Posted on 04/16/2007 6:39:22 AM PDT by veronica
If voters on the right think Rudy Giuliani's love life is too racy, what will they think about Fred Thompson? The former Tennessee senator, who is considering his own run for the GOP nomination, was a swinging single during most of his eight-year tenure in the Senate, making him a favorite of gossip columnists, who often referred to him as the "Tennessee Stud."
Just weeks after winning his first campaign for the Senate in 1994, Thompson was spotted waltzing with country singer Lorrie Morgan, who dated him for more than a year. "He's a wonderful man. He's very special to me - he really understands me," Morgan said at the time, telling reporters they had even considered marriage.
But alas, it wasn't meant to be. By 1996, they were splitsville. One reason: she didn't like dressing the part of a conservative Republican. ("Get that basic black dress out of the closet," Morgan wrote in her 1997 autobiography, "Forever Yours, Faithfullly." "And no cleavage, baby!")
But Hollywood Fred, as he is sometimes known, was no lonely heart. Over the years, Thompson was linked to plenty of other woman around Washington, including GOP pollster Kellyanne Fitzpatrick (now Conway) and fund-raiser Georgette Mosbacher.
In 2000, his love life got a little messy, spilling onto the pages of the New York Post's famed Page Six. His then-girlfriend (and future wife) Jeri Kehn complained to Page Six that "all these women" were constantly gunning for her man. "They just won't leave him alone," Kehn told the paper. "I can't get up to get a cocktail at a party without coming back and finding some girl sitting in my chair."
Kehn, who inisisted she was dating Thompson, singled out one lady in particular: then-Time magazine columnist Margaret Carlson. "She won't get the hint he has a girlfriend," Kehn complained. "She calls his apartment all the time. I mean, what is the deal with these woman? Don't they have any pride? It's a joke all over Washington that Margaret has a huge crush on him. And Fred clearly is not interested." Mee-ow!
At the time, Carlson refused to comment, but Thompson, clearly unhappy with Kehn's outburst, issued a terse statement to The Washington Post. "I don't generally comment on these matters," he said. "But as it relates to statements made about my friend Margaret Carlson, there's not a bit of truth to them. I should be so lucky." Thompson married Kehn in 2002, and they now have two young kids. A
pparently Carlson, who is now a columnist for Bloomberg News, still likes Thompson, in spite of the dustup. Carlson, who did not respond to an e-mail from Newsweek inquiring about the matter, was spotted on "Hardball" with Chris Matthews last week, swooning over a potential Thompson candidacy. "He's handsome, he's charming, he sounds like a president-. He's smart, he's articulate, he knows his line, he can hit his mark," Carlson said, predicting that he'll jump in to the 2008 race soon. "For the press, he would be the new McCain because he does seem honest and open."
LOL. 51, maybe? :O)
Yuck. :)
At least he was single!
Who said anyone wasn’t going to bring up a legitimate story? Who said anyone had any problem with people posting legitimate stories, good or bad about any candidate.
When you stop doing that and start reposting articles on complete non-issues for no reason other than to attempt a pathetic smear on a candidate, then you are unfortunately headed into twitsville. Sorry!
There is a huge difference between being single and dating and being married and dating.
Debate what? What’s there to debate here?
Listen I have only posted positive threads about Fred. And if you google that is basically that is all that is out there right now because he’s not running yet. When a possible candidate finally makes the decision then the MSM decides that its time. You know that as well as I do.
I see. A rumor. Thanks for clarifying.
Whoever wins the GOP nomination, I wonder how long it will take for the rift @ FR to heal.
Well, that's all well and good. Apparently he treated them well, as opposed to many other politicians whose antics are notable for drownings and rapes.
More importantly however, I'd be interested in where he was and what he was doing as young men his age were training to defend the nation; an appropriate question on Patriot's Day.
Who the heck said you didn’t?
I plan to work and vote for whoever gets the nomination, so I'll have no rifts to heal.
I wouldn’t worry. A rumor is just that - a rumor. And the rumor was started by the husband of the woman who was pregnant I believe. She worked on a Republican Campaign or Committe at the time. The main point I was trying to make is that because Fred hasn’t said he’s running yet - he will get a break from the MSM. BUT once he runs (you know as well as I do if you supported any candidate ever for election) that the MSM will bring everything they can get their hands on out in the open. Especially if he/she is Republican. They love that. I think Fred is aware of that and I think he is prepared. I just don’t think that the people who like Fred on FR are prepared quite yet.
O.K., so what? At least he was not married, unlike Giuliani, Clinton, Gingrich, and countless other politicos out there who keep honeys on the side.
According to Wikpedia, he was born in '42, so he pretty much missed Korea (too young) and Vietnam (too old). He spent his 18-25 years (1960-67) in college and law school.
and had rudy just lived that same dream, while single, we wouldn’t even be having this conversation.
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