BABE WIFE, 40, BOOSTS GOPER, 64 (Fred and Jeri)

The New York Post ^ | 06/01/07 | Ian Bishop

[SE Mom]

June 1, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - Gruff, graying Republican Fred Thompson has a proven track record of tapping into a younger generation - starting with his wife.

The 64-year-old ex-senator wowed Generation X with his movie roles in "The Hunt for Red October" and "Die Hard 2," and he won over his bombshell blonde wife, Jeri Kehn - 24 years his junior.

[JamesP81]

and like i said, i do not find that pale freckly redheaded look attractive in the slightest.

Yeah, but some of us view that as closely approximating female perfection. Different folks, different strokes.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

She could be Miss America but having allowed Kucinich to even touch her would make me see her as some kind of monster! Ick

[HitmanLV]

The crux of the problem was Donna, all the way.

[JamesP81]

and like i said, i do not find that pale freckly redheaded look attractive in the slightest.

Yeah, but some of us view that as closely approximating female perfection. Different folks, different strokes.

I would also add the Mrs Kucinich is more than a little bit on the skinny side for my tastes. I prefer the red head / freckled thing but she's so skinny that she's almost not there.

Both of them are good looking women. No doubt of that.

[SW6906]

"I hate to say it, but Dennis Kucinich has the edge over Fred on this playing field."

Yes, if all you're doing is tapping it. If you have to talk to her, that whackjob Kucinich has would drive me crazy! She's farther left than he is!

[xsmommy]

i do believe some men have a fascination for redheads, and more power to ya ; )

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

All Donna? That’s a good one. I guess Donna made him have an affair with a staffer while he was still living at home with her and the kids too? Was the first wife also responsible for Rudy screwing around with Donna? Or maybe that was Donna’s fault as well.

[SW6906]

"I think his wife will be a secret weapon. In interviews her good looks will cause interviewers to underestimate her. When she strikes they wont know what hit them. It will be fun to watch."

Spot on. Can't wait to see it!

[aruanan]

I hate to say it, but Dennis Kucinich has the edge over Fred on this playing field.

Except that Fred's wife is married to a real man.

[HEY4QDEMS]

If Nicole Kidman were a Dem, would you care?

Lea Thomson?

Mellisa Gilbert?

Renee Russo?

C’mon we’re men, don’t need to talk. All we gotta do is pretend to listen.

[aruanan]

I do. younger, natural looking, not over tanned, no obvious boob job

Except that she's married to one.

[aimee5291]

Mr kucinich is married?? I thought he was divorced.

[xsmommy]

are women really that much more discriminating? i don’t care what sort of gorgeous studly hunk of man it was, if he was #1 stupid, or #2 a raving lib, the appeal would plummet.

[xsmommy]

he recently married the redheaded tongue stud girlie ; )

[JCEccles]

Trophy wife, No. 2.

It's a common disease among the powerful.

[HEY4QDEMS]

are women really that much more discriminating?

Based on the choice of man that Mrs Kucinich made, I'd have to say the answer is a resounding NO.

[JamesP81]

are women really that much more discriminating? i don’t care what sort of gorgeous studly hunk of man it was, if he was #1 stupid, or #2 a raving lib, the appeal would plummet.

Most men can appreciate a woman's beauty even if she's poison. Most of us would never go near such a woman, but we'll still appreciate her beauty.

Kucinich's wife is probably the very definition of poison. She's cute, but I'll admire women like her from a distance.

Jeri Kehn, OTOH, is the sort of woman I'd rather admire from close up. Of course, this doesn't take into account that women don't want to admire me from close up, but I suppose that's a different sort of discussion for a different sort of thread.

[Red in Blue PA]

LOL. A truism if ever I read one.

[aimee5291]

“You find Judy crass? She reminds me of a South Hampton hostess. Not that I go to those parties or anything. But she isn’t embarrassing, crass, nor rude.”

Perhaps not but she does have a eye for other women’s husbands...

[SE Mom]

Remind me to NEVER EVER start another thread about Jeri ...