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Murphy Martin Commentary
March 22, 2007
"Early Predictions"
Last week we wrote about possible "firsts" that may take place in
the 2008 presidential voting in America. First woman, first
African-American, first Mormon, first Hispanic, first thrice-married,first
Italian-American, and the first time a candidate seventy-two years
old was elected for a first term. Each of these is possible from the
group of announced candidates already on the campaign trail working
for support--financial or otherwise.
This week let us look at a couple of names not in the announced
group.
First, a man who was
born in Alabama and grew up in Tennessee. Attended Florida State and
Memphis State before getting his Law Degree from Vanderbilt in 1967,
the same year he was admitted to the Bar in Tennessee. He was Howard
Baker's Campaign Manager in his successful run for the U.S. Senate
in 1972. He served as co-chief-counsel to the Senate Watergate
Committee during it's investigation in 1973-1974.
In 1994, he was elected to the United States Senate to fill the
unexpired term ending January 3rd when
left vacant by the resignation of Al Gore. He defeated a six-term
Congressman to gain the Senate seat. He was easily re-elected for a
full term in 1996 and served until January 2003. In 2000, he was
among those mentioned to become the vice-presidential running mate
with George W. Bush. While serving in the Senate he served as
Chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee.
After the loss of a daughter and not running for a third term, he
was in demand as an actor and has played lead roles in movies and
prominent television series such as Law and Order.
Extremely articulate, somewhat Reaganesque with his conservative
politics, and more comfortable on-camera than most anyone you can
name on the political scene, if interested, without a doubt he would
be, at age 64, more acceptable to voters in the south as well as
moderate to conservative voters everywhere.
There will be other Republican candidates to challenge Senator John
McCain, Mit Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich and others not yet
mentioned. But, after GOP decision- makers look at the picture as we
get closer to 2008, after they accept the fact John McCain,
Giuliani, Gingrich and Romney may be tough sells across southern
states, our prediction is the former Senator from Tennessee, Fred
Dalton Thompson, age 64, will be the Republican candidate for
president of these United States of America.
His opponent? Despite all the talk about Senator Hillary Clinton,
and Barack Obama, John Edwards and Governor Bill Richardson----none
of these will be the Democratic candidate. We believe the Democratic
ticket will be headed by the man who WON the POPULAR vote total in
2000 yet lost the election to George W. Bush.
Al Gore will be back on the campaign trail with all the movie
industry and Democrats who well remember how close he came against
Bush.
How ironic that would be---both candidates from the heart of
America--both serving time in the United States Senate from the SAME
great state of Tennessee.
Now THAT would be a FIRST to remember!
Fred Thompson versus Al Gore in 2008! The REAL "Greening of America"
is now underway. More than a BILLION greenbacks will be spent before
this political campaign is settled! That's a REAL " greening"!
Make your choices--you will decide it!
That's my time, thank you for yours!
Murphy Martin
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Previous commentaries:
"2008 Could Be
Different"
"The Bug and
Nostalgia"
"A Night to
Remember"
"President's
Week"
"Two Different
Wars"
"Dungy Leaves
Indelible Mark"
"All Kinds of
Smiles!"
"Humbled, Not
Bowed!"
"Free at Last!"
"Three Vastly
Different Lives"
"America at Her
Best"
"Holiday
Surprises"
"Christmas 2006"
"Is the Fat Lady
Singing?"
"Sixty Five
Years Later"
"Make It Merry
Christmas"
"Voices from
History"
"Dreams -
Reality?"
"Democrats
Dominate"
"Honored and
Humbled"
"Last Minute
Sparring"
"Cheyenne
Memories"
"How Much Will
It Hold?"
"FOX Controls on
Tenth Birthday"
"Clinton Points
Finger Again"
"U.N. Nuclear
Sparring"
"SRO for Latest
Hall of Famer"
"Katie's Back,
Legs and All!"
"Will T.O. Ride
Bicycle Or Tricycle?"
"Couric News
Carousel Approaching"
"George Was Not
First"
"Cowboy's
Control Canton"
"Despite
Unfinished Business, Congress Takes a Vacation"
"Reality Television Rolls on Sunday"
"The President Speaks His Mind"
"The World Around Us"
"Birthday Time Again"
"Presidents -- Past and Present"
"Expensive Babies"
"Change of Pace"
"Yesterday Katie Said Goodbye to Today"
"Musical Chairs Continue at ABC-TV"
"No Quick
Support for Bush Plan"
"Moussaoui
Meeting with Virgins Delayed"
"What the Hell Happened?"
"His Name is Still Magic"
"The Tallest Pine is Gone"
"Keeping America Free"
"Remembering"
"Christians vs Muslims"
"Bush Bucks Bashing"
"Early Look at 2008"
"Contrasting Memories"
"Reporter's Rough Roads"
"Another Cowboys Loss"
"People, Places and Things"
"Super Bowl Wasn't So Super"
"State of the Union"
"Is God Dead in Europe?"
"Remembering Dr. King"
"This Week in Review"
"New Year, New Challenges"
"The Party's Over"
"Democracy in the Middle East"
"Unfinished Business"
"Merry
Christmas Rules"
"Bush
Unveils Plans"
"Today is Special"
"Border
Security Now!!!"
"Stupidity Loses Financing"
"Crisis Christians"
"They
Led the Way"
"Sadistic Saddam Hussein"
"Bourbon Street Bashing"
"Hurricane Aftermath"
"Standing Tall"
"Never a Dull Moment"
"Another Hero Laid to Rest"
"Blame Game"
"Senior Thoughts For the Young"
"Role Model Challenge"
August 18 - "Network News Anchors"
August 11 - "Now All Three Are Gone"
August 4 - "Trust in the Media"
July 28 - "Television Then and Now"
July 21 - "The Mick"
July 14 - "Forty Years and Counting"
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