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David Limbaugh Endorses Fred Thompson

Posted on January 17, 2008

David Limbaugh, yes Rush’s brother, comes out in full endorsement. It’s quite a grab if you ask me. It’s not gonna grab headlines like an endorsement from his brother would, but…I don’t doubt Rush feels much differently. We at least know he doesn’t like Huckabee or McCain and those are Fred’s main rivals in South Carolina. So…message to South Carolina….if you are not impressed with the messenger, check out the message.

I believe Fred Thompson is a reliable, consistent conservative. There are others in the field I could support, but not without some reservations. The more I learn about Fred and observe him in action, the more convinced I become that he’s the right choice.

I was among those who urged Fred to step up and prove to the people he wanted the job. Regardless of whether Fred actually had “fire in his belly,” the unmistakable perception out there was that he did not, so I encouraged him to add a little spring to his step.

But I’ve also appreciated Fred’s unwillingness to be somebody he is not. He will not respond like a puppet when a debate moderator tells him to raise his hand to signify a childishly simplistic approval or disapproval of a certain policy. He will not be goaded by interviewers into saying things he doesn’t feel comfortable saying. He won’t divide us with class envy or pretend we can be friends with rogue regimes or terrorists. He does not promise a chicken in every pot or pander to liberals on global warming.

He will not otherwise tailor his positions to suit the demands of particular constituencies. For example, he has the courage to preach that Social Security is in trouble, but unlike most others, he doesn’t surrender to the oppressive populist seduction to urge government fixes for it or for health care. Instead, he courageously tells us — if we’ll listen — that the answers lie in greater market forces. (Listen up, conservatives.)

Fred does not run from his record — more to the point, he doesn’t need to. He shoots straight without the constant self-serving reminders that he does, as in telling us he’s driving the “Straight Talk Express.”

More importantly, Fred is right on the issues, and there’s little doubt his positions are firm. Research his stances; read his position papers. You’ll find he’s very strong in all areas important to mainstream conservatives, including national defense, taxes, spending, life, immigration, federalism, appointing originalist judges, health care and education.

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There is simply too much herd mentality among us about electability. We tell ourselves a candidate is not inspiring, then pretty soon we’re convinced he’s unelectable, and, voila, he almost becomes so. Yet, at that very moment, he’s proving to us that he is quite presidential, quite electable and quite motivated for the job — if we can only shed our predispositions against his “electability.” Since electability is often a matter of collective perception, it can turn on a dime, as with the reversal of the respective fortunes of screaming Howard Dean and somniferous John Kerry in 2004.

This primary season, relatively speaking, has just begun. But Fred is now up against the wall. How can we expect him to have done much better than he has to date with everyone prattling on about the overwhelming odds against him? The “experts” continue to be wrong at almost every turn, so why can’t they be wrong about Fred, too? It’s time to quit empowering them by following their dictatorial doom-prophecies. It’s encouraging that John Zogby’s latest South Carolina poll shows that while levels of support for McCain and Huckabee “have remained static,” Fred is starting to move up.

Supporters have asked Fred to step up, and he has — he has shone brilliantly in the last month, setting himself head and shoulders above the pack in many cases. Now it’s time for conservative voters to step up and quit placing artificial limitations on Fred, and on themselves.

Fred has answered the conservatives’ call. Shouldn’t we answer his?

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5 Responses to “David Limbaugh Endorses Fred Thompson”

  1. kender on January 17th, 2008 10:33 pm

    Well Said……

  2. Jay on January 17th, 2008 10:38 pm

    If Fred loses it is our loss, not his.

  3. irate_nate on January 18th, 2008 3:59 am

    #2 AGREED.

  4. Miles on January 18th, 2008 6:43 am

    I’m with Fred. ‘Nuff said.

  5. jdawg on January 18th, 2008 9:59 am

    Fred!

    A bullet for every terrorist.
    A fist in every hippies face.
    A boot in the rear end of every liberal.

    I’m sick and tired of the RINO’s we are forced to choose from.

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