Fred Thompson's Website People Are Studying Paul's 'Net Success

[Spirit of '76]

Just in from the LewRockwell.com blog:

The firm hired by Fred Thompson to formulate his online strategy has posted an admission that they've been studying Ron Paul's internet success and hope to emulate it by using similar techniques.

There is already tremendous buzz about Fred "I Wear More Makeup Than Hillary Clinton" Thompson, and it's only going to get bigger. I am increasingly of the opinion that this man is the gravest threat to Ron Paul's success

Read their statement for yourself:

http://www.bivingsreport.com/2007/ron-paul-and-distributed-online-campaigning/

 

[njandrewg]

Ron Paul has the buzz because of his message which motivates people. Thompson's message is his worst nightmare.

 

[X_805]

Manufactured internet grassroots...

I'm really starting to dislike how fake he seems...

 

[Proctor]

Just expose his thoughts that he wants to "Do things only the President can do"

What does that mean? Declare Wars?

He's looking for fun and hopes to have a jolly ole time as position of Commander & Cheif.

 

[SeanEdwards]

Just in from the LewRockwell.com blog:

The firm hired by Fred Thompson to formulate his online strategy has posted an admission that they've been studying Ron Paul's internet success and hope to emulate it by using similar techniques.

Interesting. Does that mean they are going to send Fred back in time 30 years so that he can establish a consistent record of integrity and wisdom like Dr. Paul has?

 

[DjLoTi]

I think when Fred tries to communicate his 'message', he's going to fail. It's not going to work. It will not catch fire. I'm not too worried about it.

 

[LibertyOrDie]

He is a member of CFR (Council of Foreign Relations)!

Don't know what they are about? Read this from their President, scary stuff:
http://www.cfr.org/publication/9903/sovereignty_and_globalisation.html

Here is my video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo5CZvD3-QM

He is not an option, PERIOD! Inform all of his followers! There is nothing else to debate!

 

[Brandybuck]

The firm hired by Fred Thompson to formulate his online strategy has posted an admission that they've been studying Ron Paul's internet success and hope to emulate it by using similar techniques.

The internet success of the Ron Paul campaign cannot be manufactured. It is spontaneous. Attempts to emulate it are doomed to failure.

The success we see here is because of *excitement*! You can't manufacture that. Obama has some good internet activity going on, and that's because he has a lot of people excited. In the age of the internet, you only need to get people excited, and they'll do the work for you. Thompson has a tiny bit of excitement around him, but it's ONLY because he isn't Rudy McRomney, and doesn't have a lot of visible baggage. That excitement is going to dissipate once he announces and gets into the fray.

If Freddy Boy wants to recreate the Ron Paul internet phenomena, then he needs to get people excited. But you can't do that when your unofficial campaign slogan seems to be "more of the same".

 

[X_805]

I think when Fred tries to communicate his 'message', he's going to fail. It's not going to work. It will not catch fire. I'm not too worried about it.

I am. It's false. But people easily believe lies. I'm going to have to convert my preacher...

 

[SeanEdwards]

But you can't do that when your unofficial campaign slogan seems to be "more of the same".

Fred's campaign slogan is:

"I played a district attorney on TV."

 

[lucky]

good

Lately everything I have seen coming from them looks like they are manufacturing the RP message. Have even seen some of his ideas that sounded like they were reading something RP said.

The difference is it is possible now to go look at actual past records.

 

[AlexAmore]

I'm worried. Once he has declared his candidacy then all his 7000 forum members will come out of the woodwork and do their thing. It would feel kinda funny promoting someone to other people when the guy hasn't even declared anything.

I hope i'm wrong.

 

[X_805]

I hope i'm wrong.

No. You're not really. There are a lot of websites I've visited that he's their number one guy, yet they won't debate him either though...

 

[denvervoipguru]

Yawwwwwnn!

Ron Paul OWNS the Internet...HIT THE STREETS PEOPLE!

 

[DjLoTi]

Very, very, very nice. Can you give us the google link so that I can share this with my friends?

 

[LizF]

The internet success of the Ron Paul campaign cannot be manufactured. It is spontaneous. Attempts to emulate it are doomed to failure.

The success we see here is because of *excitement*! You can't manufacture that. Obama has some good internet activity going on, and that's because he has a lot of people excited. In the age of the internet, you only need to get people excited, and they'll do the work for you. Thompson has a tiny bit of excitement around him, but it's ONLY because he isn't Rudy McRomney, and doesn't have a lot of visible baggage. That excitement is going to dissipate once he announces and gets into the fray.

If Freddy Boy wants to recreate the Ron Paul internet phenomena, then he needs to get people excited. But you can't do that when your unofficial campaign slogan seems to be "more of the same".

Spot on analysis!

 

[dspectre]

Ron Paul has the buzz because of his message which motivates people. Thompson's message is his worst nightmare.

I disagree. The problem these elitists don't understand is that you can't really "manufacture" a political movement and get very far. If Thompson's message is hollow, everyone on the internet will see it for what it is.

 

[johngr]

There is already tremendous buzz about Fred "I Wear More Makeup Than Hillary Clinton" Thompson, and it's only going to get bigger. I am increasingly of the opinion that this man is the gravest threat to Ron Paul's success

Get the name right, it's Señor Alfred "CFR" Thomaso, candidate for the office of El Presidente of the North American Union, a. k. a. "Flip-Flop Fred", gun-grabbing globalist. I take credit for these coinages and hope they become memes which will mitigate any effect he might have. Actually, I hope he lands the role in a movie (titled "President of the North American Union (where borders get erased)) -- his first horror film.

 

[Spirit of '76]

. If Thompson's message is hollow, everyone on the internet will see it for what it is.

On the internet, maybe...

The problem is, Thompson is quickly becoming the candidate for the non-'net-savvy Republican party "base".

Sure, it's obvious that the reason he hasn't declared yet but keeps saying that he's going to is that he's trying to avoid having to answer the hard questions and that he's trying to avoid standing on stage in a debate with other candidates who are better, more polished speakers, with stronger views. When the guy tries to talk without a script, he stutters and sputters and comes off sounding like a complete buffoon.

But none of that matters. ABC News gives him a nice little forum where can read from a script somebody hands him in his big, booming Hollywood voice, and the Republican "base" just eat it up.

They give him webspace for his little blog, where he types a couple of hundred words worth of soundbites and platitudes without saying anything meaningful, and the attention-span-challenged Republican "base" just eat it up.

We here all know that the guy's a sham, but most of America thinks he's either the tough-talkin' DA on Law & Order or the tough-talkin' good ol' boy senator in a red pickup truck from Tennessee.

I'll say it again: This guy is the biggest threat to Ron Paul's campaign, and his support needs to be nipped in the bud like yesterday.

 

[LizF]

Get the name right, it's Señor Alfred "CFR" Thomaso, candidate for the office of El Presidente of the North American Union, a. k. a. "Flip-Flop Fred", gun-grabbing globalist. I take credit for these coinages and hope they become memes which will mitigate any effect he might have. Actually, I hope he lands the role in a movie (titled "President of the North American Union (where borders get erased)).

lol...I thought it was Fred "Foghorn Leghorn" Thompson.