Fred Thompson on living with terror

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Someone ELECT this man!

Has to run, first.

He likes the hypothetical situations. As well he might.

The official announcement is being made over the July 4 weekend.

He's my guy hands down. Fred for Pres!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not a complaint about Thompson, but about our current political climate generally: that's the stupidest thing ever. If you've announced that you're announcing, you've announced already and can't do it again. Period. End of story. You might change your mind, but you always can do that. Our political reporting right now is shittier than the only toilet at a halfway house for Ex-Lax addicts.

I agree with Liet!!! Seems dumb to "announce" when you'll announce.

But regardless, when Thompson started his essay with

I honestly thought he was referencing why Iraqis dislike us

Don't...don't even mention ex-lax....I rode the brown caterpillar,...bad memories...

Ahhh the joys of being a human Stinky Pancake Batter Factory.

Yeah, that was how I spent New Year's Eve this year.

CC - I agree with you that I HOPE we'd react strongly to attacks across our border but I'm not so sure anymore that we would. Our reaction to the whole illegal immigration issue makes me wonder and worry that Thompson is among a rapidly decreasing minority in this country.

<worried about the future>

Celebrate the fact that you have an enemy with a clear and attackable home base, and no justified claim to your land.

Now, what would you do if some surviving Native Americans, otherwise indistinguishable from all other Native Americans, started to bomb institutions that they believe infringe on their reservations?

Zombie Indians?

What the fuck do you think we'd do to them? :erimg: :zombiesplode:

Another moronic article from Thompson in which he fails to grasp the complexity of the situation.

Nobody can condone the actions of hamas against Israel, but until you spend some time getting into your enemy's head you're never going to be in a position to find a adequete resolution. For that reason alone giving the presidency to a man like Thompson would magnify the problems faced by the Bush administration tenfold. Thompson is a dangerous man. However, he's obviously intelligent enough to know that his inflammatory drum beating is enough to capture a not insignificant portion of the US electorate.

I don't see what is so moronic about recognizing that the current Arab-Israeli situation can't stand. Personally I think it is a step above the Bush Admin's completely ignoring the issue.

But Thompson seems to be recommending going apeshit with the Palies. Israel quite rightly recognizes such an action would lead to a much larger war. Israel isn't remotely the same situation as the theorized attacks from Mexico or Canada. The commentary is either dangerously naive, or a cynical manipulation. Either way, it doesn't say much for Thompson.

I agree. Thompson seems to just be beating the drums of war for the sake of the anti-towelie conservatives.

Fuck him.

The problem with Bush's foreign policy, and this is where Clinton was vastly superior, is that Bush lacks subtlety. It's a sad statement on the mindset of America when a candidate with the same blunt-force-trauma approach to foreign affairs is hailed as a breath of fresh air.

I'm sure he just to make sure he's in absolute control of his control over the situation

Which he clearly isn't

or is he

Either he's in control of a bad message, or he is incompetent. Hmm, where have I heard something like that before?

That assumes the message is bad.

Well done, Sherlock!

Now, what does "The current king of France is bald." assume?

Someone calls something bad and you bold the letters and that's enough to make it true?

Didn't I say as much?

Yes, but that doesn't mean anything except for revealing how you feel.

There is no "That's a bad message".

At best there is "I think that's a bad message"

By corollary, I suppose you agree that it cannot be said to be a good message?

It can indeed be said to be a good message. That would be the opinion of the person who said it.

There is no "That's a good message."

At best there is "I think that's a good message."

See...now that is true.