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Firing Up Fred

10.5.07 @ 12:01AM

PAIN IN THE BELLY
Re: Quin Hillyer's Open Letter to Fred Thompson:

Right on, Quin! I've been wondering for quite a while when a piece like this would appear in TAS. We who write LTEs, are only responders, and this needed to be said.

You only get one chance at this, Fred, ONE CHANCE! It's not 1976. You won't have 1980 to try again. So, tell Jeri to put a little jalapeno in your orange juice, 'cause it ain't workin' neat.
-- Mike Showalter
Austin, Texas

To date, it's been more like "jelly in the belly."

What happened to the Lincoln-Douglas debates Fred proposed a month or two ago? Gov. Huckabee replied "game on," but Fred juked and waffled -- and left nothing but vapor trails in the distance.

What happened to a "different kind of campaign"? Is this it? Is this what I have been keeping my powder dry for?

Fred, how exactly do you plan on "taking power from the politicians" -- does this mean you support H.R. 25, or not?

Sean served up some pretty fat softballs on H&C last night -- I didn't see any get knocked out of the park. I didn't even see a ground-rule double.

WHERE'S THE BEEF ???
-- Owen H. Carneal
Yorktown, Virginia

Amen to Quin Hillyer's open letter to Fred Thompson. Fred has so much to offer but needs to work much harder at connecting with voters wherever he campaigns.

I could submit a couple of paragraphs on his religious views, about which he seemed too sensitive in last night's interview with Sean Hannity.

I know he felt abandoned by the non-instrumental Church of Christ of his upbringing after his divorce. But he can get past that and re-establish affiliation with a considerate church so that evangelicals and fundamentals feel more comfortable with his basic beliefs and can see he has a relationship with God (invisible to James Dobson, apparently).
-- Tal Campbell
Beaumont, California

You, sir, sound like a spoiled brat. You want instant gratification? Would you like Thompson to promise a Rolls in every garage? Filet Mignon on every plate? There is lots of time until the election. Lots of things that are important and lots of things that simply aren't. Please don't get your knickers in a wad because of what he hasn't said, there's plenty of time for you to get to know him.
-- Jack Suhr

Not only does Fred Thompson appear uninformed, he fails to understand that to communicate in a political environment, a candidate must create controversy and conflict. The media may disapprove of what is said, but voters tend to respect an outspoken candidate.
-- Kenneth A. Cory
China, Michigan

Saves me the trouble of having to say it...Thanks Quin.
-- Thom Bateman
Newport News, Virginia

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