ElephantBiz: April 2007 Archives

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Apr30	Googling State Government Bill Hobbs April 30, 2007 Know More: Political Tech, The Online Game political technology, politics google, politics technology Google plans to announce today that it is working with officials in state government in Arizona, California, Utah and Virginia to make sure all the public information they have online is easily accessible through the company's search engine... Continue Reading Posted at 1:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr30	YouTubing the Legislature Bill Hobbs April 30, 2007 The Monday edition of the Nashville City Paper takes a look at how constant video coverage of Tennessee's state legislature is starting to impact how lawmakers do business - and how the public sees them.... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Giuliani Vice Bill Hobbs April 30, 2007 TheStreet.com columnist Brett Arends looks at where Republican presidential candidate and current primary-race front-runner Rudy Giuliani is getting some of his campaign donations.Underreported from the first fund-raising tallies: Giuliani is by far the most popular figure in the gambling and casino... Continue Reading Posted at 12:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr29	Casting Call: The Daily Fred, April 30, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 29, 2007 Today's edition of The Daily Fred begins in London, England, where the London Sunday Telegraph reports that some of the closest allies for former President Ronald Reagan "are throwing their weight behind the White House bid by the late president's fellow actor, Fred... Continue Reading Posted at 11:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr26	Fred Thompson's Big in Texas Bill Hobbs April 26, 2007 Fred Thompson is in second place in Texas, and he hasn't even declared yet that he's a candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. A press release from the official non-official Draft Fred organization tells the tale:The Draft Fred Thompson... Continue Reading Posted at 3:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 26, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 26, 2007 With apologies for an unplanned but largely unavoidable absence from ElephantBiz.com for two days, I'm back with the first new edition of The Daily Fred in nearly a week. Perhaps I should rename it "The Nearly Daily Fred."We'll start with... Continue Reading Posted at 2:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr24	Is Fred Thompson Pro-Life? Bill Hobbs April 24, 2007 A video of Fred Thompson answering a question about abortion policy during a televised debate during his 1992 Senate campaign has surfaced on YouTube and is being portrayed as proof that Thompson once was "pro-choice" on abortion, but those who... Continue Reading Posted at 9:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr23	Federalist Fred Bill Hobbs April 23, 2007 Fred Thompson defends federalism in a RedState.com response to Ramesh Ponnuru's recent attack on Thompson's Senate votes on tort reform. The winner here is Thompson, by a landslide. Fred voted the right way - the conservative way. Thompson writes:Republicans have... Continue Reading Posted at 3:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McCain: Global Warming, Energy Dependence Twin Threats Bill Hobbs April 23, 2007 Republican presidential candidate John McCain will call the United States' foreign-oil reliance and global warming twin threats the country must aggressively confront during a speech he is schedule to give Monday, the AP reports."National security depends on energy security," the... Continue Reading Posted at 5:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr20	The Daily Fred, April 20, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 In light of the recent tragic events at Virginia Tech, today's edition of The Daily Fred begins with the writing of Fred Thompson himself on the issue of gun control. While it would be more "politically correct" and liberal-media-friendly to talk about... Continue Reading Posted at 12:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Using YouTube Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 Mark Glaser at MediaShift looks at how the various presidential candidates are using online video as part of their campaigns.Candidates running for the U.S. presidency in 2008 have made use of online resources more than ever. With the rise of... Continue Reading Posted at 8:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns is on Life Support Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 The public financing system for the presidential campaign is nearly dead. According to USA Today, less than 8 percent of 2006 tax returns filed from Jan. 1 to April 14 designated a $3 contribution to the public campaign-financing system. USA... Continue Reading Posted at 8:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Romney's Ace in the Hole Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has an ace up his sleeve - or, more accurately, in his check book - if both the race for the Republican presidential nomination and the money get tight early next year: His net worth... Continue Reading Posted at 8:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Online Fund-Raising Hype Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 "Don't believe the hype" about online fund-raising, say Micah L. Sifry and Andrew Rasiej in a thought-provoking article in The Politico. Sifry and Rasiej, the editor and the publisher of the Personal Democracy Forum, an online magazine and annual conference... Continue Reading Posted at 7:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Cancer Question Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 The Washington Post downplayed it in its story yesterday about the latest WaPo/ABC News poll regarding the presidential campaign, but the pollsters got some interesting data when they asked a few questions about presidential candidates and cancer.... Continue Reading Posted at 7:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Rudy Down as Fred Rises Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 "The latest Washington Post/ABC News poll shows that Rudy Giuliani has started coming back to the pack after a surprisingly successful first quarter. John McCain has managed to hold his ground, and Fred Thompson appears to be the beneficiary of... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr19	The Big Four Bill Hobbs April 19, 2007 PoliticalDerby.com is out with its latest power rankings for the 2008 Republican and Democratic presidential horse race. It's Rudy Giuliani in the lead followed by Mitt Romney, John McCain and Fred Thompson.Here's a bit of what PoliticalDerby.com had to say... Continue Reading Posted at 3:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fred Lands a Big One Bill Hobbs April 19, 2007 There was a rather interesting tidbit tucked at the end of the Washington Times story today on Fred Thompson's visit to Capital Hill yesterday:"If Fred Thompson enters the race, he will be the odds-on favorite to become the nominee," said Mr.... Continue Reading Posted at 11:56 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	An Interview with Ron Paul Bill Hobbs April 19, 2007 The Politico interviews interviews Ron Paul about his presidential campaign and big issues ranging from taxes to stem cell research to the Iraq war. Here's what Paul had to say about campaign strategy...... Continue Reading Posted at 9:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 19, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 19, 2007 Yesterday was a big day in the Fred Thompson presidential campaign, as the former Tennessee senator visited with more than five dozen Republican members of Congress in preparation for what now seems an inevitable announcement of his candidacy. Today's edition... Continue Reading Posted at 9:53 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr18	Brownback Pushes Flat Tax Bill Hobbs April 18, 2007 Longshot presidential candidate Sen. Sam Brownback is pushing the flat tax this week, the week that millions of Americans file their often complex IRS tax returns.Brownback, who spoke with reporters after meeting with customers at bookstore in Des Moines, Iowa,... Continue Reading Posted at 8:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Lesson of the Virginia Tech Massacre Bill Hobbs April 18, 2007 I could have predicted this would happen: Virginia shootings focus political campaigns on firearms.Oh, wait. I did.The Los Angeles Times story says "The Virginia Tech rampage is likely to focus attention on one of the most emotional issues in modern... Continue Reading Posted at 8:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	"All of them came away convinced ... that he is in the race" Bill Hobbs April 18, 2007 The Daily Fred will return Thursday, April 19, but in the meantime here's some big Fred Thompson news. Thompson had a closed door meeting with 63 House Republicans Wednesday. RedState reports that "while not all of those 63 came away... Continue Reading Posted at 7:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr17	The Daily Fred, April 17, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 17, 2007 The Daily Fred for Tuesday, April 17, 2007, starts with an article in CQ Weekly looking at Fred Thompson's free-media edge as a non-official candidate for president.Sure, the Beltway insiders rooting for a Thompson bid are fretting about his non-existent... Continue Reading Posted at 5:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr16	Reality Check Bill Hobbs April 16, 2007 The Hill says in a new story posted Monday night that "anti-gun control groups" are "sure to be back on the defensive after yesterday’s massacre at Virginia Tech," and reports that such groups "are having a hard time solidly backing any of... Continue Reading Posted at 10:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Virginia Tech Massacre Makes Guns the Big Political Issue Bill Hobbs April 16, 2007 I don't know what the biggest domestic issue in American politics and the presidential campaign was when the sun came up this morning but I know what it is now: guns and the dwindling rights, thanks to liberals, of law-abiding... Continue Reading Posted at 1:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Is the Bloom Off Rudy's Rose? Bill Hobbs April 16, 2007 Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani shot to the top of the charts soon after he made his presidential intentions known, but now appears to have encountered what the Associated Press called a "rough patch."In recent weeks, the former New York... Continue Reading Posted at 9:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 16, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 16, 2007 It's Monday, April 16, the deadline for Americans to file their 2006 federal income tax returns, so today's edition of The Daily Fred starts off with a link to and excerpt from Fred Thompson's excellent op-ed at OpinionJournal.com Saturday, in... Continue Reading Posted at 8:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr15	Guiliani Tells Social Conservatives to Get Over It Bill Hobbs April 15, 2007 For weeks, now, Rudy Giuliani has been trying to mollify social conservatives wary of nominating a Republican presidential candidate with liberal views on abortion and other social issues that he would, if elected president, nominate "strict constructionist" judges to the federal... Continue Reading Posted at 8:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ignoring the Elephant in the On-Deck Circle Bill Hobbs April 15, 2007 The AP says "a flurry of money and polling upended the Republican presidential field during the first three months of the year."A little known former governor is now the GOP's leading fundraiser. The party's presumed front-runner is fighting to stay... Continue Reading Posted at 8:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr14	Yeah, He's Running Bill Hobbs April 14, 2007 Fred Thompson makes a play for the fiscal conservatives with an op-ed at the Wall Street Journal's OpinionJournal.com. Thompson writes:The results of the experiment that began when Congress passed a series of tax-rate cuts in 2001 and 2003 are in.... Continue Reading Posted at 6:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Burn Rate Bill Hobbs April 14, 2007 Mitt Romney, whose presidential campaign leads the Republican primary field in fund-raising, spent nearly 60 percent of the $20.7 million he raised in the first quarter, setting a breakneck pace for the start of the 2008 race, the New York... Continue Reading Posted at 2:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Giuliani Proposes "Moon Race" Approach to Energy Independence Bill Hobbs April 14, 2007 Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani "called for a national campaign to achieve energy independence" during a visit to Missouri today. He cast energy indepence as a national security and economic issue rather than an environmental issue, pushing for a strategy... Continue Reading Posted at 1:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	A McCain Surge? Bill Hobbs April 14, 2007 The Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes says John McCain's future as a presidential candidate "looks brighter than it has in months." Senator John McCain's speech last week on winning in Iraq earned high marks, at least from conservatives. One result was an... Continue Reading Posted at 1:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Definitive Fred; Different Fred Bill Hobbs April 14, 2007 ElephantBiz readers may be wondering what happened to yesterday's installment of The Daily Fred. The answer: I was very busy. It will return Monday. Consider this post a partial replacement:Stephen F. Hayes of The Weekly Standard spent four hours with... Continue Reading Posted at 1:23 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr13	McCain "Adusts" Campaign Staff Bill Hobbs April 13, 2007 There are signs of trouble in John McCain's presidential campaign. The Arizona Star reports that McCain's "troubled" presidential campaign "is eliminating some non-senior staff positions and cutting some consultants' contracts:The Arizona Republican's campaign characterized the moves as "minor adjustments," part of an... Continue Reading Posted at 2:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr12	Presidential Campaigning 2.0: The Role of Web Analytics Bill Hobbs April 12, 2007 Lynn D. Johnson at TechPresident.com looks at the "web analytics" used by various presidential candidates' websites:As important as the Web 2.0 tools (MySpace, YouTube, Second Life, etc.) and other Web tools (blogs, newsletters, etc.) that the candidates are using to... Continue Reading Posted at 1:34 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Feel the Burn Bill Hobbs April 12, 2007 Newsweek's Holly Bailey tries to figure out where Mitt Romney's money went. After all, what matters almost as much as "how much did the candidates raise?" is, how much have they spent and how much they have on hand. It's... Continue Reading Posted at 1:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 12, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 12, 2007 It's Thursday, April 12, and that means it is time for the newest installment of The Daily Fred, a daily roundup of news and blog coverage of the potential presidential candidacy of Fred Thompson. Yesterday's Daily Fred was seconds before... Continue Reading Posted at 10:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bush Approval Rating 40 Percent - But Half That Among the Young Bill Hobbs April 12, 2007 A new Bloomberg poll finds that President Bush has a much lower approval rating among Americans age 18 to 24 - just 20 percent - than among Americans of all ages overall, where his approval rating now stands at 40... Continue Reading Posted at 12:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McCain Slips to Third in Latest Bloomberg Poll as Fred Rises; Huckabee Happy Too Bill Hobbs April 12, 2007 Bad news for John McCain and Mitt Romney, but good news for Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee in the latest Bloomberg/LA TImes poll. Here's the horserace numbers for the Republican quest for the 2008 presidential nomination:Rudy Giuliani: 29%Fred Thompson: 15%John... Continue Reading Posted at 12:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	John McCain's Last Campaign Bill Hobbs April 12, 2007 PowerLine's John Hinderaker on John McCain's Iraq war speech:The major Republican candidates are all strong on the war against Islamic extremism. But on that issue, no one can match McCain's passion or credibility. You really do get the sense that he... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr11	McCain's Iraq Speech Bill Hobbs April 11, 2007 Here is the prepared text of Arizona Sen. John McCain's April 11 speech on Iraq at the Virginia Military Institute, with text and pictures taken from the McCain website.Thank you. I know that seated in the front of this hall... Continue Reading Posted at 11:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Huckabee Talks Music, Politics with "Five for Fighting" Frontman Bill Hobbs April 11, 2007 John Ondrasik, singer, songwriter and charismatic front man for the band "Five for Fighting," interviews Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee about the war, the campaign, and Huckabee's rock band "Capital Offense." Don't miss this - and thumb's up to Huckabee's folks... Continue Reading Posted at 11:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Breaking: Fred Thompson Has Treatable Illness Bill Hobbs April 11, 2007 A number of media outlets are reporting that possible presidential candidate Fred Thompson has a treatable form of lymphoma. you can read more at Hot Air, Fox News, USA Today and Newsmax. Thompson's statement:"I have had no illness from it, or even any... Continue Reading Posted at 8:19 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McCain, Bloggers, to Discuss War Bill Hobbs April 11, 2007 The John McCain campaign has invited bloggers to a conference call with the Arizona senator and Republican presidential candidate this afternoon with bloggers to discuss his recent trip to Iraq and his speech on the war today at Virginia Military... Continue Reading Posted at 7:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Huckabee: I'll Do Imus Show Again Bill Hobbs April 11, 2007 CBN News Washington correspondent David Brody reports that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, now running for the Republican presidential nomination, would do the Don Imus show again if invited, despite Imus' recent rather rude remarks regarding the Rutgers University women's... Continue Reading Posted at 7:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 11, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 11, 2007 Good morning and welcome to the Wednesday, April 11, edition of The Daily Fred. We begin today's roundup of news and blog coverage of the Fred Thompson campaign train with a look at how - and why - it is... Continue Reading Posted at 5:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr10	Bursting Through Bill Hobbs April 10, 2007 Another interesting tidbit in that Burst Media survey I mentioned earlier today regarding the web's ascendant role as the chief distribution channel for information about politics and candidates in the 2008 election cycle: According to Burst, 22 percent of likely voters... Continue Reading Posted at 5:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	YouTube, Web, Beat Old Media for Disseminating Political Info, Survey Says Bill Hobbs April 10, 2007 MediaPost reports on a new study from online ad network Burst Media that finds "mounting evidence" that the web will be "a critical communications and educational tool for the 2008 Presidential election." Burst Media says voters "are relying on the... Continue Reading Posted at 4:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Reshuffling Things At the Top Bill Hobbs April 10, 2007 Mike Allen at The Politico reports that "surprising fundraising totals, combined with a couple of notable gaffes last week, have reshuffled the presidential field and prompted top-tier candidates in both parties to make at least minor -- and in some... Continue Reading Posted at 4:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Education Policy Advisers View the GOP Field Bill Hobbs April 10, 2007 Education Week reports that "Republican education policy advisers and advocates are divided over where Congress and the next presidential administration should take federal K-12 policy" in the coming years, and that it is "unclear how that debate will play out... Continue Reading Posted at 4:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Hug the War Bill Hobbs April 10, 2007 Apparently it was "tough-minded foreign policy theme week" on the Republican presidential trail this week. First came John McCain's op-ed in the Satuday Washington Post, "The War You're Not Reading About," calling for "bipartisan support for giving the new strategy time... Continue Reading Posted at 4:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 10, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 10, 2007 The Chattanooga Free Press endorses Fred Thompson for president, even though he isn't running yet (officially, wink wink). That's the lead item in The Daily Fred for today, April 10. The Free Press editorialists are attracted to Thompson because of... Continue Reading Posted at 6:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 9	The Daily Fred, April 9, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 9, 2007 Welcome to the April 9, 2007 edition of The Daily Fred, your Monday-Friday roundup of the latest and most interesting news and blog articles about former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee, who continues to show increasing signs that he's going... Continue Reading Posted at 9:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Pirates of Tehran Bill Hobbs April 9, 2007 Fred Thompson is running for president, and he's doing it in a very unconventional way. After three weeks of hard-hitting conservative commentaries as a guest host on the Paul Harvey radio show, Thompson has now entered the political blogosphere with a... Continue Reading Posted at 9:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	NPR: Black Women Voters See Only Gender and Race Bill Hobbs April 9, 2007 I heard the following story promo on NPR this morning: "African-American women who are Democrats face a dilemma in the presidential race: Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama."Now, on the plus side, NPR, one of the anchors of the liberal media,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 6	The Book of Fred Bill Hobbs April 6, 2007 The nature of Fred Thompson's religious faith continues to be a topic of some discussion in the news and the blogosphere. A.C. Kleinheider writes:It consistently amazes me how concerned with a politician's religious faith some conservatives can be. It is... Continue Reading Posted at 2:21 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 6, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 6, 2007 Welcome to the April 6, 2007 edition of The Daily Fred, your Monday-Friday roundup of the latest and most interesting news and blog articles about former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee and his potential presidential run that has the Republican... Continue Reading Posted at 12:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 5	The Other Thompson's Plan for Iraq Bill Hobbs April 5, 2007 Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson unveiled his plan for Iraq during his announcement of his presidential candidacy. The Blogger News Network reports Thompson "laid out what he called his three part plan for getting the U.S. troops out of Iraq sooner... Continue Reading Posted at 10:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Huckabee's Hard Road Ahead Bill Hobbs April 5, 2007 Arkansas political columnist John Brummett considers the first-quarter fundraising totals for the various candidates for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations, including former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee in his latest column for the Arkansas News Bureau. Brummett implies he doesn't... Continue Reading Posted at 9:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	"This is the closest thing to a genuine draft I have seen since I have been in politics." Bill Hobbs April 5, 2007 NBC's Chris Matthews discusses the possibility of former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson running for president with Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times, during the Monday edition of Hardball:MATTHEWS: Lynn, let‘s talk for a minute - because I want to talk... Continue Reading Posted at 9:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McCain the Anachronism Bill Hobbs April 5, 2007 Reporter Steven Stark at Boston's alt-weekly The Phoenix says John McCain's campaign is stumbling because McCain is a political anachronism.The biggest story of the campaign so far has been the semi-collapse of John McCain. Long expected to be the GOP... Continue Reading Posted at 5:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 5, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 5, 2007 After an unanticipated but unavoidable break yesterday here at ElephantBiz.com, The Daily Fred is back for today, Thursday, April 5, with another (almost) daily round-up of news, commentary and the best blog postings about former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson and his possible presidential... Continue Reading Posted at 4:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 3	Fred Rising Bill Hobbs April 3, 2007 A new Rasmussen Reports poll shows Fred Thompson’s poll numbers continuing to climb. The poll, released this morning, has former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani at 26 percent, down 9 points from last week's survey, which didn't include Thompson.Arizona Sen.... Continue Reading Posted at 5:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Money Primary, Round One Bill Hobbs April 3, 2007 The Wall Street Journal looks at the results of the first round of the "money primary," which it says "has taken on added importance given the 2008 campaign's early start." One interesting bit of info in the story: Hillary Clinton's... Continue Reading Posted at 8:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Money Isn't Everything Bill Hobbs April 3, 2007 David Brody, the Capital Hill correspondent for Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network, thinks Mitt Romney is winning the race for the GOP nomination.Mitt Romney made a statement. 23 million campaign bucks is extremely impressive. He's up there in Hillary Clinton... Continue Reading Posted at 8:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 3, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 3, 2007 Good morning! It's Tuesday, April 3, and this is The Daily Fred, your daily round-up of of news, commentary and blog postings about former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson and his possible presidential candidacy that is generating so much buzz around the blogosphere and... Continue Reading Posted at 5:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 2	Thompson on YouTube Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 More Fred Thompson video is popping up on YouTube. While still serving as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee, Thompson was awarded the Florida Repubican Party's Stateman of the Year Award in 1998. Below is the video introduction from that ceremony.... Continue Reading Posted at 3:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Other Thompson, Slammed Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 Popilar conservative radio commentator and blogger Debbie Schlussel doesn't like former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, who is running for president. I mean, she really doesn't like him. Here's the intro to her rather blistering blog post:Possibly the dumbest Republican to... Continue Reading Posted at 3:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McCain Reports Dismal Fundraising Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 $12.5 million isn't chump change - unless you're Arizona Sen. John McCain, once considered the front-runner for the 2008 Republican nomination and that's all you've raised in the first quarter of the year, while a little-known governor from Massachussets raises... Continue Reading Posted at 2:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Why the GOP's Best Fund-Raiser Dumped McCain Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 Nashville TV news station WKRN talks to the king of Republican fund-raisers, Nashville businessman Ted Welch, about why he's raising money for former Mitt Romney's presidential campaign instead of John McCain - and why he won't jump to support Fred... Continue Reading Posted at 12:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Romney Raises $23 Million in First Quarter Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 The Mitt Romney presidential campaign announced today that it raised $23 million in the first quarter of the year, including $20.63 million in contributions that can be spent in the primary race, and a $2.35 million loan from Romney.The strength... Continue Reading Posted at 11:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fred Thompson Wins Another Straw Poll Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 Fred Thompson is the clear winner of the latest edition of the online "straw poll" at GOP STraw Polls. With more than 9,300 votes cast, Thompson was leading Rudy Giuliani 38 percent to 16 percent, with Mitt Romney in third... Continue Reading Posted at 11:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Style on the Stump in the Era of YouTube Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 The Wall Street Journal reports on "style on the stump," specifically on the fashion choices of some of the Democratic and Republican candidates running for president...... Continue Reading Posted at 10:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Giuliani Raises $15m in First Quarter Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee announced today that it has reported raising more than $15 million in receipts for the primary during the first quarter of the year. The Committee raised nearly $14 million in primary election funds with... Continue Reading Posted at 9:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Focus on The Family Says Media Got It Wrong Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 Focus on The Family says the media got it wrong and misconstrued Dr. James Dobson's comments about Fred Thompson's religious faith. Here's the text of an email that Focus sent to a reader in response to an email they sent... Continue Reading Posted at 8:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Who Is Winning the Ground Game? Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 The Washington Times reports that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani "is maintaining a lead in Republican presidential nomination preference polls, but his campaign team appears disorganized and lacks visible 'ground troops' in key states," according to campaign professionals interviewed... Continue Reading Posted at 8:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 2, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 It's Monday, April 2, a new week in a new month - and a new edition of The Daily Fred, a regular round-up of news and blog coverage and commentary about Fred Thompson, the former U.S. Senator from Tennessee whose... Continue Reading Posted at 6:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Conservative Bloggers, Activists to Convene in Reno Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 A new gathering for conservative activists, the Conservative Leadership Conference, is now scheduled for October 11-13 this year in Reno, Nevada. The conference theme is "Conservatives and the New Media," and the conference will devote considerable focus on bloggers and... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 1	Words Mean Things Bill Hobbs April 1, 2007 Republican pollster Frank Luntz, speaking to a group of Republicans in Fresno, California, served up some good advice to Republicans on the power of language in winning the political debate:Learn the power of words. For instance: "personalize" Social Security versus... Continue Reading Posted at 11:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Why Louisiana Needs Bobby Jindal Bill Hobbs April 1, 2007 RedState has a powerful piece on U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal, who later this year will very likely be elected governor of Louisiana, to replace the disastrous Democrat Kathleen Blanco - and why he deserves it and why Louisiana needs him.There... Continue Reading Posted at 7:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Careful Rudy, You Haven't Won Yet Bill Hobbs April 1, 2007 Dean Barnett says Rudy Giuliani made a mistake by telling America, via a Barbara Walters interview, that his wife (Judith Nathan Giuliani, a/k/a/ "Number Three") would take part in cabinet meetings if he is elected president. Writes Barnett...... Continue Reading Posted at 6:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fred Thompson on Faith and September 11 Bill Hobbs April 1, 2007 Five days after the 9/11 attack, Fred Thompson spoke at a Nashville church. Prompted by recent questions about Thompson's faith, a reader sent me the link to the YouTube video. Here it is. Also, for your reading pleasure today, The... Continue Reading Posted at 6:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Apr30	Googling State Government Bill Hobbs April 30, 2007 Know More: Political Tech, The Online Game political technology, politics google, politics technology Google plans to announce today that it is working with officials in state government in Arizona, California, Utah and Virginia to make sure all the public information they have online is easily accessible through the company's search engine... Continue Reading Posted at 1:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr30	YouTubing the Legislature Bill Hobbs April 30, 2007 The Monday edition of the Nashville City Paper takes a look at how constant video coverage of Tennessee's state legislature is starting to impact how lawmakers do business - and how the public sees them.... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Giuliani Vice Bill Hobbs April 30, 2007 TheStreet.com columnist Brett Arends looks at where Republican presidential candidate and current primary-race front-runner Rudy Giuliani is getting some of his campaign donations.Underreported from the first fund-raising tallies: Giuliani is by far the most popular figure in the gambling and casino... Continue Reading Posted at 12:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr29	Casting Call: The Daily Fred, April 30, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 29, 2007 Today's edition of The Daily Fred begins in London, England, where the London Sunday Telegraph reports that some of the closest allies for former President Ronald Reagan "are throwing their weight behind the White House bid by the late president's fellow actor, Fred... Continue Reading Posted at 11:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr26	Fred Thompson's Big in Texas Bill Hobbs April 26, 2007 Fred Thompson is in second place in Texas, and he hasn't even declared yet that he's a candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. A press release from the official non-official Draft Fred organization tells the tale:The Draft Fred Thompson... Continue Reading Posted at 3:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 26, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 26, 2007 With apologies for an unplanned but largely unavoidable absence from ElephantBiz.com for two days, I'm back with the first new edition of The Daily Fred in nearly a week. Perhaps I should rename it "The Nearly Daily Fred."We'll start with... Continue Reading Posted at 2:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr24	Is Fred Thompson Pro-Life? Bill Hobbs April 24, 2007 A video of Fred Thompson answering a question about abortion policy during a televised debate during his 1992 Senate campaign has surfaced on YouTube and is being portrayed as proof that Thompson once was "pro-choice" on abortion, but those who... Continue Reading Posted at 9:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr23	Federalist Fred Bill Hobbs April 23, 2007 Fred Thompson defends federalism in a RedState.com response to Ramesh Ponnuru's recent attack on Thompson's Senate votes on tort reform. The winner here is Thompson, by a landslide. Fred voted the right way - the conservative way. Thompson writes:Republicans have... Continue Reading Posted at 3:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McCain: Global Warming, Energy Dependence Twin Threats Bill Hobbs April 23, 2007 Republican presidential candidate John McCain will call the United States' foreign-oil reliance and global warming twin threats the country must aggressively confront during a speech he is schedule to give Monday, the AP reports."National security depends on energy security," the... Continue Reading Posted at 5:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr20	The Daily Fred, April 20, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 In light of the recent tragic events at Virginia Tech, today's edition of The Daily Fred begins with the writing of Fred Thompson himself on the issue of gun control. While it would be more "politically correct" and liberal-media-friendly to talk about... Continue Reading Posted at 12:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Using YouTube Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 Mark Glaser at MediaShift looks at how the various presidential candidates are using online video as part of their campaigns.Candidates running for the U.S. presidency in 2008 have made use of online resources more than ever. With the rise of... Continue Reading Posted at 8:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns is on Life Support Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 The public financing system for the presidential campaign is nearly dead. According to USA Today, less than 8 percent of 2006 tax returns filed from Jan. 1 to April 14 designated a $3 contribution to the public campaign-financing system. USA... Continue Reading Posted at 8:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Romney's Ace in the Hole Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has an ace up his sleeve - or, more accurately, in his check book - if both the race for the Republican presidential nomination and the money get tight early next year: His net worth... Continue Reading Posted at 8:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Online Fund-Raising Hype Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 "Don't believe the hype" about online fund-raising, say Micah L. Sifry and Andrew Rasiej in a thought-provoking article in The Politico. Sifry and Rasiej, the editor and the publisher of the Personal Democracy Forum, an online magazine and annual conference... Continue Reading Posted at 7:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Cancer Question Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 The Washington Post downplayed it in its story yesterday about the latest WaPo/ABC News poll regarding the presidential campaign, but the pollsters got some interesting data when they asked a few questions about presidential candidates and cancer.... Continue Reading Posted at 7:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Rudy Down as Fred Rises Bill Hobbs April 20, 2007 "The latest Washington Post/ABC News poll shows that Rudy Giuliani has started coming back to the pack after a surprisingly successful first quarter. John McCain has managed to hold his ground, and Fred Thompson appears to be the beneficiary of... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr19	The Big Four Bill Hobbs April 19, 2007 PoliticalDerby.com is out with its latest power rankings for the 2008 Republican and Democratic presidential horse race. It's Rudy Giuliani in the lead followed by Mitt Romney, John McCain and Fred Thompson.Here's a bit of what PoliticalDerby.com had to say... Continue Reading Posted at 3:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fred Lands a Big One Bill Hobbs April 19, 2007 There was a rather interesting tidbit tucked at the end of the Washington Times story today on Fred Thompson's visit to Capital Hill yesterday:"If Fred Thompson enters the race, he will be the odds-on favorite to become the nominee," said Mr.... Continue Reading Posted at 11:56 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	An Interview with Ron Paul Bill Hobbs April 19, 2007 The Politico interviews interviews Ron Paul about his presidential campaign and big issues ranging from taxes to stem cell research to the Iraq war. Here's what Paul had to say about campaign strategy...... Continue Reading Posted at 9:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 19, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 19, 2007 Yesterday was a big day in the Fred Thompson presidential campaign, as the former Tennessee senator visited with more than five dozen Republican members of Congress in preparation for what now seems an inevitable announcement of his candidacy. Today's edition... Continue Reading Posted at 9:53 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr18	Brownback Pushes Flat Tax Bill Hobbs April 18, 2007 Longshot presidential candidate Sen. Sam Brownback is pushing the flat tax this week, the week that millions of Americans file their often complex IRS tax returns.Brownback, who spoke with reporters after meeting with customers at bookstore in Des Moines, Iowa,... Continue Reading Posted at 8:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Lesson of the Virginia Tech Massacre Bill Hobbs April 18, 2007 I could have predicted this would happen: Virginia shootings focus political campaigns on firearms.Oh, wait. I did.The Los Angeles Times story says "The Virginia Tech rampage is likely to focus attention on one of the most emotional issues in modern... Continue Reading Posted at 8:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	"All of them came away convinced ... that he is in the race" Bill Hobbs April 18, 2007 The Daily Fred will return Thursday, April 19, but in the meantime here's some big Fred Thompson news. Thompson had a closed door meeting with 63 House Republicans Wednesday. RedState reports that "while not all of those 63 came away... Continue Reading Posted at 7:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr17	The Daily Fred, April 17, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 17, 2007 The Daily Fred for Tuesday, April 17, 2007, starts with an article in CQ Weekly looking at Fred Thompson's free-media edge as a non-official candidate for president.Sure, the Beltway insiders rooting for a Thompson bid are fretting about his non-existent... Continue Reading Posted at 5:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr16	Reality Check Bill Hobbs April 16, 2007 The Hill says in a new story posted Monday night that "anti-gun control groups" are "sure to be back on the defensive after yesterday’s massacre at Virginia Tech," and reports that such groups "are having a hard time solidly backing any of... Continue Reading Posted at 10:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Virginia Tech Massacre Makes Guns the Big Political Issue Bill Hobbs April 16, 2007 I don't know what the biggest domestic issue in American politics and the presidential campaign was when the sun came up this morning but I know what it is now: guns and the dwindling rights, thanks to liberals, of law-abiding... Continue Reading Posted at 1:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Is the Bloom Off Rudy's Rose? Bill Hobbs April 16, 2007 Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani shot to the top of the charts soon after he made his presidential intentions known, but now appears to have encountered what the Associated Press called a "rough patch."In recent weeks, the former New York... Continue Reading Posted at 9:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 16, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 16, 2007 It's Monday, April 16, the deadline for Americans to file their 2006 federal income tax returns, so today's edition of The Daily Fred starts off with a link to and excerpt from Fred Thompson's excellent op-ed at OpinionJournal.com Saturday, in... Continue Reading Posted at 8:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr15	Guiliani Tells Social Conservatives to Get Over It Bill Hobbs April 15, 2007 For weeks, now, Rudy Giuliani has been trying to mollify social conservatives wary of nominating a Republican presidential candidate with liberal views on abortion and other social issues that he would, if elected president, nominate "strict constructionist" judges to the federal... Continue Reading Posted at 8:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ignoring the Elephant in the On-Deck Circle Bill Hobbs April 15, 2007 The AP says "a flurry of money and polling upended the Republican presidential field during the first three months of the year."A little known former governor is now the GOP's leading fundraiser. The party's presumed front-runner is fighting to stay... Continue Reading Posted at 8:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr14	Yeah, He's Running Bill Hobbs April 14, 2007 Fred Thompson makes a play for the fiscal conservatives with an op-ed at the Wall Street Journal's OpinionJournal.com. Thompson writes:The results of the experiment that began when Congress passed a series of tax-rate cuts in 2001 and 2003 are in.... Continue Reading Posted at 6:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Burn Rate Bill Hobbs April 14, 2007 Mitt Romney, whose presidential campaign leads the Republican primary field in fund-raising, spent nearly 60 percent of the $20.7 million he raised in the first quarter, setting a breakneck pace for the start of the 2008 race, the New York... Continue Reading Posted at 2:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Giuliani Proposes "Moon Race" Approach to Energy Independence Bill Hobbs April 14, 2007 Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani "called for a national campaign to achieve energy independence" during a visit to Missouri today. He cast energy indepence as a national security and economic issue rather than an environmental issue, pushing for a strategy... Continue Reading Posted at 1:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	A McCain Surge? Bill Hobbs April 14, 2007 The Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes says John McCain's future as a presidential candidate "looks brighter than it has in months." Senator John McCain's speech last week on winning in Iraq earned high marks, at least from conservatives. One result was an... Continue Reading Posted at 1:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Definitive Fred; Different Fred Bill Hobbs April 14, 2007 ElephantBiz readers may be wondering what happened to yesterday's installment of The Daily Fred. The answer: I was very busy. It will return Monday. Consider this post a partial replacement:Stephen F. Hayes of The Weekly Standard spent four hours with... Continue Reading Posted at 1:23 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr13	McCain "Adusts" Campaign Staff Bill Hobbs April 13, 2007 There are signs of trouble in John McCain's presidential campaign. The Arizona Star reports that McCain's "troubled" presidential campaign "is eliminating some non-senior staff positions and cutting some consultants' contracts:The Arizona Republican's campaign characterized the moves as "minor adjustments," part of an... Continue Reading Posted at 2:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr12	Presidential Campaigning 2.0: The Role of Web Analytics Bill Hobbs April 12, 2007 Lynn D. Johnson at TechPresident.com looks at the "web analytics" used by various presidential candidates' websites:As important as the Web 2.0 tools (MySpace, YouTube, Second Life, etc.) and other Web tools (blogs, newsletters, etc.) that the candidates are using to... Continue Reading Posted at 1:34 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Feel the Burn Bill Hobbs April 12, 2007 Newsweek's Holly Bailey tries to figure out where Mitt Romney's money went. After all, what matters almost as much as "how much did the candidates raise?" is, how much have they spent and how much they have on hand. It's... Continue Reading Posted at 1:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 12, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 12, 2007 It's Thursday, April 12, and that means it is time for the newest installment of The Daily Fred, a daily roundup of news and blog coverage of the potential presidential candidacy of Fred Thompson. Yesterday's Daily Fred was seconds before... Continue Reading Posted at 10:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bush Approval Rating 40 Percent - But Half That Among the Young Bill Hobbs April 12, 2007 A new Bloomberg poll finds that President Bush has a much lower approval rating among Americans age 18 to 24 - just 20 percent - than among Americans of all ages overall, where his approval rating now stands at 40... Continue Reading Posted at 12:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McCain Slips to Third in Latest Bloomberg Poll as Fred Rises; Huckabee Happy Too Bill Hobbs April 12, 2007 Bad news for John McCain and Mitt Romney, but good news for Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee in the latest Bloomberg/LA TImes poll. Here's the horserace numbers for the Republican quest for the 2008 presidential nomination:Rudy Giuliani: 29%Fred Thompson: 15%John... Continue Reading Posted at 12:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	John McCain's Last Campaign Bill Hobbs April 12, 2007 PowerLine's John Hinderaker on John McCain's Iraq war speech:The major Republican candidates are all strong on the war against Islamic extremism. But on that issue, no one can match McCain's passion or credibility. You really do get the sense that he... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr11	McCain's Iraq Speech Bill Hobbs April 11, 2007 Here is the prepared text of Arizona Sen. John McCain's April 11 speech on Iraq at the Virginia Military Institute, with text and pictures taken from the McCain website.Thank you. I know that seated in the front of this hall... Continue Reading Posted at 11:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Huckabee Talks Music, Politics with "Five for Fighting" Frontman Bill Hobbs April 11, 2007 John Ondrasik, singer, songwriter and charismatic front man for the band "Five for Fighting," interviews Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee about the war, the campaign, and Huckabee's rock band "Capital Offense." Don't miss this - and thumb's up to Huckabee's folks... Continue Reading Posted at 11:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Breaking: Fred Thompson Has Treatable Illness Bill Hobbs April 11, 2007 A number of media outlets are reporting that possible presidential candidate Fred Thompson has a treatable form of lymphoma. you can read more at Hot Air, Fox News, USA Today and Newsmax. Thompson's statement:"I have had no illness from it, or even any... Continue Reading Posted at 8:19 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McCain, Bloggers, to Discuss War Bill Hobbs April 11, 2007 The John McCain campaign has invited bloggers to a conference call with the Arizona senator and Republican presidential candidate this afternoon with bloggers to discuss his recent trip to Iraq and his speech on the war today at Virginia Military... Continue Reading Posted at 7:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Huckabee: I'll Do Imus Show Again Bill Hobbs April 11, 2007 CBN News Washington correspondent David Brody reports that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, now running for the Republican presidential nomination, would do the Don Imus show again if invited, despite Imus' recent rather rude remarks regarding the Rutgers University women's... Continue Reading Posted at 7:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 11, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 11, 2007 Good morning and welcome to the Wednesday, April 11, edition of The Daily Fred. We begin today's roundup of news and blog coverage of the Fred Thompson campaign train with a look at how - and why - it is... Continue Reading Posted at 5:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr10	Bursting Through Bill Hobbs April 10, 2007 Another interesting tidbit in that Burst Media survey I mentioned earlier today regarding the web's ascendant role as the chief distribution channel for information about politics and candidates in the 2008 election cycle: According to Burst, 22 percent of likely voters... Continue Reading Posted at 5:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	YouTube, Web, Beat Old Media for Disseminating Political Info, Survey Says Bill Hobbs April 10, 2007 MediaPost reports on a new study from online ad network Burst Media that finds "mounting evidence" that the web will be "a critical communications and educational tool for the 2008 Presidential election." Burst Media says voters "are relying on the... Continue Reading Posted at 4:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Reshuffling Things At the Top Bill Hobbs April 10, 2007 Mike Allen at The Politico reports that "surprising fundraising totals, combined with a couple of notable gaffes last week, have reshuffled the presidential field and prompted top-tier candidates in both parties to make at least minor -- and in some... Continue Reading Posted at 4:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Education Policy Advisers View the GOP Field Bill Hobbs April 10, 2007 Education Week reports that "Republican education policy advisers and advocates are divided over where Congress and the next presidential administration should take federal K-12 policy" in the coming years, and that it is "unclear how that debate will play out... Continue Reading Posted at 4:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Hug the War Bill Hobbs April 10, 2007 Apparently it was "tough-minded foreign policy theme week" on the Republican presidential trail this week. First came John McCain's op-ed in the Satuday Washington Post, "The War You're Not Reading About," calling for "bipartisan support for giving the new strategy time... Continue Reading Posted at 4:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 10, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 10, 2007 The Chattanooga Free Press endorses Fred Thompson for president, even though he isn't running yet (officially, wink wink). That's the lead item in The Daily Fred for today, April 10. The Free Press editorialists are attracted to Thompson because of... Continue Reading Posted at 6:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 9	The Daily Fred, April 9, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 9, 2007 Welcome to the April 9, 2007 edition of The Daily Fred, your Monday-Friday roundup of the latest and most interesting news and blog articles about former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee, who continues to show increasing signs that he's going... Continue Reading Posted at 9:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Pirates of Tehran Bill Hobbs April 9, 2007 Fred Thompson is running for president, and he's doing it in a very unconventional way. After three weeks of hard-hitting conservative commentaries as a guest host on the Paul Harvey radio show, Thompson has now entered the political blogosphere with a... Continue Reading Posted at 9:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	NPR: Black Women Voters See Only Gender and Race Bill Hobbs April 9, 2007 I heard the following story promo on NPR this morning: "African-American women who are Democrats face a dilemma in the presidential race: Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama."Now, on the plus side, NPR, one of the anchors of the liberal media,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 6	The Book of Fred Bill Hobbs April 6, 2007 The nature of Fred Thompson's religious faith continues to be a topic of some discussion in the news and the blogosphere. A.C. Kleinheider writes:It consistently amazes me how concerned with a politician's religious faith some conservatives can be. It is... Continue Reading Posted at 2:21 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 6, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 6, 2007 Welcome to the April 6, 2007 edition of The Daily Fred, your Monday-Friday roundup of the latest and most interesting news and blog articles about former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee and his potential presidential run that has the Republican... Continue Reading Posted at 12:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 5	The Other Thompson's Plan for Iraq Bill Hobbs April 5, 2007 Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson unveiled his plan for Iraq during his announcement of his presidential candidacy. The Blogger News Network reports Thompson "laid out what he called his three part plan for getting the U.S. troops out of Iraq sooner... Continue Reading Posted at 10:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Huckabee's Hard Road Ahead Bill Hobbs April 5, 2007 Arkansas political columnist John Brummett considers the first-quarter fundraising totals for the various candidates for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations, including former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee in his latest column for the Arkansas News Bureau. Brummett implies he doesn't... Continue Reading Posted at 9:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	"This is the closest thing to a genuine draft I have seen since I have been in politics." Bill Hobbs April 5, 2007 NBC's Chris Matthews discusses the possibility of former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson running for president with Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times, during the Monday edition of Hardball:MATTHEWS: Lynn, let‘s talk for a minute - because I want to talk... Continue Reading Posted at 9:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McCain the Anachronism Bill Hobbs April 5, 2007 Reporter Steven Stark at Boston's alt-weekly The Phoenix says John McCain's campaign is stumbling because McCain is a political anachronism.The biggest story of the campaign so far has been the semi-collapse of John McCain. Long expected to be the GOP... Continue Reading Posted at 5:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 5, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 5, 2007 After an unanticipated but unavoidable break yesterday here at ElephantBiz.com, The Daily Fred is back for today, Thursday, April 5, with another (almost) daily round-up of news, commentary and the best blog postings about former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson and his possible presidential... Continue Reading Posted at 4:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 3	Fred Rising Bill Hobbs April 3, 2007 A new Rasmussen Reports poll shows Fred Thompson’s poll numbers continuing to climb. The poll, released this morning, has former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani at 26 percent, down 9 points from last week's survey, which didn't include Thompson.Arizona Sen.... Continue Reading Posted at 5:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Money Primary, Round One Bill Hobbs April 3, 2007 The Wall Street Journal looks at the results of the first round of the "money primary," which it says "has taken on added importance given the 2008 campaign's early start." One interesting bit of info in the story: Hillary Clinton's... Continue Reading Posted at 8:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Money Isn't Everything Bill Hobbs April 3, 2007 David Brody, the Capital Hill correspondent for Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network, thinks Mitt Romney is winning the race for the GOP nomination.Mitt Romney made a statement. 23 million campaign bucks is extremely impressive. He's up there in Hillary Clinton... Continue Reading Posted at 8:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 3, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 3, 2007 Good morning! It's Tuesday, April 3, and this is The Daily Fred, your daily round-up of of news, commentary and blog postings about former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson and his possible presidential candidacy that is generating so much buzz around the blogosphere and... Continue Reading Posted at 5:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 2	Thompson on YouTube Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 More Fred Thompson video is popping up on YouTube. While still serving as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee, Thompson was awarded the Florida Repubican Party's Stateman of the Year Award in 1998. Below is the video introduction from that ceremony.... Continue Reading Posted at 3:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Other Thompson, Slammed Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 Popilar conservative radio commentator and blogger Debbie Schlussel doesn't like former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, who is running for president. I mean, she really doesn't like him. Here's the intro to her rather blistering blog post:Possibly the dumbest Republican to... Continue Reading Posted at 3:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McCain Reports Dismal Fundraising Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 $12.5 million isn't chump change - unless you're Arizona Sen. John McCain, once considered the front-runner for the 2008 Republican nomination and that's all you've raised in the first quarter of the year, while a little-known governor from Massachussets raises... Continue Reading Posted at 2:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Why the GOP's Best Fund-Raiser Dumped McCain Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 Nashville TV news station WKRN talks to the king of Republican fund-raisers, Nashville businessman Ted Welch, about why he's raising money for former Mitt Romney's presidential campaign instead of John McCain - and why he won't jump to support Fred... Continue Reading Posted at 12:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Romney Raises $23 Million in First Quarter Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 The Mitt Romney presidential campaign announced today that it raised $23 million in the first quarter of the year, including $20.63 million in contributions that can be spent in the primary race, and a $2.35 million loan from Romney.The strength... Continue Reading Posted at 11:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fred Thompson Wins Another Straw Poll Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 Fred Thompson is the clear winner of the latest edition of the online "straw poll" at GOP STraw Polls. With more than 9,300 votes cast, Thompson was leading Rudy Giuliani 38 percent to 16 percent, with Mitt Romney in third... Continue Reading Posted at 11:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Style on the Stump in the Era of YouTube Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 The Wall Street Journal reports on "style on the stump," specifically on the fashion choices of some of the Democratic and Republican candidates running for president...... Continue Reading Posted at 10:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Giuliani Raises $15m in First Quarter Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee announced today that it has reported raising more than $15 million in receipts for the primary during the first quarter of the year. The Committee raised nearly $14 million in primary election funds with... Continue Reading Posted at 9:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Focus on The Family Says Media Got It Wrong Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 Focus on The Family says the media got it wrong and misconstrued Dr. James Dobson's comments about Fred Thompson's religious faith. Here's the text of an email that Focus sent to a reader in response to an email they sent... Continue Reading Posted at 8:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Who Is Winning the Ground Game? Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 The Washington Times reports that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani "is maintaining a lead in Republican presidential nomination preference polls, but his campaign team appears disorganized and lacks visible 'ground troops' in key states," according to campaign professionals interviewed... Continue Reading Posted at 8:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Daily Fred, April 2, 2007 Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 It's Monday, April 2, a new week in a new month - and a new edition of The Daily Fred, a regular round-up of news and blog coverage and commentary about Fred Thompson, the former U.S. Senator from Tennessee whose... Continue Reading Posted at 6:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Conservative Bloggers, Activists to Convene in Reno Bill Hobbs April 2, 2007 A new gathering for conservative activists, the Conservative Leadership Conference, is now scheduled for October 11-13 this year in Reno, Nevada. The conference theme is "Conservatives and the New Media," and the conference will devote considerable focus on bloggers and... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 1	Words Mean Things Bill Hobbs April 1, 2007 Republican pollster Frank Luntz, speaking to a group of Republicans in Fresno, California, served up some good advice to Republicans on the power of language in winning the political debate:Learn the power of words. For instance: "personalize" Social Security versus... Continue Reading Posted at 11:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Why Louisiana Needs Bobby Jindal Bill Hobbs April 1, 2007 RedState has a powerful piece on U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal, who later this year will very likely be elected governor of Louisiana, to replace the disastrous Democrat Kathleen Blanco - and why he deserves it and why Louisiana needs him.There... Continue Reading Posted at 7:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Careful Rudy, You Haven't Won Yet Bill Hobbs April 1, 2007 Dean Barnett says Rudy Giuliani made a mistake by telling America, via a Barbara Walters interview, that his wife (Judith Nathan Giuliani, a/k/a/ "Number Three") would take part in cabinet meetings if he is elected president. Writes Barnett...... Continue Reading Posted at 6:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fred Thompson on Faith and September 11 Bill Hobbs April 1, 2007 Five days after the 9/11 attack, Fred Thompson spoke at a Nashville church. Prompted by recent questions about Thompson's faith, a reader sent me the link to the YouTube video. Here it is. Also, for your reading pleasure today, The... Continue Reading Posted at 6:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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