Fred Thompson To Enter GOP Presidential Race?
Former U. S. Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee, now an actor, may enter the race for the Republican presidential nomination and it appears he would have significant Oklahoma support if the initial reaction is any measure.
Thompson, a conservative with a solid record on most issues conservatives count as important, reportedly is being urged to run by another former Tennessee senator, Howard Baker, and other former officials as well as some current officials. Word that Thompson may be a serious candidate seemed to bolster some conservatives, as Tim Darnell noted in Hasting Wyman's Southern Political Report: "The fast-breaking story that came out of Tennessee last week - that former U.S. Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson is considering a White House run - has the nation's conservative community exicted and intrigued." Thompson has appeared in numerous movies, including The Hunt For Red October, and is a regular featured player on NBC's Law & Order series.
Would you support Thompson? Vote now in our online poll on the right side of this page. A website supporting Thompson recorded more than 2,200 online signatures of those supporting him within minutes of being posted. A second site asks for emails supporting Thompson. Thompson on the issues: Strongly opposes abortion as a woman's right; strongly opposes protecting sexual orientation by civil rights laws; favors teaching family values in public schools; opposes more federal funding for health coverage; favors privatizing Social Security; strongly favors letting parents choose schools via vouchers; favors the death penalty; strongly favors citizens' absolute right to gun ownership; favors decreasing overall taxation of the wealthy; favors support & expansion of free trade; strongly favors more spending on armed forces; opposes replacing coal & oil with alternatives; favors enforcing laws against drug use; favors allowing churches to provide welfare services.
Thompson, a conservative with a solid record on most issues conservatives count as important, reportedly is being urged to run by another former Tennessee senator, Howard Baker, and other former officials as well as some current officials. Word that Thompson may be a serious candidate seemed to bolster some conservatives, as Tim Darnell noted in Hasting Wyman's Southern Political Report: "The fast-breaking story that came out of Tennessee last week - that former U.S. Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson is considering a White House run - has the nation's conservative community exicted and intrigued." Thompson has appeared in numerous movies, including The Hunt For Red October, and is a regular featured player on NBC's Law & Order series.
Would you support Thompson? Vote now in our online poll on the right side of this page. A website supporting Thompson recorded more than 2,200 online signatures of those supporting him within minutes of being posted. A second site asks for emails supporting Thompson. Thompson on the issues: Strongly opposes abortion as a woman's right; strongly opposes protecting sexual orientation by civil rights laws; favors teaching family values in public schools; opposes more federal funding for health coverage; favors privatizing Social Security; strongly favors letting parents choose schools via vouchers; favors the death penalty; strongly favors citizens' absolute right to gun ownership; favors decreasing overall taxation of the wealthy; favors support & expansion of free trade; strongly favors more spending on armed forces; opposes replacing coal & oil with alternatives; favors enforcing laws against drug use; favors allowing churches to provide welfare services.
Labels: 2008 Presidential Race, Fred Thompson
posted by Mike McCarville @ 5:29 PM
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