Fred Thompson Quotes

Various | March 14, 2008 | Vanity

[guinnessman]

Or from that same movie:

Russians don't take a dump without a plan, son

[TYVets]

It was a joke, LOL! Some people have no sense of humor..

Liberals are like that around here, no sense of humor.

[rawhide]

Wow, so moving! The great communicator. My president. Thank you.
It was with a humble honor that I can say I voted twice for him.

[FreedomPoster]

A "wow, I'm really liking that" bump.

[cyclotic]

That's my all time favorite movie line.

Russians don't take a dump son, without a five year plan

[Tribune7]

For me right now it's a tough call between writing in Fred Thompson's name and writing in Haley Barbour's.

I'm leaning towards Haley but if Fred is on ballot he has my vote.

[Tribune7]

We've done pretty well with actors :-)

[IamConservative]

realism and sincerity of Hollywood

All I need to know, and nothing Reaganesque about him.

I believe Fred intended for us to file that under "Self Deprecating Humor", not under "Deeply Held Principle."

[aimee5291]

Thanks for posting President Reagans address. It is very moving.

[SE Mom]

Do you know what the Evans Novak piece this article is refering to actually SAID? I'm not signing up for their mag, so have no way to access..

[spotbust1]

ping

[painter]

I have that on VHS. It brings tears to my eyes when I watch it.

[jellybean]

I don't subscribe to the Evans Novak Report, but from this thread:

"The hype over former Sen. Fred Thompson has some substance to it, as the actor-politician has already begun approaching experienced campaign hands in key states," according to the latest Evans-Novak Political Report.

"Thompson effectively embraced the Republican right when he ran for and entered the U.S. Senate. From the perspective of the Republican Party's conservative base, he stacks up well against each of the "Big Three" leading Republican candidates. His voting record (lifetime American Conservative Union rating: 86%) in the Senate is more conservative than that of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain (lifetime ACU rating: 82%), none of his position-switches are nearly as bad or as recent as those of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), and nothing in his background is as negative as that of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R)."

"Given enough money, Thompson could make a good run at it by tearing down the conservative credentials of the 'Big Three' and then building himself up as a tax-cutting, pro-life former senator. His acting role on Law & Order does not hurt, either."

The Evans Novak Political Report is just an email newsletter, so that may be all that was said.

[SE Mom]

Thanks- I read that but was just curious if there was more to it:)

Run, Fred, RUN!!

[itsahoot]

It was a joke, LOL! Some people have no sense of humor...

Sure it was. He refuses to identify Hollywood as a bastion of liberial elites. Those people are his friends. Remember when Orin Hatch said Ted Kenney was his best friend, then gave us Ginsburg.

[Charles Martel]

Thompson was saying that D.C. is a surreal, insincere place - even when compared to Hollywood (the benchmark for comparing things that are surreal or insincere).

[ejonesie22]

It was a joke, a insult of the Washington culture by saying the phoniness of Hollywood is even better by comparison.

I really don't think Sen. Thompson has ever refused to identify Hollywood for what it really is. This comment, and the sarcasm it is wrapped is a good example of his feelings.

And as far as them being his "friends" seen any new Fred Thompson movies lately or his face on E magazine or anything...

[jamaly]

Bump for later

[tcostell]

"I'm against gun control generally. You know, you check my record. You'll find I'm pretty consistent on that issue."

I'm sure there are some of my brethren here who will take great exception to his qualification of "generally" but I think he's close enough to the mark to allow him the courtesy of enough time to make his full position clear.

It's my understanding that he's pretty unambiguously on our side.

[Natural Law]

You apparently forgot the Reaganesque sarcasm.