To me, Fred is like a Southern Ronald Reagan, with a little Dwight ‘Ike’ Eisenhower, Harry Truman (the plain talking aspect) and John Wayne thrown in.
Fred Thompson/John Bolton 2008
Thompson was in John Wayne territory tonight—although he said he never got to meet him. He did mention him though, and got lots of applause for it. JW is definitely an Orange County legend, along with his Hollywood fame.