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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“This would be the third or fourth installment of this exact same story, different titles.”
Yeah, but this one is more better. :)
“At least Juan Williams admits where he gets all his dimbulb talking points.”
He could, just as easily, have gotten them right here on FR from the FRed bashers, as they are eager to sink FRed’s ship with disgusting comments and outright lies.
Makes me wonder how many of the MSM scour this site for damning comments and material?
Maybe that’s where that AP (Absolutely Pathetic) reporter really got it from.
Interesting. I could swear I saw this same post this morning and the mod halted all comment on it.
I don’t know. It appears that Thompson is the darling of the FR administration.
But then, since I support Hunter, I’m likely to be flamed for saying anything un-Fred-ly.
She SHOULD be his campaign manager. What would be wrong with that. She was a political operative when she met him. She’s a smart lady.
Of course, I’d be happy to see anybody be his campaing manager other than Spencer Abraham. Geeesh!!!
HEY FRED: DROP THE SPENCE!!!
I don’t think he’s gonna drop Spence and I predict at least 1 more such cabinet type campaign person each month. He is the company he keeps and some of y’all need a serious wake up before we get fooled again.
If he keeps Spence Abraham on as Campaign Manager, I will not be able to support him enthusiastically.
I don’t know what on God’s green earth Fred was thinking.
I am not sure he see this as a problem at all... he’s been surrounded by these types of republicans all his career. Don’t look for what we are all seeking to see... the facts speak for themselves... see only what they actually are.
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