I like Fred.
Posted on 07/15/2007 9:49:45 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Political analysts widely regard Fred Thompson as a potential, if not likely, candidate in the United States presidential election in 2008. Thompson is a lawyer, lobbyist, character actor and former Republican Senator for Tennessee now residing in McLean, Virginia near Washington D.C.
A recent article in The New York Times (NYT) labelled his wife, Jeri Kehn Thompson as a "trophy wife" and a potential liability in the 2008 race. The NYT article described her as having "youthfulness, permanent tan and bleached blonde hair" and wonders if "so-called values voters" would "accept this union."
Thompson and Kehn, married in June 2002, when he was 60 years old and she 35.
Television commentator and former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough compared Kehn to a stripper and asked if "she works the pole."
According to the Associated Press, "trophy wife" originally "meant the second (or third) wife of a corporate titan, a woman who was younger, beautiful and — equally important — accomplished in her own right."
ABC News says that the current definition of "trophy wife" suggests Donald Trump's ex-wife Marla Maples and the late Anna Nicole Smith as examples.
However, ABC News also questions whether Kehn fits this definition. "Though she's blond, beautiful and nearly 25 years younger than her husband, Kehn Thompson, a political media consultant who previously worked for the Senate Republican Conference and a prestigious Washington law firm, doesn't appear to fit the typical description," wrote Emily Friedman.
Karen O'Connor, a political scientist and the director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University, said Thompson may lose support from Republican women, a group he needs. It may also make it difficult to gain the support of the "value voters", who already looking with skepticism when it was revealed he lobbied for an abortion-rights group.
"You have a situation where a candidate happens to have an attractive wife, therefore it’s open season for smutty thoughts and lowbrow humor, and no concern for the fact that this is a wife and mother, a professional woman?" said Mark Corallo, a former Justice Department official who is a consultant and the chief media adviser to the Thompson campaign. "One picture on the Internet and all of a sudden she’s reduced to being a bimbo?"
Why this is an issue at all is beyond me.
If Scarborough really compared Mrs Thompson to a stripper then maybe Fred should confront him about that.
While Fred is not what most would consider “classically handsome,” he sure seems to have some charisma that attracts younger women. Maybe this is what scares the Dems the most. ;)
She looks good for someone who is 7 or 8 months pg, as she was in that picture.
It’s not like Giuliani where he married his cousin ;-)
Looks like the “Reader’s Digest” condensed version of the frap and lies that have floated around the media for the last two weeks. Oh, and the author seems to be saying that the AP thinks that a ‘trophy wife’, who is the second or third young wife of some corporate dude is usually a women who is as ‘equally important’ as he? WRONG. A trophy wife is usually ‘eye candy’, and Marla Maples and Anna Nicole Smith are perfect examples of that.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3372209&page=1
According to U.S.News&World Report's "Washington Whispers",
...in preparation for Thompson's early July entry into the race, Jeri suggested to friends that she might "frump it up," to which Fred barked a "Hell no."
He’s got a hot young wife. This is supposed to be a bad thing?
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Only to Giuliani and Romney supporters, for the most part.
Political analysts widely regard Fred Thompson as a potential, if not likely, candidate in the United States presidential election in 2008.
Do yourself a favor:
Funny stuff
http://www.comics.com/wash/opus/archive/opus-20070708.html
See reply 70
I like Fred.
I like him also, but I hurt muself laughing.
The frame of him sleeping was pretty funny.
At least Thompson’s penis still functions, unlike Rudy Giuliani’s.
He should know better. Look at the dress she is wearing in post 22. It looks like lingerie. Now that was the style for a while - to wear sexy underwear in public - but I know a lot of people think it a trashy look, old and young.
The dems are masters of character assassination. You can bet they are putting together a campaign to imply she is a slut. It’s already beginning. And she needs to put the lingerie in a drawer. Fred’s been in Hollywood too long.
He did, did he? My respect for Scarborough has sunk even lower.
I agree!
Fred Thompson WEDS a woman who's 25 years younger. MARRIES her.
And guess who the press pillories.
A revolution cannot come fast enough.
I want to see heads on pikes.
I had to read that a few times to get what you were saying.
The first time, I thought you were saying his wife was 14 when he married her.
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