Fred Thompson embarks on new career
posted at 10:23 am on March 24, 2008 by Allahpundit
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A gubernatorial run in Tennessee? A new PAC, a la Mitt, to help elect Republicans? A treatise on conservative first principles and why America must urgently return to them, followed perhaps by a lecture tour?
Maybe eventually. But for now — acting!
After a failed run for president, Fred Thompson is getting back to pretending to be commander in chief.
Hollywood’s high-powered William Morris Agency announced this week that it has signed the actor/politician, signaling a return to the screen for the former senator from Tennessee.
Exit question for the Fredheads: Good news or bad news? On the one hand, you’ll get to see him regularly again. On the other, is this really what you envisioned the “true conservative” who was going to lead us out of the wilderness doing after the race? It’d be like Reagan losing to Carter in 1980 and then going out to make “Bedtime for Bonzo II.”
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“Here’s yer hat, what’s yer hurry?”
Akzed on March 24, 2008 at 4:03 PM
Who’s Fred Thompson?
equanimous on March 24, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Oh, “Grow-up!”
Fred gave it an honest try but could not recover from “too little too late”. The McCain machine was more than ready willing and able to win.
While the Democrats are in CHAOS, we should not forget that Sen. McCain will propose liberal legislative initiatives if he is elected President.
Nonetheless, Sen. McCain is a preferable President to either Democrat candidate who is too radical to be trusted, imho.
Randy
williars on March 24, 2008 at 4:42 PM
We have a press release that William Morris Agency has signed Fred. Nothing more. We can safely assume that Fred will entertain acting jobs amongst many options. Nothing more.
Wasn’t serving in office and then going back to work what our Founding Fathers envisioned of our leaders? From the first post and throughout the thread, there’s a whole lot of projection going on here.
MoCoM on March 24, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Glad to see you commenting on Hot Air again csdeven.
maxine on March 24, 2008 at 5:23 PM
He really should start his own think-tank.
Sir Andrew on March 24, 2008 at 5:24 PM
At least, Fred will be doing honest productive work, something you don’t usually see with ex-politicians.
docdave on March 24, 2008 at 6:29 PM
thank you fred for McCain
thank you fredheads for backing the crypt keeper
thank you all of you hollier than thow so call conservatives, for backing fred.
thanks again for John McCain
kara26 on March 24, 2008 at 6:52 PM
Lets get a couple of things straight here;
Fred didn’t “fail” us, we failed him and ourselves. In both the near and distant future we will see his principles, values and detailed plans be proven absolutely correct in every way.
AND the Associated Press, where this story and text came from, was instrumental in swaying public opinion against Fred yet, had the public lifted a single finger to find out who he was on their own they would have learned what a fantastic president he would have made;
AP Gives Thompson the ‘04 Treatment by Jed Babbin
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24127
Conservative Blackout by Lisa Fabrizio
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12517
Getting The Story Straight by Fred Thompson 12/29
http://www.redstate.com/stories/elections/2008/getting_the_story_straight
In the coming months we will also act to change a manipulated elective process and change the “leadership”, such as it is, of the republican party;
How the Republican Party Committed National Suicide By JB Williams
http://www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_19227.shtml
Who Hijacked the Primaries? by Brett Winterble
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24726
The Death of Conservatism? 43 Mistakes and the GOP’s Dobson’s Choice
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961546/posts
GOP Leads Astray
http://gopleadsastray.blogspot.com/
“At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child – miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill disciplined, despotic, and useless. Liberalism is the philosophy of sniveling brats.” – P.J. O’Rourke
Winghunter on March 24, 2008 at 7:09 PM
You made this Fred!head proud!
ihasurnominashun on March 24, 2008 at 7:17 PM
Worth repeating.
davidk on March 24, 2008 at 8:29 PM
I too love Fred! and was prepared to vote for him in CA’s primary. But, he could not make the sale early on to his own party– I never got the chance to vote for him.
If he can’t win any primary states, how is he to win the general? I prefer him to McCain 10 to 1, but if he can’t win, then I’ll take McCain.
To me his commercials looked affected. I think he waited as long as he did to announce as he was still getting his act down, but couldn’t polish it up in time.
leftnomore on March 24, 2008 at 8:59 PM
Hopefully, Fred! will have an opportunity to wage war upon those cut-rate shallow sheen-tastic liberal-lightweight cultural representations of what a president should be.
After all, Cultural Manipulation is what keeps the Democrats in power. Because it certainly isn’t logical reasoning. So I say we cede nothing and fight ignorance on every front, even the ones they feel comfortable and at home… namely pop culture.
Jones Zemkophill on March 24, 2008 at 9:19 PM
I am not going to apologize for being a Fred!head. I still feel he was the best candidate for President. His speeches on YouTube and Townhall were Reaganesque to me. His speech on the troops was one of the best speeches I’ve seen.
Like many here, I am disgusted and bitter towards the GOP. Fred! was the last and best hope for the GOP.
When Taxachusetts went to the polls on Super Tuesday I wanted to vote for Fred! but he had already dropped out by then. I wasted a vote for Mitt. In November I may throw my vote away by writing in Fred!
Mooseman on March 24, 2008 at 9:28 PM
You mean to tell me that he isn’t a career politician? How horribly disappointing!!
bburridg on March 25, 2008 at 2:51 PM
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