Fred Thompson

By rss@youtube.com (iowacaucuses) Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson speaks to supporters in Des Moines after learning the results of the 2008 Iowa Republican Caucuses. Author: iowacaucuses Keywords: Iowa Caucuses caucus Fred Thompson Republican president election campaign Tennessee Senator actor Des Moines

April 2: Will fmr. Sen. Fred Thompson, currently an actor on NBC's Law and Order, jump into the 2008 presidential race? “Hardball” host Chris Matthews talks to Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn, who is a friend of Fred Thompson's. (Hardball)

Fred Thompson, the actor and former Republican Senator, told listeners of his radio show Thursday that the war in Afghanistan is "already lost," and put the blame on President Barack Obama's delays in making a decision on a troop surge for the war effort. Thompson's salvo "seem[s] to lay t...

By Allahpundit a terrible retail politician — even though they came thisclose to pushing him over the top. Here's Fred Thompson, another true conservative who invested a lot more than Palin did in the race, putting a happy face on the outcome. ...

By Joe Powell Actor and conservative firebrand of Tennessee, Fred Thompson must feel pretty lousy after the things he said yesterday in a rally for the Conservative - I mean Celebrity Tea Party candidate - Doug Hoffman: ...

By Steve Benen On a related note, Vice President Biden will be in New York's 23rd today in support of Owens, while politician/actor Fred Thompson will be on the ground to generate support for Hoffman. * In Virginia, Bob McDonnell (R) didn't want to be ...

Mayor Dayne Walling is expected to present the Key to the City today to workers on the set of the movie "Alleged." Actor and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson as well as "Alleged" writer/producer Fred Foote will accept the key from Walling at 5 p.m. today on the movie set.

Swedish star Stellan Skarsgard has signed on for a Norse epic by way of America. The "Angels & Demons" actor told Swedish publication TT Spektra that he'll have a role in the Marvel comics movie "Thor," according to a translated report on ComingSoon. Skarsgard won't reveal exactly whi...

By NewsBot “Tommy (Thompson) is a good listener, and he's a pretty good actor, too.” by George W. Bush, apparently confusing his Health and Human Services secretary with Sen. Fred Thompson, Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002 ...

 DC John McCain, Arizona Republican; former Sen. Fred Thompson, Tennessee Republican; actor and director Faizon Love; and retired Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. • Joanna Brenner is a student at James Madison ...

 UT Shurtleff has postponed this announcement so many times, he's starting to look like Fred Thompson," said Kirk Jowers, head of the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics. The actor-turned-politician kept putting off getting into the race ...

 DC - John McCaslin the pro-choice group Emily's List; the Fred Thompson PAC, the actor and former Tennessee Republican senator's PAC is valued at more than $24.5 million; the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees; the National Rifle Association ...

I want his policies that I believe take us in the wrong direction to fail," adds former senator and Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson. Meanwhile, just how mild is the president's rhetoric right now? This week, the politician-in-chief ...

 Qatar Another Tedisco supporter, “Law and Order” television series actor and former Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson, said the election would amount to a “repudiation” of Obama, CNN reported. Murphy, a venture capitalist, backs the stimulus ...

By Kathryn Jean Lopez Fred Thompson [Kathryn Jean Lopez]. is headed to Mars:. NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (UPI) — Actor and former U.S. presidential candidate Fred D. Thompson is set to make his return to television in an episode of "Life on Mars," ABC announced. ...

By Doug Mataconis ST. PAUL, Minn. - Fred Thompson, the actor turned politician, recounted the harrowing story of John McCain’s captivity as a Vietnam prisoner of war to tout the presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention and criticized Democrat Barack Obama’s support for abortion rig...

By Jason Horowitz It was only when Fred Thompson, the former Senator of Tennessee, Law and Order actor and lethargic presidential candidate, spoke that the Republicans got some red meat and the Republicans began to make the case that character, and inexperience, were the critical questions of the elect...

Republican convention Tribune's Washington Bureau, DC - Sep 2, 2008 Lieberman's role will be to talk up McCain as someone who crosses party lines to get things done. Actor and former Sen. Fred Thompson is also scheduled to ... Democrats Relaunch War Room at GOP Convention FOXNews

But their televised confrontation in Boca Raton on Thursday was haunted by the spirit of the departed Fred Thompson. It was as if the actor and former senator had left a blanket of boredom behind when he exited the race after finishing third behind McCain and Huckabee in South Carolina.

By Ron Gunzburger THOMPSON: Former US Senator and actor Fred Thompson (R) withdrew from the Presidential race on Tuesday, following his third place finish in the South Carolina primary. Thompson's third place finishes in Iowa and South Carolina sounded the death knell of his campaign. Amusingly, Thomps...

By Sean But even if you don’t support Thompson, ask yourself whether the thrust of Glenn’s post is right and whether your biggest beef with the Thompson campaign is that the Senator has not acted too much like a traditional politician in seeking the Presidency.

By Sean Conventional wisdom says that this recording is a waste of time, that no voter will sit through 17 minutes of a politician talking about himself and his qualifications to be the next President of the United States. I’m not so sure. The video is compelling and revealing. It shows a man offering...

By Sean Fred Thompson is the unlikely candidate. Perfectly content with his status as a former senator and Hollywood actor, Thompson says he happy in his private life. On economic issues, Thompson is blunt. The time is now to reform the American economy.

By Sean He is strong on National Defense, he is right on illegal immigration, and he’s ready to actually face the fiscal problems of this nation head on, not just leave them for someone else to fix. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a politician not only realize and admit the problems exist, but have a way to...

By eriposte True story: it is a warm evening in the summer of 1995. A crowd has gathered in the auditorium of a suburban high school in Knoxville, Tennessee. Seated in the audience is a childhood friend of mine who now teaches at the school. On stage is Republican Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson, the lawyer/actor...

Finally, there's Mitt Romney, an accomplished administrator and a great politician who's come from obscurity to be the favorite in Iowa. Aside from the Mormon factor, Romney won't be breaking any historical precedent should he win the nomination. A lot of conservatives don't trust him,...

By David Sirota Now, it's true - we've had an actor president before named Ronald Reagan. But what's different is that while Reagan was a B movie actor, he was also a LEAD actor. That is, he actually starred in movies, which at the very least explains the fame he used to ascend to the White House. Thompson, by con...

By Michael Silence Fred who?" asked U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper when asked Saturday about his Senate race against movie actor and Nashville lawyer Fred Thompson. Thompson was asked Monday if he is expecting some Hollywood backing, similar to what President Clinton received. Thompson said he called Hollywood seekin...

By Michael Silence From the WaPo: RICHMOND, April 23 -- Former senator Fred D. Thompson of Tennessee, a possible presidential contender and an actor who plays a tough guy on television, will headline a major fundraiser for the Virginia Republican Party, GOP officials announced Monday.

By Kim Priestap So can "Law & Order" actor and former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) become the first presidential candidate with this credit? Thompson played a white supremacist, spewing anti-Semitic comments and fondling an autographed copy of "Mein Kampf" on a television drama 19 years ago.

In recent weeks, the former Tennessee senator, who is considering a run for the Republican nomination, has used conservative Web sites to opine about tax cuts, the Virginia Tech shootings, even the NFL draft. The actor-politician had experimen...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Chronicle Podcasts) Actor and former Republican senator Fred Thompson could be the GOP's "Great White Hope" in the 2008 presidential election, says Will Durst , but before riding to his party's rescue he'll have to...

Over at Pajamas Media, former U.S. Senator, actor, and possible presidential candidate Fred Thompson comments on the movie "300" exclusively at Pajamas Media and true to form, he brings his comments in at fewer than 300 unminced words: The Iranians have filed a flurry of complaints with t...