It’s a shock to people living in an area, where you wear everything about you on your sleeve or your resume, but there are parts of this land of ours where people like a bit more reserve about things, and where a man goes to church is one of them. I’m familiar with the Church of Christ; we had one in the town in Ohio where I grew up. I’m not sure they have much of a presence on the East Coast, never mind in McLean, Virginia.

So do tell, then, where would the Senator go to church in or near McLean? Is regular church attendance required of its members, as it is, say with Catholics? If so, he’d have to have a place convenient to him. If not, how much of an issue is this, and is it not enough to know that Thompson joins his mother for the occasion when in Tennessee?

tommylotto on September 13, 2007 at 10:49 AM

They’d rather fixate on me. But I just left a post that reminded them that you are asking a serious question and are not using the vitriol that I am using that they say is the only reason they don’t take me seriously. That doesn’t explain why they haven’t responded to your respectful questions, but, there it is for all to see.

Hollowpoint on September 13, 2007 at 3:19 AM

Of course you think that. But lets examine Fred’s interview with Sean in the light of logic instead of hair renting emotionalism. This is part one….

1) Fred answers that going on Leno exposes him to more people.

2) He thinks the debates are designed to start pissing contests. He goes off into the Lincoln/Douglas format for the general, when he was asked how to make the primary debate better in his view. He doesn’t answer it.

3) He declines to make a comment about the other candidates. Obstensively to “stay above the fray”.

4)Fred likes where he is at in fund raising etc.

5) Fred wants to make the country more united and less divided.

6) Fred is asked what the difference is between him and the other republican candidates. He says he hasn’t gone into it publicly but knows where they stand. Here he finally addresses debate format with the other candidates and says there will be time for debate, if they want to, in a group or one on one. He just contradicted what he had just said about why he wasn’t debating and acts like it’s the other candidates that are reluctant about engaging in debate. Then he admits he has a lot to work on in his own positions. Next he decides he isn’t so “above the fray” when he takes a swipe at the rep candidates by suggesting that the American people should look at each candidates history and see if they are now, where they were before. Intimating that the rest are flip-floppers and he and he alone is consistent.

Fred speaks with forked tongue.

So, GW wasn’t being dishonest. His view was that Fred really doesn’t know where the others stand, and he was right because how can Fred understand where others are when Fred himself admitted he doesn’t know where HE stands? Secondarily, and another issue I’m going to skewer Fred on from now on is his lie to Huckabee that he never said he would go one on one in the primary. Fred is a coward and a liar. He wont debate in a group, nor will he do it “mano e mano” like he threatened he would.

I’m not going to bother with part two and I doubt you will either because those facts I just laid out wont make one iota of difference to you Fred groupies.

This is one of the stronger slams from Will that I have seen in quite awhile. Only the most fervent Fredheads will not be bothered with the facts presented. Pay particular attention to the spending calculation Will made.

New coke and 80 days!

Bradky on September 13, 2007 at 12:14 AM

Maybe Will would be a bit more convincing if he didn’t intentionally take a quote out of context to misrepresent what Fred said in the Hannity interview, which I watched.

A similar question stumped Thompson the day he plunged.

Sean Hannity, who is no Torquemada conducting inquisitions of conservatives, asked Thompson: “When you look at the other current crop of candidates — Republicans — where is the distinction between your positions and what you view as theirs?” Thompson replied: “Well, to tell you the truth, I haven’t spent a whole lot of time going into the details of their positions.”

He also is unfamiliar with the details of his own positions.

Will threw integrity to the wind in favor of his agenda by leaving out what Fred said next, which was that of course he was familiar with the positions of the other candidates, but wasn’t yet interested in going after the other Republican candidates, but instead would focus on the Democrats.

Given George Will’s intentional dishonesty almost from the start, he demonstrated he’s not credible and can’t be taken seriously.

Bradky on September 13, 2007 at 12:49 AM

To paraphrase somebody or other:

In the land of the blind and deaf, the blind man is king.

Bradky, your attacks are not going to win any converts. But maybe that’s not your goal.

Rose on September 13, 2007 at 1:04 AM

If people can’t have a little bit of sense of humor about politics it is no fun at all to discuss. Sorry you felt I attacked you.

There is no pure candidate.

Rose on September 13, 2007 at 1:01 AM

We are in violent agreement on that point!

He’s a little guy.
Entelechy on September 12, 2007 at 4:23 PM

Ha! Good one!

G’night all, and blessings on you and yours and this great country and especially those who defend us.

that which we call a Fredhead
By any other name would be as blind

tommylotto on September 13, 2007 at 12:39 AM

Well to be fair fred did capture a Russian sub… oh never mind!

Rose on September 13, 2007 at 12:35 AM

So you are saying that Clinton shouldn’t have been impeached? Interesting. Your answer seems to say politics is the primary consideration even before issues of integrity and fitness for office.

Mitt — very successful business man, ran large corporations, saved the Olympics, was chief executive of state with population of 6.5 million people.

McCain — freakin’ war hero, 4 term Senator, extensive expeirence on committees and sponsoring legislation

Huckabee — minister, chief executive of state with population of 2.8 million people

Thompson — 2 undistinguished terms as Senator from Tennessee

If Jeri had been Predident for 8 years, Fred’s experience would almost match Hillary’s.

George Will? Not exactly the one I run to for advice for choosing who I will vote for.

It doesn’t matter Rose. Is Will speaking the truth?

Some have been answered satisfactorily by Mr. Thompson.
Rose on September 13, 2007 at 12:15 AM

Really? Which ones?

And the red pickup is not about the red pickup. It’s about him creating the false image of a Washington outsider when he clearly is a Washington insider. Doesn’t that bother you? The guy is lying to you. Unless you are voting for Fred because he IS a Washington insider, his fake image ought to bother you.