Fred Thompson’s Honeymoon Is Over
June 11, 2007, 4:21pm
The honeymoon is over for Fred Thompson now that the Tennessee Republican’s flirtation with a 2008 presidential run has reached the engagement stage.
The first round of opposition research is focusing on Thompson’s past statements about abortion, and now a video excerpt posted to YouTube a month ago is making the rounds.
When asked during a debate about his views on laws against “abortions for convenience,” Thompson said: “I do not believe that the federal government ought to be involved in that process. I think that we should not have federal funding for abortion. I think that states ought to be able to have reasonable controls over that. in terms of parental notification. … I think that battle will be won, but it shouldn’t be a political football and it shouldn’t be won in the courts.”
Thompson should be flattered by the attention, as it is proof that he is considered a serious challenger in a field of candidates that thus far has failed to wow the Republican base.
The video also proves that in the Web 2.0 era, a good test of a candidate’s mettle is how quickly and aggressively he or she is targeted on YouTube and other video-sharing sites. Voters saw it earlier this year with the assaults on Republican Mitt Romney (also on abortion) and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and they are sure to see it many times over as the campaign gets hotter.
Categories: Presidency 2008, Abortion, Fred Thompson
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June 11th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Just another little dust-up. Many have been looking for hard-balls to toss at Fred and they are just not out there.
George Will, with his deep brain pocket only came up with “Bassett Hound look” If I were George I would leave the looks department alone.
The race was boring until Thompson took a hand. He knows what he is doing. His first appearance will be a sell-out. Everyone will hang on every word, with the common taters looking for the negative.
I hope he stay’s away from that dumb Straw Pole and continues to follow his own lead, marching to his own drum.
Don Jones
MyManFred.com