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Title: CNN report on Fred
Post by: clayflingythingy on October 18, 2007, 08:57:37 AM: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2007/10/17/king.thompson.fading.star.cnn

FYI
Title: Re: CNN report on Fred
Post by: DonWorsham on October 18, 2007, 11:50:29 AM: Quote from: clayflingythingy on October 18, 2007, 08:57:37 AM
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2007/10/17/king.thompson.fading.star.cnn

FYI

Quoting Shakespeare from Macbeth...referring to CNN..."it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing."
Title: Re: CNN report on Fred
Post by: gringle84 on November 06, 2007, 12:03:54 AM: The only thing worth watching on CNN (Clinton News Network/ Commie News Network) is the "Glen Beck" show, the rest is a joke.

Go Fred go....Better Fred than Dead......

Robert
Title: Re: CNN report on Fred
Post by: billamj on November 07, 2007, 03:24:38 PM: Quote from: DonWorsham on October 18, 2007, 11:50:29 AM
Quoting Shakespeare from Macbeth...referring to CNN..."it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing."

That pretty much sums my opinion of CNN fully. I firmly believe that if Ted had a choice of saying something nice about a conservative or going off air for a week we'd never hear from him again.
Title: Re: CNN report on Fred
Post by: pioneer on December 04, 2007, 05:16:46 PM: CNN has no credibility! I even distrust their weather reports.

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Title: Re: CNN report on Fred
Post by: Spodeboy on December 04, 2007, 06:36:39 PM: Quote from: pioneer461 on December 04, 2007, 05:16:46 PM
CNN has no credibility! I even distrust their weather reports.

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LOL, they will probably somehow work global warming into their weather reports!
Title: Re: CNN report on Fred
Post by: Jim Urban on December 04, 2007, 08:21:39 PM: clayflingythingy

If your going to follow a network putting out made up stories,might as well follow an entertaining one.

http://www.theonion.com/content/index :P
Title: Re: CNN report on Fred
Post by: clayflingythingy on December 07, 2007, 10:15:53 AM: Quote from: JimUrban on December 04, 2007, 08:21:39 PM
clayflingythingy

If your going to follow a network putting out made up stories,might as well follow an entertaining one.

http://www.theonion.com/content/index :P

Now that Huckabee has passed Thompson in the national polls and he continues to free fall do you feel the same way?
Title: Re: CNN report on Fred
Post by: Jim Urban on December 07, 2007, 11:29:54 AM: As I don't make decisions based on national polls,straw polls,exit polls or stripper poles,for that matter.

(OK OK,a few decisions made in my younger days were influenced by stripper poles.) ;D

I stand by my statement that most alleged "News" outlets are biased,and quite often incorrect in their reporting

and when Election Day rolls around,I will still be voting for Fred.
Title: Re: CNN report on Fred
Post by: DonWorsham on December 07, 2007, 02:20:36 PM: Quote from: clayflingythingy on December 07, 2007, 10:15:53 AM
Now that Huckabee has passed Thompson in the national polls and he continues to free fall do you feel the same way?

Fred will have my vote untill he wins the Presidency or is no longer in the race. End of story.
Title: Re: CNN report on Fred
Post by: Majer on December 07, 2007, 05:25:37 PM: I'm with You Don, He seems to be the best Man for the job.
Title: Re: CNN report on Fred
Post by: jpr9954 on December 07, 2007, 06:53:10 PM: Quote from: DonWorsham on December 07, 2007, 02:20:36 PM
Fred will have my vote untill he wins the Presidency or is no longer in the race. End of story.

I'm with you, Don. I see Huckabee as good on guns but, as to the rest, sort of a semi-conservative Republican Jimmy Carter as opposed to the next Ronald Reagan.

John
Title: Re: CNN report on Fred
Post by: clayflingythingy on December 07, 2007, 07:36:04 PM: Quote from: DonWorsham on December 07, 2007, 02:20:36 PM
Fred will have my vote untill he wins the Presidency or is no longer in the race. End of story.

I too have cast ballots in the past on principle knowing full well my candidate was going to lose (or had already lost). Living in Ky as I do, which has a May primary, the nomination is always over before I get to vote.

We are now less than a month from the first ballots being cast. Each passing day is making it less likely Fred will win any primary.
Title: Re: CNN report on Fred
Post by: m25operator on December 07, 2007, 09:47:24 PM: Clayft, I don't think the nation is going to hang on the nominations of 5 states, not to mention, some of these states have been penalized for too early primaries. see>

On May 21, 2007, Florida Governor Charlie Crist (R) signed a bill, in conflict of Republican National Committee rules, to bring the date of his state's primary forward to January 29, 2008.[18] Following this, Republicans in South Carolina, where parties organize their own primaries and traditionally the first Southern state to hold a primary, scheduled their primary for January 19, 2008.[19] On August 23, 2007, Michigan's state senate voted to bring the date of Michigan's primary forward to January 15, 2008.[20] One week later, Republicans in Wyoming scheduled their county conventions, at which almost half their delegates are selected, for January 5.[21] State law requires the New Hampshire primary to be held at least seven days before any similar contest, which could have seen the primary taking place in late December or early January.

Under Republican National Committee rules, no state may hold their primaries before February 5, 2008. According to RNC chairman Mike Duncan, the Republican delegations from all five states may be halved as punishment for holding their primaries before February 5 - though states only holding caucuses (Iowa and Nevada) would escape punishment. While Republicans in other states have indicated their willingness to accept a delegate cut in exchange for influence in the primary process, South Carolina Republian chairman Katon Dawson has threatened legal action.[22]

On November 8, the Republican National Committee, with the concurrence of chairman Mike Duncan, voted 121-9 to strip five States of one-half of their apportioned delegates. The States and delegate loss (pending any future court reversals) are: Florida (57), Michigan (30), South Carolina (23), Wyoming (14), and New Hampshire (12).[23]

The rest of us have our primaries on super tuesday.

But what you have brought up, that I would usually wait to say is what can happen at your own local election. This is very important and I will bring it up again before the big primaries, those of you who have more intimate knowledge of your own jurisdictions chime in.

Here in TEXAS, at the presedential primary election, after the election has been held, there will be a meeting of your affiliation, republican or otherwise, ATTEND THIS MEETING. This is where you get to have your own personal say in matters, in my area, there may only be 5 -10 people. 2 of which will probably be former delegates. As a voter in the primary, you can attend the meeting. Then present and vote on the issues you want the party to put on the platform. It is usually a lot smaller group of people than you think, and don't be scared, bring up gun rights, the 2nd amendment and anything else you believe in, you will never have more personal say in anything than in that room. After the discussion and vote on the issues, delegates will be picked to go to the county wide version of the same thing, and they will vote again on the platform issues, and more delegates, then to state etc... in the end, these are possibly the people who will attend the convention and actually vote for the candidates. Much better odds a 1/10 or even 1/50 if you attend the meeting. I have always been surprised at how many people at these kinds of meetings think alike, but on the other hand, it takes a lot of commitment to a) vote, b) attend the meeting and present your thoughts, c) follow up afterwards by attending sign building parties, and fundraisers. You don't have to donate a lot of money, help to convince the people who are able to donate, just be involved, give some sweat equity to your candidate, man a phone bank etc...

This is almost a secret society, due to ignorance and lack of education on the process of politics.