Posted on 08/23/2007 8:31:16 PM PDT by Josh Painter
Fred Thompson dipped into the Tennessee fund-raising well again Wednesday for his almost presidential bid, attending a $1,000 per couple west Nashville event that was also graced by top country music stars.
The event was held at the home of Gary and Lou Ann Brown. Gary Brown, an attorney with Baker Donelson in Nashville, used to work for Thompson, serving as special counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs in 2002 when Thompson was the ranking member.
The event was attended by his mother and oldest son, Tony, Republican activists, state legislators and former Gov. Winfield Dunn.
Country music stars John Rich of the duo Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy also attended the event. Rich played for the gathering.
In brief remarks to a pair of reporters waiting near the house, the former Tennessee senator said it was “great to be back home.”
“I’m just delighted to be here and so happy that so many people have turned out to give me a good homecoming,” Thompson said.
On the prospects of an upcoming entry into the presidential race, Thompson said he would tell his supporters that he would have a “statement on that in the not too distant future.”
“So keep your powder dry,” Thompson said, repeating an oft-made statement the 65-year-old says to supporters breathless to call him an official presidential candidate.
Cars clogged Hickory Valley Road in both directions as they waited their turn for the valet service. Meanwhile, the valets were scrambling to find places to park all of the vehicles. After the street-side spots filled, Brown’s front yard was used...
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LOL!! Could you just hear the libs if they thought he knew the words to every Tanya Tucker song? OMG they really would move out of the US if Fred won.
I know how this is going to sound, but....Stars come out?
“Country music stars John Rich of the duo Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy also attended the event. Rich played for the gathering.”
I swear, I have never heard of any of them.
California Republican presidential primary election
1980: June 3
2008: February 5
Never heard of any of them?
Find thy self a country music radio station, and listen!
FReeper Politicalmom was right. You Romneybots are so fixated on looks it’s creepy.
http://Vets4Fred.net It's time for Vets to sign up!
FOFL!!
Romnoids?
Romnulans?
Hemorromenyoids?
Thompson is looking more and more like a tired old man.
I saw his "performance" at the Iowa State Fair and it was extremely impressive. My sister and her husband switched from being Tancredo supporters to Fred supporters.
We were told this very thing by his staff at the Iowa State Fair. It’s imminent.
I've been using "Mittwits", myself.
THere was no indecisiveness on Fred’s part —it was all a financial decision. Reruns of CSI were scheduled through Sept 1 of this year — once Fred announced his candidacy those reruns would have had to be cancelled. If he had declared early he, and EVERYONE ELSE associated with the show, would have lost thier royalties for any reruns cancelled.
Everyone knows how lazy anyone who is or has been a Senator, actor, lawyer, law student, Watergate figure, prosecutor, radio personality, commentator, husband and father who is “running’ for President is...
Give me a break...
If he really was a hard worker he’d have just one job like a real man...
No fighting girls, no fighting...
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