Bob McCarty Writes

“COUNTRY FIRST” is the theme, appropriately enough, of this week’s Republican National Convention taking place at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.  Images like the one shown above will be buttressed by stories about John McCain’s heroic service to his country and testimonials delivered by people who know him well — people like [...]

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It comes as no surprise that Republican Fred Thompson has dropped out of the 2008 presidential race. When I visited the Fred08.com web site a short while ago and saw a typo-filled message — “The Fred File feed is currently unavailable. Thank your for your patience.” — I suspected an announcement might be [...]

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In a post Nov. 26, I compared the presidential campaign of Republican Fred Thompson to Brian De Palma’s box office-flopping anti-war film, Redacted. Following a report at The Politico late last night, I decided to revisit that comparison and ask the question, “Has Fred Thompson failed at the ‘ballot’ box office?”

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There seems to be no shortage of web sites offering to help voters determine which presidential candidate best matches their beliefs. Though I question the accuracy of their approaches, I think they’re harmless and, thereby, worth checking out.
Eight days ago, I published a post about my experience with the USA TODAY version of this [...]

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Travis and Jonathan at Red State Update offer a humorous video that combines Rudy Giuliani’s gag of taking phone calls while giving campaign speeches with popular culture buzz about Fred Thompson’s wife Jeri being labeled a “trophy wife.” Give it a look. It’s funny.

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