Posted on 08/02/2007 12:12:53 AM PDT by Doofer
Speaking at his $1,000-a-ticket fundraiser at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in downtown Washington on Monday night, Fred Thompson began by introducing "my campaign manager -- oh, I mean my wife." That little joke about Jeri Thompson reveals how the prospective Republican presidential candidate regards the attack on his intelligent, beautiful wife.
As the actor-lawyer-politician nears his long-awaited official announcement, Mrs. Thompson is slurred as a "trophy wife" -- privately by her husband's opponents for the Republican nomination and publicly by the media. Even Thompson supporters grumble that Jeri, 40, is too alluring, that she should modify the way she dresses and that, even then, she should not practice her skills as a professional political operative on behalf of her 64-year-old husband.
That Thompson made light of this at his fundraiser reflects the cool reaction to crises he has displayed as GOP counsel for the Watergate investigation, as U.S. senator from Tennessee and in many dramatic roles (most recently, district attorney of Manhattan). That he is in a commanding position for the nomination may explain the extraordinary attention paid to his wife.
Murmuring about Jeri Thompson hit a peak July 22 on "Fox News Sunday," when the program's roundtable engaged in whimsical contemplation of debate between spouses of Democratic presidential candidates. "Well, first," said Juan Williams of National Public Radio, ". . . I think you should get Jeri Thompson in here, the trophy wife, right?" William Kristol of the Weekly Standard interjected: "That's unfair." Williams: "Unfair, unfair, I know, but --" Kristol: "It is unfair."
That ended the discussion. I asked Williams, a respected journalist, whether he regretted the comment. He did not, but he explained that he got the idea from a July 8 New York Times article by Susan Saulny
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I met Robert Novak at the 1987 Republican Leadership Conference in Des Moines when I was an advance man for Al Haig’s ill-fated presidential campaign. He is a very intelligent individual, doesn’t suffer fools gladly, and really looks like “the Prince of Darkness” in person. He hit this one out of the park, and with his decades of intuition, he probably doesn’t want to be on the bad side of the next President of the United States.
As for the “respected journalist” Juan Williams, just who is it that respects this breathing turd? As far as I am concerned, he is the perfect reason to end government funding for NPR.
Every time I’m forced to listen to him, I wind up sending letters to all my Congresscritters urging them to cut NPR loose. It might behoove him to shut up.
She is a HECK of a lot better looking than the Hillderbeast.
And why the wife of Kook-cinich is NOT mentioned.
Not only end funding of NPR, also PBS. Let them both be supported by donations, not our taxes.
Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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They say, even a little Christmas tree light has all the power of the Hoover Dam behind it.
Jeri is Fred's Hoover Dam.
Go Fred!
This would be the third or fourth installment of this exact same story, different titles.
There was a previous post regarding a Thompson adviser with a much more disquieting resume’? Any help?
Already posted under a different title.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/novak/493990,CST-EDT-novak02.article
The two newspapers used different titles! I wonder why?
Could it be a full press assault on Fred by the liberal media?
It looks like it.
At least Juan Williams admits where he gets all his dimbulb talking points. No wonder he's so stupid-sounding boring.
Typical lib, doesn't regret or see any reason to regret calling a republican woman this term, but wouldn't even consider using it on a Dem-communist.
Thank you! That’s really cute.
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