Fred Thompson on Neil Cavuto FoxNews—Today: Wednesday 4-11 at 4pm EASTERN

[Hostage]

CAVUTO:

“YOU’RE DOING WELL IN THE POLLS, UP TO 2ND WITHOUT EVEN ANNOUNCING.”

FDT:

“I CAN’T AFFORD TO ANNOUNCE..I’M DOING TOO WELL!” (JOKING)

“THE MONEY WILL BE THERE.”

[jellybean]

He’s got a time frame in his own mind, but is keeping his own councel. Will see how the next few days and the next few weeks go.

[KOZ.]

i’ll agree with you there, it is amazing that you can have someone like gingrich, smart, speaks well, then goes ahead an fs it all up. oh well.

[Petronski]

There isn't any "good" NHL. It is only bad or worse. If he was diagnosed "a few years ago", the clock started ticking that much sooner.

Where did you get your medical degree, where did you do your residency, what board certifications do you hold, when did you examine Senator Thompson, what tests did you run, and how soon will the hard data from those tests be published?

[The Pack Knight]

Not interested in the Vice Presidency. That was expected, but it’s interesting to hear him state that categorically.

[Petronski]

He’s very good friends with his producer Dick Wolf, and several unaired episodes of L&E are already in the can. If he announces now, there’s little doubt in my mind NBC would put them on the shelf and, in effect, Fred would be sticking his friend with the cost.

It’s not in his nature.

[RockinRight]

He’s going for the big prize.

[RockinRight]

So IOW he will wait till after they air.

[SE Mom]

Listen to him.

He’s JUST fantastic.

“I would speak plainly and truthfully to the American people.”

[Petronski]

That’d be my guess.

[mware]

He sounds a lot like another actor who ran for president.

Loved his comment about not concerned about singing Kum ba ya with the Congress, he is concerned about what the American people think.

[Hostage]

Do you have an idea of when those unaired episodes will be aired?

[jellybean]

Not interested in the Vice Presidency.

I missed that part, but glad to hear it!

[Petronski]

I would guess May sweeps.

Of course, I’m not in the TV biz, and maybe if Fred only forms an exploratory committee NBC would let them air anyway.

But as I recall, when Buchanan formed a committee, he had to cut the cord with MSNBC (or was it CNN) almost immediately.

[Hostage]

I went trying to email a message to Fred at www.fred08.com but it is jammed!

I expect untold numbers of people are trying to access that website in support of him and urging him to run despite the illness.

[concretebob]

What an incredible interview.
Just reinforces my support this man.
He knows he has people on the ground just waiting to go to work, and he understands the way things can work now.

Senator Thompson, we have your 6.

[SE Mom]

I’m sitting here....smiling:)

He was absolutely vintage Fred.

[The Pack Knight]

If he announces now, there’s little doubt in my mind NBC would put them on the shelf and, in effect, Fred would be sticking his friend with the cost.

Is it just me, or does anyone else find it downright silly that a man shouldn't be allowed to do his job as an actor and run for President at the same time?

If NBC can't show episodes of Law and Order just because one of the actors is running for President, then why should C-SPAN2 be allowed to broadcast Senate business when fully six of its "actors" are running for President.

[Petronski]

I wouldn’t say “NBC can’t,” I would say “NBC won’t.”

[traderrob6]

My wife, who doesn’t follow politics at all, said “He sounds a lot like Reagan”.