Comments on: “Brutal”: Fred’s painfully awkward day in Iowa; Update: Video added; Update: Misrepresented?

By: FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » Rudy Giuliani Seeking Attention?

FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » Rudy Giuliani Seeking Attention? — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:51:17 +0000

[...] After Michael Dukakis donned the tank hat and was ridiculed, political types have shunned the prop supported photo opportunity. Fred Thompson hesitated/refused to put on a Fireman’s hat and was criticized – unfairly so. [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Politico: Sources expect Fred to drop out this weekend unless he finishes a strong third tomorrow

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:14:34 +0000

[...] given McCain’s late movement. It’s all just speculation and Fred’s had trouble with Politico before, but it’s in line with what I and pretty much everyone else are thinking. With no [...]

By: maverick muse

maverick muse — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:21:08 +0000

Update: It’s not as awkward as it sounds …

no foolin’

Like Purple Avenger penned with sarc/, “come to the realization that once you give up on integrity all things become possible.”

Propagation of yellow journalistic attrition is irresponsible, Allahpundit.

You kick a good guy when he’s down because you could.

Perhaps you share qualities in common with Clinton and with Huckabee’s son.

I VOTE FRED.

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Rich Lowry at Fred event: “[H]e gave the impression … of wanting to be somewhere, anywhere else”

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:30:35 +0000

[...] “death throes,” but the TNR story is easily dismissible by Fredheads as yet another left-wing media hit job on the Only Man Who Can Save America. Whereas Lowry’s piece … will be dismissed as a [...]

By: Egfrow

Egfrow — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:01:59 +0000

Does anyone remember Dukakis and the Tank or Kerry and the Space Shuttle Photos? Fred seems to remember.

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Fire chief: The hat incident didn’t happen the way Politico said

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:55:19 +0000

[...] expression on his face when weighing whether to don the hat. You can judge for yourself by watching the video, but for the record the chief says the visit was perfectly friendly and no offense was taken: [...]

By: Flopping Aces

Flopping Aces — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:33:37 +0000

The “Absurd” Romney/King Flap…

As we all know, news accounts never die. They remain on long after we are gone. Now it’s come back to bite Mitt Romney in the ass:Mitt Romney acknowledged yesterday that he never saw his father march with Martin Luther……

By: A Silly Hack Rules at politburo diktat 2.0

A Silly Hack Rules at politburo diktat 2.0 — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:05:58 +0000

[...] all I was going to say about Roger Simon’s article in The Politico yesterday afternoon in the comments at Hot Air,2 but as more comes out about the article, I think it is worthy of a dedicated [...]

By: spacemonkey

spacemonkey — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:45:23 +0000

I have the the hat. The hat. I have the hat to this day.

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Fred to Fredheads: “We don’t wear any hats unless they’re our own”

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:42:33 +0000

[...] reference to the now notorious Politico piece, of course. I find it irritating but his supporters will wet themselves over it so I salute him for [...]

By: Media Mythbusters Blog » Blog Archive » The “Silly Hat” Hit Piece & Journalist Ethics

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:48:27 +0000

[...] problem with this kind of conduct, if left unchecked, is that people like Allah and friends at Hot Air, and other high traffic sites, will buy into it and ensure the story goes viral. After awhile it [...]

By: Media Mythbusters Blog » Blog Archive » Roger Simon’s Hit-Job On Fred Thompson At The Politico

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:12:52 +0000

[...] to say about Roger Simon’s article in The Politico yesterday afternoon in the comments at Hot Air, but as more comes out about the article, I think it is worthy of a dedicated [...]

By: The Baltimore Reporter

The Baltimore Reporter — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:38:00 +0000

By: Flopping Aces

Flopping Aces — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:11:43 +0000

The “Silly Hat” Hit Piece & Journalist Ethics…

It appears the reporting done by Roger Simon (not the bloger Roger L. Simon) is a bit more then a simple hit piece against Fred. It may just violate some serious journalistic ethics: (via Confederate Yankee)Simon quoted Thompson as stating……

By: Mark Jaquith

Mark Jaquith — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:19:13 +0000

A silly hat almost single-handedly sunk Dukakis. It’s not a bad rule.

By: wccawa

wccawa — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:33:00 +0000

Too late. This thread is slowly getting moved to the bottom of the home page.

Nothing to see here, folks. Move along. It didn’t happen.

By: Kokonut

Kokonut — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:27:10 +0000

Let’s try for 500 posts.

By: MadisonConservative

MadisonConservative — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:10:50 +0000

This day in Blogging history: A firemans helmet gets 180 posts.

TheSitRep on December 19, 2007 at 5:08 PM

This day in Blogging history: A firemans helmet gets 360 posts.

By: MadisonConservative

MadisonConservative — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:09:51 +0000

You people don’t have enough to do if you can keep a thread going this long on something so completely trivial.

duff65 on December 20, 2007 at 11:52 AM

Says the guy who posts over an hour after the last post.

By: TBinSTL

TBinSTL — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:07:47 +0000

No, I didn’t.

Allahpundit on December 19, 2007 at 4:46 PM
Okay. I was worried for a second there. If being overly dramatic became a banning offense, HA would have about 10 commenters left by the time the primaries are over. ;-)

aero on December 19, 2007 at 4:51 PM

Hell AP would be honor bound to ban himself.

By: duff65

duff65 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:52:42 +0000

You people don’t have enough to do if you can keep a thread going this long on something so completely trivial.

By: jdawg

jdawg — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:37:05 +0000

What is definitely missing is the serious attitude that once governed conditions regarding hat wearing. What no one ever explained to me and I never thought to ask is why the rules were taken so seriously by men prior to the 40’s and 50’s. All I can tell you is that they very much were.

doriangrey on December 20, 2007 at 8:42 AM

Growing up, I had those rules drilled into my head. I still live by them, even though I’m not quite FDT’s age. I get annoyed when I see men wearing hats indoors. This is truly much ado over nothing.

By: Confederate Yankee

Confederate Yankee — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:26:35 +0000

Roger Simon’s Hit-Job On Fred Thompson At The Politico…

I thought I’d said all I was going to say about Roger Simon’s article in The Politico yesterday afternoon in the comments at Hot Air, but as more comes out about the article, I think it is worthy of a……

By: Ex-tex

Ex-tex — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:24:55 +0000

Meanwhile, if this were Huck, you’d be killing him. The day I ever pull a double standard like that, I hope Michelle fires me.

Allahpundit on December 19, 2007 at 5:26 PM

I don’t think so Allah- I think Fred and Fredheads take waaayy more sh*t about stupid stuff than the Mitt-en or the Huck-sters. I think the comments would be largely the same for any of the candidates. We aren’t interested in choosing the next leader of the free world based on superficial sh*t like hats, and bookcase reflections, and hot wives.

By: captivated_dem

captivated_dem — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:57:24 +0000

Is there any possibility that Thompsons’ comment meant:
Silly hat thing instead of what is being interpreted as a silly hat thing? Cut the guy some slack.