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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:34 AM Original message |
Fred Thompson strikes me as the most arrogant one of them all ... |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. not that I like him or want him in the oval office |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Ronald Reagan was Governor of California for two terms--Thompson |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:40 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yes, Reagan was an experienced airhead... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Even Nixon recognized that Fred was "Dumb as hell", and used him |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:48 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. a statement like that coming from Reagan can only be considered |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:58 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. You mean Nixon? I don't think so. |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:13 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. no, not Nixon |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Reagan spent a few years as Governor of CA |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:57 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Ummm....most of the candidates running are lawyers and Senators...so? |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:12 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. all I said was he was more qualified than Reagan |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:24 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Well, you and I will have to disagree--Reagan was much more qualified |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 11:05 AM Response to Reply #17 |
46. Except that he can win. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 12:16 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. I don't think he has anything but Repug desperation fueling him. I think |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. well, see now... |
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midlife_mo_Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
30. Agree. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
3. This morning on the Today Show, they said he had "star" power. For gawd's sake |
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Justyce (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Anyone who would vote for a "star" to lead |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 12:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
48. Lots of people voted for the one they "wanted to have a beer with" |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. I saw that and thought the same thing |
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Justyce (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
6. Arrogant, unqualified |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
8. He was a lawyer and a sleazy, money-grubby lobbiest. |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. and yet he wants to be "cast" as a Washington outsider. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
9. i really can't wait to see him in a debate, i don't think the sloth is ready for prime time. |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. maybe not, without his script |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
16. He's trifecta of everything republicans claim to hate. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. and, it also means he's dangerous in the general election |
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Magleetis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
19. Out of all |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:02 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I don't fear him because of that |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:04 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. I do too... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
21. He is NOT an actor. He's a Washington Lobbyist. Who dabbled in some 2nd rate acting. |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
24. We underestimate his power to pursuade (the dumbasses) at our PERIL. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:26 AM Response to Reply #24 |
33. Reagan Had The Luxury Of Running Against A Very Unpopular President |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:30 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. However |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:32 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. If The Dems Can't Beat Fred Thompson They Need To Find Another Country |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I thought that about George W. Bush in 2000 |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:43 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Bush Had A More Favorable Environment And A Brand Name |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. Plus he had an excellent smear machine to back him up...n/t |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:33 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Again, don't underestimate the power of FEAR paired with implied strength and certainty. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:50 AM Response to Reply #36 |
42. I See This Election As A Repeat Of 00 and 04 With A Twist |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:51 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. from your lips to God's ear |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
25. Went to his website last night after the "Big Announcement" |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 12:12 PM Response to Reply #25 |
50. The question is which Repub candidate will win the battle of jingoism? |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
26. Well if Bush can steal his way into office anyone can be president. n/t |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:13 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. you do make a good point |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 12:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
51. Fred doesn't have the Bush money, name or power.. |
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murray hill farm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
31. I watched him on Leno.... |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #31 |
52. He doesn't look altogether healthy either.. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
38. FT looks old, not mature; saggy, not rugged; and risible, with that dame of a wife, not studly. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:54 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. She Just Makes Him Look Old... |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
39. Of course he's arrogant. he's the Bushies hand-chosen Throne Warmer |
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Cameron27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
41. He is arrogant, |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
45. He doesn't have a chance in hell. Not everyone watches that show |
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DaHoot (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
47. I don't get it |
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