Fred Thompson: A Looming Threat to the Politics Business, the Entertainment Media, and Everyone ....

[marmar]

from HuffPost:


Chris Kelly
Fred Thompson: A Looming Threat to the Politics Business, the Entertainment Media, and Everyone Living Now


Obviously I'm missing something when it comes to the awesome charisma of Fred Thompson. Some of it is personal; I already have a father, so I didn't need Ronald Reagan. Some of it is professional; I once worked on a talk show that booked too many third-rate guests, and I had to write their padded introductions, so every time I hear Thompson described as "the star" of The Hunt for Red October, my joints cinch.

(Sean Connery is a star. Fred Thompson was in The Hunt for Red October. The way Jacob Javits was a United States Senator, while Fred Thompson was in the Senate.)

(Fred Thompson was fifteenth billed on The Hunt For Red October. So he may be the dream candidate now, but if Tim Curry or Joss Ackland get in, he's toast.)

Some of my problem with Fred Thompson is aesthetic. It's those papery little plastic surgery cat scratch wrinkles on his cheeks. The first person I ever noticed them on was Gore Vidal, and I figured he must have had his facelift sometime around when Aaron Burr died, so he had an excuse. The science was in its infancy. But Fred Thompson is only 64. And his facelift looks like it cost less than John Edwards' haircut. What kind of message does that send?

...(snip)...

Back on May 14th, Fred Thompson was both speaking and communicating to the Council for National Policy, and he said:

"I'm reminded of something my Daddy used to say: A man who walks around smiling all the time can't possibly know what's going on."

(Yes, he's a 64-year-old man who still calls his father "Daddy." It's a Southern thing. Like killing JonBenet Ramsey. You wouldn't understand. Just let it go.)

If the folk wisdom itself feels familiar, it's because you may have seen it written like this:

"Der Lachende hat die furchtbare Nachricht nur noch nicht empfangen."

So, see? There actually is more to Fred Thompson than meets the eye.

His father was Bertolt Brecht. ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kelly/fred-thompson-a-looming-_b_50255.html

[BlueJazz]

1. I never liked his little "Repug Comments" on Law and Order.

Plus, from what I hear, He's one of the laziest People in Washington.
You know of any bills he introduced ??...I don't...