The Politico reports that the DNC is already attacking Fred Thompson. That tells you one thing — Dems fear the Fred. A party doesn’t play in the other party’s primary unless they want to get someone out who they fear will be a strong challenger to their own nominee.
Why do they fear the Fred? Perhaps it has something to do with his crossover appeal to moderate / Reagan Democrats?
What happened when the DNC tried attacking Thompson on foreign policy? DNC blog readers responded in the following fashion.
If this is really the worst that the DNC can come up with then Fred Thompson may be a problem. Tough talk on the Russians and bad mouthing the French is not going to upset the average voter. Bad mouthing Mexican immigration could be down right popular. Unless we can find something a little more current than the S&L fiasco we may have to hope that he stays out of it to protect his kids from the press.
I may not like his position on other matters, but I agree with him that there needs to be a significantly tighter control on the southern border. The mexican workers themselves are not the problem; after all the mayority of them provide useful services. Its the uncontrolled reproduction of their family members that became US citizens and inmediately entitle their mothers to collect social benefits for the child as they see this as a right. They’ve learned very quickly that the social services of this country are fraught with the ineffectiveness of the morons that administer them.
I dont see your point.
The Mexican upperclass elite do grow richer by riding the backs of the poor. That government does in effect export their own people in order to draw money from US to bolster their economy.Have the French not jailed people for incorrect speech?
Is Russia not run by ex-KGB? Does not the entire world make jokes about Putin bumping off his enemies?
If you have something rotten to say about Thompson, something of substance and not based on the pure desire to trash a Republican – let’s hear it.
Did he say he hated kittens? That might be something to fuss about.
i agree with everything he said and if it offends these other countries so what! it true! and sometimes the truth hurts. would you rather have another liar for president? i wouldn’t.
Hello?
What’s wrong with what Fred Thompson said here?If you all think Fred Thompson is out of line then the democrats ARE really out of touch and I’m on the wrong Blog!!!
Signed,
Xopher
Old School
We can’t be contrary just because a Republican said it’s so, or because it may seem indelicate. The American people are sick and tired of indirect, overly calculated answers. On this issue Thompson is speaking the truth and if we are foolish enough to tap dance around Putin’s conduct, we will alienate voters.
This guys actually pretty smart. Conservative? Yea, but he’s a pretty straight shooter, and them boys in the south love a straight shooter.
You said it, Perico. He is a straight shooter and what he said is right. He calls it like he sees it and hey, I agree with him.
Afte 8 years of president Bush, I would not vote for Fred Thompson, or any Republican, to save my life.
However, my political disposition is no excuse to sit by while this article attacks his comments.
I say this as a Democrat, as an opponent of strict immigration policies, and as a Mexican-American dual citizen who lived in Mexico a quarter of his life:
He Is Absolutely Right.
Filed under: 2008 Elections, Democrats, National Politics
