Consistent Conservative (60 sec)

[bigfilmhat]

Our rights come from god, I'm with you on that part. But our rights also shouldn't be determined by wealthy snobs, the union busting industry, big agra-usiness, CEOs or any other economic royalist who doesn't know what it's like to hold a bill until payday because it won't clear yet, or to worry if you can afford to take your children to the doctor, or have to give a family member an IOU instead of a birthday present. The wealthy should never confuse themselves with god.

[mydodgers1]

ROMNEY. What more can I say. He is one that truly wants to secure our borders. He wants to see that the laws are to be followed and that there is no rights given to those WHO CROSS OUR BORDERS ILLEGALLY. BY ENFORCING

[cordsworks]

Huckabee rejected tightening border security until he started taking heat for it in the primaries. (But it was less of an about-face than John McCain.)

Huckabee believes in using government force to fix people's bad habits. (Albeit less forcefully than Mohammed.)

For these and other reasons, I am opposed to Mike Huckabee getting the G.O.P. nomination. (But I'm less opposed to him getting nominated than, say, Teddy Kennedy.)

[cordsworks]

Huckabee is a big-government nanny-state evangelical. (Albeit less than Jimmy Carter.)

Huckabee opposes Constitutional strict-constructionism in favor of seeing it as a "living document." (Albeit less than Ruth Bader Ginsburg.)

[cordsworks]

Huckabee was big on pardoning hardened criminals after they'd been convicted by a jury of their peers. (Albeit less egregiously than Michael Dukakis.)

[cordsworks]

Huckabee made a whole lot of money in borderline unethical ways while governor of Arkansas. (Albeit less so than Bill Clinton.)

[cordsworks]

Huckabee believes in campaigning for Democrats to the detriment of GOP candidates in Arkansas. (But I'll grant he's less of a R.I.N.O. than Arlen Specter.)

[cordsworks]

Huckabee believes that the way to fix the problems of families is for the government to get involved in those problems. (Albeit somewhat less than Hillary Clinton and her "village.")

[texvanwinkle]

Also, while it resonates with the base, I'm tired of the "our rights come from God" line. That's not what Locke, Montesquieu, Madison, or Jefferson said, and it disserves conservatism to keep saying so. Conservatism derives from human nature and thus can appeal to both sectarian and secular. Linking it to religious belief only helps alienate those of a more secular nature who might not understand how it applies to them. How do you boil that down for a 30-second ad? Still working on that.

[ozemc]

Have you never heard of the Declaration of Independence?

You know, the line that reads:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Now, I will admit is doesn't actually say "God", but what do you think they meant by "Creator" anyway?

[texvanwinkle]

Hard to reply in 500 characters, but here's the gist: Jefferson's draft, not Congress' final version, of the Declaration states explicitly that our rights derive from our nature, not God. Montesquieu says it in The Spirit of the Laws, as does Locke in his Second Treatise on Civil Government. Madison and Jefferson's writings concur. A supreme being may or may not have created us, but our equality and rights derive specifically from the *nature* of our existence, i.e. our humanity and autonomy.

[texvanwinkle]

Good ad, but it would help to include a more typically suburban street. The apple pie and ice cream works, but might seem removed, even dated, to the Starbucks/Ikea crowd.

[jcpftw]

Go Fred!  Texas for Thompson!

Defeat the communist liberals!

[what24ever23]

Freddie ditched his 80 year old wife to dry hump a girl who is younger than his grandchildren... Freddie doesn't respect the rights that God imbues at all when he ditches his wife to hook up with an amoral little hooker whose younger than his grandchildren... rumor has it jeri washes freddies wrinkly ol ballsak because he can't reach something that dangles so low anymore. Michael jackson called freddie... he wants his chimp back.

[bs2174]

I think Fred Thompson Is a great American and I wish we had more people like him at the Capital, but Mike Huckabee is the right person for the job of President right now and I really think that the FairTax is the only way to save our social security/economy and our country. The Flat Tax is a no go, we Americans want REAL change, that's why Huckabee's doing so well, we've read the Fairtax book, the grassroots have responded well, it's you and the media who have filled the void of pessimism.

[yaiknowscrewme]

I voted for fred today..FU LIBS

[melissaellisb]

Good for you!!! =)

[blanchesp]

This is a great ad that needs to be played more to remind us of the good positive things about the USA. Keep it coming Fred!

[mellottiracing]

I'm Fred Thompson and I'm a puppet for the CFR and i am nothing but an empty suit who can only read cue cards..So please vote for me so i can sell out our country and drive us all into financial ruin by supporting the illegal Federal reserve. I hope that you..the American people will not read your history and instead trade your freedoms for the yoke of globalist elite world domination, Thank you

[nhprman]

Good ad. Reminds me of the 1984 "Morning in America" ads for Reagan. Still not sure if he's got what it takes to campaign HARD, since he sure hasn't done it up until now.

[dantheopsman]

Fred worked harder than any other candidate in Iowa over the last several weeks. His 17-day bus tour drove over 4,000 miles holding events in over 50 cities and he did numerous TV and Radio interviews in between those events. Don't buy the media's "lazy" line- Fred's working very hard for this. He is also the only candidate with conservative positions on every issue, so he can unite the GOP in November.

[CYCLEON1]

I gotta say, this is one of the few guys who is less flash and more "real" sounding than the other ones I am seeing. I know they are all politicians so its taken with a grain of salt but Fred seems to be the only one who is actually representing the conservative line, both moral and fiscal. The others are just saying whatever for votes. The more I hear from him the more I like.

[nascardoofis]

i love his face at :46......."goverment.....oops my mouth is stuck...." nah he's a great guy......FRED 08

[whereareyou1]

He has to win this countrys imoralism has made us the laughing stock of the whole world.We have lost are way sense regan and we need a real politic that speaks his mind.This country is a filthy trash riden crap from the movies we make to our fat ass lives.I'm sorry to say but we don't even take pride in our country any more.Were more worried about our taxes and defeat then victory.

[WeavervilleNews]

Fred....

Get out there with the gloves on & lay it out their on the line...

We need you now...

RBernier

[945583839]

He truly is an honest man. That is what AMERICA needs.

[dafedge2007]

100% pro life voting record, but lobbied for a pro-choice group?

[TorpedoVegas13]

I don't remember Fred Thompson saying or doing anything about illegal immigration when he was a U.S Senator. Well, I guess we should be happy that at least he does not have a "sancturay state of mind" like open borders/amnesty advocates Rudy Giuliani and John McCain.

[republicanUSA]

I believe in ★TRADITIONAL American Values ★Lower Taxes and Economic PROSPERITY ★Victory in the War on TERROR +Protecting our Homeland +National SECURITY ★Limited Government ★Individual LIBERTY ★Education for Tomorrow's Jobs ★Comprehensive Immigration Reform ★Making Health Care Affordable for all Americans ★Conserving Our Nation's Resources I believe in Fred Thompson FRED08

[nascardoofis]

you are my hero......

NICE!!!!! FRED 08

[skyab23]

Hopefully by the time the 21st is history, Fred's campaign will be flush with lots of cash. If you're thankful that there is a REAL choice for President in 2008, then show your thanks by making a pledge now and joining us this "Fred's Giving day."

Think of your pledge as an investment in a better future that every American deserves. ;)

[ThinkMink15]

"Our rights come from God, not from government."

An interesting quote considering Thompson is for the formation of the NAU which would write a Constitution that supercedes our own country's. What this would mean is that our rights would no longer be unalienable, but would come from government and be able to be recinded without question.

[apballard]

How many times does Ron Paul have to say he is NOT an isolationist?

[WeavervilleNews]

Put more of this on TV - Now....

He can will....Get htis & more like this out to the people.

[distanthowl]

Ah Shucks

Golly Gosh

Pass me another mess

a possom Jethro.

Thankee mighty.

[OfficialConspirator]

I wonder why Fred didn't tout his real career as a Washington lobbyist and Registered Foriegn Agent?

I do think it's nice that they can get him to appear alive and coherent for a whole minute. He looks much better in this than when he hosted Tales from the Crypt.

[skyab23]

You are attacking and stereotyping all Republicans as Church-going, narrow-minded people. I do not attend church, but I am a firm believer that this government was founded on the basis of limited government, low taxes, and the freedom of the states to make their own decisions without the intrusion of the federal government.

[skyab23]

Wntoply6, You are attacking and stereotyping all Republicans as Church-going, narrow-minded people. I do not attend church, but I am a firm believer that this government was founded on the basis of limited government, low taxes, and the freedom of the states to make their own decisions without the intrusion of the federal government.

[skyab23]

wntoply6, There are many ways to pay for the war, such as getting control of the wasteful spending in Washington, which would be hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars.

[e2e4ch]

Fred Thompson is nice. Hillary is mean. Atheists are bitter losers who vault at windmills and never win.

[clairence1354]

"Rights come from God, not government."

But government is quite capable of taking them away.

[puptentaclezappa]

Your values arent my values... Get it? Everyone wants different things, keep religion out of government... Its why were in the shitty situation were on now. Go back to cable Freddie!

[whitakerj]

A visa gives you a defined time frame that you are allowed to stay in our country if you stay past that defined time, you are a criminal.

[whitakerj]

But you didn't leave when your time ran out, that's a criminal action.

[wntoply6]

who wrote this crap?

our rights are guaranteed by the constitution.

the god u r thinking about takes a women's rights away, refuses gay, black & the rights, of others not like the southern christian conservative god.

this current conservative govt has put us so deeply in debt, r grand children will be paying for it with more taxes than ever.

does anyone believe this thompson bullshit? what total lies & inaccuracies this buffoon just mouthed.

[RantyChris]

Religion must remain seperate from government. "God" limits the rights and freedoms of many people.

[unconstslave]

Boy.. This guy can spread it thick. I almost heard something about voting record?? Sounds like we got us a wagon jumper. Hey Dr. Paul, Slow down so we can push it off!!

[whitakerj]

The problem is you don't have the right to be here. You are a criminal and should be treated as such.

[graysonmaura]

bring the american dream to life....vote for texas congressman RON PAUL!

[LayneRoxxx]

"Message brought to you by Ron Paul."

[Tiberius2027]

This fuckin clown is looking to win a popularity contest while our country is being flushed down the toilet! GO BACK TO HOLLYWOOD!

[ShazamzSkip666]

Oh, and I love the homogenization of the American Dream.

[ShazamzSkip666]

I thought our rights came from ourselves. I guess the women's movement needn't be applauded for all of the shit they had to go through to get their rights because obviously the credit goes to the Almighty God.

[Tiberius2027]

Actor = filthy stinking thespian bullshitter

[ShazamzSkip666]

I'd rather vote for Fred Flinstone than this asshole.

[metedude1]

you have to be asleep to experience the american dream :)

[blueline250]

if you are such a consistant conservative, then how come you lobbied for Planned Parenthood - an arch enemy of the conservative movement. Your ad is not consistent

[scoobiela]

"If you play by the rules". Do you ever played by the rules mr. Thompson? Using the rules to play whit the people it's no the same! ASSHOLE!!

[scoobiela]

Low taxes, less goverment, securing our borders...he is a Ron Paul fan and knows how to use the "internets". fred thompson WHAT A PENDEJO!!

[mdwolking]

Hey yayarea41505,

You are an idiot. Religion is where the Golden Rule COMES FROM.

Leviticus 19:18 - You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Matthew 7:12 - Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them.

And this is all besides the fact that there is that little phrase in our Declaration of Independence.

"all men are created equal, [and] endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights . . ."

Rights from God, not from government.

[jdphoenix32]

I probably won't vote for him, but that's mainly because he's not a front runner. Though, it was a very heartening commercial--it's good to be reminded every so often.

[yayarea41507]

THIS AD IS LAUGHABLE!

Our rights come from us!

We made them up!

The only right any1 needs to remember is the golden rule: DO AND THINK OF OTHERS LIKE YOU WOULD WANT TO BE THOUGHT OF AND DONE TO YOU!

YOU DON'T NEED RELIGION TO FIGURE THAT OUT!

president? fred, go back to bed

[karn3022]

Pure B.S!!! Empty words from a an empty heart.

[ericcalderon2]

Fred, thanks for joining the club, along with Rudy, George and Dick et all that make me need to poop when I hear them speak.

[guerone]

This is the most bullshit, staged, phony, bad acting, peice of shit commercial I have ever seen.

Whats the matter Fred, are your writers on strike?

The music is over the top, the lighting is un-natural, the whole thing makes me sick. Wrinkled old hack, go back to hollywood and hang out with your gay hippy pot head friends.

[moveoverdotorg]

There once was an actor named Fred

His heart was back home in his bed

He can't really deny it

So why even try it?

If he doesn't his wife will un-wed!

[geodesicks]

"our rights come from god"?

why not from poseidon or thor? its not like someone proved that the christian god exists and poseidon doesn't. its not data we have! no sir, what may appear to be common sense to you through your years of conditioning may not be common sense to another. most sociologists and anthropologists will tell you that the rights of any society in any era derive from social contract and nothing else.

[tlc0266]

um... try what our founding fathers had to say "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights. . ."

[geodesicks]

i agree that that is what is laid down in the preamble, but the "creator" mentioned is nothing as specific as the christian concept of god (which has very specific characteristics like jealousy, vindictiveness etc). jefferson and most of the founding fathers were well-educated secular deists and would be turning in their graves if they saw the nation polarizing like today.

[whitakerj]

YT, you should be kicked out for being illegal. ANd if you don't like this country as indicated in your comment, why are you here?

[Tiberius2027]

Wow, what a good actor! Fantastic liar!

[Tiberius2027]

Dr NO!

[Tiberius2027]

Gimme a break! Ron Paul smokes your ass, slick!

[exinferiz]

Rights come from God? whose God? yours Fred? Do you talk with him? Why is it that I can't and how do I know that you are not full of B.S. ? Come on people... to hell with this bastard

[Jimthemaverick]

Take your choice of God'. IN this country that is allowed. Where do you think rights come from? Obama? Clinton? Ossama? Saddam?

He does not say he talks to God, he says our rights are GOD GIVEN as stated in the Constitution of this nation.

[guerone]

Dont try and have MY rights come from YOUR god. Keep that fairy tale aasshole Jesus the fuck away from me.

Look what that moron Bush did to America with the help of his God. Maybe these fucks shold read a book other than the fictional bible, try reading a volume of U.S. history!

[cledus3110]

He bobs his head up an down a lot. It's getting annoying. Stay still.

[cheeseaura]

Fred Thompson's voting record colors him an inconsistent conservative.

Ron Paul 2008, the most conservative candidate in congress today!

[moveoverdotorg]

Go Romney

[skyab23]

Fred Thompson is going to win the Republican nomination and then everyone who is bashing him can begin to choose whether they want Hillary(more taxes, more government, socialized medicine) or Fred(less taxes, less government, secure borders and state's rights. I'm with Fred!

[Whoo69]

what he oughta say is, "I've been a moron my whole life."

[whanySouin]

runescape!!

[jukinj3]

And you are quite a debater.

[Whoo69]

What a moron. The federal courts and state supreme courts are supposed to be independent, and this guy thinks it's ok that he "fought for conservative judges." Ugh! Judges aren't supposed to be liberal or conservative but independent of the other branches.

[Whoo69]

Go back to TV, Thomspon. No one gives a shit about you in the GOP. Waste of space. "Doesn't regulate and tax us to death." LOL. As if a little regulation and tax ever hurt anyone. When are Republicans gonna stop whining about taxes?

[Alacrancin]

And Protect our borders!! what did he meant??

[jjs1776]

I'm all for him. Great ad

[Wrathbone13]

He mentions "God" in his ad, has he ever heard of a little thing called "SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE?!" Hey conservatives, keep your religion out of my life!

[DaveK1944]

The mention of God does not imply that the state endorses any specific religion. You should understand that the vast majority of our citizens believe in God in some form, be they Christians, Jews, or Muslims,...

[wntoply6]

but remember davek, this IS NOT a christian nation, rather it is a nation OF christians. hope you can grasp the difference.

many in this country do not believe in god and don't like it mentioned in politics.

i have to agree with them. i am sick and tired of our president having to be a moral christian...what with swaggart, haggard, craig, foley, vitter and the like.

[DaveK1944]

, and that sooner or later we will go back to a country that honors that belief and that respects more traditional life styles. You know, the ones in which marriages last, fetuses are not aborted, single parent households are rare, gays and lesbians are tolerated but not regarded as mainstream, and free speech rights are reserved for political speech as the framers of the Constitution intended.

[Hanswurst27278]

amen, bro.

[loudflash]

Furthermore, our rights may have come from God, I firmly believe that, however religion and politics so not mix. We cannot base every law we have on religious backing, I admit the basic principles are, but religion has no answer for taxes, health care etc. and if you ask me i bet Jesus would advocate some kind of health care system, he was a socialist, in that we are all equal under God, but this system says we are all equal(so long as you can afford it)

[loudflash]

Free speech reserved for political speech?? Isn't free speech for everyone, I mean seriously, commenting on youtube is free speech, what you propose is like what Stalin had and Hitler. Politicians have free speech. Speak out in public and that's illegal!!!!! No thanks.

[DaveK1944]

You are free to criticize politicians and speak out in public but to categorize things like pornography as free speech is absurd. To allow people to trash the funerals of service men and women under the guise of free speech is absurd. Political speech is not reserved for politicians, by the way.

[wntoply6]

davek, u r such a bigoted ass i can't believe u wrote that bullshit!

the problems we're encountering now r a result of christian narrowmindedness. going back to an even stricter form is insane.

"gays are tollerated but not mainstream" tell us how gays would be tollerated, & by who's standard, yours? seems your bigotry and ignorance is a prime example of, hateful stupid southern christian values!

[apballard]

Well done video.

Actually somewhat more compelling than the official Ron Paul ads.

To fans of Fred Thompson:

Why he is better than Ron Paul?

Please respond. Thank you.

[whitakerj]

He is a conservative. And will not cut and run on the war. It would be a disaster if we left.

I agree with RP alot of the time, but when it comes to dealing with the biggest issue of this election, he is wrong.

[ThinkMink15]

A true conservative is anti-war.

At the least he believes that Congress should declare it first. If Thompson's stance on war is correct than 70% of America is wrong.

Easiest way to give Clinton the White House is to nominate a candidate that doesn't admit what a quagmire Iraq has become.

[whitakerj]

Clinton can't win.

[SuperJustin151]

cool video. click on my homepage " SuperJustin151 ". I dare you.

[everydayitstomorrow]

Fuck Fred!!!

[RollingThunderHorse]

Best man for the job. You're right skyab, he is pro-gun..wants lower taxes and is against amnesty for illegal aliens. Somebody diffently didn't do their homework!

VOTE FRED 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[skyab23]

Fred Thompson is pro-gun and for less taxes and less government..so whoever said that he was not for these things are wrong and need to back up their statements next time!

[wntoply6]

tell me skyab, less taxes, where the hell is the money gonna come from to pay for this useless republican war?

tell us in detail where the money is coming from if we have less taxes!

in your 20 years of wisdom tell us so we can feel more at ease with this bullshit artist, and then rely on god for our rights...you know those rights christian conservatives want to take away from everyone not like them!

[whitakerj]

Actually when you lower taxes the income to the federal government increases. It has happened everytime, with JFK, with Reagan and with W.

[blair227]

I'm a big fat fucktard drunken scum and I have a trophy wife vote for me. Fred Thompson the repug who will only lie to you 99% of the time.

[tpbutt]

I quote Nixon "Hes dumb as hell".

Hes a anti gun, pro big government, and lobbied for the terrorists responsible for the pan an bombings.

But hes tall with a booming voice, and he will protect me. HES GOT MY VOTE

[Lonewolf20k]

The True "Only Man Who Can Save America". I know I'll reenlist if Mr. Thompson becomes Mr. President.

[emetcalfe5]

FAT FOOL FAT FAT FATTIE FOOL

[TexMacrae]

The way he bobs his head all the time makes me think of Mr. Chicken.

[voteconservative2008]

We not only have a conservative republican on the ballot we have a Reagan conservative.

[skyab23]

People who come on here and post negative comments..how about giving a reason why you are posting them instead of just doing so..Fred Thompson was young when he first had kids, worked 2 or 3 jobs to support his family, and worked his way up to become a successful lawyer, senator and then acting career. Fred, you have my support because you are a geniune and honest person who has America's best interest at heart!

[bellinghamster]

So getting a girl pregnant in high school is a "conservative principle" now?

[dariachu]

Getting a girl pregnant, maybe not. But doing the right thing and marrying her and dealing with the family that while, not intentional, you still created, is.

[skyab23]

I believe Fred Thompson is the only candidate running who can lead this country back to prosperity..he is honest and has nothing to personally gain for running for office, other than help his country. Low taxes, less government, and securing our border...I'm for Fred Thompson and I hope you will be too!

[wntoply6]

hey skyab, did you just listen to the same diatribe everyone else did?

are you so stupid you believe this crap someone wrote for him? it's so full of inaccuracies, former a.g. gonzales looks like a truth teller.

get a grip...stop being lead by your preacher and use your damned brain.

[melban]

Winning new votes everyday.