December 28-29, 2007
Dec 28 00:34 Keough's Rebuttal Dec 28 13:56 Raising Expectations Dec 28 16:20 Romney's Toughest Fight? Dec 28 18:14 **FNS EXCLUSIVE: FRED THOMPSON** Dec 28 19:39 Hillary's Gaffe Dec 29 09:19 Mitt's Major Misstep Dec 29 23:52 The Games The Agenda Media Play
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Prior Years: 2006
Keough's Rebuttal
The Romney campaign set out to rebut the Concord Monitor's unendorsement with this op-ed by Bruce Keough . It might've worked if not for this section:
Having been able to work closely with Gov. Romney, I have come to understand that Mitt Romney the presidential candidate is no different than Mitt Romney the father, husband, grandfather and businessman. He has not been changed by titles or public life. He is a man of integrity and courage, and a man of action who values quiet reflection and study. Mitt Romney analyzes data with great zeal. And he demands all the facts from his staff. He quickly can grasp the crux of any issue and chart the right course as he did with the fiscal crisis in Massachusetts.I might believe that Gov. Romney hasn't been "changed by titles or public life" if not for the verifiable things contained in Jim Rubens' op-ed :
Consider the timing of Mitt Romney's flips: are they evidence of late-blooming enlightenment or political calculation?Whatever the reasons, it's obvious that Mitt Romney's done alot of shifting over the years. In fact, here's a better example of his shiftiness:
Illegal Immigration. In a November 30, 2005, interview with The Boston Globe, Romney called the elements of the McCain-Kennedy immigration bill "reasonable proposals." By March 2007, finger to the wind, Romney was roundly denouncing the same bill.
Casino gambling. Campaigning for governor in 2002, Mitt Romney indicated his support for slots casinos in Massachusetts. He flipped on Sept. 16, 2005, when Iowa conservatives threatened to boycott his campaign fundraisers.
Abortion. In his 2002 governor's race, Romney's platform stated, "The choice to have an abortion is a deeply personal one. Women should be free to choose based on their own beliefs, not the government's." In a July 26, 2005, Boston Globe op-ed, Romney wrote, "I am pro-life. I believe that abortion is the wrong choice except in cases of incest, rape, and to save the life of the mother...I believe that the states...should determine their own abortion laws."
Gay and lesbian issues. "We must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern," Romney wrote in 1994. Romney promised to outdo Ted Kennedy by winning "full equality" for gays and lesbians, by opposing a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, and by advocating gays serving openly in the military. During his 2002 campaign for governor, Romney distributed flyers at a gay pride parade reaffirming his support. Then, on Dec. 14, 2006, Mitt Romney announced his flip on gay issues in an interview with National Review.
Global warming. On Nov. 7, 2005, Gov. Romney touted the 30 months and half a million dollars his administration had spent shaping the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which will reduce global warming gas pollution by 10 percent by 2019. "I'm convinced it is good business," said Romney. On Dec. 14, 2005, one hour before clearing the way for his presidential ambitions by announcing that he would not run again for governor, Mitt Romney abruptly pulled Massachusetts out of the agreement, saying it would be bad for business.
Health care mandate. In 2005, Gov. Romney proposed and in 2006 signed into law an under-funded universal health care plan, including a mandate that all individuals lacking it buy health insurance, substantially similar to Hillary Clinton's proposed plan. On the stump in 2007, Romney reversed and now opposes his own plan and its central feature, the insurance mandate.
Once upon a time there was a man named Mitt who said a very bad thing:I know that they had to address Romney's flip-flopping but they had to know that they'd get ridiculed for making such a flimsy case. Considering the flack they'll take for this, they would've been better off not rebutting Rubens' op-ed.
Romney: "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country"
Then he thought of campaigning in Utah and said something different. "I am NOT pro-choice!"
But when he came back to liberal Massachusetts:
Romney: "I will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose."
Then in 2004 he magically became pro-life, but only six months later:
Romney: "I am absolutely committed to my promise to maintain the status quo with regards to law related to abortion and choice."
The spell must have worn off.
Now he's on the campaign trail again, and he's back to being pro-life.
Romney: "I was pro-choice; I'm pro-life." , "I changed my position" , "I never said I was pro-choice."
Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 12:35 AM
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Raising Expectations
Most candidates try lowering expectations right before a debate or a presidential primary. Fred Thompson's doing what he's frequently done: Fred's raising expectations for Iowa :
Republican Fred Thompson seems to be raising his expectations in Iowa, telling CNN Friday he would not be happy with a third place finish there.It'll be interesting to hear when people made their final decision in Iowa. I suspect alot of them still haven't made up their minds while others are abandoning the candidate they'd supposedly settled on. I'm betting that alot of Romney's supporters are rethinking their choice, especially if they've heard ARTLA's ad ridiculing Romney's life flip-flops .
"I would not be satisfied with third, quite frankly. I think we can do better than that,that's why they play the game," Thompson told CNN's John Roberts. "The pollsters and the experts were wrong in Iowa in 1980, and they were wrong in 1988, and they were wrong in 1994, and the numbers show that a large number of folks in Iowa have not made up their mind."
Here's a Time article that supports Fred's statement that " a large number of folks in Iowa have not made up their mind ":
All that said, there are no sure bets when it comes to handicapping the Iowa caucus. The polls continue to fluctuate, and it is still possible that either Huckabee or Romney could stumble their way out of the top tier. A poll released Friday by the Associated Press estimated that 40% of Republican primary voters had changed candidate allegiances since November. And that poll was taken before the Christmas holiday, when millions of Americans had a chance to talk politics with family around the dinner table.It's been my experience that people choose conviction politicians as the caucuses or primaries draw near. Mitt Romney certainly has some enthusiastic supporters but I'd bet that alot of people that supported him early have noticed that he isn't a conviction politician. Mitt's what I'd call a convenience politician, someone who can adopt any position if it's to his political advantage.
Give me a conviction politician anytime. They're the most trustworthy politicians.
There's good reason why Fred Thompson should raise expectations. He's the guy by which all other presidential candidates should be judged. He's the smartest man on stage at any debate he's participated in. He's the most consistent conservative I've seen in years.
When you get away from the horserace numbers, Fred's conservatism stands head and shoulders above the rest. His conservative credentials are unrivaled.
This campaign is a referendum on conservatism. If we believe in a Reagan-Goldwater type of conservatism, Fred's the only guy that fits that description. As Iowa voters meet him, they'll notice that. The more they think about it, the better I like Fred's chances.
Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 1:58 PM
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Romney's Toughest Fight?
Could it be that Mitt Romney's toughest opponent isn't Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani or John McCain? Might his toughest fight be with his own words? That's what this CBS article suggests. It's something that I've pointed to several times, including these posts . Here's how Politico's Jonathan Martin makes his case:
Hoping to stymie John McCain's New Hampshire surge, Mitt Romney has turned to two issues almost certain to move GOP primary voters: tax cuts and immigration. On both counts, Romney noted in recent Granite State campaign appearances, McCain has been crosswise with the majority of his own party.Martin's being charitable with his description of Romney's flip-flops. Lord knows I've used stronger language than that. It's my firm conviction that Mitt Romney hasn't met a position he hasn't abandoned. I used this post to point out that Mitt's flipped on almost every key issue that's come before him. Notice the slipperyness of Gov. Romney's spokesman here:
But, in responding to the charges, McCain's campaign turned to off-the-shelf material sure to take some of the sting out of Romney's attacks: Romney's own words.
On these two hot topics and many others, past statements or positions by the former Massachusetts governor can be found that either completely contradict or at least dilute Romney's present day attacks.
Asked about this, Romney spokesman Matt Rhoades pointed to his candidate's statehouse record of "balancing budgets, creating jobs, enforcing immigration laws and reforming health care."I empathize with Mr. Rhoades. His job is to hide all of Romney's flip-flops, which is like trying to hide an elephant in a glass house. Considering the enormity of the task, Mr. Rhoades deserves double the pay of other spokesmen because his job is twice as difficult.
Rhoades didn't directly respond when aked how the campaign could take on rivals without its own impurities being brought up. "On issues like immigration, Gov. Romney agrees with the majority of grass-roots Republicans," Rhoades said.
"The enforcement of immigration laws is an important issue, and Governor Romney's pro-enforcement policies are the right way to stop illegal immigration, while Senator McCain's advocacy of blanket legal status and benefits for those who break our immigration laws are exactly the wrong policies."
That's why it's easy making a case that Mitt Romney's stiffest fight is in hiding his multitude of flip-flops.
Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 4:24 PM
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**FNS EXCLUSIVE: FRED THOMPSON**
According to this article , Fred Thompson will be Chris Wallace's guest this Sunday. This type of exposure that close to the Iowa Caucuses has to give the Thompson campaign a boost in making its closing push.
One of the things I'll be watching for is to see what type of rating the show gets. If it gets a high rating, then that'll be an indicator that people are still open to picking Fred when Iowans caucus next Thursday.
Contrary to what the pundits are saying, I think there's alot still up in the air. This CBS article indicates something alarming for the so-called consensus front-runners:
At the very least, voters are having commitment issues. A recent CBS News poll says over three-quarters of Republican primary voters haven't made up their minds yet.I don't know how accurate that poll is. Even if half that many people are still open to change, that's nearly 40 percent of voters that still haven't made up their minds. That's an indicator that Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee haven't closed the sale with Iowa voters.
That's gotta be especially disturbing for Mitt Romney, considering how much time and money he's spent in Iowa. This is why I never bought into Hugh Hewitt's thinking that Mitt had the money. Money doesn't matter if your credibility is questionable.
The reverse is true of Fred. He's short on money, though I just noticed that they'd met their fundraising goal to run their ad statewide. He's short on money but long on credibility and gravitas. This Sunday's appearance on FNS is a great opportunity for him to appeal to Iowa voters. If Sen. Thompson hits it out of the park like he's capable, that appearance could make a significant impact on Thursday night's caucuses.
UPDATE: Fred Thompson picked up another endorsement today. Here's what their official statement said :
Today Iowa State Representative Gary Worthan announced his support of Fred Thompson for President of the United States. Representative Worthan joins a strong Thompson organization in Iowa already in place and headed by Iowa State Chair Congressman Steve King and Co-Chairs Representative Kraig Paulsen and Representative Sandy Greiner.I don't know that much about Mr. Worthan but it sounds like he's a salt of the earth type of guy whose family is committed to serving their country. I suspect that his endorsement includes the help of his organization, which shouldn't be underestimated.
"I've been impressed with Fred's ability to boil the issues down to the essential items, without a lot of hyperbole," stated Representative Worthan. "He just plain tells the truth. We're in a long hard struggle and there are no easy answers like some of the other candidates are coming with."
Gary Worthan represents the conservative 52nd District, serving Buena Vista and Sac Counties. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007, when he won a special election to replace the deceased Mary Lou Freeman. Worthan currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House, Agriculture, Public Safety, Transportation and Veterans Affairs. He also serves on the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.
Representative Worthan has three sons. His oldest son Ryan is a Major in the Army and earned a Silver Star for serving in Afghanistan and two Bronze Stars for serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. Shannon is a Captain in the Army and earned a Bronze Star in Iraq.
"I am pleased to have the support of Representative Gary Worthan," said Senator Thompson. "I admire his leadership in the Iowa General Assembly and his commitment to conservative principles. Representative Worthan understands the increasing challenges we are facing as a nation both domestically and internationally and the need for strong consistent conservative leadership."
Fred Thompson's Iowa Statewide Legislative Leadership team includes:
U.S. Congressman Steve King, State Chair
State Representative Kraig Paulsen, Co-Chair
State Representative Sandy Greiner, Co-Chair
State Representative Clel Baudler
Former State Senator Bob Brunkhorst
State Representative Royd Chambers
State Representative Jeff Kaufmann
State Representative Jamie Van Fossen
State Representative Gary Worthan
UPDATE II: Blogger News Network has some interesting and noteworthy information about State Representative Gary Worthan :
A late movement by Iowa conservatives toward the Fred Thompson campaign was spotlighted by today's announcement that noted Iowa conservative leader, State Representative Gary Worthan, had endorsed the former Senator from Tennessee.Earlier, I cited a poll that said most Iowa conservatives hadn't made up their minds. It appears that they're now making up their minds. Worthan's endorsement, coupled with Rep. Steve King's endorsement earlier this week, strengthens Fred's reputation with conservatives.
Many Iowa conservatives have been undecided and Worthan's endorsement was an important one for the Thompson campaign, which got a late start in the 2008 election process.
"Gary Worthan was one of the key Iowa conservatives that had been undecided." stated Bob Haus, Iowa Executive Director for the Thompson campaign. "Gary's endorsement is one we were hoping to pick up in these days leading up to the Iowa Caucuses. We're humbled to get it."
Haus stated that the campaign expects to pick up more endorsements from Iowa conservatives. Conservative support has been encouraging and "the movement on the ground here seems to be toward Fred Thompson."
"Events overseas the last few days have helped highlight Senator Thompson's foreign policy experience. While some of the other candidates, including the front-runners, seem a little perplexed, Senator Thompson's steadiness in his statements and steel in his spine has helped swing some key support to our campaign."
"We'll have some more announcements a little later on. We expect more undecided Iowa conservatives to gravitate our way over the next week."
Today Iowa State Representative Gary Worthan announced his support of Fred Thompson for President of the United States. Representative Worthan joins a strong Thompson organization in Iowa already in place and headed by Iowa State Chair Congressman Steve King and Co-Chairs Representative Kraig Paulsen and Representative Sandy Greiner.
"I've been impressed with Fred's ability to boil the issues down to the essential items, without a lot of hyperbole," stated Representative Worthan. "He just plain tells the truth. We're in a long hard struggle and there are no easy answers like some of the other candidates are coming with." And to think that a certain Romneyphile hack hinted that Fredheads would be shifting to Mitt Romney because "Some will go to Romney, but others (plus at least a few of the Fred faithful who see their guy isn't moving.")
That Romneyphile needs to polish off his crystal ball if this keeps up. I don't see Fredheads leaving him. It's a safer bet that some Romney supporters are leaving him for Fred.
Earlier tonight, Mort Kondracke said during the roundtable that Romney looks desparate because he knows it's possible for him to lose Iowa to Huckabee and New Hampshire to McCain. Mort then said that Romney's campaign would be essentially finished if that happened. That's something I agree with.
Imagine the demoralizing effect that'd have in South Carolina. The buzz would then become how Romney lost both states after seemingly leading them all year long. That buzz would also include something about not winning the first two states after spending millions of dollars in them while practically living in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 11:51 PM
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Hillary's Gaffe
Here's Hillary's statement on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto:
"The world is once again reminded of the dangers facing those who pursue democracy and free elections in Pakistan and elsewhere, in areas that are rife with conflict and violence and extremeism and anti-democratic forces at work."It's a nice-sounding tribute to a fallen leader. Jim Hoft from Gateway Pundit points out that Hillary got some important facts badly wrong :
"I have known Benazir Bhutto for a dozen years and I knew her as a leader. I knew her as someone was willing to take a risks to persue democracy on behalf of the people of Pakistan. She wrote a very moving autobiography which begins with the assassination of her father who was had been the leader of Pakistan and was killed as well."
"I grieve for her family, particularly her two children. And I grieve for the people of Pakistan who deserve to have an opportunity to vote for leaders of their choosing, who deserve to have democracy take root in a country that has tremendous potential that is not being realized because their system of government has oppressed or undermined the abilities and talents of millions of Pakistanis."
"And I hope that if their is any opportunity for the government and people of Pakistan to respod to this tragedy appropriately, it would be to move more steadfastly and determinately toward democracy. She has given her life for that hope."
"And I know to the people of our country stand in solidarity with those who believe, as we do, in the rights of people to be heard at the ballot box. We're about to see that begin in our own country in just a week, and so it is a particularly poignat moment for us to extend our sympathy and condolensces to the Bhutto family and to the people of Pakistan. And I certainly will do anything I can to support the continuing efforts to democratzie a very important and critical nation to the future of that region and the world."
** Benazir Bhutto's father was hanged - not assassinated.I'd say it's a major mistake to say that a world leader's father was assassinated when the reality is that he was hanged for " conspiring to murder the father of dissident politician ."
** Benazir Bhutto had 3 children , not 2.
It's amazing that the mighty NY Times hasn't caught that gaffe. It's even more amazing that a lowly pajama-wearing blogger hacking away at his keyboard got it right. The most amazing thing is that a top-tier presidential candidate in a major political party got something like that so badly wrong.
It's a good thing we've got an Army Of Davids holding Hillary and the Agenda Media accountable.
Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 7:40 PM
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Mitt's Major Misstep
Mitt Romney's foreign policy inexperience got exposed during his latest appearance on Hannity & Colmes. Here's what he said that conservatives will find alarming:
LOWRY: Governor, how important is foreign policy experience? Because that was an issue out on the trail today, John McCain talking about how much experience he has working with these...these issues. Why shouldn't voters turn to a candidate who's been marinating in these kind of issues over the last few decades?First, a wartime president's first instinct in facing a crisis like Pakistan's shouldn't be to "go to the State Department and pluck out one of the tens of thousands of people who work there." That's a horrible idea. The smarter idea would be to convene a meeting with your national security team, especially including the director of the NSA, the DCI, the DNI, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the vice president.
ROMNEY: Well, if we want somebody who has a lot of experience in foreign policy, we can simply go to the State Department and pluck out one of the tens of thousands of people who work there. They, of course, have been doing foreign policy all their careers.
But that's not how we choose a president. A president is not a foreign policy expert. A president is a leader who understands how to make difficult decisions and does so in a way that brings together the best voices, that considers the upsides and downsides and predicts the credibility and the strength that America has always projected in circumstances like this.
Secondly, wartime presidents are foreign policy experts. They must have a solid command of the details. In fact, we'd be getting a foreign policy expert as president if we elected Fred Thompson or John McCain.
Mitt Romney appears clueless when it comes to foreign policy. Here's another statement that he made that boggles the mind:
One of our great foreign policy presidents was Ronald Reagan, who even though he had not spent years in the Senate, understood a vision of what we had to do to overcome the greatest threat of the last half of the last century, and was able to bring together the various experts and the various viewpoints and sort them through and take action that led America to be successful in that great...that great challenge that we faced then.Ronald Reagan wasn't the foreign policy novice that Mitt portrays him as. By the time Reagan started running for president, he'd studied the USSR for over a decade. During that time, he'd written about them and given speeches on them. He'd even devised a detailed plan to topple them. The truth is that his foreign policy skills were lightyears ahead of anyone else's.
Another thing that must be refuted is that Ronald Reagan didn't "bring together the various experts and the various viewpoints and sort them through" before making a decision. More often than not, he knew exactly what he wanted to do. He had a very sharp mind. He also had an underlying philosophy. I've looked but I haven't detected what Mitt's underlying philosophy on foreign policy is. in fact, I'm not convinced he has an underlying philosophy on anything.
I haven't seen proof that Gov. Romney has thought a fraction as much as Reagan had about foreign policy. In fact, this is Mitt's attempt to downplay the significance of foreign policy because it's his weakness.
No amount of advertising will prevent that from being exposed.
Posted Saturday, December 29, 2007 9:21 AM
Comment 1 by Glenn M. Cassel, AMH1(AW), USN, Retired at 29-Dec-07 10:08 PM
Hey, I have Foreign Policy Experience!
2 Deployments to the Mediterranean/North Atlatic, 4 Deployments to the Western Pacific/Indian Ocean(1 was a circumnavigation). Countries visited: England, Italy, Spain, France, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong(counts as China), Pakistan and Kenya.
Take that Mike and Mitt.
Comment 2 by Gary Gross at 29-Dec-07 11:57 PM
Glenn, Thank you for your service to our nation.
The Games The Agenda Media Play
People have seen this Fred quote all day. Unfortunately, it's taken badly out of context. Fred posted a clarification on his FredFile blog. First, here's the out-of-context quote:
Fred Thompson said Saturday he does not much like the modern form of presidential campaigning and that he "will not be devastated" if he doesn't win the election.Here's Fred's answer in context:
"I'm not particularly interested in running for president," Thompson said, but rather he feels called to serve his country.
Q: My only problem with you and why I haven't thrown all my support behind you is that I don't know if you have the desire to be President. If I caucus for you next week, are you still going to be there two months from now?Here's a final shot at the USA Today correspondent:
,In the first place I got in the race about the time people normally get into it historically. The fact of the matter is that others started the process a lot earlier this time than they normally do. I think it was for some of them when they were juniors in high school.
APPLAUSE
That is a very good question, not because it's difficult to answer, because, but I'm gonna answer it in a little different way than what you might expect.
In the first place, I wouldn't be here if I didn't. I wouldn't be doing this if i didn't. I grew up very modest circumstances. I left government, I and my family have made sacrifices for me to be sitting here today. I haven't had any income for a long time because I'm doing this. I figure that to be clean you've got to cut everything off. And I was doing speaking engagements and I had a contract to do a tv show, I had a contract with abc radio like I was talking about earlier and so forth. I guess a man would have to be a total fool to do all those things and to be leaving his family which is not a joyful thing at all if he didn't want to do it.
But I am not consumed by personal ambition. I will not be devastated if I don't do it. I want the people to have the best president that they can have.
When this talk first started, it didn't originate with me. There were a lot of people around the country both directly and through polls, liked the idea of me stepping up. And of course, you always look better at a distance, I guess.
But most of those people are still there and think its a good idea. But I approached it from the standpoint of a deal. A kind of a marriage. If one side of a marriage has to be really talked into the marriage, it probably ain't going to be a very good deal for either one of them. But if you mutually think that this is a good thing. In this case, if you think this is a good thing for the country, then you have an opportunity to do some wonderful things together.
I'm offering myself up. I'm saying that I have the background, the capability, and the concern to do this and I'm doing it for the right reasons. But I'm not particularly interested in running for president, but I think I'd make a good president.
Nowadays, the process has become much more important than it used to be. I don't know that they ever asked George Washington a question like this. I don't know that they ever asked Dwight D. Eisenhower a question like this. But nowadays, it's all about fire in the belly. I'm not sure in the world we live in today it's a terribly good thing if a president has too much fire in the belly. I approach life differently than a lot of people. People, I guess, wonder how I've been as successful as I've been in everything I've done. I won two races in TN by 20 point margins, a state that Bill Clinton carried twice. I'd never run for office before. I've never had an acting lesson and I guess that's obvious by people who've watched me. But when they made a movie about a case that I had when I took on a corrupt state administration as a lawyer and beat them before a jury. They made a movie about it and I wound up playing myself in the movie and yeah I can do that.
And when I did it, I did it. Wasn't just a lark. Anything that's worth doing is worth doing well. But I've always been a little bit more laid back than most. I like to say that I'm only consumed by very, very few things and politics is not one of them. The welfare of our country and our kids and grandkids is one of them.
If people really want in their president a super type-a personality, someone who has gotten up every morning and gone to bed every night and been thinking about for years how they could achieve the Presidency of the United States, someone who can look you straight in the eye and say they enjoy every minute of campaigning, I ain't that guy. So I hope I've discussed that and hope I haven't talked you out of anything. I honestly want - I can't imagine a worse set of circumstances than achieving the presidency under false pretenses. I go out of my way to be myself because I don't want anybody to think they are getting something they are not getting. I'm not consumed by this process I'm not consumed with the notion of being President. I'm simply saying I'm willing to do what's necessary to achieve it if I'm in sync with the people and if the people want me or somebody like me. I'll do what I've always done in the rest of my life and I will take it on and do a good job and you'll have the disadvantage of having someone who probably can't jump up and click their heels three times but will tell you the truth and you'll know where the President stands at all times.
Incidentally, the audience in Burlington broke into applause in the middle of my answer. The reporter wouldn't know that because she wasn't even there.What's interesting is the opening to the USA Today article and its first update:
Bill Theobald of Gannett News Service has been following Republican Fred Thompson around Iowa. In a dispatch today from Burlington, Bill quotes the former Tennessee senator as saying he doesn't like modern campaigning, isn't that interested in running for president and "will not be devastated" if he doesn't win.Question for my readers: How can you first put the incendiary comment into an article, then call the office and give them the real quote?
Update at 2:45 p.m. ET: Bill calls to clarify that Thompson said he doesn't like the process of running for president but he does want to BE president. He told the Burlington audience he would not have given up his acting career and time with his family to run if that were not the case.
Count this as just one of the tricks that the Agenda Media will play to put a candidate on the defensive. Perhaps that's why their readership is shrinking?
Posted Saturday, December 29, 2007 11:54 PM
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