Fred to Huck: I got your apology right here
posted at 6:06 pm on December 13, 2007 by Allahpundit
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Desperate for traction and groovin’ on a two-day buzz from yesterday’s McMurphy-esque rebellion against Nurse Ratched, Fred attacks. Do they do snark in the south? I had no idea:
We apologize for pointing out that in 2002 Huckabee wrote Pres. Bush a letter asking him to lift the Cuban embargo. It’s easy to see how Huckabee might have missed the finer points of a 40-year embargo. While he obviously knew enough about the embargo to ask that it be lifted, Huckabee clearly didn’t know enough to ask that it not be lifted. So for that, we’re sorry.
Borrowing the rhetoric of apology is sort of odd since it indirectly insinuates Fred into the Mitt/Huck Mormonism snafu. If anyone should be putting out pointed “I’ll show you who’s sorry” releases like this, it’s Team Romney. But a good knock is a good knock. Credit Thompson for getting there first and trying to position himself as the true ideological alternative to Huckabee.
Exit question: Does this sound anything like a “Dean scream” speech or is it just the media trying to sabotage the chief rival to the great Republican-liberal hope?
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*SMACK* Ouch!
tickleddragon on December 13, 2007 at 5:22 PM
I like it.
freakagriep on December 13, 2007 at 5:24 PM
kinda low
bnelson44 on December 13, 2007 at 5:25 PM
Well, maybe there IS a method to the madness.
Editor on December 13, 2007 at 5:28 PM
Nice! Fightin’ words!
Bad Candy on December 13, 2007 at 5:28 PM
Oh, we are all done with biscuits at the Cracker Barrel now, friends.
see-dubya on December 13, 2007 at 5:28 PM
Really? How so?
Bill C on December 13, 2007 at 5:30 PM
Ramp it up Fred!
nailinmyeye on December 13, 2007 at 5:31 PM
Thank you for that. Seriously.
nailinmyeye on December 13, 2007 at 5:31 PM
Way to go, Fred! Keep it up!
jdawg on December 13, 2007 at 5:32 PM
Don’t look now, but I think Fred is on a roll.
Jay on December 13, 2007 at 5:33 PM
This is the Karen Henretty influence showing. She’s good.
Bryan on December 13, 2007 at 5:34 PM
Two quote The Brain:
“That’s a pain that will linger…“
Frozen Tex on December 13, 2007 at 5:34 PM
Oops. Too quote. Duh.
Frozen Tex on December 13, 2007 at 5:35 PM
Narf!
Frozen Tex on December 13, 2007 at 5:38 PM
Frozen Tex you got a good laugh out of me with all those two too to thingies.
PattyAnn on December 13, 2007 at 5:40 PM
Triple post. You’re wiping out kittens, man.
Fred, you need to make this a video a-la the Moore smackdown. I’ll donate again if you do.
TexasDan on December 13, 2007 at 5:41 PM
Sounds like it’s time for the Airing of Grievances! And I can’t wait for Feats of Strength!
km on December 13, 2007 at 5:41 PM
Nice, Fred. Nothing low about pointing out the facts of an opponent’s record…
NTWR on December 13, 2007 at 5:41 PM
It was nonresidential. I like Fred, but his campaign went after someone who just apologized and make fun of the apology.
bnelson44 on December 13, 2007 at 5:42 PM
nonresidential = unpresidential
bnelson44 on December 13, 2007 at 5:43 PM
And we all know that his apology wasn’t at ALL politically motivated.
MadisonConservative on December 13, 2007 at 5:48 PM
I like it Fred…keep it up.
awwwwww, go buy some dolphin safe tuna and feel better.
/just kiddin’ b
sunny on December 13, 2007 at 5:48 PM
Politics ain’t beanbag. And that was a pretty mild smackdown compared to calling someones religion weird. I guess you don’t remember Reagan’s sense of humor.
Bill C on December 13, 2007 at 5:52 PM
“We start bombing in 5 minutes…”
Frozen Tex on December 13, 2007 at 5:58 PM
Oh! That was good!
Troy Rasmussen on December 13, 2007 at 6:04 PM
Lamb sheared. Film at 11.
Limerick on December 13, 2007 at 6:06 PM
I’ screwed up in the headlines comments, but I’ll get it right here…
TO quote “The Brain”:
“That’s a pain that will linger…“
Frozen Tex on December 13, 2007 at 6:07 PM
Seriously? It ends with “so yeah” and not “ARRRRRRRRRRGGGHHH!”
Exactly the same.
lorien1973 on December 13, 2007 at 6:08 PM
And I blew it again… Narf!
Frozen Tex on December 13, 2007 at 6:09 PM
Oh, heck. Now you tell me.
Frozen Tex on December 13, 2007 at 6:12 PM
I don’t know about any other candidate but the fire and the willingness to shoot back at the libs or at other candidates is something i wish i’d see more of in these debates. I want my president to have some FIRE in the belly
Defector01 on December 13, 2007 at 6:12 PM
But he is running for President of the United States, not GOP chairman. IMHO, you don’t mix yourself up in someone else’s apology. He could have made his points in a different manner.
bnelson44 on December 13, 2007 at 6:13 PM
Finally! A little spark and ingenuity hits the Thompson campaign. I love it!
Fred’s finally realized that yes…he’s running for President…and what the heck is Huckabee doing surging in the polls?
JetBoy on December 13, 2007 at 6:22 PM
She’s good, snarky, and goes for the jugular. There is nothing conciliatory at all about her.
Buy Danish on December 13, 2007 at 6:26 PM
I hope she’s as good as Katherine Hughes was.
JetBoy on December 13, 2007 at 6:32 PM
No, it’s not the same at all. However, Cameron’s right about Romney’s word choice. “Bloomin’ counties”? I dont think he’s talking about the comic strip, and I know I’d have a hard time listening to four years of Romney’s flavor of folksyisms.
Big S on December 13, 2007 at 6:32 PM
Way to go Fred! Fred is starting to sound like he did in his Senate Campaign Debate when he told his apponent to:
and I quote, “Shut Up!”
Nelsa on December 13, 2007 at 6:34 PM
I was on the phone with his headquarters today in Tallahasse. I let them know that unless I saw some signs of life from either him, Romney, or Giuliani in a willingness to kick Huck like the phony he is I would be voting for Hillary.
Hoping and Praying this is the beginning of the end for Shmuckabee.
thareb on December 13, 2007 at 6:39 PM
Even though Thompson has put together the most well formed policy positions in the field and is down near the bottom on the flip-flop meter, he’s received the highest praises for:
a) smacking Michael Moore
b) smacking the debate moderator
c) smacking the Huckster.
Lamentable.
It’s nothing like the Dean Scream. It’s just a hit piece by MSNBC. Romney seems like a classy guy. He’s just a little too pliable.
jaime on December 13, 2007 at 6:39 PM
Yes, she’s very good at her job.
She knows how to frame the debate, take the fight to the opponent and get Republicans elected in Democratic strongholds.
Our next White House Press Secretary?
Hope not…
Our next RNC Chairmanpersonthingy….
That’s the ticket.
ChrisM on December 13, 2007 at 6:46 PM
Let the FREDricide begin!
liquidflorian on December 13, 2007 at 6:50 PM
I had a dream that Mike Huckabee was in my Fantasy Football league and he was horrible. I blame HotAir.
Nonfactor on December 13, 2007 at 7:01 PM
I am a Hunter woman all the way, but this is ballsy and I love it. LOVE it!
Redhead Infidel on December 13, 2007 at 7:23 PM
Go Fred!
Mojave Mark on December 13, 2007 at 7:23 PM
I’d sue.
Editor on December 13, 2007 at 7:26 PM
Fred starts throwin’ the smackdowns. ’bout bloody time. But you know what, Fred’s probably spot on with his timing.
Iblis on December 13, 2007 at 7:37 PM
Look, those were some good biscuits. You don’t just leave them in the plate to go to waste.
see-dubya on December 13, 2007 at 7:49 PM
Fear the Fred!
Fred wrote a great article about the fate of muslim women in oppression in the Islamic world a few months back. Huck and Fred have black and white opinions on the status of women.
AZCON on December 13, 2007 at 7:52 PM
Fred is a fresh voice. A slow, slurred drawlly voice, but a fresh one.
Tzetzes on December 13, 2007 at 8:02 PM
Fred is a fresh voice. A slow, slurred drawlly voice, but a fresh one.
Tzetzes on December 13, 2007 at 8:02 PM
Slurred? Slow? Not at all, he has a great voice, some are just not cultured enough to appreciate it.
Gatordoug on December 13, 2007 at 8:12 PM
OT for a second if I may:
I’ve gotten a couple of messages from some Ron Paul supporters I know…who tried to claim today that Fred Thompson was getting out of the race. CLICK HERE to see the post, from Jeri Thompson, on the Fred Thompson Forums…the site we all (I think) believe was set up by a Paulnut or two.
JetBoy on December 13, 2007 at 8:15 PM
No god and no religion can survive ridicule, no politician, no nobility, no royalty or other fraud, can face ridicule in a fair field and live.
- Mark Twain
MB4 on December 13, 2007 at 8:19 PM
Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat is on
Some feel the heat and decide that they can’t go on
Some like it hot, but you can’t tell how hot ’til you try
Some like it hot, so Fred turn up the heat ’til the Huckster fries
MB4 on December 13, 2007 at 8:22 PM
You are probably right:
—————————————————
Registrant [816519]:
Moniker Privacy Services
20 SW 27th Ave.
Suite 201
Pompano Beach
FL
33069
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Current Registrar: MONIKER ONLINE SERVICES, INC.
IP Address: 74.52.105.210 (ARIN & RIPE IP search)
IP Location: US(UNITED STATES)-TEXAS-DALLAS
Record Type: Domain Name
Server Type: Apache 1
Lock Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Web Site Status: Active
LegendHasIt on December 13, 2007 at 8:24 PM
Hey, I’m for Fred. I think he’d be great as #1 or #2.
Tzetzes on December 13, 2007 at 8:25 PM
Ok, great, I am just damned tired of Southern accents being attacked. Sorry.
Gatordoug on December 13, 2007 at 8:30 PM
Yeah, there ya go. A “private” client? That forum site has been up for a while…at least since Fred declared. And there’s always been a lot of “pro-Paul” posts on there.
JetBoy on December 13, 2007 at 8:31 PM
Wouldn’t be the first time those Moniker people tried stealing someone’s ‘identity’ for a website either:
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-azdce/case_no-2:2007at10342/case_id-339402/
http://www.arbforum.com/domains/decisions/153631.htm
Or did other things they shouldn’t:
http://www.corp.ca.gov/enf/info/dr/07pdf/moniker.pdf
http://www.scamfraudalert.com/f42/fraudulent-sites-moniker-online-services-inc-3364/
LOTS AND LOTS OF OTHER SIMILAR, SHADY, STUFF FROM THESE GUYS
LegendHasIt on December 13, 2007 at 8:36 PM
Hmm.. Fred waits in the wings, lets his enemies set the time frame, let’s Rudy wear thin, let’s Mitt flip flop his way to second place and let’s Huck take the full frontal assult of the GOP elite machine, he stakes out clear consice postions on important issues like SS, immigration, Iraq war. WOT, taxes etc then He quietly moves in and starts delivering smackdowns. The media has written him off, the GOP elites are in destroy Huck mode, McCain is toast, Rudy can not win the south and possible the north if Bloomberg comes into the race, huck is a little too much for the West, southwest and way too much for the Northeast. That leaves Fred as the best, sadest choice for the nomination and the last man standing wins.
If this was planned it is a dangerous ploy but if it works fine. If it was not planned it is great thinking on your feet and inspires confidence in the man to be able to come out fighting with fire in his belly. I think that phrase will haunt his enemies in the months to come.
unseen on December 13, 2007 at 8:45 PM
And these are the registered members supposedly logged in right now over there:
Abe Lincoln, ahmadenajadsukka, AngellaGrey, BergBuilder, bobjones12, BringOutYourFred, casinobonusde, Cheerleader Fred, Chris Wallace, coopernov5, dedikcom, deqcoz, Dick “Shotgun” Cheney, Freddie Mac, FredForAll, FredIn08ORDeathin09, Fredisright, FredROCKS, FREDSAVAGE, Fredward The Third, Gegetoipsesap, GITMO GUARD, Grorcepiololo, I LOVE HANNITY, JeriThompson, KnoxPooley, Larry_Craig, Leon Trotsky, LStrauss, Marvin the Martian, Michael Chertoff, Mindmesh, MMIKEYJ, Moloch’s Mom, occulsore, onlyFred, Osama bin Laden, Pope Benedict XVI, reg_ex4fred, sadkkfbsjkf, Secret Agentman, Shame, Sleeper, Taxman, TraditionalFamilyValues69, Uncle Joe, Winston Smith
And reading some of the posts, it is obviously SOMEONE’s dirty trick website…. Now, since they are slamming Hillary there too: Who else has supporters that are that immature and silly???? Gotta be either Paul or Edwards; I doubt that any of the others on either side would waste their time on something that lame.
LegendHasIt on December 13, 2007 at 8:46 PM
Yep…and they’re all listed as “neocon cheerleader” or something. And notice the Jeri post…how Fred will supposedly campaign for a “true constituionalist” who is adept as “raising a lot of money”….It’s a Paulnut site, for sure.
JetBoy on December 13, 2007 at 8:56 PM
Similar setup for:
mittromneyforum.com
rudyguilianiforum.com
mikehuckabeeforum.com
IP Address: 74.52.105.210 (ARIN & RIPE IP search)
IP Location: US(UNITED STATES)-TEXAS-DALLAS
LegendHasIt on December 13, 2007 at 9:04 PM
Yeah, I was going to email the Thompson campaign about it but couldn’t find an email address on the real Thompson site. Oh well…
jaime on December 13, 2007 at 9:10 PM
Oh, not from my corner (at least, not with any malice). Southern to me is verrah nass! In fact, I spent half a year in Virginia (yes, yes I know, not really the South; but actually they are) when I was in high school. Whenever I’d call my family in Oregon they all told me I sounded like I’d gone native. Southern is great; smooth and enjoyable.
I also spent a year in Philadelphia, a year in Warwickshire (English West Midlands) and two years in Oxford. I love every single accent from the whole English-speaking world, from Glasgow to the Black Country to Cork to Newfoundland to Maine to South Carolina to Minnesota to Johannesburg to Auckland to Melbourne to, well, nowadays, Rajasthan. Pretty much all of them. (With one exception of course.)
Tzetzes on December 13, 2007 at 9:12 PM
Yes, this is exactly how it’s done in Southernism: Honey-coated words covering the knife.
INC on December 13, 2007 at 9:14 PM
Jersey? Bronx? Hillary’s faux southern burr-gargling yowl?
see-dubya on December 13, 2007 at 9:19 PM
Fred08 is the real Thompson site…
JetBoy on December 13, 2007 at 9:22 PM
Cockney, along with the faux-Essex accents. Th as f and (worse) r as w.
(Though Hilary’s…man!)
Tzetzes on December 13, 2007 at 9:38 PM
This is the kind of apology I think of that should come from Fred and his campaign. Listening to Special Report about Fred’s apologizing made it sound like Fred actually was sorry for something, like Huck was with Mitt, and was walking away with his tail between his legs, not a smack-down kinda apology like we have here. Guess Special Report (a show I think is one of the best on Fox) only read the Fred08 headline “Fred Thompson Campaign Apologies”
rslancer14 on December 13, 2007 at 9:52 PM
Right. I went there to email them about this Paulbot-infested site but didn’t see a way to email them.
jaime on December 13, 2007 at 10:41 PM
Contact Fred08 HERE
Nelsa on December 13, 2007 at 10:47 PM
Dang! Just read this. Schiffren zings the ole Huckster.
Tzetzes on December 13, 2007 at 10:47 PM
Now that he is in the mood to apologize…
I’ll give Freddo a chance to prove himself once he issues a personal apology to the families of the 270 victims of the Lockerbee bombing.
tommylotto on December 13, 2007 at 11:18 PM
Are you ready to apologies for being a
liarlawyer? Yea, didn’t think so…doriangrey on December 13, 2007 at 11:41 PM
The ‘PaulNuts’ aren’t all Republicans… Most of the ones posting at sites like that one and spamming fax and site contact lines are Liberals who want to see Paul run as a third-party candidate and spoil the election. I’d bet on it.
Rugged Individual on December 14, 2007 at 12:01 AM
Just tell tommylotto that you suffer from mental anguish. He’s our resident Fred-bashing lawyer here. He’ll do a contingency fee thingy against AP. Right, tommy?
Texas Nick 77 on December 14, 2007 at 5:03 AM
I, too, am a world traveller, and quite proud to be called “Southern.” Many times, when someone mentions my accent, I reply. “I don’ have an ayet-cent, y’all do.”
As I type this, I am sitting in a Scottish owned pub, in Pattaya, Thailand, surrounded by some “mates from England, Scotland, and Austrailia. Absent friends are from New Zealand, Wales, and Ireland. We banter about, in good nature, about how we are all divided by a common language. And watch “football”, i.e. soccer, and have a great time knocking each others’ teams. Great friends, one and all.
A pity the English did not colonialise the rest of the planet back when it was ok to do that. The world would be a much different, and better place.
Texas Nick 77 on December 14, 2007 at 5:17 AM
Try this: imagine Huckles without his pro-life position and pro-hetero marriage position. What do you have?
Rudiani F. Clinton Jr.
Liberal RINO.
saved on December 14, 2007 at 5:31 AM
Well, this solidifies it.
Fred is the perfect candidate for VP.
The VP is effectively the President’s attack dog. Fred, despite his much vaunted white papers and policy platforms, only spends his time writing snark. Being an attack dog also requires less energy than being President, and Thompson would be “the key to the south.”
So there ya go. Romney/Thompson for Prez. Competent executive/Viscious attack dog. A winning combo.
BKennedy on December 14, 2007 at 7:17 AM
and ending with “Bless their heart”
KelliD on December 14, 2007 at 10:15 AM
Make it Thompson for President.
The hullabaloo circus acts that the media forces the public to accept as campaign “necessity” would never be tolerated by our founding fathers.
Following that line of reason:
1) who ever spends the most money deserves to win; that being the sole qualification, or at least proving the biggest spender as more intent than any other.
2) who ever throws more tantrums deserves to win, emotional intensity being the measure of reliability in a high stakes poker game with Communism and radical Islam.
3) who ever prays the loudest deserves to win for loving God more than those who pray in private.
4) who ever gets the most spot light from the MSM deserves to win; the MSM know best who we deserve to serve.
5) who ever wears the plastic mask should win because that mask will be all things for all people, no one included.
6) who ever a poll says is winning deserves to be President, regardless of the slant used in collecting data.
CAMPAIGN conservative Republican platform.
Quit cow tail reporting.
maverick muse on December 14, 2007 at 9:49 PM
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