Lefty blogger files FEC complaint against Fred
posted at 6:06 pm on August 20, 2007 by Allahpundit
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I hate to see one of our guys under attack from the nutroots, but my support for an architect of McCain-Feingold when it comes to this subject is, I must confess, highly nuanced.
A liberal blogger has filed a federal complaint against former Sen. Fred Thompson, the actor and unannounced Republican candidate for president, accusing him of violating election laws as he ponders his entry into the race.
The blogger, Lane Hudson, submitted his complaint to the Federal Election Commission on Monday saying Thompson has raised far more money than he needs to explore whether to run for president…
The law prohibits anyone who is “testing the waters” from hoarding the money for use during his actual campaign. Potential candidates also cannot refer to themselves as candidates, can’t run ads that publicize their intention to campaign or take steps to qualify for the ballot in a primary or caucus state.
According to a financial report filed late last month, Thompson had raised nearly $3.5 million and had had spent $625,000. Thompson must raise money within federal contribution limits and must report it to the FEC once he becomes an official candidate.
The campaign says they’re following the law. Probably true, although they shed another staffer today allegedly due to “uncertain lines of authority and chain of command within both the communications team and the broader campaign staff.” Couple that with the much-publicized reversal on his abortion lobbying and the fact that they’re already having to issue clarifications of Fred’s comments on key issues and the odds that they forgot to dot the i’s and cross the t’s vis-a-vis their FEC compliance don’t seem all that high.
AmSpec says his margin for error is getting thinner by the moment. Indeed.
Anyone recognize the name of the blogger here, by the way? You should. Who would have thought that his noble crusade to stop sex predators would lead to pulling campaign stunts for the Democrats? Except me, I mean.
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This smells like Klinton inspired BULL$HIT……….
doriangrey on August 20, 2007 at 6:11 PM
Fred jumped the shark.
He waited too long, he made too many mistakes, he’s been defined by the media narrative, and he looks too old.
Add all that to the substantive questions of his past positions and lack of experience, and you have a nonstarter.
I was once a bona fide Fredhead, but now I’m reevaluating Giuliani and Mitt (and there IS a lot to like about those two.)
mjgreco on August 20, 2007 at 6:22 PM
He violated FEC law because he didn’t spend enough? Yeah, I’m sure the FEC will get right on that. 3.5 million is a drop in the bucket; Mitt probably spends that in a year on hair gel alone.
Hollowpoint on August 20, 2007 at 6:25 PM
IMO, Fred needs to fish or cut bait.
infidel4life on August 20, 2007 at 6:25 PM
…and to think people thought he was being too cautious. We should thank the left for the boost.
TBinSTL on August 20, 2007 at 6:27 PM
Blah Blah…The law prohibits anyone who is “testing the waters” from hoarding the money for use during his actual campaign. Potential candidates also cannot refer to themselves as candidates, can’t run ads that publicize their intention to campaign or take steps to qualify for the ballot in a primary or caucus state. Ad Nauseum…
Over and beyond the fact that conservatives realize that this should be a violation of the First Amendment, can someone, anyone, explain to me what purpose this Orwellian Gobbledygook serves?
How does referring to oneself as a “potential candidate” versus “candidate” do anything to get “money and corruption” out of Washington (as we were promised with McCain-Feingold”).
Buy Danish on August 20, 2007 at 6:27 PM
Are they getting desperate, or what? Or is it the stench of fear?
jdawg on August 20, 2007 at 6:27 PM
mjgreco:
You could not nave been a bona fide Fredhead if you’re buying all the codswallop that the MSM has been dishing. Methinks you’ve never been a Fredhead. Heard of Mitt, ever?
AP, other than the complaint filed with the FEC, the rest is nothing new. Slow news months tend to do that.
I liked the spokesman’s answer to the charges. Ready?
“We’re following the law.”
Tennman on August 20, 2007 at 6:30 PM
At least he’s not spending it renting out a red pickup truck everywhere he goes. He must be spending it on golf carts and Gucci loafers, because his non-campaign campaign is already crumbling.
Fred Thompson is nothing more than cannon fodder. After the nomination is over, we can have a big laugh over how much Fred Thompson amused us and how stupid we looked defending him.
BKennedy on August 20, 2007 at 6:31 PM
Ruuuuuudy!
JayHaw Phrenzie on August 20, 2007 at 6:34 PM
BKennedy on August 20, 2007 at 6:31 PM
What do you mean, “we?” You’ve been attacking Fred from the beginning.
jdawg on August 20, 2007 at 6:42 PM
Right, because you’ve spent so much time defending anyone than your golden calf, Mr. Flip-Flop. By the way, he ever manage to break 15% yet after dumping 10 million of his own money in his campaign?
Yes, Fred’s campaign seems to be experiencing some growing pains- nothing that won’t be forgotten or can’t be overcome in the next 5 months. Given that he’s still coming in second despite spending a fraction of what the other candidates have, without even announcing, it would be foolish to write him off just yet.
By constrast, Mitt has been been working on his campaign since mid-2005, announced January 2006, participated in 2 pseudo-debates, ran millions of dollars worth of TV ads, won a bought-and-paid-for straw poll… yet is still languishing at 15%; his best showing to date. Give him a week or two- after the temporary bump from the straw poll wears off and Fred steals some thunder when he announces, Mitt will be back in his more familiar 10%-12% range.
Fred’s campaign could self-destruct in the next two months, it could propel him to the lead. Mitt seems destined to follow in his father’s footsteps in becoming a fogotten “also ran”.
Hollowpoint on August 20, 2007 at 6:45 PM
Please people this guy? is a John Edwards lover boy.
He is also the anonymous blogger who was outed in the Foley scandal.
Read his blog and it will all be clear.
Don’t let this person get a second chance to play God in his own mind.
CommentGuy on August 20, 2007 at 6:47 PM
Hmnmmm… wonder why this blogger has not complained about Hilary Clinton’s raiseing money for both her Senatorial campaign, and Presidential campaign from the same donners, then transfering money from one to the other…
But then agian, I guess thats legal…
Romeo13 on August 20, 2007 at 6:51 PM
No offense to any FredHeads here, but I have more respect for Ron Paul than Fred right now, mainly because Ron is actually running his campaign (instead of via proxy by a foxy lady) and has actually worked up enough courage to declare.
Sorry, Fred just loses appeal for me.
Darnell Clayton on August 20, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Hey back during the Foley thing I dropped all I usually do here and put 20 servers here at the house mining the data on the net about that whole fiasco.
I put together summaries I sent to a number of bloggers with what I had found with links supporting the data.
I even managed to be one of the real small few who got cred enough to to do email exchanges with GTL the guy who took this clown down.
I did a lot of research about the issue but I had next to nothing to do with his takedown. Actually almost less than nothing, I was just feeding facts to others to work their magic and my attention was totally focused on doing the research and providing to others who would act on it.
CommentGuy on August 20, 2007 at 7:01 PM
Sorry, not buying it. Once you said:
you made your position clear. I suspect you’ve always been for Paul.
jdawg on August 20, 2007 at 7:12 PM
I’ll throw my support to whichever candidate the Left complains about the most. So far, it seems they hate Fred! and Giuliani the most.
BTW, thank you for adding the “preview” button. (thumbs-up)
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GT on August 20, 2007 at 7:16 PM
Tenman:
I never said I “bought” the MSM narrative on Fred, what I said is that he sat back and let the media narrative take hold. That to me is a sign of a poor campaigner, and that very same mistake probably constituted the margin of defeat for Gore and Kerry.
Once Fred gets into the race, he’ll be fighting against the narrative every moment of every day until the elections. That is a huge obstacle to victory and if you consider electability to be one of the top 3 qualifications for a Republican nominee, that is a major negative in the Fred column.
mjgreco on August 20, 2007 at 7:19 PM
Where is csdeven telling us that Fred!! is a lying, cheating, dishonest, thiefing SOB? Did I miss any?
Oh well, I guess he/she will be along shortly to inform us
of his shortcomings.
BTW, nobody has told me yet what ‘cs’ stands for.
OBX Pete on August 20, 2007 at 7:24 PM
And how does one not “let the media narrative take hold”?
Best way is the way he’s handling it. Ignore them and get out your own message. The message to this point is, he’s in the permitted testing the waters stage.
Nonissues, all. That you agree with the semblance of the MSM sucess tells me you bought it, hook, line and sinker.
Think, man. Why would the MSM be so worried about someone not even announced yet? Because he’s going to be a major player in the election and soon. Not an also-ran, not a fizzler. He’s going to vault to the lead, in my opinion, and never look back.
Unlike some others on this blog, I’ve never not denied that I’m for Fred. I’m not against the other Republicans; I’m for Fred!
Tennman on August 20, 2007 at 7:29 PM
Good grief. I’ve never denied I’m for Fred. Let that double-negative not speak for itself. ;-)
Tennman on August 20, 2007 at 7:31 PM
I don’t know about complaining to the FEC, but when I watch Fred trying to act on Law and Order I think about complaining to the FCC…
radjah shelduck on August 20, 2007 at 7:39 PM
mjgreco,
Not to butt in on your conversation with Tenman or anything, but what do you mean when you say “Fred will be fighting the media narrative”? Isn’t the narrative pretty positive overall, and can’t it pretty much be summed up as “Fred’s the real conservative”?
I could understand your point if the narrative was “By the way I served in Vietnam and just ignore all my anti-war activities and trips to Paris.”
Buy Danish on August 20, 2007 at 7:40 PM
This Hudson character is a man ahead of his time.
JammieWearingFool on August 20, 2007 at 7:41 PM
cojones of steel?
Bradky on August 20, 2007 at 7:47 PM
It sounding more and more like freddie boy might get the chance to funnel that $3.4 mil to his relatives. He is his own worst enemy in this non-campaign. Two scenarios….
A) fred? is a thieving lying fake, and planned to scuttle his own non-campaign from the beginning, so he could convert his contributions into a PAC, and then “hire” his family and pay them exorbitant “salaries” to “administer” the PAC. And if he is scuttling his own non-campaign, he certainly has to make it look like someone else’s (or several “someones”)fault.
B) He is totally inept and all these mistakes are unintentional.
Either way, he is not qualified to be CinC.
csdeven on August 20, 2007 at 7:54 PM
Exactly what the latest DNC talking points about Fred refer to. Thanks CSD.
Buzzy on August 20, 2007 at 8:13 PM
O/T
Look forward to a nice rant by AP. KP is on Bill O supporting the sanctuary policy of the churches who harbor illegals. Or, maybe he’s bored with her? I’d prefer to see a real KP butt whippen’. :-)
csdeven on August 20, 2007 at 8:15 PM
Hey, even the idiot dems get it right once in a while.
csdeven on August 20, 2007 at 8:16 PM
If that’s your criteria, check out Huckabee… he seems more his own man (not puppeted by consultants) than anyone else on the trail. And unlike Ron Paul, he’s way high on the likeability scale.
MT on August 20, 2007 at 8:18 PM
Laugh.
More laughter. His point was very clear. He respects Ron Paul compared to Fred for having the courage and work ethic to try to advance his views, not the views themselves.
Your criticism was at best ignorant, more likely, dishonest.
Christoph on August 20, 2007 at 8:21 PM
Bwahahahahahaa!!!!
The MSM are trying to take a page from the reps 2004 playbook. They attacked the weakest candidate, counting on your exact emotional response to the attack. (they feared edwards I think, but attacked Kerry. It worked.)Just because someone you dislike says something doesn’t mean you automatically take the opposite position.
If you have studied fred? and are convinced he is the best, then I can respect that. I have studied him and find him to be a disgusting lying faker. And I don’t care who supports him or attacks him. I let my own study of the facts to form my opinion.
csdeven on August 20, 2007 at 8:25 PM
All I needed to “know” about this guy I learned from Wiki in the very first sentence: “Lane Hudson is a former staff member for the United States Democratic Party and a liberal blogger who exposed the Mark Foley scandal.” Glad I stopped right there, otherwise I may have been tempted by their democrat voo-doo!
Califemme on August 20, 2007 at 8:26 PM
Or it’s the “stench of fear” because they know Darnell is correct?
csdeven on August 20, 2007 at 8:28 PM
See my 8:25 post.
csdeven on August 20, 2007 at 8:31 PM
Mitt isn’t my golden calf, its just that most of the criticism seen at HA is easily corrected once we actually get Mitt’s statement in the context it was delivered in.
Whereas, in all Fred’s topics we hear about how much of a macho man and an alpha male he is, only to watch his non-campaign wither, die, and divide in half from internal strife.
Romney has been doing nothing but go up, Fred has done nothing but go down. Based on Momentum, Romney’s ahead.
BKennedy on August 20, 2007 at 8:33 PM
With the left attacking Fred, why don’t they attack Mitt? Now why wouldn’t the left attack Mitt, let’s see, who can figure that out first.
They attack Fred, who isn’t even formally in the race, but ignore Mitt, why would they do that. It wouldn’t because their polling shows Mitt can’t win, would it?
Naw, Mitt is a tax raiser, oh I forgot, a fee raiser, maybe because Mitt didn’t support Bush’s tax cut, oh yes he did, no he didn’t. He was against it, before he was for it.
Why would the left attack Fred? Wait I think I have it, because they want the conservatives to have the strongest candidate so the best man can be elected. That means leave Mitt and his Mitt’ens alone because the left has so much respect for his power.
right2bright on August 20, 2007 at 8:49 PM
This smells like Klinton Bullsh$t.
Doriangrey on August 20,2007 at 6:11pm.
I agree it has all the hallmarks of the Clinton
War Machine.Hillary was on CNN and talked about
how the Republican hate machine had to be countered.
Every time she points a finger,her other hand is planning
and schemeing.
canopfor on August 20, 2007 at 8:50 PM
Bwahahahahahaha!!!!
See my 8:25 post.
You craaaaazy kids!
csdeven on August 20, 2007 at 8:57 PM
Interesting logic there, cs. Why would they fear the VP candidate and not the Candidate? Pretty easy to rewrite history, I suppose. But, really, let’s be honest. We on the right feared what John Kerry would do and not do when he would be for it and then against it.
Yes, I have studied the man, Fred. He is not a lying faker. He tells it like it is. I respect that you don’t care for him, but, hey, ignore Reagan’s 12th Commandment at your own peril.
Tennman on August 20, 2007 at 9:09 PM
How could the man, second place, be the weakest. He hasn’t even committed and he is beating Mitt (Mitt has spent 10 mil to be third), and everyone else except Rudy.
They know Mitt is not a conservative and will be skewered for it. They know he can’t defend turning his back on Bush’s tax cuts (no wait he did like them, no he didn’t…nobody knows he changes his mind so often), he is a tax (highest property tax in 25 years, bless his heart) and spend guy, the Mass budget grew every year he was Gov. (over 5 billion in just a few years). The left knows he is no threat, in fact he is their kind of guy.
But you go tell them that you are the head Mitt’en and he is the leader of all of humanity, then they will pay attention to Mitt…Yaaaawwwn.
In the meantime, they are going after numero uno. Now that the left is after him, I think he may be the front runner when he hops in…yeah, yeah, he hasn’t and Reagan didn’t until November. But the left considers him a real threat, not a paper threat like Mitt.
The left considers him the front runner, and they have the internal polls…and you don’t.
But Mitt looks great, and talks great…great lookin guy. Hope he overcomes his past and really becomes a conservative. Probably good Veep material.
right2bright on August 20, 2007 at 9:18 PM
Mr. Rasmussen would like a word with you, Junior.
If there’s momentum there, I sure don’t see it unless by “momentum” you mean “stagnation”.
Hollowpoint on August 20, 2007 at 9:19 PM
Given his spamming and trolling, I’m pretty sure it stands for “creepy stalker”.
Hollowpoint on August 20, 2007 at 9:21 PM
These were attacks during the primary season. Thus, kerry was the nominee and not edwards.
csdeven on August 20, 2007 at 9:38 PM
I’d go with: “conservative superman” personally.
And LOL on Hollowpoint calling anyone else out for SPAM/Trolling.
BKennedy on August 20, 2007 at 9:45 PM
You mean like this?
fred? sez: “We are going to be getting in if we get in”
Yeah, OK.
It’s the primary season. There are no loyalties.
Reagan had the 11th commandment. This so called “12th commandment” is constantly being defined differently by idiots who can’t think up their own pithy sayings.
csdeven on August 20, 2007 at 9:48 PM
Now let’s be fair. He claims to have spent $625,000 to raise the $3.5 million. So, he will only be able to funnel $2.85 million to his family. Unless, of course that $650,000 has already been funneled to Jeri, his sons and other family members. Nice racket.
tommylotto on August 20, 2007 at 9:54 PM
Intrade Real Time Quotes:
Giuliani 36.7
Romney 27.0
Thompson 19.5
McCain 6.1
Gingrich 3.3
MB4 on August 20, 2007 at 10:03 PM
Don’t you want your analysis to be complete? What about subtracting cost of cart rental and shoes?
JiangxiDad on August 20, 2007 at 10:11 PM
I’m not feelin’ the love at all for Phred here? Reagan announced in November people. It’s all about timing. This lawsuit is a big nothing.
The next election is all about the ABC’s of politics… Anybody But Clinton! You all know that you’ll be voting for Phred once he’s the nominee, c’mon already, throttle back.
Mojave Mark on August 20, 2007 at 10:23 PM
Nah, Jesus beat him to it. “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Reagan’s just going to have to settle for the 12th.
Tennman on August 20, 2007 at 11:12 PM
So, I figure fred? was walking the line a bit to thin and this guy figures freddie boy has pulled another Washington insider move, just like he did when he funneled campaign contributions to his son. fred? probably figures he’s being clever by just skirting the letter of the law while completely decimating the spirit of the law. Just like he did when he hired his son to do basically nothing “running” his PAC. I hope they dig deep into this and find out just how dirty freds? dirty laundry is.
csdeven on August 20, 2007 at 11:18 PM
Yeah, nothing like an objective lefty going after a conservative…seen a few of those around lately myself.
Amazing how quickly people hop in bed with whores.
You don’t like Fred? Ok, here’s 20 bucks let’s do it.
right2bright on August 20, 2007 at 11:41 PM
Still 100% for Fred!. I don’t care if he spends all $5 million on Guccis, golf carts, and skin firming cream during his “testing the waters” campaign, if it will help him win the nomination and beat Hillary.
AZCON on August 21, 2007 at 12:40 AM
And he’ll do that how?
Unless his folksy colloquialisms are deemed somehow “less fake” than Hillary Clinton’s black southerner voice by the MSM (fat chance), Fred will be chewed up and spit out by the Clinton machine. Fred can’t even get his media guys to all tell the same story. All Hillary has to do is throw some crap on the wall, let Fred’s media people make multiple hasty statements, and Fred goes out with a whimper.
BKennedy on August 21, 2007 at 2:07 AM
Hillary already has a negative rating of 42%. A lot of the voters know this woman too well to sit out this election, regardless of who wins the Republican nomination. For any undecideds out there, I suggest looking at this link:
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=11903
Texas Nick 77 on August 21, 2007 at 2:49 AM
Are you a gun owner? Do you support a law abiding citizen’s right to keep and bear arms? Here’s Ruuuuuuuudy on that topic:
Rudy on gun control:
My position for many years has been that just as a motorist must have a license, a gun owner should be required to have one as well. Anyone wanting to own a gun should have to pass a written exam that shows that they know how to use a gun, that they’re intelligent enough and responsible enough to handle a gun. Should both handgun and rifle owners be licensed…we’re talking about all dangerous weapons.
http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Rudy_Giuliani_Gun_Control.htm
http://www.nyc.gov/html/rwg/html/97a/me970302.html
And no, it’s not an anomaly:
We need a federal law that bans all assault weapons, and if in fact you do need a handgun you should be subjected to at least the same restrictions — and really stronger ones — that exist for driving an automobile.
The United States Congress needs to pass uniform licensing for everyone carrying a gun.
H/T: The Jawa Report
And I suspect Mitt’s opinion is not too far from Ruuuuudy’s on this.
Texas Nick 77 on August 21, 2007 at 5:44 AM
From Rudy’s Page:
Video
tommylotto on August 21, 2007 at 7:42 AM
I’d prefer someone who doesn’t give lip service to supporting the second amendment, and then state he’s in favor of registration, licensing owners, etc. to combat crime. Criminals don’t bother with registration, regardless where they live. Gun control is not about controlling crime, it is about controlling you.
Texas Nick 77 on August 21, 2007 at 7:59 AM
Nix Guiliani, Romney , and Thompson (McCain is dead in the water) and support a real conservative.
Duncan Hunter is the only choice.
Redhead Infidel on August 21, 2007 at 9:38 AM
Texas Nick 77
I guess you are one of those — I have the right to bear military grade arms, without restrictions without limitations — kinda guys. I guess laws against nuclear prolifiration are unconstitutional because they limit your ability to bear a suitcase nuke. If the fed can have nukes — joe six pack can have ‘em too.
The right to bear arms is just that — a right. But with all rights, it has reasonable limits and comes with responsibilities. Requiring a license and a test to make sure a gun owner is responsible is not unreasonable. Sure the criminals will ignore these limitations, but responsible gun owners will still have the right to get a gun and protect their family from those criminals, and the cops will be given another weapon to use to get the illegal guns out of the hands of the criminals.
tommylotto on August 21, 2007 at 9:52 AM
What could be MORE encouraging to Fred Thompson’s campaign than to have the “Nutroots” orchestrate a blitz of negative blogging posts to undermine his efforts.
It’s just transparent and ridiculous. The fear of the Fred Factor is palpable..on the Left..!
He’s a lobbyist with a trophy wife and he rented a red truck. He’s an ACTOR, OLD, LAZY, Assists Pro abortion Groups, etc.
He’s and Actor first and a Senator 2nd..He has CANCER!! Oh my GOD!!!!!!
Give me a break!!!Now he is breaking the LAW!!
He ought to be put in prison with Michael VICK…
What is the Left afraid of. HMMMMMMMM???
Check the polls. Freddy aint Dead. He’s just getting started and it will be a FUN ride….
NELSA
Nelsa on August 21, 2007 at 10:07 AM
This post of mine bears repeating for your benefit.
csdeven on August 21, 2007 at 11:24 AM
If this is true why do you keep calling us idiots?
Some of us like Fred! and you don’t. Why can’t you just
leave it like that?
OBX Pete on August 21, 2007 at 11:52 AM
OH MY! What an honor to receive a response of CSDEVEN!
I’m speechless and underwhelmed!
I especially liked all of the references you provided in your response to little ol’ me and how you cited them chronologically…… :)
NELSA
Nelsa on August 21, 2007 at 1:17 PM
Try using a handgun in your home in NYC to defend your family. You will find out very quickly how “reasonable” gun control works there. First thing the authorities will ask you is “do you have a permit?” And if you don’t, you will wish you had just rolled over and let the bad guy have his way with you. NY doesn’t see the logic in letting citizens arm themselves, only cops and criminals.
Texas Nick 77 on August 21, 2007 at 1:41 PM
One of the least sincere remarks ever printed on HotAir.
right2bright on August 21, 2007 at 2:33 PM
Can you point to the post where I called you an idiot when you were not acting like one?
For someone who is speechless, you sure have a lot to say.
Zzzzzzzz
csdeven on August 21, 2007 at 2:49 PM
You are really a pathetic individual.
You are obviously just trying to get some reaction
from anybody you can and you will take any side
on any subject to attract attention.
I don’t know what meds you are supposed to be taking
but I suggest you get back on them.
No need to answer this one with your inane crap.
I’ll get back with you when Fred!!!!!! is our nominee.
OBX Pete on August 21, 2007 at 4:00 PM
1. Not suffering from internal strife and endless blunders.
2. Not riding L&A fame past labor day as a way to keep your numbers constant in the polls. If nobody knows who you are and the most pressure you’re willing to take is from friendly questioners, then they can’t change their preconceived opinion of you. If Kal-el of Krypton believed in universal health care, but didn’t want anyone to know it until primary season was well underway and he was lost in the shuffle, he’d just say he’s running as Superman and he’s be getting in when he’s getting in.
3. Anything, ANYTHING other than this baiting crap he’s been pulling with his announcement date. He’d be fine if he just said “we’re looking into it” for the past few months, but multiple times he’s told us of his “announcement” and played around with the idea in front of Leno and Hannity (in truly amatuer form, I might add), but he’s never given a solid answer and it hurts him.
Yeah, Reagan announced in November. 20 Years Ago, and without baiting everyone for the few months prior.
BKennedy on August 21, 2007 at 4:20 PM
GET A PERMIT!!!
or would you not pass the background test?
tommylotto on August 21, 2007 at 4:29 PM
BKennedy on August 21, 2007 at 4:20 PM
BK-I am equally frustrated by Fred’s delay in making his “Official Announcement”. It is painful to watch but I believe it is what’s needed.
Reagan may have announced in Nov. but THIS campaign started far too early and I think its smart to have waited. I also believe that Fred will be proven correct in waiting..
To quote Fred himself, …I wasn’t there when they made those rules and I’m not abiding by them….(in reference to the early start of the campaign)
His strategy is working for him and against the other candidates in my opinion.
If he does not run then I will say shame on me but if he does run and wins then I will say, See, I told you so…”
We will all find out sooner or later and in the meantime you have to admit it’s fun to watch…
NELS
Nelsa on August 21, 2007 at 4:53 PM
Bwahahahahaha!!
If that is truley the case, then I’ve got you dancing to that tune like a little 8itch!
lol!
csdeven on August 21, 2007 at 5:34 PM
When freddie boy says he wants limited government, it means he doesn’t want to do anything. What a lazy, lying fake!
csdeven on August 21, 2007 at 6:17 PM
fred? loses ANOTHER staffer. Rats leaving the sinking ship?
csdeven on August 21, 2007 at 6:23 PM
“The eating of the field mice — Zimbabweans do that. It is a delicacy,” he said. “It is misleading to portray the eating of
field mice as an act of desperation. It is not.”"Zimbabwe’s ambassador to United States”, Koinange reported, “told CNN on Tuesday that reports of people eating rats
unfairly represented the situation, adding that at times while he grew up his family ate rodents.”
http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=%22rats%22+ships+%22eating+rats%22&fr=yfp-t-501&u=www.thezimbabwetimes.com/index2.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26do_pdf%3D1%26id%3D235&w=rats+ships+%22eating+rats%22&d=KNRu5-ljO8VZ&icp=1&.intl=us
Better to flee without your tail than to be eaten! lol
Bar-B-Q rat. A Southern favorite in the political world…
NELS
Nelsa on August 21, 2007 at 6:33 PM
Probably not… I’m not a cop, and I don’t know any politician there. NY does not have a “shall issue” law, all it takes to be denied a permit there is for the interviewer to be on a bad hair day.
I do hold a Texas concealed weapon permit. But I don’t need one here in Iraq.
Texas Nick 77 on August 21, 2007 at 11:57 PM
If Fred runs he gets my vote, ’shark’ or no ’shark’!
USA, all the way!
ValhallaMike on August 23, 2007 at 4:29 AM
Another idiotic moron thinks fred? doesn’t act his roles. He just shows up and acts natural.
Groupies are real losers.
csdeven on August 23, 2007 at 8:33 AM
Fred is IN?
Sometime in the next few weeks, we’ll officially have our hat in the ring.”
Only quoting Fred here…take it for what it’s worth but I like the sound of it and it’s the first real evidence that he may be serious about his run:
“Fred continued,
“Sometime in the next few weeks, we’ll officially have our hat in the ring.”
Here is the link in case you are interested…..
http://www.pajamasmedia.com/2007/08/turning_up_the_heat_of_fred_th.php
Notice he did not say may have or could have he said, “we’ll OFFICIALLY have our hat in the ring.
Nelsa
Nelsa on August 25, 2007 at 11:28 PM