Walks Like a Duck, Talks Like a Duck Dept:
Fred Thompson’s steamroll to the White House
Friends, the sky’s the limit for our dear friend Fred Thompson. With a campaign so professionally run, Fred 
will surely bring a much needed jolt to the Republican field, quickly emerging as the front-runner, uniting the GOP behind his common-sense conservative stances and restore a little, you know, whatever, to the White House. This outcome is as inevitable as democracy in Iraq for the following reasons:
Numero uno, less astute political observers might have thought it was best for Fred to enter the field mid-summer, when the buzz surrounding this multi-talented politician/actor was through the roof. But Fred knew not to blow his load too quickly and waited until all the excitement, literally all of it had completely died down - evaporated, one might even say.
Secondly, after making the call to wait it out, Fred has strategically put forth the image that his fledgling campaign was in total shambles. He delayed his announcement date from June something or other to September 6 and spread rumors of clashes among the staff. Clearly this was so his Republican rivals would underestimate him, just as many underestimated George W. Bush in 1999. By falling incredibly short of his fundraising goals, Fred was able to really knock it out of the park on this point.
Now Fred’s in the race and his official announcement will come tomorrow. But he’s not giving it all up just yet, oh no. While many candidates might feel as though they should compete to the fullest once declared, Fred is going to continue to play the tease by skipping tonight’s Republican debate and airing a 30-second tv spot instead.
Well played sir, well played. This is the kind of innovative political strategy that will steamroll the opposition - a direct path to the White House for sure. We here at Culture Warrior encourage you to contribute money to Fred’s war chest, not that he needs it. Indeed, this campaign is going to be worth every penny.
Sources:
For Thompson, delay is costly Wall Street Journal
Thompson has hill to climb, poll suggests Politico
Fred Thompson to Make ‘08 Candidacy Official Next Week Fox News
Thompson’s fundraising is short of goal CBS News
Thompson to skip debate - but will run ad USA Today
