Fred Thompson said .. he plans to run for U.S. president in 2008
Darn It Mable!
What's A 'Girl' To Do Now???
Posted on 05/30/2007 10:32:23 PM PDT by NoobRep
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Fred Thompson said in an interview that he plans to run for U.S. president in 2008, joining a crowded field of Republican candidates.
"I can't remember exactly the point I said, 'I'm going to do this,'" Thompson said of his planned presidential run in Thursday's edition of USA Today.
"But when I did, the thing that occurred to me: 'I'm going to tell people that I am thinking about it and see what kind of reaction I get to it.'"
Thompson, a 64-year-old social conservative, said he was planning a campaign that will use blogs, video posts and other Internet innovations to reach voters turned off by "politics-as-usual" in both parties, USA Today said.
On Wednesday, a long-time friend and political adviser said Thompson had tentatively decided to run for president and that he has quit his role on the TV crime series "Law & Order."
"His mind is made up to run if interest continues to be as intense as it is," Tom Ingram said in a telephone interview.
Thompson, who won election twice as a Republican senator from Tennessee, will now begin raising money to gauge support, added Ingram, who serves as chief of staff to Sen. Lamar Alexander, also a Tennessee Republican.
Late on Wednesday, "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf said Thompson had asked to leave the show where he has played New York District Attorney Arthur Branch for five seasons.
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Thanks for adding the ‘I’; I didn’t notice that till I posted it.
Good piece about him on Nightline right now
Agreed. Good points. Just like they all jumped on Arnold’s bandwagon.
Fred Thompson is no Bill Clinton in myriad ways.
Think Perot. He had lots of money but spent relatively little of it. Suddenly he was as hot as a pistol and began to draw huge support. Harder for Thompson, but since he is really competing with only three or four others, the field is not as crowded as it seems.
The implications of such an act are unfathomable. It would lower the wages of today's resident illegal at least $2 bucks an hour. And, that's if you're not paying under the table.
Build the wall, raise the wages, cut the operating costs.
Fred Thompson is no Bill Clinton in myriad ways.
That’s an understatement... I was referring to noobreb’s comment. BTW I supported Thompson before supporting Thompson was “cool”. Probably the first on FR. Jim R. could do a search.
Fred Thompson
Qualifications
- Chairman of the International Security Advisory Board of the Department of State currently; a high-level panel charged with evaluating long-term threats to U. S. security
- Served on the US-China Economic Review Commission
- AEG Scholar specializing in Diplomatic Relations and Foreign Intelligence
- Special Counsel to both the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations under President Reagan
- Member of the powerful Senate Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over, among other things, international trade.
- Member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
- Member of the National Security Working Group, which observes and monitors executive branch negotiations with foreign governments.
- Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an organization that promotes improved understanding of international affairs through public and private discussion.
- Member of the American Enterprise Institute for Policy Research, studies national security and intelligence, with a focus on China, North Korea, and Russia.
- Chairman of the Government Affairs (now called the Homeland Security and Government Affairs) Committee 1997-2001
- Ranking Republican Minority Member of the Government Affairs Committee 2001-2003
- Chairman of the Youth Violence Committee 1995-1997
- Chairman of the Senate Government Oversight Committee
- Foreign Relations Committee, 1995-96
- Member, Judiciary Committee, 1995-98
- Member, Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights, 1997-98
- Member, Technology, Terrorism and Gov’t. Information, 1995-98
- Member, Finance Committee, 1999-2002
- Finance subcommittees
Member, International Trade, 1999-2002
Member, Taxation and Oversight, 1999-2002
Member, Social Security and Family Policy, 1999-2002
Member, Health Care, 1999-2002
- Earned “Restoring the Balance” Award from National Conference of State Legislatures; given annually to national policymakers committed to federalism and its impact on issues involving state legislators
- Recognized by Citizens Against Government Waste for his report documenting the federal government’s staggering levels of waste, abuse, and mismanagement. Thompson presented the report, which includes his recommendations for addressing those problems, to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mitch Daniels at a press conference in Washington. Report includes analysis of the four biggest challenges facing the federal government: workforce management, financial management, information technology management, and overlap and duplication. In addition, the report includes an agency-by-agency appendix citing examples of waste, fraud, and abuse. The report also contains a list of the “Top Ten” worst examples of mismanagement in the government. CAGW is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in government.
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- Interest Group Ratings:
- National Abortion Reproductive Rights: 0
- US Chamber of Commerce: 100%
- ACLU: 11%
- American Conservative Union: 85%
- AFT: perfect 0
- League of Private Property Owners: 90%
- National Tax Limitation Committee: 97%
- National Taxpayers Union: 88%
- ADA (liberal): perfect score
- Supported Newt’s Contract with America 100% of the time
- Planned Parenthood 0%
- NARAL 0%
Important Proposals and Inclusions Introduced while in the Senate:
- Nuclear Proliferation Act
- Special Counsel Act
- Aviation Security Bill Amendment
- FY 1999 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
- Regulatory Right-To-Know Act
- Homeland Security Workforce Act
- Homeland Security Education Act
- The Thompson amendment in the Treasury-Postal Title (Section 646) of the Consolidated Appropriations Bill
- Regulatory Improvement Act (S. 981)
- Thompson Amendment to the National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act
- Thompson Amendment to the National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Act
- The Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility Act
- The Federalism Accountability Act
- The Government Information Security Reform Act (GISRA)
- The Thompson Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act
- The Truth in Regulation Act
Oh man, if you get your wish, Wall Street is dead. But I agree- we musn't 'go for' name recognition and flashy packaging. The only packaging we need to respect is that upon which our country was founded. Probably written with a goose or duck quill. Imagine that.
AFLAC!!!
The 2006 election cleared the way for this shamnesty immigration bill.
YEAAAARRRRHHHHH!
That video clip of that psycho STILL cracks me up!
Did you see the guys on “Fox and Friends” immitating him the next morning after that happened? I spewed coffee everywhere!
Dean failed Dean (specifically, the "I have a scream" speech), not the internet. His idea of using the 'net for fundraising and organizing was pretty sound, actually -- Dean was just an awful candidate.
If anything, Fred should get a couple of smart techies and turn them loose on coming up with as many different surprising and unexpected ways to raise money and support as they can conjure up.
By contrast, I think of the embarassment for conservatives, when Clinton walked into the White House in 1993 only to discover virtually no computers, but lots and lots of typewriters. The rest of world had been using PCs for 10 years. Talking about being behind the curve and out of it altogether.
So, let’s not leave techie smarts to the liberal psychos.
Fred Thompson said .. he plans to run for U.S. president in 2008
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