Comments on: BlogBurst For Fred: The Time Is Now http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:12:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: CentFla http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11255 CentFla Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:45:21 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11255 Heaven forbid a Republican vote against a GW Bush bill I guess. Have you read why McCain voted against the Tax Cuts? He wanted more for the middle class, why is that a bad thing? And the Keating Five mess was a huge mistake which he has admitted. When he surived it he then spent ten years passing legislation that you now scream is preventing free speech. Fred on the other hand spent decades as a Washington palm greaser and he reported millions of dollars of income as a lobbyist between 1975-1993. If you are impressed by the whole persona of a red pick up truck driver and "good ol' country lawyer" then I have some bridges up for sale. He is as slick as the belly of an eel who a former opponent called Gucci-wearing, Lincoln-driving, Perrier-drinking, Grey Poupon-spreading millionaire Washington special-interest lobbyist. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-06-06-thompson-resume_N.htm If you are happy voting for a lobbyist for President then vote for a lobbyist for president. I will vote for a War Hero instead. Heaven forbid a Republican vote against a GW Bush bill I guess. Have you read why McCain voted against the Tax Cuts? He wanted more for the middle class, why is that a bad thing?

And the Keating Five mess was a huge mistake which he has admitted. When he surived it he then spent ten years passing legislation that you now scream is preventing free speech.

Fred on the other hand spent decades as a Washington palm greaser and he reported millions of dollars of income as a lobbyist between 1975-1993. If you are impressed by the whole persona of a red pick up truck driver and “good ol’ country lawyer” then I have some bridges up for sale. He is as slick as the belly of an eel who a former opponent called Gucci-wearing, Lincoln-driving, Perrier-drinking, Grey Poupon-spreading millionaire Washington special-interest lobbyist.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-06-06-thompson-resume_N.htm

If you are happy voting for a lobbyist for President then vote for a lobbyist for president. I will vote for a War Hero instead.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11141 Melissa Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:51:46 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11141 I've been suggesting that people take their lunches to work tomorrow and donate that $10-$20 they would have spent on lunch to Fred. Jan 10, 2007 8:49 pm the red truck is holding $524 thousand and rising. After the debate it will rise higher and we still have until 11pm Friday. I’ve been suggesting that people take their lunches to work tomorrow and donate that $10-$20 they would have spent on lunch to Fred.

Jan 10, 2007 8:49 pm the red truck is holding $524 thousand and rising. After the debate it will rise higher and we still have until 11pm Friday.

]]> By: voter http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11101 voter Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:03:17 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11101 As part of this blogger outreach, I encourage all of you FredHeads to show your support for him on www.fittobepres.com. His ratings are quickly catching up to McCain, who is in the lead. Please check out this site and spread the word to other FredHeads! As part of this blogger outreach, I encourage all of you FredHeads to show your support for him on http://www.fittobepres.com. His ratings are quickly catching up to McCain, who is in the lead. Please check out this site and spread the word to other FredHeads!

]]> By: Igor R. http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11086 Igor R. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:37:34 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11086 Banjo, so? But do you like his ideas? Or are you his official campaign critic with a highly original view of why his campaign may be in trouble? Banjo, so? But do you like his ideas? Or are you his official campaign critic with a highly original view of why his campaign may be in trouble?

]]> By: Banjo http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11083 Banjo Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:32:34 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11083 Fred Thompson is little more electable than Dennis Kuchinich. His slow motion campaign hasn't caught fire and won't. Who can we blame? Fred Thompson. He had a constituency primed and ready to go, then let it peter away in the wake of his lack of energy and seeming boredom with the whole process. Fred Thompson is little more electable than Dennis Kuchinich. His slow motion campaign hasn’t caught fire and won’t. Who can we blame? Fred Thompson. He had a constituency primed and ready to go, then let it peter away in the wake of his lack of energy and seeming boredom with the whole process.

]]> By: John Ryan http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11068 John Ryan Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:45:11 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11068 40 bucks on Fred! will get you $10,000 if he wins the White House. Intrade.com Although the odds are 250-1 right now, I am holding off until they hit 500-1 Then I will put a 20 dollar bill on him. After that I will start hoping for a multiple simultaneous mid-air collision involving ALL of the other candidates. I think that is his best chance. 40 bucks on Fred! will get you $10,000 if he wins the White House. Intrade.com
Although the odds are 250-1 right now, I am holding off until they hit 500-1
Then I will put a 20 dollar bill on him.
After that I will start hoping for a multiple simultaneous mid-air collision involving ALL of the other candidates.
I think that is his best chance.

]]> By: Igor R. http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11067 Igor R. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:44:46 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11067 Fred has always been for cutting wasteful government spending, always. You talk about him being a "former lobbyist" as it that was a defining occupation of his career. Nothing could be further from the truth. He has had a long and distinguished career, mostly as a non-lobbyist. Besides, "lobbyist" doesn't equate to "a lover of wasteful spending", it means an advocate of this or that interest. Do you think a guy who voted against Bush's tax cuts and was caught in Keating Five scandal is more likely? Is the former preacher who used to love raising taxes and is now pandering in Michigan with new proposed welfare programs is more likely? Fred never lies. I can also tell how he thinks by reading what he has written in the past. He is a clear thinking, serious man who will do what he says he will do. The only fair thing to criticize him for is the lack of strong executive experience. All the rest of "lazy, dead, no fire in the belly, trophy wife, lobbyist, friend of Spencer Abraham" are not serious points. Huckabee is a denier of his own record, McCain with his participation in Keating Five and his refusals to admit that his Immigration Plan is Amnesty (because they pay a fine, what a ridiculous idea) cannot be trusted. Romney has changed his entire position set like a snake changing it's skin, although I would expect him to favor reasonable controls over wasteful spending because he is a proven businessman, and that's why he is my second choice. I trust Rudy to cut taxes because he has shown he stands for cost control, but I'm not a fan of his stand on illegal immigration. Fred has always been for cutting wasteful government spending, always. You talk about him being a “former lobbyist” as it that was a defining occupation of his career. Nothing could be further from the truth. He has had a long and distinguished career, mostly as a non-lobbyist. Besides, “lobbyist” doesn’t equate to “a lover of wasteful spending”, it means an advocate of this or that interest.

Do you think a guy who voted against Bush’s tax cuts and was caught in Keating Five scandal is more likely? Is the former preacher who used to love raising taxes and is now pandering in Michigan with new proposed welfare programs is more likely?

Fred never lies. I can also tell how he thinks by reading what he has written in the past. He is a clear thinking, serious man who will do what he says he will do. The only fair thing to criticize him for is the lack of strong executive experience. All the rest of “lazy, dead, no fire in the belly, trophy wife, lobbyist, friend of Spencer Abraham” are not serious points. Huckabee is a denier of his own record, McCain with his participation in Keating Five and his refusals to admit that his Immigration Plan is Amnesty (because they pay a fine, what a ridiculous idea) cannot be trusted. Romney has changed his entire position set like a snake changing it’s skin, although I would expect him to favor reasonable controls over wasteful spending because he is a proven businessman, and that’s why he is my second choice. I trust Rudy to cut taxes because he has shown he stands for cost control, but I’m not a fan of his stand on illegal immigration.

]]> By: CentFla http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11058 CentFla Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:46:53 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/01/10/blogburst-for-fred-the-time-is-now/#comment-11058 So you believe that a former lobbyist will be the one true candidate most likely to end wasteful spending? Why change now? Because he put it on paper? Really? That is truly the oxymoron to defeat all oxymorons. So you believe that a former lobbyist will be the one true candidate most likely to end wasteful spending? Why change now? Because he put it on paper? Really?

That is truly the oxymoron to defeat all oxymorons.

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