Thompson, Teaching Rose About 'Issues' and 'Principles' (Fred, Charlie Rose and Rush Limbaugh)

National Review ^ | 12/5/07 | Jim Geraghty

[ellery]

ping — more speculation about Rush unofficially endorsing Thompson...this time from Geraghty over at the National Review.

[Parmenio]

I started watching this show last night and turned it off in disgust — not at Fred Thompson, but disgust at the producers of the show.

They used the “extreme close up” camera technique on Fred in order to make him look menacing. Just a few days ago Charlie Rose had John Edwards on and the camera angle was normal, even flattering. Typical crap from public television.

[BARLF]

Five “you know” in that statement by Fred. He should stop that, it’s a Hillary thing.

[upchuck]

Related:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1935190/posts

[AndyTheBear]

I was thinking the same thing, you know. Otherwise, you know, it was a good...you know...answer.

[BARLF]

Mrs Thompson should tell him, you know, in a nice way not to say....you know.

[gridlock]

Five “you know” in that statement by Fred. He should stop that, it’s a Hillary thing.

The difference is that Fred's are transcribed verbatim, while Hillary!'s are ignored by the transcriber.

In Fred's speaking style, they are not as obtrusive as they appear in print, you know...

[Clara Lou]

Fred’s older than Hillary. It’s a Fred thing. And it is insignificant, so why bring it up?

[TheStickman]

Ping to ya

[BARLF]

What does age have to do with it?

it isn't insignificant. It's a bad habit and does not sound good for someone in Fred Thompson's position to be saying "you know" before and after every sentence.

AND that's why I brought it up.

[Steely Tom]

I liked Rush's comment on this today:

"As far as Charlie Rose was concerned, Thompson was speaking Mongolian."

[visualops]

I think that it means things that are consistent with God`s design for man. It`s consistent with human nature. It`s consistent with the lessons of history and the lessons of the ages. They found form in the Constitution, I think, and what our founding fathers believed. They understand that man can do great and wonderful things, but man is prone to error, and sometimes do terrible things. That too much power in too few hands is a dangerous thing, that power is a corrupting thing.

Tell 'em, Fred!!

[Clara Lou]

Sorry— it seems just a bit pompous to have you criticizing a successful US senator and lawyer who shepherded a man through the hoops to become Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. How did Thompson manage to do all of those things without taking your opinion into account?

[ari-freedom]

Fred gets it, you know. sorry I couldn’t resist. :)

[ari-freedom]

because it’s like, totally funny that Fred ...I mean he’s like so cool, you know...he is just so cool! and he like, talks like this but that’s like totally cool with me, you know?

[rintense]

Oh let them pick apart the way Fred speaks. It all most of them have. Its been a while since I’ve read ‘no fire in the belly’ or ‘his wife is too young’.

[Spunky]

"Five “you know” in that statement by Fred. He should stop that, it’s a Hillary thing."

My daughter does that and it drives me crazy.

I think I heard somewhere that their minds are way ahead of their verbal language and that is why they do that. Regardless, I think it is an annoying habit.

[BARLF]

I did not say the man is dumb so don’t change the subject. In fact I think he is very intelligent. For that reason he should break the you know habit.

[stockstrader]

Fred was just great in the interview with Charlie Rose. He gave all the right ‘conservative answers’!!!!