Fred Thompson....Your Thoughts?

[scottydawg]

Gingrich is thinking of running? That's hilarious.

Thompson would be an interesting candidate, which is more than I can say for the others. He hasn't announced that he's running though.

McCain blew it when he backed down and kissed Bush's bellybutton in 2004.  Otherwise he might have had a chance.

Giuliani doesn't represent enough conservative core values of much of the Bible Belt voting block to win the primaries.  He's too 'east coast'.

Romney is also interesting but too much of a special interests panderer and a Mormon to boot, that won't work.

Brownback is a fundie nutjob, would probably take us into the Dark Ages.

I only wish that SC Governor Mark Sanford would run, I think he's exactly what this country needs right now.  The fact that he has refused to run only shows that he's the right guy.

It's a long time until the primaries, though.  Guess we'll just wait and see.

[Pooh21]

Originally posted by Elfie
What if....NO ONE voted because the choices for both parties were just plain dumb? What happens then?

you would wake up and decide to eat pancakes.

[Shuffler]

Thompson has a great chance. There are no real contenders in the field as of yet. Those currently running are hoping for a bland election where no one of any consequence runs.

We need a true conservative!

[midnight Target]

Originally posted by AWMac
We need Frodo....


Frodo '08



Mac

Frodo's out... PTSD.

[john9001]

my mind is drifting, i'm thinking about waking up with lori morgan and having a pancake breakfast with her.

[Wolfala]

Think Thompson is the only one who even looks presidential - and so far has his credibility intact.

I'd choose him.

[Seagoon]

Hi RPM,

I'll try to give some thoughts on Thompson in a little while (so far he is the only Republican candidate with any shot at the presidency whom I'd like to see running) but I did want to answer one post:

Originally posted by rpm
Trophy wife young enough to be his daughter and he has lymphoma.

No chance at all.

That's not quite fair. Thompson and his first wife divorced after 25 years of marriage in 1984. He married Jeri Kehn in 2002 when he was 59 and she was 35. At the time she was working as a political media consult for the DC law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, and McPherson law firm. As such, even though she is very attractive, she hardly meets D.C. "Trophy Wife" standards. For that, she'd need to be in her early twenties, at least a thirty year age difference with her hubby, and with no discernable thoughts or career aspirations of her own other than "whatever it takes."

To tell the truth, given the usual trend of conversation around here, I would have expected you to be highly enthusiastic about the prospects of a really attractive woman in the White House:

[bsdaddict]

My take on Fred:  typical conservative.  Pro-war, pro-guns, Pro-life, pro-sanctity-of-marriage, pro-drug-war, etc...  

he certainly wouldn't be as bad as most of his competition, I'd definately prefer him over Guiliani or McCain, but if he beats Ron Paul in the primary I'll "waste my vote" and vote for the libertarian candidate.  I wonder how many other libertarian votes the GOP will lose out on if they run another conservative clone.

[Sabre]

Originally posted by rpm
I'm tellin' ya Thompson will get killed (no pun intended) by his young wife and his health when the mudslinging starts, and it will start. Still a long time till '08.

Rudy has both those same issues to deal with, and I don't think it's anything with traction.  The very fact that he served only one term as a senator and decided he'd done what he set out to do is a point in his favor, in my opinion.  I've had enough of career politicians, and so I believe has the rest of the country.  Thompson looks to be a solid Reagan conservative.  I think he's very much the candidate that most conservatives are looking for, especially when you look at the rest of the field.  I would personally love to watch the debate between him and any of the Dem hopefuls.  That's what I call entertainment.

[rpm]

While it may not meet D.C. trophy wife status, I don't think it will play well in the midwest and with the ultra-conservatives the Republicans rely on. I think you guys misunderstand me. It's the republican challengers that will be slinging the mud at Thompson during the primaries.

I personally don't have anything against the guy and more power to him for landing a young wife. Now flip the tables and say he was a Democrat. The Republicans would be tearing him up.

It's very early in the campaign. Heck we haven't even had a single primary yet. Remember, Howard Dean was the darling of the election before the primaries started last time. We all know how that played out. It's a long, hard row to hoe.

[tedrbr]

Originally posted by Shuffler
We need a true conservative!

Absolutely NOT.  We don't need a conservative.  We don't need a liberal.  
We need a Leader.  We need a moderate, since that's where the majority of the American population are at, in the middle.   We need someone who will look after the nation's interests and the interests of the people, not a political party or special interests.  We need someone who will be able to work both side of the isle to actually get something done.

We need to get away from the extremist politics in D.C.  We need to pull  the teeth of the fanatic-religious right and hyper-liberal left.  When the appointment of Federal judges and Supreme Court nominees all comes down to their "political position" (and not legal basis) on one sole issue, which has left many of those seats empty, the lunatics have truly taken over the asylum.  With all the other problems facing the nation that effect people's everyday lives, security, well being, and their future are overlooked for "school prayer" and "flag burning", it is time to re-prioritize in a major big way.

[tedrbr]

Originally posted by rpm
While it may not meet D.C. trophy wife status, I don't think it will play well in the midwest and with the ultra-conservatives the Republicans rely on. I think you guys misunderstand me. It's the republican challengers that will be slinging the mud at Thompson during the primaries....

It can work for him or against him.  How the PR flaks handle her public image will play into it.  They could spin it into a Republican version of Kennedy's "Camelot".
How she comes across in interviews on the television will be the determining factor, as far as she is concerned, if Thompson runs.

Thompson has the easily recognizable face, a lot of name recognition, and comes across very well on screen.  That would all work very well in his favor against most contenders.

Just wish there was a strong moderate with good leadership skills in the running.

[lasersailor184]

Originally posted by scottydawg
McCain blew it when he backed down and kissed Bush's bellybutton in 2004.  Otherwise he might have had a chance.

McCain blew it the moment he stepped into the spot light and everyone realized how he isn't a republican.  He would have retained so much more credibility, and a bit of good anonymity to put him in a striking position in the senate if he had never run.

Now he'll never really have the support of any republican.

[rpm]

What about Rick Perry? He's been doing a lot of chest thumping lately. He's the conservative poster boy and squeaky clean.

[68Hawk]

Actors should never be trusted as politicians.

Politicians may be actors, but how does acting prepare one for a political career?  

Oh yeah, popularity, cuz that's all that's important anymore right?