In the swampy soup of hopefuls for the 2008 presidential election, there is a man with a funny name. (No, not that one.)Oh dear Lord, look how far the Washington Post has fallen. The story is apparently on the front page of Sunday's "D" section, but still. Do we now have to endure stories like this about "Rudy," "Hillary" and..."Barack"? Or is this a single snide attack on one candidate, a Republican, before he officially enters the race -- a sign of the quality of things to come from the Post regarding Fred Thompson?
We're thinking of the one named Fred (Thompson). Say it out loud. Do it. Fred. Fred. In the South, Fray-ud.
Fur-red-duh. It has the tonal quality of something being dropped on the floor, something heavy and damp-ish.
Waterlogged paper towel.
Fred.
The phonetics of the name seem integral to its image problem: On Urbandictionary.com, a "Fred" is defined as "a person who does stupid, annoying, or idiotic things" (Fred Flintstone, Fred Mertz). The best-case descriptors a Fred can hope for are terms like well-intentioned, predictable, benign (Fred Rogers).
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Washington Post Makes Fun of 'Fred' Name
When one runs for public office, especially the presidency, one expects attacks of all kinds, including personal. But a staff writer for the Washington Post has surprised even my cynical mind by making fun of, and a whole article out of, the moniker "Fred": Fred, Fred, Fred: Thompson's Challenge Has a Name.
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46. It is probably a good thing for Fred Thompson that the W. Post has shown their hand so early in the game. It pretty well establishes the lack of intelligence(spl?) to be expected in the future from that publication. It also may well set their course on the path decending into a tabloid publication.
Don Newton at 8:20PM on Aug 15th 2007
47. Fred is the guy, he can beat whoever the Democrats run against him
Lyle Hamm at 7:57AM on Aug 16th 2007
48. Why hasn't the Washington Post ask this question? Has anyone ever thought about these CHARITIES that all the Demo's are giving Hsu's donations to? You know MOVEON.ORG is registered with the IRS as a CHARITY. Why hasn't the media or anyone else ask the Demo's that are giving Hsu's donations to charity..............WHICH CHARITY? Why isn't the media following the paper trail? Isn't laundering money a feredal offence?
Poncho at 9:26AM on Sep 11th 2007
49. "WASHINGTON POST?" BETTER KNOWN AS THE "HATE AMERICA"
PAPER, HAS SUNK TO A NEW LOW,EVEN FOR THEM! NOW THEY
DO NOT EVEN "TRY" CONTROLING THE "DROOLING" LIBERALS
THEY HIRE!THIS YELLOW RAG "NO LONGER" PRINTS "NEWS"
BUT CONTROLS "NEWS" TO PROMOTE "THIER" OWN LIBERAL
VIEWPOINTS.
MEL at 3:02PM on Sep 11th 2007