This is a really good idea! All of the candidates should do it. Why go from state to state making speeches when you can record your views on various topics and then post them on the Internet. Bloggers will link to them and then people who support your candidacy will send them to their friends…

The first thing that Thompson should do is hire a speech writer. If someone says that President Bush could have given the speech, then you know it was bad. On a much more serious note, Fred Thompson’s speech last night was workmanlike, but given the build-up, underwhelming. With Bob Novak, Carl Cameron, John Fund etc…

Here’s a video of Thompson talking about the Republican debate He’s relaxed, he has great responses: “I’m not going to argue the extent or location of the fire in my belly.” “I’ve never casually run for anything” “Ten people and Chris Matthews, that’s a challenge for anybody to watch.” “I’m not interested in being the…

So, Fred Thompson the actor plays a white supremest and the LA Times wonders if this will be a problem for Thompson: 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…

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