Any dirt out there on Fred Thompson?

[jerryme1]

[ShortnFiery]

1. I've heard second hand that there's plenty of trash on this good ole' boy ... Not.

Something about a clearly racist role he once played? Educate us please?

[jsamuel]

4. yeah, that's bs though

that isn't useful at all. The RW would love for us to use that nonsense.

[MissMillie]

9. yep

and really, all he has to do is show his hard-line conservative self... the GOP may make him their candidate and the moderate public will shun him.... as long as we put forth someone moderate enough.

[Clark2008]

33. They'll just point to the fact that he didn't vote to oust Clinton as

proof he can be a "reasonable" moderate.

[Beelzebud]

2. Yeah, he's a Hollywood Liberal. :D

[MadBadger]

3. He's a bad actor

And looks like a lizard

[Virginia Dare]

20. That didn't hurt Ronnie Reagan though...n/t

[MadBadger]

26. Reagan didnt look like a lizard though

[Virginia Dare]

27. True, that was Nancy...n/t

[earthside]

29. His Looks ...

... Yes, I'm going to be shallow ... but I agree, he does look like a lizard.

Frankly, he comes quite close to being just plain ugly.

My hunch is that despite the Repugs desire for a 'new' face in the contest for their nomination, Thompson is going to turn out to be a dud.

[bryant69]

5. Trophy Wife

But Dirt on Republicans doesn't really matter because generally speaking Democrats/progressives don't have the guts or the meanness to capitalize on it. We tend to focus on boring things like issues.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[jerryme1]

8. Perhaps the Repubs will reveal his weaknesses during the primary

[bryant69]

12. That's a possibility

One can only hope.

Bryant

[ShortnFiery]

13. For this Presidential Election, I'm willing to make a few exceptions ...

and hope that I don't turn into the enemy.

However, we can keep honest but stand our ground. Stay Strong! ;)

Sorry, but I can't be the only person who does NOT like this man. It's far from scientific but he's just not likable to those of us who don't worship authority figures. :shrug:

[bryant69]

30. I don't like or dislike him personally

Haven't been exposed to him enough I guess. But since his appeal seems to be a certain amount of promising to continue the Bush years, I'm pretty sure I don't want him to be President.

Bryant

[ShortnFiery]

37. Even watching him in his acting roles, I get an immediate physiological repulsion ...

perhaps because I did have a "creepy Uncle" who looked much like him.

Let's hope more people stop idolizing Authority Figures and have creepy uncles whom their parents shielded them from? :blush: :rofl: :hi:

[Clark2008]

36. Despite our disagreement on the other thread about how

formidable he may or may not be, I can honestly attest to the fact that I don't like him, either.

But, just because you and I don't like him doesn't mean the fundie nuts and moderate Heartlanders don't.

[ShortnFiery]

38. Point taken. Dammit if you are not logical. :-) n/t

[BlooInBloo]

18. Smokin HAWT trophy wife, as I recall.

[Virginia Dare]

19. I think they all have one of those, don't they?...

;-)

[Norquist Nemesis]

6. Well, he can't be all that bad! BTW, is that his second wife?

:evilgrin:

[gatorboy]

7. Yeah, he's from HOLLYWOOD!

Freepers are such suckers for actors.


Jerry, why do you think that is?

[jerryme1]

17. G'Boy -- as an aside, being a fairly new poster, what exactly is a freeper?

[Virginia Dare]

25. A freeper is a true patriot..

:P

[poverlay]

28. A member of "Free Republic". An extremist, ultra right wing, fundamentalist and slightly retarded

online group that has the worst spelling and logic skills known to the human race.

I think that mostly sums it up. We post their stuff occasionally for amusement.

[gatorboy]

42. A few other members put it best.

But the question remains.Why do you think Republicans go ape shit when a conservative actor runs for office? Is it that they feel a celebrity, regardless of brain power has an easier chance of winning? Do they enjoy style over substance?

[Norquist Nemesis]

21. Check that! It's "HollyWIERD"!

:P

[originalpckelly]

10. He has a daughter wife.

(A wife that looks like she could be his daughter.)

[Botany]

11. Ever heard about the Savings & Loan Scandal in the 1980s & 90s?

Thank Fred for being a lobbyist for the S & Ls because he helped to
"grease the wheels" to get deregulation passed through Congress.

Billions of dollars went to bail out that scam.

[Virginia Dare]

15. He's ass deep in K Street money...

he'd be a Repuke lobbyists wet dream. His wife is one of them as a matter of fact.

[Quixote1818]

31. So far that is the worst we have on him

Perhaps that should be the focus for now until something more comes up?

[Botany]

35. The S & L failures and crimes were pretty damn bad

Deregulation allowed the S & Ls to run wild and people
stole billions. Neil Bush's Silverado cost more money than
all the bank robberies in history.

[TwilightGardener]

14. He kept a PAC open just to raise money for his son's business.

He spent 18 years as a lobbyist--some fodder there for sure. I smell sleaze.

[Philosoraptor]

16. I heard he was the best blow job in Hollywood...oh wait, that was nancy reagan

[Mabus]

22. Was Bush's pick to help Alito through the confirmation hearings.

[Quixote1818]

23. James Dobson doesn't think he is a real Christian

Well, James Dobson Is Right, Fred Thompson Is NOT A Christian!

Posted by healtheland on March 30th, 2007

Thompson’s ”church” believes in the baptismal regeneration heresy. So, Dobson was right because that equates to salvation by works, and makes them a pseudo - Christian cult. Now you have a lot of sanctimonious folk who are protesting against Dobson for “deciding who is a Christian and who isn’t”, well let me tell you folks, you all are going to bust hell wide open if you keep doing this mess, because it isn’t US who says that Thompson isn’t a Christian, and it isn’t US who says that Mormon Mitt Romney isn’t a Christian, but it is the BIBLE, ok? You you generation of vipers, is it the Bible that you have a problem with, or us for believing in it? Thanks to Independent Conservative for setting me straight on this one. Another great thing about Dobson is that I have not seen him active in this “Christian Zionists who do not proselytize Jews” nonsense.

But make no mistake: though Dobson is CORRECT in opposing false Christians like Thompson and Romney, he is still sullied by his overall political activities, including his promoting Gingrich. And it is amazing how so many of the “social conservatives” are throwing their hats in the ring behind either Mormom Mitt Romney or Fred Thompson, KNOWING that their beliefs are not Christian. It just shows that these people are only after seeking a winner who will keep the money and power coming, and not after standing for God and the Bible. Which is why I still say that you are better off turning away from all of these folks and going after God.


http://healtheland.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/well-james-dobson-is-right-fred-thompson-is-not-a-christian/

[Clark2008]

32. But the Christian conservatives do, regardless of what ole Doc Dob sez:

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20070514-124527-5197r.htm

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/218/story_21841_1.html

(Apologies for sending anyone to these, um, "sources," but if you want to see where the bugs hide, you have to turn over a few nasty rocks.)

[On the Road]

24. His Wife is a Mermaid

I think that qualifies as miscegenation.

[TornadoTN]

34. As a Tennessean, he holds real appeal to the knuckle-draggers

His appeal is those who love the folksy southern drawl and the scripted "freedom freedom freedom, terra terra terra" crowd.

However

Ask those of us who care to think on our own about Senator Thompson and most everyone will say he was the most useless Senator we have ever had. He accomplished nothing, absolutely nothing, in his tenure aside from getting to wear the title "Senator". He was away from work and missed more votes than Harold Ford, Jr. did in Congress (yet somehow, that was what the Republicans drove home with regards to Ford in the last election). His office was generally unresponsive to the point that most people wondered openly why we even had a second Senator, because at least with Frist you knew he wouldn't pass up an opportunity to regurgitate talking points.

Thompson is an empty-suit, selected by the G.O.P. because he has that folksy draw that the idiots in our society are drawn to. All talk, no substance. Now we see why the G.O.P. gravitates to actors as candidates, even though they wouldn't miss a beat tearing down Hollywood.

[Clark2008]

39. But you know our fellow Tennesseans will vote for him, despite

his "uselessness."

Well, I mean more of our brethern will vote for him than the Democrat. Sadly.

Sigh.

[TornadoTN]

40. Sadly enough, you speak the truth

The fact that they voted for Corker in the last election made me realize just how much of our state is filled with idiocy. Therefore, they'll clamor all for Fred Thompson as being "our good ole' southern boy" and push the button for him without knowing a thing about him (aside from "Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Terra, Terra, Terra" and Law & Order).

[Quixote1818]

41. I say we tag him as a "Hollywood Liberal" If we keep saying it maybe it will stick

Just like Bush says lies over and over and over until people start to believe them. In many states there is probably 10 or 15% who will just believe the "Hollywood Liberal" label is true. :shrug:

[Virginia Dare]

43. Sounds like a plan, let's go with it...n/t