fred thompson not the dynamo everyone expected
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
NYTIMES - Iowa, Oct. 3 — Twenty-four minutes after he began speaking in a small restaurant the other day, Fred D. Thompson brought his remarks to a close with a nod of his head and an expression of thanks to Iowans for allowing him to “give my thoughts about some things.”
Then he stood face to face with a silent audience.
“Can I have a round of applause?” Mr. Thompson said, drawing a rustle of clapping and some laughter.
“Well, I had to drag that out of you,” he said.
[…]
Voters who came out to see Mr. Thompson as he traveled through Iowa, even while expressing admiration for his views and intense interest in his candidacy, said they were struck by how little energy or passion he appeared to bring into a room.
“I hope his campaign strategy works for him, but I’m not sure it will,” said Kay Odell, a retired child-abuse worker, who talked to Mr. Thompson as he campaigned at a coffee shop in Iowa Falls. “He comes across as very low-key.”
She added, “I’m sure he’ll make a good president.”
rob: man, we’re like whipped dogs now. just about anyone seems like they’d make a good president. when you’re talking about the u.s. presidency, it seems “good” has been redefined as “not outwardly horrific.”
jay: frankly, i’m having a hard time finding a candidate who isn’t outwardly horrific. other than kucinich, i mean. vote vegan.