OS still believes the GOP completely dropped the ball by not nominating Fred Thompson for President in 2008. The fact that the man contributed much to saving the Republic from the Nixon White House in the early 1970's, and Tennessee from Ray Blanton in the late 1970's shows that we suffer from a case of short memory. So many remember him only as an actor, an accidental career, literally. Fred's really a crack small-town Tennessee Southern lawyer who took his talents to a big stage, and his contributions to this country are significant.
His main failing is his self-effacing personality--he doesn't live for the adrenaline rush of the crowd. He's more interested in making certain he's pithily expressed what needs saying, which brings us to today's essay from Fred:
OS urges his army of listeners to read it all, and offers up this particulary pithy paragraph as a foretaste of Fred's verbal skills.
I met Joe Biden almost 20 years ago and served in the Senate with him
for eight. In private conversation among equals he can be candid,
introspective and thoughtful. But when he puts on his political hat he
has no inner voice that tells him, “Joe, you’re going on too long. Joe
you’re being a bully. You’re being discourteous to your colleagues. Joe,
that makes no sense. It’s obviously not true. Don’t say that.” He
either has no idea how he comes across to normal people or he doesn’t
care. I’ve never figured it out. However he parlayed a handful of votes
in Iowa into the Vice Presidency. I gotta give him that.
There's much more where that came from.
Enjoy!
Showing posts with label Fred Thompson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fred Thompson. Show all posts
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Fred Thompson Shares Words Of Wisdom On The ObamaCare SCOTUS Decision
OS is a Fred Thompson fan, has been since the late 1970's when Fred unraveled and took down Ray Blanton's criminal enterprise masquerading as the governorship of Tennessee. Ray was, shall we say, making a bit of money on the side by selling liquor store licenses and criminal pardons, and made the mistake of attempting to ruin the life of one lady serving on the Parole Board. She had a conscience, objected to what she saw happening, and Ray tried to bury her. Fred took her case, took Ray and his machine apart. Ray ended up in the Federal pokey, Fred ended up with an accidental acting career and a term as US Senator. The Democrats, Tennessee's homegrown version of an organized crime syndicate, have never forgiven Fred.
He also was a crucial figure in the Watergate tragedy, as minority counsel to Howard Baker on the Senate committee that uncovered Nixon's complicity and criminal behavior. Fred served his country and the rule of law first and foremost. Another reason the Dems will never forgive him...
Ironically, he was hired by the GW Bush administration in 2005 to help shepherd John Robert's nomination to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. All through those hearings, Fred was at the side of the future Chief Justice.
It has to be an uncomfortable day or two for Fred this week, not because he did anything wrong, but in that his efforts were expended on someone who turned out to be so amoral.
These things happen. Don't ask OS he knows.
Fred ran for President in 2008, and OS does wish he had prevailed, but alas. Fred remains active as a speaker, actor and advocate. In that capacity, he release a brief audio message which does help clarify the issues that face us, and reminds us of what Roberts' about face did not include.
You can find the link here. It's worth a listen.
As always, thanks Fred.
He also was a crucial figure in the Watergate tragedy, as minority counsel to Howard Baker on the Senate committee that uncovered Nixon's complicity and criminal behavior. Fred served his country and the rule of law first and foremost. Another reason the Dems will never forgive him...
Ironically, he was hired by the GW Bush administration in 2005 to help shepherd John Robert's nomination to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. All through those hearings, Fred was at the side of the future Chief Justice.
It has to be an uncomfortable day or two for Fred this week, not because he did anything wrong, but in that his efforts were expended on someone who turned out to be so amoral.
These things happen. Don't ask OS he knows.
Fred ran for President in 2008, and OS does wish he had prevailed, but alas. Fred remains active as a speaker, actor and advocate. In that capacity, he release a brief audio message which does help clarify the issues that face us, and reminds us of what Roberts' about face did not include.
You can find the link here. It's worth a listen.
As always, thanks Fred.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Well, As A Matter of Fact, We Are...
Himself, The One, The Prez has admitted the obvious:
The US is broke. Do you notice how politicians of both parties choose holiday weekends to drop bombs on the culture? Two years ago, it was the Bush/McCain/Kennedy immigration bill, scheduled to be passed in the dead of night on Memorial Day weekend, before it could be read. Word leaked out, and the Republican party was nearly destroyed in the fallout. This is the true Bush 'legacy'.
The US is broke, mainly due to the entitlement programs His party insisted be put in place, and expanded year by year. Anyone who suggested even a freeze on spending to allow revenues to begin catching up with expenditures was vilified as a heartless beast. Speaker Gingrich was cut by a thousand knives for his efforts during the early 1990's.
California is some $25 billion in the hole, and cities such as Cincinnati have been caught in the general undertow created by years of pledging to spend more than could ever possibly be generated by the economic base of the city. Barney Frank wants the Treasury to guarantee municipal bonds--but with what?
I first realized some tipping point had occurred in October 2007, one chilly evening in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. My bride and I were there for two events: The semi-annual Lawrenceburg Antique Auction(an experience unto itself, highly recommended), and the kick-off rally for Fred Thompson's presidential bid.
The auction, usually too rich for our blood, was very poorly attended, with anemic bidding. We made out like bandits, to the point I felt embarrassed as I wrote out a paltry check for a magnificent haul of furniture. We could have bought more, but there was no room in the house! We kept asking one another, 'Where are the bidders? So many of the high-rollers aren't even in the room this time!' It's as if they had dropped off the edge of the earth. It was eerie.
We wandered down to the rally, to a square full of enthusiastic, but worried people. The older ones among us were delighted by a speech by Sen. Howard Baker, who had hired Fred in 1973 to help the Watergate Senatorial Committee navigate the crisis visited upon the nation by Nixon.
It was not Fred's best night, sadly. But as he gathered steam, and talked about a government that controlled neither its borders or its spending, he began to connect with his audience, mainly families with kids, dressed in jeans and flannel shirts. They knew things were terribly amiss, that they had been betrayed by the leadership of the party they had sacrificially supported since 1980.
It was not to be for Fred's bid, but he was (and is) one of the few voices willing to say the hard things about the hard choices that must be made.
Not even he predicted how quickly we were to approach the bigger tipping point, less than a year later.
The US is broke. Do you notice how politicians of both parties choose holiday weekends to drop bombs on the culture? Two years ago, it was the Bush/McCain/Kennedy immigration bill, scheduled to be passed in the dead of night on Memorial Day weekend, before it could be read. Word leaked out, and the Republican party was nearly destroyed in the fallout. This is the true Bush 'legacy'.
The US is broke, mainly due to the entitlement programs His party insisted be put in place, and expanded year by year. Anyone who suggested even a freeze on spending to allow revenues to begin catching up with expenditures was vilified as a heartless beast. Speaker Gingrich was cut by a thousand knives for his efforts during the early 1990's.
California is some $25 billion in the hole, and cities such as Cincinnati have been caught in the general undertow created by years of pledging to spend more than could ever possibly be generated by the economic base of the city. Barney Frank wants the Treasury to guarantee municipal bonds--but with what?
I first realized some tipping point had occurred in October 2007, one chilly evening in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. My bride and I were there for two events: The semi-annual Lawrenceburg Antique Auction(an experience unto itself, highly recommended), and the kick-off rally for Fred Thompson's presidential bid.
The auction, usually too rich for our blood, was very poorly attended, with anemic bidding. We made out like bandits, to the point I felt embarrassed as I wrote out a paltry check for a magnificent haul of furniture. We could have bought more, but there was no room in the house! We kept asking one another, 'Where are the bidders? So many of the high-rollers aren't even in the room this time!' It's as if they had dropped off the edge of the earth. It was eerie.
We wandered down to the rally, to a square full of enthusiastic, but worried people. The older ones among us were delighted by a speech by Sen. Howard Baker, who had hired Fred in 1973 to help the Watergate Senatorial Committee navigate the crisis visited upon the nation by Nixon.
It was not Fred's best night, sadly. But as he gathered steam, and talked about a government that controlled neither its borders or its spending, he began to connect with his audience, mainly families with kids, dressed in jeans and flannel shirts. They knew things were terribly amiss, that they had been betrayed by the leadership of the party they had sacrificially supported since 1980.
It was not to be for Fred's bid, but he was (and is) one of the few voices willing to say the hard things about the hard choices that must be made.
Not even he predicted how quickly we were to approach the bigger tipping point, less than a year later.
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