Ted Nugent Endorses Fred Thompson

Strong 2nd Amendment guy - and he did it on Giuliani backer Dennis Miller's show. Hah! Plus its a fun celebrity endorsement for a Friday Night.

I agree that Rudy has great positive credentials and he has great leadership capabilities that he has displayed like a warrior on that fateful day of September of ‘01, but I am not an endorser of Rudy Giuliani. On a number of issues, primarily the gun control issue, he has really turned his back on the Second Amendment over the years. I really like Mike Huckabee and Tommy Thompson. I admire Mitt Romney. I admire John McCain. But to whittle it down right now I really have the Nugent spotlight, and I’ve been scrutinizing Mr. Fred Thompson. I think he glows a little bit more than those other great gentlemen.

Courtesy of Citizens for Thompson News

I wonder how this will affect the God and Guns crowd here in Colorado, like State Sen Dave Schultheis? He's a good man, and I would love to see Senator Schultheis come out in support of the best Second Amendment candidate we have going.

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Armed With The Truth: FDT on the 2nd Amendment

Good words from someone who has been a solid friend of the Second Amendment and to individuals to whom the rights belong.

Our individual right to keep and bear arms, as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, may finally be confirmed by the high Court; but this means that we’re going to see increasing pressure on the Supreme Court from anti-gun rights activists who want the Constitution reinterpreted to fit their prejudices. The New York Times has already fired the first broadside.

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...it is between those who see it as an individual right versus those who see it as a collective states’ right having more to do with the National Guard than the people.

Unfortunately, the article falsely portrays the individual-right argument as some new interpretation held only by a few fringe theorists. The truth is very different, as civil-rights attorney and gun-law expert Don Kates has pointed out recently.

From the enactment of the Bill of Rights in 1791 until the 20th century, no one seriously argued that the Second Amendment dealt with anything but an individual right — along with all other nine original amendments. Kates writes that not one court or commentator denied it was a right of individual gun owners until the last century. Judges and commentators in the 18th and 19th century routinely described the Second Amendment as a right of individuals. And they expressly compared it to the other rights such as speech, religion, and jury trial.

The Times has simply replayed theories invented by the 20th-century gun-control movement. Their painting of the individual-right interpretation as a minority view is equally fanciful.

Courtesy of Fred Thompson at NRO

Read it all at the link. And GOA, stop being bought off by Ron Paul, especially your web staff, you idiots.

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Fred Thompson: Second Amendment

Solid defense of the Secondf Amendment as an individual right, and the need for good judges and federalism.

If you care about constitutional law, and everybody should, the big news is that it looks as if the Supreme Court is going to hear a Second Amendment case some time next year. The event that sparked this legal fuse was a case brought by six D.C. residents who simply wanted functional firearms in their homes for self-defense. In response, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down the District’s 31-year-old gun ban — one of the strictest in the nation.

Our individual right to keep and bear arms, as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, may finally be confirmed by the high Court; but this means that we’re going to see increasing pressure on the Supreme Court from anti-gun rights activists who want the Constitution reinterpreted to fit their prejudices. The New York Times has already fired the first broadside.

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A few days ago, the Gray Lady published a fascinating account of the case — fascinating but fundamentally flawed. In it, the central argument about the Second Amendment is pretty accurately described. Specifically, it is between those who see it as an individual right versus those who see it as a collective states’ right having more to do with the National Guard than the people.

Unfortunately, the article falsely portrays the individual-right argument as some new interpretation held only by a few fringe theorists. The truth is very different, as civil-rights attorney and gun-law expert Don Kates has pointed out recently.

Courtesy of Fred Thompson at National Review

OK, anone want to say Fred's not a defender of the Second Amendment as an individual right? GOA, I'm looking at YOU!

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A Blast from the Past - Thompson Celeb Skeet Shoot

This is from 2000 - compare and contrast to Romney's fakery and dissembling about his hunting and gun positions

Sugarbugs Inc. [is] a non-profit, support-group organization for children suffering from diabetes, with chapters in 14 states. Diane Roettger founded Sugarbugs some years back and, because of her connections, she has been able to put together some celebrity events to help provide some of the funding for the cause. One of those annual celebrity events takes place each spring in Nashville.

The first weekend of May was beautiful for many people in Tennessee, but especially for some children stricken with diabetes. That was the weekend that US Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN) came back to Nashville and helped in the effort to raise more than $170,000 to benefit the Sugarbugs charity. The mixture of politics, celebrities and shooting is very diverse. You might normally associate two of the three together, but not all of them. Credit Sen. Thompson with the ability to be able to put all three together-as well as the courage to do it in today's political climate.

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The senator wanted to continue the event after his election, but wanted to do so for a charity... This year, as usual, Thompson was in the middle of everything, speaking to everyone. He was even a part of the Friday night benefit concert, when he and the "Fredettes" sang with Brooks & Dunn. (The "Fredettes" were so-named by Kix Brooks during the auction. These two young ladies donated a combined $4,200 to be able to sing with the senator and the country music duo, Brooks & Dunn.)

The headliners for the concert were Brooks & Dunn, country music kings the past few years. They were joined onstage by rock 'n' roller Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. Additional performers were Chalee Tennison, Sara Evans, Andy Griggs, and The Lynns. There were about 2,500 people in attendance that evening. People filled all three floors of the Wild Horse.

The shooter turnout for this year's event was the best ever. According to the results sheets, there were 34 teams (170 shooters) on the line this year. A great turnout for a charity event...

The supporter/sponsor's list was long, as well as diverse. US Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN), Ducks Unlimited, FedEx, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, JC Penney, Tractor Supply Company, Rodeo Drive Salon & Day Spa, Beretta, Arthur Andersen, South Trust Bank, and BellSouth are just a few selected at random from several pages in the event program. Remember, this is for a shooting event.

Courtesy of Gunweek

Hat Tip Draft Fred Thompson

Also consider the implications this has on his fund raising ability.

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