Thompson goes after GOP rivals
In the aftermath of Wednesday night's Republican brawl, Fred Thompson hits three of his rivals hard in a new Web ad that argues he is "the true conservative."
The ad -- a shorter version of which was shown during the CNN/YouTube debate -- questions the conservative bona fides of Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Rudy Giuliani. (Watch it here.)
The spot, perhaps the most direct assault of any ad of the GOP campaign so far, represents a tougher tack by Thompson, the actor and former US senator from Tennessee, who jumped into the race late and whose candidacy has been rather underwhelming so far.
The ad features clips of Romney supporting abortion rights during his unsuccessful 1994 campaign against Senator Edward M. Kennedy and during his winning 2002 run for governor. Romney now opposes abortion, and calls for overturning the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.
The spot also shows clips of Huckabee, as governor of Arkansas, supporting tax hikes. And it shows Giuliani endorsing Democrat Mario Cuomo for New York governor in 1994 and criticizing the National Rifle Association.
Then, as the music turns from foreboding to soaring, the ad shows a series of testimonials culled from media outlets and supporters attesting to Thompson's conservative credentials. It argues that for Republicans to win the White House next year, they have to stick to conservative principles.



I like the ad and thought it was great. It shows people who Romney, Huckabee, and Giuliani truly are. I along with many true conservatives will vote 3rd party if Giuliani is the nominee and I dont believe he can beat Clinton or Obama. I think to many of us would either stay home or vote 3rd party rather than vote for Giuliani. Mike Huckabee nice guy but stands no chance to Clinton. Also, he governed as a liberal on many issues. He raised taxes and lowered taxes. Overall when said and done they went up. Romney has changed his views so much on so many issues and still I would vote for him over the others. I am leaning towards Thompson right now with Romney my second option. I dont believe anything Giuliani say's. He say's he would appoint the judges we want. When he was mayor and nominated over 75 judges only 6 were conservatives. Let's get real on the issues here. Clinton will win unless we put forward Thompson or Romney. And of those two only Thompson has been true to his convictions and has been a conservaite for life.
the whole debate was a shame....
cnn did not give fair and equitable time for all candidates....only the ones that they like. its not democractic and not true journalism when you marginalize other candidates by not giving them hardly any questions or giving the hardest ones to answer.
if you research ron paul...he gets the most attention on youtube. i would have to guess that most of the 5000 questions were ron paul influenced. it was funny that some of the stands that ron paul took months ago and how the other candidates mock him are slowly mimicking some of his positions.
some of the questions, if allowed by the other candidates to answer them would show you the real differences between each of their platforms. but alas, opportunity lost.
not really....
we can not be a nation of sheep when you have the media guiding the questions and picking who the candidates are. follow the money as mike grave says. each of the media is own by the corporate elite. they have a vested interest in getting what they want. do you think ron paul shares their views? wake up america!!!!
we have been dumbed down by society, the media, our education system. we lack the ability to become critical thinkers. how the other people evaluated the debates really show the depth of their understanding....which is not very much. i challenge you to be a critical thinker. do your research.
if you think ron paul did an average performance compared to some....then evaluate why there wasn't enough questions thrown at him. its a tactic called "marginalizing" if you are aware of it...you would see it more apparent. read all the media articles....they marginalize because they fear a real change.
be a critical thinker...please.
look at ron paul...you tube, read his interviews (outside of the mainstream corporate media). take the red pill (ref matrix). wake up...the end of our empire is right around the corner....subprime, the falling of the dollar...the eroding of the constitution.
don't be sheep. wake up.
Anyone wanting to see some telling video (with an accompanying column) from Thompson’s first week on the trail in South Carolina should give this a try:
http://goupstate.us/index.php/lanefiller/2007/11/05/fred_thompson_for_president_of_what_the_
Mitt Romney did the best, hands down. I will support him even if some of those in the Bible Belt choose to let their Bigotry overcome their judgement. Romney has the only organization that has the chance or overcoming the Hillary machine. Go Mitt! He is the only choice. As far as changing positions, Reagan made the same changes and is touted as Mr. Conservative now. People mature. Thankfully we all (Mitt included) should have a chance to benefit from learning and changing.
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