BUT SHE IS ALSO A LOVING MOTHER TO THEIR CHILDREN! THAT'S WHAT I SAW IN DC LAST WEEK AND I CAPTURED IT IN THIS PICTURE.
Posted on 08/05/2007 12:42:13 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
On a hot Saturday in June 2002, Fred D. Thompson married his second wife, Jeri Kehn, in an unventilated Congregational church in her home town of Naperville, Ill. Kehn, in a Valentino gown, was a 35-year-old media consultant for a Washington law firm; Thompson, a 59-year-old U.S. senator from Tennessee.
"I think he will be a calming influence, and she will be good for him," Kehn's mother, Vicki Keller, said at the time.
It was a triumphal return for Kehn, who had left Naperville for college and spent much of her 20s biding her time in Nashville without a clear career path, living with a boyfriend whose main claim to fame was getting arrested in Red Square for unfurling a pizza-parlor banner in the last days of the Cold War. Kehn left three court judgments behind her in Nashville, one of which remains unpaid today, and a court twice garnished her wages.
But after meeting Fred Thompson, Kehn began establishing herself in Washington Republican circles, and marriage more than consolidated her place in the city. Today, Jeri Thompson, 40, has emerged as a driving and at times divisive force within the presidential campaign her husband is preparing to launch, one that could make her the nation's youngest first lady since Jacqueline Kennedy.
In the nascent Thompson campaign -- anticipated with high hopes by many conservatives unsatisfied with the current crop of GOP candidates -- Jeri Thompson plays a role arguably as influential as those of two better-known spouses of Democratic candidates, Bill Clinton and Elizabeth Edwards. She helps shape her husband's conservative message and image, has been a strong voice urging him to run and recently helped instigate a shake-up that pushed aside Thompson's first campaign manager and his research director.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Compare Jeri’s class with that disgusting, social climbing, coal cracker whore that is married to Rudy sometime. Fred is a lucky man, IMHO.
I enjoyed the article. It was informative...they did some digging! IMO overall it was positive compared to many MSM hatchet jobs.
Hillary must have cleavage envy ;)
I think you'll see more articles with this included to see if it sticks to the wall...
Jeri is a hottie. SPANK! Hillary, in her prime, never made it to luke-y.
What hypocrisy by the Washington Compost!
Wow - Thompson's wife had a boyfriend, and probably had sex before marriage!
That is the dark, detestable, awful sin they cast upon her in the opening of this hit piece.
In 1991 - the Washington Compost went AFTER anyone who even REMOTELY pointed out Hillary Rob'em Clinton's suitcase history of unbelievable lawbreaking, intimidation, malfeasance, and illegal acts.
Jeri vs sHillary.......2012?
Classy post.
More pictures please..let’s make Jeri the pinup girl for this election.
Jeri in 0016.
Only the Beautiful People have trophy mates. The fact that the Left keeps regurgitating this story in various forms indicates how much Thompson worries them
They set the tone quickly: Fred and Jeri married in an “unventilated” church. You KNOW you’re reading a hit piece.
Then the linked site has pdf’s for her car accident and a medical bill; somebody’s really digging desperately.
Conclusion: They fear the Fred. :)
I hope that isn't an accurate description of Rudy's wife. If so, that description fits enough folks that Rudy should have this election in the bag.
Heh. Reminds me of a common Freeper response to Ron Paul. =]
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As I have said before there is no limit on how low the WAPO will go to mar a candidate and his spouse.
The muckdiving of the WAPO seems to fit their Democrat biased sewer mentality very well.
The liberal media has no ethical rules and it really permeates throughout the entire country.
Biggest load of huey I've read in the mainstream anti-Republican press since .... yesterday.
Seriously, I'M "directly familiar with the campaign" for heavens sake.
Find me ONE, just one credible source, one FACT which validates this "wife running the Thompson campaign" baloney.
There are none. This is all innuendo, antedoctal claptrap from a slanted reporter who is trying to smear a GOP candidate ahead of his likely announcement for Prez.
“In 1991 - the Washington Compost went AFTER anyone who even REMOTELY pointed out Hillary Rob’em Clinton’s suitcase history of unbelievable lawbreaking, intimidation, malfeasance, and illegal acts.”
The absolutely silver lining to this hitpiece on Jeri is that it opens up Hillary’s sordid affairs to scrutiny.
Well, you could tell it was going to be a “hit piece” when they referred to Fred Thompson as an “ex-senator” instead of “former” or Senator turned actor...
Are you insinuating that all prospective first ladies (cough) didn't pick up (stalk is more like it) their husbands in swanky NYC Cigar Bars while the guy was married to someone else and then carry on an illicit affair in the backseat of a Limo?
(Rudy: 'That's no Lady, that's my wife')
Looks like they’re trying to scuttle Fred’s entry into the race before it happens...anyone who thinks the clinton/media machine will not run the dirtiest campaign in political history should wise up.
“Classy” people deserve “classy” commentary.
Fred is nuts to have married her—not a flattering set of facts. I hope Fred knows all about her past. I don’t see how she still has unpaid obligations.
Every now and then the WashPost will write an objective piece or two.
The lack of interest in digging into the past lives of the wives of Obama, Dodd, Biden, Richardson, etc is glaring. The hypocrisy notwithstanding, Jeri should clear up any outstanding obligations. It’s just the right thing to do.
getting arrested in Red Square for unfurling a pizza-parlor banner in the last days of the ColdJeri likes awesome men. That is legen..(wait for it)..dary.
I’ll take the innuendo. Her title isn’t Campaign Manager of course. However, Fred did jokingly introduce her as such...
Please ping me if anybody actually responds to your post with a real citation.
I never got the whole ‘trophy wife’ innuendo anyway, as she isn’t in that breed & class of feminine creature when it comes to looks, age, fitness, demeanor, anything.
No, if she was a Dem, they would spin it into a demand for socialized medicine.
It's interesting how these same types of criticisms were leveled against Nancy Reagan, but when hillary told us we were getting "two for the price of one" and that she would be a "co-president" in 1992 and 1993, the press never raised an eyebrow.
Yes, this snarkyness reflects more on the Post and its target audience than on the target of the article.
Its the Washington Post. You didn’t actually expect a fair and balanced piece on her, did you?
What do you suppose Fred will have to say about this cr@p once he's officially in the race?
I believe Fred Thompson has enough brass cajoles to do a very fine job of sticking up for his wife.
If anything, you understate the case. They’re both very smart and politically savvy, and a politician can’t go wrong defending his wife.
Personally the excitement of being new is wearing off quickly the longer he waits.
I am a Duncan Hunter supporter but would be willing to also support Fred if he got in but it’s hard to defend anyone not in the game from low blows.
Right now he is lurker and as such his supposed base of voters can only holler and not much else.
Fred, take this ole Red Neck Okies advice and throw your hat in the ring before it’s to late.
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