This is... bizarre.
Read the text of the endorsement. King mentions each of the major candidates by name EXCEPT Romney, going out of his way to do the plus/minus thing - what's good about them, and what is bad. He goes through Tancredo, McCain, Rudy, Huckabee, and Fred. He even implies that Fred's negatives are his lacking of "fire," that he doesn't strongly want the Presidency...
So if I'm a Romney supporter, I'm listening to that, and feeling good. King has politely dismissed everyone else from consideration. Now for the big announcement: oops, it's Fred, after all!
This is a TOTAL diss by Rep. King. The only way to read that release is that it was written with a Romney endorsement in mind, and changed at the last minute to Thompson. Mitt doesn't even get a mention, when Tancredo gets a whole paragraph.
While I'm sure Team Romney is hurting, I also wonder about this total head fake from King. Was he playing Team Romney all along? Does he just like to mess with people's heads? Or was he really undecided until this AM? |
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I am still not giving up on Fred Thompson! Hoping for a January surprise! |
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they not only rope-a-doped the MSM but also the Romney campaign..lil fakery on your part as well |
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If Republicans nominate Romney, they deserve all the wrath they will get from ALL americans for shoving this lying-never-taking-responsibility crying racist republican. Hillary will have fun kicking him to the curb - without much of an effort and dividing the country further along race and religious lines. If you think the florida recount caused divisions in this country, a Romney nomination will be excruciating - who needs another OJ trial-like country with blacks/hispanics/whites revisiting race dividing politics? DAMP THIS LYING-RICH-RELIGIOUS-RACIST-REPUBLICAN...pick a true representative of republican diverse positions. |
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By endorsing Thompson, King is doing what he can to take votes from Huckabee. This will help Romney. |
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In Romneyworld, everything is about Romney.
Therefore, when King endorses Thompson, it is REALLY about hurting Huckabee, to help Mitt.
Huh? If King wanted to help Mitt so bad, why not endorse him?
Answer: King saw Romney on MTP yesterday, and realized what a squish the guy is... |
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You mentioned that you are an ecomonics major, so I'm asuming that you're rather young. My suggestion is that you get back to your studies. Have you taken any English classes yet? It would reallly give you a good foundation for what you seem to have a passion for.
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Helping Fred does help Romney in Iowa, whether intentional or not. |
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If King had endorsed Romney, few if any votes would be taken from Huckabee. Anyone willing to support Huckabee is highly unlikely to switch over to Romney. However, it is entirely conceivable that King's endorsement of Thompson will sway some Huckabee supporters over to the Thompson camp. |
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All you conspiracy theorists out there....Rep. King simple sees Fred Thompson as the best candidate. As do I! |
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King's endorsement of Thompson means less votes for Huck and a better shot for Romney winning Iowa. |
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Spin it any way you like. Romney was considered and didn't get the endorsement of the key conservative in IA. This hurts. You may count Thompson out, but many believe he really is the only conservative running. This is a good boost to Fred's new bus tour. |
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that true conservatives do lobbying work for abortionists and then lie and make excuses about it when running for president. |
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Last time I checked the National Right to Life Committee endorsed Fred Thompson. I do not think they would have if there was a bit of truth to that story. |
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Thompson himself confirmed it after first denying it, then claiming he couldn't remember whether it happened. |
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Look at it, Thompson can now help Romney fight Huckabee all about his shameful Record in Arkansas as Governor. Its gonna save Romney some money, time and energy from campaigning. |
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You are lying about Freds supposed involvement. I will give you the quick rundown of what happened.
Fred got hired by a Law group to look into aspects of a bill that was being considered. He made a few phone calls to get some info. He got the info, passed it on to Law group that hired him with a bill for $500 dollars. If you have ever had to pay a lawyer, you know that $500 dollars buys you about 3 hours worth of work.
Got it? |
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...are out in force today. Their contorted logic about an endorsement for Fred helping Romney beat Huck is enough to make Hugh himself blush... Why assume that any votes for Fred will come from Huck? Mitt's support is actually softer, according to voter polls.
And as far as "conversions" go, your fella has a whole lot more 'plaining to do than Fred. Guns, gays, abortion, campaign finance, immigration; take your pick. Mitt 2.0 is totally different than the original from way back 2 years ago. Will the real Mitt Romney please stand up? |
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"Romneytards" I like that one! The Romney supporters are sounding a lot like the Clinton supporters these days. Grasping for anything to convince themselves their campaigns are not failing. |
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Check it out for yourselves. Just google "Fred Thompson lobby abortion" and see how many articles from reputable news sources come up.
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The story was proven to be a crock of s--t! The story was widely reported, but was never proven. No further proof needed than the National Right to Life endorsement! |
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Thompson was asked about it at one of the debates and his reply was something along the lines of, "That was done in my private life." He admitted it himself. |
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Or someone repeating his talking points. And it's such a reach. 3 hours of work out of an entire career makes him an abortion lobbyist? Remember that tomorrow everyone, the work you do from the time you arrive until you leave for lunch will define your career. |
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I don't care how many hours it was - Thompson chose to work for abortion providers. It's not something a principled person who is against abortion should do. But Fred was pro-choice for a long time, so why should anyone be surprised? And he did lie about it, until the truth came out. Then he admitted it.
But, I'll tell you what - this is NOTHING compared to anything Huck has done, so who cares? Fred is still my number 2 choice.
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