Bradley in DC
10-02-2007, 11:56 PM
http://www.politics1.com/index.htm
THOMPSON: Fred Thompson (R) sent a warning Tuesday he is preparing to launch a bare knuckle attack campaign against his GOP White House rivals. The move seemingly comes in response to Thompson's lackluster launch of his campaign this past quarter, which posted decent funraising totals and pushed him into the first tier -- but with much less than the shock-and-awe start his backers expected. The Politico asked Thompson -- in response to recent criticism of his preparation and lobbyist past -- if he was an "11th Commandment" Republican (i.e., Reagan's old adage to not speak ill of other Republicans). Thompson's response: "I am more of a 12th Commandment man: Don’t speak ill of them until they speak ill of me. And then really speak ill of them."
THOMPSON: Fred Thompson (R) sent a warning Tuesday he is preparing to launch a bare knuckle attack campaign against his GOP White House rivals. The move seemingly comes in response to Thompson's lackluster launch of his campaign this past quarter, which posted decent funraising totals and pushed him into the first tier -- but with much less than the shock-and-awe start his backers expected. The Politico asked Thompson -- in response to recent criticism of his preparation and lobbyist past -- if he was an "11th Commandment" Republican (i.e., Reagan's old adage to not speak ill of other Republicans). Thompson's response: "I am more of a 12th Commandment man: Don’t speak ill of them until they speak ill of me. And then really speak ill of them."