Fred Thompson

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IMO 3rd party candidates are pipe dreams. It's a romantic ideal which is next to impossible to pull off.
 
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#27
With the way our system is set up for electoral college third parties are doomed for failure.
 
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GAVol said:
IMO 3rd party candidates are pipe dreams. It's a romantic ideal which is next to impossible to pull off.
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I have never seen before in my lifetime both political parties so out of line with the will of the American people.

Every poll I have seen, the American people are strongly against the Iraq war, strongly against illegal immigration, strongly against gay marriage, strongly against favorite trading status with China and associated decling manufacturing sector, strongly for research in alternative fuels, etc.

But neither political party is willing to do adopt a platform that is in line with the majority of the American public. All it would take is a reputable, credible, third party candidate who would align himself on these issues with the American people to win the election.

It amazes me that politicians continue to ignore what the majority of the people in this country want and don't expect consequences. The last election the people wanted change, it was obvious.

If the democrats or republicans are not willing to adopt the platform the American people want, which is a platform of change from the current path, I think you will be surprised what a 3rd party candidate will do. My :twocents: .
 
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dan4vols said:
I smiled when I read this post it's so cool. I guess I can't blame anyone for taking care of number 1 everyone does it I guess. It just caused me to recall the scene in the movie 'remember the Titans' when the defensive end tells the linebacker captain...''I'm gonna take care of me, and I'm gonna get mine''. That 11 word sentance in my opinion is pretty much the caption for politics in America, the face of a nation. People wonder why no 1 administration can solve the problems in this country, why the problems are so complex and intergrated like a virus that you can't kill without killing the patient....well there ya go thats why, that 11 word sentance.
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Basically, I start with the assumption that anyone who gets into politics is a criminal, narcissistic idiot that can't teach, create, or produce in the real world. From there, you're right, I just select the @$$hole that will more help than hinder me.

While politics does affect all of us, there's always a way you can get what you want yourself, if you know how to do it. Call me a cynical pragmatist. Or a misanthropic realist. :p
 
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CSpindizzy said:
Look at how many votes Perot got. Translate that to how many electoral votes he got....
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Bill Clinton was smart enough to poll and determine where the majority of the American people stood on most issues and then represented those ideas.

Bush believes he is in office to do what he thinks is right regardless of whether or not the American people are in favor of it or not. He's not representative of the people, he's representative of George Bush.

I can never remember another American President who would take so many positions that overwhelmingly the majority of the American people are against. Illegal Immigration, continued troops in Iraq, Free Trade with China, etc.

With both political parties are not on the same side on the majority of issues as the majority of the American People its time for a third party. :twocents:
 
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oklavol said:
I have never seen before in my lifetime both political parties so out of line with the will of the American people.

Every poll I have seen, the American people are strongly against the Iraq war, strongly against illegal immigration, strongly against gay marriage, strongly against favorite trading status with China and associated decling manufacturing sector, strongly for research in alternative fuels, etc.

But neither political party is willing to do adopt a platform that is in line with the majority of the American public. All it would take is a reputable, credible, third party candidate who would align himself on these issues with the American people to win the election.

It amazes me that politicians continue to ignore what the majority of the people in this country want and don't expect consequences. The last election the people wanted change, it was obvious.

If the democrats or republicans are not willing to adopt the platform the American people want, which is a platform of change from the current path, I think you will be surprised what a 3rd party candidate will do. My :twocents: .
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Of course, when your third party candidate entered the public arena, by the time the major parties and their special interest money got through with him/her, he/she would be a Communist Transgendered Satanist who wanted to enslave all of us to Red China. They'd paint him/her with so much tar you wouldn't be able to see the real issues underneath.

The only hope for reform is a politician shrewd and ballsy enough to run on a major ticket, and then completely change their platform to the populist one you outlined when they got into office. If you can find somebody who has the pedigree to do that, go recruit them now!
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
I read where he announced that he has lymphoma.
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Read that too

Fred Thompson Says He Has Cancer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Fred Thompson, the actor-politician who is considering a bid for president, said Wednesday he has lymphoma, a form of cancer. In an interview with Fox News, the former Tennessee senator said he is in remission and the diagnosis shouldn't affect his life expectancy.
Thompson, 64, told Fox News Channel's Neil Cavuto that he has non- Hodgkin's lymphoma, but hasn't been ill or had any symptoms.
"I am in remission and it is very treatable with drugs if treatment is needed in the future," the Republican said in a statement to Fox.
Lymphoma is an immune-system cancer that strikes more than 71,000 Americans a year. The vast majority have the non-Hodgkin's form of lymphoma, a term that encompasses more than 30 different subtypes of the disease.
Some of these subtypes are termed "indolent," meaning they typically respond well to treatment—patients often go into remission for long periods, but the disease is not cured and may need to be battled back again periodically.
The former senator is an actor who has played many roles, including president of the United States, director of the CIA, an admiral and currently, a tough district attorney on NBC's "Law & Order."
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Well, if that football gig don't work out for Fulmer, he can always fill in as Thompson's stunt/body double, so the new Cmdr.-in-Chief can get some real work done....
 
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I know its early, but I like Thompson's chances.
He's a much better candidate then McCain or Guillani.

Beating Obama might be tough, especially if he comes out strong in favor of the Iraq war and it continues to not go well there. I think the Republicans will lose more seats in Congress next election.
 
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oklavol said:
He's a much better candidate then McCain or Guillani.
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I'm no political operative, but I'm pretty sure that it's not a good thing for the GOP that the guys that are polling first through third all have cancer associated with them.
 
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GAVol said:
I'm no political operative, but I'm pretty sure that it's not a good thing for the GOP that the guys that are polling first through third all have cancer associated with them.
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You have it all wrong GA. According to CNN they got cancer because they are evil. They are not victims of cancer like the Dems.
 
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GAVol said:
I'm no political operative, but I'm pretty sure that it's not a good thing for the GOP that the guys that are polling first through third all have cancer associated with them.
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But isn't Thompson's cancer skin cancer though.Not that this isn't serious it's just that my brother,sister,and a few inlaws have had some form of skin cancer but now after surgery they have all been clean since.
 
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utfantilidie said:
But isn't Thompson's cancer skin cancer though.Not that this isn't serious it's just that my brother,sister,and a few inlaws have had some form of skin cancer but now after surgery they have all been clean since.
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I think you're right about that.
 
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I think Thompson has lymphoma. McCain had skin cancer, and Guilani had prostate cancer.
 
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I think Thompson erred by calling for regime change in Iran. Even within the GOP the groups who support action in Iraq and Afghanistan are becoming war-weary. With so much on our plate with wars, coming out sounding even more aggressive to a point of regime change is quite a gamble.
 
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utfantilidie said:
But isn't Thompson's cancer skin cancer though.Not that this isn't serious it's just that my brother,sister,and a few inlaws have had some form of skin cancer but now after surgery they have all been clean since.
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I wish I could say the same. :closedeyes:
 
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Yeah, Sam was on with Wolf Blitzer the other day and said he thinks Fred is all but formally declared.
 
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