that Thompson won't say or do whatever it takes to get elected is even better.

scripted. hmmm, how's he know how to build drama? hmmm.

[einreb]

Originally posted by Rick Lee
And the fact that Thompson won't say or do whatever it takes to get elected is even better.

Thats niave. They all do that. Every ******* one of them.

His change of stance on abortion w/regard to his senate run was a classic example of towing the party line.

His work as a lobbyist for umpteen years completely revolved around doing whatever it took to get paid. i see no reason to not suspect that he applies the same principals to his politics.

[Rick Lee]

If you like him, he's a regular, plain-speaking Joe. If you don't, he must be scripted. It's sort of like calling something you dislike a special interest, but if you agree with the cause, they're a grassroots or watchdog outfit.

[Rick Lee]

Originally posted by einreb


His work as a lobbyist for umpteen years completely revolved around doing whatever it took to get paid. i see no reason to not suspect that he applies the same principals to his politics.

If you're a lobbyist, you represent your clients' interests and it has little to do with personally agreeing with their issue. Just like lawyers represent clients they personally loathe. I have to deal with a lot of clients in my own job, all of them political entities, whose positions I disagree with 180 deg.

[dd74]

Originally posted by The Gaijin
I want somebody who can communicate and who can win. This guy could handle Hillary in a debate.

I agree. There's a tone he has that would immediately conflict with how she screeches when she speaks.

The fact is Thompson is a large personality in a large frame, and Americans like that. The acting thing just gets him on the map for better or worse, and lately, it's better as his poll results, as of last night, were rising.

Funny thing about Hillary is not many left-liberals I know out here aren't speaking of her as favorably now as a month ago.

[RallyJon]

This guy could handle Hillary in a debate.

Jury's still out on that one. Apparently his first off-notes speech (to a small, very R crowd) was a disaster. If he can deliver unscripted lines as well as he does scripted ones, I agree he may be the best hope for conservatives in a, um, difficult year. If not, he'll be outed and disposed of quickly.

[Rick Lee]

I don't think that speech was a disaster at all. It was a disappointment to those who were expecting red meat, but that doesn't mean he bombed.

[island911]

Originally posted by Jim Richards
I don't know. Look how we did with monkey-boy.

Obama? ...he really hasn't done much.