Fred Thompson

Mitt Romney: the Worst Presidential Candidate of All Time?

Joshua Franklin | Posted 04.22.2012

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Joshua Franklin

I am not criticizing Romney-the-potential-president. I am criticizing Romney-the-candidate, especially his failure to capitalize on the near-perfect conditions for his run for the White House.

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The Impersonator

D. R. Tucker | Posted 03.31.2012

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D. R. Tucker

The Romney of 2007-08 seemed to stand for something. What does the Romney of 2011-12 stand for? What, exactly, is he trying to accomplish?

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Jason Linkins

WATCH: Fred Thompson Endorses Newt Gingrich -- The Video That Should Have Been

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.26.2012

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For the larger part of the 2012 campaign, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has enjoyed frontrunner status, and one of the benefits of being thoug...

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Fred Thompson Endorses Newt Gingrich

Posted 01.24.2012

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Fred Thompson, who made an unsuccessful bid for the Republican presidential nomination during the 2008 election cycle, endorsed Newt Gingrich in this ...

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Huckabee Hits Back At McCain

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 01.13.2012

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Mike Huckabee hit back at Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) for denying they worked together during the 2008 South Ca...

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McCain Slams Huckabee Over Curious Claims

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 01.12.2012

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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) slammed former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee on Thursday over claims he made regarding the 2008 Republican presidential p...

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College Football Player Dies At 19

AP | Posted 02.07.2012

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CORVALLIS, Ore. — An Oregon State defensive tackle who collapsed during a pick-up basketball game and died was stricken so suddenly that even if...

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Oregon State Defensive Tackle Dies Of Apparent Heart Attack

The Oregonian | Paul Buker | Posted 03.26.2012

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Oregon State freshman defensive tackle Fred Thompson, who would have been 20 on Sunday, died tonight of an apparent heart attack at the Dixon Rec Cent...

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Rick Perry: Fred Thompson and Barry Goldwater's Lovechild

Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto | Posted 11.01.2011

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Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

Just as Goldwater won his party's nomination, so may Perry. Perry can play to the party base and capitalize on his Thompson-like, tough, law-and-order persona, but in the end, it is unlikely that a Thompson-Goldwater hybrid can carry the general.

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GOP Field Tightens

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.15.2011

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Chris Weigant

Almost a full month ago, I placed four names in the "Frontrunners" category: Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Rick Perry, and Mitt Romney. This list hasn't changed at all.

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Jason Linkins

Long-Shot GOP Presidential Hopeful Moves Closer To Debate Appearance

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.20.2011

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Ultimate 2012 underdog and self-styled "anti-Romney" candidate Fred Karger moved a bit closer to obtaining a small measure of limelight, as the South Carolina GOP has extended him an invitation to participate in their May 5 debate -- the first official GOP face-off of the campaign season.

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Jason Linkins

Waiting For Fred Thompson

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.14.2011

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People wonder more and more if some yet-to-be named candidate will jump in and save the 2012 GOP presidential candidate field from itself. No one...

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Jon Ward

Bachmann Could Threaten Huckabee's 2012 Prospects

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 05.25.2011

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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mike Huckabee had hoped to coast through the summer with a run for president in his back pocket. Michele Bachmann just picked i...

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Mitch Daniels, 2012's Answer to Fred Thompson

Asher Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Asher Smith

"Everybody agreed that Galba would make an excellent emperor, until he became emperor." Substitute "became emperor" with "formed an exploratory committee to run for president," and you have Mitch Daniels circa fall 2011.

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Fred Thompson Teaches the Pigs to Dance

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Joseph

Something about Fred Thompson's life mirrors the greatness of America -- how ordinary men and women answer the call to service. He was willing to serve, of course, but not obsessed by the need for power.

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Jon Stewart Author Interview: 'Teaching The Pig To Dance', Fred Thompson's Memoirs

Posted 05.25.2011

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The title of Fred Thompson's memoir, "Teaching the Pig to Dance: A Memoir of Growing Up and Second Chances," was inspired by an expression he heard of...

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Fred Thompson On His Small Town Childhood: New Book, 'Teaching The Pig To Dance' Out Today (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Former senator (and former presidential hopeful) Fred Thompson has a new book out today, "Teaching the Pig to Dance," in which he muses about his smal...

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Rod Blagojevich On Fred Thompson AUDIO: Calls Pat Quinn A 'Eunuch,' Talks Rahm Emanuel, Dick Durbin, Roland Burris

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rod Blagojevich had some choice words for a number of prominent Chicago politicians, in a radio appearance on Fred and Jeri Thompson's WLS radio show ...

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Sarah Palin, Republican Bigwigs Support Doug Hoffman Over Dierdre Scozzafava In Upstate Congressional Battle

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Prominent Republicans like Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin are bucking the GOP ...

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House Republicans Fiercely Divided Over Dede Scozzafava New York Bid

thehill.com | Reid Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The House GOP conference is bitterly divided over a centrist New York Republican's run for the House seat vacated by Army Secretary John McHugh. ...

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Frank Rich On Scozzafava Fallout: The GOP Stalinists Invade Upstate New York

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama's most devilish political move since the 2008 campaign was to appoint a Republican congressman from upstate New York as secretary of the ...

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Earth Calling GOP

Andrew Reinbach | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Reinbach

Republican lies about the Obama healthcare plan should be no surprise to anyone with a memory.

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New "Pecora Commission" Stalled In Congress

The Hill | Silla Brush and Jared Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democratic and Republican leaders have yet to nominate a single person to the high-profile commission aimed at investigating the financial crisis, eve...

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Nominees Emerge For New "Pecora Commission"

Reuters | Karey Wutkowski | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan panel armed with subpoena power to investigate causes of the Wall Street meltdown is on the brink of being launche...

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Roland Burris Gets Fred Thompson's Old Senate Office

The Pantagraph | Kurt Erickson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Around noon Wednesday, Burris' sparsely furnished office was occupied by three staffers, at least two of whom were there on a temporary basis. The bl...

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