I'd say about half a foot without Dennis in shoe lifts...
Posted on 07/10/2007 7:30:16 AM PDT by hardback
Ah, the spouse story. Journalists can't get enough. What will Bill mean for Hillary? Will Rudy's wives be a liability? How much height does Kucinich's wife have on him? And now: "Is America ready for a president with a trophy wife?"
Seriously. That's a quote.
It comes from the New York Times, which put its story on the potential ramifications of Fred Thompson's wife – and, specifically, the fact that she might be considered a "trophy" – in the "Fashion & Style" section.
We already know about Thompson's "colorful dating history." Thompson tried to frame the coverage of said history by admitting, with a chuckle, that he "chased a lot of women…And a lot of women chased me. And those that chased me tended to catch me."
Jeri Kehn Thompson, who has an impressive resume of her own, is the one who reeled him in – and with her relative youth, tan, and bleach blond hair, she hasn't exactly been evoking memories of Eleanor Roosevelt. (Don't take our word for it. Ask Joe Scarborough .)
The Times talked to various experts about what effect Jeri Kehn's status will have on a potential Fred candidacy, and the verdict is in: She will apparently either be an asset, a liability, both, or neither.
Let PE throw in our two cents: The press will probably stay (mostly) away from the "trophy wife" angle, since it can be hard to discuss without inviting accusations of sexism -- but they'll sneak in a wink-and-a-nudge whenever possible. Thompson may not even protest much, since he has embraced a certain smirking, one-of-the-boys-at-the-country-club quality – as evidenced by the quote about his single days above and such stunts as his video response to Michael Moore, complete with cigar.
But that image is exactly the kind of thing other politicians have tried to run from. George W. Bush, for example, successfully countered attempts to caricature him as a smirking frat boy by playing up his religiosity and talking about how he'd matured after his youthful indiscretions. The fact that he married a librarian, of all things, surely helped his cause. There may be plenty of advantages of having a young and attractive wife, but the fact is that Jeri Kehn makes it harder for Fred to play the same card that Bush has – and, as unfair as it may be, that may well end up making her a liability.
didn't JFK have one of these?
Sad little children with nothing better to do...
This is good, we don't need any more "Bush cards".
CBS and NY Times are JEALOUS.
A great bumper sticker: Thompson - He don’t need no intern”
Yeah, and we also know about JFK and clinton’s philandering. We also know about the smartest woman in the world who puts up with her scumbag husband’s philandering.
So which detracts more from a candidate?
I mean who would accuse either Bill or Hill of having a trophy wife?
I'd say about half a foot without Dennis in shoe lifts...
“didn’t JFK have one of these?”
No, she had the figure of a pre-pubescent boy.
The left has no shame. They have nothing which can be called serious journalism. It’s all leftist propaganda.
Gotta love it. They obviously dread Fred..
LOL, President Bush “played no cards” in marrying Laura.
Nor is Thompson “playing cards”.
The only card playing is being done by the MSM, who are playing with lives everyday, they, for 40 years have destroyed lives and reputations with impunity.
It’s past time to turn the tables, and play some cards with their lives.
“”””We also know about the smartest woman in the world who puts up with her scumbag husband’s philandering.”””
Aw shucks! He’s the left’s idea of a TROPHY HUSBAND!
People will see that Fred's wife is a loving and caring person. Then they'll look at Hillary.
At least Fred...
1) Got divorced
2) Dated
3) Got married
He didn’t (as far as I know) have an affair in the Oval Office - lie about it on National TV and to any & everyone, then smirk and say it doesn’t matter because - well, it wasn’t really sex, and if you are stupid enough to think it is, so what...it’s ONLY sex... ALL while MARRIED.
I think ol’ Fred’s got him beat by more than just a country mile and the ‘Look at that!’ crowd should just sit down and shut up.
Bottom line: The drive-by media and the RATs are JEALOUS!! Compare THEIR fuglie wymyn to our gorgeous women — we win — hands down!
But, should we be amazed? Hmmmm ~ got those pictures of the gay day parade around ~ is that a Sulzburger in there, or one of Dan Rather's little friends.
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