Captain Ed explains the difference between imwithfred.com and imwithfred2008.com. Apparently, someone who is on record as a supporter of move on and John Kerry registered the domain name imwithfred2008.com and promptly filled it with links to racist organizations.
Note, just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should. and dirty tricks of this order can be found out easily and just look amateurish. More here and here.
Is the fact that dirty tricks are targeting, not John McCain, not Mitt Romney, not Rudy Giuliani, but a guy who hasn't even announced yet of any significance? I hesitate to read too much into this as it's a datapoint of just one guy, but I do find it interesting that he passed up many more significant targets to zero in on ol' Fred Thompson.
Fred Thompson is in the consciousness of the Democrats, and he scared at least one of them enough to do something stupid and ugly.
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31. Patrick you are an idiot. Neither Hillary nor Obama are electable in the General Election. The East Coast and the West Coast don't win elections. Middle america wins elections. People don't want anymore of the Clintons. When the self appointed black leaders started telling Blacks to call themselves African Americans "Real Africans" would ask me "Why are Black people calling themselves Africans? What part of Africa are you Blacks from. HAHAHA! Obama IS NOT Black he is a BI-RACIAL AFRICAN. Half White and Half Kenyon. He is not Black and should stop pretending. He has the support of the liberal whites and Jews for the very fact that he IS NOT A REAL BLACK MAN! He is going to be their puppet. He is just another politician.Also, all the black stuff aside. OK the guy went to Harvard and he was President of the law review. He never really practiced law. He was in the Illinois legislature. I mean so what. Does that little bit of experience qualify him to be PRESIDENT? He is weak because he is not Black. He has not come up through the trenches of life. HILLARY CLINTON SAW THAT AND MADE HIM LOOK LIKE A ROOKIE. Now he is trying to talk tough about foreign policy. Hillary with Bill are going to expose him for the fraud he is. FRED THOMPSON did not go to Harvard, but he is a MAN'S MAN. NOBODY AIN't GOING TO MESS WITH AMERICA WITH THOMPSON IN OFFICE. I grew up in DC. I was born in Louisiana. I know white men like Fred Thompson. He is a real man and he is going to win it all! Obama: This aint no time for amateur night at the Appollo. Maybe in 4-8 years he will get his chance. Not now!
mitch at 6:11AM on Aug 12th 2007
32. It doesn't matter who the Democrats nominate, the party is enormously divided at the rank and file level. Divided over immigration, the Iraq war, the impeachment and removal, or lack thereof, of Bush and Cheney. Add to this the strong possibility of a third or fourth party candidate who appeals to independents and renegade Republicans most inclined to support a Democrat.
Thus denying the Democratic choice a united front against the GOP. All of these factors will haunt the Democratic nominee to Mitt Romney or Rudy Giuliani's advantage. Once again Democrats seem bent on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Democrats are the toothless tiger. Again with mixed messages and with no direction for the confused and the disgruntled voter.
Henri Pere de Sucre at 5:07PM on Aug 12th 2007
33. I THINK ITS KIND OF SILLY TO BE BACKING F THOMPSON, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HE IS ABOUT, EXCEPT TO SAY HE IS AN ACTOR.
p frontz at 7:27PM on Aug 12th 2007
34. The dirtiest trick of all will be if Hillary Clinton gets elected President. God help us all if she does.
Tom at 12:36AM on Aug 13th 2007
35. Fred Thompson stay in Hollywood.WE do not need another actor in the White House,with a thropy wife.
Bebe Cate at 1:56AM on Aug 13th 2007
36. Here is the Running LOGO for our next president: FRED THOPSON.....MAN FOR THE HOUR ! Pete
pete at 7:33AM on Aug 13th 2007
37. WHO THE FUCK IS FRED? THIS IS A ONE OR TWO TERM EX SENATOR FROM TN WHO WAS REGARDED OF AS A "SOMEWHAT DIM BULB", AND HE'S GONNA RIDE IN AS A KNIGHT IN SHINY ARMOUR ON A WHITE STEED AND TAKE THE REP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION???? THE REPUBLICANS BETTER GET THEIR SHIT TOGETHER IF THEY WANT TO KEEP THE WHITE HOUSE IN 08.
dan at 8:06AM on Aug 13th 2007
38. I, too, have known Fred Thompson personally and know him to have all the qualities of character to be an outstanding president. I encourage the people of this great nation to see that this happens.
John C. Wells at 8:40AM on Aug 13th 2007
39. I am very suspicious of Nixguy himself. He says 'SOMEONE" who is on record of being with MoveOn.org or John Kerry created this phony website which depicts Fred Thompson as someone who has connections to "racist" organizations. Besides the obvious question about who this "SOMEONE" is I would also like to know on record where??? ....Fox News?...Newsmax? Leaving out information has been a successful right-wing tactic for years.
Cch092775 at 10:20AM on Aug 13th 2007
40. i guess no one remembers the whole SWIFT BOAT bs?
djmainframe at 10:22AM on Aug 13th 2007
41. WOW! Just reading some of the posts on here with the "F" word, and many that have the grammar of a third grader, really does give evidence to just how stupid many libs are.
His name is Fred Thompson, and he does not lie through his smile the way that the Socialist Hillary does. He is not a talking suit to the libs the way that Barack Hussein Obama is.
There are a lot of clueless people in the world, and it seems that far too many are making dimwitted posts on AOL.
It was 2 terms in the Senate, and he won the last election by 61% during the Clinton years.
He was Chairman of The Committee of Government Affairs and brought out the truth about the Chinese affiliation with the CLINTONS!
GARY at 6:32PM on Aug 13th 2007
42. I am with # 6 ... Democrats and Republicans fighting
each others party for the past 15 years, isn't helping our country or its problems.
C.W. 0730 Hrs 13 Aug 07
Cody W at 10:41AM on Aug 13th 2007
43. Fred is considering the Fair Tax and a real overhaul of our tax system. At first, I did not like the idea. After reading more about it, it made GOOD SENSE. Try getting that kind of legislation passed by a socialist! Something that gives money and decisions back to citizens and removes it from government. Gee, wish I had thought of that. Refreshing, Fred looks better the more I look at him. I look forward to the announcement in 3 weeks, probably in Nashville. Too bad there are only about 2,000 seats.
sprinklebum at 10:58AM on Aug 17th 2007