Fred as McCain surrogate?

Posted: Sunday, January 06, 2008 8:53 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
Fred Thompson, in February of last year, was campaigning for McCain. Then he flirted with getting into the race. Now, politicos wonder when he'll drop out if he can't win a state. Tonight, he looks like a McCain surrogate, hitting Romney twice in one speaking time, once on foreign policy and its import and on health care, that Ted Kennedy endorsed his Massachusetts plan. If Thompson can't create some kind of roadmap for his own candidacy (post South Carolina most likely) and McCain is still viable (needing to win New Hampshire) look for Fred to work to get his friend elected on Super Tuesday.

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BILL Schenectady,N.Y. Do you have any reporters that aren't hearing impaired? During the debate,Romney,Huckabee,Juliani,and Mc Cain each stated,at least once that they agreed with statements made by Fred Yhompson. In my opinion that shows that Fred Thompson was prepared and they were not;making Fred the winner of the debate.If the voters of New Hampshire are foolish enough to want any of these other candidates for President who do they expect them to call to supply a reasonable response to an emergency situation, FRED THOMPSON ? How long would it take to locate him ? Wouldn't it be better to have him in the oval office to handle the situation IMMEDIATELY ?

WILIAM QUINION Schenectady,N.Y. (Sent Monday, January 07, 2008 9:51 AM)

Bill,
You are so right. But haven't you noticed what the 'media' in general have done with Fred? They speak for him telling lies about his dropping out, his laziness, OR they don't talk about him at all. Everything of note that he says or does is ignored. Could it be they want one of their own liberal types to run for a Republican seat..Mc Cain, Huckabee or Guiliani? Have you heard he came in second in Wyoming? Hasn't it been implied that he came in fourth AFTER Mc Cain in Iowa when in fact he came in third? Every media report, if not ignoring Fred completely, has something negative to say.

Yep, it is only the voters who like Fred. The THINKING voters.

Iris Lynch, Palominas, Az (Sent Monday, January 07, 2008 10:53 AM)

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