Media Bias in reporting Fred Thompson's Cancer

I first looked at CNN. The headline was positive showcasing remission. (Full Story) The article was factual and positive about Fred Thompson's health and his ability to run. Then of course the last two paragraphs were added to chip away at his credibility just in case he decides to run against CNN's beloved Hillary or Obama.

In 2005, Thompson helped shepherd Chief Justice John Roberts through the Senate confirmation process and, most recently, he raised money for the defense of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff.

Libby was found guilty in March of lying and obstructing justice during the investigation into who released the identity of then-CIA operative Valerie Plame.

Reuters.com lead with the headline. Possible W. House hopeful Thompson says he has cancer and shows this picture of Fred looking like he is crying. (Link) The objective here is to communicate to the skim / scan reader to think that Fred is dying.

But just in case you read on. They want to make sure you understand that he is no friend of liberals. They never mention that he is for lower taxes.

...If he enters the race, conservatives could be enticed by Thompson's steadfast positions against abortion, gay marriage and gun control.

Among the current Republican candidates, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney previously backed abortion and gay rights but now opposes them and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has supported abortion rights, gun control and gay rights....

CBSNews.com led with the headline Fred Thompson Says He Has Cancer. I wish it mentioned remmission. But the article was pretty much straight forward. They did make sure to emphasize that Guiliani and McCain both have cancer, but I guess that is relevant.

ABCNews.com and Time.com were factual and did not try to add liberal spin.

Ridiculopathy.com makes fun of the situation as they endorse Edwards strategic use of cancer for PR and bash Fred's. It is funny unless of course you think cancer not funny.

Fred Thompson Announces Running Mate; Cancer

Fox News interviewed with Fred Thompson today. He announced that he was diagnosed with lymphoma two years ago , but it is in remission. He mentioned that it is the slow growing and non-life threatening kind of lymphoma. (Story)

Fred Thompson is announcing this now to gauge public opinion.

Fred is waiting to hear from us.

We need to let him know that we are not scared of cancer. We are scared of liberalism. We are scared of immigration amnesty. We are petrified of socialized medicine. We are afraid of terrorism.

Fred, Lance Armstrong triumphed many times with cancer. You can too.

Republican Sen. John McCain has battled melanoma, a very aggressive form of skin cancer, and Rudy Giuliani has battled prostate cancer. So it should not be an issue.

Bill Frist Heard Conservative Kids Calling for Fred

After Washington Whispers / Zogby concluded Hillary was the most Reaganesque - I started blogging about Fred Thompson. That was on January 22, 2007.

Washington Whispers

By Paul Bedard

Posted 1/14/07

Hillary: Filling the Boots of the Gipper

It was one of those in-the-shower brainstorms for pollster John Zogby:Ronald Reagan, at 28 percent, FDR at 26 percent, JFK at 21 percent, Abraham Lincoln at 16 percent, and just 6 percent for George Washington. And who's viewed as most Reaganesque? Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. She also grabs the FDR and Washington mantle but falls far short of upstart Sen. Barack Obama for the JFK title. Let's see which past A-list president voters wish they could put in the Oval Office to fix the nation and which of the major 2008 presidential hopefuls best matches that pick. Drumroll, please. In order:

Zogby says there are several messages from his just completed poll, provided exclusively to Whispers. Most obvious: If voters want a Reaganesque or Rooseveltian firm hand and vision in the White House, then Clinton looks like a good bet. But if they prefer the inspiration of JFK and Lincoln, then Obama's their guy. "It looks like youthful vigor has the best crossover appeal," says Zogby. It's not so clear on the GOP side. Only Rudy Giuliani scores well, seen as the most Lincoln-like and beating Sen. John McCain in every "most like" category. Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ranks last in all but one. Zogby sees a biblical race between Jeremiah and Moses in how some major themes play out. "Moses had a plan to get to the Promised Land, and for Jeremiah the sky was falling." Who wins? "Hopefulness is the key."

Since that time, Fred Thompson has been the most popular topic on my site. It was a slow build but traffic with people looking for info on Fred Thompson has exploded ever since.

I linked to small bloggers who were talking about Fred. Those combined voices of small bloggers resonated very loud.

Bill Frist (VOLPAC) heard the call and he has Fred's ear.

I believe that future of Conservative Kids will be so much brighter with Fred Thompson as the leader. The ultra liberal Obama and the deceitful, cold, selfish power hungry politician Clinton will not lead this country in a positive direction.

What is More Important Stature or Stance?

Seems that there is now quite a bit of interest in Fred Daulton Thompson. From my site meter I can see what the real important issues are. Google's referring search terms can be very telling.

Using this very unscientific data, I have determined that Fred's stature is more important then Fred's stance on the issues; Fred's height, his age, where he went to college and how many times he has been married and whether he is Catholic or not are much more important than his stance on abortion, gun control, taxes and the death penalty.



Here is what I have found

Fred was born in Sheffield, Alabama on August 19th 1942. That would make him 64. When Fred Thompson puts his hand on the bible during the inauguration, he will be 3 years younger than when Ronald Reagan took office as the oldest president at the age of 69. McCain is 70 for those keeping score.

What Thompson lacks in experience vis-a-vis Reagan, he makes up in height. Fred Thompson is 6' 6" or 5 inches taller than Reagan. And a full 11 inches taller than McCain and 12 inches taller than Hillary Clinton.

Thompson has been married the same amount of times as Reagan. He is currently married to Jeri Kehn married June 2002 and they have one daughter. He was married to Sarah Lindsey from 1959 to 1985 and they had two boys and a daughter together. They divorced. He has five grandchildren.

He is not Catholic. The 106th Congressional Record has Church of Christ (Stone Campbell) listed as his church affiliation. On the Issues lists him as Protestant since 2002. That was the year he was remarried.

Senator Thompson went to Memphis State University in 1964 and Vanderbilt University in 1967.

Fred Thompson worked as a shoe salesman. Jack Reagan, Ronald's Dad, was a shoe salesman. Fred's dad was a used car salesman. Which makes both dads more noble than 95% of the politicians in Washington.

Do Conservative Kids Have Their Man?

Fred Daulton Thompson is considering a run for the White House in '08. Chris Wallace Fox News interviewed him today.

I can not wait for the debate between the ice queen and the quick-witted and affable Thompson.

Fred Thompson Favors Conservative Kids Issues

I have noticed that a lot of Fred Thompson traffic to my site is from Google search. People looking for Fred's views on the issues.

I have highlighted a few from his past voting record:

Abortion

• Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)

Economy

• Voted YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)

Civil Rights

• Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
• Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
• Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
• Voted NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)

Crime and Tort Reform

• Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
• Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
• Voted YES on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)

Immigration

• Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
• Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
• Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997)

Taxes

• Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000)
• Voted YES on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998)

Strongly Opposes: Abortion; Same Sex Marriages

Strongly Favors: School Choice Vouchers; Gun Rights; Increased Spending on Military

Favors: Affirmative Action, Teaching Family Values in School; Privatize Social Security; Death Penalty; Decrease in Taxes on Wealthy; Free Trade; Stricter limits on campaign funding.

Opposes: More federal funding for health care.

No Strong Opinion: Immigration; Patriot Act Harming Civil Liberties

For a more complete analysis click Fred Thompson on the Issues.

All in all a good choice for the future of Conservative Kids.

Hillary Let's Chat About Deceit

Hillary let's talk, let's chat, let's start a dialogue about deceit.

de·ceit /dɪˈsit/ Pronunciation Key -[di-seet] –noun
1. the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating: Once she exposed their deceit, no one ever trusted them again.
2. an act or device intended to deceive; trick; stratagem.
3. the quality of being deceitful; duplicity; falseness: a man full of deceit.

*From Dictionary.com

Do you remember Bill Clinton's ever changing hair color?

THE INCREDIBLE LADY CLAIROL COLOR CONTEST

By Craig M. Brown

What do you call a man who changes his hair color almost every day?
(A) Vainglorious
(B) Dennis Rodman
(C) Indecisive
(D) Mr. President

While all of these answers are correct, if you picked D, you qualify to enter phase two of our contest.

If you have been at all attentive over the past six years, you will have noticed that practically every time President Clinton appears in public, his hair is a different color. The colors range from brown, to salt and pepper to gray to white. Also, each time the President appears in public, he either is about to do or has just done something. Realizing this, the renowned sociologist, Corky Sashoon, is in the process of completing a study based upon his theory that the President's activity for any given day can be determined by observing the hair color the President has chosen.

Using this theory, we now ask you to match the presidential hair color with the activity he is about to or has just engaged in.

The choices are: brown, gray, salt & pepper, white, and black (with bangs).

Now for our question:
"If the President's hair color is _____, he is about to or has just ____."

And, the activities are:

Make a speech at the UN
Make a speech at a high school
Veto a military spending bill
Dodge the draft
Order an air strike on someone or something
Sleep with an intern
Lie to a Grand Jury
Sign an executive order
Accept money from a Chinese "partner"
Lie to cute and perky Katie Curic on national TV
Play Sax on MTV*
Make a speech to the AARP*

* I added these last two.

Seems that Hillary Clinton is taking cues from Bill's strategy book. And the cornerstone of the strategy is Chameleon Deceit. Listen to the accent as she speaks to a African American Church Supporters. It is not long before she lies under oath.



If we are going to have an actor in the White House - let's at least get a good one. Elect Fred Daulton Thompson.

More Conservative Kids Calling for Fred Thompson (II)

I update the post where I listed the bloggers who are calling for or talking about Fred Thompson. I added 15 more. Momentum is growing.

Several bloggers and newspapers have linked to the post.

Pottymouth in White House in 08?

We all know about Bill Clinton's famous temper.






Hillary might have him topped. Her stone cold image is eloquently illustrated with her verbal tirades. [Hat Tip: Say Anything]





If a conservative said a few of the things Hillary has uttered, they would have been stoned to death by the bias media. I can only imagine what she must have said when she found out that Obama got all that Hollywood money. But according to the collection of quotes assembed on SayAnything: She might have said the following to Terry McAuliffe: "Those M*ther f*ing backstabbing J#ws. You don't doublecross Hillary and live to talk about it."


Hey, Hillary this might help.







Conservative Kids need a better role model in the White House in '08.
We need Fred Thompson.

Islam Teaching Hate

I blogged tongue in cheek about the Islamic curriculum of hate on Jan 15, 2007. I wanted to share more evidence that Radical Islam is raising a generation of hate mongers. Watch this 12 minute video Obsession Radical Islam's War Against the West.

I am not sure how Murtha or Clinton or Obama or Kennedy or Kerry or Reid can watch this video and not change their stance. I also wonder how they can put their ambition for personal power ahead of the safety of our children.

You are probably wondering what you can do to protect your conservative kids. I think that now more then ever we need a strong president. Newt or Rudy or Fred Daulton Thompson need to win in '08.

Other Conservative Kids Calling for Fred

1) Blonde Sagacity in Philly calls for Fred.

2) Born Again Redneck calls for Fred.

3) Intellectual Conservative calls for Fred

4) Volunteer Voters ask the question about Fred

5) My Words blog you are not alone on the Fred front.

6) Provoking the Muse blogs about Thompson / Rice ticket.

7) Rightsided - Thompson seems to be.

8) Novatownhall - Thompson stands tall.

9) Soft Green Glow - Thinks Fred can beat the flip-flopper, the closet liberal or that other guy who won't win the nomination.

10) Elephantbiz.com wonders if Fred Thompson is prepping for a presidential run after the field clears. And Again

11) The blogometer is noting the Fred for Prez trend.

12) The Tenneesee Volunteer Dispatch might be showing some bias when they call Fred a Conservative Rock Star.

13) Freedom of Philadelphia is currently leaning to Newt, but could be swayed.

14) Hang Right Politics writes about Fred again and again.

15) Hillbilly White Trash thinks Guiliani would be OK, but is hoping for a true conservative.

16) Comments on The Hotline think Fred should be Rudy's VP. How about the other way around.

17) The American Spectator gives Fred some electronic ink.

18) Paul Bedard whispers about Fred.

19) Shining City Atop a Hill is looking into Fred's position on Radical Islam and Immigration before he takes the leap.

20) The Influence Peddler linked to a link about Fred, but had no comment. Yet.

21) Reformed Chicks Blabbing is call for all conservative bloggers to vote for Fred on on-line polls.

22) Instapundit is helping spread the good word on Fred.

23) Weekend Pundit posted about Fred on a Saturday in February.

24) The Pine Blog sez Fred for Prez and gave a nod to this list.

25) Lead Us Forward is helping lead the Fred push. They also posted Fred's position on important issues here.

26) The Knoxville Trivia Blog has a question for Fred.

27) The Discerning Texan says quality over quantity in the GOP field. Fred is Quality.

28) OpiniPundit may consider supporting Fred over Mitt if Fred Runs.

29) The World According to Oatney has a long blog about Fred.

30) The AOLelectionblog gives Fred some electronic ink too.

31) Pete Republic likes Fred Thompson or Gingrich


And then there is the Draft Fred Thompson unofficial official website.



I guess Red State Kids is in good company

Fred Thompson Reaganesque?

I commented in a recent post A History Lesson for Conservative Kids - that a John Zogby poll concluded that the Nation Now Needs a New Reagan. They also concluded that Hillary is the most Reaganesque which tells me the poll was flawed and I should find another topic.

But this did not sit well with me.

I also commented in a recent post Obama, Madressa Education. Class or No Class that we can only hope a conservative with some star power emerges.

When I thought about these two posts together - I came to one conservative conclusion.

Rudy Guiliani has star power, but he has a lot of baggage and his social ideology will not sit will with the Christian Conservatives. McCain lacks energy and charisma. Fred Thompson is conservative. He's an actor. He has charisma and a sense of humor. Who is more Reaganesque than Fred Thompson?

Conservative Kids say Run Fred Run.