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…and the rest of the world would do well to listen:
Tony Blair doesn’t appear to be in much of a mood for celebrating. I don’t know how he could be, given the troubling spectacle of British soldiers shake the hand of their kidnapper as a condition of release. In the old days, they would have kissed his ring — but wearing Iranian suits and carrying swag more appropriate to a Hollywood awards ceremony may have been as embarrassing. Ironically, Blair’s options are fewer by the day as his own party moves to mothball the British fleet, once the fear of pirates and tyrants the world over.
Some in the West seem part of Iran’s propaganda war; claiming that the release of the hostages was a victory that proves the Iranian dictatorship can be reasoned with. To misrepresent unpunished piracy as a victory is as Orwellian as the congressional mandate banning use of the term “the global war on terror.” What are we — Reuters?
Somebody had better convince that man to run.
Just imagine how inspiring it would be to have somebody in the White House with a pair. It’s been 19 long years since the last time that happened.
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Fred is The Man.
I actually have hope again that it won’t be Clinton again.
April 7th, 2007 at 7:30 PMUsing
Come on Fred, run! Your nation needs you! You’re about the only who has the balls to take a position and NOT back down from it!
April 7th, 2007 at 7:32 PMUsing
Cue the MSM’s demonizing effort against Senator Thompson in 3…2…1…
April 7th, 2007 at 7:41 PMUsing
Damn.
Not only does he get it, but he apparently reads my blog. I would love to see this guy in the White House. Somebody willing to say what he believes and do it so bluntly would undoubtly pick a Press Secretary from the same mold. Can you imagine the reaction of the press when they not only don’t get the answer they expect, but would be publically rebuked for the questions they asked? I want a job in this guy’s administration!
April 7th, 2007 at 7:43 PMUsing
How in hell does he survive in Hollywood? How does he keep from beating the hell out of the moonbats there?
April 7th, 2007 at 7:49 PMThere is still a long road til ‘08. He hasn’t announced so he doesn’t have to pander to anyone and can say what he wants. I wonder if that will change when/if he does run?
Cynical? You bet!
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It also means that he isn’t getting any money, which, to our eternal shame and sorrow, it absolutely vital to a modern campaign.
April 7th, 2007 at 8:00 PMUsing
Ladies and Gentlemen, methinks we have a candidate.
{whew! Praise the Lord!}
April 7th, 2007 at 8:21 PMUsing
So? you dont need money to market the truth, just need to get us pissed off enough, i’d vote for fred, I can mail in my vote from israel…
In fact, there are over 20,000 americans in israel that are eligble rto vote.. and most are right wing so he has a market out here!
If you win the men and women of the armed forces, the libtards hold no chance.
April 7th, 2007 at 8:23 PMUsing
Oh, he’ll get money alright. As a matter of fact, I’ve got my checkbook right here. All I need is for him to throw his hat in.
April 7th, 2007 at 8:27 PMUsing
Hey Emp-
What about the ‘new’ media, like this-a-here blog, and YouTube, et. al. ? Aren’t we on the front lines of the New Age of politics? As You, I’d gladly open my checkbook…but doesn’t there also need to be a massive voting drive, via the internet, that informs people of the truth of the stories, as well as dispelling the myths?
April 7th, 2007 at 8:40 PMI’d also like to see Fred run- and win…But with the current setup it seems only the high-buck career types will win..
Just pondering…
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Fred is playing it smart. He knows that the front runners right now are going to be taking all the heat. Let them run in circles until fall. At least one of them is going to drop out before Thanksgiving. My bet (and prayer) is that it will be McCain. He’s running out of steam fast and he’s a broken down old fart.
Fred’s waiting because he knows that people are going to be damn tired of hearing McCainRudyRomney for a year. Once he throws his hat in the ring officially he’ll be getting a hell of alot of free press for being the new name in the bunch.
Right now he can say what he wants to whomever he wants and not worry about the MSM paying too much attention to him. Just the speculation alone is enough to get people talking.
He’s not the kind of man to go making sounds of running without having already thought it through. If he were NOT planning to run he wouldn’t have said a word. He’s got his acting career going again. He wouldn’t be jeopardizing that just a bunch of rumors.
Just sit back and watch the Three Stooges smack each other around. Fred knows when the right time will be to kick their asses.
April 7th, 2007 at 8:50 PMUsing
If he doesn’t run I’m writing him in.
April 7th, 2007 at 8:59 PMUsing
One- Where is your “Draft Fred Thompson” banner?
I put a full size version up at my site.
Two- Was The Goracle/Goretard/POS in DFW today or something? It was snowing like hell in Grapevine this morning.
April 7th, 2007 at 10:17 PMUsing
In a Thompson/Glass administration (bless you jaybear, your lips to God’s ear), we would be remembering how Iran had our marines murdered in Lebanon, and that Reagan had us run away without dealing with those responsible; we would be on the lookout for opportunities to remedy this travesty a thousand fold.
As a completely unrelated manner, in response to an incident like the recent one with the Brits, we would immediately announce that our bombers were on the way (and they would be). Once the Iranians released the Brits and begged for mercy, we would announce that since the hostages had been released, then this one time we would show restraint by identifying the targets to bombed, and giving the Iranians an hour (more if necessary, depending on the target, but only the bare minimum required) to vacate. At the end of the warning period, we would bomb those targets.
We would do whatever is necessary to win in Iraq and Afghanistan.
We would to whatever is necesary to end the nuclear threat presented by Iran and North Korea.
We would do whatever is necessary to remove Syria as a threat.
We would do whatever is necessary to end illegal immigration, and to deport all illegals.
As to legal immigration, our stated (and actual) objective would be to limit entry, as much as is possible, to those who want to become part of us - not change us, or form communities in conflict with us - and who subscribe to the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. We would employ the measures necessary to implement this objective.
Of course we could not achieve the foregoing by waving a magic wand. We would require the support of Congress. Whenever the necessary support was not forthcoming, we would go to the public, and complain constantly and vociferously, until it was.
April 7th, 2007 at 10:31 PMUsing
According to Chris Muir, that’s also what Dick Cheney thinks.
http://www.daybydaycartoon.com/2007/04/07/#a004080
:lol_wp: :thumbup_tb: :lol_tb:
April 8th, 2007 at 12:39 AMUsing
That’s a pretty tall order there, partner. Thompson’s training as a procesutor, a trial lawyer, and actor, and a politician has given him the experience to be raised to Grand High Master of Verbal Ju-Jitsu. I doubt the Misleading Sleaze Merchants could hit him with a garden hose.
April 8th, 2007 at 2:30 AMUsing
With the results of the recent assorted straw polls showing how well Fred is faring, you can be sure the muckrakers are scratching away at a furious pace looking for something to dig up and throw at him. In fact, let me take a wild ass stab in the dark and suggest that we just might hear some derogatory remarks to the effect that Mrs. Thompson lacks that certain dignified Eleanor Roosevelt-like countenance so necessary for a First Lady. There are other areas where she’s obviously not lacking anything however.
April 8th, 2007 at 3:40 AMUsing
Hell, can you imagine a President with the ability to say and do what he means combined with the training to present that in a manner that’s precise and appealing?
I mean even after the mandatory deal-making, ass-kissing, reach-arounds and other disgraceful practices one must partake of to win any sort of high office these days, I feel there’s enough of a core of just what we need to fix some little red wagons in Fred.
It’s almost enough to turn me to prayer……
April 8th, 2007 at 4:36 AMUsing
Well she’s certainly lacking a bra in that picture, (not that you guys would have noticed that *snicker*) but at least she has something to put in a bra, unlike Hitlary who fills hers up with Bill’s and Sandy Burgler’s balls.
April 8th, 2007 at 4:40 AMUsing
I hope you guys are right but I’ve seen it before. A man talks the talk but walks with a limp when the time comes. I’ll wait to send him a buck until a few months after he announces. He’s a lawyer, politician and an actor. Three of the top five least trustworthy mofo’s in my book.
April 8th, 2007 at 7:16 AMUsing
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April 8th, 2007 at 7:43 AMUsing
Hey everybody, it’s not Fred, it’s not Senator Thompson….
Follow the example of our Imperious Leader.
It’s: “Fred!”
Let’s get it right, shall we….
Fun Fred! Fact: Did you know that Chuck Norris is secretly afraid of Fred!?
April 8th, 2007 at 8:10 AMUsing
Fred “Tommy Gun” Thompson for President!!!
April 8th, 2007 at 11:21 AMUsing
Now THATS a First Lady!!!!
April 8th, 2007 at 11:21 AMUsing
I just ordered 1 dozen Thompson 2008 bumper stikers. I am keeping 2. e-mail me your snail mail address and I’ll send you one. rey.arbolay (at) mywisper dot net.
April 8th, 2007 at 1:43 PMUsing