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Party Like It’s 1896
Kevin Sullivan believes that it is time for Fred Thompson to join those of us who live in 2007 instead of in 1896.
Get out there and campaign Fred!
8 Responses to “Party Like It’s 1896”
Don’t underestimate him. He YouTubed Michael Moore, and he has some of the best of Bush I and Bush II ready to go for him, Internet and all:
http://ajliebling.blogspot.com/2007/06/dr-reagan-and-mr-cheney.html
For being intellectuals, bloggers sometimes don’t grasp the obvious…….
Thompson is still under unexpired media contracts.
A “declared candidacy” would, at best, open up a can of worms vis-a-vis Fairness Doctrine.
Relax, pseudo-FDT supporters, the timing of things has actually been thought through.
lol i’m not saying i agree with Kevin’s post am I? Just an interesting read…
One thing though; he has reportedly signaled that he’s not willing to campaign as hard as some others do.
He’ll have to though
Michael,
My snarc was directed at Kevin, not you. Apologies for the ambiguous sentence.
Kevin take shots at Thompson and then sheds crocodile tears that he isn’t full candidate mode.
If Thompson is indeed the lackadaisical character that many are portraying him to be, he won’t be taking up space very long.
But, how many political strategists would complain if their “candidate” client just did a paying gig or two per week, while yet still on big media payroll, yet still managed to climb in the polls. I think THEY would say, “Hey, what’s the rush?”
It may be just a balloon, but that balloon is still rising for the moment.
casualobserver: You mean the Fairness Doctrine that hasn’t been in effect for 20 years?
On-message, isn’t the whole point of the GOP to take us back to 1896?
carpeicthus- it certainly feels like it. I was just saying on another post that I thought the question of evolution was resolved during the Scopes trial in the early 1900′s- yet we’re replaying that old battle again.
Carp, “de facto” Fairness Doctrine is what I am being told. But, I imagine if you’re willing to indemnify NBC, maybe he’ll take you up on it.