tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post7654506023852760316..comments2024-03-18T18:30:39.000-05:00Comments on Dad29: The Canard on Fred Thompson--Why It's IrrelevantDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-39952161279582668102007-06-01T13:59:00.000-05:002007-06-01T13:59:00.000-05:00MA, your memory is obviously failing.I don't regar...MA, your memory is obviously failing.<BR/><BR/>I don't regard Fred!! as the Great Conservative Hope.<BR/><BR/>But he is a Conservative, unlike Our President. And Fred actually knows English--and prefers it to Spanish.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-35224822125877370052007-06-01T13:34:00.000-05:002007-06-01T13:34:00.000-05:00I don't recall saying all that stuff?Anyway, I am ...I don't recall saying all that stuff?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I am open to Fred but am not convinced he is the Great Conservative Hope many pine for.Marcus Aureliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731740191789466205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-68851370293207336072007-05-31T12:19:00.000-05:002007-05-31T12:19:00.000-05:00As I was waiting for my van to get serviced, A cou...As I was waiting for my van to get serviced, A couple TV ding-dongs were speculating if Fred had the 'Juice' to run for office. They were yapping like whoever wants it the most is the best candidate.<BR/><BR/>In the film <I>Gladiator</I>, Marcus Aurelius tells Maximus that he must be protector of Rome BECAUSE he doesn't want to do it:<BR/><BR/>Marcus Aurelius: "Won't you accept this great honor that I have offered you?"<BR/><BR/>Maximus: "With all my heart, no."<BR/><BR/>Marcus Aurelius: "Maximus, that is why it must be you."<BR/><BR/>Fred's late start (comparitively) may reflect the fact that the current GOP frontrunners just don't mirror the values of most conservatives. McGuiliRom seem like unlikely hybrids, so desperate to appeal to the center, that they don't really belong anywhere.Brother Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697860817229595126noreply@blogger.com