[Non-Sequitur]

Why should he feel the need to apologize for portraying a man, a former general and president, who served his country to the best of his ability?

[SittinYonder]

Why should he feel the need to apologize for portraying a man, a former general and president, who served his country to the best of his ability?

He's not.

He's apologizing for playing a Yankee.

[stevem]

Why should he feel the need to apologize for portraying a man, a former general and president, who served his country to the best of his ability?

I think Thompson might just be having a little fun with his acting career.

The fact of the matter is, there were a good many Confederate soldiers that came to admire and respect Grant during and after the war. Then there were prominant confederates, like George Pickett, who counted Grant as a friend and James Peter Longstreet who considered Grant as one of his closest personal friend's before and after the war.

[AuntB]

Why should he feel the need to apologize for portraying a man, a former general and president, who served his country to the best of his ability?

Anyone who holds this against Fred is just silly.

[wardaddy]

It’s one thing to praise his military leadership.

His presidency is anoth4r matter.

[Lee'sGhost]

He doesn’t HAVE to. He’s playing off of stereotypes and history. It’s a joke. Don’t you ever take a day off?

[Lewite]

I wish we had a President today that would allow our generals to fight wars like Grant and Sherman. I am from Alabama, we still have too many old demicrats here, like they had a hundred years ago. They want to hold down everyone black or white and live like the Kennedy's and Clinton's. I am thankful we had leaders like Grant and Lincoln. Urinate on the Clinton's, Kennedy's and Johnson and Carter.