What do Scientologists have in common with the Republican party?
From the AP:
The Scientologists have bought the building, so Sen. Lamar Alexander’s re-election headquarters will have to move out.
The Church of Scientology paid about $6 million for the Fall School Business Center, a former elementary school in Nashville that has been home to several Republican campaigns.
A campaign spokesman says Alexander’s campaign is looking [...]
The Fredheads won’t be pleased
Fred Thompson told a Tennessean reporter yesterday that the vice presidency is “not in the cards” for him right now.
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LIVE from Tennessee! It’s John McCain!!!
You can watch McCain’s town hall meeting at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville beginning at 3pm (ish) via live stream at WBIR.com. Fred Thompson is apparently going to appear with him.
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A resurgent Fred Thompson?
New talk of Thompson as VP is floating around today.
(Hat tip to Kleinheider)
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Because there just aren’t enough lobbyists in Tennessee…
Via The Nashvilel Post:
Bob Davis Jr., former chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party and senior advisor to Senator Fred Thompson’s 2008 presidential run, has opened a government relations firm in Nashville.
The company, RJD Group, will primarily focus on government relations, political consulting and public affairs. Davis, a 25-year veteran of national and state politics, was [...]
Fred Thompson headed back to Hollywood
He’s making steps in that direction:
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - After a failed run for president, Fred Thompson is getting back to pretending to be commander in chief. Hollywood’s high-powered William Morris Agency announced this week that it has signed the actor/politician, signaling a return to the screen for the former senator from Tennessee.
Hat tip to [...]
Read More..>>Fred Thompson’s Web guy feeling the recession
This FredHead apparently can’t find a post-Fred’08 job, and he says he’s getting a little desperate at this point:
After Fred Thompson ended his Presidential run I thought landing a new job wouldn’t be as hard as it has been. I’ve had some interviews, but they haven’t panned out. I’m blasting out my resume to any [...]
Read More..>>“Hussein” isn’t the only problematic middle name for a pol
From Jack Neely in Metro Pulse today:
Even in the South, some Confederate leaders had surprising middle names. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, who was in charge of Knoxville early in the Civil War, bore both names of a Latino revolutionary hero who might have alarmed the gentry if he’d ever shown up here in person.
Picking on [...]
Cash was still a-flowin’ when Thompson threw in the towel
Bil Theobald reports that new campaign finance docs indicate Fred Thompson’s campaign raised more than $2 million in the weeks just before he dropped out of the presidential race.
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McCain finally gets Fred Thompson’s endorsement
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Fred Thompson, the one-time Republican presidential candidate, endorsed Sen. John McCain Friday, calling on the party to “close ranks” behind the presumed nominee.
“This is no longer about past preferences or differences. It is about what is best for our country and for me that means that Republican should close ranks behind John McCain,” Thompson said [...]
Fred Thompson: what happened?
That’s what George Korda is asking:
As the Draft Fred talk grew, Thompson showed well in national polls. Without declaring his candidacy he nevertheless shot to the top of the speculation ladder.
He separated himself from his rivals by announcing his candidacy on Jay Leno’s “Tonight” show on the same evening other Republican presidential candidates were holding [...]
A vote for Fred Thompson is a vote for Fred Thompson for vice-president
Rob Huddleston says there’s a movement afoot among Thompson supporters to cast their ballots for their guy, despite the fact that he’s withdrawn from the race:
As Tennessee Senator Mark Norris and Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey have done, I join in urging all Tennessee conservatives to vote for Fred Thompson in the GOP Primary. Voting concludes [...]
Howard Baker gives the nod to McCain
Howard Baker, Jr. - previously a major Thompson supporter - says he’s throwing his support to McCain.
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Fred Thompson for governor?
Let the gossip begin!
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Top Tennessee Thompson adviser endorsing McCain
NashvillePost has the exclusive scoop:
B.C. “Scooter” Clippard, a prominent Tennessee Republican who served as
national finance chairman for the Fred Thompson for President campaign,
confirmed to NashvillePost.com that he is now backing John McCain.
Clippard says he still believes Thompson would have made a great president, but McCain is a strong second choice.
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Read More..>>The Howard Baker effect?
Via Kleinheider:
The AP’s Erik Schelzig touches on the unfortunate history of the what might be termed “The Baker Family” in presidential politics:
Thompson’s campaign followed unsuccessful bids for the presidency by former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker in 1980 and by Sen. Lamar Alexander in 1996 and 2000. Baker was Thompson’s political mentor while Alexander is [...]
Feeling abused by Fred Thompson
One local Fred Thompson supporter is not a happy camper today:
I’ve been a Fred supporter for a very long time. I was so excited when he announced that he was throwing his hat into the presidential race. I blogged about it, I devoted precious space for Fred news on my main website, I wrote letters, [...]
A final plea from a Thompson supporter
Today - before the news broke that Fred Thompson was withdrawing - Rob over at VOLuntarily Conservative had blogged about how seeing a new ad strengthened his support for F.T.:
Why Fred Must Stay In the Race
I’m not one to openly gush about ads because they rarely say much. This one is different. This one really [...]
It’s official: Fred’s out
Fred Thompson has quit the race
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Fred Thompson did something to make Tennessee Democrats happy
So says Elrod:
I salute Fred Thompson for one thing and one thing only. He managed to waste millions of dollars from Tennessee Republican donors on an idiotic campaign. I don’t know how many millions the TNGOP bigwigs wasted on Old Freddie but it sure wasn’t money well spent. It isn’t just that Fred Thompson lost. [...]
