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Time to step up Fred. The rest of the field is looking bleak, give us something to cheer about.
Spirit of 1776 on December 18, 2007 at 10:53 PM
Oooo that’s gonna hurt!
canopfor on December 18, 2007 at 10:53 PM
Somewhere in America, Mr. Harris sits in a dark corner, composing a fatwah.
Limerick on December 18, 2007 at 10:55 PM
pwned!11! LOL!
That’ll show him!
FRED’S MY HERO FEAR THE FRED!!!!!!!!!!!
Big S on December 18, 2007 at 10:56 PM
Fred has been stepping. He’s going to hit it hard come March and waltz all the way to #1 or #2 on the ticket.
JazzBass on December 18, 2007 at 11:00 PM
Somewhere in America Gilchrist is writing a 3-day right to rincind letter.
AZCON on December 18, 2007 at 11:01 PM
Ramp it up Fred )`-`(
Kini on December 18, 2007 at 11:01 PM
It’s about time you came around……
doriangrey on December 18, 2007 at 11:03 PM
Somewhere, Huck just fell down and is wondering why his cheek stings like that all of a sudden. And rightfully so.
wccawa on December 18, 2007 at 11:03 PM
I think he’s being sarcastic.
Allahpundit on December 18, 2007 at 11:05 PM
Somewhere in America,Mr.Harris sits in a dark corner,
composing a fatwah.
Limerick on December 18,2007 at 10:55PM.
Limerick:Composing a fatwa,lol,ooooo that’s a good one.
canopfor on December 18, 2007 at 11:05 PM
Oh brother,forgot the h at the end.
canopfor on December 18, 2007 at 11:07 PM
Ya think………Sorry AP, so was I.
doriangrey on December 18, 2007 at 11:07 PM
Christians don’t issue fatwas.
Harris’s essay may have been ill-conceived, but don’t liken him to those people; especially since Harris has written many excellent essays on fighting Islamists. Don’t go all R. O’Donnell on us.
(And yes, I’m a little sensitive about this because some pinhead who knew that I was a Christian accused me of issuing a fatwa simply because I happened to mention the reason that I am usually not at home on Sunday mornings.)
The only “fatwa” that should be issued is on Huckabee’s presidential candidacy.
baldilocks on December 18, 2007 at 11:08 PM
Well, that was no news to me. I hope it was to others and convinced them to switch to Fred!
boomer on December 18, 2007 at 11:10 PM
-et al…
ok…ok…it was in poor taste. I’ll take my thumping.
Limerick on December 18, 2007 at 11:12 PM
Here’s what I’m cheering about!
http://www.scrappleface.com/?p=2825
mad saint jack on December 18, 2007 at 11:13 PM
Huckleberry Hound must be in need of a bone right now,
Captain America on December 18, 2007 at 11:13 PM
All is forgiven, sweetie. :-)
baldilocks on December 18, 2007 at 11:14 PM
That’s the man I want delivering the State of the Union speeches for the next 8 years.
ps. The mischief in that grin he flashed? The man has humor too. No wonder he won the beautiful, brainy, and Jeri.
pps. I’ve seen them both in person, spoken with Jeri. He comes across with a compelling mixture of humbleness, friendliness, sincerity, and Reardon’s Metal. She’s as gracious as they come, and dainty as a fawn.
RushBaby on December 18, 2007 at 11:15 PM
Big S, on same wavelength with csdeven, and the Kennedy young’un “Calling csdeven…come in csdeven…stormy still…calling csdeven…” Come on csdeven, I know you’re there. Get over it. Life will go on. Pride is no good. Ya learned the lesson, now shake it off and move on. I still love you just the same, and Mrs. Thompson would forgive you too.
Entelechy on December 18, 2007 at 11:16 PM
Heh, RushBaby, is this telepathy or what?
Entelechy on December 18, 2007 at 11:16 PM
ditto….we fight like hell but he still gets one from the cooler.
Limerick on December 18, 2007 at 11:17 PM
See-dub said it best, to this effect “when Fred Thompson shakes your hand, it’s as if it was Mount Rushmore”. I met the man twice and he is very simpatico. More so in person, than on TV. Fire away, Fred-bashers. I can take it.
Entelechy on December 18, 2007 at 11:18 PM
You betcha. Look, I think Thompson would make an OK president, and would surely vote for him in the general election. However, all he did here was call Huckabee a liberal. It’s nothing to get too excited over; all of Republican candidates will level that charge at their opponents from time to time, and all of them will be partially correct. No (R) candidate this cycle is the “average” Republican, and each one has their own little heterodoxies from the established “consensus”, and has evolved from previously held “moderate” positions, including Fred. There is obviously not a single set of viewpoints that qualify somebody as a conservative; the definition of that term is malleable, and depends on who you are. When Fred accuses Mike “Quarantine the AIDS Patients” Huckabee of having socially liberal positions, he comes across as silly.
Big S on December 18, 2007 at 11:19 PM
Limerick, RushBaby, my e-buddies, help get our csdeven out from hiding. I miss him and stewing for too long is no good for anyone.
Entelechy on December 18, 2007 at 11:20 PM
Pat Dollard is calling in a huge favor from the conservative blog sphere to literally help support the untold story from our troops. I think this is an important project.
Egfrow on December 18, 2007 at 11:21 PM
Plus, Limerick, my grandma always said “Only those who love each other, tease each other. The rest we don’t care about”.
Entelechy on December 18, 2007 at 11:21 PM
If you watched the whole H&C interview, it was pretty good actually, he did well. I think he can turn it around, dunno if he’ll get the nom, he’s at a major disadvantage right now even with his recent moves toward recovery, but I think he can turn it around. I’m cautiously optimistic.
Bad Candy on December 18, 2007 at 11:24 PM
I know his boy is eating sand, and he has others in service to us all too. He’ll come back.
Limerick on December 18, 2007 at 11:25 PM
He’s devoted himself to full-time Fred hating on several other blogs.
Bad Candy on December 18, 2007 at 11:26 PM
I think Fred meant Huck is fiscally liberal.
jgapinoy on December 18, 2007 at 11:26 PM
Entelechy on December 18, 2007 at 11:20 PM
He has been posting on the ACE of Spades blog if you really miss him that much. I kind of like the quiet myself. .
unseen on December 18, 2007 at 11:27 PM
er. The beautiful, the brainy, and perfectly suited to be First Lady, Jeri.
No kidding folks, the camera doesn’t do her justice. In person, her presence is breathtaking. Tiny little slip of a thing, really.
There’s no haughtiness to either of them. Both of them radiate unaffected charm, authentic pleasure to be in the same room with fly-over citizens, and yes, steely patriotism.
RushBaby on December 18, 2007 at 11:27 PM
well he said ’social liberal’ and pointed those areas out.
Limerick on December 18, 2007 at 11:29 PM
Bad Candy on December 18, 2007 at 11:24 PM
If he does well, good; we need all of the candidates to be sharp, and the more that do well, the better. However, I’m a bit disappointed in the silliness of the primary campaign this year. We’ve got two front-running candidates arguing over where to go to church, and another trying to create an all-encompassing definition of the term “conservative” explicitly in order to exclude his main competition. I understand that Fred’s very heavily influenced by Barry Goldwater, but to hew to that standard as defining conservatism is ridiculous, and a recipe for electoral disaster.
Big S on December 18, 2007 at 11:33 PM
I must say, I concur. Yet. I sincerely like csdeven, and fully expect him to buy round after round after round, when I meet him someday. The little brood of copycats he spawned on this blog, not so much.
RushBaby on December 18, 2007 at 11:36 PM
Also, unseen, I only have accounts on HA and MM. The other Entelechies on the web are not related to me. I guess I could go over to watch there, but I am busy enough keeping up with here. One has to also run a life. Though, I must say that whenever there are links to ACE, I’ve been highly entertained.
That man, though, csdeven, has to buy me a drink in San Diego, in 2008, one way or another. If his candidate makes it then I have to buy. Either way will be good, so long as he’s not for Huckabee.
Entelechy on December 18, 2007 at 11:38 PM
According the the weather service Iowa is going to be relatively balmy through Christmas.
If the Townhall write ups today are any indication then Fred needs to keep on pushing. He could make a real horse race out of this yet.
Limerick on December 18, 2007 at 11:41 PM
sorry screwed up the link
Limerick on December 18, 2007 at 11:41 PM
He’s already got my full backing, but every time I think he can’t impress me any more, I’m corrected.
MadisonConservative on December 18, 2007 at 11:44 PM
{{{MC}}}
I hope ammo counts. :)
RushBaby on December 18, 2007 at 11:49 PM
While I’ve enjoyed many of CSD’s non-Fred related comments, I have to say that I’ve really appreciated the fresh air we’ve had around here lately. I’m all for “hot” air, it’s the “putrid” air I’m glad to be rid of. However, considering he isn’t peeing in the Fred pool anymore, on balance I’m glad he didn’t get himself banned.
I’ve recently started wondering what CSD’s reaction will be if we wind up with a Thompson/Romney ticket. : )
FloatingRock on December 18, 2007 at 11:54 PM
Keep plugging away Fred!
We, the many, have faith in you. Please don’t let us down.
PS – Punch a hippie for me!
omnipotent on December 18, 2007 at 11:54 PM
You guys are easily impressed:
Fred goes: “No he’s not a conservative”
And you guys rave like Hewitt over Mitt.
I guess to be a “real conservative” you have to be a pro-choice campaign cash funneling career lobbyist who provides legal advice to terrorists…
tommylotto on December 18, 2007 at 11:55 PM
I miss csdeven too ;-)
tommylotto on December 18, 2007 at 11:58 PM
Go Fred.
Griz on December 19, 2007 at 12:00 AM
From the headlines
Another “conservative counter-revolution“? Call a lawyer. Never mind, tommylotto is here :)
Entelechy on December 19, 2007 at 12:02 AM
Wow.
Not sure why, but this clip made me mad. MAD. Maybe because I am so dog-tired of politics day to day and the apparent meaninglessness of it.
Ugly on December 19, 2007 at 12:02 AM
A mite out of character for you. You have come across in other threads as a humorous soul. Sleep well. Early Merry Christmas, and come on back another day. Politics can wait.
Cheers!
RushBaby on December 19, 2007 at 12:07 AM
Tommylotto, I’d like to sincerely thank you for omitting “scumbag” from your repertoire, (so far as I’ve noticed). My opinion of you has improved, (somewhat). : )
FloatingRock on December 19, 2007 at 12:09 AM
I’m watching the rebroadcast of Hannity right now on the west coast and I have to say that the more I watch Thompson the more I like the guy. I’ll admit I’m biased because I wanted him to run months before he annouced it but to me he keeps coming off as more and more solid by the day. Go Fred!
Afterimage on December 19, 2007 at 12:11 AM
…not nearly as creative as cs though.
Oh well. The varsity has left the field.
Limerick on December 19, 2007 at 12:12 AM
Not even close. Hewitt raves over Mitt with his name and his show and his reputation on the line. We rave over Fred with the protection of anonymous screen names. HH, to the extent we agree or disagree, is in another league altogether. What we have in common? He’s sincere. We’re sincere. You’re just…something else.
RushBaby on December 19, 2007 at 12:13 AM
John Doe
123 Mr.Potter Street
Bedford Falls, TX 75112
Limerick on December 19, 2007 at 12:15 AM
Merry Christmas back atcha – and yeah, I need rest
Ugly on December 19, 2007 at 12:16 AM
Watch out RushBaby, tommylotto can sue you, and represent himself.
Entelechy on December 19, 2007 at 12:21 AM
That’s what you get for lurking at too many of those “ugly contestants” last night :)
Entelechy on December 19, 2007 at 12:22 AM
Baldilock,
Yes, and perhaps a fatwa on Huckabee’s jokes just to be doubly sure.
Kokonut on December 19, 2007 at 12:23 AM
Aw crap.
*thrusts all ten fingernails simultaneously into dental work, resumes chewing habit*
RushBaby on December 19, 2007 at 12:25 AM
RushBaby on December 19, 2007 at 12:25 AM
Gosh, RB, what an endorphin release you are. The “Quote of the day” should be considered to become a HA lounge. If the others are the lizards, would we be the crocodiles?
Entelechy on December 19, 2007 at 12:29 AM
“I’m not raising my hand until Chief Justice John Roberts swears me in.”
http://fredfile.fred08.com/blog/2007/video-fred-on-hannity-colmes/
AZCON on December 19, 2007 at 12:32 AM
Hopefully Fred will dish out much pwnage during teh campaign !!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111
Exit Question: Is HotAir a Fred! bubble? Are Republican voters in Iowa that different from us or are these polls wrong? Because the Iowa poll numbers do not reflect our support for Fred!
bigbeas on December 19, 2007 at 12:34 AM
Mitt’s check must have cleared.
Reagan also followed Fred’s definition of conservative and look how well he did electorally. This is not 1964. America is still a conservative country and the Democrats have gone so far left that to be right is to be in the center. Why do you think Romney is running as a conservative? He realizes that winning requires it. Why do you think Hillary tied herself in knots over driver’s licenses for illegals, toned down her health care proposal and why she voted for the Iraq war? Because the country wants conservative policies implemented on national security and other issues.
Conservatism wins.
Bill C on December 19, 2007 at 12:34 AM
Seriously. Good idea. What a brilliant Christmas gift it would be to have a crocodile lounge.
RushBaby on December 19, 2007 at 12:34 AM
This thread has 65 comments. But! My money says Iowa voters are smarter-n-us.
RushBaby on December 19, 2007 at 12:39 AM
Well, I did make the final 10. Then they made me remove my ‘ugly’ mask and I was revealed for the blossoming flower I am. A Blossoming Flower of Doom to Wrong-Doers and Idiots. I skate on ice so thin it would make anorexic waterbugs cry.
So look out for my intense glare and my brooding presence. When you feel my icy glower, say your prayers.
I’m wanted by authorities on 17 planets, yo. Don’t try to call me, because I screen my calls.
~Ugly
Ugly on December 19, 2007 at 12:40 AM
We represent 0.001% of the voters. In Iowa we represent 0.00001% of the voters. We all get full of ourselves and are electron addicts. That said….the polls are BS. What a great scam….you can put ANY number combination you want together as long as you remember to bring them together on the last day. A perfect con to keep the checks rolling in.
Limerick on December 19, 2007 at 12:43 AM
hmmm…. I don’t know about smarter but perhaps more reasonable. My lawyer status automatically disqualifies me as a reasonable person. I just hope our party doesn’t nominate the extremely compassionate conservative (i.e. liberal) Mike Huckabee.
bigbeas on December 19, 2007 at 12:45 AM
Seriously: WHO HERE has been polled?
Not I
Ugly on December 19, 2007 at 12:48 AM
There’s an idea for a poll: who has been?
Ugly on December 19, 2007 at 12:49 AM
I’ve never been called to do a poll. Not once.
Bad Candy on December 19, 2007 at 12:52 AM
not me (Texas-don’t expect to be).
Limerick on December 19, 2007 at 12:52 AM
Nor I in Arizona (do they call mobile phones?).
AZCON on December 19, 2007 at 12:57 AM
I hope that both extremists are stricken from the record and the party agrees to a plea deal by settling for Fred or Mitt, preferably Fred.
FloatingRock on December 19, 2007 at 12:58 AM
I get polled by Zogby.
baldilocks on December 19, 2007 at 1:00 AM
That sounds dirty. ;-) Let me rephrase: I participate in Zogby polls.
baldilocks on December 19, 2007 at 1:01 AM
tommylotto is a Rudy guy.
Entelechy on December 19, 2007 at 1:01 AM
Due to a copyright claim by Joe Walsh, I was unable to dedicate an entire you-tube vid to you. However, if you would click this link and turn up your sound for a few seconds, I would be most obliged.
also
State issues plenty. National issues zero.
RushBaby on December 19, 2007 at 1:03 AM
baldilocks, he’s not worthy of you :)
Entelechy on December 19, 2007 at 1:03 AM
You and BKennedy and no one else.
We didn’t miss your noticeable absence in these threads either, but the way.
MadisonConservative on December 19, 2007 at 1:06 AM
Well there’s that. :-)
baldilocks on December 19, 2007 at 1:06 AM
BL…E…Well, [archly] my mind
isn’twasn’t in the gutter!RushBaby on December 19, 2007 at 1:09 AM
Christmas eve, Christmas day, New Year, 3 days of nothing to report on, that leaves us with what?….13 days of sound bytes until the caucus. Will Hillary Dean out? Will Edwards wag a ‘no-i-did-not’ finger at the camera? Will Fred forget to put on his pants? Will Mitt talk into a hat while Huckabee hurls brimstone at the crowd?
Put on yer seatbelts. Keep your arms in the car. The traffic count is about to go through the roof.
Limerick on December 19, 2007 at 1:13 AM
while Huckabee hurls brimstone at the crowd?
Ow, my eye!
Bad Candy on December 19, 2007 at 1:17 AM
If any. Any. of these clowns, foreign or domestic, contrive to interfere with my Christmas, anniversary, or New Years, I will be sure to let you know with extra posts here on HA.
RushBaby on December 19, 2007 at 1:19 AM
This place tis’ grand, I say!
Limerick on December 19, 2007 at 1:33 AM
Well the thought is what counts :P
Ugly on December 19, 2007 at 2:11 AM
Can we get a poll on hotair?
I would bet that Fred Thompson would win it.
msipes on December 19, 2007 at 2:20 AM
He mentions Cato, and his wife has praised David Horowitz.
Cool.
Halley on December 19, 2007 at 3:03 AM
REDSTATE endorses Fred Thompson for President.
Redstate articulates a synopsis per candidate,
culminating with Fred, the winner.
Go, Fred!
maverick muse on December 19, 2007 at 3:07 AM
He didn’t get in in time for the straw poll, and he hasn’t campaigned in Iowa. We’ll see if he can shake enough hands in the next two weeks to pull it off.
Gianni on December 19, 2007 at 3:08 AM
I would have to answer my phone for that to happen. I doubt I’m the only one that doesn’t answer their phones for unknown calls. Thats one of the reasons these polls mean nothing.
Gianni on December 19, 2007 at 3:12 AM
I think in a ‘perfect world’ where Duncan Hunter got the recognition that he deserves, 80% of us Hot Air folks would be rooting for him. But Yeah, I think that a poll here would show Fred as a slight, but clear leader.
LegendHasIt on December 19, 2007 at 4:27 AM
Not only is Huckles a liberal, he’s a Clinton plant. As one who spent 10 years in a baptist congregation, Huckles is not to be trusted with any authority. When religionists start throwing the Lord’s name around, hide the women and grab your wallet.
saved on December 19, 2007 at 5:29 AM
What I hear from Fred, I read on the blogs first–every time. That is the yellow light that goes off in my mind every time I consider him. Almost anyone here could compose a list of the “perfect” conservative views. Get a decent enough and friendly enough person to deliver them and you’ve got a candidate. After the Huck scare, Fred’s negatives seem to be being ignored now.
JiangxiDad on December 19, 2007 at 7:41 AM
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