CNN

I don't agree with you.
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Why do most the answers/comments just complain about Fred not being a "real conservative"? What about what actually happened and why? Do "conservatives" not care about the truth or are they just too concerned with how "conservative" someone is, nevermind the issues at hand?
Also, I like how people are now using "conservative" instead of right winged republican. Hmmmm. Too much stigmata with that now? Then I see conservative and patriot in the same sentence, HA! (That's like military intelligence! – remember how the "conservatives" said that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction??) Check your heads people.

I'M NOT VOTING FOR THOMPSON BECAUSE OF HIS WIFE. LIKE IT OR NOT, THERE IT IS...FROM A FEMALE CONSERVATIVE.

CNN should be ashamed of the way they covered this story and edited the video.

This woman's civil rights were clearly violated which is not unexpected with that police department.

But there is great good from all of this in revealing Fred Thompson for the CFR squish that he is - and a really bad actor to boot.

kudos to editor btw for tacking on the note explaining her full comments. still it's important everyone check out the full video here:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1185451469

people – self-important serious people – will attempt to wave this off as frivolous or moot, as somehow everything thats gone wrong in the last 8 years is still better than what happened that awful day nearly 6 years ago.

its not. but it is time to act.

Terry- when the constitution was finally ratified, the founders taxed the citizens of this new nation to pay for the Rev. War. The Whiskey Rebellion was put down by the founders - because they wanted to make sure they had a strong federal govt that could collect taxes as needed.

Initially the country had a poll tax (a regressive tax that is not based upon assets/income, and sometimes resulted in disenfranchisement for small farmers b/c they had to sell their farms to pay the tax) as well as tariffs. Liberation was from the divine right of kings, a state religion, and taxation without representation...tho the founders turned around and did the same thing to the less-well off with the poll tax.

so, the founders, "liberals" who supported private property, also felt that it was necessary to have taxation to pay for the working of the govt.

if you are one of those people who doesn't want to pay taxes for education, etc...let me remind you that the kids you don't care about now will be the ones wiping your behind when you're in a nursing home.

and gun control...how is that an abridgement of rights if the issues are things like automatic weapons? rifles are not at risk. and just as you or someone else would not be allowed to have a tank that you can use to shoot targets for fun, uzis, etc. aren't an "individual right." I support the right to bear arms for you and whoever, as do other liberals. I don't think it is unreasonable to recognize that some guns, like tanks, say, are not an inherent part of that "right to bear arms."

And, yeah, I agree with you about that life liberty etc... which is why the current govt. is such a sickening moment in history. And why do they insist on stupid things like not allowing farmers to grow hemp? - it would be a great cash crop for them, could replace so many things... Ford made a hemp car that was stronger than steel. Rope, paper... interesting factoid- the declaration of independence was written on hemp paper. it is also a great source of fuel oil... (and it is not psychotropic). Read up about republican farmers who want the govt to get real and return to the long heritage of hemp farming. My aggravation about taxes is that certain industries (oil, for instance) are favored to the detriment of the people of this country. If the oil cos didn't own the fed. govt (both sides of the aisle) we could have long ago set a goal for oil independence, like a goal to put a man on the moon. A whole new source of employment, industry... and the whole issue of single payer health care is another thing that hinders entrepeneurs. people stay in jobs because they can't afford health care otherwise. so big biz has everyone by the... tail.

..and what about that idea of "conservative?" From "conserve," so why do republicans bend over...backwards to allow companies to crap in our waters and leave pcbs in groundwater, etc. etc. etc. Teddy R. knew about this part of conservatism. Actually, the current ideology that calls itself "conservative" in the U.S. bears little resemblance to traditional conservatism. Gingrich et al ushered in the neo-confederacy. Strangle the govt so that you create a permanant class of wage slaves. As Reagan's administration showed, trickle down theory is a joke (i.e. he raised taxes in his second term).

So, taxes are traditionally levied by both parties for the greater good, for protection of the nation... and as far as individual rights...again, have you taken a look at all the "executive fiat" that bush has instituted?

After reading all of the comments on this thread, I have come to the conclusion that America as a country is irreparably damaged due to the obvious fact that the minds of the populace have been destroyed. A country populated with gutter trash being coerced to vote for the best psychotic power monger does not make a great country.

How about that Linsey Lohan huh?

Lena Parisi:

"anyway, liberalism, in its original sense, was about free markets, private property, enlightenment philosophy, individual rights… in other words, the founders would have been considered liberals in their time according to that definition. And that definition isn’t wrong now."

First off, the original context of "liberal" was liberation from oppressive government. The irony of the way it's used today is that liberals generally want to increase the size of government.

"What democratic politician argues against private property or individual rights, etc?"

Almost all of them. The "against private property" tack is usually higher taxation (if my money goes to the government, it's no longer "private property"). The "individual rights" assaults are even more egregious, with the #1 poster child being the constant assault by "liberals" against the Second Amendment.

All I want is "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" without measurable government involvement. We're a long way from that today...

The question is simple: Why was a woman who asked 1 question singled out and removed by force!? What threat/crime were the Houston Police responding to? How can the Police violate the freedom of one citizen over another? A full investigation is required immediately.

This lady is a HERO to this nation!

We need many more Americans to start calling out these Anti-American CFR TRAITORS!

How can a group that openly calls for AND EVEN WRITES PAPERS ON THE DESTRUCTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Through the creation of its "North American Union" agenda even be allowed to keep on with its treason?

I mean excuse me but the CFR is a MUCH BIGGER DANGER TO AMERICA than the taliban or that 7ft tall islamic doctor evil dude who lives in the bat caves on the other side of the world with running water or power.

These CFR THUGS are Ultra Rich Elitists who form the very top of the Ubder-minority that rules this nations media and most of its government.

In less than one month Bush and the "leaders" of Mexico and Canada are set to hold another "meeting" on their "North American Union" TREASON.

I mean on 99% of the American people HATE THE IDEA (and ditto that for Most Mexicans and Canadians!) But hey this is the New World Order and what EVERYONE ELSE WANTS DOESNT MATTER TO THE UBER-MINORITY.

Clinton,Gore,Edwards and Obama are ALL CFR members.

Same story for most of the GOP

McCain,Guiliani, Romeny and Tompson are ALL CFR members.

If your not supporting Congressman Ron Paul in 2008 then YOU are IN FACT SUPPORTING THE DEATH OF AMERICA.

I will bet that you will be able to traqce the protesters to Hillary. Conservatives are not rude like that. To disrupt is a liberal tactic.

Posted By Tom Murphy, Somers Point, NJ : July 26, 2007 9:30 am

Ha! Liberals like John Roberts, who completely disrupted and threatened the 2000 Florida ballot counting?
The names of those "liberals" are now on the roster of those working for GW in the WH or on Courts of Appeals, or the SCOTOUS. Yup, Count on those "Liberals to make a stink and disrupt. Or the "liberals" who time and again disrupt the campaign stops of Hillary, or Obama, or Edwards.
My, my, my, those darn SCOTUS Liberals.

Please think before you write......and make a real fool of yourself and the people who support what you say.

Goon scum!!! Free speech in Amerikkka is dead. This girl had a legitimate question and got drug out because it hit on REAL issues, not the dumbed down drivel the MSM shoves down out throats 24-7. F Thompson is elite CFR globalist scum. The North American Union is a reality and to try and act like he "isn't aware" of it is a bold faced lie. Cheney/Bush are codling Thompson all the way. Total criminals all of them!!!

To merge the US, Mexico, and Canada is to relinquish our sovereignty to the NWO/global fascist government. Bush has already signed the documents for this process to begin and is guilty of high treason!

Listen to this girl tomorrow (7/27/07) on the Alex Jones show. infowars.com, prisonplanet.com.

Fred Thompson is a Pro Abortionist. His 7-94 comment on Abortion::Gov should stay out of it. The ultimate decision must be made by the women. Gov. should treat its citizens as adults, capable of making moral decisions on their own.
Read this one. Thompson is NO Reagan.

http://www.kiplinger.com/businessresource/forecast/archive/fred_thompson_instant_frontrunner_070702.html

And if anybody thinks THIS looks like any trophy wife, I've got news for them. Can you picture her greeting Foreign dignataries?

http://www.redkingpix.com/cgi-bin/ImageFolio4/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=Celebrities&image=042906Thompson.jpg&img=0&search=Fred%20Thompson%20Jeri%20Kehn&cat=all&tt=&bool=or

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You liberal freaks are about to loose again. Thats why you have to stupe to new levels...Posted By Dan Peoria, IL

wow Dan, it's lucky for you that you don't have to know how to spell in order to vote. And speaking of, how many races were republicans involved in voter caging? violation of the 14th amendment?

why aren't you all concerned about Bush's contempt for the Constitution? if he were a democrat, you'd all be howling at the moon...

Brett Elzi : Yes, those pesky little things called facts vindicate that comment...I'm beginning to think a prerequisite for being a conservative is ignorance. All you seem to be able to do here is insult those you don't like. High school is over, children.

anyway, liberalism, in its original sense, was about free markets, private property, enlightenment philosophy, individual rights... in other words, the founders would have been considered liberals in their time according to that definition. And that definition isn't wrong now. What democratic politician argues against private property or individual rights, etc?

the only person who is abusing these issues is Bush with his executive order that allows him to confiscate property of those who "hinder" the occupation of Iraq. The wording is so broad it could apply to you if you criticize his handling of the situation. Individual rights are part of habeas corpus, which is another part of the bill of rights that Bush has said is "irrelevant." He has also been the president that has done the most to regress to some sort of medieval nanny state, rather than enlightened philosophy that posits humans have to solve their own problems, and accept that science isn't about religion, etc.

anyway, I really never heard right wingers that much before I started reading political comment sites. Frankly, I'd be happy to admit that we hate each other and we should separate for the good of the children. You can have Jesusland and we'll take the north. The midwest will decide as they will (and many would not choose Jesusland - that's where I live and you wouldn't believe how many people (liberal, conservative, libertarian, independent) detest Bush and Cheney and just hope this nation will survive them.

I find it interesting how people define "free speech." Free speech is not granted to everyone for any reason.

The Constitution does not ensure free speech protection under law for a man that falsely yells "fire!" in a crowded room. A person is not protected under the law when giving false accusations or slander either. If a person has corporate insider information are they ensured free speech protection when they tell their close friends to purchase said stock? No.

Here is a simplified definition of disturbing the peace:

"The unsettling of proper order by creating loud noise, by fighting, or conducting other unsocial behavior that upsets people. Punishable by either a fine or brief term in jail, disturbing the peace is considered a misdemeanor."

A person is not covered by free speech protection when they disturb the peace.

It is very obvious by the woman's comments when she is being asked to leave and by the weblink she included on her post to this discussion topic that she went to meet Mr. Thompson with a preconceived agenda. She did not go there with the intent to interview FT. She went there to make a point and in the end she disrupted the event using unsocial behavior.

The self professed interviewer was not apprehended. She was asked to leave and escorted from the building because she was being disruptive. She knew exactly what she was doing. She can play the victim card all she likes but, like a sieve, the argument holds no water.

James from Boston:

The Ron Paul group likes to saturate these things with crazy hate speech, but it’s only because their candidate has NO chance to even come close at the nomination. It’s so funny. Instead of getting their guy’s message out, they just do a shouting match at other candidates. It shows them who they are.

Please read the posts. Ron Paul supporters are called delusional and whackjobs. I'm sure a few have also yelled at others, but to act as if we're the only ones being disruptive is down right blind. And a lot of times, when I see someone advocate for Paul, they do link to policy issues or mention his voting record and beliefs. So please, try being fair.

Stephen from Vancouver:

You obviously haven’t been following along with the trade agreements. Whenever they drop tariffs and subsidies it’s called “TRADE LIBERALIZATION”. Think on that for a while.

Please look up the meaning of the word liberalization. Or even liberal. And I don't mean the political term used today, I simply mean the word 'liberal.' For instance, where do you think the word 'liberate' comes from?

MUST READ, Your personal freedom is being eroded by design, planned ahead of time.

HON. RON PAUL OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 10, 2003
Neo – CONNED !
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr071003.htm

The Ron Paul group likes to saturate these things with crazy hate speech, but it's only because their candidate has NO chance to even come close at the nomination. It's so funny. Instead of getting their guy's message out, they just do a shouting match at other candidates. It shows them who they are. Fred Thompson isn't even in the race and his support is soaring! Go get 'em Fred! I'm a conservative, and you have my vote!

Try reading a real conservative.

Craig Roberts
http://www.goldismoney.info/forums/showthread.php?t=156363

Regards

ANYONE WHO STILL BELIEVES THE OFFICIAL STORY ON 9-11 SIMPLY DOES NOT KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT IT!!!!

She should be arrested for being lame.

You gotta like someone who goes to videotape themselves being obnoxious, then goes to the website and tries to further explain their story. For some reason I think someone has no job and has nothing better to do. Maybe George Bush put her there I wonder what he knew and when he knew it. Hahaha what a joke. Well I better get off here I gotta go to work now. Maybe she ought to think about doing the same.

"Yes, he is not a ‘truther.’ That’s the best thing about him. He isn’t trying to capitalize on a bunch of ambiguous facts associated with the deaths of 3,000 people by claiming that the government was directly involved (even though Al Qaeda has said or done NOTHING to deny their involvement, and has said NOTHING to indicate that they received any assistance from the U.S. Government, which they would gladly admit to otherwise.) He, like the rest of the voting Americans with I.Q.s above 70, is focused on more REALISTIC problems. If you don’t agree with him on said problems, that’s your constitutional right, but to call him ‘blind’ to a conspiracy that obviously never existed is beyond asinine."

A conspiracy is not a theory. A conspiracy is a crime.

Osama bin Laden denied having anything to do with 9-11. The "admission" tape was an obvious hoax, given that "Osama" suddenly gained 50 pounds, lost his neck, bashed in his nose, became right-handed and wore a gold band (forbidden in Islam).

Those who claim that 19 Saudi hijackers were responsible for the events are true traitors. The collapse of the towers defied the laws of physics. WTC 7 was brought down by explosives according to Larry Silverstein (owner), employees working inside building 7 and firemen, police and emergency officials at the scene. The BBC and CNN reported that WTC 7 had collapsed more than twenty minutes prior to the actual collapse. How could they have known?

The overwhelming evidence shows that this was an inside job coordinated with Israeli intelligence. An intelligent person would not openly brag about his refusal to examine the evidence because it contradicts his nationalistic tendencies.

There is no more important issue than who was involved in 9-11, particularly at a time when the government and Israeli Zionists are about to create another false flag operation to scare the population into martial law and create justification for Israel and the US to use nuclear weapons against Iran.
The same people who brought you 9-11 are about to bring you 9-11 Part 2.

But to the paid shills and buffoons, run along now like good little cogs so you continue to pay more than 60 percent of your income for a crumbling infrastructure, an uneducated population, and the infamous war machine.

[...] "footage" you see at the beginning of the CNN video was of me trying to walk away from the cops, it was edited in from earlier in the morning. If you [...]

"If it’s on private property, the owners can remove whoever they wish. On public property, everyone ought to have the right to free assembly as long as they’re not disruptive."
Posted By Terry, Charleston SC : July 26, 2007 3:39 pm
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And this hangar in Hobby airport in Houston is public or private?

If private, was it the owner of the hangar that instructed the police to remove this woman? Does s/he say why?

Another one who realizes that a neo-con is just one who runs around in conservatives costume and calls them self a conservative when they are anything but.

I'd like to see CNN do a story on how many times Hillary has had the secret service remove someone for asking a tough question. Oh wait that has to stay secret, we don't won't anything out there that might hurt her chansces of destroying our country.

I would like to know what Thompson has actually done other than appear weekly on Law and Order? Wasn't it reported that he left the Senate because he didn't like either all the work or all the hours??? So why all of a sudden has he decided that he can spend all the time now being President when he wouldn't before to continue being a Senator? I keep reading at blogs that he is tall and has a great speaking voice– so? Is that the criteria now for attaining the highest office in the country?

The woman asked a very good question and was not being disruptive at all. Only until the cops started pulling on her did she ask her crazy question on 911 and become disruptive. Whatever happened to the right to peacably assemble?

At any rate, Ron Paul is the only candidate running worth supporting and he has a solid record of supporting the constitution. Everyone else just issues soundbites.

Its easy in the cheap seats to comment on anything. Adults shouldn't act like children just because they don't like what a person says. Thompson in '08

Are you people all out of work? Nothing else to do but follow conspiracy kooks around all day and remain enthralled with their wisdom? Shut up and VOTE!

Tony DDT, Aliso Viejo, CA:

"What about the lack of any physical evidence of a jet actually hitting the pentagon vs. a missile hitting the pentagon? Where is the tail and wing damage, where are the engines, where is the debris?????"

I'm glad you posted on this thread, I was hoping for a chance to rebut this nonsense since so many of you conspiracy nuts are here...

I think the best response is to point you at this collection of Pentagon 9/11 eyewitness accounts:

http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/911_pentagon_eyewitnesses.html

You'll note many of the accounts mention aircraft debris at the scene.

"What a beautiful implosion of two huge, reinforced concrete & steel structures (built to withstand airplane strikes & hurricanes) to powder. How could that happen???? Does that raise any eyebrows???"

First off, the buildings did withstand the aircraft strikes, and stood for some time after that. The problem was that the steel weakened from the heat of thousands of gallons of burning aviation gas. You probably saw the same effect on the news not too long ago when that gas truck exploded on a California freeway bridge, and the bridge failed from the same mechanism.

As to the "implosion", it was lucky the planes hit so high up on the buildings, and were so well centered. When the hot beams failed on those floors, the weight of the several stories above caused them to collapse straight down. No single floor was designed to bear the weight of everything above, so they rapidly pancaked down vertically. It was Newton's Laws in action: "Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it." There was no force to move things sideways, so it fell straight down.

It's a good thing the terrorists didn't plan to strike the buildings further down (say 1/3 of the way from the bottom). That would potentially have trapped lots more people above the fire, and when the buildings collapsed, they might have toppled sideways causing far more death and damage.

I hope I've cleared up any misunderstandings you might have had about the 9/11 terrorist attack.

It is in fact a “liberal” concept to close markets, tax foreign goods and subsidize domestic goods (like agriculture). If you are a true fiscal conservative, you should be in favor of free markets and global trade agreements.[...]
Posted By Rick : July 25, 2007 3:09 pm

You obviously haven't been following along with the trade agreements. Whenever they drop tariffs and subsidies it's called "TRADE LIBERALIZATION". Think on that for a while.

I would say 75% of the comments here are from people on the right, yet they keep talking about "looney lefties" dominating the blog.
Why are you people so sure about what really happened on 9/11? I don't know either way, but we all know that many lies and cover-ups have happened before.
And you call liberals "loonies" when I see many comments calling CNN names and even claiming they set up this woman the article is about.
Idiots.

Good for her. She was right on both counts. If CNN and the rest of MSM had been doing their job(honestly)we wouldn't be about ready to capsize as a country. Give that some thought. You will reap what you sow

Angela, Scranton PA:

'NONE of the republicans will beat ANY of the “top tier” Democrats except for Ron Paul. Simply because Ron Paul is the ONLY republican against the war from the start! I really hope that people start to come to their senses as we get closer to the primaries.'

You're so wrong. Bombing Iran will change the entire dynamic leading into the election.

Fred Thompson will win in a landslide! =)

Looks to me this woman just wanted to talk and not get a real answer... He was trying to answer and she kept on talking.. so this just a non-issue.

I hope Fred runs He's already got my vote. strait talker dosn't take b.s. off people And unlike the democrats who wont even debate on Fox sponcered events how the heck can they even consider dealing with the hard issues.

Ron Paul? Who the heck is that... hardly no one knows the guy.. he's got no chance.. no name regnition.

-Michael

'When the police start “removing” people at a candidate’s bidding, so that s/he can avoid a tough question or manage a photo op (as when team Bush allows Pro-Bush signs and t-shirts to line a road, but anti-Bush signs and shirts are penned up in “free speech zones”), there is something very wrong.'

If it's on private property, the owners can remove whoever they wish.

On public property, everyone ought to have the right to free assembly as long as they're not disruptive.

Sorry 'Rick', but you'd better peruse Marx's writings again. Like so many misguided sheeple, you confuse the terms 'Free Market', 'Free Trade', and 'Free Enterprise'... they are not interchangeable. Free Trade is driving down U.S. wages, employment, etc by employing human 'capital' in 3rd world cess-pools to 'lift them up'. Gee, isn't that the goal of communism? ..to make everything 'fair' and 'equal' regardless of incompetence? You need to do a lot more work on your reading comprehension skills. We need a return to 'free enterprise' in the U.S. Let's support FAIR Trade, NOT 'Free' Trade.

I see that Fred's come out of hiding now that he has returned from bowing at the foot of Israel.
He's simply one more AIPAC purchased traitor.

Posted By Mike, Cheyenne WY

"Everybody but the delusional conservatives knows what George Bush is, and in addition to being a wanna-be dictator and the bitter enemy of the Constitution, he is the apotheosis of conservative."

First off, no one who's the "bitter enemy of the constitution" could be a conservative, much less the "apotheosis of conservative".

There are a few very concrete reasons GWB isn't a true conservative:

1) No fiscal restraint.
2) Excessive growth of the Federal government.
3) Willing to give in to the illegals and wreck our way of life.

If you're still confused, I'll explain further.

Oh yeah, I forgot liberals don't belive in personal property rights, just the right to yell and be obnoxious.

Looks like there are an awful lot of leftys posting here... They are totally terrified of Fred. Oh well, what do you expect, this is CNN. I don't normally follow the Clinton News Network, but it was linked from Drudge.

'Neither of them has a bit of class and America does not look kindly on old men divorcing their wives to marry young women who have had obvious “enhancements” made to their physical appearance.'

Yeah, you could really see those prudish values come to the forefront when Bill Clinton got nailed for doing Monica. Oh, wait...the polls showed widespread support for Clinton.

Guess you're wrong. With over half of marriages ending in divorce these days, that's not surprising.

Thank you editor for updating your information. I was very displeased at the original edit of this all and how the real reason she was shouting was obscured by the writing and the video.

As I've learned from reading news stories on CNN and then digging deeper into the truth stories like this make the lady look like a citizen who for no reason had her rights violated... She is more in fact a self-righteous nut job. This is not because of her views but the gibberish she rights about. I just wish the news would reflect more truth than what appears on the surface.

Fred Thompson is not a Conservative. His 1994 "Let the Woman Decide" on abortion comments says it all. He cannot be trusted and will just put another David Souter on the Supreme Court. Fred Thompson must not get the nomination.

God save us from extremist wierdos – just keep reading and you'll know what I mean.

So, supporting Ron Paul makes you a nut.

Believing that the government was involved with 9/11 means you can't believe in conservative principles. You're obviously a liberal (even though distrust in the government isn't very liberal).

Disagreeing with Bush, who has expanded this government more than any president since FDR, means you're not a conservative.

I hope I'm not the only one who sees how sad all this is.

And for those saying Thompson has a better shot than Paul because of his charisma, that's your opinion. It's my opinion that no pro-war Republican can beat a Democrat. It's also my opinion that there are a lot of registered Republicans getting fed up with the war, and should they vote in the primaries, Dr. Paul would be their only choice. Assuming they're informed, of course.

Watch the real video here:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1185451469

Nice editing job, CNN.

I was there, she drove off with a Ron Paul bumper sticker... go figure

Fred Thompson is an empty suit. What did he ever do as a Senator beside date hot women?

I think there are no more conservatives. Perhaps Newt...

This kooky woman is a lib through and through. Check out her website videos...Bush/Cheney evil, Halliburton runs the world, etc.

She whines about 1st Amendment right being trampled on. You have a right to speak but NOT heard. You were disrupted and coerced to leave private property after nobody there wanted to HEAR you. Your rights are preserved...so STFU!!

I cannot get this video to play. I saw her video on a website and she was not pulled out until long after she asked the question and was standing quietly after that. She started yelling at him as they dragged her out I would guess because she was mad that his people were touching her and pulling her and forcing her to leave. I don't think she was there to yell at him – it looked like she was there to confront him about some of the groups he belongs to and his flip flops on political issues. And he did give a totally lame answer to her question – completely avoided it. I am not sure why the campaign had her dragged out as she was not abusive or interruptive until they started grabbing her. I wanted to see if your video reflected the same thing but I get some type of webpage error when I try to play it.

Crazy woman! I HATE the people who say that 9/11 was an inside job. It just shows how stupid you all are. I like Fred but Fred is a politician ...sorry to burst your little bubble you nut bag but they ALL lie and do whats best for them. I would advise the lady to grow up and take her pills. PS – I hate liberal socialist.....go to Canada if you think it's really that much better.....if I had to guess you are going to stay right where you are...IN AMERICA!

CNN censored the video. They didn't even show the question she asked which was not answered by the way. She was treated with great disrespect and for only asking a question.

This guy is going to run, it's a total game. People are lemmings for the mainstream media.

amused spectator: Don't assume that all conservatives voted for Bush. I smelled his stink in my nostrils right from the start. Neo-cons are NOT conservatives, regardless of how they like to package themselves.

I am not surprised to see all you liberals posting on cnn's blog. Still Bush bashing. Can't you think of anything else to do besides Bush bashing? What is the vision from your candidates? What is there plan to keep America safe IF one of them wins the White House in 2008? There isn't one. To me, the greatest thing about the 2008 election is the Democrats are going to have to run on something other than bashing Bush. They are going to have to answer to the American people why they have controlled the Congress for 7 months and haven't done a darn thing. Not one piece of significant legislation has been passed since they have taken control. Also, you can hate Bush all you want but the bottom line is we have not been attacked in almost 6 years. That's a fact.

Anyway as far as the kook lady, I mean come on, are you really going to lend any credibility to someone that believes 9/11 was an inside job? Even if the question was valid.

As Americans we need to stop being divided and rally around our troops and be happy that we live in the best country in the world. Hopefully we can all agree on that.

http://www.imwithfred.com

Conservative?

You gotta be kidding me!

Why would anybody want to be known as a conservative? Or a republican?

Conservatives were honorable people. These fascists are in no way asociated with honor.

Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Dwight Eisenhowere wouldn't be allowed in the front door of the Republican party now. Adolph Hitler, Timothy McVeigh, Mark Foley, Tom DeLay, Jesse Helms, whuffo Strom Thurmond and their ideological soulmate, Osama Bin Laden, would be their standard bearers if you asked one of their so=called "activists.

Conservative? How about hypocrite?

Ray Pence,

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When are people going to stop making excuses for the Clintons and see them for who they really are?

David, Gilbert, Arizona "Does this mean Bush is not a true conservative?"

Darn right he isn't.

The only "real" or traditional (Goldwater/Reagan) conservative considering a run in '08 is talk radio giant Dr. Michael Savage.

AMERICA NEEDS A SAVAGE PRESIDENT!!!

She didn't want an answer. Her mommy and daddy didn't pay enough attention to her so she has to resort to being disruptive. Way to go Fred!!
I'm sure she would have preferred to throw a pie in his face.

[...] what are you thinking?! Spencer Abraham?! Let's talk... UPDATE: A protester was removed from a Fred Thompson event in Houston, TX by police, after calling the [...]

All you whining liberals. Just shows what kind of viewership CNN really has. You were exposed a long time ago.

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“A conservative is supposedly in favor of capitalism, and there is nothing more “capitalist” than free markets. It is in fact a “liberal” concept to close markets, tax foreign goods and subsidize domestic goods (like agriculture). If you are a true fiscal conservative, you should be in favor of free markets and global trade agreements. A conservative’s ideological opposite, Karl Marx (a communist for those who don’t remember), was opposed to free markets and capitalism. Please be conscious about what you are saying when you throw around words and concepts.”

Depends on how you define liberal. Classical liberals are all for open markets.
Posted By Anonymous : July 25, 2007 4:08 pm
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I GUESS THE THEORY HERE IS THAT YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING YOU WANT! THERE ARE PESKY LITLE THINGS CALLED "FACTS", HOWEVER, AND ANYONE WHO HAS READ "ANY" FACTUAL HISTORY WOULD KNOW THAT LIBERALS (MARXIST) AND THE WORD "OPEN" DON'T BELONG IN THE SAME SENTENCE. THIS IS AN UNINFORMED, EVEN STUPID, ASSERTION! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW DESTRUCTIVE AND HORRIBLE TO PEOPLE THE IDEOLOGY YOU ARE SUPPORTING IS. I'M GUESSING YOU RECENTLY WENT TO AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. WHERE ELSE WOULD YOU LEARN SUCH RUBBISH?

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Have any of you people taken the time to look up the American Enterprise Institute that Fred Thompson admitted to being a member of?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Enterprise_Institute

They are NOT a "conservative think tank" like Fred said!

AEI has emerged as one of the leading architects of the second Bush administration's public policy.[2] More than twenty AEI alumni and current visiting scholars and fellows have served either in a Bush administration policy post or on one of the government's many panels and commissions.[3] Former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz is a visiting scholar, and Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is a senior fellow

Regardless of the validity of issues raised, shriekboxes like this woman should not be rewarded with press coverage.

Hello, I am an American that is sick & tired of the citizens of this great Country that keep their heads in the sand. My mothers side of the family fought in the revolutionary war & the other half migreated PROPERLY from Russia because they were cast out for not wanting to fight in the civil war. Now it makes me absolutly sick that some of you people just want to turn a blind eye to whats going on. Go back to bed America – You are free to do what we tell you, go back to sleep. We will save you from your free thinking self. Now if I oppose the war & send money to an organization that wants the war to end & is having success doing so King George can sieze my property and throw me in jail. Go back to sleep sheeple, go back to sleep.

This is just another example of how blatantly obvious the power elite have become as they parade 'their' candidates in front of those whom they've spent so many years dumbing down. How ironic it is that those who scripted the game are witnessing a rapid erosion of 'their' impact on the power of individual thought – thanks to the 'net.

Ron Paul is the ONLY legitimate anti-thesis to the power elite's thesis/anti-thesis charade. And, once again, thanks to the net for allowing a true and open discussion to devlop which is igniting the spirit of real patriotism. And this is clearly a trend that has the establishment bankers worried.

"Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country."

Ronald Regan

Ron Paul was one of Ronald Regan's first supporters by the way. People who consider themselves conservatives and republicans and yet still bash Ron Paul need to do some more reading and self reflection.

If Fred doesnt run or keeps up his indecisiveness, I'm going to vote for NEWT! Sure, he cheated on his wife – so did Bill. He may have even been hypocritical, but so are all politicians. At least Newt stands on principal and supports America and Americans first. He doesnt cower to the media and like him or not, he's a very smart man. He's not going after the money, he wants to effect real change and that's what this country needs. GO NEWT.. GO!

Folks - if you want the perspective of the person who was standing right next to her (that would be ME), go and take a look. You might find a few salient facts in the post that make a difference in determining whether she was unjustifiably manhandled or legitimately removed as a trespasser (hint: it is the latter).

http://rhymeswithright.mu.nu/archives/234792.php

She sounds like a Ron Paul supporter – totally out of control and divorced from reality.

Very recently, a woman reported on the radio that when she tried to ask Hillary Clinton a question she was removed at Clinton's request and taken outside the event in handcuffs!!! Will anyone get this scary woman to answer a question? A woman for President, fine, but not this woman. No way.

The protestor is a member of yet another far left wacko 9-11 conspiracy group. These are the same rabid animals that fed Rosie O'Donnell ultimately causing her professional implosion. You see, I was at that Fred Thompson reception and heartily thank the police for their quick action but my mom got scared and said "you're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel-air" I whistled for a cab and when it came near the license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror. If anything I could say that this cab was rare but I thought naw forget it yo home to Bel-Air!

Reading over the comments is too damn entertaining...

Neo-Cons, Ahhh!
NAFTA, Ahhh!
NAU, Ahhh!
CFR, Ahhh!

Why can't we just go back to minding our own country, recall our military forces, subsidize and protect native industry no matter how inefficient, close our borders... you know like back before WWII when eveything was sooo much better... lol!

As an undecided Republican voter, it seems to me that the Thompson people in this thread are just doing a lot of name-calling/personal attacks. It says a lot about this guy if his supporters have to resort to this kind of stuff.

Tony,

You should go prove your conspiracy theory. Go hijack a jet, then try to fly it into a tall building late at night. Let's see if it falls to the ground...

I'm actually halfway being serious. Instead of people complaining about conspiracy... PROVE IT... and do it to an old building with an old plane loaded with fuel when no one can get hurt...

Talk means nothing when you can't back anything up! I'm alost referring to politicians here. It's why I will NEVER vote in this country until the system changes so money and greed is not part of an election.

A CNN plant, no doubt.

Fred Thompson is a man of integrity. Too bad NONE of the Democrats can say the same.

I find it amusing that all the folks who DESTEST Fred are the same people who are obsessed with reading and commenting about every tidbit of information on him in the press. Are they closet admirers? You be the judge.....

Your remark about 9/11 being an inside job destroyed your credibility. Watching the vid, nobody "dragged" you from the building, but if I'd been there and had to deal w/ that whining, I would have. Go home, raise your kids, and get a real job.

The woman is a 9/11 truther nutcase from 'Houston911truth', and was not interested in getting any real answers. Her sole purpose was to be disruptive.

I have seen the evidence and found the woman protestor guilty of being an irrational nutcase who simply was removed for causing a disturbance among otherwise rational, intelligent, polite and respectful people.
I gave her the benefit of the doubt and reviewed her own comments and video as well as the CNN story and video. All one really needs to know that proves the woman a nutcase is that she believes that September 11, 2001 was "an inside job". My friedns, this proves SHE is no conservative and in fact is so far from conservatism, that she probably thinks Hillary and Obama is a conservative.
An inside job? Do I really need to dish out the facts that totally disproves that ridiculous claim?

This is simply another case of a raging liberal who is afraid of the very real chance of Fred Thompson winning the nomination and hadily defeating any Democrat he will stand against. Just as liberals call conservative radio shows and join conversations on blogs claiming to be conservatives so they can try and fool people, this was all this raging liberal was trying to do. She wouldn't know a true conservative if it hit her in the face. This is the tactics of communists and socialists. A few years ago MOby set out the agenda by telling liberals that they should call radio shows and blog claiming to be conservative and then bash conservatives and their principals. I hate to tell them all, because they simply cannot comprehend this, but Conservatives are not as stupid and gullible as liberals are. We actually think for ourselves and are not easily fooled by the likes of this woman or Moby. She was upset that her tactic did not work and that caused her emotions to freefall into despair and rage. She was probably told all her life that she was "special" and "smart" and "gosh-darnit, people liked her".

She was an irrate lunatic causing a disturbance and that is why she was escorted out of the building. You can hear her snapping at people who, God forbid, touched her in a crowded space. It's as if she was hunting for the opportunity to lash out and make a scene. One rational person near her even tried to calm her down when she snapped at someone by calmly telling her that he thinks everyone is touching everyone in that crowd. Yet, she still snapped at others for "touching her". The poor thing.

Then when she was asked to leave she burst out, like any good liberal, in a fit of delusion and rage and had to then be physically removed.

I say bravo to the police who were respectful in their duties and had great resraint in dealing with yet another lunatic suffering from derangement.

As to Fred Thompson, as a Tennessean who knows his carreer well, he has my vote if he runs.
If he runs, he will be the next American President. And that is what is causing the deranged to come out after him. He has not seen the last of this type of foolish and shameful behavior. Liberals are never satisfied with just supporting their cadidate. They must lash out at their opponenets with anger and rage. I guess it makes then feel better. If that's possible.

Run, Fred, run.

Nothing sounds more stupid than mispelled common words. The rudiments of grammar would not hurt these idiots either. Go Newt!

Why is someone called a kook if they have reason to believe and have heard actual statements from the guy who leased the WTC that they "pulled" building 7. Why would a perfectly good building just collapse? What did he mean by "pulling" the building? A building can't be "pulled" unless there are explosives already in there.

What about the lack of any physical evidence of a jet actually hitting the pentagon vs. a missile hitting the pentagon? Where is the tail and wing damage, where are the engines, where is the debris?????

What a beautiful implosion of two huge, reinforced concrete & steel structures (built to withstand airplane strikes & hurricanes) to powder. How could that happen???? Does that raise any eyebrows???

Fred is not my favorite but I will vote for him before I even think about voting for Hillary! Lets see if CNN posts this one.

I can't believe this poor woman was man handled by some virtual storm troopers simply because she shouted out the obvious.

The only real conservative that deserves to be president is Ron Paul! It's about time these neo-con fakes are exposed.

I saw the whole video, CNN.

So much for journalistic intergrity.

That nutty broad is one of those "North American Union", "WTC 7 was brought down by OMG TEH EVOL BUSH" paranoids.

I hope once they removed her form the rooom, they took her straight to her psychiatrist.

Whether you Thompsonites know it or not, a lot of conservatives left the GOP, tore up their cards and aren't going back, and certainly not for a RINO CFR member like Thompson! I'm not saying Thompson hasn't done some smart things as early as 2000 or so to "prep" for this day:

-He quit the Senate prematurely

-He married a trophy wife

The latter might help him in the Northeast where evangelists don't have a hold on conservative politics. But the latter doesn't help him in the South among conservatives. And his hiring open borders loser Spencer Abraham (one of the biggest pro-Saudi/pro-Arab pols ever to grace Washington) is a major "negative". But then, his trophy wife is "handling" his campaign, so we shouldn't worry, right? Polls don't mean much, now, and certainly not for an unannounced candidate. Once Republicans see him for what he is–an empty suit–they'll bolt.

Five things hurt him that the public at large isn't yet aware of (and thus his high poll numbers) assuming he doesn't properly answer them publicly:

-His stance on the 30 million illegal aliens here in the U.S. and whether he would boost the effort to build the Fence (which is the law). Anti-Invasion conservatives are deeply suspicious that he might continue Bush's push for amnesty for these many millions given his clear unwillingness to "round them up". There is no "middle ground" on this issue. Either you're for legalizing them, or you're for mass deportation. What Thompson DOESN'T say in the Chris Wallace interview is what he will do as President–would he push to legalize them as Bush is doing? Or will he finally take the reins off of ICE and rid the country of those who don't belong here? What he also fails to mention in the interview is how sky high housing costs would plummet if the 30-plus million were to begin to leave. Apartments and homes would be vacant, and rents would drop precipitously, favoring low-wage Americans. Thompson says he's "afraid of what mass deportation would mean to the economy". It would be A BOON!! Instead of the slave labor we now have, employers would have to pay a reasonable wage (as they did prior to the Invasion) and many out-of-work Americans would be lined up for those jobs! It's already been proven time and time again after the raids on the meat-packing plants in the Midwest.

-His ties to Bush and the RINOCRACY. Bush operatives are in his inner circle.

-His vowing to continue the war in Iraq which the American public is tired of and against.

-His supposed "conservative record" as a Senator which is anything but conservative.

-His refusing to kill any SPP/NAU efforts made by Bush. Americans want their sovereignty preserved and want the Invasion fr. Mexico stopped!

Conservatives, whether you realize it or not, have been "had" by RINOs Pappa Bush and GW. They aren't coming back to the nest just to cast a vote again for "the lesser of two evils"–not enough of us this time around! Many of us, like myself, will support a true conservative like Ron Paul until or unless he drops out. At that point, many of us will vote for The CP candidate who hopefully will be Dr. Jerome Corsi, a true patriot.

Here are Thompson's remarks to Chris Wallace on the Invasion fr. Mexico in that interview earlier this year:

WALLACE: You also favor comprehensive immigration reform. I want to...
THOMPSON: No, no, no, no.

WALLACE: Well, let me put up on the screen something that you said last year about illegals, and let's take a look at it. "You're going to have to, in some way, work out a deal where they can have some aspirations of citizenship but not make it so easy that it's unfair to the people waiting in line and abiding by the law."

Now, you said, "Look, it's just not realistic that we're going to round up 12 million people and ship them all out of the country."

THOMPSON: Well, that's true, as a general statement. We woke up one day after years of neglect and apparently discovered that we have somewhere between 12 million and 20 million illegal aliens in this country. So it became an impossible situation to deal with. [Not true! We knew it was happening, screamed blood hell but weren't heard until Rep. Tancredo and the Minutemen Project came along]

I mean, there's really no good solution. So what do you do? You have to start over. Well, I'm concerned about the next 12 million or 20 million. So that's why enforcement, and enforcement at the border, has to be primary. [Well, Mr. Thompson, WE THE PEOPLE are concerned about THE CURRENT 30 million here who are killing, raping, maiming, molesting and committing fraud on U.S. taxpayers!]

I think most people feel disillusioned after 1986 when we had this deal offered to them before, and now we're insisting that, you know, we solve the security problem first, and then we'll talk about what to do with regard to other things — certainly no amnesty or nothing blanket like that.

But figure out some way to make some differentiation between the kind of people that we have here. [Huh? Amnesty? What's he talking about?]

You know, if you have the right kind of policies, and you're not encouraging people to come here and encouraging them to stay once they're here, they'll go back, many of them, of their own volition, instead of having to, you know, load up moving vans and rounding people up. That's not going to happen." [We'll only encourage them to go back if the jobs dry up. And that will only happen when the Feds crack down on the millions of lawbreaking employers here! Will Thompson do this? Not the way he tells it. No mention of "employers" in his response]

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In other words, he's against blanket amnesty–but would "want to figure out some way to make some differentiation..." sounds like another amnesty to me!! There are only two possibilities–either you're for laissez les tranquille (leaving them alone or giving them some form of amnesty) OR you're for arresting and deporting them. There IS no "middle ground" on this issue. Since he didn't mention employer sanctions or ENFORCING the Fed. laws on the books against employers hiring illegals, that indicates to me that Thompson would CONTINUE what Bush is doing–a little enforcement here, and none everywhere else, continued "catch and release" and the continued deaths of Americans at the hands of illegal aliens will continue. I don't think that is acceptable to most Americans. If you read americanpatrol.com, you'd know that we lose 13 Americans a day to drunk driving illegals and another 12 Americans to murder/rape by illegals. Here's what admired Rep. Steve King of Iowa reports:

U.S. Representative Steve King reported that we lose 13 Americans per day to drunken and/or unlicensed illegal aliens. He also reported that we lose an additional 12 Americans per day to murder by illegal aliens, and that 8 American children per day are molested by illegal aliens.

This cannot continue. And conservatives will not rally around a candidate who is not on our side. The LAST thing we need is another RINO in The White House. 8 years of the present one is enough, given the damage he's done.

This is why I like Mike Huckabee. HE is a true conservative!

Why do you suppose CNN omitted in the story that she was yelling that 911 was an inside job??? and she was yelling "what about building 7". You moonbats need to get educated. CNN is not giving you the whole story. They just give you liberals what you want to here. Check out this link to see the whole video. I would have thrown her out too. It's just more of your left wing media bias.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1185451469

People draw political lines in the sand as if everyone can fall into one mold or another. One of the great beauties of God's creation is it's diversity. Stop pretending that everyone has to be "right" or "left", "this" or "that", when most people fall into elements of both or neither. To be honest, it really doesn't matter, because the same puppet master (Corporate America) is pulling the strings on both sides.

Fred Thompson is the last hope for conservative's. Everyone has skeletons in their closet and no one is perfect but unless you support those left wing nuts like Hillary and Obama or Momma's Boy Giulianni, Thompson is our Man!!! God Speed to the White House Fred, Please announce your candidacy so I can start sending you money.

This lady is an idiot, she needs to heckle George Bush instead. VOTE FOR FRED IN '08.

Nice edit job CNN. Show some of the footage before they dragged this girl out. She asked a non puffball question of Thompson and was then made to leave. CNN's editing makes this look like she was shouting the entire time. That just isnt true.

Bill and Hillary used to have people arrested for the same thing. Try this at one of her rallies and see what happens. It could be much worse!

This woman is a CNN/DNC plant.Conservatives are not irrational or hysterical like this liberal women plant tying to act like a conservative. Come on CNN. You must be afraid Mr. Thompson will be a strong candidate.

I have watched a few vids of this story. It is possible that they should not have escorted her out based on what she said. It really wasn't a big deal. However, when she started throwing a hissy fit and yelling "Don't touch me!!!" Geez lady, get a grip and toughen up a bit. From the video it was clear the police where not being very forceful. I think she was just being a drama queen. This should have never made the news. I guess she is getting the attention she wanted too bad she came off looking like a panzy.

This article is misleading. It suggests that Fred Thompson is being protested by conservatives and that this woman was a conservative. Nowhere does it mention that she is a 911 Truther or her screaming about 911 being an "inside job." That information would have given important facts and context regarding the incident.

911 Truthers are not conservatives in any sense recognized by the conservative political movement in the United States. They are loonies whose ideology lies outside the realm of rational political discussion. Most, if not all, would not even claim to be conservatives.

Ironically, this stalker may have done more for Thompson's campaign than Thompson's teasing indecision about whether he intends to run. If Thompson doesn't decide what he wants to do soon, he may come to realize that none of us really care.

[...] the other: Big media ... CNN, decider of [...]

Yeah... Maybe his trophy wife spoon fed him that answer. This man... married to that woman... will never occupy the White House. Neither of them has a bit of class and America does not look kindly on old men divorcing their wives to marry young women who have had obvious "enhancements" made to their physical appearance.

Ron Paul is a kook. He has no chance and believes the US is the bad guy. He lost all support from real conservatives the moment he blamed the US for 9-11. Ron Paul supporters are attacking Thompson cause they feel he will win. This will only hurt the GOP and allow Hillary to be President. But selfish Paul supporters just don't get it.

go to, at about 1 minute remaining:
http://www.youtube.com/v/wvMWGNX7HlI

You can hear that she asks why she is being told to leave before she began to raise her voice.

Why are cops denying people their first amendment right to free speech? Sounds more like Gestapo tactics!

Fred Thompson has got my vote.
It's about time we get a real
candidate, the other's are just
old losers, and re-hags.

The next President...Fred Thompson

I think Fred Thompson is what America needs; because how many bald headed ugly old farts can get an attractive young wife?

I'd rather vote for Borat.

""Fred Thompson is a phony. The conservative “Christian” people are lining up to back him but the guy married a chick 20 years younger (trophy wife) and he helped at an abortion clinic. On the other hand Ron Paul has been married for 50 years and is a long time pro-lifer. Why are these “conservatives” backing Thompson?""

You have to love comments like these. The reason why people are lining up behind Thompson is because, unlike your ron paul, he is ELECTABLE! Geez! you people really just do not get it. In your insulated view you have your favorite and that is fine. Before FT began speaking about running, I was thinking that Giuliani would have to do because he is the only 1 on the R ticket that was electable vs. the hillary juggernaut that has yet to be released. To be honest, I think we will be seeing more and more of these types of incidents at Thompson events because the hillary machine absolutely fears him. She knows that he has a very good shot at shooting her presidential aspirations down and will stop at nothing in trying to discredit those she fears (yes even planting her accolytes at said events). Vote Ron Paul? I think not, why waste my vote? I am quite certain that ALL candidates have done something in their pasts that might offend some people somewhere. Is any of us perfect? NAFTA is a done deal, if you really wanted to stop it you should have jumped on Bush1. Too darned late now, and no I do not favor it either. Run Fred, RUN!

"... World Trade Center 7 was an inside job!"

You can't be saying tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy nutburger garbage like that and expect to be taken seriously.

The North American Union Treaty is going to go through, no matter who's in office....The only way to stop it is to vote in neither Rep. or Dem., but we all know that is not going to happen......JUST LEARN TO SPEAK SPANISH.

Its ok to ask pointed questions concerning 911 being an inside job etc but its when ya start going over board with it where it becomes almost rude. I think when the so called truth movement gets to a badgering point they should be removed and I speak from the 911 truth movement. This kind of engagement only hurts the cause i think.

Alex Jones tends to hurt the truth movment and it saddens me he cant be calm cool and collected when presenting information. Not saying you shouldnt be passionately concerned where the nation seems to be heading. I just think he could reach people even in higher positions of power that would be willing to come forward..but ya see many of those people dont wanna be associated with somewhat radical tactics..screamin like a madman and yelling "We will crush the New World Order" in an almost growling voice. Come on..relax..present the facts and dont fly off the heandle

I wonder where he stands on the great Tangerine debate.

Wow. I was all prepared to make a comment about how crazy this lady obviously is given the 9/11 "truth" website she linked to, but then I read the responses and it seems like she's not alone. The crazy people have apparently landed.

You can be sure that whatever happens on the campaign trail (or pre-campaign trail) CNN will give the lopsided left-wing view they always have. My first choice is Mitt Romney. My second choice is Fred Thompson.

Ok so what makes you conservative then? I read all of these posts and nothing mentions what qualifies as one... I think no one has specifically mentioned certain items because conservative is different than REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT... a conservative is a word that describes one's personal beliefs, while the word REPUBLICAN describes their political beliefs... two completely different things (even thought they sometimes intertwine). Just a young man's beliefs...

So what do I get from this article? Some self righteous bimbo feels it is okay to rude to another person because she disagrees with them? Seems to me that she needs a course on civil behavior before she draws more attention to her lack of social skills at the detriment of her "cause." Grow up, woman, we have enough self important children in this country.

Newt in 2008 ...

FRED THOMPSON IS A NEO-CON...KEEP THIS GUY AWAY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.

The Neo-cons think they are ducking the scruitny of a white house run up... he has done everything but declare his candidacy.

They are going to build him up to be some behind the scenes conservative rock star and hope he slides under the radar into the white house at the last minute on a wave of frenzied fandom.

If he doesnt declare by time the rebs youtube debate in September he should not be allowed to run. As he enters McCain will exit...Mark my words.

I see all the Ron Paul cockroaches are out in force to try and throw a wrench in the process. They can't win, so they'll do anything to degrade all the real candidates. Ron Paul and his band of pea brained zombies are just a bunch of ultra right wing JBS whack jobs. On to victory Mr. Thompson!

I will bet that you will be able to traqce the protesters to Hillary. Conservatives are not rude like that. To disrupt is a liberal tactic.

Ron Paul is a fake. He stuffs appropriations bills with unconstitutional, pork barrel earmarks for his district. He further defends other Congressmen who do the same for their districts. Recently, John Murtha (the king of pork) stuffed an earmark in an approps bill. This earmark was for an entity that didn't event exist! Rep. Jeff Flake (who jock strap Ron Paul isn't fit to carry) courageously introduced an amendment to kill the earmark. And Paul voted against the amendment, thus defending an illegal, unconstitutional, blatant pork barrel earmark for an entity that doesn't even exist!!! Ron Paul people need to put down the Jim Jones Koolaid and get real.

of course george bush isn't a conservative or republican...he's fundamentally at odds with the basic tenets of republicanism...

hell I'm a Canadian and I knew that

The article fails to mention that the man and woman disruptors left together, and had a Ron Paul Bumper Sticker on their car. I guess they had no other ulterior motives right?

Anyone who has researched Fred Thompson knows that he is a strong Federalist. While Thompson will be liked by Social Conservatives, his real platform will be returning the Republican Party to its traditional roots of Less Government and Lower Taxes.

It is obvious that the left is afraid of this guy. RUN FRED RUN!

"It looks as if the lady was being a bit annoying and whiny, but she has some points and freedom of speech should be respected. More has to be understood about this man if he is to try to run for the nation's highest office. Just who is Fred Thompson?"

http://PollyTicked.com

Come on CNN show the whole flippin film!

OK, CNN pulled my first pro-Fred comment, which was in the first 10. I guess their agenda is quite clear (as usual actually).

I made the point that Fred has been very smart with his strategy. He's been collecting money and buzz, while not overexposing himself and making missteps (Obama I'm looking at you). More importantly, his movies and TV shows are still airing. For that reason alone he's wise to wait as long as possible to commit.

Once he declares, I'll be donating. Unless there's a major revelation of some kind, he's got my vote on election day.

Just another typical kook who wants her 15 seconds of fame. She completely discredited herself once she started rambling about 9/11 being an inside job and then tried to muster up some sort of police brutality scene for the cameras. Same old tired tactics from yet another generation of whackos. Nothing accomplished here.

Nut Bar ALERT!

"And just in case you are not fully aware as of yet, we are taking our country back. I am the daughter of a small business owner and a football coach, your facade of “tough Texas” talk does not ride well with me scumbag. You’re going to receive a lot more than just my fussing if you show your corrupt face back in my city.
"

ONLY QUESTION NEEDED...IS HE FAIRTAX?

Why is she labeled a "protester"? I didn't hear her "protesting". Up until the point of being man-handeled by "officers", she was asking legitimate questions concerning Fred Thompson's "conservative" credentials and his shady associations. I would "protest" also if I was being dragged out by the arm.

Isn't it amazing how the Clinton News Network will make a big deal about a lone protester against a Republican but not print anything about the hordes of protesters against their chosen one – Sir Hillary. Somehow I also believe CNN will deem this comment unappropriate and not post it.

What politician, whether left or right doesn't want money or power? What politician doesn't lie or stretch the truth? What politician says things that he/she knows you DON'T want to hear. ALL of the candidates have spots on their records, regardless of what they have or don't have we all form our own opinions and we go with what we either THINK we know, or only what we want to hear.
MOST conservatives have jobs and don't have time to raz the candidates. MOST conservatives LISTEN and keep their mouths shut and form their OWN opinions and keep those OPINIONS to themselves until VOTING DAY. But, then again, I guess ignorance is bliss for some.

Considering there are so many different degrees of what a conservative really is, this lady was a bit vague in what she was intending.

Fred Thompson was my senator and let me tell you he was a great senator and I will vote for him for president!
These Neo-Conservatives better get behind him or they will have Hillary in office. They are not going to find their perfect canidate unless Jesus himself runs. I too am a Christian but understand Fred Thompson is better than Hillary or Obama.

"Does this mean Bush is not a true conservative?"

You've got to be kidding me! Bush is no more of a conservative than the neighbor's dog. Under his watch, the fed govt and wasteful spending has increased more than it ever did under the liberal Bill Clinton, as well as entitlement program spending. He is an absolute hypocrite on homeland security – almost 6 years after 9/11 and not only are our borders and ports unsecured, he has blocked attempts to secure them. This guy presenting himself as a conservative is the biggest joke ever. Fred Thompson is a Bush "conservative". If you want 4 more years of Bush, vote for Fred Thompson. I am a true conservative, btw. I feel that Tom Tancredo is one of the more truly conservative candidates. Even Ron Paul in many ways is much more of a true conservative than the other candidates. Although in a post-9/11 world, I cannot agree with his isolationist policy on foreign affairs. Too much is at stake.

By the way, I see Ron Paul supporters spamming messages boards everywhere. Get a life, people. Ron Paul can't get out of single digits and he's a nobody. He and Dennis Kucinich can go bowling and discuss what it's like to be irrelevant.

The protester was a loudmouthed broad who probably never accomplished anything in her life. Protesting is counterproductive, and childish. She needs to grow up and get a life.

Fred is a fine conservative and his Senate record proves it. He's solidly pro-Life, pro-American, and he has my vote. This "woman protester" can go home, read a book, and learn something about the world before she dares to take such large views.

Is Fred what we want? Do we want to cancel the Declaration of Independence and Shred the Constitution? The once-independent nations of Europe are learning their lesson after it's too late. The EU now has its own constitution with 20,000 laws and 100,000 pages of legal text. It has its own currency, its own central bank, a military reaction force and a fledgling foreign policy. It has executive, legislative and judicial branches. It has its own EU flag, an EU anthem, Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, EU motto “Unity in Diversity”, EU passport, EU car license plates, EU Olympics, EU Youth Orchestra, and an annual EU day, May 9th. If this constitution is in fact adopted, by the nations of Europe who have already given up so much of their sovereignty, then they will in fact completely have abandoned it, and you will see the most dramatic consolidation of power in the history of the world.

Our Republic – Mega States

Fred Thompson is not a conservative. Anyone who thinks so, is only kidding themselves. I don't like the concept of electing someone based on if they can beat the democrat who is elected. What ever happened to voting for the best candidate based on issues? If people want the Iraq war to end, taxes to go down, employment to increase, the value of the dollar to rise, and less interference from the government then Ron Paul should be getting your votes. NONE of the republicans will beat ANY of the "top tier" Democrats except for Ron Paul. Simply because Ron Paul is the ONLY republican against the war from the start! I really hope that people start to come to their senses as we get closer to the primaries.

Gee, with all the angery comments on this page, I guess all the little liberals must have set their alarm clocks this morning (probably the first they ever needed to use one). Go back to sleep, you angry little boys and girls, the adults are trying to talk.

Bryan's comment (July 25, 2007 5:11 pm) says most of what I was thinkin', but seeing as how many commenters have repeated the bit about her being a kook, I've no problem repeating a more balanced view.

Anyone who bothers to watch the video the woman herself shot (this CNN video does not tell the whole story) will see that this woman was acting like every other person there... that is, UNTIL the police/tsa layed hands on her, for reasons that no one has yet explained...

If she had been screaming like that the whole time, I would agree that she deserved to be removed. But she wasn't. Her screaming began BECAUSE she was being removed.

When the police start "removing" people at a candidate's bidding, so that s/he can avoid a tough question or manage a photo op (as when team Bush allows Pro-Bush signs and t-shirts to line a road, but anti-Bush signs and shirts are penned up in "free speech zones"), there is something very wrong. The police are supposed to work for the public, not the powerful.

Ron Paul is an isolationist. Now if you think that will work in today's world of islamic extremism, just roll on over and go back to sleep. Let the real men who have a pair, like Fred Thompson and George W. Bush, handle this situation, because you see, if this isn't handled, no other issue will really matter.

Remember that Free Trade is better everywhere and always!

And I suppose that the Democrats have anyone running who is any different. they are all a bunch of crooks wanting to give America away to the highest bidder. If a Union is so great take a long hard look at the EU and see how good it is doing. They are all for the NAU no matter what they say in public. Money talks and BS walks.

word. he is no true conservative. he is a mccain wannabee.

He might not be "Ronald Regan" but he beats a Democrat any day!

He's the best candidate among the contenders.

Oooh! I just watched the YouTube video and it's so excellent. It turns out the woman is a "Truther"! Since Ron Paul is both a "Truther" and a John Bircher, I can see why his supporters are here cheering this conspiracy theorist woman on.

As a die-hard conservative, a Fred Thompson candidacy excites me about as much as a race between two turtles. If he wins the nomination, I'll have to vote 3rd party.

Of course he is a CFR type as they all are,think any party or election matters to the one worlders,its become so open these days they no longer refer to anyone mentioning about it as a "conspiricy nut",just as you are told daily how "great the economy is,no inflation ets".

i can no longer consider thompson. the fact he is a member of the council on foreign relations upsets me.. this group is hell bent on destroying our country as we know it. it looks like tom tancredo from colorado is the only true conservative out there.

What gives with this word 'neo con'? Do you people even know what it means?
Webster has two definitions for 'neo conservative' as follows: 1) a former liberal espousing political conservatism 2) a conservative who advocates the assertive promotion of democracy and United States national interest in international affairs including through military means.

I have to question someone when they list Wikipedia as they're source. Fred Thompson is about as conservative as your going to find. And I'll take him over the socialist libs any day.

heh, http://www.CFR.org, the Council of Foreign relations is not a "leftwing or rightwing" group it is a conglomerate of all types of political leanings in order to get as many view points on subjects that related to American foreign policy. People seriously need to get a clue in and stop believing that EVERYTHING is a conspiracy theory in the making and all of this black helicopter crap. Fred Thompson is HIGHLY conservative. Do a google on the internet for Fred Thompsons voting record as a senator, if that isn't conservative enough for you then there is not much anyone in the USA can do for you.

Fred is a real conservative. He is strong and stands for what is right. I have read many of his posts and after much research, he has a great chance of winning. For those of you who don't have a lot of time to do your research, just support the republican candidates that the left hates.

Hillary is scared and so is the left about Thompson.

Please don't take one issue where he hasn't had a chance to explain where he stands on it, and then run with it and get all emotional and crazy.. That is just nuts! SO what if he is on that Council of foreign relations.. Does that mean he agrees with everything that council has put forth??? What if he doesn't like the idea of erasing our borders with Canada and Mexico!

Just give him a chance to explain.. That lady didn't.. She went in there trying to punish him for being on the council and didn't give him a chance to explain.

This comment section has been taken over by "truthers" and Alex Jones type conspiracy nutjobs. The fact that there are more than two of you shows how woefully inadequate our mental health system is. God help us.

Why wasn't the question shown. She was scared at the end since she didn't know what was going on. She asked the question long before they started to escort her out.

She wasn't yelling or screaming before she was taken out. Yellow-journalism at it's best CNN!

View full video here:

Typical cops, she has a right to protest and she wasn't causing harm to anyone. These politicians are more often hiding behind the aprons of law enforcement.

What a bad video and copy from CNN. She didn't start yelling until Thompson had goons manhadle her. You wouldn't know that from the CNN copy nor their video. But I saw another video of it on youtube and she got booted for asking a tough question and making him look bad. What a joke Fred Thompson is. Has to have goons manhandle a girl because she asked about one of his rich boys clubs...

Ron Paul is about as electable as Michael Moore. I can't understand why the "real conservatives" don't seem to get this? It's not about who agrees with you on every issue, it's about who can get elected in the general election that best fits your value system. Ronald Reagan understood this and his language and communication style reflected this. This woman was just another nut. If you she really wants answers about a candidate all she has to do is look at the voting record and read about what the candidate stands for and against. Shouting questions at a meet and greet like you're Sam Donaldson is rude and unproductive. Why bother to show up at an event like this if you already had your mind made up about the candidate? With this women this was clearly the case. Thompson did the right thing and so did the police who removed this nut job.

While you guys argue about how conservative someone is or is not, the Bill and Hillary Socialist show moves toward the White House. You are better off focusing on the big picture and the real danger for this election.

I find it strange that CNN mentioned the "you're not a real conservative line" but failed to mention her 911 conspiracy nuttery. Why mention one and not the other?

So George Bush isn't a conservative. I guess it's a total coincidence that the moron idiot conservatives put him in office, bowed to his every whim in Congress, enabled him at every step of the way, not only accepted, but elaborated and vehemently defended his never-ending stream of lies, and accused anyone who disagreed with him of being a traitor and a terrorist.

Is that it?

And I suppose it's also a total coincidence that he appointed two certified conservatives who are the next thing to Nazis to the Supreme Court. Right?

Everybody but the delusional conservatives knows what George Bush is, and in addition to being a wanna-be dictator and the bitter enemy of the Constitution, he is the apotheosis of conservative.

Looks like another 911 "truther" nutjob trying to find another conspiracy theory. Maybe she should go check out the grassy knoll. And this is news? A Presidential contender makes a speech, we don't care what he says, but some "Looser" runs off at the mouth and CNN publishes her every word? Get a grip on reality, people, and forget about these Lefty "news" channels!

I watched her video. Clearly, she did what CNN and the rest of the propaganda cabal should be doing, which is asking real questions of these criminals and demanding that they give real answers. Bravo for her. Phooey on CNN. You're becoming less relevant by the day.

I like the ron paul supporters who claim he's a "true" conservative. HE doesn't even claim he is. Although, libertarians and conservatives share many views there are many important differences and PLEASE give it up he will never be the nominee he's a bit loony and he joins the left with his "blame America first" rhetoric.

What happened at the event? Someone screamed and acted like a moron and CNN thinks that is all that should be reported? CNN, get a life. Do any journalist still work at CNN?

If I stalk Clinton or McCain and scream at them, will you give me this kind of coverage?

The woman who was escorted out was shouting about World Trade Center Seven. She's a 'truther'. Part of the one quarter of Americans that think the 9/11 attacks were an "inside job" carried out by the US government.

Why wasn't this info detailed in CNN's report?

FOX leans to the right, CNN to the left.

Mary M. in Houston is not in any position to “take anything back” because she didn't "own" the party in the first place. Her noisy, arrogant, anti-Republican minority never "owned" the Republican Party, and the threat of waging war against the Republican Party will be met by further exclusion of her overwrought minority.

Mary sounds like many other former Democrats who came over after Jimmy Carter, but never assimilated to Republican philosophy. Instead, they claimed that “they” were in charge, and began making demands. They completely misinterpreted the good manners of the lifelong Republicans for weakness. The Republicans believed that, in time, the vulgar newcomers would calm down and assimilate into the Republican Party.

However, folks like Mary, REMAINED DEMOCRATS and demanded government support for their positions. Disagree with Mary and be told, “get out of the Party, it’s ours now."

Mary’s demands are not Republican in nature, principle, or philosophy. The PRIMARY philosophy of conservatism is THE RIGHT OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO LIVE THEIR LIVES AS THEY SEE FIT, FREE OF GOVERNMENT INTRUSION. Mary fails that test and is not a conservative. “Christians” are not due greater deference by the Republican Party. [Our former national chair was Jewish.]

Also, "conservatives" and "Christians" are NOTORIOUSLY CHEAP. They remit a $15 check and then brag that they support the party while making never-ending demands, yet, the lifelong Republicans donate thousands of dollars every single year, year in and year out, and ask for NO FAVORS in return.

Always remember and never forget: MOST CONSERVATIVES ARE REPUBLICANS, BUT MOST REPUBLICANS ARE NOT CONSERVATIVE. Anyone who has taken even a freshman course in economics understands that anyone who wants control had better have power. Power doesn’t come in $15 checks or in taking pot shots at the leader of the Party. IOW, Mary has a better chance at forming her own party, than “taking back” the Republican Party. I’m now going to be on the look out for any anti-Republican [militant] “Christian” or “conservative” complainers in my constituency, and if they exhibit the least reluctance about pulling their weight, I’m cutting them loose. In other words, if any of them exhibit any Mary behavior, I’m cutting them out completely. I need Republicans who support us, not those who are “at war” with us.

If this were a conservative heckeling Hillary it would not even make the back page of the Podunk Free Press.
Wake up, we need a leader who can stand up to a very hostile world that is not going to hold hands and sing Kum Ba Ya with us regardless of who we elect. The only Democrat that even comes close is Biden followed by Hillary. Forget this Liberal, excuse me, progressive vs. conservative BS. Personally I would rather have a President who would blow cigar smoke in Chavez's face. The only difference between Fred Thompson and Ronald Regan is that Thompson was a better actor.

It seems like the real reason she thinks he isn't a real conservative is that he doesn't believe in "9/11 truth." Whatever, next please.

I have a few criticisms of Thompson myself (basically, I'm not convinced that he's up to the huge task of fixing and downsizing our government, the way Romney is), but her criticism is pretty lame.

Good Job Fred. This woman was a neo-lib with an agenda.

You didn't report that the woman was a 9/11 truther. Why? Did that not fit in with the "Real conservatives turn against Fred" talking point you're working to establish?

>>>All of these candidates are a part of the Council on Foreign Relations

Looks like the troofers are out in force on this thread.

A lot of fuss over nothing. You people need to grow up and get a life!

Oh, so I see that Mr. Fred has come out of meditation now after his trip to kiss Israel's golden ring.

The Liberals are scared. CNN is reporting this which probably happens everyday to every candidate and Thompson hasn't even announced. I love the Ron Paul crowd here also, yeah he's a real conservative. I mean NONE of these anti Thompson posters would consider any Republican, or if they were genuine in their soul why not vote a Green candidate? It's all Democrat hit squad, 24/7/365 for 8 freaking years till Bush is gone. I want Thompson, but at this point you'd have to be crazy to actually want ANY Dem President with a Dem Congress. Remember 1993? I do, it was a big eye opener and yes I voted for Clinton. There are a whole lot of changes now and yes we are at war and yes I've served in Iraq and yes, I'm still in Kuwait supporting the War-fighters. I am astonished at all the people who are scared of Fred, it's very obvious by this (s)- hit piece from CNN, don't you think?

If Thompson was/is a member of CFR and has not denounced this dangerous lobby then that disqualifies him as a prospective president, period.

I dont who people are who are Fred is not a true conservative. He is by far the most conservative canditate wh has a chance of winnning. He is not a 'neo-con' he is actually closer to being a federalist than a conservative. He believes in small government, pro-life (look at his senate voting record), cutting taxes, border security, pro-gun, and is not afraid to stand up to dems when it comes to the war. WHat else do want? so what he supported Mccain Fiengold, one blemish, compare him to Romney, Rudy and Mccain and he is BY FAR the BEST option!!!

Awesome Job exposing the CFR member for what he is.. sure they only played the part that made her look the worst..

Yes, the clip cut in at the hieght of the protest/(more like just asking questions, I guess that is protesting now) when the cops were closing in on her so she was distressed and threw out the wild card with the inside job call, they will likely spin her as a crazy nut that think the building were demolished.. when any person can look at the footage again and see that it was set up by someone..

So what was Tompsons answer? Why is he in the CFR they didn't cover that part it was neatly left out.. I am sure it was some total side step answer.. I would like to see how he answered.

Why didn't the media cover his answers?

Note to conservatives: Please be aware that is the liberals who are spreading this "Thompson is not a true conservative" thing. They're afraid of him and are trying to create these divisions. Don't fall for it.

"So the lady was being a jerk and he told her to be quiet and let him answer. What’s the problem with that?"

Well, Thompson didn't answer the question, did he? Just politics as usual. Fred Thompson is not a conservative. Like Giuliani or Hillary, he has no principles.

This is crazy. She asked him about his membership in the CFR, and then she was removed. Her shouting did not begin until Thompson's brown-shirts began handling her.

"Unjust war, unjust war, his wife dresses like a hollywood celebrity, too much cleavage, wah wah wah!" You pansy libs are pathetic, I absolutely can't wait.

Neo Con Artists destroyed the Conservative movement deliberately, God Help us when the socialists get in.

They will not reverse the freedom eroding laws enacted by the NeoCons.

They are traitors to America and the entire Western World.

Fred Thompson is another one of them. The entire political system of the USA needs to be purged of these traitors, many of them deserve jail time, Plame-Gate, AIPAC-Gate, Abramoff-Gate are just the tip of the iceburg.

Attack Iran, lose all your personal freedoms, that is what it is about.

Destroying us from within.

Communism from within.

Think people.

Magnes

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Let us see what gets edited.

I will report.

Ill take Fred over any one of the democrats though, thats for damn sure...and they can fuss at me all they want for it

You liberal freaks are about to loose again. Thats why you have to stupe to new levels. imwithfred.com is the new Presidents web site.

"Free trade" is not the same thing as "free trade agreement." Free trade doesn't need an agreement. An agreement (by agreement) restricts trade on those who are not a part of it (like a small U.S. company lacking the economies of scale to outsource in a third world country). More specifically, NAFTA benefits a lot of people with homes in Nantucket, and it gives jobs to a lot of poor people in MEXICO. It screws the U.S. middle class. But worst of all, it necessitates open borders, which will be the death of us all...unless maybe these CFR-lauding, NAFTA-phantic, armchair economists all move to beautiful Tijuana and sample some free-trade water from the tap. Yeah that will give their stupid fat mouths something else to vomit out.

just because he's not a conspiracy theorist or "truther" as you all call it dont mean he wont make a good president . seems to me you want more democrakkk's in office to make things worse

It's definitely important to see the longer video on Youtube from that lady showing what really happened when she asked about his membership in the CFR. I am very proud and grateful that there are people like her getting out there and asking these questions. These CFR traitors need to be exposed for their treason!

Fred Thompson is both a fiscal and social conservative on most issues. Certainly more conservative than President Bush is. I care little that partisans of other candidates interrupt public events like spoiled unruly children. BTW, I also like Duncan Hunter & Tom Tancredo. If either of them can get some traction then I could well support either. Until then, I will support the most conservative candidate with the best chance to unite most of the GOP and beat the Democrat Socialist candidate (probably she whose name I shall not speak). Right now that is Fred Thompson.

What is a neo-con ? Well that's PC for a conservative Jew or one sympathetic to them. What is a 'real conservative' ? That's a definition relative to one's belief. What's a clueless moonbat ? Well that's people that toss these bumper-sticker concepts around not having a clue what they are talking about but think it makes them sound 'in the know' to other clueless moonbats.

These Ron Paulites are pretty desperate to constantly beat up on Thompson who hasn't even thrown his hat in the ring. "On the other hand Ron Paul has been married for 50 years and is a long time pro-lifer. Why are these “conservatives” backing Thompson?" As the Wizard might say – Ron Paul may be more conservative, but Fred Thompson has one thing that Ron Paul doesn't... CHARISMA. Plus instant name and face recognition, so - like it or not - that's what can attract moderates and even Dems disgusted with the 'Bama-Clinton foodfight.

Dave does not seem to understand that acting is an honest occupation. George Murphy became a US Senator. Gopher became a Congressman from Iowa. Clint Eastwood became the Mayor of Carmel, CA and Sonny Bono became the Mayor of Palm Springs and then a US Congressman. Arnold Schwarzenegger is the Governor of California, as was Ronald Reagan, who then became one of the GREATEST Presidents the USA has ever known. Acting is a valid profession (gee, it's even taught in Leftist universities, isn't it?) and there is no reason to exclude actors from politics. HOLDING SUCH A VIEW IS BIASED, BIGOTED, NARROW-MINDED, JUDGMENTAL, INTOLERANT, UN-AMERICAN, (and completey irrational).

I thought Leftists were supposed to be so darn open-minded. Isn't "tolerance" and "diversity" two of their favorite mantras? Oh, that's right, that demand only applies when Democrat whacky sub-groups aren't being welcomed with open arms into polite society, so the Democrat orders about being "tolerant" and "diverse" only applies to Republicans.

this lady is a whack job. her website that she tells us to link to is one of those 9/11 conspiracy websites. if she is for the first ammendment so much, i am sure she will be happy i am sharing my views. i think she is a traitor to say the u.s. govt. was involved in 9/11. i am ashamed that she is a fellow texan.

I wonder how many liberals are out there commenting or 'activating' on conservative candidates, or potential candidates, in order to hopefully split the vote enough to allow the Democrat Party a better shot at a win in '08? Ron Paul and Mike Gravel seem to be unlikely, sorry attempts to this end. It is way to early to even consider, much less attempt to be, a political party nominee for president. The majority of people in this country, silent or otherwise, have much more important things to attend to than wasting time listening to bloviating idiots on the campaign trail or on meaningless posts on websites like this opining on events almost a year and a half before an election.

I love the "don't fuss at me". The first thing that caught my eye with this guy is he gives straight answers and doesn't speak DIPLO-double-talk. I'm so sick of these politicians who "sound articulate and presidential" answering a question for 2 minutes and not even getting to specifics which could be said by Newt or Fred in 20 seconds.

As usual, the Ron Paul shills are thick tonight. The man has some good ideas, but for crying out loud, he hasn't a SHOT at winning the general election. He's like a whiny little Kucinich type. Like a little rat. "Ehh, ehh, they attacked us on 9/11 because of our presence in the Middle East". Give me a break.

Bush is also in favor of the NAU. Does this mean Bush is not a true conservative?

Bush is not a true conservative, he teamed up with Teddy Kennedy to write the education bill. He created a huge new unfunded entitlement program (senior drug program). He doesn't care enough about the security of the nation to secure the borders of this country.

Way to prove your objectivity Mr. CNN. Very subtle how you left out the woman's entire quote, including the bit about world trade center seven and an 'inside job'. She is so obviously a pompous rouge liberal at the very least or a Democratic party operative in the worst case. She's likely one of those Moveon.org rabble or Code Pink idiots. No conservative would ever spout such seditious drivel that the likes of Rosie O'Donnell and the Professor Charlie Sheen. But I suppose that's to be expected from the propaganda wing of the Democratic party, oops, I mean 'free press'.

http://republicanrenaissance.blogspot.com/2007/06/ron-paul-and-fred-thompson-comparison.html

Go to this web site to compare Thompson's voting record to that of Ron Paul. Then you will see who the REAL conservative is.

Wow, could CNN be any less forthright? First, the lady is a Ron Paul promoter. Second, she's a freaking TRUTHER. At the end of her own clip on youtube, she starts shouting zany 9/11 conspiracy theories.

She's not a protester, CNN. She's a nutcase truther of the Rosie O'Donnell sort (then again, there was a media blackout of those things, too, instead focusing on her fued with Donald Trump).

Do your homework and stop giving nutcases a platform.

I like how our unbias friend from CNN failed to mention the fact that this woman who we are to believe is some type of die hard conservative is authentic? Please, she's a liberal plant. There are no conservatives who buy into the 'inside job' lunatic conspiracy. Simple enough to omit a direct quote and make her seem like a real person. The plain fact of the matter is that there are no real conservatives anywhere in Washington D.C. and there are none on the horizon either. The entire country has swallowed the bitter pill of liberal self-indulgence and the part of the world watches as the other part prepares to do battle in hopes of our destruction, not only America's destruction but the destruction of our entire system of values and principles which allowed liberal flights of fancy exist at all. We we quibble amongst ourselves as our enemies advance behind us with a knife intended to plung into our backs and all we care about is what party holds power, mythical global warming and celebrities. To quote General Sherman – “If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world but I am sure we would be getting reports from hell before breakfast.”

Fred Thomson is an actor. We have enough actors in the house and senate. You cannot trust anyone: and I mean anyone, who belongs to that anti-American "Council on Foreign Relations." Thier true game is to destroy our sovereignty and America's instutions. You want a real man of the people? Vote Ron Paul.

I am amazed at how many blind voting Democrats have tried to pass themselves off as conservatives in this thread.

Please take note: Liberals are the WORST at trying to pass themselves off as conservatives or objective, no matter what moral values from the Bible they quote.

Fred will get the nomination if he runs and that is what is freaking the left out....

Fred Thompson isn't a conservative, but to the koolaid drinkers who believe in the Left vs. Right fraud, he is, because all these people know is what they heard on TV or read in the newspapers.

Fred Thompson is a CFR-neocon crony, and the CFR from its inception has been working to erode US sovereignty in favor of a one world socialist government headed by the UN. Fred Thompson, in my opinion, is an anti-American traitor just like the rest of them. His fake conservative acting isn't fooling me.

This country is turning into a Soviet-style police state, and to see the way this bold and intelligent woman was manhandled by these jackbooted officers is inidicative of this police state.

Soon it will be a crime to say anything that goes against the government.

Wake up!!

18 years as a slick D.C. lobbyist – influence peddling and seeking to manipulate votes in Congress...hardly makes Fred the type of candiate of change and improve the scandal ridden image of the Republican party.

I don't get it – what am I missing that makes a career lobbyist a good candidate for President???

He has ZERO chance of defeating the Democrats in the general election.

Y'all seem to have forgotten something: money is a living thing. It flows with almost total disregard for any single human being, any name, any politico, party, affiliation. Money is alive. The mistake is politicians try to alter its course and only get burned doing so. Few along with their silent worker bees have moderate but momentary success, e.g., Ronald Reagan. If there is going to be a union of countries, e.g., Canada, America, Mexico, it will happen and you can't force it any more than you can stop it. It will happen because it is money-driven.
Keep rattling your chains and make your voice go hoarse but your 30-seconds of fame expired hours ago already...so, in the vernacular of my daughter's generation, "go get a life."

Wow, judging from these comments, the black helicopter crowd is well organized! The notion that Fred Thompson, GWB, or any other major politician supports political union with Canada and Mexico is right up there in sheer nuttery with the idea that George H.W. Bush is plotting with the Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons, and Skull and Bones to form a world government and steal American sovereignty. Fred Thompson is a mainstream, Reaganite conservative with the intellect, charisma, and experience to take down Hillary or Obama.

You fail to note that as she was removed from the hangar, she was shouting, "What do you think about World Trade Center 7...It was an inside job." She repeated herself at least once.

You quoted part of her statements, yet you omit reference of her statement that casts light on her credibility.

I thought CNN was better than that.

Thanks YouTube.

RE:“A conservative is supposedly in favor of capitalism, and there is nothing more “capitalist” than free markets. It is in fact a “liberal” concept to close markets, tax foreign goods and subsidize domestic goods (like agriculture). If you are a true fiscal conservative, you should be in favor of free markets and global trade agreements. A conservative’s ideological opposite, Karl Marx (a communist for those who don’t remember), was opposed to free markets and capitalism. Please be conscious about what you are saying when you throw around words and concepts.”

What you really descibe here is Corporatism. No global trade agreement should EVER supersede The US Constitution and the powers enumerated and delegated within it. Global trade agreements that weaken the sovereign rights of this nation in favor of global market schemes authored by and implemented in favor of multi-national corporations with no allegiance to this nation are repulsive to freedom, competition and the rugged individualism on which this country was founded. What you endorse is actually closer to Marx than you realize. Instead of heads of governments taking your freedoms it will be heads of governments at the behest of large multi-national corporations!

CNN again manipulating the news.

This woman was no conservative.

I wonder who you Thompson haters are actually voting for in the primaries and the general election?

You guys are probably closet hillary/obama supporters who are just looking for a scant reason to bad mouth a real threat the the dems in '08.

"If you're 20 and not a liberal, you don't have a heart. If you're 30 and not a Conservative, you don't have a brain."

Get a grip. You people make me sick. Fred Thompson is a Good Republican & a Good Conservative. He will make a GREAT President. He has my vote, and the votes of wife Wife & Son. You folks need to stop acting like whiners, and get a life.

She's obviously a nut case. The frightening thing is that, judging from comments to this story, she's not alone. You people need some serious therapy. So tell me, just who IS a "real" conservative? Ron Paul? GIVE ME A BREAK!!! If you think he has a prayer in hell, you're delusional.

Some of you people are delusional. Ron Paul electable? Thompson a neo-con? Thompson is a true conservative in the mold of Ronaldus Magnus. Any Republican is better than the Democrat liberals – Hillary, Obama/Osama, or Edwards. Sheesh...

If this is the best the Thompson distractors have to offer, then he's got the Republican nomination sewn up already.

all you so-called conservatives who say Bush is not a conservative...why did you vote him in for a second term?!?! He's not doing anything new this term, the lies are just as big, the failure is the same...I don't get you folks. the RTL-ers are sort of sad. they're like a girl who puts out thinking the guy will luv her, when all he wanted was to use her for an easy ride. republicans will never overturn Roe v. Wade.

also, I don't know where some of you get your definitions of liberals or democrats. it seems whenever you want to disparage someone, you label him a democrat. that's funny. just shows how brainwashed you are...you cannot admit that these freaks in office are republicans. Cheney is a made-man republican...and he'll never back the religious right. So is Rummy...who totally mangled the invasion of Iraq. So is Bremer, so is Abrams, Wolfowitz, Perle, Negroponte, Gonzales, Yoo...deal with it. they're your ugly babies.

I'm quite amazed at the "anti-Fred" jibber-jabber; we may have to call in Mr. T! Or, Fred Thompson to "pity" those that don't think that he IS a real conservative. Not neocon (whatever the hell that is) or anything of the sort.

p.s. Am I the only one to notice that liberal posters appear to be somewhat short on pith?

Wow..you NUTROOT's can get behind anyone that is serving your purpose and that is to destroy any and everybody who does not agree with your far left, idot, morbid and the sick way you look at America. If it does not fit your agenda, you want to destroy. Well guess what – it ain't happening with Fred nor us (fredheads).

As far as I'm concern, she asked a good question and got a darn good answer. Case closed..let move on to 2/5/2008. I'm ready – so bring it own.

Wow here is a real shocker, a CNN chat forum full of angry leftists spitting uninformed venom. Socialism 08!! Europe Rules!! Support the Troops not their mission!! The product of generational adolesence

Your a Joke Steve, Get your facts straight!

There are true conservatives out there... look at Duncan Hunter. He's more of a conservative than Ron Paul.

RUN FRED RUN. WE NEED YOU NOW MORE THAN EVER!!!!!!!!!!

Fred Thompson doesn't take the rudeness that liberals so freely dole out, so when the lady interrupted him while he was trying to answer the question she asked, i would have responded in the same way, especially with how rude and pretentious she was. I want a president that will stand up for himself and not take bullying from people like this woman.

A note on his involvement with the North American Union. How can a person make any change if they are not a part of an organization that affects change. If Fred Thompson is not a part of an organization that has the potential to create noticeable change, how can I count on him to be proactive. Id rather him be a part of an organization and have a hand in how it is run, in whatever capacity, than for him to be sitting on the sidelines and let other people who dont represent my ideals dictate that change.

On Hilary Clinton, since a few of you mention her. She is the most self-righteous, potty-mouthed, lying hypocrite I have ever encountered in my life and I would be doing my female kind a HUGE disservice by even considering supporting her. If you want to know the whole truth about her , read the book "the truth about hillary". it should be very eye opening especially for those of you who support her or are even thinking of supporting her.

FRED HEADS UNITE!

She went in there to cause trouble, starting screaming conspiracy-theorist nut job type concepts like 911 being an inside job and such, and she got thrown out. Nothing much to say other than don't go into a place, cause trouble, and not expect to be thrown out.

You don't accomplish much when you act like a fool instead of debating this in a controlled manner at the proper time and place. Screaming and crying and resisting the police is obviously NOT the right way to do this.

A visit to this girl's website confirmed that she belongs to a tinfoil-hat group that thinks 911 was some secret plan by the government. Too bad you can't buy maturity and common sense, or else I would donate some to this poor girl.

Well; I can see it now. Another actor for President. I have nothing against
actors/actresses, but I,m curious as to what will Mr Thompson do differently
than Mr. Bush?

Responding to David of Arizona. Bush is absolutely not a true conservative. Bush like your entire list of candidates are all globalist. There is little difference between any of those including Bush.

Thompson is just another Bushlike liberal Repub. It's sickening.

Run Newt Run!

Well, the woman below said she was that woman. Then she links a loony lefty liberal site claiming 9/11 was some huge cospiracy. Obviously she is not a conservative herself, so what in the world was she doing telling him he wasn't? I'm sorry.. but anyone who claism 9/11 is psychopathic and detached from reality... I'm glad the theory exists.. makes it easier to tell them apart. Not one single theory about that conspiracy has ever been prove true, fact. See May 2006 popular mechanics.

The only hope to savethis country is to un-elect every repulsive and democrap and not elect any more. The corruption in the criminal class in Washington is pandemic and both parties are seling out the nation ant The Constitution. Ron Paul a Libertarian is running as a Repulisve out of desperation to save the country form these mountbanks. Help save America. Don't vote Repulsive or Democrap.

Too bad she didn't bring up the Trans-Texas Corridor, which no doubt Freddy boy would support. It is, after all, part of the NAU, and it is happening now.

The TTC will take away Texans' homes and invade their property. MANY Texans are not happy with that.

So Fred, what say you?

CNN: Shame on you for under-reporting this. She was not a political protester. A 9/11 Truther, perhaps... but even Truthers can ask questions like the rest of us.

This is ridiculous.

[...] Here's a little tidbit I thought was interesting. HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) – A woman screaming “you’re not a real conservative, sir” was removed by police from a welcoming reception for likely GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson Wednesday morning. A second protester was also taken from the room. [...]

Now that all 15 of Ron Paul's supporters have told us what they think of Fred Thompson in this obviously staged event, can we move on?

Bwahaha! The funny thing is, the lunatic was probably a Ron Paul supporter. Like weeds, them, popping up all over the place, irritating everyone. Funny Stuff

Interesting comments-seems a whole lot of people are worried their candidates won't stand up against Fred-so they need to scream, lie, and insult. Looks like Fred is the perfect antilib candidate, that also goes for the libs in denial aka progressives.

"Fred once said ‘America is the greatest beacon of hope for all freedom loving people around the world’"

You are voting for this guy because he said we are a beacon of hope?

Say bye to your gun rights, babies, and borders. America is a beacon of hope, Fred Thompson is not. Look up the NAU on YouTube.

This had nothing to do with Thompson's conservative bonafides. The woman was a "9-11 Truther" whacko, who wanted to scream "World Trade Tower 7 was an inside job" as she did later in the tape. Her appearance there had nothing to do with Thompson, except that he was likely to have TV cameras around him.

Good grief, CNN, don't try to prop up nut jobs as legitimate critics of political candidates by telling only half the story. It makes you look sleazy and foolish.

None of the candidates - neither Republican or Democrat - possess the credentials and experience to lead a nation. ALL of the candidates - Republicans and Democrats alike - are shallow, mealy-mouthed cardboard cut-outs, mere tokens of "choice," posing as candidates for the impending sham election in 2008. There is NO freedom of choice in this country anymore, the political parties are all one and the same, and our "leaders" are selected behind the scenes without any regard for "the will of the people." These are the final days of America, land of the free, and the only thing that can change that is revolution. Unfortunately, Americans no longer have the guts or the morals to revolt against their government, even when it is filled with detestable and corrupt bottom-feeders.

I like how CNN ignores that the woman screamed "World Trade Center 7, It was an Inside Job!"

Rant on, honey! Blablabla! We all care so much what you think. Listen closely – you can hear her say "World Trade Center was an inside job."

Just another nut. Oops! Is that non-PC? How about kook?

– LaRouche isn't running, so vote Ron Paul!!! –

No conservative marries a woman young enough to be his youngest child, produces babies, after passing the mid-60's, supports abortion, etc. Need I say more? I cannot imagine Fred Thompson as president and the thought of his child bride in her low cut clothes, hipping a couple of babies puts conversatives like me, straight over the moon. Mr. Thompson – Go back to TV & your babies and give this one a miss, I beg you.

I like Fred, but right now, I am not 100% sure for whom I will be voting. I do know that I will not be voting for Ron Paul, he may be a good man but he comes off as a nutjob and we do not need someone in office that gives off that vibe.

Won't these Berkeley-styled activists ever realize that the more they misbehave like this and try to force the American public how and what to think, the more the very same public take offense at their hubris in thinking that we're somehow stupid and that they hold the "intellectual" keys to all knowledge and wisdom? If these people were indeed half as smart as they think they are, then why are their dogmatic "centers", such as Berkeley California, chock full of the most unhappy, unfulfilled, angst-ridden and self-loathing people in the country? Answer me that!

The whole campaign process, including fair and biased reporters, true and false personal histories, voting or governing records given in and out of context, etc., will shape the election of the next administration. I hope that serious, involved voters will keep themselves as informed as possible, and rely on their own good judgement. I also hope that the uninformed (most of the eligible population) will refrain from voting. Forgive me if I find both the candidates and the protesters suspect. A "true conservative" may want to torpedo Mr. Thompson; so may a liberal in conservative clothing. Unfortunately, most elections boil down not to the lesser of two evils, but to the least offensive of a meager field. Although 2000 and 2004 were the former, 2008 will be the latter, with or without Mr. Thompson.

I guarantee these two jokers were sent by Clinton Inc. Fred Thompson is the biggest threat to them at this moment. They're the same scheisters sending people to Edward's and Obama's speeches pretending to "snooze". Run a check on these two phonies and you'll find a link to some dirty democrat trickery. He's not even in the race and these losers are shouting him down? Classic Clinton strategy that they perfected. Politics of personal destruction.

Frederick of Hollywood is a political whore, just like the rest of the GOP candidates. To the commenter who said "he's no Tancredo," I can't help but be amazed that you mean that like it's a bad thing. Tancredo is a racist xenophobe... he might as well have a white hood on.

Freddy will say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear, just like Mitt. I wouldn't trust either of them any further than I can spit.

Yes, he is not a 'truther.' That's the best thing about him. He isn't trying to capitalize on a bunch of ambiguous facts associated with the deaths of 3,000 people by claiming that the government was directly involved (even though Al Qaeda has said or done NOTHING to deny their involvement, and has said NOTHING to indicate that they received any assistance from the U.S. Government, which they would gladly admit to otherwise.) He, like the rest of the voting Americans with I.Q.s above 70, is focused on more REALISTIC problems. If you don't agree with him on said problems, that's your constitutional right, but to call him 'blind' to a conspiracy that obviously never existed is beyond asinine.

It's about time someone asked these folks about the North American Union and the Security & Prosperity Partnership. The elites who only act in the name of corporations will give our sovereignty away if we are not careful.

Actually the union is already in full progress of being foisted on the American people and we need folks in office who will turn back the hands of this trashing of the United States Constitution. Read info at these links:

http://www.cfr.org/publication/8102/

I sure am glad I am a progressive and not a conservative. You guys are nuts! Fred Thompson is a nice guy and look at what that lady did to him. All in the name of not being a conservative. Well if he aint a conservative I do not know what one is. Oh and so is George. (-; You guys are really falling apart when you cannabilize your own candidates.

First let me thank the republicans for turning against the American people on the immigration issue allowing terrorists to come into our country. Also thank you democrats for allowing terrorists that probably snuck across the border to sue American citizens for reporting suspicious behavior. I will not report behavior I deem suspicious now. Thanks to the media for dividing the American people and being biased against one side or the other. Thanks for being so unpatriotic and blaming your own country first. So if there is another 9/11, all politicians and Media outlets will get something that makes the Boston Tea Party look like a Disney Movie. You can bet on it.

Add enough of this po' mouthin', Republican candidates and you all will get Mama Hilary for President. If you think she's a choice is truely crazy. Explore what she and her hand picked leftest coilition did for Arkansas Public Schools. Heck! She almost did the same thing with the nation's health care, You think HMOs are Heck???
Well, just keep on going after the rep. candidates and you'll really get yours after the elections.

Wow, this chain is full of morons. Ron paul is an absolute nut and the last person who should be in charge. You people give conservatives a bad name. The hate speech you use to describe a very decent man (Thompson) shows how ridiculous your argument is.

Oh yeah, the lady in the video made an absolute ass of herself. Seriously, what do you think is going to happen when you rudely try to speak over the very person you claim to be interviewing? You tried to make it about you, not the issue. You're clearly trying to draw attention to Ron Paul, which makes you little more than his puppet.
Agree with him or not, but don't expect anyone to listen when you call the man 'scumbag' or 'rat' or 'traitor.' You people should stop breeding.

I thought it was an apropriate response. Fred looks good to me, but its early. Try holding back the labels and easy classifications. Lets hear what he says as the election gets closer. Its too easy to get caught up on political taglines like neo-con and totally tune out WHO he is instead of WHAT he is.

Does this mean Bush is not a true conservative?

No. But Bush is most definitely not a true conservative.

Fred Thompson is an actor
Ron Paul is the real thing

Funny, this lady isn't a conservative either. She was another loony lefty implant from Ron Paul...yeah I guess he's a real conservative hah? You people are nuts. You heard her screaming "9/11 was an inside job!", sorry, but that is a leftist nut job statement.

All you tin foil hat wearing Ron Paul supporters are just so upset that you're guy (rightfully) gets no attention. An undeclared candidate is destroying your boy in the polls. Fred will win the nomination. Ron Paul will be gone right after he collects his matching FEC funds in January.

"Don't fuss at me", just what we need is another dumb hillbilly in the whitehouse...

What's funny to me is todays conservatives are yesterday's liberals and todays liberals are socialists and communists. Karl Marx would be proud of his socialist evolutionary process called Dialectical Materialism

One would have to view this woman as a liberal the way she came off. She reminded me of Cindy Sheehan, like she wanted to throw doubt upon Thompson. She may be from someone else's political camp!
I am not a Thompson supporter but this is how I view it. Dan M.

One word:

NEWT

nobody here seems to care that protest gets you removed by the police...am I the only 1 concerned by this? who cares if they weren't arrested...what happened to the 1st amm right of "grievance, petition, assembly and speech"?

I was standing next to the Ron PauLunatic at the event - she was behaving irrationally, repeatedly complaining about being jostled by people in the crowd.

But then again, her question and her comments about 9/11 being an inside job should have clued everyone in.

Go Big Fred! She should be glad she didn't do this to Bill Clinton. He used to have people detained and/or arrested for the same type of thing.

If you don't like a candidates position:
campaign against him
vote for another candidate
run against him
DON'T:
be abusive and obnoxious
Or, you might be mistaken for a "progressive".

Most of you are the reason why your party is going down the tubes. Whether you're a Ron Paul/Alex Jones "fan", or just a straight-out fringe liberal, YOU are the reason why you're constantly having to explain and defend yourselves.

Your party's downfall will be by your own hand....and those of us who are NOT left-wing fringe are happy to watch it sink. And remember....the democrat party of old would have eaten your kind for lunch 40 years ago.

You know, the protesters are the same operatives who were working for the Dean campaign. It's the typical liberal smear campaign. You will NEVER find a flawless person. Fred Thompson is the only TRUE Conservative out there. Not even Ronaldus Magnus was flawless. He too made some mistakes in his political career. I just ignore these phony bolognas–because that is what you have to do. Here is another example of someone who is threatened by Fred Thompson. If I was Fred Thompson I would have just ignored her completely.

As a conservative I cannot even hold my nose and vote for the current list of candidates running for the Republican nomination. Unfortunately, Ron Paul and Duncan hunter do not have a chance at the nomination so my vote goes to Thompson. I believe he is the only one who has a chance to beat Hillary. I read "The Fred Factor" and I believe it will answer many questions about where he stands and if he is up to the job. I can hardly wait for him to announce.

Ron Paul? *Doesn't* care about money and power? Maybe, maybe not - but he'd be enabling those who do. That, and the complete and total dismantling of the public education system, wage laws, and child labor laws, amongst other things. That's what a libertarian does - ends government oversight so that people in power can continue to, or take *more*, advantage of regular people. I'm all for reducing government and increasing efficiency - I think we all are - but the knee-jerk idea that all government's bad, inefficient, and predatory and therefore needs to be removed from existence is just plain stupid. Ron Paul idiots haven't thought this one through, nor do I think Ron Paul himself has, either. How's he going to keep working as a doctor when government medical licensing ceases to exist, or falls into private industry's hands? The medical field'll look like the market for foreign programmers on elance or guru - a whole bunch of scammers trying to make a buck. Nobody's explained the inherent stupidity in the system - we created government to protect us from predatory government, yes, but also from predatory individuals. Without it, we'll have protection from neither - and that's the libertarian's paradise, since, by and large, they're largely boarding-school rich idiots like Tucker Carlson (college dropout, by the way).

There goes the first amendment..wha a bunch of douchebags...great job Mrs.

They should probably show the whole video. It appears they chased her out of the building after asking a tough question about the North American Union.

CNN, why did you only show her being thrown out? She was respectful of Fred, and the police just grabbed her for no reason. Would they through Lou Dobbs out of the building for asking that question?

Ron Paul! HA! Look at the numbers.. Not only the polls, but the number of "people" who show up to see him. The ship has sailed on that fantasy. Go crawl under your rock.

I am a life long GOP. I was hoping Fred would add something to the GOP race that has been missing. After watching the whole video, I think he is surrounded by more thugs that want only to surpress our right to free speech..... he lost my vote.

These 911truth.org folks are lunatics. They have plastered traffic signals and road signs all over New York City with their odious stickers. Although I'm no Fred fan, I find these 911truth.org crackpots to be the lowliest bottom feeders of them all.

She's imploring people to ask themselves why she was made to leave when others weren't.
Well, maybe when someone is shouting "What do you think about 9/11 being an inside job" it just doesn't take long to figure out that she's a nut.

Incidentally, I'm a Conservative myself, and I'd just as soon not leave it to loonie liberals to tell me who's a "real" Conservative. But maybe that's just me.

Bush is NOT a conservative, however he is a christian. He has proven he is NOT a conservative. He has not done what he was elected to do, nor reelected to do. That is why he is not getting support.

Thompson said "Don't fuss at me", because that is his personality. He thought she was being rude, etc. That is how he sees the world...He is a no nonsense kind of guy, and I love that about him.
I don't care that he is from the south,white, and male.
I care that he is a no nonsense person.
I think people do not think he is a phony.

Unless you care that he is white, male, and from the south.....

I personally would vote for a woman, man, regardless of color, etc. if they are a true conservative....

Mrs. Clinton is not that.
Obama Osama is not that
John Kerry Ketchup is not that
Al Gore movie star"the world is going to end" is not either....
Sorry.

You know conservatives are for smaller government period. Somehow since GW everyone thinks that a conservative is a republican. That's not really true. A conservative doesn't have to be a christian or even "pro-life". Realistically a conservative doesn't want government to do anything bu the bare minimum to ensure that we can do what we want. A true conserative doesn't care about gay marriage, abortion, etc because these are issues that shouldn't be decided by the government as they don't have any say.
If you think Ron Paul has any shot you apparently didn't watch the debates. Terrorists don't attack the US because we have a base in the middle east they attack because we are a threat and we don't believe what they want us to. Ron's idea to pull up the draw bridge sounds good but won't work in the long run.
All and all politics are just out of hand. Here is an idea instead of making this a job why don't we go back to making it a service. Term limit every politician, cut their pay to a normal amount, and end the life time pension.

Fred Thompson is a conservative and he scares his opponents – Democrat and Republican alike. I am excited about him entering the race and look forward to sending him more money.

Ok people, you want to sound serious when you attack Fred Thompson?

Then quit talking about the North American Union.

THERE IS NO NORTH AMERICAN UNION, there are no plans for it, no one supports it, so quit sounding like kooks and please engage in real debate.

As I read some of these comments it's very obvious that those looney lefties are out again. It must be a full moon or something.

You can't say I disagree or come up with something original. Nope, just a rehash of bashing anyone and everyone who isn't a left wing moron.

Keep at it. The more you idiots talk the more the whole world sees just how stupid you really are.

Keep it up.

Republicans. Hear Me.

I am a Republican; and I can tell you one thing. The American public will not elect a pro-war Canadite in 2008.

If Republicans truly believe in lower taxes, less govermnment... the only chance we have at keeping those values is to elect Ron Paul.

He is the only canadite who has a chance at the Independent votes, the Libertarian, votes, and he even has Democratic members registering Republican.

DO NOT LET THE DEMOCRATS WIN! VOTE FOR THE ONLY CANADITE WHO CAN DEFEAT THE DEMOCRATS!

-Concerned Republican.

RON PAUL 08'!

Ron Paul is a traitor...and should be tried as such!

"Trophy Wife" seems to bother a few of these "Posters" for some reason. If that is the best you can do before Fred actually gets out into the public it says a lot about snap judgments.
Lets let him get into the fray then maybe you can set aside your problem dealing with a young and beautiful wife who would look very well wandering the White House rather then having another Clinton stalking it.

Some of you on the far, far, right are as bad as the far, far left. And in case you missed the explanation of not entering the race officially at this point, he cannot do so without harming the Law And Order Shows that are airing thru August. He has had to give notice for his ABC Radio commentaries, etc. Name another mainline Republican candidate (and I don't mean Ron Paul)who is pro-life, pro-tax cuts and a serious thinker.

Another Democrat comes out of the woodwork to protest a Republican; and this is supposed to be news?

Tom Tancrado is our only hope. I wasn't buying the rhetoric he's selling since he came out of the wood work. Mam you are my hero, keep it up and let's hold these so called "concervatives accountable.

The lady is permitted to ask a question, naturally, but when you're shouting it and not allowing the person to respond, don't expect sympathy to your "there goes the first amendment" argument. You asked the question to get a rise out of him, which it did, so you win there. You're probably elated that you were detained for a brief period.

If you watch the video from her camera, she actually isn't doing or saying anything when they start dragging her out. She had asked her question and then was quiet while Thompson was talking to someone else. She only started yelling after they grabbed her. This article has completely twisted the facts. How pathetic!

I love the re-defining of the word "conservative" on this thread. One poster even goes so far to say "There are no more real conservatives. There are just the religious liberals who think God’s law and America’s law are one and the same and the Party Liners who do not care what your views are as long as you CLAIM to be republican."

What a CROCK. To echo the lovely Digby's words: "Movement conservatives are getting ready to write the history of this era as liberalism once again failing the people. Typically, the conservatives were screwed, as they always are. They must regroup and fight for conservatism, real conservatism, once again. Viva la revolucion!

There is no such thing as a bad conservative. "Conservative" is a magic word that applies to those who are in other conservatives' good graces. Until they aren't. At which point they are liberals.

Get used to the hearing about how the Republicans failed because they weren't true conservatives. Conservatism can never fail. It can only be failed by weak-minded souls who refuse to properly follow its tenets. It's a lot like communism that way."

It was YOUR movement that enabled this administration, that propped it up, and loudly supported its actions, whether they were illegal or not. Only NOW with Nixonian approval levels, do you begin to distance yourselves from it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvMWGNX7HlI

Watch the entire 5 minute video clip to see what really happened and what CNN edited out, in order to apparently promote Thompson while attempting to make the person who asked a viable question, appear to be a nutball. Shame on you CNN, you're becoming as fair and balanced as Fox News. Good job!

Liking America doesn't make one conservative.

This guy has no chance, but I can't wait for him to officially enter the race. We need more pro-war Republicans for neo-cons to split their vote on; let all the other conservative Republicans give their primary vote to Ron Paul.

[...] Thompson was in Houston Wednesday when he was screamed at by a mentally unstable blond woman (no relation) for not being a [...]

Everyone loves a real movie star! Perhaps he will follow in the footsteps of Reagan and sell weapons to Iran!

What a tool! He's just there on behalf of CFR, to say "cause a distraction".
He is there for the "spectacle" of the Presidential Election. How fun it is to take part!

" a screaming woman"?? Steve Brusk should lose his job for not even watching the entire video and learning the real truth of what happened to this concerned citizen.

The clip cnn is showing is obviously spliced and the true video is what should be shown

This is why "journalist" are lossing all respect in America because they change the facts to create sentionalism.

Using words like "screaming" instead of showing the questions asked and unanswered is typical of todays journalist

Get a back bone we need more people like her out there asking questions

Its funny to see all of you conservatives complain about GW. You idiots are the ones who voted him in. Not one but twice because you didnt look at facts. You voted because he claimed to be a conservative. If we educate ourselves and vote on things that regard business not personal or emotional BS, maybe you guys can make a good decision this time around.

Lesson learned

Posted By Mary M, Houston, TX: "The Republican party used to be the party for Christians. We’re taking it back."

According to ballot polls it was the Christian right that elected Mr. Bush in the first place. He pandered to the Christian right and you gobbled it up faster than a dog eating a hotdog. This just goes to show the Christian right can be manipulated just as easily as any other interest group. You fanaticism becomes your undoing.

You also assert that GW has tried to change the US Constitution and at the same time claim the republican party as Christian turf. The United States Constitution Article 6 section 3 states: "...no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."

Please tell me who is trying to change the constitution again?

I'm no Fred Thompson fan but I'm not about to burn him at the stake as some kind of conservative heretic. The woman screaming the question was being a jerk. The question itself is valid but Fred has no obligation to answer her. He has no obligation to even acknowlege her existance. She was escorted out of the building for causing a disturbance. She's no different than Cindy Sheehan screaming questions at George Bush.

Count me in, I'm a FREDHEAD!!!!!

Fred once said 'America is the greatest beacon of hope for all freedom loving people around the world'

Yes he's a conservative with real common sense, head and shoulders above the rest and he's got my vote.

RUN FRED, RUN!!!!!!!!!

You wouldn't hire the guy does the voice of Homer Simpson to work at your nuclear power plant and you wouldn't Bill Cosby to be your doctor, so WHY would you let Fred Thompson be your President?

Can someone send her some more tinfoil.. she seems to have lost her hat..

The CNN video shown here is poorly cut to the point past yellow-journalism, the video makes it look like she raised her voice which started the incident. The other video clearly shows she was being assaulted before she rightfully raised her voice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvMWGNX7HlI

This CNN blog also misrepresents the truth that her minor interruption was the catalyst for the outbreak. CNN reporters regularly cut off guests mid-sentence in interviews. Further, she was not a "protester" as the headline states, she was performing journalism until forced out. Starting this piece off with calling her a screaming woman is another clear smear.

Steve Brusk should be embarrassed for this discredit of truth, thank goodness for the internet where we can pick up the lies and spin right way. This is part of why the old media is losing all relevancy.

Nice. Thompson is no different from the other 'top tier' scumbags. I hope these traitors are getting used to people actually asking them real questions, unlike the softballs at 'debates'.

Fred never served his country when he could have why not? He sure likes to dress in military cloths. He acts and that is what i beleive is all he will do if elected. Hes a well paid for lobbiest yet he says he is an outsider. Why the contradiction. Regan stirred the trerroist nest to get it going this guy will spread it all around the world. Remember hes has acted a lot but never played a real part that was sucessful. Oh don't be fooled the phrase he is credited with from water gate was coined eairler by another.

David, Gilbert Arizona says, "Does this mean Bush is not a true conservative?"

YES!!! That is exactly right! GW Bush is so far from a conservative he makes Clinton seem like a fascist.

How many other "conservatives" have tried to change the constitution multiple times to legislate something that should be a decision made by states?

Why has this so-called "conservative" continued to INCREASE the size of the federal government?

Why has this "conservative" continued to increase frivolous spending?

How many other "conservatives" have spent as much money as he has on an "unjust" war?

How many other people claiming to be Christian have pursued an "unjust" war? The concept of a "just war" is an ideal set forth over a millenium ago as a standard for all Christians. Look it up.

The Republican party used to be the party for Christians. We're taking it back. These Neo-Cons won't last for much longer because the true patriots and true conservatives are waking up and fighting back.

GEORGE BUSH IS NOT A CONSERVATIVE.

FRED THOMPSON IS NOT A CONSERVATIVE.

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

Ray from Sarasota,

The woman wasn't being a jerk. She asked him a question and he began to evade it. She simply attempted to get him to address the question. Him saying "don't fuss at me" was ridiculous – he was looking for a way to get her removed. At that time she was not doing anything wrong. He basically cried wolf so that his aids would get the police to get rid of her.

She asked a VERY valid question. I'm glad she put him on the spot and that we got to see him evade the question. He was actually flustered and desperate for an escape.

Note: I do NOT agree with the 9/11 truth movement NOR DOES RON PAUL. I think that this lady asked a valid question however prior to saying the kooking stuff about WTC 7.

The real reasons Thompson is getting support don't have all that much to do with conservatism, in my opinion.

What it's about is that the GOP anticipates that Hillary will be the nominee and they think Fred will be the perfect foil for her. Plus, they think he will take the entire south, which probably has some truth to it.

If Obama were the clear front runner I don't think we'd be hearing any talk about Fred. As a great big 'ol Southern white man, it would be very difficult for him to go up against Obama. He'd have to be mighty, mighty careful.

But with Hillary, Fred can represent the traditions of patriarchy and misogyny that are so entrenched in the U.S. And you know the Republicans want people to make comparisons between Fred's trophy wife and Hillary, which would probably work to Fred's benefit among both men and women.

I think the reason so many women dislike Hillary is just pure envy and lack of self-esteem on their part. She does what so many of them wish they could do. She's not perfect, but I admire how she pretty much dominates the debates surrounded by seven men.

"The conservative “Christian” people are lining up to back him but the guy married a chick 20 years younger (trophy wife) and he helped at an abortion clinic.

Why are these “conservatives” backing Thompson?
Posted By JLE, Seattle WA : July 25, 2007 3:55 pm "

Because most "conservatives" know the truth about Thompson and know that he certainly did not "help out at an abortion clinic." I guess in your mind he performed those abortions himself!

So Fred says he doesn't know about the CFR's work towards the North American Union? (In other video linked above.) That's pretty disturbing considering he is a member. Lou Dobbs has been reporting on the CFR's work towards the NAU for quite some time- this search will help:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Lou+Dobb+NAU

The NAU, like NATFA isn't about "free trade" it's about controlled trade by the investment class of this country- just look at how many companies are applying for protection under NAFTA laws. Further, the NAU is about creating tri-lateral country governing bodies whose laws will have supremacy over Americans to further separate them from the control of government on the march to despotism- just look at the power hunger EU for an example.

Fred Thompson has also shown himself to subscribe to the neo-con perpetual war doctrine that is bankrupting this country and gaining us enemies faster then we can kill them.

Nice. I like it a lot. Let's keep showing Fred that even though he wants to play games with entering/not entering the race, he can't have it both ways. Let's put the heat that all candidates get on him and see if he can take it.

Ronny T. says: "This guy wants to run for president…and he states, “Don’t fuss at me.”"

Hey Ronny, that's not the whole quote. What you are doing is selective reading/quoting. IF you finish the quote MR. Thompson says "You asked me a question. Let me answer it."

So the lady was being a jerk and he told her to be quiet and let him answer. What's the problem with that?

To say that you would vote for a guy because he "knows more than anybody else about politics" is ludicrous. Ok, so he knows the ins and outs of the lobbyist regime of thieves in DC. Yeah, what a great qualification that is! Just what we need!

The Bush people are backing this guy – that is ALL you need to know. Run screaming away from Thompson.

"A conservative is supposedly in favor of capitalism, and there is nothing more “capitalist” than free markets. It is in fact a “liberal” concept to close markets, tax foreign goods and subsidize domestic goods (like agriculture). If you are a true fiscal conservative, you should be in favor of free markets and global trade agreements. A conservative’s ideological opposite, Karl Marx (a communist for those who don’t remember), was opposed to free markets and capitalism. Please be conscious about what you are saying when you throw around words and concepts."

Depends on how you define liberal. Classical liberals are all for open markets.

Fred Thompson has my vote – I always wondered why he never sought election sooner. I don't think any one of the candidates know as much about politics as he does, whether Republican or Democrat. I have been following his career since Watergate.

Fred Thompson is a phony. The conservative "Christian" people are lining up to back him but the guy married a chick 20 years younger (trophy wife) and he helped at an abortion clinic. On the other hand Ron Paul has been married for 50 years and is a long time pro-lifer. Why are these "conservatives" backing Thompson?

The woman is right. A kook she appears to be, but her questioning of Thompson's conservative credentials are right on target. He is no Tancredo. He managed Mccains 2000 campaign. He is an internationalist. He is quite anti gun.He was pro MCCAIN-Feingold. His wife dresses like a hollywood celebrity, exposing tons of cleavage.

Ladies and gentleman of the jury: Do your homework (wikipedia is a decent source of info on him), and convince me that he is a conservative.

The North American Union is a lot more than free trade, it is an erasing of borders between Mexico and Canada. The free trade agreement already exists as NAFTA. The North American Union is sponsored by a left-of-center organization know as CFR. The goal is to have it in place by 2010. This would be a really good issue to investigate as the ripple effect is ENORMOUS. This woman is doing people a favor.

They totally beat her down behind that hanger once the coast cleared. Where's the report on that? I want details.

All of these candidates are a part of the Council on Foreign Relations:

Fred Thompson
Rudy Giuliani
John McCain
Mitt Romney
Jim Gilmore
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
John Edwards
Joe Biden
Chris Dodd
Bill Richardson

Keep in mind, however, these individuals are not members of the NAU task force. Bush is also in favor of the NAU. Does this mean Bush is not a true conservative?

There are no more real conservatives.

Yes, there is a real conservative. I don't even need to tell you his name. Goggle "Stop Dreaming" Watch the video.

A conservative is supposedly in favor of capitalism, and there is nothing more "capitalist" than free markets. It is in fact a "liberal" concept to close markets, tax foreign goods and subsidize domestic goods (like agriculture). If you are a true fiscal conservative, you should be in favor of free markets and global trade agreements. A conservative's ideological opposite, Karl Marx (a communist for those who don't remember), was opposed to free markets and capitalism. Please be conscious about what you are saying when you throw around words and concepts.

You can see the whole incident from the Point of View of the woman's camera on You Tube: here

There are no more real conservatives. There are just the religious liberals who think God's law and America's law are one and the same and the Party Liners who do not care what your views are as long as you CLAIM to be republican.

See... I've been (and will continue) telling you people that this guy is a RAT. He's NOT a conservative patriot. He's a sell-out that only cares about money and power.

LOOK UP RON PAULS RECORD! Don't listen to people that tell you he doesn't have a chance. Don't believe that all of his supporters are "kooks" – they're not. Just look him up. Go to YouTube and search for his name – you'll find hundreds of videos that show him talking about the issues.

Finally: He's NOT a "truther". He does NOT believe that the US government conducted the attacks of 9/11 or deliberately allowed them to happen.

http://www.RonPaul2008.com

yea that "woman protester" was me,

here's the full story

http://houston911truth.org/2007/07/25/houston911truth-confronts-fred-thompson-and-greg-abbott-attorney-general-of-texas/

This guy wants to run for president...and he states, "Don't fuss at me." too someone who exposed this guy for who he is...sounds a little defensive to me. We all know that the neo-cons and the dems would love a North American Union...because the banks and corps would pay them well.

Vote Ron Paul!

Of course he's not a real conservative. He's another Neo-Con. I've had about enough Neo-Cons.

Thats not a very good answer. You can learn about something without being a part of it.