Last Updated: Tuesday January 29, 2008 11:00 MST
Fred Thompson
Frederick Dalton "Fred" Thompson (born August 19, 1942) is an American politician, lawyer, lobbyist, and character actor. He represented Tennessee as a Republican in the U.S. Senate from 1994 through 2003. Thompson resides in McLean, Virginia near Washington D.C. Thompson is an undeclared candidate. (More at Wikipedia)
Fred Thompson Buzz
Significant posts about Fred Thompson from the last 24 hours, updated every 4 hours.
Color codes for posts: RED is for conservative, BLUE is for liberal, and GRAY is for independent.
Florida: Predictions
Bye. Plus: Will Fred cost Romney the election? (Read more...)
All Done but the Moulderin'
The question many of us dreaded is upon us. Fred Thompson has shown he cannot capture enough primary victories in his race for the White House. This brings us to a seminal question; what does Fred Thompson's withdrawing from the race -- or his... (Read more...)
State of the Union Speech 2008, And Other Signs Our Long National Nightmare May Someday End
if (window.document.getElementById('post-5618')) window.document.getElementById('post-5618').parentNode.className += ' adhesive_post'; Leave your Open Thread thoughts on tonight's State of the Union Speech in comments below... POST-SOTU UPDATE: The ... (Read more...)
Conservatives Lose Along With Fred Thompson
Paul Ibrahim, who has previously authored this great piece about Fred Thompson, offers up another must read article about what Fred Thompson offered to Republicans. The money graph: "Thompson was either going to get elected with his... (Read more...)
Mitt Romney/HRR Interview Transcript
EDWARD MORRISSEY INTERVIEW OF GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY JANUARY 26, 2008 EM: Governor Romney? GR: Yes, how are you? EM: I am doing fine. Thank you for being with us today, sir. GR: Is this Ed? EM: This is Ed; I am my own producer, so eh, you get me right ... (Read more...)
Mitt Romney/HRR Interview Transcript
EDWARD MORRISSEY INTERVIEW OF GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY JANUARY 26, 2008 EM: Governor Romney? GR: Yes, how are you? EM: I am doing fine. Thank you for being with us today, sir. GR: Is this Ed? EM: This is Ed; I am my own producer, so eh, you get me right ... (Read more...)
The Failure of Normality
The Failure of Normality The unhappy lessons of the Thompson campaign. by Andrew Ferguson 02/04/2008, Volume 013, Issue 20 WHAT A GREAT ARTICLE!! http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/649xhm... "In his recent memoir, ... (Read more...)
STAR PARKER OP-ED: Thompson's Failure: Substance As Much As Style
The conservative Republican commentator does a post-mortem analysis of former Sen. Fred Thompson's presidential run: "Touted as the only 'r (Read more...)
Desultory musing on the (rapidly vanishing) GOP hopefuls
By jeffaclitusI know I'm awfully late with any kind of commentary on the primaries of either (Read more...)
Mea Culpa On Fred Thompson; Billary and McCain, A White House Menage Trois?
Mea Culpa means it's my fault. After a week of turning this over in my mind I have decided that the best thing I can say about Fred Thompson backing out of the GOP presidential primary race after so many... (Read more...)
McCain calls Romney a flip-flopper
From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-TreworgyJACKSONVILLE, FL -- McCain held a roundtable on national security this morning with several of his biggest supporters and surrogates. Held at Atlantic Mar (Read more...)
No Change to City G.O.P. Ballot
Fred Thompson, Alan Keyes and Duncan Hunter’s names will not be removed from the Republican primary ballot in New York City, despite an effort by some Board of (Read more...)
I Believe in Encouraging Exercises in Futility
Which is why I'm endorsing the noble, quixotic, pointless, disgruntled call of blogoconservatives to Write in Fred Thompson for President. After laying out his oxygen-deprived rationale for this course of action, the author of this proposal, a... (Read more...)
So, Jack, are you going to the State of the Union?
Yes. Yes, I am. I am not going as a quest of the First Lady, however. Sadly, my attempts to impress Miss Barbara Bush (the twin, not the grandma) have proven less than successful to date. Which is OK. Sena... (Read more...)
Left ready to wet itself over McCain saying "there will be other wars"
Straight talk. (Read more...)
I Get Emails: Why Hasn't The Blogosphere Had A Bigger Impact In This Election?
Here's an email that I received this week-end, Like a lot of conservatives, I'm shaking my head in disbelief at the way this primary season is going. Believe me, I'm not asking this question to gloat; in fact it is... (Read more...)
McCain's campaign boasts another open borders zealot
Personnel is policy. (Read more...)
The Dream Shall Never Die
Like Tinkerbell, like Lazarus, like E.T., the Fred Thompson campaign is being wrenched back from the darkness by the prayers and applause of the devout. David Jeffers, author of Understanding Evangelicals: A Guide to Jesusland, thinks Fred can... (Read more...)
Breaking: Irrelevant Famous Daughter Endorsement News
Stop the presses! Dick Cheney’s daughter Liz, a former State Department employee, has thrown her massive influence behind…Mitt Romney. Apparently because Fred Thompson opted out of the race in order to take fuller advantage of the... (Read more...)
Bush Speech Calls for Pull-Out from U.S. Economy
(2008-01-28) — In his final State of the Union address tonight, President George Bush plans to announce that the U.S. economy has become such a quagmire that the federal government will begin a phased withdrawal. The nation’s chief... (Read more...)
The Dream Shall Never Die
Like Tinkerbell, like Lazarus, like E.T., the Fred Thompson campaign is being wrenched back from the darkness by the prayers and applause of the devout. David Jeffers, author of Understanding Evangelicals: A Guide to Jesusland, (Read more...)
After Thompson?
Let me present my readers with a flip of my own. As you all know I initially warmed to Mitt Romney before Fred Thompson made his candidacy known. I felt then, and still do now that by Thompson withdrawing we lost our best chance at restoring true... (Read more...)
My Wife's Artwork for Catholic School's Week 2008
Catholic Schools Week begins Monday and my wife, as room mother for both of my daughters' classes, had the responsiblity of decorating their classroom doors. She had to make sure to wo (Read more...)
Former California Political Director, Fred '08 Endorses Romney
More good news from our friends who supported Fred Thompson in his run for the Republican nomination. If you haven’t seen the YouTube clip of FT hammering Huckabee on the alleged demise of “the Reagan coalition” you are missing... (Read more...)
What If?
If is the biggest 2-letter word in the dictionary. Hind sight being 20/20 and all, one must ask the question “what if” as one reflects upon one’s life. One choice made one way instead of the other could lead a life down an entirely ... (Read more...)
Open Letter To Telephone Survey Types
Don’t call me after I’ve had several margaritas at Casa Don Gallo. To wit: Teleperson: I’m calling on behalf of local radio stations. Me: Yeah? Teleperson: Is there a male between 18 and 26 available? Me: Nope. Teleperson: ... (Read more...)
Senators Lieberman, Martinez Stump With McCain
The Republican candidate's town hall meeting this afternoon was packed. (Read more...)
Fred-enders
Holy crap. Bill Quick is still holding out hope for a Fred Thompson preznincy: [The Republicans] have to learn that if they want conservative votes, they have to nominate candidates conservatives would want to vote for. This strategy is the only... (Read more...)
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