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You may remember Fred Thompson from such unmemorable primary films as You’re the GOP’s Only Hope , I Love You, You’re Lazy, Now Change , and his breakthrough role Failure to Launch . After the primary-going public didn’t buy Thompson’s presidential character, Read More...
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We will also admit that we had no idea Fred Thompson had endorsed John McCain. Maybe it’s because he released a stealth statement to the Associated Press on a Friday afternoon . That’s what you do when you resign after appearing on some escort-service Read More...
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So Fred’s dead . Cut to frantic speculation about what’s next for him. One idea, floated by a campaign adviser to the Examiner : Fred for vice president! "Having somebody like Thompson on the ticket, it seems to me, could go a long way toward unifying Read More...
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According to CNN's fancy map of South Carolina, Fred Thompson is sapping votes away from Mike Huckabee in the socially conservative north. If that's the case, Thompson probably has a smile on his face. Thompson's distaste for Huckabee has been apparent Read More...
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Fred Thompson, in his withdrawal way-out-of-first-place speech, finally looked and sounded presidential. But, alas, his time has finally come, whether or not he wants to realize it—and it's all Ronald Reagan's fault. Thompson reached the most stirring Read More...
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News is crossing the wire that Duncan Hunter is dropping out of the race. We hold a special spot in our heart for the wily California congressman, so here are a few posts to remember him by: Duncan Hunter Gets Hacked - Relive Hunter's most dramatic moment, Read More...
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A number hidden at the bottom of the returns : Fred Thompson is beating Rudy Giuliani in Michigan by nearly 3,000 votes. This matters not because Thompson is beating Giuliani, but because Giuliani is losing to Thompson. Rudy Giuliani used to be a peculiar Read More...
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Always count on Fred Thompson to put a positive spin on things. Especially election losses. This statement just went out: Tonight's results, with no clear frontrunner, prove the GOP nomination is wide open. The next battlefield is South Carolina, where Read More...
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Two new ads for Fred Thompson and John McCain prove that while voters' energy might be waning, theirs isn't. In Thompson's spot , we see the candidate swaying back and forth and waving his arms, proving that he has more than enough energy to be president—maybe Read More...
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Tom Tancredo didn't only end his own candidacy today. He killed Fred Thompson's as well. Thompson had picked up a very, very slight comeback narrative in the past week, thanks to a strong showing at the Des Moines Register debate and a two-week bus tour Read More...
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Before the debate, I cobbled together a list of things to expect , all of which predicted that the candidates would be looking to draw contrasts three weeks before the caucus. Boy was I was wrong. The only fireworks were between Fred Thompson and the Read More...
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When I heard Fred Thompson had been endorsed by right-to-life groups in Wisconsin and South Carolina , it was like hearing about an old high-school classmate. Oh yeah, Fred—how the hell is that guy? Not so good, apparently. When he has appeared in headlines Read More...
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Here’s a shot of a young, lawyerly Fred Thompson from his most recent ad, “ Marie ”: And here’s Javier Bardem as hypnotic serial killer Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men : Hulking frames. Rumbling bass voices. Floppy Prince Valiant 'dos. Sign this Read More...
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Spotted in an AP story about Fred Thompson's visit to a gun store in Bristol, N.H.: "I used to have my own skeet shoot," Thompson boasted as he wandered through the gun shop and bought his children gifts . "Some of my opponents, you know, have a bad record Read More...
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One problem with always talking like you're in a rocking chair is that you tend to mumble, or trail off at the end of sentences. Fred Thompson has a tendency to do this. But sometimes it's not his fault. Just watch his latest ad and the short postscript Read More...
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Security, small government, and family values, according to a panel of four spokeswomen for the top Republican presidential campaigns. In other words, they want the same thing as their male counterparts. The panel, organized by the National Review and Read More...
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Karen Hanretty, a spokeswoman for Fred Thompson, fired off a great (and telling) line at a panel today on “Women Voters and the Right Guy,” sponsored by the National Review . Responding to a question on how much personality matters in the 2008 election, Read More...
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That shouldn’t be news. But it is, seeing as it was only his second time there. Fred Thompson is sticking with his “Southern Strategy,” the Wall Street Journal reports today. In other words, he’s largely bypassing Iowa and New Hampshire in favor of early Read More...
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The politics of illness is particularly sensitive in this election, with so many candidates and their spouses battling one disease or another. Fred Thompson announced in April that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma but that the cancer was in remission. Read More...
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