Fred Thompson isn’t a front runner, but he’s the best candidate for the G.O.P. in ’08. When I joined the Republican Party in 2000, to vote for George W. Bush, I did so because the G.O.P. had become a big tent party where Conservatives, Libertarians and Evangelicals were welcomed to stand along side Republicans proudly under one flag. Though our differences may have been immense in some respects, the issues that divided us were not as important as what united us.

The Republican party stands for freedom, the freedom of every individual man and woman to live their lives as they please. That freedom can only be realized by limited government, by a Republic in which individual rights are enshrined and protected by a law higher than elected officials or the tyranny of the masses. These values are at odds with the populist message of the Democrats and unfortunately some supposed Conservatives.

Fred Thompson is the one candidate that represents Republicanism, true Republicanism, and all that it entails. Fred Thompson believes that every American has the ability to live their lives free of government interference, he believes in securing our borders, projecting American strength where needed and keeping our families safe.

How many other politicians of either party really believe the same?

If you believe that you should be allowed to make your own decisions without the “help” of government, Fred Thompson is your candidate. If you believe that a strong presence on the world stage has deterred attacks here since 9/11 and want to continue to vigorously fight the war on terror, Fred Thompson is your candidate. If you believe that America must finally take its border security seriously, Fred Thompson is your candidate.

If you believe in the Republican party and our message of individual liberty, free markets and a strong military please consider donating to Fred Thompson’s campaign and supporting him for our party’s nomination.

Here’s the video that started his campaign:

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I’m With Fred!

While Politico’s bogus hit piece on Fred Thompson is being widely debunked, Fred Thompson showed biased hack Roger Simon the true meaning of integrity with his honest assessment of farm subsidy programs while talking to reporters in Iowa’s Bremer County:

AKD: What will you do for the farmers of Bremer County?

FT: (laughs)

AKD: You knew this was coming, right?

FT: I would continue to enjoy the fruits of their labor. I’ve been looking all over Iowa for a bad steak and I can’t find it. Been trying my best. It’s not a matter of what I would do for the farmers. Farmers are not looking for a president to hand them something. Farmers want fair treatment and a chance to prosper in a free economy and that’s what I would help ensure. There’s a lot of programs we’ve got out there, some of which are good programs, some of which are not. And I think that we need to work our way through that and make sure we’re doing what’s good for the country, not just the farmers, not just the people of Iowa, not just the people of Tennessee. But good for the country. A sound policy that makes sense. I think there’s a lot more that we could do for the working farmer in terms of ecological programs and environmental programs – land conservation, soil conservation – that would be fair and it would be beneficial to the nation and to Iowa and to our country. We’re going to have to phase out the corporate welfare system we’ve got, however. There are extremely rich people living in skyscrapers in Manhattan that are receiving subsidy payments. I think that’s wrong. I’d put a stop to that if it was within my power. That still continues in this latest Farm Bill and it’s not right. There ought to be a cutoff at some level and it’s not right ot have millionaires receiving farm subsidies.

Wow! Most politicians running would have been vague and supportive but Fred told the farmers of Iowa what they needed to hear to make a fair decision, even the things that some of the most powerful farmers wouldn’t like.

That’s integrity. Roger Simon told his readers what he wanted the story to be, disregarding the facts in the process. Simon isn’t unique in this as the MSM is constantly “interpreting” facts for the public. But Simon, as much as he’s just one of thousands of journalists who practice the same sort of fictionalizing, has presented himself as especially lacking in that one virtue I, and many other Americans, want in a leader. Integrity.

This act will unfortunately cost Fred some support, and Ace of Spades thinks it’s an example of Fred being more interested in proving his integrity than winning. But I guess that’s what integrity is sometimes, putting it ahead of personal gain.

For this especially I’m With Fred!

Fred’s new spot made me tear up a little. The Man is the real hope for America:

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I’m with Fred! And you should be too. Help out today.