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Sarah Palin: A Right-Wing Gidget for Leader of the Free World

Michael Russnow | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


Michael Russnow

Watching the Republican convention tonight, I was struck by a number of things, most notably how the prime-time star speakers whipped up the audience ...

Speaking of Torture

Temina Madon | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics


Temina Madon

Was it just me, or did Fred Thompson's speech last night at the Republican National Convention sound like a report from Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo? At l...

Food on a Shtick: The Minnesota State Fair and the Republican National Convention

Elissa Altman | Posted 10.04.2008 | Living


Elissa Altman

I'm sure I'm not alone among like-minded food professionals: watching the Republican Convention has, for me, resulted in a powerful urge to eat the mo...

McCain's Dogs

Jeff Danziger | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics


Jeff Danziger

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Seth Colter Walls

Thompson Infanticide Distortion Advances Anti-Obama Smear

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics


As Josh Marshall noted last night, former Sen. Fred Thompson appears to have picked up on the infanticide smear against Barack Obama. During his spee...

A Connection of Disconnects

Mary Lyon | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Mary Lyon

One certainly can't say that the Republican Convention doesn't bring divergent individuals together. Sometimes, they're the strangest of strange conve...

The Bubble Convention

Oliver Willis | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Oliver Willis

Why does the GOP wrap themselves in the death cult of Bush and conservatism? Because they surround themselves with media that tells them that's the way to think.

Fred Thompson Lies About John McCain's Resistance to Torture

Bart Motes | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Bart Motes

"He was offered medical care for his injuries if he would give up military information in return. 'John McCain said 'No.'" -- Fred Thompson, RNC, 9-...

Fred Thompson Republican Convention Speech (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Watch Fred Thompson's speech from the Republican convention. Read the speech. ---- Tonight our thoughts are still with our friends and fellow ci...

Thompson raps Obama, recounts McCain bio

AP | ANDREW DeMILLO | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


ST. PAUL, Minn. — Fred Thompson, the actor turned politician, recounted the harrowing story of John McCain's captivity as a Vietnam prisoner of ...

Jason Linkins

Fred Thompson Describes McCain's POW Experience In Graphic Detail

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Everyone knows that John McCain hates talking about his war record, which means the fact that he in fact talks about it all the time is indicative of ...

Top GOP VP Choices: Failed Business Leaders, Former Dems, Confirmed Bachelors and Creationists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

If you thought the Republican primary field was a bit of a joke, wait until you get a closer look at the front runners for the vice presidential slot.

Fred Thompson, Blogger? Has New Online Column, Disses Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.23.2008 | Media


Fred Thompson is back! For those of you who missed him when he slipped quietly out of the race sometime in January, he'll be penning a new column on T...

Fred Thompson Disses John McCain: I Wouldn't Be His Vice President

The Hill | Bob Cusack | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics


Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) said he would not accept an offer from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to be his running mate. During an interview on...

Fred Thompson Plots Hollywood Return

AP | Posted 04.01.2008 | Entertainment


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — After a failed run for president, Fred Thompson is getting back to pretending to be commander in chief. Hollywood's hig...

Fred Thompson Endorses McCain

Washington Post's The Trail | Michael Shear | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Fred Thompson, the one-time Republican presidential candidate, endorsed Sen. John McCain Friday, calling on the party to "close ranks" behind the pres...

Liz Cheney To Back Mitt Romney

CNN's Political Ticker | Dana Bash | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Liz Cheney, Vice President Cheney's daughter, plans to endorse Mitt Romney for president, three Republican sources familiar with the discussions tell ...

Fred Thompson's Campaign, From The Inside: Pretty Much What You'd Assume From The Outside

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.10.2008 | Media


Fred Thompson's deputy communications director, stalwart Republican Karen Hanretty, blogged yesterday on Glamour magazine's "Glamocracy" column, whic...

Liveblog! Letting The GOP Dogs Out In Boca

James Boyce, Glynnis MacNicol, and John Neffinger | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


James Boyce, Glynnis MacNicol, and John Neffinger

Who let the dogs out? Well, if they're the dogs of having the best performance in a GOP debate, it turns out that it was...Mitt Romney. Still, he's still got a fight on his hand with McCain...and as for Giuliani? Crash and burn. John McCain's Fredo kiss proves it.

Analysis: Thompson Pulled Out Hours Before He Would Have Won LA Caucus

Election Central | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


A very special event happened for the Fred Thompson campaign on Tuesday -- besides his official withdrawal from the race, of course. It turns out that...

Giuliani Takes Bus For Spin On Daytona International Speedway

Off The Bus | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Off The Bus

Is God on Huck's side? Alan Keyes pollyanna campaign strategy. Will Rudy be broke after Florida? Mitt tries desperately to be loved.

Fred Thompson Wakes Up, Drops Out Of Race, Goes Back To Sleep

236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


After finishing third in the South Carolina primary, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson opted not to continue campaigning. He announced h...

Sam Stein

Grover Norquist On Thompson's Failed Candidacy: It's The Taxes, Stupid

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Fred Thompson announced that he would be removing his name from the presidential race on Tuesday, following a campaign that witnessed more disappointm...

Fred Thompson Quits Presidential Race

AP | DAVID ESPO and LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


NAPLES, Fla. — Republican Fred Thompson, the actor-politician who attracted more attention as a potential presidential candidate than as a real ...

Ron Paul Compares Patriot Act To Jim Crow

Off The Bus | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Off The Bus

Huck names Smith and Wesson to cabinet. Mitt risks grandkids to show he's not perfect, adopts gangsta rap to show he's hip. Hillary celebrates meaningless win.