Yes, Sen Thompson has withdrawn from the race but I have neither withdrawn from him nor the values he espouses. Fiscal, social and defense conservatism. The rule of law, limited government, personal responsibility and free markets don't lose their value. They don't go out of style. At least they don't for me. I suspect they don't for many of you either.

Fred Thompson's name will still be on the ballot for president in Alabama. And I will still be voting for him. And I am not alone.

He is still the only standard bearer for traditional Reagan Coalition values. His absence from the race has shown the other would be nominees for the hollow husks they are.

The fight for conservative values is not over and it will not be won by holding our noses and voting for the less smelly Republican.

I will be among the many who will be able to proudly say,

and voted for him too.

Presidential Preference Primary Election - February 5, 2008

For information about the January 30th Early Voting Day in MOBILE and BALDWIN counties, please contact:

Mobile County Probate Office: (251) 574-8502
Baldwin County Probate Office: (251) 937-0285

Deadline for Registering to Vote

Voter registration is closed for the ten (10) days before an election.

So, if you are in Mobile or Baldwin counties, the new voter registration deadline is Jan. 19th, a Friday. Otherwise, Jan. the 25th also a Friday.

Alabama primary day, AKA Super Tuesday, AKA Feb 5th is fast approaching.

The time to prepare is now!

An organization is being built in Alabama to help pave the way for A Fred Thompson victory. Be a part of it.

Email: Bama4FredThompson@gmail.com

12-27-07 (Help FDT Run this Ad "Substance")
(h/t Rick Moran and RWNH)

Two Hundred and Thirty One years ago yesterday, a barefoot, ill-clad army of 2,000 men crossed the ice choked Delaware River to surprise the Hessians at Trenton, giving George Washington his most important victory in the cause of American independence.

The story of how that victory came about is instructive to the cause of Fred Thompson%u2019s campaign for the presidency and the reason for this blogburst today. Not because Fred resembles George Washington in any way or that a Thompson presidency would be as significant an event in history as the American revolution. But because when the chips were down and the cause all but lost, a very small group of Americans helped make the difference between victory and defeat.

Consider if you will the circumstances. Washington had been pushed out of New York by the British in a series of battles during the summer and fall where the Continentals had suffered one humiliating defeat after another. The Americans were levered out of New Jersey and forced to cross the Delaware to the Pennsylvania side of the river. There they waited grimly for the British to attempt a crossing and finish them off.

Patriots in New York and New Jersey began to lose heart, giving their oaths of allegiance to the King so they could trade and buy food for their families. The Congress fled Philadelphia for Baltimore which made Washington not only head of the military but titular head of the government as well. There was no food, no clothing, little in the way of arms and powder, no money, and no credit.

And to make matters worse, Washington%u2019s army was set to disband after the first of the year. A last minute appeal to patriotism by Washington (as pitiful a missive ever written by the Great Man) salvaged the situation with a little more than half the army agreeing to re-up.

In short, things couldn%u2019t get any worse for the patriot cause. Both friend and foe believed that American independence was a lost cause. But then two events were to occur that changed the fortunes of the war and turned the tide inevitably toward success.

The first fortunate happenstance occurred on December 23, 1776 when the first of Tom Paine%u2019s %u201CCrisis%u201D essays hit the streets of America. %u201CThese are the times that try men%u2019s souls%u2026%u201D had an electric effect on the citizens and the army. The second event was Washington%u2019s audacious attack on Trenton, as unlikely and impossible a victory as has ever been recorded.

Washington devised a complex plan involving three separate columns crossing the river at three points and converging on Trenton by dawn on Christmas day. One of the columns failed to cross but the other two made it safely through the ice floes and stinging sleet and arrived on the New Jersey side of the Delaware %u2013 late but intact. It was madness crossing the river in the middle of an ice storm. But Washington had the perfect bunch to attempt the impossible; the seafaring men of the 14th Continental Regiment.

Better known to us as %u201CThe Marblehead Regiment,%u201D these were the hard cases of the American army %u2013 a group of swaggering, swearing, spitting fishermen and common seamen led by a remarkable Brigadier by the name of John Glover. Under the guns of the British on Long Island, they ferried 10,000 men and horses across the East River in one night and part of a morning (aided by a heavy fog that obscured the retreat from prying British eyes). This movement forever earned them the gratitude of Washington who liked the spirit and pluck of the sailors as well as their fighting abilities; they held off the British singlehandedly at Pelham, New York in October once again aiding the escape of the bulk of the army.

But that Christmas night in 1776, they truly earned their spurs as they tirelessly rowed time and again across the river and back again, making their way through the ice choked waters in the worst conditions imaginable. Rain mixed with sleet and ice later turning to snow, the waves on the Delaware crashing over the bow covering the rowers with a sheet of clinging ice, the gunwales sometimes perilously close to tipping into the water and capsizing the boats %u2013 a certain death in a matter of minutes given the temperature of the water.

The fate of American independence rested with those 400 hardy souls who manned the oars that blustery night. And herein lies the reason for my little historical digression and an illustration of why, if you support Fred Thompson for President, this is the time to get the hell off the sidelines and start rowing the damn boat.

To be brutally frank in appraising the situation realistically, Fred Thompson%u2019s chances of winning the nomination are not good. I will not attempt to snow you, gentle readers, with the idea that the Thompson campaign is anything but a hope and a prayer at this point. But where there is a will to fight, so there is a will to win. It doesn%u2019t matter how many pundits, pollsters, and assorted %u201Cexperts%u201D have written off Fred Thompson. What matters is that there is still a chance, still life in the campaign, and still a belief that the race can be won. Your support is absolutely crucial to propel the campaign forward, to build on the momentum generated by Thompson%u2019s bus tour through Iowa by giving as much as you possibly can.

The campaign has set a goal of raising $248,000 by sundown on Friday so that they can run a new ad in Iowa. This ad could make the difference and allow Thompson to make a surprise showing in the Iowa Caucuses a week from tomorrow. Exceeding expectations is the game now and this media buy could very well put Fred in a very strong position coming out of Iowa.

So climb aboard and grab an oar. Join the Marbleheaders for Fred and contribute as much as you possibly can to make this Blogburst a big success. Go directly to the contributions page here.

First he kicks off his consistent conservative Iowa bus tour

Then he picks up the endorsement from Republican Iowa Congressman Steve King.

Then he picks up the endorsement from California Right to Life

Then at 9:05pm he picks up an endorsement from RedState editor Pejman Yousefzadeh

Mobile, AL - I watched the debate last night with the Young Professionals for Fred Thompson, in Mobile at the Wintzells's Oyster House on Airport Boulevard. It was a last minute thing but we had a good turnout, considering. Invited - 50, Attendees - 8. And we had a good time, talking with good company, laughing at the wafflers, eating some good seafood all the while watching our man Fred shine on the big screen.

I don't know who Rush Limbaugh watched the debate with but he saw the same things I did. Rush said

There was one candidate who did not display any moderateness or liberalism or have any of his past forays into those areas displayed, and that candidate was Fred Thompson.

Full transcript and audio at Blogs for Fred Thompson

Let's plan ahead so next time the GOP debate is on so we can have watching parties all over the state. Fredheads need to flock together and get the word out about Fred. We have THE conservative. And Rush agrees.

GO, FRED, GO!

GOP Candidatesto Field YouTube Queries with Edgy Race Undecided
By Paul Steinhauser
CNN Deputy Political Director

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (CNN) -- The Sunshine State takes center stage Wednesday night in the race for the White House as eight Republican presidential candidates face off in the party's first CNN/YouTube debate.
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Wednesday's debate is the first time the GOP White House hopefuls have faced off on the same stage in over a month.

Since then the tough talk between Giuliani and Romney has intensified, and the campaigns of former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson and Huckabee have continued pushing their way into the picture.
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Statement by Fred Thompson on National Right to Life Endorsement
Press Release
November 13, 2007
www.fred08.com

McLean, VA - Senator Thompson released the following statement today regarding the National Right to Life's endorsement of his candidacy for President:

"I'm deeply appreciative for the past support by the National Right to Life Committee-PAC in my Senate campaigns, and today I am blessed and grateful to have received their endorsement for President of the United States.

"In supporting me, those who have worked tirelessly to defend life are supporting a consistent conservative who has stood with them yesterday, who stands with them today, and will stand with them tomorrow."

Fred Thompson is pro-life. He believes in the sanctity of human life and that every life is worthy of respect. He had a 100% pro-life voting record in the Senate and believes Roe v. Wade was a bad decision that ought to be overturned. He consistently opposed federal funding to promote or pay for abortion and supported the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, the Child Custody Protection Act, and President Reagan's Mexico City policy. While Fred Thompson supports adult stem cell research, he opposes embryonic stem cell research. He also opposes human cloning.

Not sure if the Committee is sending someone or just a supporter to discuss the positives about our man Shoals-born Fred Thompson, but glad to see FDT's potential campaign will be represented. Best of luck to all those in Alabama supporting FDT.

Republican presidential straw poll will be held here Saturday
Published Thursday, August 16, 2007
TuscaloosaNews.com
By Tommy Stevenson
Associate Editor

TUSCALOOSA | As many as 300 people are expected to participate in a Republican presidential straw poll here Saturday, organizers say.

Dwayne Fowler, the president of the West Alabama Republican Assembly, said representatives of most of the major candidates vying for the GOP nomination are also expected to make their pitches before votes are cast at the Bryant Conference Center.

%u201CThe campaigns of Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson and Ron Paul have definitely said they will have representatives there and some of the others, like John McCain, may also have people speak for them,%u201D Fowler said.

Sanctuary Cities
Posted on August 13th, 2007
By Fred in Commentaries, Immigration

If you listen to folks who oppose immigration and border enforcement, you get the feeling they think we put locks on our doors to keep everybody out. The truth is we have locks so we can choose who comes in.

An example of what happens when we don%u2019t make the choice took place August 4th when three Newark, New Jersey, college students with great promise were executed, gangland style. The killers%u2019 ringleader was apparently an illegal alien indicted twice in 2007 for felonies, including the rape of a kindergarten-aged girl.

Why would such a person be set free instead of being handed over to authorities for deportation? The answer is that Newark is a %u201Csanctuary city%u201D which bans cooperation between local officials and federal immigration officials. More than 60 sanctuary zones, including 30 of America%u2019s largest cities, provide a national networked haven for foreign and organized criminals who recruit and operate outside those areas as well. These sanctuaries include Cambridge, Massachusetts; Los Angeles, California; Detroit, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois; Austin and Houston, Texas; Denver, Colorado; and New York City.

This is a great article from the TimesDaily:

Fred Thompson a Shoals-born politician
By Tom Smith & Bernie Delinski
Of the TimesDaily
August 10, 2007

"Colbert Heights Mountain: First Home of United States President Fred Thompson."

Imagine coming across that sign as you travel Colbert Heights Mountain, in the middle of Colbert County.

There is a possibility such a sign could exist - that is, if Fred Thompson were to throw his hat in the ring and win the 2008 presidential race.

Certainly, that's putting the cart before the horse. Thompson still is testing the waters before deciding whether to run for the Oval Office on the Republican ticket.

In addition to this new video providing Fred Thompson's take on Federalism, check out imwithfred.com Version 2.0. FDT's website now includes all kinds of new tools and features to help Alabama FredHeads reach out to friends and neighbors to spread the word. Check it out today.

In the latest Alabama 2008 Republican Presidential Poll, Fred Thompson is the clear leader with the support of 31%. Fred is also doing quite well in other recent 2008 polls in Georgia and North Carolina. Remember folks, Fred has not even declared his candidacy yet and is in first or second place in nearly every national and state poll in America. We are building up steam Alabama FredHeads to get aboard the FDT Express.

AL, GA, NC
Fred Thompson 31%, 27%, 30%
Rudy Giuliani 26%, 20%, 20%
John McCain 16%, 7%, 7%
Mitt Romney 3%, 14%, 12%

One of the great things about Fred Dalton Thompson, he appeals to both men and women of every race, religion and political party.

Click here to visit a very cool web site called Alabama Women for FRED!

The Free Republic.com post below shows just how must support FDT is gaining throughout the country.

[Fred]Thompson draws crowd in Alabama, including McCain's state leader

The Ledger | July 24, 2007 | Phillip Rawls
Posted on 07/24/2007 10:09:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Potential presidential candidate Fred Thompson drew some of the state's top Republicans to his first Alabama fundraiser, including the state chairman of John McCain's campaign.

State Attorney General Troy King, McCain's state chairman, attended the private fundraising reception Monday evening at the Mountain Brook home of construction company executive Jim Cooper.

Others in attendance included Secretary of State Beth Chapman, state Senate Minority Leader Jabo Waggoner, and state Rep. Jay Love.

King said he was invited to attend the $1,000-per-couple reception for free and he went because Thompson was born in Sheffield, Ala.

"As one of the top Republicans in the state, I wanted to welcome him back home," King said Tuesday.