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Post by dieseldog06 on Feb 22, 2008 18:13:29 GMT -5
Fred was not perfect. As my husband likes to say that "the man who doesn't make any mistakes is not doing anything". Fred supported the CFR bill. He publicly stated when asked that it was a mistake to back it. Fred also supposedly did 10 hours or so of work for a law firm that supported abortion. I cannot think of another thing that came up about Fred other than his style and his "trophy wife". He was the lesser of all the evils with any candidate in either party. Fred could not be taken to the woodshed and ripped apart. I choose to still believe that a miracle will happen and at the RNC convention and we will have a different nominee that what is facing us now, or a wildly popular candidate will emerge for a third party. I know that third party candidates don't do well, but this is the 2008 election cycle where nothing has been normal.
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Post by uuebmeister on Feb 26, 2008 17:43:47 GMT -5
ony Dolz, eh? Well, his district encompasses my home for almost 40 years before getting married and moving last year. It's also where I have a long background of community involvement and knowledge of local newspapers. I'm not sure who else is running on the Republican side to face Waxman, and any conservative would have a hard time in that district so recently gerrymandered even further to the left, but I think I'll be jumping on his bandwagon. I'll keep you guys posted, and even though he looks like he was a Tancredo man and has a link to ron paul's site, I'll make sure he knows all about www.thompsoncoalition.com/index.html
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Post by uuebmeister on Feb 26, 2008 18:14:01 GMT -5
That's Tony Dolz...
Darn, clipping from my spell check is supposed to eliminage typos.
(Inching toward the milestone beyond "New" member)
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Post by rinoHUNTER on Feb 26, 2008 19:02:57 GMT -5
Keep it comin' David, you'll be there in no time! LOL ;D
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Post by rayman on Feb 26, 2008 19:20:14 GMT -5
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Post by harleyst96 on Feb 26, 2008 20:55:54 GMT -5
We can still hold out for a brokered convention and in that case, maybe a more conservative choice will emerge... From the sounds of it, a brokered convention isn't that far fetched as long as the remaining states that haven't voted in the primaries stand strong for conservative principles.
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Post by bjt137 on Feb 27, 2008 10:40:13 GMT -5
Last night I did an analysis of Krell's bound delegate document from thompsoncoalition.com . This is what I came up with. Only 1471 delegates are bound for the 1st vote. After the 1st vote 1001 delegates are free to vote their conscience - 47%Unless the candidate that they are bound to gets less than 35% of the vote then 1149 delegates are released - 54%After the 2nd vote then 1510 delegates are released - 71%Unless their candidate gets less than 33% of the vote then 1596 delegates are released - 75%After the 3rd vote then 1648 delegates are release - 77%Unless their candidate gets less than 33% of the vote then 1734 delegates are released - 81%Only 470 delegates are bound to vote for the candidate for which they were selected after the 3rd vote.However up to 181 of those can be released by the candidate that they are bound to and 86 of those can be released as mentioned above if their candidate receives less than 33% of the vote. All we really need to do is make it past the 1st vote and the whole thing opens up. By the passing of the 2nd vote McCain has lost and we will have a new candidate.-- B J Thomas Eagle Vision Interactive Toll Free Phone/Fax: 1-866-407-3157 Jeremiah 17:7-8 ~ "Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD"
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Post by sheryl on Feb 27, 2008 10:55:49 GMT -5
hi bjt137~ Thank you so much for posting the details about how the voting works! I have been wondering what it will take to have the convention open up to another candidate....hopefully......Fred D. Thompson! It really does appear that if one vote passes by....we might have a real chance!
Thanks again for the information! It is greatly appreciated! Standing Strong! ~sheryl
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Post by bjt137 on Feb 27, 2008 13:51:39 GMT -5
Additional Analysis:
Of McCains current 870 Pledged delegates only 183 are bound to him.
123 are not bound to their pledge at all.
219 are released from their pledge after the 1st round.
243 additional delegates are released after the 2nd round.
So after the 2nd round 462 delegates could switch their vote if it looks like McCain cannot pull the votes together to get the nomination.
Huckabee has a mathmatical chance of making the first round vote prevent McCain from getting the nomination, if at least 27% of Romney delegates do not vote for McCain.
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Post by krell on Feb 27, 2008 14:00:59 GMT -5
Additional Analysis: Of McCains current 870 Pledged delegates only 183 are bound to him. 123 are not bound to their pledge at all. 219 are released from their pledge after the 1st round. 243 additional delegates are released after the 2nd round. So after the 2nd round 462 delegates could switch their vote if it looks like McCain cannot pull the votes together to get the nomination. Huckabee has a mathmatical chance of making the first round vote prevent McCain from getting the nomination, if at least 27% of Romney delegates do not vote for McCain. I am glad that someone else is picking up on what I've been saying that the MSM crowing about McCain's inevitable win based on their interpretation of the delegate count. You are very spot on BJT. McCain might be winning primaries with Independents and Democrats crossing over, but his delegate count is not as secure as it first appears. This is why I have been saying that the Convention is going to be something to watch. Awesome job BJT.
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Post by bradwisconsin on Feb 27, 2008 15:52:15 GMT -5
Awesome job BJT. I will try and get that posted on my blog in the coming days .... job hunt and IT certification test studying are taking a front seat at the moment.
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Post by rinoHUNTER on Feb 27, 2008 20:08:12 GMT -5
Ha! The trouble with McCain continues. Tennessee Republican Party leader states publications and communications will continue to use Barrack HUSSEIN Obama bin Laden's middle name. DESPITE Jaun McChange and his decision to reject his party affiliation's wishes to use it. RINO. Conservatives simply cannot accept this man as nominee...
Speaking of "Barry" bin Laden, did ya'll hear him basically quoting Fred??? Seems EVERYBODY is with Fred! lol ;D
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Post by rayman on Aug 31, 2008 22:50:39 GMT -5
Now that Fred has bowed out, we are hearing SO MUCH MORE of his talking points. Liberal MSM wins again!!! YAY!!!!!!
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Post by creationist on Oct 9, 2008 19:20:15 GMT -5
Every single prominent conservative spokesperson, including Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, and Fred Thompson, endorses the Republican ticket with Palin on it. Most of these people had bad things to say about McCain just months ago. Not everyone would see that as flip-flopping, but it tells me that they care about what's politically expedient. They're all part of a self-appointed clique of "constitutionalists"--but they think Bush is acting within the Constitution with FISA and the PATRIOT Act. I have no way of knowing the degree to which FISA and the PATRIOT Act have been misused, but I know that more power leads to more corruption and malpractice.
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Post by rayman on Oct 22, 2008 21:17:16 GMT -5
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