{"id":2178,"date":"2007-06-06T08:51:03","date_gmt":"2007-06-06T14:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/nada\/dump-duhbya\/oh-god-not-another-actor-in-the-white-house\/"},"modified":"2007-06-06T09:20:42","modified_gmt":"2007-06-06T15:20:42","slug":"oh-god-not-another-actor-in-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/nada\/dump-duhbya\/oh-god-not-another-actor-in-the-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh, god, Not Another Actor in the White House"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think we all know who is going to win the Republican nomination: another goddamn actor. How much more evidence does the nation need that the GOP is out-of-touch? mjh<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

McCain Sets Self Apart in Debate<\/a> By Dan Balz and Michael D. Shear, Washington Post Staff Writers<\/p>\n

Actor and former senator Fred D. Thompson (Tenn.), who is exploring a presidential bid, did not participate in the debate but used the moment to launch his campaign Web site.<\/p>\n

Immediately after the debate, he appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity & Colmes.” Thompson said he would support a preemptive strike against Iran to knock out its nuclear capability and accused Democratic candidates of speaking in decade-old “cliches” about the challenges facing the country.<\/p>\n

Asked about his previous statements that he had never hungered to run for president, Thompson said, “More and more, I wish that I had the opportunity to do the things that only a president can do.”<\/strong> [mjh: yeah, like nuke any country you want. No actor has ever gotten to do that, though Raygun came close.]<\/em>
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Tuesday, June 05, 2007<\/p>\n

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) remains on top, but his support has slipped to 23%. That\u2019s down two points from a week ago and is his lowest level of support all year. Earlier, Giuliani had consistently enjoyed support in the mid-30s. That was before Thompson\u2019s name was added to the mix and before Giuliani stumbled on the abortion issue in the first GOP debate of the season.<\/p>\n

Thompson, who just formed an exploratory committee and is the newest face in the race, immediately moved into second place. With 17% support, he is within six points of the frontrunner. That\u2019s closer than anybody has been to Giuliani in 20 consecutive weekly polls. Thompson is also competitive in a variety of general election match-ups with potential Democratic nominees.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Among men, Thompson earns 21% support while Giuliani attracts 20%.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/2008_republican_presidential_primary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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