TV politician Thompson considers real White House bid
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Former US senator Fred Thompson, a Hollywood actor who has made a career of portraying US presidents and powerful Washington politicos, said Sunday he was considering a real-life presidential bid in 2008.
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Bloomberg - Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Former Senator Fred Thompson, after months of flirting with a possible presidential run, will officially enter the 2008 Republican nomination contest next week, according to people familiar with the campaign.
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If Republican Fred Thompson enters  the presidential race next month as expected, the actor and  former senator will be aiming to add another title to a crowded  resume -- blogger-in-chief.
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By all accounts, Fred D. Thompson will soon be running for president, portraying himself as a Washington outsider on the campaign trail. But over the past three years he showed up every two weeks or so at a lobbying and law firm in downtown D.C. to plot how best to persuade Congress to help a...
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Fred Thompson &#151; veteran actor, former Republican senator &#151; launched his bid for the presidency Hollywood style. "I'm running for president of the United States," Thompson told Jay Leno in a taped appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show" airing Wednesday night.
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Fred Thompson Ã¢ÂÂ the former Tennessee senator better known to many Americans from his acting role as District Attorney Arthur Branch on the hit NBC show Ã¢ÂÂLaw and OrderÃ¢ÂÂ Ã¢ÂÂ on Friday took his first step toward a widely expected bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
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After spending months testing the waters for a presidential run, Sen. Fred Thompson made his candidacy official Wednesday evening.
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Tough talking screen star and former senator Fred Thompson said Thursday he would launch his long-awaited 2008 Republican White House bid next week, vowing to shield America from terrorism.
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Fred Thompson thinks there isn't enough "star" power in the GOP presidential field, so the professional actor and former Tennessee senator is considering getting into the 2008 race.
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When Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry appeared on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show last month, it drew 1.5 million viewers, about 400,000 more than its average for a night. (Related story: Stewart's America offers textbook laughs)But Stewart says that his banter with Kerry was only "mildly entertaining" and that his show faces a problem "when we tiptoe up to the line of respectability and sincerity."The problem with real-life candidates on a fake news show, Stewart says, is that they resort to their stump speech, and "I'm trying to be funny but also thinking about making news with a newsmaker."During Kerry's appearance, Stewart suggested that his energy policy include fueling cars with "Twinkies, fast food. We are the fattest people in the world. ... Liposuction right into the car.""That would probably be very efficient," Kerry replied.Stewart joked about Kerry's wife, Teresa, who inherited a ketchup fortune from her late husband, Sen. John Heinz: "Is it true that every time I use ketchup your wife gets a nickel?" "Would that it were," Kerry said. "But use the ketchup a lot anyway."Stewart has made much of his invitation to President Bush, which so far has been turned down.During the GOP convention, The Daily Show took out a newspaper ad, inviting Bush and advising, "Attire: Presidential casual."Bush was asked to check one of three boxes:&#8226; I will attend alone.&#8226; I will attend with my vice president.&#8226; I am unaware of your existence. He was asked to respond "along with a list of pre-approved questions no later than Nov. 2."Last year, Sen. John Edwards, who eventually became Kerry's running mate, announced his own decision to run for president on The Daily Show."I think that's why he lost," Stewart says.
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Former Senator Fred D. Thompson hopes that his role as an investigator of government wrongdoing will propel him to the presidency.
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Fred Thompson spent years acting on NBC's evening drama "Law &amp; Order," but is he ready for presidential prime time?
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Fred Thompson says he is staking his candidacy on South Carolina; Barack Obama coverage on TV; what to watch for.
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Bloomberg - Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Former Senator Fred Thompson, after months of flirting with a possible presidential run, will enter the 2008 Republican nomination contest next week with a Sept. 6 Internet announcement and five-day campaign tour through Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, his organization said today.
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Law and Order star to test the waters for a presidential bid in the coming weeks.
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Thompson has been contributing frequently to conservative Web sites as he gears up for a 2008 presidential bid.
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RICHMOND, June 2 -- Actor and former senator Fred D. Thompson of Tennessee rallied a crowd of several hundred Republicans here last night, offering a bluntly conservative appeal in his first major appearance since taking a formal step last week to run for president.