Fred Thompson, RIP

One of the most well-liked figures in national politics has passed away today. Fred Thompson, whose careers as an attorney, an actor, and a politician nearly gave him a path to the White House, died earlier today from lymphoma, according to his family. Thompson was 73 years old: Mr. Thompson died after a recurrence of lymphoma, according to a statement issued by the Thompson family.
“It is with a heavy heart and a deep sense of grief that we share the passing of our brother, husband, father, and grandfather who died peacefully in Nashville surrounded by his family,” the statement reads.

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GT: GOP women host candidates

GAZETTE-TIMES, Posted 1/25/2010 by Rachel Beck, Reporter | Left photo by Scobel Wiggins - The Benton County Republican Women hosted two candidates for U.S. Congress on Monday. Though only one will end up with the party’s nomination, both Scott Bruun and Fred Thompson were warmly received. ∴ Bruun and Thompson are running to be the GOP nominee for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District seat. Democrat Kurt Schrader currently holds the position, which comes up for election this November. ∴ Thompson, 60, and Bruun, 43, each presented their views on various issues and fielded questions from an audience of about 50 people. Read more at the GT...
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A Little Sanity In A Crazy World/election

Race-4-2008 (from CBS News), January 15, 2008, posted by Tommy OliverFiled under: Issues, Fred Thompson

CBS NEWS - Mixing theology and social issues on the campaign trail is rare for Fred Thompson, but he discussed it today answering a question from a member of the audience. A woman asked him if he would “as a Christian, as a conservative” continue President Bush’s programs to combat global AIDS.

“Christ didn’t tell us to go to the government and pass a bill to get some of these social problems dealt with. He told us to do it,” Thompson said.

“The government has its role, but [on one hand] we need to keep firmly in mind the role of the government, and the role of us as individuals and as Christians on the other.” Read More......

Fred Thompson defends Rush Limbaugh

Fred '08, Announcements, October 3, 2007

"Congressional Democrats are trying to divert attention from insulting our military leader in Iraq and pandering to the loony left by attacking Rush Limbaugh. He is one of the strongest supporters of our troops, yet Democrats claim he is not being strong enough. I wonder who General Petraeus and his troops think is most supportive?"

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Thompson Criticizes No Child Left Behind

NewsMax, Thursday, September 13, 2007

(AP) Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Thursday that President Bush's signature education program isn't working and that he would provide federal education money with fewer strings attached.

"We've been spending increasing amounts of federal money for decades, with increasing rules, increasing mandates, increasing regulations," Thompson said. "It's not working." He added that there are problems with Bush's No Child Left Behind program, which requires annual testing and punishes schools that don't make progress.

"No Child Left Behind -- good concept, I'm all for testing -- but it seems like now some of these states are teaching to the test and kind of making it so that everybody does well on the test -- you can't really tell that everybody's doing that well. And it's not objective," Thompson said.

Instead, he said the federal government should be providing block grants as long as states set up objective testing programs.

He said his message to states would be, "We expect you to get objective testing done and publicize those tests for the local parents and for the local citizens and suffer the political ramifications locally if things don't work out right."

The former Tennessee senator and star of NBC's "Law & Order" was responding to a question as he began a three-day bus tour of Florida, his first visit to the state since announced his candidacy last week. A woman asked what he would do for education. He told her decisions on how schools are run should be made by local and state decisions, not dictated out of Washington.

"It's your responsibility," he said. "If you don't like what's going on, don't get in your car and drive by your school board and maybe drive by the capitol and get on an airplane and fly to Washington and say, 'I don't like the way the school down the street is being run.'"

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Thompson to Announce Run for President

...with Online Video Followed by Three-State Campaign Tour

I'm With Fred, August 30, 2007 - For Immediate Release

McLean, VA – On September 6, 2007, Fred Thompson will be announcing his intention to run for President of the United States with a webcast available to millions at www.imwithfred.com. The launch of the video will be followed by a five-day campaign tour through Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

“I believe that there are millions of Americans who know that our security and prosperity are at risk if we don’t address the challenges of our time; the global threat of terrorism; taxes and spending that will bankrupt future generations, and a government that can’t seem to get the most basic responsibilities right for its citizens,” stated Fred Thompson. Continued...,

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Fred Thompson: Plain Speaker

The American Thinker, June 16, 2007 - Ray Robison wrote,

Fred Thompson is a small town guy who made it from the agricultural communes of south-central Tennessee to Capitol Hill and our TV sets. And while we admire the accomplishments of this distinguished lawyer, Senator and actor, we admire the man even more for seeming to remain grounded to his roots.

Faced with a media establishment that has heightened its opposition to presenting news that makes Republicans look good, Fred Thompson has that rare and invaluable quality of speaking directly to ordinary Americans, saying what needs to be said. Continued at The American Thinker...

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Fred Thompson Interview

Breitbart.tv offers an exclusive interview with Fred Thompson regarding his potential 2008 run for the presidency. In the interview, Mr. Thompson states, "I've never casually run for anything." It appears that he is waiting to hear from the people that national security is their top issue. He believes every other issues pales by comparison. Watch the interview here. Read More......