Not With A Bang, But A Wimper

"Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States," read the statement. "I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people."

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It doesn't make sense

"GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson caused an uproar Friday by suggesting that Social Security benefits be cut to reduce spending. The actor is in a lot of trouble. He never would have said anything so stupid if the writers weren't on strike."--Baraboo News Republic

Why do people want and expect politicians to lie to them and then get upset when they don't?

An interesting column about Mike Huckabee by John Fund in the Wall Street Journal. Some of the pull quotes:

“Betsy Hagan, Arkansas director of the conservative Eagle Forum and a key backer of [Huckabee’s] early runs for office, was once "his No. 1 fan." . . . "He was pro-life and pro-gun, but otherwise a liberal," she says. "Just like Bill Clinton he will charm you, but don't be surprised if he takes a completely different turn in office."

“Phyllis Schlafly, president of the national Eagle Forum, . . . "He destroyed the conservative movement in Arkansas, and left the Republican Party a shambles," she says. "Yet some of the same evangelicals who sold us on George W. Bush as a 'compassionate conservative' are now trying to sell us on Mike Huckabee."

Blant Hurt, a former part owner of, and columnist for, Arkansas Business magazine. "He has zero intellectual underpinnings in the conservative movement," . . . "He's hostile to free trade, hiked sales and grocery taxes, backed sales taxes on Internet purchases, and presided over state spending going up more than twice the inflation rate."

“Rick Scarborough, a pastor who heads Vision America, attended seminary with Mr. Huckabee and is a strong backer. . . . "Mike has always sought the validation of elites." When conservatives took over the Southern Baptist Convention after a bitter fight in the 1980s, Mr. Huckabee sided with the ruling moderates.

“Paul Pressler, a former Texas judge who led the conservative Southern Baptist revolt, told me, "I know of no conservative he appointed while he headed the Arkansas Baptist Convention."

New Ad from Fred Thompson

Nice spot. Well executed. Good message. But the bobbing head drives me batty!

Ringing Phones?

Saw my face again: In a campaign video being shown in Iowa and New Hampshire; In a piece on "Inside Edition" and I'm told on CNN, too; Still no phone call; Lucky me, I still get those invitations for $1,000 a plate fundraisers!

NEW POLLS FROM DRAFT FRED'08:

SurveyUSA poll of likely Republican primary voters in California

Giuliani 28 percent,
THOMPSON 21 percent
McCain 21 percent
Romney 11 percent
543 likely Republican primary voters and has a margin of error of 4.3 percent.

Public Policy Polling survey of likely South Carolina voters:
Thompson 27%
Romney 16%
McCain 15%
Giuliani 14%
Gingrich 11%

NATIONAL: Rasmussen among likely Republican voter, Thompson up 5 points from last week.
Giuliani 23%
Thompson 17%
Romney 15%
McCain 14%

Fred Thompson and Memorial Day

Citing Intercollegiate Studies Institute.

"..it’s our liberties that have made us prosperous and there's no reason the rest of the world couldn't be just as well-off -- if they embraced freedom as well."

"Documentary" film-maker Michael Moore takes a shot at FDT.

The confrontation over Cuba continues. Michael Moore has challenged Fred Thompson to a health care debate. At issue -- Moore's trip to Cuba and Thompson's criticism of that trip. Moore noted Thompson's evident favor for Cuban cigars as a possible violation of the trade embargo. Now, Thompson responds. Cigar in hand.

"Given that it has been publicly reported in The Weekly Standard, a leading neo-conservative publication, that you [Fred Thompson] support Fidel Castro and the Cuban regime by being a purveyor of fine Cuban exports despite the trade embargo, I was surprised to see your [Fred Thompson] recent op ed in a more traditional conservative outlet, The National Review, regarding my trip to Cuba (I suspect you [Fred Thompson] choose The National Review in an effort to pander to an outlet that had criticized you [Fred Thompson] for your opposition to medical malpractice legislation)." Michael Moore

"While I will leave it up to the conservatives to debate your [Fred Thompson] hypocrisy and the Treasury Department to determine whether the "box upon box of cigars" violates the trade embargo, I hereby challenge you[Fred Thompson] to a health care debate." Michael Moore

New internet interview with Fred Thompson

BRIETBART EXCLUSIVE: Fred Thompson — ‘I’ve never casually run for anything

Fred Thompson Lincoln Club Speech

Fred Thompson addresses the Lincoln Club in Orange County, California

Adam Smith!!!

When was the last time you heard a Presidential candidate invoke the name of Adam Smith? Go Fred Go!

"Let's talk about the issues here at home, first. A lot of folks in Washington suffer from a big misconception about our economy. They confuse the well-being of our government with the wealth of our nation. Adam Smith pointed out the same problem in his day, when many governments mixed up how much money the king had with how well-off the country was."

Worth Looking At

Draft Fred Thompson Rally
Saturday, April 28
3:30 to 5:30 Central
Dogwood Park, Cookeville, TN
www.ThompsonRally.org

More Fred Thompson Hilarity

TOP TEN FRED THOMPSON FACTS
1) Fred Thompson has two speeds: Walk and Kill.
2) Fred Thompson once shot down a German fighter plane with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!"
3) Fred Thompson has counted to infinity. Twice.
4) Fred Thompson is the only man to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis.
5) The opening scene of the movie "Saving Private Ryan" is loosely based on games of dodge ball Fred Thompson played in second grade.
6) When Fred Thompson goes to donate blood, he declines the syringe, and instead requests a hand gun and a bucket.
7) Fred Thompson’s house has no doors, only walls that he walks through.
8) When taking the SAT, write "Fred Thompson" for every answer. You will score a 1600.
9) The show Survivor had the original premise of putting people on an island with Fred Thompson. There were no survivors and the pilot episode tape has been burned.

10) Fred Thompson ordered a Big Mac at Burger King, and got one.

MORE FRED THOMPSON FACTS

1. The U.S. Military once created a Fred Thompson submachine gun. They were unable to use it since firing it on the battlefield violated every single article of the Geneva Conventions (and common sense).
2. Unlike fire, Fred Thompson can melt steel.
3. If you took Chuck Norris, Jack Bauer, Optimus Prime, a .50 caliber Desert Eagle, a samurai sword, nachos, the lobby scene from the move Matrix, the computer game Doom, and a DVD set of the complete A-Team series and somehow took all their awesomeness and compressed into one thing, you'd still only have something half as awesome as what Fred Thompson flushes down the toilet after taking a crap.
4. Fred Thompson washes down his morning steak and eggs with a big mug of jet fuel.
5. Polls show that, in a presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Fred Thompson, the result would be that Hillary would vomit up her own heart and die.
6. The myth about the twelve labors of Hercules is loosely based on Fred Thompson Boy Scout career.
7. Fred Thompson can kill you just by thinking about you. Luckily, you're far too insignificant for him to think about.
8. Physicists say that nothing can escape a black hole or Fred Thompson.
9. Fred Thompson appears human sized because he is actually standing a million miles away.
10. According to Sura 8 verse 65 of the Koran, Allah told the Prophet Muhammad, "O Prophet! Urge the believers to war; if there are twenty patient ones of you they shall overcome two hundred, and if there are a hundred of you they shall overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve... but if you're up against Fred Thompson, you're totally screwed and I can't help you."
11. Inexplicably, Fred Thompson receives a copy of tomorrow's newspaper at his doorstep every morning. He uses it to wrap fish since Fred Thompson doesn't care about either today's or tomorrow's liberal slant on the news.
12. A short but accurate biography of Fred Thompson can be found in Jane's Tank & Combat Vehicle Recognition Guide.
13. While he is opposed to gay marriage, Fred Thompson is very compassionate towards gays since, in comparison to him, every man is a flaming homosexual.

Great FDT vid!

Half of America will not vote for Hillary

A Harris Interactive poll released yesterday Half of voting-age Americans say they will not vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton if she becomes the Democratic 2008 nominee for president as well as one in five Democrats.

The poll indicates 36 percent say they would vote for Clinton and 11 percent are unsure. Forty-eight percent of independent voters said they would choose another candidate over Clinton. The poll surveyed 2,223 potential voters

More FDT Poll Numbers

Gallup and Zogby Results Show Third Place Changing

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Quinnipiac University Poll

Thompson running third in Zogby poll

American Research Group has Thompson running 4th in Texas, 3rd in Iowa.

FROM USA TODAY:
"Chosen by 12% of Republican and Republican-leaning voters, Thompson is third in the Republican field, jumping ahead of a half-dozen contenders. He trails former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, at 31%, and Arizona Sen. John McCain, at 22%. Former House speaker Newt Gingrich is at 8%.
One reason for Thompson's fast start is name identification, says Republican strategist Rich Galen. "More people watch him every week on TV than will vote in total next Feb. 5," he says, the day of primaries in about a dozen states."

"Galen also notes, however, that neither Giuliani nor Clinton can yet claim the allegiance of a majority. "In both parties, at least two-thirds of the members are looking for alternatives or at least options," he says. That provides an opening for contenders such as Thompson or Gore who aren't running — at least so far."

"Thompson gained ground as Giuliani lost it. In the USA TODAY Poll taken March 2-4, Giuliani was at 44%, 13 percentage points higher than in the new survey. McCain had been at 20%, 2 points lower than now."

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