This is the Thompson piece I was refering to about his character issue, and this shows hes a complete fake. This is from the New Repubic blog.
"REALLY LOVELY WOMEN JUST SEEM TO LIKE FRED":
"Color me extremely skeptical of the "Fred Thompson for president" boomlet currently sending shivers down conservative spines. A Hollywood actor, high-priced attorney, and lobbyist (for Toyota and the S&Ls, among others), who ran for Senate as a pro-choicer and had a reputation as a considerable ladies man before marrying his second (much younger) wife doesn't seem to me to quite fit the profile of white knight for the political right. Still, those interested in the good and bad of ol' Fred may want to take a look at this piece Michelle wrote for the Washington Monthly back in 1996, the last time there was a wave of buzz for a Thompson presidential candidacy. The intro alone, capturing Thompson's faux folksiness, is worth the price of admission:
True story: it is a warm evening in the summer of 1995. A crowd has gathered in the auditorium of a suburban high school in Knoxville, Tennessee. Seated in the audience is a childhood friend of mine who now teaches at the school. On stage is Republican Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson, the lawyer/actor elected in 1994 to serve out the remainder of Vice President Al Gore's Senate term (when Gore's appointed successor retired after just two years). The local TV stations are on hand as Thompson wraps up his presentation on tax reform, in the plain-spoken, down-to-earth style so familiar to those who have seen him in any of his numerous film and television performances.
Finishing his talk, Thompson shakes a few hands, then walks out with the rest of the crowd to the red pickup truck he made famous during his 1994 Senate campaign. My friend stands talking with her colleagues as the senator is driven away by a blond, all-American staffer. A few minutes later, my friend gets into her car to head home. As she pulls up to the stop sign at the parking lot exit, rolling up to the intersection is Senator Thompson, now behind the wheel of a sweet silver luxury sedan. He gives my friend a slight nod as he drives past. Turning onto the main road, my friend passes the school's small, side parking area. Lo and behold: There sits the abandoned red pickup, along with the all-American staffer."
The man is all hat and no cattle. I think thats the pharse in the South isnt it?
This is from the New Repubic blog.
Interesting source, btw.
Wow, that's pretty damning stuff. /s
It's not like he cheated on multiple wives, blew off his son's high school graduation, or learned of his daughters acceptance to Harvard through a newspaper article, though.
Besides, I'd rather a ladies man than a guy who promotes the homosexual agenda, and raises money for militant gay groups with ties to anti-war communist groups.
Also, Fred Thompson is more electable than Giuliani. Isn't that all that matters?
Gee, maybe the aide was taking the truck for new tires and an oil change. Maybe Fred had a date. Maybe he was picking up
campaigners and needed more room. Maybe Fred wanted to hit the freeway for a while.
What a STUPID "article".
As for a single guy hanging out with women, that's pretty damning too. I guess I could never consider public office either. Although, on the bright side: at least he likes girls! Most refreshing these days.
And so what if he married a younger woman. I assume she's over 21, and its not like there's never been any May December marriages out there (men & women).
I don't consider any of that baggage.
Now about his tax reform, did Michelle ever get the facts on that? The fact he was talking about reform sounds pretty good, even though I don't know the details.
Or does that take second place to vehicle changes and dating women and finding one to marry.