Crossfire has been minimal in both parties' primary races so far, but Fred Thompson "the not-yet candidate" fired a volley across Rudy Giuliani's bow yesterday, and took heavy return fire. Jonathan Martin reports at The Politico:
In a post on his blog today that reads a lot like the radio commentaries he did for ABC News, Thompson writes that when he was filming "Law & Order" he came to enjoy many aspects of The City -- "but New York gun laws don't fall in that category."You see "they went after" (he doesn't initially say who the "they" is) gun makers via the courts, and now (here it comes) "the same activist federal judge from Brooklyn who provided Mayor Giuliani's administration with the legal ruling it sought to sue gun makers, has done it again."
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"Clearly they're attacking Mayor Giuliani because he's the front-runner," said the unleashed aide. "The news here is the first 527 attack is from Fred Thompson and not George Soros, and Governor Romney's ad conveniently forgets that his trooper plan that never took effect did absolutely nothing to cut down on the number of illegals working in his yard."
UPDATE: Team Rudy kicks it up a notch, putting their criticism on the record and dinging Fred for only portraying a New York prosecutor in TV Land.
Read the whole post at the above link. Instapundit considers the return fire an "ad hom" attack, but it falls under the Tennessee home-boy defense, methinks.
Rudy was a real prosecutor in NYC, it turns out.
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Comments (6)
It's good to see Fred! acti... (Below threshold)1. Posted by John in CA | August 22, 2007 4:46 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
It's good to see Fred! acting like a real candidate. Now we'll see how he reacts to return fire. Very well, I suspect.
Favorite son of the Tennessee resident, Instapundit, Fred! might be, but I think Rudy's response about Fred!'s role in Law and Order is as weak as the LA Times' dredging up the role Fred! played as a racist.
Rudy's going to have to do something about his past stance on the Second Amendment. It may not be a top of the list issue in the northeast, but it's going to be in most of the rest of the country.
Even if Rudy wants to not make it an issue, sounds like Fred!'s not going to let him off that easy.
If gun control becomes an issue, Rudy's going to have to come out and say unequivocally that he will veto any legislation that even slightly diminishes the individual right to bear arms.
1. Posted by John in CA | August 22, 2007 4:46 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on August 22, 2007 04:46
2. Posted by Glenn Koons | August 22, 2007 1:45 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
I'll support Fred. But, but, but, what has he done in his Senate time? ZERO. Rudy has actually run a city. Rudy was a real prosecutor and actually prosecuted many criminals. Rudy and Fred will make a fine ticket but please don't think that the Dems are shaking over Fred's entrace. He cannot win any Blue or Purple states. Only Rudy can do that. I would suggest that Pubs fire at the Dems and remember Ronaldus Magnus' 11th commandment . The Dems are our enemies. Not each other.
2. Posted by Glenn Koons | August 22, 2007 1:45 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on August 22, 2007 13:45
3. Posted by Rovin | August 22, 2007 10:24 PM | Score: -1 (1 votes cast)
"He cannot win any Blue or Purple states. Only Rudy can do that."
Say what? I beg to differ. Fred has not even got his campaign in full gear yet. I'll have to see some polling (other from the MSM) that says he can't win blue states before I'll give ya a pass on this one.
3. Posted by Rovin | August 22, 2007 10:24 PM |
Score: -1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on August 22, 2007 22:24
4. Posted by kim | August 22, 2007 10:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It's unpredictable. Fred has some of the 'likability' of Bill Clinton.
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4. Posted by kim | August 22, 2007 10:56 PM |
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Posted on August 22, 2007 22:56
5. Posted by bryanD | August 23, 2007 1:07 AM | Score: -2 (2 votes cast)
I hate'em both, but Ghouliani will eat Fred!'s heart and lungs before Fred! knows to scratch.
(Reviewing too much Ace. So much blood!)
5. Posted by bryanD | August 23, 2007 1:07 AM |
Score: -2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on August 23, 2007 01:07
6. Posted by kim | August 23, 2007 6:57 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Whaddya expect when you slit throats?
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6. Posted by kim | August 23, 2007 6:57 AM |
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Posted on August 23, 2007 06:57