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American politicians, especially the presidential candidates, took only a short time this morning to huddle with their advisers and decide how to spin Benazir Bhutto's assassination to their advantage. It's a shame, but true. Clinton was the worst, cashing in on her previous meetings with Bhutto. After a few words of regret for Ms. Bhutto's death, Hillary Clinton went into her campaign speech about how we need her 'experience' to deal with world events like this. McCain wasn't quite as obvious, but he also cashed in on previously meeting Bhutto. Somehow McCain came across as sincere, unlike Clinton.

Edwards actually spoke to Musharraf and broke records letting the press know about the conversation. I wonder who dialed the phone for him, his wife? I'm surprised she didn't talk with Musharraf herself. It was a phone call, so I guess Edwards didn't spend an hour in front of the mirror primping. The other candidates all fell into lockstep trying to out 'president' the rest of the group.

Is it just me, or did Fred Thompson stay out of the fray on this one? Let me know. I'm headed out for an evening with hubby.

Is Fox News blackballing Fred Thompson?, asks Race-4-2008. My answer is a big, fat YES.

Fox News Still Bitter At Fred?

Fred Thompson’s fortunes in this campaign could trace back, at least in part, to one of the earliest decisions he made as an official candidate:

Luntz says Fred’s poor poll numbers are due to one thing. No, not his late entry. No, not the laziness myth. And no, not his age or “trophy wife.”

The reason Fred is behind in Iowa is because he went on Jay Leno’s show rather than appear at a New Hampshire debate on……FOX NEWS CHANNEL.

Conservatives En-Mass Opposing Huckabee, New Republican Party Blog. Go read the fine article and see all the videos.

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Comments

[Grouch at Right Truth]

"We had a great evening last night. Fun to go out on a date with your own hubby."

Fun for me to get to go out with the prettiest girl I ever saw.

[Debbie]

Thanks for the comments everyone, great debate.

Thanks especially for the link to Fred's comments.

We had a great evening last night. Fun to go out on a date with your own hubby. Then we had several thunderstorms, hail, lightning, everything was unplugged until this morning.

[Aurora]

Debbie, I'm really for Fred too, but I read somewhere tonight that he's running out of campaign funds. My heart sunk. I hope it's not true. There's really noone else.

[Rivka]

You are spot on. I am a Thompson supporter as well and agree about Fox. This is my first visit to your blog. Great blog!

[darkknight]

Great Posts Rasta and Smooth.
Smooth you were right on target with your take on Fox.
Why do so many conservatives think Murdoch is anything but a global businessman?

[Rastaman]

wow heidianne jackson, haven't you ever heard a speech before?

He barely touched on Bhutto. He certainly had nothing kind to say about her. Read that stuff again and tell me where he gives her any compliment or says anything nice about her. All he said was "It's a tragedy, of course" and that she was "an important part" of their progress toward democracy. Wow heidianne jackson, what a heartfelt and emotional eulogy, huh?

He could care less and it showed, big-time. Wake up, girl. He's just another politician. No different from any of the others.

Rasta

[Stormwarning]

Personally, I think that cherry picking and nit picking what one politician or another said about the assassination is wrong. These are all human beings who were acting on the spur of the moment (and no, I didn't hear any of the statements). Pakistan is in a serious position right now. And if, as I posted, al Qaeda is behind this precision killing (she was shot with armor piercing bullets), it bodes badly not only for Pakistan and the region, but anywhere al Qaeda has reach. If this is so, then no politician or leader is safe.

[Yankee Doodle]

Hillary is the funniest about spinning Bhutto's assassination. She talks about experience, but Hillary only has a few years as a Senator.

Hillary is not so much "experienced", as she is a Washington insider. The word "experienced" could be construed as good, but the term "Washington insider" has more negative connotations. And, it is more accurate in dealing with someone who spent eight years trying to socialize healthcare, and so on, in a totally unaccountable capacity.

[Smooth]

Hi Debbie, I don't know whether Fox is sidelining Fred Thompson or not, but in September of 2005, Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal purchased 5.46 per cent of Class B voting shares in News Corp, the company that owns Fox News. In April of 2002, bin Talal had donated $27 million during a Saudi telethon that was raising money for the families of Muslim suicide bombers. He also had given $500,000 to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to be used towards the distribution and propagation of a set of Islamist books for American libraries.

Utilizing his position of power within Fox News (today, he is the second largest shareholder), bin Talal has censored Fox News. An example of this was reported in a December 2005 article found in WorldNetDaily, stating:

"During the violent street protests in France one month ago, the prince said, Fox News ran a banner at the bottom of the screen that said “Muslim riots.”“I picked up the phone and called Murdoch ... [and told him] these are not Muslim riots, these are riots out of poverty,” al-Walid said. “Within 30 minutes, the title was changed from Muslim riots to civil riots.”

And Fox News just bought BeliefNet, a pro-Islam web site, so, you're probably right about Fred, but the fault is probably due to Muslim censorship.

Mark Levin has been vocal about his support of Fred Thompson and has had him on his show several times, and Mark Levin is a best friend to Sean Hannity, so they both are powerful voices affiliated with Fox, but not as powerful as the filthy rich Saudi prince, the same son of a bitch who offered New York City a check for $10 million dollars to go towards relief efforts in the wake of the 9/11 Muslim attacks which my mayor, Rudy Giuliani, rejected because of anti-American political statements made earlier by Bin Talal, concerning America’s relationship to the Middle East.

[heidianne jackson]

wow rastaman - did you even watch/listen/read the transcripts of the interview? here it is because you must not have seen it actually. there is no where in here where fred toots his own horn - he simply responded to a tradedy with a heartfelt attitude:

HARRIS FAULKNER: Senator, your reaction, first, to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

FRED THOMPSON: It is a tragedy, of course. It reminds us that things can happen in faraway places of the world that can affect the United States. I think this should be of great concern to us. It is almost a perfect storm in a very bad sense because two forces are operating against each other that are both desirable. One is democracy: they were making progress in that regard in that country. Former prime minister Bhutto was an important part of that process. But the other is stability. Pakistan is a nuclear country, and we cannot afford to let nukes fall into the hands of dangerous Muslim radicals. We are hoping those two things can be balanced out. We can see the continued progress toward a democratic society but also maintain stability in the country, which seems to be very much in doubt right now.

FAULKNER: I know you are running for the White House, so I don’t want to put you in a position to second guess the president. But I’m interested in your opinion. President Bush is due to talk with Pervez Musharraf shortly. What do you anticipate that conversation should be like?

THOMPSON: Those two things that I mention probably would be high on the agenda. What could be done to not impose martial law, to not crack down, but be mindful of the fact that there are radical elements in that country, and perhaps even within the government, that would like to see instability and chaos and see those weapons fall into the wrong hands. This is part of a bigger problem. We need to understand that this is not a criminal investigation any more - so we find the bad guys and bring them to justice - it’s a war.

This proves again the mindset of the radical elements that we are dealing with. We are seeing this all across Northern Africa and various places. We’re seeing it across the Middle East and in parts of Asia including Indonesia and other places. We have to come to terms with that and do the things necessary to prevail. One of the things we need to be talking about is what Musharraf can do, additionally, to crack down on the Taliban. I think they have been insufficient in that respect.

FAULKNER: Taliban also supporters of al Qaeda in that country. Pakistan has been an important ally in the war on terror, so have do you walk that line?

THOMPSON: You just walk it. No one said it has been easy and simple. Pakistan has never been easy or simple. I had a chance a few years ago to talk to Musharraf before things got quite as complex as they are now. But it has always been an important part of the world. They’re next door to India. They’ve had a crisis after crisis with regard to them. They’re next door to Afghanistan, and they’re important to us. They’ve been helpful to us. But we’ re going to have to walk that line between democracy on the one hand and stability on the other. But I think it’s possible.

[Rastaman]

Thompson used her death to glorify himself just as much as the others did. He's a politician. What else can we expect?

"The assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto "has created chaos" and emphasizes the need for a president with foreign policy experience, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said today." And blah, and blah, and blah. He went on and on about how well qualified he is, just like the others did. They all suck. Sorry but they do.

Vote for Chinga.

[heidianne jackson]

have a great time, debbie and hubby - it'll all be here when you get home. but fox news DID interview fred on this one and boy did he sound/look like POTUS. yea!!!

check it out here:
http://fredthompsonnews.blogspot.com/2007/12/fred-thompson-talks-to-fox-news-about.html

[American Interests]

Enjoy evening with Hubby and good luck all with chosen GOP candidates...