Why I WON’T Be Voting for Fred Thompson
Normally, I don’t endorse or support any candidate for the presidency. Namely, because my endorsement is the “kiss of death” to a candidacy (as well as to mutual funds). The last time “my guy” won the White House was 1984 and Ronald Reagan was the incumbent. Even my support couldn’t keep him down.
This year, I’ve quietly been pulling for Fred Dalton Thompson. Two reasons:
1. He entered the race later than the other candidates so there hasn’t been as much time for “the dirt” to come out but primarily because
2. He’s a Dalton. I’m a Dalton. Daltons are good people. Chances are, Fred and I are related because Daltons love to marry other Daltons. My grandfather and Judge Ted Dalton became aware of this when they first met and started tracing their ancestry to see if they were related. Genealogy wasn’t as popular back then and they didn’t have the internet to guide them. Once they realized that Daltons do indeed like to marry other Daltons, they decided to claim each other as kin. That concept has pretty much continued through to the present. If you’re a Dalton, we’ll claim you. And if you’re a Dalton that wants to be president, we’ll support you.
So why, despite our bloodlines, have I decided he won’t get my vote? I’ll gladly tell you - and it’s not pretty. The man dropped me as a friend on facebook. That’s right. Blood is obviously NOT thicker than water when you want to be president. What was my crime? I invited him (Dalton to Dalton) to join the Vote Ham Sandwich for PWC Commonwealth Attorney group. And he dropped me - just like that.
Fred’s obviously fickle and can’t be trusted. One day he’ll say Ahmadinejad looks tacky. The next day you’ll see them suit shopping together at Barneys.
If Fred doesn’t have the courage and conviction to back Ham Sandwich (who has the toughest stance on crime I’ve ever seen** - one I agree with COMPLETELY) then I don’t have the patience to back Fred. I may vote for Ham as a write-in candidate.
Your vote is yours to do with what you will. But remember: Fred dropped me like a bad habit. He’ll drop you, too.
**Ham Sandwich on Criminals:
* Criminals belong in jail.
* Only people who actually are criminals should be in jail.
* If you’re not a criminal, you should not be in jail.
* If you are a criminal, we should put you in jail.
* Jail is only for criminals.
* If there are criminals who are not in jail, we should find out who and where they are and put them in jail.
* Jail is good, but only for criminals.
* Criminals are bad. They belong in jail.
* Felons belong in jail, too.
