On Fox News ATM. Thompson is at a gun shop talking about 2A

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Thompson is clearly our best hope in the '08 run


Fox is talking about gun rights being a VERY strong issue in the Republican Primaries.


They even said that Romney is in trouble because he only joined the NRA recently and has supported gun control up until his white house run.


-- John
 
But Fred Thompson is the ENEMY!

He hates our freedoms!

Once, he even had coffee with John McCain!

He's FAR worse than Hillary Clinton. He's a communist AND a fascist, a warmongering hate-filled puppy-blending son of Satan.

Go Ron Paul!
 
I just wish he would stop "exploring his options."

When he announces, he will suck the air out of the room for Guiliani, Romney and McCain. Their media attention will wither before their eyes.

Its already happening for McCain and Romney, I believe.


-- John
 
He's FAR worse than Hillary Clinton. He's a communist AND a fascist, a warmongering hate-filled puppy-blending son of Satan.
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Ah, so he's just your average material for a late 20th century/early 21st century US president.

:D
 
It's hardly stupid, when the primaries are still pretty far off, to let your opponents bury each other. Then you only have to deal with the winners. Why waste time on the losers?

McCain just took himself out of the running. I doubt he could get re-elected in Arizona, if he had to run for Senate this fall. Romney was a wildcard. It was hard to tell if he'd get traction. It's clear he's spinning his wheels and going nowhere right now. At this point, the tactics of campaigning just got simpler, if not easier, for Thompson.

This campaign started too early. Thompson didn't care to play that game. This strategy may or may not be the best, but IMO it shows more backbone than letting others set his campaign agenda for him.

Quite frankly, if Gore runs, I think the same of him. I don't like a single thing about him as a potential President, but I'll definitely respect him for dancing to his own fiddle, not the mob's.
 
ArmedBear,

Oh, I agree with you. This thing started WAY too early, and it is best to fight only the battles that you have to fight.


Thompson most likely has recognized that conservatives are very unsatisfied with the "de facto" 3 choices that the media is pushing. I believe he recognizes that once a viable conservative candidate presents himself, the republican primaries will be over.

But that is no reason to jump the gun and let the democratic candidates have months to nip at him.

I am just anxious to see him start gaining steam.

-- John
 
Addendum...

The funny thing is that McCain is such an incredible narcissist that he doesn't seem to KNOW he just took himself out.
 
I'm not a fanboy, but I will gladly support him in the face of the other candidates we have.
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Wow!

You sound like an adult or something. What are you doing here?
 
ArmedBear,

:) hehe...

You say that as I am checking my disk space to see if the new computer game I just bought will install. Boys and our toys.... hehe.


-- John
 
Not quite Rob Paul, but if he gets the nod he gets my vote come September, at least it'll be an improvement... I hope.
 
I'm not a fanboy, but I will gladly support him in the face of the other candidates we have.
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Just curious why you would support him when another candidate has a demonstrably better voting record on gun rights, unless gun rights are not your only measure of a candidate.
 
ArmedBear said:
But Fred Thompson is the ENEMY!

He hates our freedoms!

Once, he even had coffee with John McCain!

He's FAR worse than Hillary Clinton. He's a communist AND a fascist, a warmongering hate-filled puppy-blending son of Satan.

Go Ron Paul!
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LOL. I just spit a little coffee on my keyboard.
 
Just curious why you would support him when another candidate...
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Lemme guess...

You just lost 100 bucks betting on the Dodgers to win the Stanley Cup.

1000:1 simply seemed too good to pass up.
 
I don't care what you say, I'm for Ron Paul. :neener: I'm not throwing my vote away on some RINO. [/sarcasm]
 
GTSteve,

That is a fair question.

I am assuming you are speaking of Paul. I can wholely understand that and appreciate his supporters.

I'd rather not get into another of the countless "Thompson vs. Paul" debates so please do not interpret my response as an attack on Paul.


It is my belief that Paul is not positioned as a viable candidate. I do not believe he has the network, the exposure, or the money needed to make a solid run even at the primaries, let alone the White House.

Originally, I considered voting for Paul in the Primaries and then deciding how I'd go for the General Election. I've since rethought that position.

Now, I am concerned that not voting for Thompson in the primary would split the vote enough to allow Guilani to win the nomination.

I will do what I can to prevent that from happening. A sad reality for us is that the enemies of the 2nd Amendment are not on the other side of the isle. We have them in our very party-- and they are being pushed strongly by the media.

We have as real a fight in the primaries for our RKBA as we will in the general election. Our enemies are just as threatening and real.


And actually... while RKBA is not my only issue, it is at the absolute top of my list and is likely the one I will single-issue vote with.


However, I am cognizant of political realities. Thompson has a very real chance to secure the nomination, and make the run to the White House. Paul doesn't have a realistic chance. No wishing on any of our part will change that. In this case, I have to support an "acceptable" candidate that has done the groundwork to position himself for a solid run over one that doesn't have that advantage.


I am sure I will never be satisfied with ANY candidate unless I started my own run for the White House. And that will never happen-- too many of my old fraternity brothers have pictures they will be lining up to sell to the papers.


-- John
 
And actually... while RKBA is not my only issue, it is at the absolute top of my list and is likely the one I will single-issue vote with.
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BTW it's really good for RKBA when we DO vote single-issue. It's nice when we don't have to, but when push comes to shove, I say we must.

You know, there were 100,000,000 voters in the last Presidential election.

Let them all worry about whatever they care most about. There are plenty of causes and voters to go around.

Let US send a strong signal to both parties that we vote RKBA. The ONLY thing that scares them is being voted out of office. The fear of politicians is the only way we can get representation.

That goes for anyone with anything they want from politicians in the US.

It works, and it's the only thing that does.
 
Just curious why you would support him when another candidate has a demonstrably better voting record on gun rights, unless gun rights are not your only measure of a candidate.
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For me, that's correct. Gun rights are not my only measure. They are however of extreme importance. Just not the whole picture.
 
Don't buy into the propaganda. Fact is Most politicians put their own interests above the people they're supposed to represent.

They will tell you whatever you want to hear until they are ellected then it's anyone's guess.

It's a shame that they can't be sued for fraud in advertizing as their campaign platrofm is the "contract they are advertizing" to get ellected.

If a manufacturer, Broker, agent or other sales person lies to get your business then they can be sued for Advertizing fraud. Why can't we hold ellected officials to the same standards?
 
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