Posted by
EFuller on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 9:48:49 PM
Reasons Fred Thompson Isn't a Conservative
The posts on a CNN blog are very entertaining! The story starts with a report on a woman who asked Fred a question and apparently interrupted his answer. I watched the
woman's video. She was no more intrusive than regular journalists. Yet she gets manhandled by police, apparently at the request of someone with Thompson's organization -- or else mainstream media folks who wanted her out of the front and center spot. (
CNN's clip that accompanies the article is also instructive on the way they edit video.)
In her questions, she claims Thompson is not a conservative because he is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. The blog posts that follow include many other "reasons" as well as some real points.
Here's some of the so-called reasons Fred isn't conservative* (all quotes from the posts):
1 He’s a sell-out that only cares about money and power. by Will
2 He managed Mccains 2000 campaign.
3 He is an internationalist.
4 He is quite anti gun.
5 He was pro MCCAIN-Feingold.
6 His wife dresses like a hollywood celebrity, exposing tons of cleavage. 2-6 by Neil Fass
7 The guy married a chick 20 years younger (trophy wife) by JLE
8 subscribe[s] to the neo-con perpetual war doctrine by Bryan
9 You wouldn’t hire the guy does the voice of Homer Simpson to work at your nuclear power plant and you wouldn’t Bill Cosby to be your doctor, so WHY would you let Fred Thompson be your President? by Dave
Wow! Bad voice, young wife, wife's style of dress!
*Please note, some allegations above may be false and not all were offered as "reasons" but as criticisms.
One final note...
On the serious side, the posts indicate that the North American Union/Community and NAFTA are issues that will need to be answered by candidates in the primaries. I suspect they may piggy back onto the immigration issue.