Fred Thompson May Replace Paul Harvey

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/2/10/93225.shtml ^

[solitas]

Legendary commentator Paul Harvey’s days may be numbered at ABC Radio – and former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson is the leading contender to replace him.

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http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/2/10/93225.shtml

[solitas]

That'll be the death of that show - someone may take that slot; but Mr. Harvey could never be replaced.

[jecIIny]

I agree.

[scrabblehack]

Hmmm...rumors about Paul Harvey stepping down have been going on for years...even his son is getting a little old for the job...

[Shaun_MD]

I guess thats the rest of that story.

[Richard Kimball]

I first listened to Paul Harvey in the late 1960's. I loved his voice, his sense of humor, and his ability to get across his point of view with a smile and a wink. Lately, I've heard him lose his place a few times, and a few other signs of age are creeping into his viewpoints. The last time he signs off will be a sad day for me, equivalent to the last Peanuts comic strips.

I will probably shed a tear the last time I hear that familiar, friendly voice say:

"Paul Harvey,

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...

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Good Day!"

[Shaun_MD]

I grew up listening to him. It'll be like losing a member of the family.

[backhoe]

I first listened to Paul Harvey in the late 1960's. I loved his voice, his sense of humor, and his ability to get across his point of view with a smile and a wink. Lately, I've heard him lose his place a few times, and a few other signs of age are creeping into his viewpoints. The last time he signs off will be a sad day for me, equivalent to the last Peanuts comic strips.

Same here.

Maybe I'm remembering wrong, but I'd swear he had some walk-in parts ( just a line or two ) on a few TV shows of that era. Really, really tall man with a prominent forehead. Couldn't mistake the voice for anyone else.

[Swordmaker]

Maybe I'm remembering wrong, but I'd swear he had some walk-in parts ( just a line or two ) on a few TV shows of that era. Really, really tall man with a prominent forehead. Couldn't mistake the voice for anyone else.

That's what I recall as well...

[buck61]

The end of the Noble Paul Harvey could never have a replacement.
While I have always been an admirer of Fred Thompson it might be a death nail to him also. ABC radio and TV are so far
left it is shameful. I don't know how Mr. Harvey stayed with them as long as he did. I guess it's all in the retirement system. Mr. Harvey being a Christian and a consecrative must to have had to endure many things he disliked when ABC started going left.

[backhoe]

That's what I recall as well...

Thanks- now if I could just recall the show's names, I wouldn't feel like senility is setting in!

[wodinoneeye]

from http://www.imao.us/

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Frank Facts About Fred Thompson

It's sounding more and more likely that Fred Thompson will run for the Republican nomination for President. Can he win, though, when it's well known that his penchant for bureaucracy nearly kept Bruce Willis and Clint Eastwood from getting the job done against terrorists and assassins?

I think he can.

Actually, the more I find out about Fred Thompson, the more I think he needs to be President. And I mean he should be President right now, like Dick Cheney should resign, President Bush should then appoint Fred Thompson to be Vice-President, and then President Bush should resign.

Do you think I'm going overboard when I've only just started to learn about Fred Thompson, but you won't when you read this:

AWESOME FACTS ABOUT FRED THOMPSON

* Fred Thompson has on multiple occasions pronounced "nuclear" correctly.

* Fred Thompson has blasted more people in the face with a shotgun than even Dick Cheney.

He's Fred Thompson. You're nothing.
* The masked executioner of Saddam Hussein: Fred Thompson.
* Not only does Fred Thompson cut taxes, he cuts tax collectors.

* Fred Thompson is the only person to have ever bested Miyamato Mushashi in a duel. The reason Musashi is so vague about the book of the void is because the fifth ring of combat is really Fred Thompson.

* The reason Fred Thompson didn't want to stay in the Senate for long is because all the extra scrutiny kept him from doing his favorite hobby: Prowling the streets at night killing drug dealers.

* Every night before going to sleep, Osama bin Laden checks under his bed for Fred Thompson.

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You can read the rest there on that page.

I was highly amused....

[brityank]

 

President George W. Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to legendary radio personality Paul Harvey, one of 14 recipients of the 2005 Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005 in the East Room of the White House. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

Emulate; maybe. Replace; never!