Audio: Fred! tells Hannity he’s made his decision whether to run
posted at 7:17 pm on July 10, 2007 by Allahpundit
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But naturally he won’t say what that decision is even though it’s palpably clear he’s running. He also reminds us that it’s important to elect a Republican Congress. Like the one we had for 12 years that didn’t do jack to secure the borders? Is he joking?
I think I’m staying home next year, seriously. N.B.: The clip has been edited for brevity.
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The only way for there to be a strong Republican focus on border security is for a state to secede from the Union.
shirgall on July 10, 2007 at 7:24 PM
If you don’t vote the terrorists will win. Or at least Democrats which is the same thing. I’m fully prepared to hold my nose and vote for the GOP nominee if the alternative is Hillary, Obama, or Edwards (or any combination of the above).
That being said, something struck me tonight as some of the RINO Senators up for reelection next year came out in support of Carl Levins immediate surrender plan (designed for maximum humiliation of the troops before the campaign season so that all the traitors who have NEVER EVER supported the troops can run on the “told ya so” platform. I don’t intend on giving any money to the RNC until they assure me they will not endorse or underwrite the candidacies of the RINOs. I’m sick and tired of seeing my contribution go to keep people like Arlen Specter or Gordon Smith in office.
highhopes on July 10, 2007 at 7:26 PM
Whatever, Allah. Tell me about staying home when we might get a President Hillary. Elections are about reality, not about the ideal.
Karol on July 10, 2007 at 7:29 PM
Keep in mind that if there is a democratic President and Congress, the open borders will become no borders. The GOP stopped this travesty of a immigration bill. It all depends on the leader in the Senate if it is a GOP Senate. Bill Frist is a great heart surgeon, but a crappy politician. Couldn’t lead a horse to water…like Reid. Trent Lott is worse so…..Leadership is the key to success in anything. We have very few leaders on either side of the aisle and they are young. Time to flush some dinosaurs and upgrade.
volsense on July 10, 2007 at 7:29 PM
How about one that will secure the border Allah? And one that’s serious about fiscal restraint? Do you seriously think Republicans running in viable districts haven’t got the message?
But staying home will certainly do a lot of good. Nothing says “give my concerns attention” like not showing up to the party. I know if I were running for office my first priority would be to appeal to refuseniks instead of actual voters. After all voters are just voting, “stay at homers” are where the real action is.
The Apologist on July 10, 2007 at 7:29 PM
Is there any way to get more RNC candidates in the primaries to try to kick out the incumbent RINOs?
apollyonbob on July 10, 2007 at 7:30 PM
Just don’t care anymore. How can it be any worse?
Allahpundit on July 10, 2007 at 7:30 PM
Seems Fred’s aim is to tease, not to please. He reminds me of Mr. Down Home and Cornpone himself, Ross Perot.
The Republicans have nothing to offer and it seems that isn’t going to change. I’ll vote for a third party candidate before I stay home and sit out the election.
Politicians are the biggest polluters, who generate nothing more than hot air, carbon dioxide, smoke, and mirrors. Fred might have had my vote in my state’s primary, but not a chance of that now.
Liam on July 10, 2007 at 7:30 PM
It’s amazing how, when you almost cut him out completely, Hannity’s show becomes listenable.
RMSpuhler on July 10, 2007 at 7:31 PM
I understand the feeling of despair that would lead you to sit the next election out, AP, but that way lies the madness of President Hillary, Obama, or Edwards. Ever since the sense of discontent with the elder Bush began to grow palpaple in 1992, I’ve heard people suggest sitting out an election to force the Republicans to clean up their act. The problem is that presidential elections have such wide-ranging consequences that we can’t afford to concede even one of them. People staying home or fooling around with the Reform Party in 92 gave us the Clinton years, whose effects will continue to be felt for the rest of our lives. We have to make every presidential election a hard-fought battle, pushing for the best possible Republican candidate and forcing the Democrats to run hard against him. There are dark times ahead, and our responsibility as citizens is to produce the best possible leader to see us through them.
Doctor Zero on July 10, 2007 at 7:31 PM
Like it or not, the Republicans stand correct on every single important issue facing this country. No, it’s not the Republicans that have nothing to offer, it’s the defeatist, Bush-bashing Democrats who will only be happy when if we give up the fight. DO NOT GIVE UP.
wryteacher on July 10, 2007 at 7:32 PM
Oi Vey.
jihadwatcher on July 10, 2007 at 7:33 PM
It could be raining.
TexasDan on July 10, 2007 at 7:33 PM
Yeah, we’ve got to clear the RINOs out. Appeasers like Lott and Grahamnesty have got to be challenged in primaries.
I want representatives who will work for Victory over the Jihadis, low taxes, judicial restraint, and energy and physical security, and Victory over the libs. No more bi-partisanship!
Iblis on July 10, 2007 at 7:33 PM
Just don’t care anymore. How can it be any worse?
You don’t like Republicans when they act like Democrats (spending, immigration, general wussiness). You think an actual Democrat isn’t going to be worse?
Karol on July 10, 2007 at 7:34 PM
No. We’ll get the same crappy spending policies but maybe they can manage the war a little better.
Allahpundit on July 10, 2007 at 7:35 PM
Remembe the old maxim, All politics are local. The time to start making a change is by voting in the primaries. I plan to vote against all incumbents, period. I am tired of all the Capitol Hill glorified, AARP members subsisting off of my tax dollars. Unless you get fresh people to run then nothing will change and the attitude of those elected senile senior citizens will simply be reinforced and they will continue to turn a deaf ear to we the people.
My ideal candidate will be serious about income tax reform, Fair Tax anyone, serious about Social Security reform, give me a choice, keep the old system but give me something in keeping with the 21st century realities, serious about border enforcement and deadly serious about defeating the Islamo fascists.
LakeRuins on July 10, 2007 at 7:36 PM
Staying home really showed ‘em last year, didn’t it?
jdawg on July 10, 2007 at 7:36 PM
AP, you need to vote. If you dont like a candidate the just write yourself in. Ive done that a few times
offroadaz on July 10, 2007 at 7:36 PM
AP, do I detect a hint of iPhone Phunk?
kjspeedial on July 10, 2007 at 7:38 PM
That’s the price of being on the front line dealing with it everyday. This stuff will either drive you crazy or make you a shill if you let it.
Do whatcha ya gotta do, more robots vids or whatever it takes to ease back from the edge.
Spirit of 1776 on July 10, 2007 at 7:38 PM
Come on AP, you can’t be serious. While I am also upset with the RINO’s performance, we can and must do something to stop the lefts rise to power as a result of the apathy of the conservatives in this country. Our survival depends on it. I can’t sit back and tell my son that I let his country go to hell because “I just didn’t care anymore”
Wake up man!!!!!!!!!!!
conservnut on July 10, 2007 at 7:40 PM
I understand AP. I voted for Perot because I hated politics as usual. Look at we are today – nothing has changed. Yep, I helped Clinton get elected. Al least I did not stay home. After 8 years of Clinton, I voted REP just to offset a Dem for the hell of it.
On-my-soap-box on July 10, 2007 at 7:42 PM
Like Gen. Wesley Clark, Fred! looks great on paper, but will stumble when finally on the stump. Legendarily lazy Fred! can’t have his aides do everything, and he’s gonna find out the hard way. Rudy in ‘08!
The Sinner on July 10, 2007 at 7:42 PM
If the Gipper can fall asleep in cabinet meetings, I don’t think being lazy is any worse.
That said, I’m pretty disenchanted with everyone running, Dem or Repub.
wherestherum on July 10, 2007 at 7:49 PM
Instapundit linked to a good article on libertarianism today.
http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/07/09/brink-lindsey/the-libertarian-center/
I think it makes some great points, personally.
lorien1973 on July 10, 2007 at 7:49 PM
Gotta say, Allah, you do seem to have more interests served by the libs than by the conservatives. Atheism, GLBT, cut and run in Iraq, etc.
Maybe if you flip in a really public way, ManBearPig will comp you an iPhone from his Board Member stash…
Jaibones on July 10, 2007 at 7:49 PM
AP, There haven’t even been any primaries as yet, and that’s the place to start. Have the RINO’s who are up for re-election – Gramm, Hagel, Lott, Voinovich,… challenged in their home state primaries, and get them replaced right there. And let’s be objective – the House Republicans have been better in terms of legislating, but there isn’t much you can do when you have half the Senate GOP pimping the Dems.
Also, in the prez elections themselves, McCain looks like going from 1st tier to 2nd tier – surely that’s cause to celebrate. And why not plug Tancredo, since he’s the one closest to our views on the borders, the jihadi threat, et al? Just because he lacks confidence? That’s something he can gain, once he has the support, and he isn’t any worse at explaining his positions than Jorge Wahabi Booosh. So why not do what’s possible to send him from 2nd tier to 1st?
infidelpride on July 10, 2007 at 7:58 PM
Come on AP. I know this crap is bad, but staying home caused a lot of this. Demos have been attacking like crazed dogs since they have got the committees and the MSM is swinging with two left fists. This is not the time to have your tail between your legs because the big dogs are coming. Its time to plant your feet and flush some dinosurs out of Congress or head for the hills. I’d be interested to hear which you decide.
volsense on July 10, 2007 at 7:59 PM
Being disheartened is no reason to be in denial. If you honestly cannot comprehend how a President Hillary with a Democrat congress could be be worse then by all means stay home. And when things come to pass afterward please feel free not to blog about any of it.
Just because the Republicans failed (due mostly to lack of real leadership) does not mean that the Democrats could not be worse if they succeed.
Voidseeker on July 10, 2007 at 8:01 PM
We might also point out that the RINOs have moved to the left only because of conservatives staying home and allowing more libs to come to power. Republicans have totaly misread the tea leaves about why they lost in the last election and believe they have to move to the left. A strong return in the next election will embolden the “lilly livered” among them to move back to the right.
conservnut on July 10, 2007 at 8:05 PM
We did win the amnesty thing this time. It’s less of a victory than we would have liked, but it happened, largely because of you specifically, and blogs / talk radio in general.
Maybe the blog-surge is beginning to show results. A good time to cut and run…?
Although you’re entitled to be exhausted.
kate q on July 10, 2007 at 8:07 PM
I’m not staying home during the primaries, but if Fred doesn’t announce soon he won’t get my vote for sure. He still may not mind you.
SouthernGent on July 10, 2007 at 8:07 PM
By the way guys, you know this is AP’s way of gettng us all stirred up and increasing the comments. He is laughing his butt off at our rants to him.
conservnut on July 10, 2007 at 8:07 PM
Karol, please also tell that to some of the Fred supporters here, some of whom have said they’d stay home or vote 3rd party instead of voting for Rudy.
amerpundit on July 10, 2007 at 8:10 PM
More stupidity from fred?. He says 911 proved the oceans don’t protect us anymore. REALLY fred? What was Pearl Harbor about? What was the first WTC bombing about?
Crimeny! This guy is such a dope!
csdeven on July 10, 2007 at 8:10 PM
Rudolf “Sanctuary City Mayor” Guliania for President … … … of Mexico!
MB4 on July 10, 2007 at 8:11 PM
So Jaibones it’s conservative to believe in fairy tales, be a bigot, and lose a war? No wonder America is ditching the GOP…..
The Sinner on July 10, 2007 at 8:11 PM
Perhaps MM has tied the gift of an I-phone to whoever can get the most comments on their blogs
conservnut on July 10, 2007 at 8:11 PM
You cut out Fred!’s dodge on the Fair Tax.
conservativecaveman on July 10, 2007 at 8:12 PM
That statement right there tells me Fred! has decided to run. IMO, if he had decided not to run, he wouldn’t even need to think about responding to these petty attacks in the future.
infidel4life on July 10, 2007 at 8:13 PM
cut and runwake up and smell the coffee in Iraq.MB4 on July 10, 2007 at 8:14 PM
Look Allah,
Sitting home won’t immanentize the eschaton, HRC isn’t the anti-Christ, just an anti-Christ. Oops, sorry, not your bag….
ScottG on July 10, 2007 at 8:14 PM
“I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.”
- Margaret Lady Thatcher, 1990
Civic involvement centers on the exercise of the franchise, AP. It is the ultimate expression of force in consensually governed societies. By it we coerce the members of the state each and severally to conform to a common social code. I think most of us share your distress with the political class, but that is all the more reason to be involved in the process at every stage and every level. If you can’t care about a specific candidate, at least care enough about your own civic responsibility. Lady Thatcher knew why she was involved in the process. I think you do too.
ConfigSys.boy on July 10, 2007 at 8:16 PM
The problems start when you decide to try to manage a war instead of fighting it.
Big S on July 10, 2007 at 8:19 PM
If the Republicans don’t nominate someone decent as their 2008 Presidential candidate, I am not going to vote for him no matter how much they try to scare me with Hillary.
Not that she isn’t scary, but just that I don’t have “abused wife syndrome”.
MB4 on July 10, 2007 at 8:20 PM
I’m not feeling it either yet. I’m hoping Rudy or Fred will inspire me somehow.
Dash on July 10, 2007 at 8:20 PM
And there was German submarine activity off our coasts during WW2, so what? Different era, different enemy. Hawaii wasn’t even a state at the time. Oh and OMG!, the Vikings invaded hundreds of years ago!
The Jihadists don’t have aircraft carriers and warplanes, at least not yet. What an idiotic argument.
Fixed that.
infidel4life on July 10, 2007 at 8:24 PM
Allahpundit on July 10, 2007 at 7:30 PM
Boy and all this time I actually though you were intelligent, sure had me fooled. No Borders, 100 million mexican illegals and nobody to stop Al Queda Hezbollah and Hamas terrorists from entering via Mexico. Yea, think it cant get worse, think car bombs blowing up at your local supermarket or gas station. Think finding somebody you used to knows head lined up on the street outside your house along with the heads of a dozen people you didn’t know.
Oh yea, it can get worse Allah, it can and will get a hell of a lot worse if Hillary is elected.
doriangrey on July 10, 2007 at 8:24 PM
Very well said indeed! I missed that.
conservnut on July 10, 2007 at 8:25 PM
Big S – “The problems start when you decide to try to manage a war instead of fighting it.”
Under el Jorge “ROP” Arbusto, it is not so much fighting a war as it is trying to get Islamic Sunnis and Islamic Shiites to kiss and make up, while our troops get killed trying to protect them from each other, and build that rule-of-law, democratic, peaceful, ally in the “War on Terror” Iraq of el Jorge “ROP” Arbusto dreams.
MB4 on July 10, 2007 at 8:26 PM
Allah, do you really think we stand a better chance of secure borders with democrats? If so, you need to put down the Jack, and step away. They’ve still got the deluded idea that every immigrant they let in illegally will be a vote, mainly due to their illegal voter drives. If you stay home, you are putting a vote towards the left-wing candidate, and I assure you, it will do us no good security-wise.
MadisonConservative on July 10, 2007 at 8:34 PM
Fred!
Put up or shut up!
Am I the only one who finds this strategy condescending?
Anyway, I’ve been predicting Rudy vs Hillary since 2005. I have witnesses.
Fred! for VP!
Randy
williars on July 10, 2007 at 8:34 PM
I think a major reason we lack enthusiasm is that we spend too much time talking about process, and not enough time on the goals. There have been a lot of discussions in these forums lately on federalism, how to reduce the size of government, taxes, etc. While these things are important, and provide something to argue about, they are not really all that inspiring. It pains me to say this, but liberals these days have a monopoly on the “progress” language, something we need to take back. There’s a conservative case to be made for progress towards more freedom and more security, and no matter what some Founding Father said, the two are not mutually exclusive. So far, to my ears, Rudy has come closest to articulating this theme (he has to, since he has no social issues to run on). I hope it catches on.
Big S on July 10, 2007 at 8:39 PM
Amen. Same things will happen except without the bitter taste of being betrayed by those who claimed to share your ideals and demanded your money and support. Been thinking a lot on these lines as well…
austinnelly on July 10, 2007 at 8:41 PM
Well, am I the only one who thinks that it is a good strategy to wait until the normal time to enter a race and thus save yourself from most of the slings and arrows that all of the other candidates have endured. Most of the other Republicans have already shot themsleves in the foot by stupidly entering a race two years before the election.
conservnut on July 10, 2007 at 8:42 PM
Nope. But it wouldn’t be as insulting if he didn’t say in the same interview that he is out there doing the things that a candidate does and then in the next breath revert to ‘and I’m not even a candidate yet’ in mock surprise at the articles, etc.
Spirit of 1776 on July 10, 2007 at 8:45 PM
Americans are bad war-makers. Get used to it, folks. We don’t really harbor enough ill-will to maintain hostilities forever, ’cause we’re basically really nice folks. Easy-going, forgiving and generally nice to be around.
It’s really too bad that you’re so hung up on the “war”, whatever that means. You could get principled conservative leadership if you wanted. But you’d rather sacrifice sane fiscal management and the rule of law at home for uncertain and unfocussed foreign military expeditions. So, please, stay home.
rho on July 10, 2007 at 8:46 PM
I can’t do that in good conscience. We need to start a write-in campaign, seriously. Start naming names.
Tanya on July 10, 2007 at 8:52 PM
Love me as I am.
Allahpundit on July 10, 2007 at 8:54 PM
Heh. Phil Bredensen. He’s a Democrat who sounds better than any of the Republicans running right now.
Slublog on July 10, 2007 at 9:00 PM
I like you fine.
I like Ron Paul, too. It’s a strange feeling to listen to a guy who really takes the Constitution seriously running for President and knowing you get a chance to vote for that. No clever slogans; unafraid to tangle with that halfwit Sean Hannity; not prone to overly-theatric games.
Not that he’s a messiah, he’s simply a good guy who isn’t interested in gaming the political scene for his advantage. Just a guy who takes his job as an employee of a Constitutional republic seriously. It’s hard to express how comforting that is.
rho on July 10, 2007 at 9:03 PM
There is an upside to fighting a war that I haven’t seen mentioned anywhere. War veterans are a virtual farm league of eligible candidates.
sonnyspats1 on July 10, 2007 at 9:03 PM
Right. Because we’ve done such a dandy job of securing our borders and stopping al Qaeda from entering. You can tell by the fact that there’s no fence, and the DHS admits there’s al Qaeda cells in the US. The DHS is also warning of summer attacks.
Writing in is the same as staying home. No candidate will become President via write ins. Bush/Gore came down to a few hundred votes when there were only two main candidates. You’re going to get hundreds of millions of Americans to write-in a candidate? My fellow Floridians had issues pushing buttons.
It is condescending.
amerpundit on July 10, 2007 at 9:06 PM
One thing I can’t stand about the political landscape is the ‘marginalize and minimize’ strategy employed by most hosts, Hannity included. We never get to substance…this interview just another example.
Spirit of 1776 on July 10, 2007 at 9:07 PM
To which most of the nation replies: Ron who?
amerpundit on July 10, 2007 at 9:08 PM
I’m ready to help Fred in any way I can.
I think he is a guy that will bring conservatives and conservative democrats into a cohesive body.
America could really use that right about now.
God bless Fred Thompson!
TheSitRep on July 10, 2007 at 9:12 PM
I understand the sentiment, but do you really want Hillary as president while Pelosi is House Speaker?
I shudder at all the damage they could do.
The Fairness Doctrine. Income redistribution. Socialized healthcare. A return of Bill’s military downsizing. Fighting the War on Terror with a pre-9/11 mindset. (To be fair to Hillary, I’d take her over Silky Pony. She at least believes there is a War on Terror.) Blanket amnesty for illegal aliens. Repealing the Patriot Act. Putting the wall between the CIA and the FBI back up. Abandoning Afghanistan and Iraq to our enemies, and standing idly by at the wholesale carnage Al Queda will bring.
We’ve had our shot in Congress and the Presidency, so it’s a problem of our own making. But knowing the alternative, I am not going to let the failures of Bush or the formerly Republican Congress keep me away from the polls.
Hawkins1701 on July 10, 2007 at 9:13 PM
IMO, you couldn’t be more wrong than if you said he’s a uniter, not a divider. You really see Blue Dogs coming to this guy? He ain’t Reagan, he’s a more articulate GW Bush.
SouthernDem on July 10, 2007 at 9:15 PM
You guys leave Allah alone; he’s not having a good week. Allah why don’t you find something to photoshop!
sophiesmom on July 10, 2007 at 9:15 PM
Ha. What’s not to love? I was actually just looking for suggestions, but now that you mention it…
You’re not nearly miserable enough. Let’s get you on the campaign trail!
Tanya on July 10, 2007 at 9:17 PM
Why? I keep hearing that about Fred, but never get an explanation. What will make Democrats go “Gee. I like him. I’m going to vote for him.”?
amerpundit on July 10, 2007 at 9:24 PM
Despite the comfort you get from Paul, he has only a slightly better chance of getting the nomination than Mark Foley. Very slightly. Given that you seem pretty informed and rational, well except for the Ron Paul thing, how are you going to vote once he is eliminated or are you staying home?
JackStraw on July 10, 2007 at 9:29 PM
Despair will get us nowhere, nor will complacency in what has already been accomplished. We need to move forward, and propose solutions to these problems, or the likes of Hillary will beat us to the punch. Healthcare? Come up with a workable plan to compete with Hillarycare. Think of ways to make the Patriot Act better. One of the benefits of a long campaign is that there’s plenty of space for ideas.
Big S on July 10, 2007 at 9:32 PM
Fred, it’s so easy to get your Republican congress.
1. Kill the Muslim terrorists
2. Secure the border (no… really)
3. Nominate conservative judges
4. Make each budget smaller than the year before
That’s easy, hire Newt as your idea man.
Mojave Mark on July 10, 2007 at 9:41 PM
Allah, I pray that you rethink your position on staying home next November.
If we get a lot more of you out there, we WILL be saying, “Madam President,” and “Supreme Court Justice Bill Clinton” before long.
ToddonCapeCod on July 10, 2007 at 9:42 PM
Is this guy ever going to announce he’s going to run? I’m sick of reading daily updates about a man who may or may not run. Get on with it!
aengus on July 10, 2007 at 9:46 PM
Allah won’t stay home in November. Who ever heard of a well-known political blogger that refuses to vote? It’s an expression of frustration, an understandable one.
aengus on July 10, 2007 at 9:47 PM
Take heart, Allah. We’re fighting back.
Connie on July 10, 2007 at 9:52 PM
Right now, it’s about the personality and “leadership,” or at least the watered down version of it we keep hearing about from our political class. Real leadership involves defining a goal, formulating a plan to reach it, and balancing the vigorous pursuit of the goal with the consideration of constructive criticism received along the way. The goals of the Republican Party are poorly defined right now. Unfortunately, the goals of the Democratic Party are crystal clear.
Big S on July 10, 2007 at 9:57 PM
Amen. Doesn’t seem to matter which party – the slogan now is Vote for us we are the better obstructionists.
As for “the announcement” Yaaaaaawn. Starting to sound like one of those “rock you all night long” rap songs. Lots of bravado and no satisfaction.
Bradky on July 10, 2007 at 10:02 PM
You can’t run a country on personality alone. Reagan was a great communicator, but he was also very intelligent, was able to work bi-partisanly with O’Neill, and had no issue with confrontation. I’m not saying Fred can’t do the same, but you can’t say he can until he actually takes part in a debate and starts laying it out on the line. So far, he’s simply released recordings and spoken at events with a script.
amerpundit on July 10, 2007 at 10:06 PM
Okay,1st post. What about the FAIR tax? If we put the gov’t back into the hands of the poeple, the party system woudl work.
builderswife on July 10, 2007 at 10:06 PM
I thought you were trying to sway KP over to THIS side. What the hell happened?
BadgerHawk on July 10, 2007 at 10:08 PM
Exactly. He spent a large part of life developing his ideas about Communism and even outmaneuvered a genial Tip O’Neill when convenient. He lived before, during and after the Cold War. Most politicians are simply too lazy to educate themselves or originate new ideas. Fred(!?) hasn’t dissected Islam in any of his radio broadcasts. He never will.
aengus on July 10, 2007 at 10:14 PM
You forgot, “Punch the hippies”
MirCat on July 10, 2007 at 10:23 PM
Hmmmmm….another Bush or Clinton? ;)
DCJeff on July 10, 2007 at 10:46 PM
I’m tired of whining about the field! We get whatever we deserve! Yeah, maybe someday this will be the next China or Soviet Union! Maybe the great She-Satan Marxist Clone “I just want to take everything you have tax you to death and steal your children” Man Hating Beast will win! So what are we to do??! I read the news everyday, and there is very, very little to feel good about! But, I refuse to quit!! I refuse to sit down and just give up. I am not going home and be quiet! This is America!! AMERICA!!! Brainless idiots that think farting cows and light bulbs are destroying the world act more determined and seem more committed to their insanity than the average American seems to be to protecting the future of this nation! You criticize the Rhinos for quiting and compromising, while you then threaten to do the same by going home and laying down!! Americans that founded this nation were willing to sacrifice their fortunes and lives! We grow weary because some pompous ass in a suit payed for with our money votes the wrong way! If we are surrounded by a “cloud of witnesses”, a cloud of witnesses of those past Americans that confronted so many other countless trials during their lives,, how must we appear to them?? Must we climb steep cliffs under German machine gun fire to achieve our victories??! Are we under the threat of hanging for expressing our independence? I don’t think so! but when I hear stories of college students afraid to express their beliefs in class out of fear of getting a bad grade,, I think some in that “cloud of witnesses” looking down at this generation of Americans must want to just plain puke! No wonder we have so many RINO’s in congress! They’re just out there representing all the other RINO’s in colleges, in the schools, in the churches and in the work place! But enough of that rant! I have no idea what is going to happen in the next few years,, but nothing good will happen by just sitting at home! By just quiting because some Marxist for Hillary tells me it’s a done deal she will win! The Republican field is what it is! Stop complaining and start volunteering! Average people stopped the shamnesty bill! Average people stopped the will of the President and the will of the majority of congress! Average people that stopped for a moment and actually cared long enough to do something! There is a message there! For the people who actually care enough to do more that whine,, the world might just move,, the world might just be their oyster! But it isn’t going to happen by quiting and going home!!
JellyToast on July 10, 2007 at 10:54 PM
Don’t forget that, syntactically:
RINO = DIF
Hold your nose and vote for a RINO and you still end up with a Democrat In Fact – not to mention a sore nose. To paraphrase Mr. Spock, A trivial difference is a trivial difference, and in the end amounts to no meaningful difference.
It is probably not quite as bleak as I am painting it, but there are days when I feel that the only difference between the candidates is their empty rhetoric and the cost of their haircuts.
Herikutsu on July 10, 2007 at 11:00 PM
Sounds eerily similar to the John Belushi speech in Animal House.
Bradky on July 10, 2007 at 11:00 PM
He’d better run. I’ve already got my bumper sticker
Ropera on July 10, 2007 at 11:08 PM
HAHAHA. Did you hear that little 8itch whine when he got booed?
What a friggen tool.
csdeven on July 10, 2007 at 11:17 PM
JUMP!
Stephen M on July 10, 2007 at 11:26 PM
Outstanding!
Mojave Mark on July 10, 2007 at 11:32 PM
Sick of the Fred! I can’t stand a tease. But seriously Allah, think Hillarycare and I’m sure you’ll find a reason to get out and vote.
thedecider on July 10, 2007 at 11:36 PM
AP, Stop acting like some kid over at Digg, iPhone this and KP that. You are an embarrassment to MM with the iPhone thing.
Step up to the plate and show some civic leadership___ vote and encourage others to do the same. MM is working her ba–s off. Working day and night trying to educate one and all, but all you can do is cry, cry, cry. Boo Hoo, I want my iPod or I will stay home. If I was her, I would tell you what you could do with your iPhone.
CharlestonCritic on July 11, 2007 at 12:04 AM
What’s up with the exclamation points? Until he declares, he’s Fred?, not Fred!.
Xrlq on July 11, 2007 at 12:04 AM
I’m not sure what all the whining is about. He said he is going to run. Just listen. He said it several times.
It seems “testing the waters” is advantageous in some way, and he is remaining within the legal boundaries of that status.
I’m still not sure I’ll vote for him, but I’m sure he’s running.
thebriand on July 11, 2007 at 12:39 AM
Dude, switch to decaf before you have a stroke.
infidel4life on July 11, 2007 at 1:38 AM
I hate to say this.
I am ALREADY bored by Fred’s coy indecision. At this stage of the game there is something to be said for presidential decisiveness, and Fred appears to be more interested in lapping up attention without having to face his opponents OR the media head on.
Maybe Fred really does lack the cajones to win after all.
Always Right on July 11, 2007 at 5:39 AM
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