Wizbang Politics: Thompson Archives

Was Fred in it for the Veep job?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 23, 2008 · Comments (3)

After Fred Thompson withdrew from the Republican Presidential nomination race, an interesting post appeared at Cameron's Corner of Fox News: Back in March of 07 at the CPAC convention in DC several former Fred Thompson Congressional staffers told me Fred Thompson was thinking about a run. Some of his Tennessee... [Full Story]

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Thompson vs. the field

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 18, 2008 · Comments (6)

Running behind and facing what most consider a "must-win" situation in South Carolina (where he is currently polling fourth), Fred Thompson has begun directly comparing his positions and record to those of all four major contenders. ABC News' Christine Byun reports: Thompson described fellow Southerner Huckabee as "very articulate, very... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Thompson to go "All in" in Iowa

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 8, 2007 · Comments (4)

After what seems like months of indecision or indifference to the Hawkeye State's caucuses, Fred Thompson is making an all-out push in Iowa, hoping a second- or third-place finish will revitalize his campaign, reports Stephen F. Hayes for the Weekly Standard: "We're getting ready to make this not only our... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

Where's Fred?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 15, 2007 · Comments (5)

While the other Republican candidates maintain busy schedules, criss-crossing the country at a frenetic pace, as if they were running for President . . . Fred Thompson canceled his only scheduled appearance since the debate last Tuesday. They've noticed in New Hampshire, reports Philip Elliott for the Associated Press:... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (6 votes cast)

Thompson's first debate today

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 9, 2007 · Comments (10)

The sixth GOP Presidential debate will be held today in Dearborn, Michigan, and broadcast live on CNBC at 4:00 p.m. EDT. By far the biggest question arising before the event is, "How will Fred Thompson do in his first debate?" First, set the stage with Liz Sidoti of the Associated... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Thompson: "Fairness Doctrine Makes No Sense"

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 9, 2007 · Comments (12)

Democrats led by Rep. Henry Waxman and others are pushing to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, a federal rule from before the days of wide availability of cable, satellite, and internet. If a broadcaster put on any programming which expressed a "political" opinion, equal time had to be made available for... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (5 votes cast)

Fred Thompson: the gloves to come off?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 2, 2007 · Comments (8)

Fred Thompson says he won't attack other Republicans - unless they attack him first. Roger Simon has the story for The Politico: When I asked him if he is an 11th Commandment man -- Never speak ill of a fellow Republican -- he responded, "I am more of a 12th... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

George Will fillets Fred

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 13, 2007 · Comments (4)

Welcome to the campaign, Fred Thompson! George Will rolls out the red carpet and puts out the "company china" as he compares Thompson to "New Coke" at Real Clear Politics: Thompson said he had advocated McCain-Feingold to prevent, among other things, corporations and labor unions from "giving large sums of... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.2/5 (5 votes cast)

Romney repudiates anti-Fred site

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 12, 2007 · Comments (4)

Mitt Romney is personally denouncing the anti-Thompson smear site hosted on the server of his top political consultant in South Carolina, Liz Sidoti reports for the Associated Press: Now off-line, PhoneyFred.org was the creation of Wesley Donehue, a business associate of Romney's top political operative in early voting South Carolina,... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

Thompson team hits Hillary on fundraising

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 12, 2007 · Comments (3)

Top Thompson adviser Rich Galen questioned the Clinton campaign on the Norman Hsu fundraising scandal, Bill Sammon reports for The Examiner: Galen was unconvinced. "You have to look at this with a great deal of skepticism that - having been through this sort of thing in '96 - that nobody... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (6 votes cast)

Thompson "isn't a regular churchgoer"

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 11, 2007 · Comments (5)

Speaking deep in the Bible Belt in South Carolina, former Senator Fred Thompson admits he doesn't attend church services regularly and says he has no plans to talk about religion in the campaign, Kim Chipman reports for Bloomberg: Republican presidential contender Fred Thompson, who has based his campaign on appealing... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Thompson gave legal advice to Libyan terrorists' lawyer

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 9, 2007 · Comments (11)

Fred Thompson advised the lawyer for the Libyans accused of the terrorist bombing of Pan Am 103, reports Jo Becker for the New York Times: The colleague, John Culver, a partner at the Washington firm of Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn (UPDATE: and also former Democratic Senator from Iowa... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (6 votes cast)

Yet another Thompson aide quits

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 7, 2007 · Comments (7)

With his formal campaign less than two days old, Fred Thompson has lost yet another top aide, Kim Chipman and Kristin Jensen report for Bloomberg: Another top aide resigned from Republican Fred Thompson's campaign as the former Tennessee senator made his bid for the White House official. The latest staff... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Thompson's race against time (for money)

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 1, 2007 · Comments (14)

Fred Thompson has kept the political world waiting for nearly six months, but now promises to formally enter the Presidential nomination contest next Thursday. He will need to hit the ground running hard, especially in the money race, to establish credibility, as Mike Allen points out at The Politico: Thompson... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

Thompson to enter race next Thursday

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 30, 2007 · Comments (5)

Fred Thompson has told supporters he will enter the race for the Republican Presidential nomination next Thursday, according to Jonathan Martin at The Politico: Fred Thompson will formally announce his candidacy for president next Thursday night, September 6th via a webcast, political director, Randy Enwright just told supporters on a... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (5 votes cast)

Fred fails to impress

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 27, 2007 · Comments (10)

For a professional actor, Fred Thompson doesn't always come across so well in public appearances, in contrast to, say, Ronald Reagan or Charlton Heston (to name two actors who took an active role in politics). Combined with his lack of executive experience, this makes one wonder about just how formidable... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (4 votes cast)

Rudy and Fred mix it up

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 22, 2007 · Comments (6)

Crossfire has been minimal in both parties' primary races so far, but Fred Thompson "the not-yet candidate" fired a volley across Rudy Giuliani's bow yesterday, and took heavy return fire. Jonathan Martin reports at The Politico: In a post on his blog today that reads a lot like the radio... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

Blogger files FEC complaint vs. Fred Thompson

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 20, 2007 · Comments (12)

Lane Hudson, the same leftist blogger who posted the first emails between disgraced Republican Rep. Mark Foley and a former congressional page, has filed a complaint against Fred Thompson with the FEC, claiming a violation of the rules governing "exploratory committees," reports Jim Kuhnhenn of the Associated Press: The blogger,... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (7 votes cast)

Fred in on Labor Day? - "reliable sources"

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 13, 2007 · Comments (1)

Randy Elrod at Ethos . . . a Cultural Watercooler claims to have the date and place: Very reliable sources tell me that Fred Thompson will announce his bid for the Presidency on Labor Day at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The link is above. We'll see soon... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (6 votes cast)

Tommy Thompson drops presidential bid

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 13, 2007

From the Associated Press: Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson said Sunday he is dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination after finishing sixth in an Iowa straw poll. "I have no regrets about running," he said in a statement released Sunday evening by his campaign. "I felt... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Thompson shakes up staff

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: July 24, 2007 · Comments (2)

Fred Thompson hasn't even formally entered the race for the Republican nomination, but he is already shaking up his staff, according to Libby Quaid of the Associated Press: Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson, who hasn't officially entered the presidential race, is shaking up his campaign staff, replacing his acting campaign... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (2 votes cast)

Poll: Fred Thompson takes GOP lead

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: June 19, 2007 · Comments (4)

For the first time in any national poll, former Senator has taken over first place in the Republican Presidential race, according to Rasmussen Reports: The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson earning support from 28% of Likely Republican Primary Voters. Former New York City... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

D'Amato endorses Thompson

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: June 13, 2007 · Comments (3)

Former New York Senator Al D'Amato endorsed Fred Thompson for President on a New York TV talk show yesterday, according to Ryan Sager of the New York Sun: It's not (I repeat not) a surprise that the former New York senator would chose to oppose Rudy Giuliani, his hometown candidate.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

Is Thompson in?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 31, 2007

He told USA Today he is running, according to Richard Cowan of Reuters. But sources close to Fred Thompson are saying The Politico's Mike Allen got it wrong by reporting he will announce on the 4th of July in Nashville. Thompson has asked to be released from his role on... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Fred WHO? - early primary states aren't impressed

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: April 20, 2007 · Comments (1)

Fred Thompson's nascent campaign is doing well, or pretty well, or not so well. It all depends on where you sit. In the Old Media, the blogosphere, and inside the DC Beltway, he's the hottest thing since sliced bread. In national polls, he scores quite respectfully for a fellow not... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

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