**ATTENTION** GraniteGrok readers invited to submit questions to Fred Thompson

Fred,
Why do you continue to deny all knowledge of anything the CFR is doing with the NAU/SPP etc?
We all know you’re a member in good standing, one of the good ole boy’s club.
What are you afraid of?

Fred How would you control spending in our Government?
What is you view in Abortion?
WHY should I vote for you Mr. Thompson what makes you so unlike the other candidates?
Why did you decide so late to join the race?

I need to know where I can Get one of your Bumper Stickers. Please let me know thank you. Randy

how does fred feel about the immigration issue? We work hard and pay taxes and should the illegal immigrants be allowed to just collect social security etc.

I have heard you speak on a couple of occasions and was wondering if you mean what you say or are you only saying what you think people want to hear? I believe America and American’s in general are in danger and that we need a very strong and honest leader, despite the fact it may be hard to stand up to what could amount to horrendous critism for what is right for this country. I also think we need a leader who is there for the ones risking their lives to protect our citizens whether they (the citizens) appreciate it or not. This is a country founded on ideas and hard thought out rules and faith that would stand up for the future as well as the present. I think it could still be.

The overwheliming issue that most of my Republican friends and I have been steamed about for years is the Bush administration’s unbelievable refusal to aggressively enforce current immigration law. Given that GW was willing to invade two other countries (and spend a trillion dollars) to try to deal with international terrorism and WMDs, why in the world has he not translated his zeal into action to stop illegals at the border and take action against the tens of millions of illegal aliens in this country?

Do those big business contributors who hire many of those illegals mean more to Bush than the Republican faithful? That’s the conclusion that my friends and I have reached. We feel totally betrayed and none of us will vote for a Republican who is not highly aggressive on the illegal alien problem.

So, what is Fred Thompson planning to do about all the illegal aliens in this country? Will he enforce current law and use every arm of the federal government and aggressively round them up? Will he deport them? If he catches them illegally in the country a second time, will he seek to impose the 5-year prison terms called for in existing law? What about simultaneously instituting another bracero program to supply our needed low-cost labor . . . and institute harsh penalties for anybody that overstays their allowed time in the United States?

No soft shoe here.
Will you get our boarder secured and deport illegal alines?
Can this be done? or what can we do?
There is a chicken packing company just 3 miles down our road, they pay $13.75 per hour. I work for $7.00 dollars do you think for a moment I would not clean chickens for that money?
But there is no way for me to know that they are hireing because every time they need someone they go out to the shop and tell the illegals they want to hire, the word goes out in the Mexican community and they show up the next morning. What chance do I or any of us have to get one of those jobs? It is not that we don’t want to work the fact is that the illegals have the jobs all sowed up.

Senator Thompson:
I have asked this question multiple times, but I have never been able to get a response from a politician. Hopefully, you will respond.
As you are aware, many 30 somethings, 40 somethings, and 50 somethings have much of their savings tied up in 401K plans. Currently, if a parent wants to withdraw an amount of money from this account prior to them turning 59, he/she must pay the taxes owed on pretax contributions and interest earned. There is also a 10% penalty tax on earnings from this 401K withdrawal. I agree with all of this except the following:
If a parent needs the money to help pay for their childrens’ college education, they should be able to make a withdrawal without the penalty tax. I agree they should have to pay the taxes owed, but they should not be penalized even more when this money is being used for such an important purpose.
What is your stance on this?

Fred,
I am on active duty in the U.S. Navy and we are currently going through a force reduction. With our current Global War on Terrorism, not all servicemembers believe this is wise, including myself. We are consistently asked to do more with less on the premise that technology allows it. Contractors are being used more each day because they are supposedly cheaper than active duty. But I question some of their loyalties. Contractors are generally more concerned with their bottom line than doing their jobs the way they were hired for. If you are elected President, will you continue the current force reductions which the Navy and Air Force are currently going through?

What will be done about the anchor-baby problem? This automatic citizenship was never meant to benefit any illegals.

Fred:
I hoped that you watched the movie “Man of the Year” .
from what I see the whole political scene is askew. What we need is a person with backbone and not “politically correct” to stand up and be counted , especially when we have so many bobble heads in government. with the very hard directions that will be needed to be taken on such matters as immigration control,the national language,and of course IRAQ, since everyone currently in place was egar to please , why do you think colin powell bailed. he saw the handwriting on the wall also what about schawartzkoff?
Since it is a known fact of the continued graft and shakedowns in iraq with the police and terrorist can be considerd the same because of family ties, we have a no win situation, espically when the quar’an says it is ok to lie , cheat , steal in the name of allah. I will watch for now to see and hear more about your approach to the problems. good luck.
charles murray

I have heard you are a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment and I like many am concerned where political correctness is leading the nation on this issue as well as many others as you know. I am ‘law abiding’ and I do have small fears that with more liberal legislation I will one day wake up and find myself a ‘non-law abiding’ firearms owner. Will you fight for this amendment? our heritage? I am a Virginia resident and thus very familiar with what has been written about Virginia Tech’s tradgedy. It concerns me when academia-types (read liberal, utopian, political correctness) and the media demonize law abiding citizens who defend the 1st Amendment equally with the 2nd but it is not reciprocated. I am a retired firefighter now teaching a high school based firefighter program, that’s story unto itself… educating the administrators, and there is a security person but the administrators do not want him armed. And I have taught at the local community college. As its been said, and what I do sincerely believe as a firearm owner and having been a firefighter/medic, Gun Free Zones are Victim Rich Zones. Final word on this subject if you have not heard the phrase… “When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.” Not their fault, but I wish to defend me and mine.
Going to go watch you on Leno now.
Mike

Dear Mr. Thompson: I’ve been impressed with your perception and grasp of the serious issues facing our country and the world. Now that you have announced, will we hear your ideas on what you would, as President, do about them, and how you’d go about accomplishing those goals? Thanks.

Dear Fred:
Please see if any of these points ring true with you:
Instead of the socialism of the Left, we once again need to teach and stand for:
1. Individual freedom, choice and accountability.
2. Individual responsibility.
3. Free market capitalism with un-biased education in our secondary schools and universities on how an individual can flourish in an innovative, free-market economy. If the heavily unionized government monopoly schools can’t get the job done, abolish the Dept. of Education and recommend the states institute voucher programs to stimulate competitive educational choices for the children of taxpaying citizens.
4. A move beyond “white guilt” and “black opportunism” into true individual freedom for all people, including people of color (instead of entitlements, preferences and special rights for designated groups).
5. A common sense immigration system that absolutely protects our borders, recognizes that we need labor in this country, recognizes that monies sent back to other countries from immigrant workers is the most effective foreign aid there is (it sidesteps political corruption and builds appreciation for the American economy and its fruits, as well as raising the standard of living and building markets abroad), and recognizes that US employers need a convenient, foolproof means of identifying legal workers.
6. A move towards competent, efficient, vigorous national defense that recognizes peace only comes through strength combined with virtue and that weakness invites diplomatic challenges and overt attacks.
7. Attention to our national infrastructure of transportation and communications including securing the Internet from hostile attack, protecting the computer systems that control our power grid, financial system, communications, etc.; expanding our highway infrastructure with additional capacity and effective maintenance, and aggressively building a nuclear power generation infrastructure.
8. A move away from federal centralization and control to states rights and true federalism, i.e., a move back towards constitutional government as envisioned by the Founding Fathers, including protection of 2nd Amendment rights as individual rights.
9. Exposing, debunking and overhauling or eliminating the pernicious Ponzi Scheme of Social Security and Medicare – Medicaid. The fact that the surpluses of the Social Security system over the past two decades have been squandered instead of invested in hard assets is appalling to me. The group-think delusion of Social Security must be exposed and replaced–hopefully with a free-market, investment based solution.
10. Install a simplified, easy to understand tax system that will not discourage risk, innovation or financial success. Our current system is incomprehensible and represents a tremendous drag on our economy. High-tax, socialist systems suppress individual initiative, innovation and economic growth. What’s wrong with a country full of wealthy people anyway? Have you ever visited countries that are full of poor people?
Those points came off the top of my head sitting here this evening. I’m supporting you because I believe you share my views on many of these topics and you appear to have the talent to move this agenda forward. I hope I’m putting my trust and financial support in the right camp.
Sincerely,
Louis Montgomery

Fred: I think you’re a great candidate. I understood what you said in the Tonight Show about the Iraq war as being a bigger agenda – and the United States’s fight against tyranny. I would like to vote for you for these reasons. But what would you do about gay rights issues? Obviously it’s a completely different topic from the more important issues – but would you at least support civil unions (with an opt-out exception to churches), or anti-discrimination for gay people that would still respect churches?

Not so much a question but a possible idea to fix the border problem. Make it desirable for companies to transfer all production of goods from China to Mexico. This would provide jobs to Mexicans and would get rid for the most part the need for them to come to the United States… unless they are spending their new found tourist dollars. China is not to be trusted… By Americans buying all of the MADE IN CHINA products we are pumping billions of dollars into their economy every year and they are just building their military up against US.

Hi Fred,
I like your approach so far. I would like to know if you will be stern on securing our borders before it’s to late. It seems Bush is now buddies with the mexican Prez and he comes before the American people. What does he stand on Immigration.
Thank You!!!

Hi Fred,
Where do you stand on The strength of the dollar, foriegn workers taking American jobs, and jobs leaving this country.
Thanks

I’m with Fred on many of almost all of the issues, but he’s missing a key one. He will get my vote if he supports the FairTax. It’s that simple.

You state that you are in favor of overturning Roe vs. Wade and therefore sending the abortion issues back to the States.
My question is “if Congress ever passed a bill to make abortion illegal across the United States, would you sign the bill?”

Very simply. What is Mr. Thompson’s complete view of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution?

Mr Thompson
The single most important question I can ask you is who is Jesus Christ. Your answer and beliefs in that question alone will determine your true affectiveness on being President of the United States.

dear fred,I live in montana,I would like to talk about health ins.I make about $10.00 an hr.and my work wants $749.00 a month for ins.so with paying rent,gas,food we can’t aford health ins.wife had skin cancer witch we had to pay out of pocket so we are still catching up on bills a littel at a time.thank god we have a food bank here becuse we had to take the money from somewere.I hope you can do something about health ins. karl

Sen. Thompson,
From what I’ve read you are in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade. As a Federal Prosecutor, you are obviously familiar with the concept of stare decisis and its effect on the American legal system. While there have been instances in the past where the Supreme Court has reversed itself due to a changing social climate in America, as a young man I find it safe to say that my generation feels the Roe case is not one of these instances. Further, you speak about avoiding activist judges. Wouldn’t any future appointment to the Supreme Court, in your effort to overturn Roe, necessarily be one of the “activist” judges you speak out against?
It is precisely my generation that will be most affected by any changes on abortion policy, and any change in this policy, whether legislative or otherwise, should keep our best interests in mind. While I agree with much of “common sense conservatism”, and I myself could never allow my fiance to have an abortion, your position could certainly be a sticking point for many voters in my generation.

Mr. Thompson, I am a Residential builder who is reluctantly retired do to health reasons. As a builder I have a somewhat different view of how to help with energy and focil fuel concerns, and would like your opinion. We all agree on our need to reduce our dependence on focil fuels, and technology has many ways to do so. one of which would be for state and federal requirements to install solar panels or new tech advanced solar shingles on all new homes and commercial structures built in the USA as well as new types of wind generators that have recently been developed and are very cost efficient. Also better tax incentives to retrofit older homes and commercial structures. There have been many advances for fitting skyscrapers with wind generators at a low price. These steps alone would cut our dependence on focil fuels for energy by a third, and more as it becomes more prevalent, as well as create more jobs in the market place. I know of many other options as well and wish we could talk about it some day, But I would like to here your opinion on this small but far reaching subject please. I have followed your career for some time and hope that this would merit as a concern…

While concerns over things like globalism and sovereignty are not at the top of our attention right now, these things will get much more focus in the years that you will be the leader of our country. With that in mind, I would like to know your thoughts on the SPP and other agreements that could have an effect on our ability to control our own laws and regulations when they may conflict with global and trade agreements. Thank You.

Dear Fred,
I have 5 questions for you. You can answer them all, or how ever many you please:
1) To what extent do you think government solutions can be formulated “objectively”?
2) To what extent does an “objective” approach to creating solutions lie outside the dichotomy of liberal and/or conservative values?
3) Would you adopt a solution that, while considered a “liberal” approach, was nonetheless the most sound and objective approach to attacking the problem it was designed to solve?
4) Wouldn’t an increasingly Federalist national government allow for the possibility of some states to implement more liberal government policies (like in California or Mass.)? How would you reconcile your conservative values with the possiblility of a sharp increase in liberal government policies in Blue States if Federalism is adopted?
Thanks for hearing me out Mr. Thompson….gluck in 08

Sen. Thompson:
I have so many thoughts and comments; it is hard to know where to start. I will preface my questions with a short statement – Sen. McCain won the September 5th debate because he stopped repeating the same thoughts were have heard over this already too long campaign. We know you love your country, we know you support our troops (have you ever heard a candidate for Prez say – “I do not support our troops?”), we know you want to hunt down terrorist – stop repeating the obvious. Be direct, less thoughtful and mushy. Be factual (and ensure triple times that your facts are correct), less talkative. Give me dates, times and places. If you are going to cut taxes – by how much and by when? If you are going to put forward your plan, tell me how with specifics – times, dates, facts. Anything else is the same ole, same ole.
Questions:
1. As a former member of the US Navy, I never understood why my pay was taxed. The US Government takes income tax from the milk man, passes it along to me from the Defense budget, and yet tax that pay AGAIN. Enough already. Sen., I do not need to take MORE money from the Defense Budget – give me a pay raise by eliminating the requirement of service men/women from paying income taxes. If it is ok for those in hazardous areas to get income tax free, why not all the remaining service members? Got your support? If so, by when will you propose such a task (remember to give specifics – how about within your first 100 days and dare the Dems to oppose!!)
2. The first candidate who proposes an across the board flat/fair/consumer (you pick the word) tax will get my vote. No more fraud. No more IRS. Everyone pays the same. No more tax discussions during campaigns. Period. Plan on submitting a plan (at least for public debate) within the first six months?
3. When do you plan on submitting a proposal to congress for a major fine for employers who hire illegal’s (don’t forget a date)? No jobs, less immigration problem (and yes, you still have to secure our borders). I am not interested to whom large fines will put out of business. If they conduct themselves in an illegal manner, they do not deserve to be in business.
4. When (or if) do you plan on supporting a substantial raise in the HSA (Health Savings Account) cap? The current $5650.00 (and soon to come $5800.00) is a joke. Every seen a pregnancy occur for less than $5k? Congress is more interested in how much money it will cost them to realize, my tax money was not theirs to begin with. Stop worrying about how much I will save on taxes and start looking after middle income Americans. Date, please! How about an immedite increase in 2009 to $10,000?
5. Why is it that I can go to Canada and get Rx drugs cheaper than I can in my own country? What is your immediate plan to correct it (and by immediate, I do not mean lets continue to talk about it in a DC kind of way [years] and do nothing)?
Thanks for the time – next week I will post more.

Re: Iraq
Fred, as a republican and veteran I do suuport our general mission to fight terrorism and understand Iraq is but juts one battlefeild. My question however is; since we train kids for six to eight weeks to become competent fighters why has it taken over three years to train the Iraq military members? Seems like our overal straegy is not very effective. What is the game plan for winning this battle and why don’t we expect more from their leaders?

Mr. Thompson, you have my interest. I was impressed by what was presented on your announcement. There were several references to taxes and the downward spiraling of the economy. I would like to ask what, if anything, you can and/or will do regarding this.
I am a real estate agent in the State of Michigan and I can tell you first hand the damage that predatory lending and skyrocketing taxes has done to cripple this wonderful State. We are seeing (as is the rest of the Country in varying degrees) record numbers of bankruptcies and foreclosures. These are not deadbeats. These are hardworking Americans that have lost their jobs or been victimized by lending institutions that sought to drive their own profits up with little or no regard to the future ramifications of their practices. House payments are increasing by hundreds of dollars a month. Their options are limited to selling their home or walking away. I can tell you that it is extremely difficult to sell a house in a market that is driven by foreclosures. And, to add insult to injury, the answer to the dwindling State revenues is to increase taxes. Pray tell, from where are the monies for these taxes to come?
So, my question is this… how will you, as President, address and implement the necessary changes to turn around the devastated housing market and ever increasing taxes, yet at the same time, put the brakes on Government intrusion?

Got Energy? I think energy sources and technology will be the largest hurdle for the US to overcome in the next 10 years. Investment in energy can provide a huge boost to the American economy by providing high tech jobs, affordable energy futures and exporting the technology. Other Democrat candidates have recognized the issue, but most Republicans seem to be ignoring the issue as their big oil buddies get rich beyond belief. We need a republican to stand for what is right for the American People not Big Oil. Newt Gingrich has several great ideas for spurring our energy efforts. Fred, what is your energy plan?

Fred, are you a man of faith?

Mr. Thompson, I was wondering if my idea would help in the fight against terrorism. Do you think that the Untied States and it’s allies should start an all out campaign against the terrorist of the world, by sending a world wide message that the United States and it’s allies are fed up with the terrrorists! If any person, that is not a U.S citizen, performs any terrorist act, any place on earth, that individuals remains will be buried in the United States or Israel! I think that if a persons family knows that their son or daughter won’t be buried in their home country that they would put alot more pressure on their family members to stay away from terroristic activities!

Mr. Thompson,
The FairTax plan is a comprehensive proposal that replaces all federal income and payroll based taxes with an integrated approach including a progressive national retail sales tax, a prebate to ensure no American pays federal taxes on spending up to the poverty level, dollar-for-dollar federal revenue neutrality, and, through companion legislation, the repeal of the 16th Amendment.
The FairTax Act (HR 25, S 1025) is nonpartisan legislation. It abolishes all federal personal and corporate income taxes, gift, estate, capital gains, alternative minimum, Social Security, Medicare, and self-employment taxes and replaces them with one simple, visible, federal retail sales tax administered primarily by existing state sales tax authorities.
The FairTax taxes us only on what we choose to spend on new goods or services, not on what we earn. The FairTax is a fair, efficient, transparent, and intelligent solution to the frustration and inequity of our current tax system.
The FairTax:
Abolishes the IRS
Closes all loopholes and brings fairness to taxation
Ensures Social Security and Medicare funding
Brings transparency and accountability to tax policy
Allows American products to compete fairly
Reimburses the tax on purchases of basic necessities
Enables retirees to keep their entire pension
Enables workers to keep their entire paycheck
As a leading candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, Please tell us your stance on the Fair Tax? If the FairTax were passed by Congress and you were President, would you sign the bill into law? Would you openly campaign for the bill?

Senator: What will you do to bring back our manufacturing back to the United States. We need to provide good jobs to our legal citizens. With all of the companies going overseas, the prices have not come down due to cheap labor, just higher profits to the companies, and less quality. Don’t you believe we should take care of our citizens before hiring cheaper labor outside of our country. Our citizens built this great country.

Fred, Thank you for stepping forward in a time of great need in this country before if falls into the hands of the Clintons again. But my question is, Who is going to take reponsiblity or be blaimed for the next 9-11 attack when it happens, if we give up in Iraq?

I was wondering what you consider to be the biggest challenge as President? What awould you tackle/want to change first? I also wonder if you are a Christian and how that will play into your role as president?

What would you do to help our Seniors? Everytime we get a token raise we get an increase in Medicare. If we pull some money out of our established retirement funds, that we have contributed to over the years, we are taxed on our Social Security. Isn’t this a double tax. We were already taxed on the income to put the money in S.S. Why do we have to be taxed on it again?

Hi Mr. Thompson,
First off, I would to wish you the best in your run for President. I feel your run is an important one because your bring to the podium, issues that other canidates refuse to even consider.
May your run be blessed.
My question to you is, what is your stand on the Fair Tax?
Heres the link if you would like to go to the site.
http://www.fairtax.com
I feel that this is an issue facing us and our children.
Tax issues have overwhlmed many Middle Class Americans.
Thank you and God Bless

OK Fred we spoke at the VFW Convention.
(Snoopy pin, VFW Post CDR, George Allen,Greene County Pig Roast!)
When can we take you to brunch with some of the wounded troops from Walter Reed so you can hear first hand the frustration with the whole process of recovery there at that Army Hospital?
Any second or fourth Sunday at VFW Post 3150 in Arlington will do..
Here is a link to a story re the Brunch for the wounded.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6163463
You have our support now we need yours.
You have my card.
Bigjohn
PS Don’t wear that pin to Church!

I’M with Fred.
As a consumer, citizen and an observer of the political climate, I believe that Mr. Thompson has a commanding presence of stature, charm, and charisma that should be marketed to stand out above the rest of the candidates.
I believe he should use his full name in all political marketing, from signs to introductions…
FRED DALTON THOMPSON is a strong name and should be
used often. Much better than Fred Thompson.
American needs a commanding strong image…

Fred,
How do you plan to eliminate the nation’s debt? I believe if government will learn that no is not a four letter word and that it is okay to say no to certain programs, we could begin to decrease the federal debt level. We might even create a nation of idividuals who take personal responsiblity for their well-being. Imagine that… In the end, govenment would be applauded for saying no and our nation would be stronger.

Fred,
How do you plan to eliminate the nation’s debt? I believe if government will learn that no is not a four letter word and that it is okay to say no to certain programs, we could begin to decrease the federal debt level. We might even create a nation of idividuals who take personal responsiblity for their well-being. Imagine that… In the end, govenment would be applauded for saying no and our nation would be stronger.

Mr Thompson,
Many older Americans don’t understand why our elected leaders say we never have the money to help support senior citizens for things like Health Care, Social Security, Drug Coverage, etc. But … we seem to come up with $3 Billion a week for the war in Iraq. Many older citizens don’t understand how we can always afford this kind of money to help people in a foreign country that don’t want us there in the first place. But when Social Security funding discussions come up all the politicians start shuffling their feet, looking at the floor and say “we can’t afford it”.
Seems like we care more about foreign citizens than we do our own … shouldn’t we take care of our own first ?

Fred, Just a wild thought. What if we did away with the Federal Government all together with the exception of National Security? Each state would take the responsibility for thier own residents. In a sense, it would create competition amoung states to try to be the best, then I would be looking for a better state to reside, than a better country. I love this country, but things a getting out of hand. Illegals getting our hard earned money, small businesses closing because of foreign exports,too many people getting welfare which they do not deserve, etc. Make the states responsible, you handle terrorism. What do you think?

Fred Thompson what is your middle name and why don’t you use it?

SPECIFICALLY:
Health Care: Why would a single payor system for the entire US population not be more cost effective in spreading the risk than the current private/public system? Corollary: Are there any meaningful, quantitative statistics on the relationship between cost and quality of our Health Care system versus other systems in the world and are they meaningful to the conservative point of view?
Immigration: Historically, when and why did the federal government stop enforcing our immigration laws and what actions, if any, should the US take to reimpose law and order in this matter? Corollary: What is the true economic effect of open borders under current state and federal laws?
Iraq War: Specifically, does an “American Interest” and “Justice” have complementary or conflicting and demonstrable roles in your position on the US future in Iraq, and if so, how will you explain those roles? Corollary: How do you explain the role of the US, historically, as the leader of the “free world” and why our success in Iraq matters .

Fred, Thank you for stepping forward in a time of great need in this country before if falls into the hands of the Clintons again. But my question is, Who is going to take responsibility or be blamed for the next 9-11 attack when it happens, if we give up in Iraq?

Sen. Fred,
QA few questions:
What will you do to address the rising cost of living for the middle class?
1. Gas Prices rising yet Mobile/Exxon have record profit years
2. Home prices/values dropping, yet difficulty to refinance and obtain loans increase.
3. Rising cost of healthcare
4. Rising cost of childcare
5. Outrageous taxes
Also being technically savvy, I am concerned with the ability of the government/big industry invading my privacy. How will you address the privacy laws?
Please address

Senator Thompson, would you be willing to phase out the IRS and current taxation and go to a new system of taxation? And it is great to hear someone with respect for all life. How would you go about ending abortion in this country, and would that include any and all abortion?

Mr. Thompson, As a selfemployed contractor I spend a lot of time and money complying with with our current tax code. My question to you is what are your thoughts on the fair tax ( HR25 )or any other tax reform ?

For the past 20 years my brother-in-law, a union pipe fitter, has been tearing down and shipping overseas, manufacturing plants. My question to you is, Why are we as a nation spending billions of dollars on education? You do not need to be educated to flip burgers or stock Wal-mart’s shelves with chinese products. In fact, if you look closely, you don’t even need to speak english for most jobs available to American workers. Truth be told, most employers want you to speak spanish so you can communicate with the other employees. Even with a degree in engineering or computer science you have to compete with less qualified hb1 visa workers. Why should Americans even bother? We will soon have Mexican truckers on our roads, probably transporting “American” companies products produced in China or Mexico from Mexican ports to stores owned by foreign conglomerates. Globalization and free trade have destroyed the backbone of American society. Do you have a plan to reverse the outsourcing of America? Or should we all just continue to flip our New Zealand beef burgers and continue telling our children that with hard work, determination and a good education they can achieve anything?

Fred will you lead the charge for the implementation of the fair tax and support the repeal of the 16 amendment in this country? That way we can have more money in our own pocket.

Senator Thompson,
The use of political mantras is very effective in communicating messages. Our country has serious issues among our aging population, a loss of national unity in areas such as enforcing laws to protect the sovereignty of the United States, a lack of sound economic education in our schools…and a populace that is totally fed up with gridlock in the Houses of Congress. Would you support legislation that would require Congress to stop playing the “tack on” approaches with legislation, which contribute to confusion and gridlock…along with a serious effort to elevate the spirit of American compassion for our elderly, our disabled, and our children, and a renovation of economic education for all Americans?

Senator,
With the ever increasing benefits bestowed on the recipients of the entitlement programs, ie social security and mediscare, How can we taxpayers withstand the load forced upon us. If something is not done and soon, the vast majority of our income will be taken from us and used to support others. I am not opposed to helping those in need, but not at the expense of my own family’s welfare. Any plans to reinforce the social security and medicare programs that won’t force the average Joe Lunchpail into bankruptcy? The Bush plan to privatise a part of Soc Sec fell on the deaf ears of career politians afraid of handling such a politically charged issue…..what are your plans and thoughts on the issue?
By the way, of all the candidates I have seen, you are far and away at the top of my list….but it is early and I still need convincing!

Senator,
With the ever increasing benefits bestowed on the recipients of the entitlement programs, ie social security and mediscare, How can we taxpayers withstand the load forced upon us. If something is not done and soon, the vast majority of our income will be taken from us and used to support others. I am not opposed to helping those in need, but not at the expense of my own family’s welfare. Any plans to reinforce the social security and medicare programs that won’t force the average Joe Lunchpail into bankruptcy? The Bush plan to privatize a part of Soc Sec fell on the deaf ears of career politians afraid of handling such a politically charged issue…..what are your plans and thoughts on the issue?
By the way, of all the candidates I have seen, you are far and away at the top of my list….but it is early and I still need convincing!

WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS ON THE”PATRIOT ACT”?
SECURITY VS FREEDOM AND ROLL OF FEDERAL GOVRERNMENT
VIEWS ON NAFTA, NAU/SPP ? POTENTIAL LOSS OF OUR SOVIENTRY?

Mr. Thompson, I consider myself a federalist or a constitutionalist. I believe that our federal and state governments are too involved in our lives. I think that the fair tax bill submitted by John Lender, is a plan that you should look very seriously. Have you read the box by Neal Boortz titled The Fair Tax Book? If you have not I ask you to take the small amount of time it would take to read this book and spend some time with John Lender. This tax system would not only create a fair method of taxation but would take a lot of power away from the government and make our country the largest tax haven for the world. Please take a serious look at this plan and set me know what you think.
Thank you for your service.

Fred, I’ve just been waiting for you to declare your run for president. All I can say is “Thank God”.This country needs you in the worst way. It seems everything is falling apart, what with the war,Democrats,Ileagals,lies from everyone in goverment,and much more than I have no room for here. I live in North Carolina which is about to become like California with all the illegals. WHat do you propose to do about the borders, the companies who hire them? Our city is becoming overrun with gangs and 90% of them are illegals. WE need your help!

Mr Thompson
I live in New Orleans and wants to know if we still can count on you to help us out on the Katrina recovey. Also will you be coming to the city to see for your self the problems that still going on after 2 years. The next President must not forget what happen in the Gulf Region and alot of work and money must be given to help out the people in this region.

Senator Thompson
This is a five part question. #1…How and when are you as president (we) going to secure our borders without making excuses? #2…What are we going to do with the illegal immigrants who are already here? #3…What do you say to those who entered our country through the legal process. #4…How can we get this done if we do not have a Republican congress? #5…What happened to the idea of the great melting pot and immigrants wanting to learn English to get ahead? And a non related question…How can we get some true specific help and ideas about the unbelievable price of gas at the pump? Wow! I sounded a little like a reporter instead of a teacher.
Thanks

I am an American Indian and I would like to know where you stand on the rights of the indigenous people of this nation. I’d like to know your opinion on Indian health, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the operation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the problems that have occured concerning lawsuits, Indian gaming, and finally how you feel about American Indian/Alaska Native sovereignty. I look forward to hearing your opinions. Thank you, Danielle Steward

The one overriding issue that concerns me is immigration. Both illegal immigration that is destroying the country and legal immigration seemingly used to drive down and destroy the prospects of Americans finding decent jobs at decent wages. Before I vote for anyone, I want to see a firm committment on border security, expedited deportation, elimination of the birthright provision granting citizenship to babies born to foreigners (sometimes only visitors on birthing tours). I want to see a committment to reducing the number of foreign workers, an elimination of all provisions giving non-English speaking teachers the ability to come and teach American children in the US and presidential influence to make all critical workers fully English speaking. I want a committment that efforts to integrate Mexico, Canada and the United States into one borderless union will be opposed.
My question to you is, will you make that committment?

Fred,
How would your administration communicate to the american public differently than past administrations, to counter the bias from the elite drive-by media?

I have sent letters to every presidential candidate in both parties who have not responded and completely ignored to address any of these points in debates or speeches. So Mr. Thompson I ask you the same questions:
a) If alternative fuels were at full production and American vehicles were engineered to accept them, what do you believe the cost per gallon of these fuels would be as compared to gasoline prices?
b) We have a national reserve of oil primarily for use in a national emergency. How would you establish a reserve for alternative fuels and what would the reserve be used for (military, private industry )?
c) Since alternative fuels depend mainly on farm crops, how would you guard against damages from hurricanes/tornados, disease, drought? In other words would you establish a separate reserve for consumer use?
d) Will the military machine continue to use crude or alternative fuels?

Fred.
We need solid commitment on these vital issues:
1- Seal the borders from illegal entry and ensure ICE strongly enforces the immigration laws.
2- Mandate the states notify ICE of all arrests of illegals and ICE promptly takes custody.
3- Ensure laws are passed to strongly sanction employers who hire illegals and those with false documents.
4- Eliminate inheritance taxes and make permanent the current tax cuts that are scheduled to sunset.
5-Take strong action against Iran obtaining nuclear weapons and from combat intrusion into Iraq.
6-Strengthen intelligence against terrorism both at home and abroad and enforce stronger cooperation between the various agencies in this area.

Where do you stand on reversal of taxes on Soc. Security?
Why do we send aid to Mexico who is rich in oil, gold, and silver?

Fred, I am really excited about your run for President. I watched your video and liked what I heard. What is your position on the addiction problem in this country? I would like to see more treatment facilities, especially for women.

Fred
Congratulations ! You have a most unique opportunity to truly reach the American people, and do it in a way and with the same type of effectiveness as another man that we came to love & revere as THE voice for the vast majority of Americans … Ronald Reagan.
Ronald Reagan was not afraid to talk directly with the American people, and stick to his principles & ideas when he spoke to them. He sometimes took positions that while not popular with the media, the Washington Crowd and the like, were the essence of what made Ronald Reagan RONALD REAGAN !
Ronald Reagan would have NOT feared a subject, even while conventional thought had them viewed as dry & not ” sexy ” to the media, the Washington Crowd, BUT were subjects that resonate quietly & deeply within most Americans, and that is getting Government to be less intrusive in our lives.
Fred, for you to become the Champion of the FAIR TAX and to be able to discuss, defend & make clear to the American People that this single issue above all the other ” sexy ” & divisive ones like Iraq would excite them, fire them up, and at the same time shine the light of truth for the American people on what the Democrats and other Left Wing Liberals in this country NEVER want the American people to know … That they WANT to keep the Government’s feet on the economic necks of all Americans & will continue to do so at all cost ! It is the single best way that they have to continue to CONTROL Americans , keep their Liberal Agendas alive & well and maintain their political gains of the last few years.
Fred, you have made the decison to run for President of the United States. Use your intellect, humor, presence and superb commmunication abilities to go directly to the American people as Ronald Reagan did. It served him & us well, and it would serve you just as well. Good Luck ! James Taylor

Fred. Please let us know your position on the Fair Tax (HR 25). The most “fixable” problem in this country is our current tax system. I sincerely believe you would go down in history as being one of our greatest presidents if you could accomplish a complete restructuring of our current tax system.
Hopefully, you have read Congressman John Linder’s book (co-written with Neal Boortz), “The Fair Tax.” Basically, the Fair Tax is a national sales tax, at the retail sales level only, which would replace our current income tax system. It is a very well though-out proposal that deserves to be looked at seriously. Rather than go into all the details, I am providing a link which will give you detailed as well as summary information: http://www.fairtax.org
The Fair Tax movement has extremely strong grass roots support…both from Republicans and Democrats. The only Republican presidential candidate who supports it (Ron Paul) receives incredibly high ratings on internet polls…I personally believe it is primarily due to his support for the Fair Tax.

What is your stand on the growing healthcare issue in america? What do YOU plan on doing about all the uninsured in the US. What about the healthcare for the elderly? Why should they lose all the money they have saved over the years just to have a few years in a nursing home before they die? Why should they eat dog food or less so they can buy the medicine they need?

Dear Fred.
I understand that President Bush is going to begin construction next year of a Mexican Highway that will extend from the Rio Grand River to Kansas City. Customs clearence on trucks comming north fom Mexico will take place in Kansas City so these vehicles will not be stopped and checked until they reach that point. Will you continue with this project under those terms or close it down???
Thanks for your attention to my question.
Harold

Congratulations Fred!:
There are five non-negotiable issues that I would like for you to address. These five issues are non-negotiable and concern actions that are intrinsically evil and must never be promoted by the law. If life isn’t defended first and foremost, no other issue is relevant. An aborted child can never take advantage of “free markets, rights of property and the rule of law”; or a “flat-tax”; or a “Federalist” form of government or anything else in life for that matter.
On most issues that come before voters or legislators, the task is selecting the most effective policy to implement or apply a moral principle. Democracy must be based on the true and solid foundation on non-negotiable ethical principles, which are the underpinning of life in society. A well-formed Christian conscience does not permit one to vote for a political program or individual law that contradicts the fundamental contents of faith and morals. Here are the issues:
1. Abortion
2. Euthanasia
3. Embryonic Stem-Cell Research
4. Human Cloning
5. Gay Marriage
The right to life is the most fundamental of all human rights. Without a right to life, all other rights are valueless. What good does freedom of speech do a dead man? How can a corpse exercise the right to trial by jury?
The right to life accrues to each of us as a part of our basic humanity. It is as much a part of us as our minds, our personalities, or our arms and legs. It is given to us by no one. It is ours merely because we are living human beings.
There are those who say that “society” or the government decides when we get the right to life. If that is so, then it is no right at all, but merely a privilege, for if the government can grant the right to life, it can surely withhold it. Once you accept that the government has this power, you must accept, willy-nilly that the government can decree some people — perhaps Jews, or Blacks or Catholics — never get the right to life.
If, therefore there is such a thing as a right to life, it must accrue to every living human being. This sets up a simple, three-part test.
Is the unborn child living?• If it were not, we would not be having this debate!
Is it human?• Check the DNA. If it has rabbit or squirrel DNA, then it is not human. But if it has human DNA, it is human.
But is it a being? Check the DNA again. If it has the mother’s DNA,• then it is a part of her body. But if it has its own DNA, then it is a being — a separate and distinct human life.
Very clearly, the unborn has the same right to live as any other living human being. Who denies that, denies the whole concept of human rights.
Thank you for your desire to lead our country in the right moral direction.
Respectfully,
-Greg Haley

I am a Conservative Christian who sees many sad things happening to our country. I have many questions to ask of you. first of all I see a country that is becoming more and more critical of Christianity. More and more schools and students are being forced to take Jesus out of school activities: Christmas plays are being removed or replced by “holiday plays”, students are told they cannot wear shirts that mention Jesus, students cannot say the name of Jesus, etc…etc. How can this Nation….a free Nation….allow that to happen? Not to mention the constant fight with the ACLU and some politicians concerning the words:”One Nation Under God”….are we coming to the point that our history is no longer important so that a few can have their way?? What are your feelings on this?? An honest answer only, please…
There is a proposed bill that would make it a hate crime for a pastor to preach from his pulpit against homosexuality. I am a Bible believing Christian who does not hate anyone for their differences, but who believes the words of God. I also believe that Christians are afforded the same rights in this country by our Constitution and Bill of Rights as those who seek to speak against us. Would you veto such a bill that takes away the right to free speech in this country??
Also, what is your stance on abortion, gay marriage, and the war in Iraq??? Do you see a withdrawal of our troops as failure? Do you support giving our military the chance to succeed in Iraq?? Do you see the people of Iraq only as the enemy or as a group of people that we pledged to help?? Do you feel that some Americans want us to fail in Iraq?? Do you think that you can unite this Nation at a time when its people are split on most issues and even on the value of our country??
My heart is broken for my country and I fear the up coming elections. I do not see a canditate that is sincere or that has gained my confidence. What makes you different from the rest?

SENATOR THOMPSON,
I’M A 67 YEAR OLD FATHER OF 5 CHILDREN GRANDFATHER OF 7 AND GREAT GRANDFATHER OF 1 . I WORKED FOR MANY YEARS SOMETIMES AS MANY AS THREE JOBS AT A TIME, TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY. TO ME IT SEEMS THAT MOST POLITICIANS ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH SUPPORTING THE DREGS OF SOCIETY THAT NEVER WORK,HAVE NO CONCERN
FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND WILL NEVER BE PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET SERIOUS AND PUT THESE DREGS IN PRISON WHERE THEY BELONG, SOME WITH AS MANY AS 15 CHILDREN WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF WOMEN.THE COST TO US AS TAXPAYING CITIZENS IS HORRENDOUS.ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS GETTING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE AT THE EXPENSE OF PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF I AM OUTRAGED.I SPEND 35 % OF MY INCOME ON MEDICAL COST AS I’M SURE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE MADE THIS COUNTRY THE GREATEST OF ALL. WHAT WILL YOU DO TO CHANGE THIS . THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SINCE RONALD REAGAN BEAT THAT SOCIALIST JIMMY CARTER.I KNOW I DON’T HAVE MUCH MORE TIME ON THIS EARTH BUT I SHUDDER TO THINK OF ANY OF THE DEMOCRATS WINNING THIS ELECTION AND THE PRESIDENCY ONLY A COUPLE OF HEARTBEATS AWAY FROM HARRY REID GOD FORBID.

Fred, so far, I like what I hear from you and read about you. My one fear is, though, are you really “electable?” First, I believe the mainstream media is going to tear you apart; your personal life alone is probably being scrutinized by the liberal media as they sharpen their claws preparing to make roadkill out of you.
Fred, as the Republicans prepare for a potential bloodbath in 2008, just how do you plan to stop the powerful liberals in the press from destroying all of your hopes and plans?
Good luck to you, my friend. I believe we need a man like you, but I am worried that America will swallow a lot of bull and vote against you.
God bless you!

Fred, first of all I want you to know, I’m with you! You’ve got my vote already! I have more of a comment than a question–I want to IMPLORE you to run a campaign that does not resort to mud-slinging. Many candidates start off saying that they will run a clean campaign, stick to the issues, blahblahblah, but then they start throwing the mud around with the best (worst?) of them. PLEASE don’t do that–you are better than that! Just keep showing everyone how clearly qualified you are, your strong leadership qualities, etc. Take the high road, I beg of you.

Dear Mr. Thompson,
You speak of an opportunity for affordable healthcare to cover all Americans. This will be achieved without the government or insurance companies deciding on what treatment might be right for each of us.
Will you be willing to “take on” the insurance companies and their powerful lobby to make this happen and, if so, what plans do you have to place healthcare back into the hands of the patient and their medical providers?
Sincerely,
Dr. Russell Kirk
Lebanon, Tennessee

Fred I am a father of one and married to a hispanic american citizen. In five years working in meat packing plants I have many friends and co-workers who carry questinable citizenship. I understand the the important role that undocumented workers present in our country. Do you? What is your position on the immigraton debate?

You’re are with whom conservatives are placing their hopes to continue the conservative revolution in the Republican Party which began in the 1980′s. Are you willing to risk it all to try to sweep true conservatives into power? Are you going to support conservative opponents of powerful incumbent RINOs in primary elections? Will you be your own man and resist the temtations from marketing stategists who promote non-commital answers and “safe’ talking points? Will you write an amendment to Ronald Reagan’s 11th commandment that excludes RINOs? I think you will. And if you do, all those who voted for a strong, honest, consistant man in the 1980′s will show show bi-partisan support in ending 20 years of the Bush/Clinton era, and bring a conservative Congress into power on your coat tails. Good luck and Gob bless. – KEN

In what ways are you a superior candidate than Guiliani and Hillary Clinton?

China – This once sleeping communist giant is becoming the world economic superpower; funding our U.S. debt, producing, it seems, the majority of the goods Americans buy, and supplying a growing amount of food to our tables. This used to be OUR role in the world! I’m fearful about what the future holds for the U.S. when our communist banker, goods producer, and food supplier isn’t happy with us or vice versa. There is no doubt a military superpower isn’t far behind. Will a Thompson presidency lead the nation in trying to reverse this dangerous trend of our total dependency on China (if it isn’t already too late!)?

Mr. Thompson, I really would like to know how you would handle illegal immigration as well. I live in southern California and I’m caucasion. Currently, I am the minority. I would like to know what you plan to do about all the illegal immigrants that are already here, parading down OUR streets, yelling in SPANSIH that they deserve equal rights.
I’m love my country. My country. Not Mexico. AMERICA. What do you plan to do about these poeple DEMANDING benefits that my fellow countrymen have difficulty getting, all the while waving the mexican flag. Do you plan to, at the very least, put it in writing that the official language of the United States is English? Since illegal immigrants have invaded our country, when I was looking for another job, I had to make sure that it didn’t say “Bilingual required.” Now why is it that I should have to learn another language. I shouldn’t. My personal opinion is that ‘OF COURSE ENGLISH IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE!!’, but since it has to be put in writing for it to mean anything, will you do that? Will you keep America America? I see our country falling apart more and more as we back down and allow illegal immigration to continue unfettered. I want my country back. I want a President that can’t be bought and isn’t afraid to admit when mistakes are made. Its important that the mistakes are corrected, but too much damage is done when no one admits their mistake and tries to just cover it up. But most of all I want a President that fights for AMERICAN’S rights, not illegal immigrant’s rights. I’m losing hope Mr. Thompson. My ultimate question is, Can you help me get it back?

Dear Senator Thompson,
I am very pleased we now have a true conservative running for president. Thank you!
President Bush failed to fight effectively against our own brand of terrorism here at home, that being liberalism. If you are elected president, will you cater, compromise or crush this
enemy that threatens to bring down this country more certainly than any international terror group.
Thank you, Senator.

The North American Union…..is this in the works and How do you feel about the Idea of ending These United States? Why has Bush secretly been planning this? How can we STOP this?The SPP and all the secret deals in the works, can they be undone?
All the trade with China and the bad Products they are sending and we are not in control of our destiny anymore.Have to stop the Mexican invasion and the country is totally out of control.
I will not vote for any one that doesn’t make it perfectly CLEAR about the Immigration Issue. Rudy and Mitt I just don’t Trust them. I do Like Duncan Hunter very much and I feel he’s a Great American. Lots of good wishes for you and I hope You are the Man America Needs.

I just donated $25.00 to Fred’s campaign. I believe in your purist Federalist ideology. I’m also gay and wonder if you are a true Federalist, do you support any changes to the constitution regarding “Defense of Marriage?”
I’m a libertarian and woud like you to defend us from crazy litigation, John Edwards style, and other civil problems…not what we do in our personal lives in our own individual communities.
Mark Major

Fred it is nice to see someone finally running for President that I truly feel I can stand by. What troubles me though is that I hear what all the candidates want to do all the time, but never how they plan on doing it. Anyone can point out the things that are wrong and say this needs to be fixed, but I never hear how they plan on doing it. Throughout your campaign I believe it would be greatly appreciated by us voters if you could specify instead of just identify.
I would also like to see our English language become the official language of this wonderful country. I had one of my fellow co-works that speaks very little English tell me one day that I needed to learn to speak Spanish instead of him learning to speak English. I became very angry and had to remind him of what soil he was standing on. What are your feelings on this matter?

What is your position on the dependence on oil and hydrocarbons (imported or not)? Now that information has been presented on the impact of Global Warming and Global Dimming on ‘life as we know it’ on the Planet Earth, what do you believe needs to be done to reduce the use of hydrocarbon based fuels to support life and commerce in the US? The oil embargo in the 70′s should have taught us an important lesson in the dependence on foreign fuel sources. How do we drive the market demand towards energy efficient vehicles vs. energy consuming SUVs? How do we ‘force’ the move to other sources of propulsion using alternative fuels i.e. hydrogen and get away from greenhouse gas and particulate generating hydrocarbons – under the influence of big oil? Fair Tax, Social Security, Religious Beliefs are all interesting questions – but if life ceases to exist in 50 years because of the current behavior, what difference does it make? We are responsible for leaving the planet in better condition – for our children! But, how do we change our current behaviors to supporting and maintaining the environment instead from supporting selfish consumer and ‘big oil’ behavior at the expense of the planet – and, ultimately, ‘life as we know it’? What incentives do you propose to change the behavior of oil addiction to supporting the environment for our children – and ultimately contributing to the end of global warming/dimming?

Mr. Thompson, I believe it was Benjamin Franklin who said,(and my quote may not be exactly acurate) ” A man who would give up freedom for security deserves neither”. I believe the Patriot Act has taken some freedoms in the name of security. How would you reguard the Patriot Act and deal with security without allowing government to get bigger and more invasive?

Dear Fred,
I don’t have a question but a suggestion.
As I watched you on Jay Leno’s program last night, I noticed that you have a predictable mannerism as you speak which could be very distracting to many. As you make specific points, you jerk your head downward. If you could keep your head still and looking forward, I think people could concentrate more on the points you are making. See a rerun of the video to understand my point.
GO FRED !!!!!!

I want to know Fred’s stand on the legality and legitimacy of the Federal Reserve, and how he feels about going to a flat sales tax rather than income tax.

Mr. Thompson we have heard for years from so many politicians what they’re going to do when they are elected. Yet all to many times they either do nothing or the opposite of what they pledge. I’ve heard you say that our Country is in a mess and I unfortunately have to agree with you. I’m sorry to say though that one of the main reasons, is the man that so many of us voted for, not once, but twice. It is a travesty what he has done to this country and the sad thing is, I like the man. I am a small business owner and have had my business and family directly affected by the immigration problem. I cannot compete with people who don’t have to follow the same rules as I do. I believe you to be an honorable man and I would just like your word that You will do everything humanly possible to restore the integrity of being an American Citizen.

DEAR FRED, i FOUGHT FOR THIS COUNTRY (USMC) AND IT’S A DISGRACE WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE. WE DON’T HAVE STATESMEN, WE HAVE BACKSTABBERS AND POLITITONS THAT FIGHT FOR THEMSELVES, NOT FOR THE COMMON GOOD. WE DON’T UPHOLD OUR LAWS IF IT DOESN’T SUIT OUR NEEDS. WE APPARENTLY DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT ILLEGAL MEANS “AGAINST THE LAW” AND POLITIONS “SPIN” THEN DECLARE THAT SPINNING IS NOT WRONG. TO ME SPINNING IS LYING BUT WORSE. wILL YOU BRING STATESMANSHIP, VISION, ACCOUNTABILITY, LAWFULNESS, HOPE AND MORALITY BACK TO OUR NATION.

Dear Senator Thompson,
I’d like to add to the many questions posted hear concerning thr Fair Tax (HR 25) but I’d like to be more specific.
Do you support it or not, and if not, why, specifically?
Every answer I have heard related to not supporting the Fair Tax has been a misrepresentation of the plan. Such an answer is a poor report on the person answering the question.
I’d like to hear your thoughts on the subject.
I look forward to watching you and learning more about your campaign but I must warn you I just may be a one issue voter.

Mr. Thompson…I have a question. I am a 47-year-old woman on full disability. I receive Social Security and Medicare. I want to know what your intentions are concerning Medicare? The general public believes that Medicare is “fixed” because it now has prescription drug coverage; what they don’t know is how awful that current program is!
I fall into the “make-too-much-but-not-enough” category so I have to purchase my own Medicare Advantage insurance. As a woman in her late forties, I receive what I call “old people’s insurance”. Some of my problems are covered because seniors have these issues (diabetes, high blood pressure) but others are barely covered and then not well. I have an inoperable brain tumor as well as bipolar disorder and my medications are often (usually) either not covered by Medicare’s prescription program or are covered at a rate that has me paying hundreds of dollars despite the coverage! And can we talk about that “donut hole” of a problem with prescription coverage?!?! It’s bad enough that I pay ridiculously high co-pays but then the consumer is doublely dinged because the cost to the insurance carrier is counted toward the donut hole! Come on, I hit the donut hole in late Feburary/early MARCH of each year and then have to pay completely out-of-pocket for the next two/three months until I hit catostrophic coverage levels!
I’d say the insurance lobby must be quite proud of their work!
I’d also like to know why there are limits placed on the mentally ill concerning treatment. “190 days lifetime” inpatient treatment – who thought up that little wonder??? So, even if my doctor thinks the best treatment for me is in a controlled, hospital setting – the Medicare rules could disallow coverage if I reach that 190 days total I’m allowed?? Well, I pray that doesn’t happen but with my history and my age, the odds aren’t good.
When we talk nowadays about insurance, the topic of Medicare just doesn’t come up. Guess I should just be happy that I have “some” coverage – no matter how bad it is.
So, Mr. Thompson, what do you intend to do about Medicare in addition to general health insurance?

Where do you stand on Mexico Truck drivers delivering loads all over the United States?

Mr. Thompson,
Immigration policy and tax policy are the top items on my list. May we see your position on both soon.
Suggest a tab be added to you website entitled POLICY POSITIONS.
Great start!

Fred, My thought is will you do something about beefing up the social security some of us live on?My wife and I are disabled and we get less than 20k ayear.Every time we see politions pay going up we wonder why?Thanks, and congrads for running.

Dear Mr. Thompson,
As a retired American Citizen, I believe it’s time to stop giving hand outs to illegals and other countries. I’m not indifferent to other people’s suffering but it is breaking the backs of taxpayers and those on fixed incomes to keep up with costs of living while those who have done very little or nothing for this country get free healthcare, equipment and tons of our money.
Thank you,
Norma J. Sears

During WWII companies were watched over for profiteering. With the obscene profits made from the oil companies during the Iraq conflict and the war on terrorism, If elected, would you issue an executive order investigating whether the oil companies are gouging the American public and are guilty of war profiteering?

Fred, If elected President, what are the first steps you will take to secure our borders?

Fred,
Will you work to re-instate the Bill-of-Rights, particularly: the 1st Amendment, often ignored and not applied to all media outlets; the 2nd Amendment, the strongest defense against monolithic government; the 9th Amendment, Rights of the People; and the 10th Amendment, the Powers Reserved for the States (Weakened after the Civil War and Totally Ignored after the 17th Amendment).
Thank you

Thanks for running Mr. Thompson. I’m very excited. Your comments on bringing more legitimate power back to the people is just what I wanted to hear. I would encourage you to have lunch with Congressman John Linder and author/talk show host Neal Boortz to discuss what could be the most significant power shift (to the people)-HR25-The Fair Tax. I’ll even offer to pay for lunch! Misrepresentation of the The Fair Tax is the modus operendi, both with your political opponents and the media. But We the People know the facts. Do you support this legislation? Please support this legislation.
Good luck!
Denny

I hope Fred Thompson is the Republican nominee so that I can vote for him. However, I have a Mother, a wife, two sisters and two daughters. They have told me that Mr Thompson is on record as saying Roe v Wade was a mistake and should be overturned. Is this true? How can we hope to get him elected if he disrespects 100s of millions of American women by telling them the federal government is in charge of their bodies, futures, health, well being and judgement? I fully understand that there are people who believe abortion is murder. I respect and value their feelings and beliefs. This is why it is called a Right To Choose. Is this not a perfect example of an area in which the federal government has no business dictating citizen’s private lives?

mr. thompson totaly agree with on just about eveything except campaign finance reform thing on this issue you might want to rething it since it has been awhile. i feel like us little folks got the shaft and unless you have alot of money we cant get our word out but if you are in office you can just about do and say anything you want. big supporter of the nra feel like they can get word out but they are even stopped to a certain extent. thanks for choosing to run even if we disagree on this issue i fully support you for president

I was a small business owner for several years. I was a truck driver who hauled exotic cars for celebrities like Jay Leno and fortune 500 members like Bill Gates. Yes, I’ve hauled their cars.
As a small business, I was taxed to death. I had a heavy use tax every year, individual state mileage tax or highway tax for every state that I traveled in and of course my fuel tax. On top off all that, when I bought my truck, they hit me up with a Federal Excise tax of $13,725 and of course my regular sales tax.
With the price of fuel going up, I paid $75,000 just in fuel last year, and DOT trying to change driving hours, and the highways getting more and more congested, I decided to give it up. I could not justify being away from my family to make a good living when my checks kept getting smaller and smaller and the regulations getting tighter and tighter on the driver. Oh….don ‘t forget about the tolls. ($600-$900 a month just for me.)
The truck driver is the only job that I know off that is not guaranteed income, like a salary, and we don’t get paid overtime and we work a lot of hours.
The one thing that bothers me the most recently is the Mexican TRUCKERS. What is your opinion on this?
Eric P McGrath
Heavenbound Transport,LLC

Fred, would you keep the current trade policy with China considering the recent epidemic of products endangering
Americans?

Dear Senator Thompson,
Thank you for getting into the hunt. I admire your cander and straight talk. I had the pleasure and honor of working with President Reagan in providing him medical care during my days as a Navy Hospital Corpsman at Bethesda. Your sense of value and purpose is very similar and refreshing.
Question, with regards to education. When can American families have real choice for educating our children rather then depending on the governments socialized format currently called the Department of Education? Can you assure the American people that your the guy, to not simply help in trying to get that issue approved but give us the opportunity to vote on that issue directly. School Choice (Public, Private, or Chartar) Wow, what a first, allowing the American public to vote more then just on candidates but on direct rules for which we want and demand. Can you force/influence Congress to allow the American people to vote on it directly? That would be a first.
Additionally, why can’t we vote on setting rules for Congress to follow. Like showing up for work on our behalf more then 58% of the time. Don’t the Lawyers/ Senators/ Members of the House realize they are being paid to be there for us, not hobb knobbing with those with check books. How can we greatly diminish the political prostitution of our elected officials? Why is absentizm among our elected officials so common? Are people in Congress so arrogant self centered egomaniacs, that they feel its OK not to be there working for us but more on themselves and their political careers. Certain folks running for the office right now may have a problem with the Presidency. Do they relize being President is a full time job? Since they have never demonstrated the ability to be a full time Senator or Congressman? I thought Senators and Members of the House are there to represent us note simply those with funds. Some people currently running for office are still getting paid by us and not even being there to represent us. What up with that?
Campaign finance reform: Why are our taxes paying for someones interview? Can we vote directly on limiting the monies allowed in campaigns both from inside Congress and those trying to get in from the outside? Can we set the rules? Who is working for who?
Securing our border: How many Federal Laws, that we paid for, are on the books right now, dealing in Border Security? Why do undocumnented citizen numbers keep going up? Something is seriously wrong with our legal wonders in Congress. My 4 pack of toilet paper under my sink is worth more to me then so many laws dealing with our border security that we currently have purchased. Is anyone accountable in Congress?
Thank you again for caring. I look forward to your response if you can. I know you busy and have a lot to do. I truly appreciate you willingness to help. We could really use it!

Hi Fred,
I’m tired of feeling apathetic towards my own government. I’m tired of getting into political discussions which only further my disappointment and disgust at what Washington is allowed to get away with. I’m not just speaking about the Bush Administration, I’m talking about the government infrastructure as a whole.
Even though I was raised in a Republican household, I don’t know where I stand within the party anymore. I’m not ultra-right wing and I’m certainly not a liberal. How about a moderate who tries to vote based on facts vs emotion.
I guess I’m asking, will you represent me as none of the other candidates on both sides seem to. How about tossing out the formality of suits and cigars, blowing the party line out of the water and coming up with viewpoints that don’t alienate the people. I think people are looking to you because you seem real. I, for one, am sick of politicians who can’t speak off the cuff from their heart about what they truly believe but saturate their jargon with special interest flavor.
We need a people’s President and a re-invention of government. Will you spearhead this? Are you capable of not being bullied by either party. Frankly, are you capable of not being defined by a party?
When I walk down the street, I don’t see a bunch of donkeys or elephants passing me by – I see people, not polls – not statistics and the government has forgotten that as they entrenched themselves in their own little district.
I want to believe again, believe that our government actually cares about the decisions they make and how it effects their people and not the special interest.
Please Fred, will you represent me?

I am concerned about the transferring of jobs overseas in regard to defense procurement programs. As a nation we are making ourselves dependent on foreign countries, some who are questionable allies, for providing goods and services in support of numerous defense programs. I believe that this practice jeopardizes our national security and presents a security risk in the form of possible unwanted technology transfer. What will you do to ensure that American technology and American businesses are used to provide for our national defense?

I have been waiting for sometime now for this announcement. I know your thoughts on the war in Iraq, My other concerns are what or when are we going to do something about the illegal immigrants, or whatever they are calling them today? This is something i am very concerned about and it needs to stop. The other is on the fair tax issue, do you agree with this or not ?

Fred,
Your message of strngth and greater good resonates well with me. I often feel alone in being concerned with the technological future of the United States. I think most people take our supremacy in those fields for granted, as we have historically either produced of attracted the best scientists in the world. Our private communications, IT and biotech industries, as well as our national defence industry, must be the best in the world, without question, in order for us to be the strongest. We are facing increased competition from Russia and China on defense, and though they are not near a par with us, they are certainly not loosing ground to us either. We are also facing increased competition from India in medical science, as well as our friends and allies in Europe. The latter being part of NATO and having a historical closeness to us is not a military issue but a freindly intellectual rivalry and economic competitior. Nonetheless, we do not want either a brain drain or an upstaging from anywhere in any field if we can at all help it. There is no way to be and stay the best in the world without staying on top of cutting edge science.
Many high tech industries have the venture capital needed to keep progress as rapid as possible and need only tax insentives to stay here. We possess many the best universities in the world and most of them have the endowments needed to keep at or ahead of pace in vital research, be it medical, chemical, energy, aerospace etc. Our free market system has done us well..
However, we are also at times limited by the short term profit motives where the big money resides. There is little incentive for a major firm to invest in theoretical applications if they dont show near future payoffs. As a result, the kind of research departments that were common in the middle of the 20th century have been streamilned out of many major corporations. They have been preferring a “watch the ground level scientists/researchers/inventors do the hard work and scoop it up when it looks good enough” approach. This is economically *safe* and not at all bad, but it can easilly keep expensive but vital science from originating on our soil. The future’e furious pace and higher stakes dynamic certainly seems to be making time and deliverability more of the essence as it passes. And its doing so at an ever accellerating rate.
Luckily, divisions in the D.O.E. and D.O.D./(DARPA), and also a brilliant (the most brilliant in the world, btw!) team in Jason for tackling some of the issues this global dynamic presents when security or finance dictates the private sector have less of a controlling hand in the endeavor, especially when it pertains to vital defence capapbiltiy issues. Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, Hanford, Fermilab, Brookhaven, etc. are the kind of places with the powerfull tradition and creativity that kept us alive and on top when facing our greatest threats and challenges in the past, and will keep us alive through the future.
What will you do to make sure these departments and associated research in our universities will not only to continue to be the best but accell at a rate faster than our competition abroad? And, would you support finishing the Superconducting Supercollider project in Texas so CERN doesnt get too many of our high energy research scientists in to leave?
This may appear to some readers remote and not as pressing as health care and tax issues (please spare religious issues as much as possible people; it is a secular country and faith might make your life better but it is YOUR faith, not neccessarilly mine – but YOUR national security is ALSO my national security, got it?) What keeps us in an advantageous (or not so) postion at the global bargainig table is the supremacy of our technical apparatus and we CANNOT afford to slide backwards in cutting edge research, be it weapons, bio-tech, energy, or communications. Few people keep this in mind at election time. That is unfortunate because there is no amount of voice lost on personal issues – though these personal issues are often guised as vital national issues – at election time yet it is what is less obvious to the ‘average’ person in their day to day life that allows us to even have personal issues to concern with!

Mr Thompson,
Could you please share your views with us about renewable energy, global warming and alternative fuels? I for one am very concerned for my children and grand children. Thank you for running.
Darryl Glynn
Morrice,Mi.

Fred,
I have 2 issues I would like you to address.
The first is What are your goals for universal healthcare in this wealthy country of ours.
Other country’s with less money have better healthcare than we do.
What about fairtax!!!!
Let us know Fred. We all want to know your views on this.

Mr Thompson,
I am concerned about globalization, fast-track legislation, illegal immigration and international trade agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA. I also believe that these are the many heads of a single and frightening Hydra that threatens our sovereignty.
Both Clinton and Bush have moved aggressively forward to make our Constitution besides the point. As we create extra-governmental organizations with sovereign powers, we diminish our own sovereignty. General Eisenhower spoke with trepidation of the “military industrial complex” but little did he know it would grow into a multinational threat.
I fear unbridled trade, dangerous products, uninspected Chinese imports (especially food) and even imported diseases that spread as their government hide the truth from their multinational trading partners.
I fear making legal 20 million people who broke the law to come to our country. They should not receive benefits directly or even indirectly through benefits to their children. I do not believe that one culture should dominate our immigration policies because the strength of this country always has been in the mix of many cultures.
People say you can’t send 20 million people back home, but I think that if those people don’t receive benefits, jobs, income, education or medical care, they will leave on their own.
What do you say?

Mr Thompson,
A very important question to me. What is your position with Israel? Should they give up land for peace, or should they achieve peace through other means ? Should Israel be able to defend itself or are they bring it on themselves ??

Fred, I have several questions.
1 Will you fight to stop NAU?
2 Will you build the fence and close the borders.
3 Will you enforce current immigration laws.
4 Will you really enforce that employers hire only legal aliens?
5 Try to pass an amendment stating that Marriage is between a man and a woman?
6 Try to pass an admendment to protect our flag?
7 Fight the ALCU and bring back the Constitution?
8 Make the US the US and not Mexico as the Mexican pres says?
9 Withhold Federal funding for Sanctuary entities such as Cities, Churches, other organizations.
10 Help America get school vouchers.
11 Try to pass fair taxing such as a flat tax.
Give us America Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gene Carlsen, SLC, Utah

Hi Fred,
What can I do for you here in NYC? I have been supporting and following you for quite some time here and although I appreciate everything Guiliani has done for this city I know in my heart you are the right choice for president. In this city which I love, despite the overwhelming liberal ridiculousness, I want to do everything I can to advance your campaign. Please advise if there is NYC headquarters or something I can actively do to volunteer and campaign for you here.
Thank you,
Tracy Zee

Mr. Thompson, the pressures you would face as president from the Washington elites, the Democrat lapdog press, the Hollywood establishment and all the other libs to betray your stated conservative principles will be enormous and seductive. Will you be able to take the heat? Can you be steadfast in recognizing and vigorously committed to defeating not only Islamofacism but the slow creep and rot of Socialism in our own country? Will you continue to support the Fair Tax Bill? Will you remain resolved to lower taxes? Can you end ear-marks abuse and pork spending committed by both parties? Will you champion a sane and reasonable Social Security policy which includes at least some measure of private ownership and control? Can we expect an imigration policy that secures our borders and excludes amnesty? Good luck sir, God bless.

Fred,
While I currently support Duncan Hunter, I realize that he has very little chance of winning. You, as one person above me said, are marketable, and you could pull this off. I will come straight out and say this, I believe that God allows our nation to continue to prosper because we are good friends with Israel. Where do you stand on that friendship? If we continue to support them, and we realize that we ARE one nation under GOD, everything else will fall into place. That includes making tough stands on gay marriage and abortion.
You hinted that you indeed believe in God. Do you intend to fight the good fight without compromise on the moral issues facing our country?
Also, on a side note, if you are as genuine as you seem, and intend to truly challenge the current leadership, do you believe you can do that effectively? We all know that money is power. Can you truly stand up to the big corporations that throw countless millions of dollars towards the lobbyists? Can ANY president? Good luck. From what I know of you so far, I would be pleased to have you as my President.

Fred, How are you doing? I saw you at the tonight show with Jay proclaiming your candidacy for president. I am eager with anticipation to hear from you more on critical issues our country is experiencing such as the millions of citizens without health insurance, immigration, and the war against islamic radicals who want to encroach on our liberties. Also, are you for or against the DREAM ACT. I ask you this question because my mother immigrated to the U.S illegaly with me from our native country Mexico. I was two years of age when this transition took place and have never been to my country of origin since. Eventhough I am not a citizen of this great nation, I feel just as American as the next guy. Currently I am pursuing a college education at a community college in hopes to make something of myself and be a contributor to this wonderful country. The DREAM ACT will do wonders for hundreds of thousands of people in the same situation as myself. Thank-You

Dear Mr. Thompson,
As a active member of public safety here in Illinois I find it very sad at what are society has become. Public Safety now works in a country were the criminal has more rights then us, were our judges put the officers on trial and not the criminals and the fire fighters and ems personal are loosing a struggling fight for funding. Or local goverments have become ridden with corruption and no accountabillty and no checks and balances against our judges. We lost 343 fireman in 9-11 and still no binladen are we going to bring him home for trial or fund more money in our politicians pockets for oil? I believe in Honor, justice and american pride. I don’t see that at all in politics. Are you going to step up to the plate and clean or political streets or just be another pay check collecting politician. I hope not.
American Pride and american hard nose justice gets my vote for president. I just hopes it has your name on it.

Mr. Thompson,
I am an OIF veteran enlisted in the USMC reserves and I am also a college student. What are your suggestions/plans for our situation overseas? As Commander in Chief, will you allow us (Military) to fight this war in a manner consistent of the past? Or will we continue to fight with our hands tied? I’ve been over there and in a combat zone, and I can tell you first hand that it is a frightening feeling driving around white knuckled waiting to be attacked. If we are going to fight this war then we have to do just that, FIGHT!
Second, In regard to Iraq, what exactly are your plans for rebuilding Iraq? Do you have plans to build schools? Irrigate lands? Create a National Product other than oil? Iraq is currently in an import vs export defecit. They need to learn a sense of nationhood, they need to learn how to stand on their own feet (eventually). What are your plans to see that the sacrifices and efforts of myself and the countless others who have served do not go to waste? I firmly believe that the Democratic agenda will do just that. I believe in you Mr. Thompson and so do my peers.
Thank you

I’ve been a huge fan of yours for years. Not only your political positions you’ve held but also your acting roles in movies and on Law & Order. I was very excited to hear, earlier on, that you might run as I see you as someone who says it straight and doesn’t beat around the bush. My question: Once you are elected President, will you stand up for your office, yourself and your administration when you are attacked relentlessly by the media? I realize there is a fine line as you don’t want to get into a brawl but you also need to stand your ground and not let others walk all over you. I believe this is one of the Bush Administration’s biggest downfalls.
Dave

Hi Fred, I have sat here quietly and read through all the questions on this page and the same ideas have popped up. I do not want to repeat them. So I will ask the one simple question of every one. Are we willing to sacrifice enough to make the necessary changes in our government and our in our selves So we can build a stronger, safer, and better America. If you are Fred then I am too. Remember “Ask not what what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”. All we ask is a chance. I think the chance is now.

I have two questions:
1. Will we have a national retail sales tax soon that will replace the IRS and the income tax system, and why if you agree, would this be good for America?
2. Why are politicians not willing to invite Mexico to statehood as a solution to the border and immigration problem?

how will u handle statements coming out of mexico?….concerning thier right to invade us with illegals…….i want to see aggressive….we have candidates who seem to be commiting crimes….we have representatives who seem to be commiting acts of treason….i want to see a president who will not sit by and allow this country to be degraded by those who r suppose to represent us…..and i want to see a candidate who will stand up and say…we americans want to win this war..and stop harrassing our military…let them do their job………..mr thompson…unite this country on what we have always stood for …God bless u

I tried to review all the questions posted to avoid duplication. There are many good ones, and most of the issues of concern to me (esp. immigration) are covered. But I didn’t see anything about global warming. What are your thoughts on this issue?

MR. Thompson,
It is obvious our country is facing many challanges including an all out attack on our constitution. What are your thoughts on the dangers we now face to our liberties? What is your stance on how we should handle the invasion of Islamic Theology into our country as well as the influx of illegal immigrants which threaten the very fabric of our society? Also what is your stance on the deteoritation of the family unit which is being brought about by orginations like the Anti-Christian ACLU and left wing gay right adovate groups?

Fred, you say you are running for President because you “love”/”care about our country. Our country is our people. If you do not love the Fair Tax, you do not love us and can’t love or care about our country. What say you?

Mr. Thompson, Where do you stand on Net Neutrality.

Mr.Thompson,You have already been asked some very good questions. I guess all I can add is that you pay heed to your supporters. I am a Police officer, for years I’ve dealt with Illegal immigration, and the lack of Federal cooperation. Eventually we gave up calling the INS. The problem has only gotten worse. I have since transfered to a Rural department, closer to my family. Things have not changed in my old place of employment. In fact several officials were recently arrested on charges of accepting bribes(North Jersey). Like many of the nations problems, corruption is spiraling out of control. Honest politicians in N.J. have just been put on the endangered species list. Also endangered is my children’s education. Everyday I must undue the PC brainwashing done to them. They are getting wise to it now, but soon they will be going to college. It gets very frustrating when our own government is funding Anti-American Institutions. When our own politicians dishonor out troops, when Americans shun American Ideals. Where is the sense, and when did it become not-so-common in America?

Fred:
Someone told me last night that you had served as a lobbyist – they said for a pro-choice group. Where do you stand on abortion?
I think it’s absurd in this nation where you can be seriously fined – and even go to jail – for destroying an eagle’s egg, yet women can legally destroy their unborn baby with no legal repurcussions for the woman or the doctor.
It’s not that we shouldn’t protect eagle’s eggs – we should. But we should also protect the unborn, which are of far greater value.

Q: Isn’t establishing a sound energy policy (reducing oil dependency & addressing global warming) the most constructive way to avoid future warfare on the Asian continent?

Dear Fred, I’m a Sgt in the national Guard and before before that I was active duty for 6 years. As a man who believes the goverment should serve the people and not the other way around I was glad to read your thoughts on self goverment. I also believe our goverment should refrain from chosing how people should live there lives, the constitution is very clear with the bill of rights, how do you plan on keeping dems from interperting the bill of rights, it in plain english and yet the 2nd ammendment is violated by the DC goverment ad other places and nothing is done to inforce the constitution. Oh yeah If I want a trans fat burger, no one in the goverment has a right to stop me.(its another freedom and my own resposibility) I was very happy when GW had won the election ( the military didn’t have to shut down for a week to meet budget, and we got raises) but lately he has been spineless and distacted from the real issues ( most people could care less about gay marrige). I’m behind the war on terror but I’m tired of fighting with one hand behind my back. How will you free up the Army to kick ass istead of a match? How are you going to seal off the borders and figure out how to deal with our criminal(any one with out a green card) alien problem? How will you stop the on going trend toward socialist(state healthcare, high taxes, Tax the rich to feed the poor)? My Family has alway been at poverty according to the goverment and we were never hugry and we never used any goverment provided services either( its a pride thing). Now I’m in the middle class and find the rich that the goverment steals from is not far above to poor they try to feed. How will you get people off ther asses and take pride in being an American again? If any one out there is affended by what I’ve said then your most likely part of the problem.

From your speech today (Sept. 7), you said:

Radical Islam has declared war upon us. Some years ago people didn’t pay much attention to it. We didn’t even recognize the fact that it happened, but we know it now.
 
They look upon it as something that’s been going on for hundreds of years and as far as they’re concerned they’re willing to take it another hundred years as they methodically move forward massacring innocent people. Bringing the Soviet Union to its knees, who they considered the tougher opponent, and now they’re upon us and all those who would befriend us around the world.

Besides an unusual view of Soviet history, it seems clear that to you this War on Terror is war on a concept, war on a religious sect, and war on an idea. But war is always against other people, who, if at war, grow up and die well before a hundred years has passed.

Will you use empathy and understanding to end this war, or will you charge forward and (Sept. 7) “deploy every resource… to defend our national interests”?

Hundred Years’ Wars are fought among kings of yesteryear, not democracies of today.

Dear Fred,
as the next President of the U.S. will undoubtedly be sending
up a nomination for the Supreme Court, please let me know the type you would send and how hard you would support him/her during confirmation hearings.
Best wishes,
Gonzalo Esquibel

Hi Fred, it’s been a long time since we spoke.I am the former Chairman of the Buchannan ’92 campaign in Tn.& i know that many former Buchannanites,Perotistas,Libertarians,& Independents(Appox.10-12 million of us) have been waiting for you to enter. Would you please clarify for all those who have doubts, what you will do as President regarding what many feel are the 5 most pressing issues facing not only us today but our children. 1.National Soverignity. 2.The staggering National debt. 3.The war on Terror/Border security/Illegal immigration. 4.Real Tax Reform. 5.(This one kind of plays in with 1,2,&3)Our Gov.mandated dependence on foriegn oil. Thanks for deciding to make the sacrifices necessary to run for President,alot of the groups that i mentioned above (including myself) are with you… Sincerly Yours, Lyle Simpson.

Hi Fred, it’s been a long time since we spoke.I am the former Chairman of the Buchannan ’92 campaign in Tn.& i know that many former Buchannanites,Perotistas,Libertarians,& Independents(Appox.10-12 million of us) have been waiting for you to enter. Would you please clarify for all those who have doubts, what you will do as President regarding what many feel are the 5 most pressing issues facing not only us today but our children. 1.National Soverignity. 2.The staggering National debt. 3.The war on Terror/Border security/Illegal immigration. 4.Real Tax Reform. 5.(This one kind of plays in with 1,2,&3)Our Gov.mandated dependence on foriegn oil. Thanks for deciding to make the sacrifices necessary to run for President,alot of the groups that i mentioned above (including myself) are with you… Sincerly Yours, Lyle Simpson.

How will your administration approach energy conservation, alternative energy, especially nuclear energy, and federal land management. I am in favor of wilderness preservation AND sensible oil exploitation. I desire nuclear facilities for independence from oil, foreign and domestic. What role should the federal government play in regulating the automobile industry. I do not think car company bail-outs are an efficient way to manage our energy needs. Will you encourage congress to enact sensible CAFE standards? The only thing Clinton gets credit from me on is his setting aside millions of acres of federal wilderness. How would you ensure that we lose no more of our natural legacy?
Not from NH.

Fred’s pointing…keep that finger out.
It is so refreshing to see Fred NOT use
the metro sexual closed hand, not fist,
when making his points.
Keep that finger pointing out the truth!

Fred, What are your views on pagan religions, our current president believs they are not valid religions.

Mr. Thompson,
My question is a simple one, yet an understated and equally unaddressed issue by politicians. Why are we not using military actions or government sanctions to stop the genocide and rape of a culture demonstrated in areas of the Darfur such as the Sudan like we did in the ” liberation” of Iraq? Is it purely ignorance or do we have nothing to gain by saving the people of Darfur? As no other politicians have addressed this issue I would greatly appreciate a response.
Thank You,
Preston Webb

HOW LONG DO WE HAVE?
This is the most interesting thing I’ve read in a long time. The sad thing about it, you can see it coming.
I have always heard about this democracy countdown. It is interesting to see it in print. God help us, not that we deserve it.
How Long Do We Have? About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years earlier:
“A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government.” “A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury.”
“From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.”
“The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years”
“During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the following sequence:
1. from bondage to spiritual faith;
2. from spiritual faith to great courage;
3. from courage to liberty;
4. from liberty to abundance;
5. from abundance to complacency;
6. from complacency to apathy;
7. from apathy to dependence;
8. From dependence back into bondage”
Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St.Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000 Presidential election:
Number of States won by:
Gore: 19
Bush: 29
Square miles of land won by:
Gore: 580,000
Bush: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by:
Gore: 127 million
Bush: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:
Gore: 13.2
Bush: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: “In aggregate, the map of the territory Bush won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of this great country. Gore’s territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government welfare…” Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the “complacency and apathy” phase of Professor Tyler’s definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation’s population already having reached the “governmental dependency” phase.

You have stated recently that there are flaws in the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform act, which you voted for when you were a Senator. What would be your proposed best alternative to McCain-Feingold?

Mr. Thompson,
I am a Republican, a single mother of three, of which two are handicapped,and an exceptional education teacher residing in Tennessee, but teaching in Georgia as the salaries of Tennesse did not afford the opportunity for me to continue my education.
My query is this:
IDEA (PL94-142, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) is coming up for reauthorization and No Child Left Behind is in direct contradiction to it’s benefits; what is your posture on children with disabilities being “forced” by state and local governments to take standardized tests (End of Course tests on core curriculum, or High School Graduation Tests) – when these children’s histories and abilities clearly indicate they are not at levels to pass these tests and thereby are consistently set up to fail year after year (eg. Only a very limited percent of students in our school are “allowed” to take the alternative assessments available as it would have an “affect” on the state numbers for purposes of NCLB)? It’s truly frightening to discover children being “labeled” as learning disabled in reading and math who are entering high school or who have made it to seniors in high school and who present intelligence quotients and/or abilities incongruent with the assumption of passing these tests. It’s more frightening that teachers are no longer teaching our special needs children what they NEED to learn because of being under state mandates for getting them to pass tests – and are by virtue of keeping their jobs, teaching how to pass tests. Our students are considered a sub-group for reporting to state and federal governments the percentages of students passing these tests. Sadly, it is our sub-group that always appears to pull down the numbers being reported and the pressure to “do something about it!” is immense. We are already in a group who is “at risk” for teachers – your solution Mr. Thompson??

Fred,
I am rooting for ya, mostly because I really do believe that you’re going to be faithful to the Constitution, and what our founders laid out for us, which would be the first time since Ronald Reagan we’ve seen real leadership based on principle.
I’m becoming weary of having my few precious constitutional rights subordinated to the imaginary ones of illegal immigrants, whiny liberals, dictators, and dependency-mentality people here and around the world.
I believe we have drifted so far from what our founders gave us that most Americans wouldn’t recognize our original country if it were described namelessly to them. It’s a shame.
I read your words on Federalism, and was mentally standing and cheering the whole time. I have two daughters, aged 13 and 15, and either of them is able to handle a discussion on conservative values, and our government’s tendency to drift far from them. They are aware of how far we’ve gone from the real America, and often they ask why more adults don’t understand the basics. I started a blog of my own, but I have not put a lot of content there yet, but it’s at libertarianvalues.com, because I do tend a bit towards small constitutional government, and ‘conservativevalues.org’ was already taken I hope to do more with it, but I am spending my time now making sure everyone I know is aware of your positions, and that’s more important for the moment!
Ed

Fred,
I am a career military man on the brink of retirement and am looking forward to voting “FRED” in Nov 2008. Aside from your own personal convictions, where and how will you seek to gain guidance for what the American people want when a policy decision is to be made? Will you continue seeking input from all of us “out here” once you get elected? And most importantly, will you continue to stand on your principals throughout your term even if it threatens to jeopardize a re-election because of who you might have alienated due to your views and policies in your first term?

Mr. Thompson, I have been perusing your website recently and have so far been very happy to see that many, if not most, of your principles parallel my own. That said, I have noticed one glaring omission, specifically the issue of international outsourcing of jobs. While the U.S. job market has indeed grown over the last several years, many of the jobs that have thus far been outsourced have been replaced by lesser-paying positions. I understand a number of your points regarding reforming the tax code may have an impact on outsourcing, however, it would be very helpful to know what we could expect a Thompson Administration to do regarding this issue. Thank you.

I’d like to see Fred Thompson visit Juneau, Alaska. Our nation has such a wide variety of cultures. I think it is important that every political figure in D.C. should have a personal knowledge of the varying cultures. I’d also like to hear his viewpoint on NCLB. The bureaucracy and red tape surrounding this law, in particular, to the reporting requirements of educational background of the teachers is absolutely ridiculous. I want to vote for Fred and I want him to completely revamp if not outright repeal NCLB and give educational control back to the states where it belongs.
Shelly Austin, MPA

I would like to see Fred Thompson, or any politician for that matter, put there’re money where there’re mouth is. I’ve always herd so much about how everybody supports the troops. It seems to me there is a real simple way people in Washington can prove that. Pass a law so that our men and women serving in the Military dont have to pay federal income taxes. The military is always offering signing bonouses, which are good, but it seems to me if you tell people they would not have to pay taxes the entire time they serve their country in the military then recruitment numbers would rise. All the talk about how we love our military and we support the troops, dont we owe it to them to at least give them a full paycheck with out taxes taken out. Even if politicians cant find it within themselves to part with all that tax revenue, at the very least we should suspend there’re tax payments while they are serving in combat.

Fred, you have stated very clearly that in your view, border security is national security. What about the effects of aliens already here on our electoral system? Some districts in Southern California are 40% or more non-citizens, 35% in some parts of Florida, but they’re being counted in apportioning House representation. Based on the census, seats lost by other states to districts like these rose from 12 in 1990, to 16 in 2000. Will you lead a charge to 1)Deny votes to illegals once and for all 2)Define apportionment before 2010 to apply to citizens only, and 3)Press Congress to clear up 14th Amendment language to exclude citizenship for illegal offspring? The privileges of citizenship should not be granted to those whose first act is to break our laws, or by default, to their progeny.

Mr. Senator: I have written previously on the abortion issue and I was, thereafter, reading other posts on the page. For men who feel as though they do not have a voice, (which I am happy for and respectful of YOURS), I would like to say this: the child is YOUR child too. Many Planned Parenthood centers are beginning to get the fathers to accompany the mother into the rooms where the procedures are performed. Being such a traumatic experience, I don’t see how the men can watch as their unborn (and killed) child is pulled out or expelled from their girlfriends’/fiances’/wives’ wombs. My husband had no knowledge of what an abortion was until I showed him this– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s5YFyIgVX4 (copy/paste link if you would like.) He thought women were given a pill that just stopped an embryo from growing. He didn’t even know that we could get abortions up to full-term. Now, my husband sees that children are being KILLED continuously, and in some cases, only because the woman ‘just doesn’t FEEL like having a girl/boy’ or even because she ‘forgot to take her pills’. As medically proven in the last 2 years, a fetus can feel pain at least by 20 weeks of gestation. Most abortion clinics won’t even give pain meds to the woman so that the baby won’t feel its own limbs being torn off. Hey Hilary– would you like your neck to have a needle the size of your head be stuck through it, only so that your first day of life can end with pain??? Please understand that I’m not much of an activist, but if I had the means as much as all of you politicians out there to do so, I would scream aloud on every newschannel until abortion was stopped permanently. If I can’t murder my husband for cheating, why should my neighbor be allowed to murder her unborn child because “she’s just not ready”? Why is my DOG more able to receive judicial RIGHTS than my neighbor’s unborn HUMAN child? I am preaching to the choir if all of you are Pro-Life, but FRED could get the knowledge spread… if he wanted. –azuraskyz3465@netzero.net

Mr. Thompson, it is people like you that make me proud to be an American. I never watched Law & Order but I am sure it was a great show and I am now searching for the re-runs. I have checked your background and experience and find you to be, with out a doubt the best canidate for the job. You have a very impressive record. I could not agree more on your views, especially when it comes to federalism. I do not know what drives a man to take on such a thankless job (as from the liberals) however I thank God for people like you and may God Bless You!!! Go Fred Go!!!

One of the most important TV programs for you to appear on to get out your message to real thinking Americans, ASAP, is the O’Reilly Factor. You need this kind of exposure. Will you jump at this chance?
Jim

Dear Mr. Thompson – I would like to know what you will be able to do about the Medicare/Social Security and prescription drug problem that people like myself (retired/disabled) are having great financial difficulty with. I have had to pay out of pocket prescription costs to the tune of $7,000 last year and this year about $6,000, that does not include co-pays for doctor visits. I believe that Social Security should NOT be TAXED and I should not have to pay tax on everything twice. I have had to take a lot of my 401K funds out to pay for meds and it is not in my budget. There are a lot of areas that have to be monitored because of abuse of funds. Medicare costs me $98 out of my SS check and then on top of that I pay $167.50 for my Aetna supplemental insurance. Somebody out there in insurance-land is making money at everyone’s expense. Why do politicans, judges, etc. get the best of medical care at either low or no cost when the taxpayer has to foot the bills? Someone like yourself has to take hold of all this and make it work and I know you certainly can do it. You have my vote and my confidence Mr. Thompson. I pray you get elected in 2008!
Mrs. Sunny Cohen

I would like to know what your thoughts are on the current criminal justice system, prisons especially & the issue of overcrowding (possibly due to mandatory sentences for drug offenders, recidivism, etc.). I ask this because our nation has such a high rate of imprisonment, obviously something is not working.

We are aware of the problems which are being discussed by all candidates such as immigration and Irag. But we are also disturbed that illegal aliens are given better treatment and benefits than our veterans, especially the Vietnam veterans. In such a great country as ours, and so many of our soldiers are living on the streets. What can be done? Is there is any way we can help? Is there a program in place for finding these folks? Someone needs to stand up for these soldiers who have lost everything for our freedom. Thank you

What to know if Fred Thompson would consider Joe Lieberman as a potential running mate. It sounds like Mr. Lieberman is level headed, may have some similar values, and could draw independents/democrats on the fence. It would also show how Fred is willing to work with non-republicans for the good of the country.

Mr. Thompson,

I would love to know what, specifically, you would try to do to address the problem of our American economy. In particular, I’m sure you know that with our fiat currency and the prevailing inflationary attitude of the Fed, real inflation is going to be large in the next several years, likely greater then 10% annually just due to the amount of currency and credit being fabricated. The CPI is non-indicative of actual inflation, of course, since it was modified to suit government needs, but people with money have figured out that the CPI is either dumb or intentionally deceptive, or likely both.

Real inflation of 10% annually would force high-asset investors to gain 20% return just to preserve their wealth (due to taxes not adjusting for real inflation), discourages and destroys savings (especially retirement savings), and drives investors to seek opportunities outside of the US. As the dollar drops in value, foreign investors will be more reluctant to hold US dollars and debt instruments, and the US will need to pay seemingly huge rates to service the national debt, which will just in turn devalue the currency more. It’s hard to have a positive outlook for the country staring down a seemingly imminent currency collapse, and upheaval which would undoubtedly follow.

As the most likely candidate to actually be able to perceive the problem, and also the most likely to be able to fight the momentum of the status quo driving the country to the precipice, I’d like to know if, and how, you would try to turn the country around. A great many peoples’ well-being, and possibly lives, could hang in the balance of what the government does in the next few years.

Mr. Thompson,

Many candidates talk about finding ways of working with the Democrats to find areas where we have common goals and hopefully tone down the level of partisan bickering. In today’s political climate it appears that each sides approach to solving any problem is arrived at by understanding the approach of the other side, running it through a ‘not’ function and then defending it to the death.

Can you identify one or two pieces of legislation that you think you could get at least bi-partisan support for both the topic of the legislation as well as the means to addressing the topics of the legislation?

Would Fred consider going on The Savage Nation for an interview by Michael Savage? What more could prove his vigor than going on the air with Michael Savage?

Hi,
Can You please tell Us what is your likely step to be to eradicate terrorisim? Thanks.