Geronimo
11-07-2007, 08:24 PM
From AOL (http://www.anonymz.com/?http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2007/11/06/fred-thompson-doesnt-think-hell-be-president/?ncid=NWS00010000000001)
Thompson Doesn't Think He'll Be President
By Jonathan Berr
Nov 6th 2007 2:45PM
Forget Macaca. Forget the Dean Scream. Fred Thompson's admission that he doubts he'll win the presidential race is a political gaffe that tops them all.
To make matters worse, Thompson imploded while waiting to be interviewed by Fox News. It wasn't like the liberal media trapped him into saying something stupid. He did it to himself.
The Thompson candidacy was fun while it lasted. I am not sure what I will miss the most -- the endless chatter about his laziness or the endless chatter about his attractive wife.
The U.K.'s Daily Telegraph newspaper captured the moment thusly:
"Chatting off-air to a television reporter, a stunningly candid off-the-cuff quip from the Hollywood actor cemented the impression that his heart is not in the 2008 race. Trying to encourage his studio to hurry up so an interview could start, Carl Cameron of Fox News said into his microphone: "The next president of the United States has a schedule to keep." Standing beside him, a deadpan Mr Thompson interjected: "And so do I."
As some Thompson aides looked bemused and others cringed, a taken-aback Mr Cameron, Fox's chief political correspondent, exclaimed: "You can't do that kind of stuff!"
The thud you just heard was the Fred Thompson bandwagon grinding to a halt.
Thompson Doesn't Think He'll Be President
By Jonathan Berr
Nov 6th 2007 2:45PM
Forget Macaca. Forget the Dean Scream. Fred Thompson's admission that he doubts he'll win the presidential race is a political gaffe that tops them all.
To make matters worse, Thompson imploded while waiting to be interviewed by Fox News. It wasn't like the liberal media trapped him into saying something stupid. He did it to himself.
The Thompson candidacy was fun while it lasted. I am not sure what I will miss the most -- the endless chatter about his laziness or the endless chatter about his attractive wife.
The U.K.'s Daily Telegraph newspaper captured the moment thusly:
"Chatting off-air to a television reporter, a stunningly candid off-the-cuff quip from the Hollywood actor cemented the impression that his heart is not in the 2008 race. Trying to encourage his studio to hurry up so an interview could start, Carl Cameron of Fox News said into his microphone: "The next president of the United States has a schedule to keep." Standing beside him, a deadpan Mr Thompson interjected: "And so do I."
As some Thompson aides looked bemused and others cringed, a taken-aback Mr Cameron, Fox's chief political correspondent, exclaimed: "You can't do that kind of stuff!"
The thud you just heard was the Fred Thompson bandwagon grinding to a halt.