{"id":2018,"date":"2007-02-04T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-04T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/02\/a-draft-fred-thompson-site.html"},"modified":"2007-02-04T14:16:00","modified_gmt":"2007-02-04T14:16:00","slug":"a-draft-fred-thompson-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/02\/a-draft-fred-thompson-site.html","title":{"rendered":"A Draft Fred Thompson Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t even think of him but he would be a good choice. He&#8217;s articulate (which we&#8217;ve missed a lot since Reagan), smart, warm and most, importantly he is pro-defense and pro-life and most importantly, when you think of the other candidates in the race, a real conservative.<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/draftfredthompson.com\/index.php?topic=26.0\">owner of the site makes a plea<\/a> to the Newt Gingrich supporters:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Newt&#8217;s a tremendous leader. I acknowledge his triumph in 1994. Frankly, he would be high on my personal preference, but realistically, he is very polarizing and can be a bit too blunt.<br \/>\nThis is going to be a brutal election cycle. The mood of the country is highly unfavorable for republicans right now; we need someone who can present our message to the American people without sounding preachy or condescending.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I agree with him that Thompson would get the conservative message across because he is articulate, a communicator like Reagan.<br \/>\nSo, I&#8217;m behind the movement and I think we need a graphic and a blogroll \ud83d\ude42 Though, I think they need a more <a href=\"http:\/\/draftfredthompson.com\/index.php\">polished and professional looking site<\/a>.<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redstate.com\/blogs\/jeffmacguy\/2007\/feb\/04\/appeal_to_supporters_of_newt_gingrich\">via<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"tag_list\">Tags: <span class=\"tags\"><a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Fred+Thompson\" rel=\"tag\">Fred Thompson<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/presidential+candidate\" rel=\"tag\">presidential candidate<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t even think of him but he would be a good choice. 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