Posted on 03/13/2007 7:55:37 AM PDT by flyingspacemonkey
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.
* The masked executioner of Saddam Hussein: Fred Thompson.
* Not only does Fred Thompson cut taxes, he cuts tax collectors.
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It is funny, as are some of the comments...
["I heard Fred Thompson was the man who taught Leonidas"]
"If Fred Thompson was at Thermopylae the movie would have been called 1."
Jack Bauer calls Fred Thompson "sir"... and means it.
she got too old for him.
From what I've heard about her...who hasn't??
:)
who dat?
Lorrie Morgan, country music singer.
Fred Thompson is master of his domain.
Chuck Norris wears Fred Thompson pajamas...
Fred Thompson knows soup isn't a meal.
Fred Thompson guts the First Amendment with a single bill. Impressive. /s
Now I'm impressed. I really, really, really hate those clamsheel things. Actually I've always been impressed by Fred Thompson. Can you imagine a bigger contrast between two who call(ed) Tennessee home than that between Al Gore and Fred Thompson.
THOMPSON, Fred Dalton, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Sheffield, Ala., on August 19, 1942; attended the public schools in Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; graduated from Memphis State University 1964; received J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University 1967; admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1967 and commenced the practice of law; assistant U.S. attorney 1969-1972; minority counsel, Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (Watergate Committee) 1973-1974; special counsel to Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander 1980; special counsel, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 1980-1981; special counsel, Senate Intelligence Committee 1982; member, Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission 1985-1987; actor; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in the November 8, 1994, special election to fill the unexpired portion of the term ending January 3, 1997, left vacant by the resignation of Albert Gore, Jr.; took the oath of office on December 2, 1994; reelected in 1996 for the term ending January 3, 2003; not a candidate for reelection in 2002; chair, Committee on Governmental Affairs (One Hundred Fifth and One Hundred Sixth Congresses; One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001]); resumed acting career.
Bibliography
Thompson, Fred D. At That Point in Time: The Inside Story of the Senate Watergate Committee. New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co., 1975.
Fred Thompson Rocks.....and anyone Conservative who boinked her should be Prez...
And imagine Duncan Hunter..Fred Thompson....the Bumper sticker would say "Hunter Thompson"...
what is his voting record?
Get real. Fred's a moderate liberal Republican of the McCain, Hagel, Howard Baker, Lamar Alexander type, with the personal presence of a natural actor.
Thompson ran for the Senate as a "pro-choicer." He was one of the original authors of McCain-Feingold-THOMPSON, and was THE primary mover of "CFR" through the Congress. McCain's chief of staff even gave him the "credit" for its passage. He and John McCain are best buddies. Whatever kind of governance you think you would get out of McCain? That's pretty much what you'd get from a Thompson presidency.
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