In saying that, Fred came close to mimicking Jesse Ventura. Here’s what Sen. Thompson said:

I think that the country has not changed its mind since I first ran in 1994. They said yes to what we were saying then & they’ll say yes again to what we’re saying now. They haven’t changed their mind & we’ve gotta let them know that we haven’t changed ours. And that’s what we can do in this room. That’s what we can do in Iowa today. Let’s go out & shock the world. Let’s do something great for our country.

This is the message that Republicans need to hear. That’s why movement conservatives should be contributing to Fred’s campaign.

On paper, Mitt Romney should be running away with the nomination. He’s practically lived in Iowa and New Hampshire. He’s spent fistful after fistful of money on advertisements in Iowa and New Hampshire. He’s trailing in Iowa and leading by a nose in New Hampshire.

My point is that people shouldn’t trust the stories out there. Voters, not pundits, will decide who the GOP nominee is. If Fred finishes strong in Iowa, Fred lives to fight another day in South Carolina. We’ve read the stories about Fred’s demise. Suffice it to say that reports of Fred’s demise aren’t just greatly exaggerated; they’re downright wierd.

I remember Democrats and pundits in the summer of 2004. Top Democratic strategists from Bob Beckel to Susan Estrich to James Carville were saying that the presidential race was “John Kerry’s to lose.” I kiddingly told friends on Election night that it’s a good thing that John Kerry was up to the job of losing that election.

Let’s view this from a different perspective. Conservatives keep complaining about how biased the Agenda Media is, then they accept the bilge that the Agenda Media feeds them. STOP RIGHT NOW!!! Think and decide for yourself.

When Hugh Hewitt says Fredheads should just forget about Fred and jump onto the Mitt Bandwagon, stop and think for yourself. When the Huckabooomers tell us what a great conservative he is, stop and think for yourself.

When Fred makes his case, stop and think for yourself. Ask yourself if his ideas make sense. Ask yourself if he’s been trustworthy. Ask youserlf if Fred’s been given big responsibilities and got positive results when given those responsibilities.

Technorati: Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, John Jerry, Agenda Media, Election 2008

Cross-posted at California Conservative