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Are you listening? Fred! Will. Not. Pander.
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| Contributor | particleman |
| Last Edited | particleman Dec 15, 2007 10:29pm |
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| News Date | Sunday, December 16, 2007 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A lot of media people and a couple of special interest groups are not all that fond of Fred Thompson. Fred’s most recent media smackdown, in which he informed a moderator that he would not be “doing any hand-shows today” surely did not endear him to the Des Moines Register. Although, judging by the way she moderated the debate, I’d be willing to bet there are many on the School Marm’s staff who have links the the YouTube vid of this moment saved on their home favorites list.
Bill O’Reilly doesn’t like Thompson because he’s reportedly asked him “six times” to come on the O’Reilly show. Fred essentially responded by saying he was too busy (which pompous blowhard O’Reilly took to mean ‘lazy’). Thompson instead invited O’Reilly to join him on the campain trail — at least 15 times. O’Reilly got his revenge for this slight on his ego by subtracting Fred from his recent poll regarding GOP favorites. Pretty infantile, Bill. I mean that.
And, of course, there’s the AP dog-and-pony show, wherein they ask the candidates stupid yearbook questions, instead of dealing with substance. Thompson’s responses, while certainly not pleasing to the AP (that is, they wouldn’t have been had the AP gotten the joke) were sure-fire crowd-pleasers to those of us who understood where Thompson was coming from:
What’s your favorite joke? Presidential debates.
What’s your favorite keepsake? Trophy wife.
What’s your favorite nickname? Mr. President.
And, of course, there’s my new favorite poke in the eye: What do you like to do on a ‘lazy day’? Campaigning. |
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