Thompson: "I'm Not Particularly Interested in Running for President"
(CBS)
BURLINGTON, IOWA -- It’s a question that’s been asked of Fred Thompson by the press and pundits for months now, and it was finally asked by an Iowa voter today: “I don’t know if you have the desire to the president,” said Todd Chelf, a resident of Burlington, Iowa. “If I caucus for you next week, are you still going to be there two months from now?”
“I’m not particularly interested in running for president,” admitted Thompson. “But I think I’d make a good president...I have the background, capability, and concern to do this and I’m doing it for the right reasons.”
Thompson also railed against those candidates who announced their plans to run for president earlier than he did.
“For some of them, it was when they were juniors in high school,” he said. When asked if he was referring to any specific candidates, Thompson declined to name names, but “if those shoes fit, people can wear them.”
After he finished his answer, Thompson addressed Chelf directly. “I hope I haven’t talked you out of anything,” he said.
He hadn’t, but he also hadn’t totally convinced him of anything, either. “His laid back style sometimes seems to me a lack of desire,” said Chelf, who said he would also be attending Romney and Huckabee events this weekend. “I’m one of those Iowa Republicans who hasn’t made up his mind yet, but definitely leaning this direction.”
Republican Fred Thompson seems to be raising his expectations in Iowa, telling CNN Friday he would not be happy with a third place finish there.
%u201CI would not be satisfied with third, quite frankly. I think we can do better than that%u2026that%u2019s why they play the game,%u201D Thompson told CNN%u2019s John Roberts. %u201CThe pollsters and the experts were wrong in Iowa in 1980, and they were wrong in 1988, and they were wrong in 1994, and the numbers show that a large number of folks in Iowa have not made up their mind.%u201D
http://www.californiaconservative.org/2008/raising-expectations?referer=sphere_related_content
Fred acts like Cincinnatus. The roman farmer who was pressed into being the Roman leader when they were attacked, then went back to farming after victory was achieved instead of assuming the throne. Sort of like the way Washington did, he could have been king.
http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=M mZjNTE1ZTY1ZDJmYjI3MTQ0ZTE2NjA3YmJiNjYxYTg=
THE REAL STORY:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/12/thompson-not-pa.html
Let it be known that John Bently purposely framed this story into something it is not. In short, he is a liar.
I heard the question and I was glad someone asked it. Fred answered like a man who was at a job interview, which is what this is. He let it be known that he would not put himself through the rigors of a campaign, lack of family time, lack of jobs, and a general lack of peace if he were not interested in being elected. We too often look for the glamorous leader with pomp and circumstance and overlook the true candidate that would BEST fit the job.
Like most things in life the person that wants the job the most is not the best candidate to fill the post.
AND what a genuine and correct answer of an assinine question from a poor soul who has done no research on his own at all.
Don''t be caught ignorant of the facts:
Fred Thompson''s records, solutions and positions can be found here;
http://www.fred08.com
You can find Rudolph''s, Romney''s and the Huckster''s real records here;
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/entry/candidate_research_know_who_youre_voting_for/
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by tradamerica1
December 30, 2007 12:55 PM PST
- Bently is destined to be an asterisk in journalism history. His partisan propaganda reveals a seething hate for fair and balanced reporting. The day is coming when someone will throw more than snowballs at him. Maybe a series of youtube videos featuring dishonest journalists getting punched out will be the next fad. Millions of hits :-)
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