It wasn't like I was bad-mouthing him, other than to point out that its sad to see a man of his talents on such a crappy tv show. I like Thompson, and he'd probably be better than Giuliani, McCain, or Romney.
As to looking it up; why do that when there are helpful jerks such as yourself who are eager to inform?
Just as I thought, you're one of those "Ignorance Is Bliss" kinds.