WHAT kind of crap is Thompson pulling? He said today he'll

[napi21]

announce on Sept 6th??????

For God sake Fred! What is your problem? Is the water too hot? Or is it too cold?

Dragging it out like this is the wrong way to go IMO! I guess we'll see!

[shain from kane]

1. Announce, Fred! You're stalling more than Larry Craig. n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. s t a l l i n g ? LOL nt

[Ediacara]

15. Maybe he's stalling to move to Idaho so the Gov can appoint him as Craig's replacement

[shain from kane]

21. Improve his position as a sitting Senator? n/t

[Sukie1941]

2. Fred thinks he'll be fresh for the voters

He thinks they will be tiring of the present announced candidates.

My concern about Fred is that overturning Roe v Wade seems to be at the top of list of to-do's if he is elected president.

That is one of his PRIORITIES?

God Save Us!

[redqueen]

5. Well, he's not a big thinker...

I don't think his list of issues is that long... so picking one to be a priority, well... it's not saying much.

[WCGreen]

12. Unless the democrats can get another Supreme Court Justice

I can see that Roe v. Wade is gone...

[BlueStater]

4. If he officially runs,...

...he'll be forced to defend his views and actually have to (gasp!) explain what he would do as president and what seperates him from the others.

We certaintly can't have that.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. watch his numbers tank within a week of announcing.

the preanouncement stuff is always an inflated figure.

[TheWraith]

16. He's already been tanking

Indecision over getting into the race has cost him much of the glow he once had with conservatives.

[eleny]

7. Maybe he's too lazy to announce...

:rofl:

[shain from kane]

10. That thoroughly bred horse will still be resting in the stall when the race is over. Send somebody

to wake him up.

[Va Lefty]

8. My guess is he wants Congress back in DC when he announces

That way he his supporters in the Senate and House can be easily trotted out on 24/7 News channels to give glowing endorsements of him. He gets a few days of free media coverage before the 9/11 anniversary stories start. I think your right about dragging this out too long. It is going to be almost impossible to build the kind of organization he needs in Iowa and New Hampshire at this late date.

[bluedog]

9. bet the other GOP candidates are PO'ed at him

here he is not"officially" running and debating..and they are using their money in state after state....and he thinks hes just going to slide in and take the lead.........if it was 1 of our own....I know I'd be pissed!

[The Wielding Truth]

14. It'll be fun to see him slim it out with Giuliani . n/t

[Robbien]

11. Freepers say "Oh, you will announce later? Okay fine."

Good little foot soldiers.

All they could post about today was Fred's announcement and now they are being ordered to wait and they say okay.

[H2O Man]

13. As much of an

odd bird as Patrick Buchanan often is, I found one of his descriptions of Old Fred quite accurate. He said Fred is the guy who climbed the ladder without thinking of the eventual consequences. He wishes he did not have to jump of the diving board, but he doesn't want to humiliate himself by climbing back down.

He will find running to be even more humiliating.

[napi21]

17. I never thought of that. That's funny, and poissibly true! n/t

[H2O Man]

18. Buchanan said that

Old Fred had given some "test speeches" a few weeks ago, and that he was terribly disappointing to those who had high hopes for him. He will not be a significant factor after he announces. It is hard to think of anyone being worse at debating than the announced republican candidates. Fred is worse.

[shain from kane]

23. I read that he gave an 8-minute speech, full of platitudes. Underwhelming, to say the least. n/t

[Beaverhausen]

19. He wasn't named "laziest senator" for nothing you know!

Honestly, who would support such a wishy-washy lazy-assed old fart?

We want a president who is eager to get out there and LEAD!

[AlCzervik]

20. he's getting lots of free press. I'll believe he's running when i see it or not

on the 6th.

[Corgigal]

22. The GOP is trying to get the Craig audio

off the 24 hour newscycle. They put in a call and begged Thompson to announce, today...NOW.

It doesn't look like its slowing the Craig story down too much, but that is the only card they could play.