Video: Fred rocks Minneapolis
posted at 11:53 pm on September 2, 2008 by Allahpundit
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I love seeing Fred! and Newt all fired up…. I wouldn’t have believed it if you told me they would be so excited during a McCain campaign… I credit Sarah for it all…
and that was priceless..
RobertCSampson on September 3, 2008 at 12:47 AM
Actually, suggesting that Palin might withdraw – at least on the basis of anything thusfar brought forward even in the form of vague rumor – is one inerrant definition of unseriousness.
CK MacLeod on September 3, 2008 at 12:47 AM
Just doing emails for follow-up from a press day – I need to break the tension. Beats what the Mrs. is watching… 90210.
SkinnerVic on September 3, 2008 at 12:48 AM
90210 is still on? LMFAO!
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 12:48 AM
Nailed it. Or AG.
Entelechy on September 3, 2008 at 12:49 AM
why post pmsnbc links? why give then the traffic?
sure you could find the vide somewhere else..
Chakra Hammer on September 3, 2008 at 12:50 AM
In other words, that entire Eagleton thread is by definition a waste of pixels, not that someone in there might not have said something interesting (though in all likelihood it would probably be off-topic).
In fact, given the level of commitment and identification already established in the conservative base, for the McCain campaign even to hint at the possibility of thinking about considering the concept of dropping Palin would be suicidal. Not “politically” suicidal – just plain old suicidal.
CK MacLeod on September 3, 2008 at 12:51 AM
Keeper!
Connie on September 3, 2008 at 12:52 AM
I was just tellin’ the good folks here about my “Tobacco chewin’, beer drinkin’, baby poppin’ in-laws” who live up in Alaska. Is there a place called the North Pole up there? I think that’s where they live. They got a whole slew of kids and grand kids poppin’ out annually! (And I mean this affectionately – they are cool people.)
My point being they haven’t seen Sarah and her family fight back yet… but they will.
Mr_Magoo on September 3, 2008 at 12:52 AM
I am so loving that w/the addition of Sarah that Election 08 is now David vs Goliath…
ocbrat on September 3, 2008 at 12:54 AM
None taken…Billy O-doing the interviews Tucker Carlson is too embarassed to claim…
sven10077 on September 3, 2008 at 12:54 AM
Magoo. No one but us Alaskans have seen her fight back… and yet she does it with diplomacy!
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 12:55 AM
I’m not claiming to be awake.
Loxodonta on September 3, 2008 at 12:55 AM
Opps, yeah North Pole Alaska is right next to Fairbanks Alaska.
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 12:56 AM
Allah…….. MSNBC pulled Newt’s throw down:
You have to find it………..
Or else the next time you see it, it will be a Presidential add for McCain/Palin.
Seven Percent Solution on September 3, 2008 at 12:56 AM
it is only 8:56 here. PM
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 12:56 AM
I kinda like the fact that right now Fred’s and Sarah’s pictures dominate the top of Hot Air. Ironically, he’s speaking on the Law & Order that I’m watching right now.
Connie on September 3, 2008 at 12:56 AM
It just occurred to me: It’s a good thing Olbermann’s not there, or he’d have said something about a shovel and Fred would have stomped a mudhole in his hairpiece.
Jim Treacher on September 3, 2008 at 12:57 AM
yes, just outside of Fairbanks, and closer to Eielson AFB. I spent the summer up there flying smokejumper aircraft
firepilot on September 3, 2008 at 12:59 AM
It was a NewsBusters link as far as the article goes. Don’t know about the vid NB embedded. I suppose it could give them some traffic. Didn’t occur to me. Do I lose my HA account now?
Mr_Magoo on September 3, 2008 at 12:59 AM
Hasn’t been the last couple of them. Too dang wet and cold for much to burn.
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 1:01 AM
Awesome! My sister-in-law lives up there with hubby, 5 kids (must be a trend up there), and 2 grand kids so far.
Mr_Magoo on September 3, 2008 at 1:01 AM
I am going to be frank. When you have minus temps, annoying darkness with very little sunlight, and the fact that cabin fever sets in…. teenagers get bored.
You all can figure out what happens.
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 1:04 AM
I guess they brought out a new one. Wife just TiVo’d it on a one-off to witness the carnage.
SkinnerVic on September 3, 2008 at 1:04 AM
FRED
ROCKS.
njcommuter on September 3, 2008 at 1:04 AM
It’s still on Newsbusters here.
Awesome slam. Uh oh. Newt said “you guys” to Ron Allen. They’ll probably say Newts a racist.
Mr_Magoo on September 3, 2008 at 1:05 AM
wow newt lit into him…
sven10077 on September 3, 2008 at 1:05 AM
Thompson was sooo cool….I loved who he defended Palin.
The man would be a great addition in a McCain administration.
dec5 on September 3, 2008 at 1:06 AM
“What’s his plan?”
Seven Percent Solution on September 3, 2008 at 1:06 AM
I think the conservative base is kinda figurin’ out the same thing…
Mr_Magoo on September 3, 2008 at 1:07 AM
not without a schematic…..Mrs. Sven’s been deployed a bit
sven10077 on September 3, 2008 at 1:07 AM
Copy it, then toss the “hot potato”……. it’s out of the bag……..YYYYYYYYEEEEEEHHHHHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
Seven Percent Solution on September 3, 2008 at 1:11 AM
Well i say it would be like riding a bike.. but since she has been gone and even I haven’t forgotten how to break down an m-16/m-4… it is like cleaning your weapon!
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 1:14 AM
Fred! smacking down Huckabee in the SC Debate…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LrSGZ08nas
eanax on September 3, 2008 at 1:16 AM
I’ll make a mental note.
sven10077 on September 3, 2008 at 1:20 AM
Good morning Enos, there areason you need to post red on red violence this convention day?
You opprobrium makes more sense now however.
sven10077 on September 3, 2008 at 1:21 AM
Another email sent to my diehard CT Dem mil. Thanks!
Connie on September 3, 2008 at 1:23 AM
YouTube has it.
Newt smackdown of Ron Allen on MSNBC
electric-rascal on September 3, 2008 at 1:26 AM
Oh Fred!, what could have been. Here’s to a place in John McCain’s cabinet.
Sarah Palin can field dress a moose, but it was Fred! who threw the bullets that killed the moose in the first place.
Mallard T. Drake on September 3, 2008 at 1:27 AM
Can we awake again to Morning in America? I’d like that.
Loxodonta on September 3, 2008 at 1:28 AM
Umm I feel odd. Morning in America?
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 1:29 AM
Reagan…wait one….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU-IBF8nwSY
Old School baby
sven10077 on September 3, 2008 at 1:30 AM
BOOM…. Shaka-Laka!
Now I am remember why I feel so honored to be able to post with the “Best of the Best”, even sparring with the trolls here at Hot Air, and with Ace.
After all the bovine fecal matter, after all the “speculations of Doom”. after all the MSM propaganda spewing ash on us like Krakatoa,…………. We Still Are Here!!!!……….. The Battle is Joined……. As we look to our Brother and Sisters in the fight, we find ourselves Legion!
The wind is at our back, they do not see our flanks, the reserves are eager, we are well armed, ……….. and although they might have a louder “horn” (aka, ..MSM), our prayers carry the wind…….
Let it begin………. God Save Us All………. Let…. It…….. Begin……… HOOOYAAAHHHH!!!!!
Seven Percent Solution on September 3, 2008 at 1:32 AM
Yep, I was just a tot. But I do remember watching that commercial. I just don’t remember if I was living in Wyoming or had moved to Alaska by then.
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 1:33 AM
Sven! Shame on you! Searching and posting that ad before I could even enter the search mode at YouTube! What?! Are you trying to make me feel as old and feeble as i really am?
Loxodonta on September 3, 2008 at 1:34 AM
I was so psyched about that speech. Then i saw this. Damn them. They’re gonna win this thing, they really will, and there’s nothing we can do. I mean, for crying out loud, Thompson gives the best speech in ages, and, after showing every minute of the speeches last week, the networks DON’T EVEN SHOW IT. I’m sorry, but I am so mad right now, I can’t even explain.
AdrianG on September 3, 2008 at 1:35 AM
Reasons I got cable!
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 1:37 AM
There is no doubt that the media are very powerful and very biased. However, they have been beaten before. So, with work, it can be done. Don’t lose hope.
Loxodonta on September 3, 2008 at 1:37 AM
Fred as UN Ambassador; go punch international hippies!
michaelo on September 3, 2008 at 1:37 AM
It sucks. But tomorrow Rudy is going to do what he does and Gov Palin is going to crush her speech. It’ll work out. Best you can do is send the link of that speech and comment about how it was one of the great speeches in recent history. ‘Cause it is.
Spirit of 1776 on September 3, 2008 at 1:40 AM
sorry my google-fu is awesome…would you like bear in the woods?
sven10077 on September 3, 2008 at 1:41 AM
And did you really have to mention OLD School?
And since when did you start calling me Baby?
Loxodonta on September 3, 2008 at 1:41 AM
My google-fu is like an ocean, in which I have the bait for the fish!
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 1:43 AM
I’m old fashioned. Remember? I never go into the woods bare.
I swear! You Alaskans are really strange!
Loxodonta on September 3, 2008 at 1:44 AM
I think a Fred and Biden debate would have had higher ratings than McCain/Obama. I know I’d tune in. If only….
The Palin/Biden debate may still have higher ratings, if only for the possibility of a train wreck and/or Biden sticking his foot in his mouth.
rockhead on September 3, 2008 at 1:44 AM
sven isn’t Alaskan… I don’t think.
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 1:44 AM
Sarah Palin bailing-out of the VP spot is the Leftists’ wishful thinking.
Not only would they get rid of a tough running mate, McCain would also instantly lose much support. Two-fer!
eforhan on September 3, 2008 at 1:46 AM
Well, it’s nothing to be ashamed of if he is or he isn’t.
Loxodonta on September 3, 2008 at 1:47 AM
Agreed.
Loxodonta on September 3, 2008 at 1:48 AM
Also, I don’t think Governor Palin is going to bail.
Loxodonta on September 3, 2008 at 1:50 AM
Wow. Rolled, smoked, butted.
Patrick S on September 3, 2008 at 1:50 AM
Oh never said there was. But I do know there is one other alaskan but I must miss them everytime.
And with that off to bed for me.
Nighters
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 1:50 AM
Sven<—not Alaskan
I am an Ohioan that spent time early on “gaining foreign policy experience” living in alberta pre-k….went back to Ohio, have been to Alaska several times, have kin there and have been in Texas, Maryland, Carolina del Surte, and Louisiana as an extended resident.
I carry a special passion in my heart for Canada and Alaksa and upon my demise I want my ashes spread in 1/3ds in Ohio, Alaksa and Alberta…..
Bear in the Woods ad
GrizzlyBear Man
The wife is 80% certainshe wants to get stationed in the ice next trip we take…..
all the best to my cousins up in the cold.
sven10077 on September 3, 2008 at 1:52 AM
Chakra Hammer on September 3, 2008 at 12:40 AM
Maybe Secretary of Talking McCain out of Comprehensive Immigration Reform Once He’s Elected? That’s a challenge worth taking up. Go Rudy!
thecountofincognito on September 3, 2008 at 1:52 AM
Night-O and it is ST Olaf…
sven10077 on September 3, 2008 at 1:52 AM
People were up and walking around during Lieberman’s speech. During Fred’s — particularly the part where he was recounting McCain’s time as a POW — all eyes were glued to Fred, and the silence was tangible. That’s some good speechifyin’ right there. Good job, Fred! I only wish more people had heard it.
See, Allah? This is why we loved Fred.
aero on September 3, 2008 at 1:54 AM
sorry the wide reciever in me coming out….
Terry Tate is a piece of me….
Terry tate-Office Linebacker
anyway a pleasure as always seeing everyone but it is time for this Lost Ohioan to go to bed and dream of good ice cream, cornfields, and the Erie….
night-all
sven10077 on September 3, 2008 at 1:55 AM
The bear is on the prowl again.
May your ashes not be spread for at least 70 years.
Loxodonta on September 3, 2008 at 2:02 AM
Wasn’t this speech in St. Paul? Minneapolis is on the other side of the Mississippi.
shaner5000 on September 3, 2008 at 2:07 AM
The more we hear about Sarah Palin, the more we like her. Don’t even talk to the MSM losers, talk to the American people Sarah!!!
DfDeportation on September 3, 2008 at 2:12 AM
I watched the entire video, stopped at the point of the description of McCains torture, went to his web site and donated $100.00. I feel so ashamed as a veteran that I did not support him earlier. This man truly showed what it meant to be a military man, and what it meant to stand up in honor of his country.
That other asshole in the race decided to associate with someone who bombed the Pentagon around the period of McCain being a POW, or bombed other domestic targets.
I support him now, I had never heard the details of how he was tortured. If he would have mentioned this earlier, that JACKASS Jimmy Carter would have been even more stupid in denouncing him for his POW experience.
After seeing this video, and recalling how Jimmy Carter said McCain was “milking” his POW experience, I say unequivocally that Carter is a disgusting POS.
Thank you Fred for reminding me why I should have supported McCain long ago.
McCain/Palin 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
91Veteran on September 3, 2008 at 2:21 AM
I like Fred!
eanax on September 3, 2008 at 2:22 AM
Impressive! Most impressive!
Kini on September 3, 2008 at 2:24 AM
Absolutely not.
Connie on September 3, 2008 at 2:28 AM
And btw, AP, I caught my cold from my 4 year old grandson after babysitting for him for most of the week. I feel like crap. Hope you feel better soon. I hope I feel better soon soon too.
Connie on September 3, 2008 at 2:33 AM
Haven’t read any comments yet. I’m just now watching the video. I’m about twelve minutes in and I’m choking back tears. God bless John McCain.
Evilwhiteguy on September 3, 2008 at 2:39 AM
I want to write more but I have to go to work. The ferocity of the media’s onslaught against Sarah Palin and her family shouldn’t come as a surprise, even if it remains terrible to behold. That the media has long ago decided that Obama must be president and that all who come before his path must be destroyed is obvious. Vladimir Putin can only look on enviously and wish that the Russian media were this compliant.
But that Allahpundit is so relentlessly negative about Palin- now that is depressing. Fred might have been at the top of the ticket if he’d managed to stay awake long enough during the primaries. But he didn’t. If Palin is now thrown under the bus the Republicans might as well pack up their bags and prepare for 8 years of an Obama presidency.
Seriously, get a grip. If the negativity continues I’m heading over to Ace’s site.
schiehallion on September 3, 2008 at 2:57 AM
Red meat to be sure!
Fred! did not disappoint.
omnipotent on September 3, 2008 at 3:03 AM
Fred gave a great speech. That’s great with a capital G. He also gave a lesson in how to deliver a speach, from a plain-commonsense start to a thundering, nukular-powered finale, interrupted by spontaneous standing ovations that grew longer and more frequent as the energy built.
njcommuter on September 3, 2008 at 3:07 AM
Such a nice contrast compared to the garbage I saw televised for the Dem convention. People that love their country vs people that love themselves.
Regarding Obama on O’Reilly, I might be alone in my thoughts, but think it actually both shows some things and is a great opportunity. I cannot see BO going on BO unless internal polling is showing something that gallup/rasmussen and such is not. It stinks of desperation, especially on the night that McCain is speaking. It is either internal polling or the series about Obama that O’Reilly has been advertising.
The opportunity is that this will be as close to a debate as most people will have seen so far. Obama followed by McCain will show a lot of viewers the real contrast between the two. Even better, Obama in a possibly (although I doubt it) semi-hostile interview vs McCain in a forum showing support. Hopefully it goes well for McCain.
coyoterex on September 3, 2008 at 3:11 AM
As I said at the time at MM.com, Democrats think “field dress” us all about gays in the military.
Valiant on September 3, 2008 at 3:26 AM
is all about-
Valiant on September 3, 2008 at 3:27 AM
LMAO
Jaibones on September 3, 2008 at 3:59 AM
Has this been posted here yet?
A Note from Anne Kilkenny (on Sarah Palin)
Michael in MI on September 3, 2008 at 4:01 AM
I thought Fred was boring.
Blasphemy, I’m sure; flame away. Too schmalzy for my tastes, and not angry enough.
Jaibones on September 3, 2008 at 4:01 AM
The only thing that would have made it better would’ve been if he’d drove out to the stage in the big red truck and given his speech from the bed; no jacket, no tie, sleaves rolled up, mic in hand instead of doing the usual stage bit that everyone else at every other convention does, and you know he could actually have pulled it off!
Fred Thompson + Big Red Truck = Money Momment
At the very least it couldn’t possibly come off anywhere near as ridiculous as the Dems recreation of Triumph of The Wills…
SuperCool on September 3, 2008 at 4:48 AM
Lady with a vendetta going after her target now that said target made it to the national stage. So what?
Just some hack looking for her 15 minutes of fame.
SuperCool on September 3, 2008 at 4:54 AM
I just got home and watched Fred…
This is (still) the Fred I knew!!
electric-rascal on September 3, 2008 at 5:02 AM
google was created by linking to the wifi connection in Sarah Palin’s brain.
Damiano on September 3, 2008 at 5:04 AM
Gingrich vs. MSNBC
YouTube will not be denied… until MSNBS petitions to have the clip pulled from there too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN54Fb9dLKs&eurl=http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/09/03/gingrich-slams-msnbcs-allen-concerning-palins-qualifications
Damiano on September 3, 2008 at 5:15 AM
“Please don’t confuse my refusal to let these pessimists win me over with a call to boycott their organizations. NR is still a great conservative magazine, and Allah’s a wicked funny satirist who can get to the truth when others just see static. I’m just deciding to tune them out and listen to my own sense of right & wrong & take my own cousel on what’s good for America.” from Ace
Right on, Ace. It’s getting to whenever I see AP’s byline on a post, I can rightly expect sarcasm or pessimism or both. To me, the combination of those two do not equal wit.
If AP wants to ban me for not bowing to his altar, so be it.
SKYFOX on September 3, 2008 at 5:31 AM
Fred 2012 ( or 2016 if McCain gets elected).
Cr4sh Dummy on September 3, 2008 at 6:24 AM
What a brave stance. He probably will, too, the iron-fisted tyrant.
Jim Treacher on September 3, 2008 at 6:25 AM
Once every couple of years you and I will agree on something – this is one…see you in 2010.
At least it reminds the masses why a Fred candidacy would have been a repeat of Dole in 96.
Are you serious? What theme music would you use? I know.. How about “The Watermelon Crawl”….
Had he done something like that McCain would be polling in the high thirties.
Bradky on September 3, 2008 at 6:48 AM
I understand that sentiment. But anger stems from inner conflict and is the most destructive emotion of them all. I thought Fred was very positive and confident in the cause he is supporting. Besides, i’m having too much fun watching the dems squirm to be angry.
myamphibian on September 3, 2008 at 6:59 AM
Did all the networks actually show the Dem Convention speeches? I have Direct TV so I can watch this stuff on C-Span or Fox or several other places, but I saw that someone said the networks carried the Dems but not the Republican. No doubt they are in the tank, but I don’t think they can do that.
As for the speech, Thompson was great. I had always known about McCain’s ordeal, but I don’t think I had ever really comprehended the amount of pain and suffering he went through. I don’t know how you survive 2 years in solitary under circumstances like that.
I also appreciated his strong defense of Palin. He is obviously pissed off at the treatment she has received.
Me too. The fact that major papers are still writing stories about her daughter’s pregnancy is so silly. Oh they say they are not prying, it is about judgment. After all what does it say about the party that supports family values if they nominate a woman who has a slut for a daughter. Or something like that.
Outrageous, sexist nonsense.
Terrye on September 3, 2008 at 7:00 AM
Bradky:
That is absurd. Fred’s speech was not boring. And while we might need some anger, we don’t need raving.
Terrye on September 3, 2008 at 7:02 AM
Thanks. Anything to try to put the mania in some perspective is appreciated. Not particularly damning, imo, typical political stuff, but doesn’t help with the primary accusation (not here, although I share it) that her experience is on a level that is too small and too short.
JiangxiDad on September 3, 2008 at 7:05 AM
I watched the RNC last night with my twelve-year-old daughter. It’s her first convention and she thought Fred was awesome. Good taste, she has.
Mrs. Happy Housewife on September 3, 2008 at 7:28 AM
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