Fred Thompson... Not Gonna Happen

[zeke12]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/19/us/politics/19thompson.html?ex=1342497600&en=afcf0d16b77a1b05&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Why would he lie about this just a week ago? Did he not think someone was going to check?

Not ready for prime time...

 

[Barsuk]

Billing records show that former Senator Fred Thompson spent nearly 20 hours working as a lobbyist on behalf of a group seeking to ease restrictive federal rules on abortion counseling in the 1990s, even though he recently said he did not recall doing any work for the organization.

He didn't lie. He just forgot.

 

[spnited]

What do youo mean not ready for primetime, Zeke?
He's been on primetime TV for about 6 years now ... and that's where he needs to stay!

 

[Barsuk]

What do youo mean not ready for primetime, Zeke?
He's been on primetime TV for about 6 years now ... and that's where he needs to stay!

Nice.

 

[zeke12]

What do youo mean not ready for primetime, Zeke?
He's been on primetime TV for about 6 years now ... and that's where he needs to stay!

Well played.

But politics is Hollywood for ugly people, and they play even uglier.

I don't think Fred is ready.

 

[spnited]

Exactly what I was saying, Zeke.

 

[zeke12]

Well, then.

The Mets suck, how about that? :)

 

[Football_Bat]

Looking more and more like Rudy over Mitt, but Mitt will start strong.

 

[spnited]

Rudy can not win a general election.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Looking more and more like Rudy over Mitt, but Mitt will start strong.

Somebody else.

And Mitt can't win a general election, either.

 

[Football_Bat]

So who will wind up being None of the Above?

Huckabee?

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

So who will wind up being None of the Above?

Huckabee?

Depends on how many people <3 Huckabee, I guess.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Rudy can not win a general election.

You overestimate the majority of the country.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Rudy can not win a general election.

You overestimate the majority of the country.

FACT: He can't even get a majority of his own party, and one of his biggest support groups in his mayoral days (the FDNY rank and file) has abandoned him.

Done. Finished. Complete. Over. And thanks for all the fish.

 

[Ace]

Maybe Fred really didn't do any work for that group but billed them $5,000 anyway. Would that make everything all right?

 

[times38]

Rudy can not win a general election.

He can very easily win a general election.

He cannot win a Republican primary.

 

[times38]

Romney is the GOP nominee. Book it.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Romney is the GOP nominee. Book it.

And he might not win his home state in the general.

 

[zeke12]

Romney could get CRUSHED in the general, depending on who the Democratic nominee is.

 

[spnited]

Would Rudy win his home state (with its ****load of electoral votes)? Probably not.