More on Fred Thompson
from Chris Golden
Dear Fellow Republicans, Conservatives, Constitutionalists, and other Patriotic Americans:
<DIV>All of the sudden, former U.S. Senator and actor Fred Thompson is the next “Great Right Hope” for President. However, who is Fred Thompson?</DIV>
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First of all, Thompson is a political protégé of Establishmentian fmr GOP Senate leader Howard Baker. Baker (a big time globalist) recall, was the member of the Senate Watergate Committee who asked the famous question, “What did the President know and when did he know it?”. However, what people don’t know is that it was Thompson who coined that question for Baker to ask (this according to Wikipedia). It was Baker as GOP Senate leader who delivered the necessary votes to pass the Kissinger-Carter giveaway of the Panama Canal - when conservatives like Ronald Reagan, Pat Buchanan, Jesse Helms, and Paul Laxalt fought tooth-in-nail to prevent the giveaway. Now thanks, in no small part to Baker, the ChiComs control the Canal! Also recall that, as Reagan’s Chief-of-Staff, Baker fought Ed Meese over nominating Robert Bork, undermined Bork’s nomination (as Bork himself stated in his memoirs), and after Bork and libertarian Douglas Ginsberg went down, advocated that Reagan nominate pro-abortion, pro-sodomy Anthony Kennedy to the High Court. Finally, Baker being a global economy enthusiast, was Dubya’s Ambassador to Japan in Dubya’s first term (the Ambassadorship to Japan is a big Establishmentarian post). Finally, Baker (a CFR member) is currently on Citigroup’s International Advisory Committee as Senior Advisor. Citigroup is a Rockefeller dominated international bank currently headed by Clinton’s fmr Treasury Sec. Robert Rubin (Rubin is vice-chairman of the CFR. Ken Duberstein, currently on the Board of Directors of the CFR, is another Baker protégé and succeeded Baker as White House Chief-of-Staff in 1988).
Thompson was Baker’s campaign manager in Baker’s 1972 Senate race - which enabled him to be on the Watergate Committee. In short, Thompson comes out of the “Moderate wing” of the Tennessee GOP. Others who come out of that wing are: Lamar Alexander (Papa Bush’s fmr Education Sec. who gave us Goals 2000), and Bill “I am for Stem Cell research on embroyos” Frist. All of this should be a big red flag to conservatives.
So why are conservatives all enthusiastic about “Big Fred”? The first question to be asked is which “conservatives” are we talking about? Lo and Behold, you guessed it, the NEOCONS! Where did Thompson make his appearance stating he was interested in running? Yep, good ole FOX NEWS!. Which online poll had Thompson at 50%? Sean Hannity’s (Hannity is a Gingrich protégé). Also, Laura Ingram (another neocon mouthpiece) is big on Thompson. Finally, the Times Examiner had a front page puff piece on Thompson 2 days after his FOX NEWS appearance (no such front page attention was given to Ron Paul).
Does all of this sound a bit familiar? Yes it should. When was the last time a folksy cowboy like-Bubba, who’s political mentor was a high ranking Establishment figure, was boosted and given a coronation by the likes of Hannity and Ingram? You guessed it again: DUBYA!!! That Thompson is being boosted by the same neocon machine shouldn’t come as much of a surprise when you consider the fact that Big Fred currently is a fellow on the top neoconervative think tank in Washington: The American Enterprise Institute.
However, Thompson’s biggest shame was what he did after he left the Senate in 2002. After leaving the Senate, Thompson joined the cast of the NBC hit show “Law & Order”. In fact, Thompson played the DA on the show! Hence, Big Fred was the Big Man on the cast.
So why was this bad? Well, in November 2005 Law & Order did an episode that portrayed the Minutemen volunteers as MURDERERS! Below is a Lou Dobbs segment transcript that exposes that outrageous smear by Law & Order (I emphasized the key points via bold type, italics, and underline). This smear is right out of the Open Borders playbook and Thompson, being the good Bush foot soldier that he is, helped lift the demonization of the MM to a whole new level (heck, Dubya just called them vigilantes, while Big Fred is calling them murderers!) And don’t tell me Thompson had no role in it. He is the star of the damn show for heavens sake! (Truth be told, Big Fred probably came up with the theme of that episode).
Now Big Fred is passing himself off as a big foe of illegal immigration. Maybe he doesn’t want us to know that, besides demonizing the Minutemen, he only got a C grade from NUMBERSUSA for his immigration voting record in the Senate. In particular, his AMNESTY GRADE was a D and his grade for allowing in more FOREIGN WORKERS WAS A BIG FAT F! Numbers link for Thompson:
http://grades.betterimmigration.com/testgrades.php3?District =TN&VIPID=743&retired=1
Please pass this email around so as to let people know that Big Fred is a Big Fake, and to PURGE THE NEOCONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In another message, Chris writes:
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So why are conservatives all enthusiastic about “Big Fred”? The first question to be asked is which “conservatives” are we talking about? Lo and Behold, you guessed it, the NEOCONS! Where did Thompson make his appearance stating he was interested in running? Yep, good ole FOX NEWS!. Which online poll had Thompson at 50%? Sean Hannity’s (Hannity is a Gingrich protégé). Also, Laura Ingram (another neocon mouthpiece) is big on Thompson...
Does all of this sound a bit familiar? Yes it should. When was the last time a folksy cowboy like-Bubba, who’s political mentor was a high ranking Establishment figure, was boosted and given a coronation by the likes of Hannity and Ingram? You guessed it again: DUBYA!!!"
- from my (3/21/07) mass-emailing: 'Fred Thompson for drPresident? I Don't Think So!'
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<DIV>Two months ago, I warned you that conservatives, after being taken for a ride by Bush, are being set up for another by Fred Thompson - as the above quote makes clear. Now I HAVE THE PROOF! Below is a article from Politico showing how the Bush machine is backing Big Fred. Most interestingly, Thompson backer Number One is George P. Bush - who is Jeb's son and a BIG TIME LATINO MULTICULTURALIST! Also backing Big Fred is moderate Republican super-hero Mary Matlin. </DIV>
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<DIV>However, the biggest proof is an article below that by Free Market News that states that Thompson is a MEMBER OF THE C.F.R.! Not only that, the article claims that Thompson will run a campaign similar to the one Dubya ran in 1999-2000 (i.e.: as a Paleo-conservative. Recall, Bush ran on a platform of subsidiarity and non-intervention, a "Humble foreign Policy").</DIV>
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<DIV>The Neoconservative Beltway Right knows darn well 'Rudy McRomney' won't sell. THEIR REAL FEAR IS THAT AN AUTHENTIC CONSERVATIVE (PAUL, TANCREDO, HUNTER, etc.) will be the conservative candidate. Hence, Big Fred will muscle those 'second tier' guys out of the race (Laura Ingraham said as much last week on Hannity & Colmes, she stated that all the 'second tier candidates' need to drop out. This is the same thing that happened in 1999 when Hannity demanded that Buchanan drop out to make room for Bush).</DIV>
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<DIV>As the Old saying goes, "FOOL ME ONCE SHAME ON YOU, FOOL ME TWICE SHAME ON ME''.</DIV>
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Key Bush backers rally to Fred Thompson
By: Mike Allen
June 4, 2007 06:09 PM EST
George P. Bush, a nephew of President Bush, has contributed to the prospective presidential campaign of Fred Thompson and signed an e-mail asking friends and associates to do the same, The Politico has learned.
"In a field of candidates without a clear favorite among our fellow Republicans, my sincere hope is that you consider joining us in this effort to encourage Fred to run," the e-mail says.
The involvement of a Bush family member highlights a stream of former Bush-Cheney aides and supporters who are signing on with Thompson, in some cases quietly.
Thompson, the "Law & Order" actor and former Tennessee senator, filed papers Friday that allowed him to begin raising money. Aides say he remains on track to formally announce his candidacy the week of the Fourth of July, although they say no date is set in stone.
Mary Matalin, the former counselor to Vice President Cheney, says she will be advising Thompson. A campaign source says she will be an unpaid adviser. Matalin is friends with Thompson and his wife, Jeri, and her involvement began informally, the source says.
Advisers say the head of economic policy for Thompson's fledgling team will be Lawrence B. Lindsey, who was President Bush's first economic policy adviser and an architect of his tax cuts. Lindsey was chief economic adviser to Bush's first presidential campaign and is a former member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Lindsey will also have a hand in the campaign's broader policy formulation, sources say.
The head of domestic policy is to be David M. McIntosh, a lawyer and former congressman from Indiana who was an official in the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, according to the sources. The chief foreign policy adviser will be chosen soon, the sources say.
Adding to the Bush-Cheney ties, the campaign has said that the chief operating officer will be Thomas J. Collamore, a former aide to the older Bush when he was vice president and also an official in the Reagan administration.
And Michael Turk, e-campaign director for George W. Bush's reelection campaign, will take a leave of absence from his current job with the National Cable & Telecommunications Association to assist in getting the Thompson website off the ground. He may continue in a webmaster capacity for the campaign.
George P. Bush, the chief operating officer of a real estate development firm in Fort Worth, Texas, sent the appeal Friday afternoon along with Timothy P. Berry, the firm's president. The e-mail closes "Devotedly," then has both of their signatures.
"Friends and Colleagues," the e-mail begins. "We are writing you on behalf of Sen. Fred Thompson to ask for your support as he considers running for president. As you know, Sen. Thompson has generated buzz this election cycle because of his likable personality and approachable brand of politics, which, consequently, has attracted tremendous grassroots support of his potential candidacy. Additionally, his consistent record in public service and sincere vision to pursue a reform-based agenda in Washington, D.C., has primarily contributed to strong national polling numbers without having even announced."
George P. Bush was unavailable to discuss the e-mail, although associates confirm its authenticity. He is a son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and was a popular surrogate for his uncle's first presidential campaign, drawing comparisons to John F. Kennedy Jr. when he spoke to the Republican National Convention. Since then, he has served as a clerk for a federal judge, married and become involved in several business and charitable groups.
In March, he joined the Navy Reserve as an intelligence officer.
Using language similar to other appeals for Friends of Fred Thompson, the e-mail continues: "As a 'Friend of Fred Thompson,' your support will finance Sen. Thompson's efforts to test the political waters starting on June 4, 2007. If Sen. Thompson decides not to seek the presidency, any unspent funds that you contribute will be returned to your attention. Donations must not exceed federal contribution limits; therefore, an individual may contribute up to $2,300. If a joint checking account is used, the total can be $4,600, but both individuals must sign the check. Corporate and foreign national contributions are prohibited. It is very important that your check be dated June 4, 2007, even if you make out your check before this date."
The Politico's Jonathan Martin (http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin) contributed to this report.
<H1 =er1>Fred Thompson Vs. Ron Paul</H1>
Friday, June 01, 2007 - FreeMarketNews.com
Is it true that Fred Dalton Thompson, former republican senator from Tennessee and current actor is seen by GOP leaders as a “Ron Paul” vote killer? If so, the rhetoric may not match the facts, political observers say.
Thompson has indicated he will likely join the race for the GOP nomination for president in June. And in doing so, he will bring a perspective that he and his followers describe as “small government conservative and federalist” – much like Ron Paul’s.
Ron Paul (R-Tex), congressman and republican candidate for president has been seen by Internet observers as doing well both in debates and in terms of public sentiment. His message is one of minimalist government, low taxes and a non-aggressive military policy.
But Thompson’s record gives rise to questions about his small government and “federalist” credentials. Leaving aside the argument as to whether “federalist” is a “synonym” for small government, Thompson’s credentials as such still seem questionable, according to some observers of both campaigns. Because Thompson has spent much of his life as a public figure, his voting record is easily available at Wikepedia.com and from other ‘Net sources.
While in congress, Thompson, reportedly a good friend of Senator John McCain, (R-AZ) supported two obviously anti-free market bills: the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform act and the Shays-Meehan bill restricting issue ads. He is also a member of Council on Foreign Relations, a main think-tank behind the idea of a North American Union that would eventually dissolve borders between Mexico, Canada and the United States to create one big super-nation. Thompson also seems to believe in a robust military presence worldwide and apparently advocates continued US military involvement in Iraq.
Ron Paul’s “small government” credentials extend beyond rhetoric, and even the many editorials and position papers he has authored. Ron Paul has consistently voted a “constitutionalist” line in congress, and thus his actions match his sentiments. He is neither a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, nor any other Washington think tank that advocates similar views. </DIV></DIV>
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