Retiring GOP Sen. Fred Thompson weds in Illinois

AP ^ | 06/29/2002

[Pokey78]

WASHINGTON (AP)

[Pokey78]

Didn't he date Margaret Carlson at one time?

[pittsburgh gop guy]

"Didn't he date Margaret Carlson at one time?"

UGH! I sure hope not.

[McGavin999]

France? FRANCE? He's going to France on his honeymoon? What the he$$ is the matter with him?

Other than that, I wish his a long and happy married life.

[gg188]

Question for Freepin' ladies: what does a 35 yo woman see in a 59 yo man?

[SuziQ]

They met on the Fourth of July? How very, uh, patriotic! Mazel Tov to Sen. Thompson and his bride!

[goody2shooz]

MONEY

[Morgan's Raider]

I think Fred has better taste than that - I hope it was just a rumor.

OTOH, he did date country diva Lorrie Morgan for a few years.

[Pokey78]

Who HASN'T dated Lorrie Morgan! ;-D

[Paul Atreides]

Didn't he date Margaret Carlson at one time?

I doubt it; she's still alive.

[areafiftyone]

Question for Freepin' ladies: what does a 35 yo woman see in a 59 yo man?

Money, power and prestige. Plus being the wife of a Senator I am sure has it's perks. Give this marriage about 5-10 years and she will divorce him (after she gets what she can out of the deal). By then she will be in her 40's and he will be getting close to 70.

I am 40 and would never marry anyone at the age of 59 (I would have to be soooo head over heals in love with the guy and even then it would take some doing).

[Morgan's Raider]

ME(dammit)!

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Didn't he have the good sense to dump her when she got her nose pierced?

[starxmtn]

The way I heard it, Margaret Carlson was stalking Senator Fred.

[TomServo]

Who HASN'T dated Lorrie Morgan! ;-D

I haven't. That about covers it.

[cva66snipe]

The 6-foot-6 Tennessee Republican with the booming baritone is a former Hollywood actor who played leading roles in two real-life dramas: chief Senate Republican lawyer during Watergate in the 1970s and Senate chairman for the hearings into the Clinton fund-raising scandal in the 1990s.

Actually it was three roles and this one involved political corruption as well. He represented a Tennessee Department of Corrections Director who was going up against a very corrupt governor at that time. Clemency for cash was the deal. The event was later made into a movie called "Marie" and Fred played the part of himself. Fred you're a lot better lawyer than politican. Please remain in the private sector and have a good life.

[MinuteGal]

Hey, this may turn out to be ok. I lived on the border of Naperville, Illinois for many years. It's a beautiful and affluent suburb due west of the Windy City, and is home to many ChiTown executives and other big shots. It's a rock-ribbed conservative Republican city, settled by solid German and Alsace-Lorraine immigrant farmers in the early 1800's.

Some of this good stuff may rub off on Sen. Thompson. Just be happy he didn't marry someone from Beserkeley, CA.

Leni

[Concerned]

GG188 WROTE: "Question for Freepin' ladies: what does a 35 yo woman see in a 59 yo man?"

MONEY! A nice pension...power...prestige...

[lizma]

solid German and Alsace-Lorraine immigrant farmers in the early 1800's.

WOW. This fits my ancestors to a tee.

I guess no wonder I grew up there. I'm sorta stunned. Never noticed the connection.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

Judge for yourselves what you all thing (please DO comment!!)

[DainBramage]

I like that suit better than the first tux he picked out.