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Home General Fred Speaks, Voters Listen

1/2/2008 By Ben 4 Comments

Fred Speaks, Voters Listen

Fred Thompson delivers a 17-minute video message to Iowa voters, indeed all Americans, on the eve of the caucus and the first ballots cast in the 2008 Presidential contest.

Conservatives and independent-minded voters who are willing to give serious deliberation to the Presidential election, and all those who are undecided or uncertain in their support for a candidate (not the Hugh Hewitts of the world – whose fingers are perpetually lodged in their ears while they loudly mumble, “La la la la la, Mitt Romney, la la la la la … I can’t hear you … Romney, Romney, Romney”) need to view this message. If you haven’t watched it yet, why not?

Filed Under: General, National Politics Tagged With: Fred Thompson, presidential primary

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  1. Frederick Paxson says

    1/3/2008 at 12:43 am

    FRED THOMPSON is the best person to lead this country. He is a true conservative and has been his entire life. All one has to do is check his record to see this.

    During my time in the Army as an Intelligence Analyst, I personally served under both Presidents Carter and Reagan. Without argument, President Reagan was the best commander-in-chief a military person could ever have served under. Fred Thompson possesses the same qualities and vision as President Reagan in that he is strong on national defense and sees a dire need to secure our borders and control immigration.

    I can think of no better person to lead this country and fix the problems we have. He is the only candidate from either party who has specific and detailed plans on border security and immigration reform; revitalization of America’s armed forces; saving and protecting Social Security; and tax relief and economic growth. These are detailed on his Web site at http://www.fred08.com . I challenge you to find any other candidate who has laid out specific plans to fix anything.

    Fred Thompson has published his first principles, some of which are mentioned above. In addition to those, he strongly believes in individual liberty, personal responsibility, limited government, federalism, traditional American values, the rule of law and is a strong proponent of the Second Amendment — all concepts established during the birth of our country and documented in our Constitution.

    Again, try to find any candidate who has laid out their plans to “fix” this country. You will find they all speak in vague and abstract terms on their plans.

    For those who have heard Fred Thompson speak, you will usually hear him say that the Fred Thompson you see today is the same Fred Thompson you saw yesterday and is the same Fred Thompson you will see tomorrow. He stands by his principles and values and doesn’t shift his positions based on polls or public opinion; in other words, he doesn’t say what the voters want to hear just to get elected, but remains steadfast on his views and convictions.

    During his time in the Senate he focused on three areas: to lower taxes, strengthen national security and expose waste in the federal government. Fred Thompson has foreign policy experience, having served as member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Senate Intelligence committees.

    As chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, he opened the investigation in 1997 on the Chinese government’s attempt to influence American policies and elections, and this investigation identified connections with the Clinton administration (documented in the committee’s report).

    As a member of the Finance Committee, he worked tirelessly to enact three major tax-cut bills. Fred Thompson remains steadfast and even though a person may not agree with all his views and he understands some may disagree with him, you can count on him to be consistent and unwavering.

    Don’t be fooled by his laid back approach and what critics call his “laziness.” As a former assistant U.S. attorney, he earned a reputation as a tough prosecutor and he possesses the toughness this country needs in order to tackle today’s and tomorrow’s issues.

    I ask that you take a hard look at what this country needs, then take a hard look at all the other candidates’ views, policies, their records and their track record on consistency. Fred Thompson possesses integrity, loyalty, commitment, energy and decisiveness, all traits of an effective leader, and will emerge as the best person to take this country boldly forward.

    Please help Fred win in Iowa:
    https://www.fred08.com/contribute.aspx?RefererID=c637caaa-315c-4b4c-9967-08d864cd0791

  2. Steven Nielson says

    1/3/2008 at 9:21 am

    Great speech. Unfortunately Thompson’s want of the Presidency is hindered by his lack of want for the campaign. IMHO, the best quality from Thompson is his “Grandpa Voice”. He would make some great speeches with that voice.

    Compare that to the shrill Ron Paul speeking voice. Imagine 4 – 8 years of that!

    I love your comment about Hugh Hewitt. I feel the same way about him! My question is this: What is he going to do if/when Romney loses in Iowa, then NH, then Michigan, and has lost his shot by SC, Florida, and Super Tuesday? That alone gives me reason to start listening to him again! I would LOVE for him to eat a little crow!

    Great blog, great video! Keep up the good work! I mean the GREAT work!

  3. Ben says

    1/3/2008 at 1:37 pm

    Thanks, Steven, for the kind words.

    To Frederick, well-said. I couldn’t agree with you more.

  4. Snaggle-Tooth Jones says

    1/3/2008 at 3:39 pm

    “Great speech. Unfortunately Thompson’s want of the Presidency is hindered by his lack of want for the campaign. IMHO, the best quality from Thompson is his “Grandpa Voice”. He would make some great speeches with that voice.

    Compare that to the shrill Ron Paul speeking voice. Imagine 4 – 8 years of that!”

    Yep, it’s important that the Executive be “presidential”. Cain’t have no “squeakers” like Paul.

    But I wonder how miny “squeakers” we ackshully had befo’ th’ advent of modurn media.

    So much fo’ bein’ agin’ style over substance.

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