Fred Thompson Prepares For First Debate
Focus Will Be On Former Senator At Tomorrow's Sixth Republican Debate
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Republican Presidential hopeful, former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson addresses the Americans for Prosperity Foundation in Washington, Friday, Oct. 5, 2007. (CBS)
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He's been practicing for weeks.
Although nine Republicans will take part in the forum, which begins at 4 p.m. EDT in Dearborn, Mich., the focus will be on Thompson, a former Tennessee senator.
A late entry into the race, Thompson has sometimes struggled to answer questions on the campaign trail in his initial weeks as a full-fledged candidate.
He's no stranger to the small screen. He spent years acting on NBC's "Law & Order." But the last time he engaged in a political debate was 1996 during his successful Senate re-election campaign.
Over the past two weeks, Thompson has held seven to nine debate sessions at his McLean, Va., campaign headquarters outside Washington, aides say. In each session, Thompson would answer timed questions on a variety of subjects. Aides then would stop and review answers with him.
Among those helping: former New York Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, who has played Rudy Giuliani.
"We think that we'll hold our own, but obviously every other candidate on the stage has been going to these debates all year long. They've already gone through their preseason. This is our first scrimmage," said Todd Harris, a Thompson spokesman. "The most important thing for us is for Fred's message and answers to connect with Republican voters, and that's been our focus."
During the two-hour Michigan debate, Thompson will be positioned between top GOP rivals Giuliani and Mitt Romney. The debate is sponsored by The Wall Street Journal, CNBC and MSNBC and will focus on economic issues.
Thompson entered the campaign on the same day as the fifth GOP debate last month. He chose to announce his candidacy on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in Los Angeles instead of debating in New Hampshire, a decision that drew attention.
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See all 97 CommentsIs there any lower scum than lying neocon hypocrits?
...If you vote for them- we still aren''t out of Iraq. No Commiecrat could promise that at the Democratic debate the other day. Tell you something???
Look, we Republicans aren''t happy with Iraq as much as the Democrats are, most Republicans don''t like Bush either. But the alternative is worse- vote for Democrats in 2008 and you might as well send a direct message to Osama Bin Laden and his gang that the US has no guts and isn''t willing to stand-up for itself. Bush has taught us that starting wars in the Middle East isn''t an effective way to deal with the terror problem/coming energy crisis as a whole.
But the alternative is losing our spine and voting Democrat in 2008... think with your head and not with your heart on this.
;)
The first hurdle for any Republican is securing his party''s nomination. If anyone impresses Pat Robertson''s Christian Taliban, they will probably be the Republican nominee. Rudy is despised by the thumpers. McCain has been karlroved. Mitts modern day oracles and angels in the homeland may or may not play well with the trad fundamentalists.
Fifteen to twenty million sheep is a huge boost at the ballot box, even in the general election. If Pat anoints Fred Thompson, he will be a formidable foe for the presidency.
I hope that Hunter will step up the pace...
I wonder what comic books he''s boning up on?
Fred Thompson shouldn''''t even be considered as presidential material.
Posted by kansas1946 at 10:42 PM : Oct 08, 2007
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Here lies another problem:
We''ve reduced the majority of communications to just a few short sentences with acronyms instead of words, symbols instead of written feelings, and voice mail as our means of "answering" a phone call.
10, 20, and 30 years from now (if we last that long) we will no longer be able to use words that are more than two syllables in length without showing the definition of the word (and how to pronounce it) next to each word said and/or written.
George W. Bush is the present day "orator" that we can expect, and see much more of, in the future unfortunately.
Posted by thisandthat1 at 11:22 PM : Oct 08, 2007
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LOL!
So when Fred loses either the nomination or the 2008 election (whichever comes first), perhaps he can go on TV doing commercials for Viagra.
(Just like a fellow conservative relic did just a little over a decade ago)
Posted by pwrslm at 10:54 PM : Oct 08, 2007
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So are you the pot or the tea kettle?
Posted by pwrslm at 10:54 PM : Oct 08, 2007
Guess that includes you too.
They give you the elision your are getting something different.
If you want to try to change US foreign policy, you need to look into Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich. If you haven''t heard of them, it may be because they haven''t sold out.
I like Ron Paul the most myself. I used to think the the government could liberate the people, but I''ve come to believe the only thing they will do is sell us down the river. Example: take someones land, declare it blighted, and give it to Walmart.
Don''t hand your life over to the Federal Government and trust them to take care of it for you.
"Look at Fred Thompson and then look at a picture of the creature from the black lagoon. The only difference is gills and webbed hands/feet."
I really had to laugh when I read that! Thanks, Smirk5!
They give you the elision your are getting something different.
If you want to try to change US foreign policy, you need to look into Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich. If you haven''t heard of them, it may be because they haven''t sold out.
I like Ron Paul the most myself. I used to think the the government could liberate the people, but I''ve come to believe the only thing they will do is sell us down the river. Example: take someones land, declare it blighted, and give it to Walmart.
Don''t hand your life over to the Federal Government and trust them to take care of it for you.
He''s been practicing for weeks.
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And here lies the problem. Any politician that has made it as far as to run for president, should be an orator. They shouldn''t have to be practicing. Practice is for junior house members. Not presidents. We have lowered our standards for president to such a level that it is laughable. That is evident by who lives in the White House.
Fred Thompson shouldn''t even be considered as presidential material.
They give you the elision your are getting something different.
If you want to try to change US foreign policy, you need to look into Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich. If you haven''t heard of them, it may be because they haven''t sold out.
I like Ron Paul the most myself. I used to think the the government could liberate the people, but I''ve come to believe the only thing they will do is sell us down the river. Example: take someones land, declare it blighted, and give it to Walmart.
Don''t hand your life over to the Federal Government and trust them to take care of it for you.
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