This sucks... Fred Thompson is doing a decent job in his first debate

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

Thompson is the Bush Administration's manufactured consensus candidate, designed to prevent a split with the social issue nut-right, and I had hoped he would go up like the Hindenburg. But he's doing a decent job which will shatter the low expectations he has set.

"Decent job" is relative... he seems at least as sharp as gulianni and romney, which is the point. (I'm talking about potential appeal to republicans, not actual quality.)

Get ready for a titanic media wave of Fred-Luv.

[still_one]

1. Actually, I hope so. I would rather go against him than guiliani

Not only is this guy extreme right wing, he is an idiot

They asked him why a falling dollar is bad, and he couldn't answer the question

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

6. I'm no really worried about him as a candidate, but I want maxiumum division for the Rs

[still_one]

13. I agree, and probably Ron Paul is the best one for that /nt

[earthlover]

20. Well...it worked for *...extreme right wing and and idiot

People would like to have a beer with Thompson.

Be warned.

[Mojambo]

2. Hmm. From the clips I've seen he looks really shaky.

Have no fear. He simply doesn't have the work ethic to hang in this thing.

[incapsulated]

3. Hrm, good job from a Dem standpoint, though?

I often can tell which repuke is going to sink like a stone depending on which one democrats think is half-way intelligent or reasonable, lol.

Although you are right, the media will pimp him, it doesn't mean the rank and file of the party will be buying.

Really, he would have to have a major groundswell of enormous support to overcome the lack of money and time at this point.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

10. Not "good" good, good by pug standards. A credible primary candidate.

[Fridays Child]

4. He was a cross between a silly goose and a dumb ox.

In my opinion.

[unpossibles]

16. uh oh

that means he's a shoe in.

[Stop Cornyn]

5. Romney is the Bush Administration's manufactured candidate. Thompson supported McCain over Bush so

the Loyal Bushies do not like Hollywood Fred.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

12. He's a desperation play. A memebr of the Cheney family wouldn't have signed on unless he was annoint

[Stop Cornyn]

17. Jeb Bush is pushing for Romney. A Cheney daughter on the Thompson campaign is nothing more than a

paycheck for an otherwise unemployable political hack/novice whose "pulling a Halliburton."

[mwb970]

7. I caught a moment or two of Thompson.

It was boilerplate talking points about how tax cuts don't reduce government revenue. (Isn't that the Rudester's line?)

[IndianaGreen]

8. Romney got the best line on Fred "Zombie" Thompson

"This debate is like LA Law," Romney said, "it has a large cast, and Fred Thompson shows up at the end."

[incapsulated]

11. Ouch, lol

:D

[EST]

9. I dunno.

I had msnbc on the hardball spot and thought I heard the usual chatterers and cacklers chortling their chapstick off about having to tape their eyelids open.
Thought it was Freddit-fred-fred. Could be wrong.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

14. I hope you are right. I only saw the debate, without spin or commentary

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

18. And the media had built up my hopes for a n entertaining melt-down.

[durrrty libby]

15. I thought he sounded dopey. He didn't know why a devalued dollar is bad

[babylonsister]

19. Nah, that was predicted PRIOR to the debate:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3593153&mesg_id=3593153

[KoKo]

21. OMG! And I just got accused on another thread of being a Crack Head!!!!

You gotta be KIDDING ME!!! No??? :eyes:

[AlCzervik]

22. i guess we watched 2 different debates.