The_Elucidator
10-26-2007, 11:16 AM
This is a very interesting read.
October 26, 2007
Thompson Goes Electric...
Residents of the Windy City, and football enthusiasts generally, are probably quite familiar with the phrase "Good Rex, Bad Rex." The phrase really captured the essence of the 2006 Chicago Bears. Their quarterback, Rex Grossman, would occassionally show signs of absolute football brilliance (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=28961&displayPage=tab_gamecenter&season=2006&seasonType=REG&week=8). Other times? Eh...not so much (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=29039&displayPage=tab_gamecenter&season=2006&seasonType=REG&week=13). The consensus in Chicago this year is that Good Rex is gone. Bad Rex has been replaced with Brian Griese. But the "Good Rex, Bad Rex" phrase has been on my mind lately. I usually think of it whenever I think about Fred Thompson.
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But much more importantl, I think Thompson has assessed that breaking these rules could win him support. People outside the Beltway, whose daily lives are not regimented by the news cycle, appreciate that the perpetual campaign has reached a point of asininity. Accordingly, a candidate could win supporters over in the real campaign by claiming that he ignored all of these rules, which essentially mandate twenty-two months of nonstop campaigning. This is a twist on running against Washington. It is running against the Washington press corps. A Republican candidate can do this all the more. After all, the perpetual campaign is mediated by the press, which conservatives loathe. Instead of saying that he broke the media's rules, a candidate instead can say that he broke the Drive By Media's rules. That is a great way to win conservatives over: run against the Drive By's.
More Here (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/horseraceblog/2007/10/thompson_goes_electric.html)
October 26, 2007
Thompson Goes Electric...
Residents of the Windy City, and football enthusiasts generally, are probably quite familiar with the phrase "Good Rex, Bad Rex." The phrase really captured the essence of the 2006 Chicago Bears. Their quarterback, Rex Grossman, would occassionally show signs of absolute football brilliance (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=28961&displayPage=tab_gamecenter&season=2006&seasonType=REG&week=8). Other times? Eh...not so much (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=29039&displayPage=tab_gamecenter&season=2006&seasonType=REG&week=13). The consensus in Chicago this year is that Good Rex is gone. Bad Rex has been replaced with Brian Griese. But the "Good Rex, Bad Rex" phrase has been on my mind lately. I usually think of it whenever I think about Fred Thompson.
-- snip --
But much more importantl, I think Thompson has assessed that breaking these rules could win him support. People outside the Beltway, whose daily lives are not regimented by the news cycle, appreciate that the perpetual campaign has reached a point of asininity. Accordingly, a candidate could win supporters over in the real campaign by claiming that he ignored all of these rules, which essentially mandate twenty-two months of nonstop campaigning. This is a twist on running against Washington. It is running against the Washington press corps. A Republican candidate can do this all the more. After all, the perpetual campaign is mediated by the press, which conservatives loathe. Instead of saying that he broke the media's rules, a candidate instead can say that he broke the Drive By Media's rules. That is a great way to win conservatives over: run against the Drive By's.
More Here (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/horseraceblog/2007/10/thompson_goes_electric.html)