Comments on: Fred Thompson on Gun Control

By: SayUncle » Fred Thompson on Gun Control - again

SayUncle » Fred Thompson on Gun Control - again — Fri, 11 May 2007 12:32:49 +0000

[...] post here. Now, there’s more: Our individual right to keep and bear arms, as guaranteed by the Bill of [...]

By: Rob Huddleston

Rob Huddleston — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:53:57 +0000

Laura -

I used to work for Senator Thompson, but we couldn’t have seen the McCain-Feingold situation more differently. Fred wanted to take the money issue out of politics. I advocated that this wasn’t the way to do it. Of course, Fred won out.

However, Fred has admitted – even before all of this talk of 2008 started – that his vote was wrong for McCain-Feingold and that the law was a monumental failure.

He may not have been right then, but at least he came around.

Cheers,

Rob

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:08:45 +0000

Guys, I wish so so damn bad I could agree with you. I like so much of what Thompson’s said and written, and I don’t care much for any of the existing canditates out there now.

But! Fred Thompson was one of the chief sponsors and supporters of the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance “Reform” bill when Thompson was in the senate. He was one of only four Republicans to support this bill which became law, which continues to this day to drastically restrict average people’s right to free political speech.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/06/AR2007040601783.html?nav=rss_columns

I can’t tell you how heatbroken I was when I found this out last week. But I will never forgive McCain for repealing the First Amendment, so I could never vote for a man who helped spit on our Constitution right beside him.

Bummer.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:27:24 +0000

Maybe it boils down to Fred T being a common sense American? It sounds like, from the Robert Novak columns, that he’s waiting for some work-obligations to end (late May or June) before he can jump in.

I don’t normally contribute to political campaigns other than 2A issues, but I’m saving to contribute to his campaign. And blogging for free.

By: straightarrow

straightarrow — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:53:11 +0000

To date all the politicians I have met, I have managed to insult. Fred Thompson would not be one of them.

By: Diamondback

Diamondback — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:05:00 +0000

There aren’t too many people in this world I would go out of the way to shake their hand. There are practically no politicians that I would and I’ve met a few. Fred is at the top of the list if I every get the chance.

By: Hemlock

Hemlock — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:19:21 +0000

At the moment I’m voting for “None of The Above” in the
Republicans current offering. PLEASE RUN FRED!!!

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:09:37 +0000

I’m going early and standing in line to vote for Fred every time I can.

By: #9

#9 — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:02:47 +0000

I hope Fred Thompson does run. This country needs him. I am so tired of Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Barry Obama, and Harry Reid. The shrill defeatism they spew wears me out. They are not tolerate people, they just play tolerant people on television. They all remind me of this Alec Baldwin guy. Who can forget this famous Alec Baldwin piece?

By: Captain Holly

Captain Holly — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:34:44 +0000

Mr. Thompson just won himself the Republican nomination, if he ever decides to run.

I re-watched Hunt for Red October last night with my son. Thompson played the part of the commander of the aircraft carrier and he was pretty convincing. He seems to exude a sense of leadership.

By: Ron W

Ron W — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:20:59 +0000

That’s an excellent statement by Fred Thompson on the RKBA, especially as it applies to the gun-free, criminal safe zones that are typically imposed from the top down.