He's an ACTOR. Now, that may be obvious, but his skills, as you mention would be priceless.
Hillary stumbles, pauses, forgets what to say, backtracks and screeches.
Thompson can MEMORIZE what needs to be said and deliver it thoughtfully with conviction and passion that can stir the listening audience.
Did anyone catch the Chris Matthews thread last night where Matthews said Bill Clinton sounds like Jesus in the Temple when he talks?Blasphemy!
Imagine the contrast that Thompson would envoke, sincerity, no pandering to the audience, no "I feel your pain", or talk about the plantation or "YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN' BOUT" (ala Hillary)!
This really could be oratory genius... refreshing.
Hillary (you know) is not (you know) a very good (you know) speaker, at least (you know) the times I have (you know) heard her.
He would KICK hillary's ASS. No way around it.