Now we know why every night before he goes to sleep Osama bin Laden looks under his bed for "Fearsome" Fred Thompson.
Posted on 03/22/2007 7:50:40 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
Is Fred Thompson In?
That’s what I heard tonight from a Blue Dog Democrat Congressman who has close ties to some TN GOP members (and who even donated to Thompson’s senate races back in the ’90s.)
I hope you were referring to Fred being in the race rather than the blogger being wrong.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Now we know why every night before he goes to sleep Osama bin Laden looks under his bed for "Fearsome" Fred Thompson.
Rudy and Romney are sucking up all the big money, and I read last week that he's struggling to raise cash. Once Fred jumps in, you can also stick a fork in Romney. Conservatives who are lukewarm to him(like me) will jump on the Fred Thompson wagon, and the money will dry up. It'll come down to Fred and Rudy.
I betcha he'll get money from a place many don't expect. The Hollywood elite, just like Hussein O-mama
What has this guy got?
Read the links that get posted to the top of all the Fred Threads.
What does he stand for?
See above.
Why should I not wish he goes away?
Perhaps you'd prefer a socialist in the white house instead of a conservative?
A McCain-Thompson ticket would be unbeatable
With McLame heading the ticket I'd say it's abominable, until 60 days before the election, then it might be illegal.
Where is that pic from?
The HBO movie "Barbarians at the Gate."
The HBO movie "Barbarians at the Gate."
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I think he has a wonderful voice, dialect and manner. I suspect you're in a small minority.
I would be VERY interested in seeing that poll.
I'm looking for it, I thought it was here on FR but I can't find it now.
Finny wrote: "what about the man's personal life?"
and Tennessean4Bush replied: "I have heard that there are some. Rumors. Don't know if they are true."
Well, let's ignore the rumors and arm ourselves with the facts:
The son of an auto salesman respected in his community for his unwavering honesty, Fred Thompson was born in Sheffield, Alabama on August 19, 1942 and grew up in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee in a household of modest means.
A star athlete in high school, Fred attended Memphis State University, where he earned a degree in Philosophy and Political Science in 1964. Thompson turned down a full scholarship to Tulane Law School in order to attend Vanderbilt University, which awarded him a Law degree in 1967. Fred worked his way through college by holding jobs as a shoe salesman, truck driver, and even a factory worker prior to becoming a lawyer. This work ethic, combined with his extensive study of classical philosophy and political science, led Fred to a firm belief in conservative ideals.
The marriage of Fred Thompson and Sara Lindsey began on September 12, 1959 when they were both very young (he was just 17), and the couple lived in public housing for a year. It ended amicably in divorce in 1985. They had three children, two of whom are grown. They lost the third, daughter Elizabeth Thompson Panici at age 38, in 2002 after she failed to come out of a drug-overdose-induced coma. Heartbroken, Fred did not run for re-election to the U.S. Senate.
On June 29, 2002, Thompson married Jeri Kehn, a political media consultant at the Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, and McPherson law firm in Washington, D.C. She once worked for the Senate Republican Conference and the Republican National Committee. In October 2003, they had a daughter, Hayden Victoria Thompson, and in November 2006, a son. Fred also has five grandchildren.
Unlike some other contenders for the GOP presidential nomination, Thompson didn't allow his second marriage to overlap with his first wife. Divorced in 1985, Fred didn't meet Jeri Kehn until 1996, and they married in 2002.
About his well-known reputation for courting and sparking several young and beautiful women as a bachelor senator in Washington during the years between his two marriages, "I plead guilty," he said in a recent interview with the WSJ's John Fund. "But everyone I knew is still a friend, and if somehow they aren't I guess we'd hear about it. I'm happy with my life partner and children now."
As the analougous sports saying goes: That's why we play the game.
As the analougous sports saying goes: That's why we play the game.
Sorry I wasn't clear on that. Thompson is the only candidate out there I could get enthusiastic about -- most of the comments from those around me are, "well, if it came down to Rudy or Hillary, I would have no choice but to vote for Rudy." That's NOT GOOD.
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