Thompson Hunts for a Red November

Check out this article from ABCnews online about unofficial candidate Fred Thompson.

Without raising a single campaign dollar or giving a single stump speech, Thompson threatens to knock one or more of the 2008 candidates out of the top tier — and his 6-foot 6-inch frame will crowd out long-shot candidates who hope to emerge as the choice of social conservatives.

Thompson is moving toward announcing his candidacy in early July, according to two Republicans close to Thompson.

He plans to file paperwork June 4 with the Federal Election Commission that will allow him to begin raising money for a potential bid, and associates say he wants to start his campaign with a fundraising splash that will demonstrate his status as a viable candidate.

-Ashley

Ex-Senator Faults ’86 Law on Immigrants

What Republican candidate Fred Thompson says about immigration

-Lisa

A Tale of Two Thompsons

This article from the Spectator compares and contrasts Tommy and Fred. I found this one listed on Tommy’s website and it’s not necessarily completely flattering for the former Wisconsin governor.

-Posted by Ken L.

Fred Thompson’s Just-Secret-Enough Meeting

Check out this New York Times article here.

Fred D. Thompson, the “Law & Order” star and subject of much speculation about his presidential ambitions, is practically above our head right now, speaking to a secretive group of conservative heavyweights and activists.

-Matt.

Hints, but no pledge from Thompson to join the race

In this Washington Post article, Thompson is yet to announce if he is truly running for President, but all signs seem to be pointing that way according to columnist Robert Novak.

-Matt

Fred Thompson calls for continued presence in Iraq

In this LA Times article, Thompson said,

“I don’t think it’s any question that if we leave Iraq before there is some semblance of stability brought about in that nation … that the world is going to be a more dangerous place.”

-Matt

Thompson wins GOP straw poll in WA

He’s not one of my chosen candidates but I thought I would post this nonetheless. The WA Republicans unofficially picked their candidate. Too bad he’s not a candidate.

-Ken L.

Thompson’s Politics Much Like McCain’s

This article discusses how presidential candidate Fred Thompson is sharing some of the same ideas and stances that McCain believes in. Thompson supports the Iraq war and stated that people who say it is like Vietnam are already calling it a defeat.

Fred Thompson fervently backed the Iraq war, railed against an expanding federal government, took stands that occasionally annoyed his party and rarely spoke about his views on social issues during his tenure as a senator from Tennessee or in his writings and speeches since leaving office.

In short, the man some in the GOP are touting as a dream candidate has often sounded like the presidential hopeful many of them seem ready to dismiss: Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).

Read full article here

- Ashley W

Fred Thompson, acting or for real?

The L.A. Times has this article about someone from Hollywood who’s not only acting like a President for the cameras but he’s an actor, too.

-Ken L.

Cancer and the 2008 election

Walter Shapiro from Salon postulates on the interesting fact that the top three Republican contenders — McCain, Giuliani and Fred Thompson — have been diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives.

John Kerry and Bob Dole also had surgeries to combat prostate cancer before running for President.

All now speak of how they’re in excellent health and what living with cancer has done for them.

- Blythe