Fred Thompson Skips Debate, But Buys Air Time
Posted by Stephanie Taylor on September 4, 2007 at 01:23 PM
Fred Thompson's new communications director Todd Harris scoffs that "everyday normal Americans" don't watch debates, so it's not worth showing up--but apparently the Thompson campaign still thinks it's worth buying air time.
Fred D. Thompson, the soon-to-be-official presidential contender, has come under a good deal of criticism in New Hampshire this week for scheduling his formal announcement for next Thursday morning and thus skipping the Republican debate in Manchester on Wednesday night.
But that does not mean that television viewers watching the debate will not see him.
Campaign officials said Friday that Mr. Thompson had bought a 30-second spot that would be televised nationally on the Fox News Channel, the network carrying the debate, just as viewers are tuning in at the onset.
So what's the deal? He'll buy an ad, but he won't compete? Is he just plain chicken?
UPDATE: Mike Link asks if the campaign ad is yet another violation of federal election law.
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Question: Which Democratic candidate will best be able to defeat a Thompson, Giuliani, Romney, or Gingrich candidacy? Not, "who do you like better than these guys?" but who can beat them? We'd better start discussing this.
I wonder if anyone else is as bored with Fred as I am.
So far I've seen nothing impressive about the man. They think because he's an actor he will be another Ronald Reagan. Just goes to show you how we've gotten into the mess we're in today. Republicans lack plain and simple God-given common sense. Now, the Democrats can use that to their advantage if they just figure out how. We need to start by selecting a candidate that can appeal to Independents and disillusioned Republicans. We need someone who is a straightforward plain speaker who knows what the hell he's talking about.
My "favorite" (tee, hee, hee), Freddy Cheeseball.
He's a second rate actor and corporate bag man.
One of the laziest Senators in the history of the Senate. Terrible attendance record and next to no legislative accomplishments.
Okay, he played the President on TV. That doesn't qualify him for the real deal.
After the dismal ratings in the last debate on MSomthing or another, I wouldn't waste my time either. He would get better market saturation doing a monologue on faux news.
Fred Thompson is a lazy hollywood actor.
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