Your End Of the Week Fred Thompson Fix

By
Omri Ceren
– March 30, 2007Posted in: Republican Politics

James “I get to decide who’s Christian and who’s not” Dobson doesn’t think much of Senator Thompson’s potential candidacy. The Freepers react with something between a stifled yawn and righteous indignation:.

So Fred aint no christan but the guy who cheated on his wife and dumped another while she had cancer is?….when did we become a slave to these idiots

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I agree. It’s a joke. I am not a fan of Dobson because of things like this. He has earthly political goals. Newt has kissed his ring, Thompson hasn’t so Newt gets the good christian certification. I don’t think James Dobson should be our kingmaker.

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I think Mr. Dobson should quit while he is behind.

One of our crazy liberal friends – not like “he’s a liberal so he’s crazy”, but “he’s crazy even for a liberal” – described the Freeper reaction as “eerily sane-ish.” Our conclusion: Fred Thompson brings out the best in everybody. Except, apparently, in James Dobson.

In other news, a reader who’s deeply plugged into California conservative politics wrote in about the quiet groundswell of Fred support that’s been building:

Amazing, I don’t think Dobson has his ear to the ground. All I’ve heard so far are more and more murmurs about Thompson. The “Reagan mantle” (actor-politician) connotation seems to be gaining some traction. I was at a public meeting on immigration last night, and this is all the crowd wanted to talk about.

He goes on to say that the speaker wasn’t particularly enthused about Thompson – and that this skepticism did not sit well with the crowd at all. A true grassroots conservative who’s also deeply ethical and thoughtful? Sign. Us. Up.

References:
* Heart-ache: James Dobson says Fred! isn’t a Christian [Hot Air]
* Dobson Offers Insight on 2008 Republican Hopefuls [Freeper HQ]

Previously:
* More Leaks Point To Democrats Holding Talks With Hamas Terrorists
* Republicans Defeat Fascist Democrats (Seriously!!)
* Fred Thompson For President

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