The Fred Thompson Radio Show

The Biggest Since O’Reilly: Fred Thompson Show To Launch

By Kleinheider
Posted on February 23, 2009 at 11:15 amFrom a press release:

Westwood One is pleased to announce that The Fred Thompson Show will debut on March 2nd on more than 125 stations including key market clearances in Washington D.C., Dallas, Houston and Minneapolis.
“Of all the radio talkers out there, how many can say they’ve debated in the Senate; campaigned for President of the United States; had a successful TV career on Law and Order and shared the screen with Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, Robert De Niro and Sissy Spacek?” said Bart Tessler, EVP Westwood One News & Talk Programming. “Thompson is as unique as they come and that will make for exceptional radio.”
“This will be the biggest talk radio launch since Bill O’Reilly,” said Dennis Green, Westwood One EVP Affiliate Sales. “We have not even hit the air and radio stations from coast to coast are ready for Fred Thompson to speak to their audiences about the issues that matter.”
WTN 99.7 will be the Thompson Nashville affiliate.

Fred Thompson in 2012?

Fred Thompson in 2012?
Laying the groundwork for another presidential run.
by Stephen F. Hayes
08/29/2008 3:00:00 AM

IF FRED THOMPSON was the latest entrant in the 2008 Republican primary process, he may well be the earliest in 2012. Not that he will admit it. Over the course of the past two years, there has been much talk that the Republican party lacks a strong conservative leader. In May 2007, Thompson offered himself up and, on the issues, made a plausible case that he could be the guy. But his late entry to the presidential race, together with his refusal to do the things that successful Republican candidates have done for years, meant that he disappeared from the presidential scene almost as quickly as he'd arrived. In an interview Thursday, Thompson acknowledged the mistakes of his campaign and conceded that his refusal to play the game the way it's been played for years cost him. "I've gone my own way--sometimes to my own detriment," Thompson says. "I discounted and underestimated the rulebook--Mitt and the Huck were raising money, forming PACs..." he says, his voice trailing off. Consider those lessons learned. After a break following his withdrawal from the race last winter, Thompson has quietly begun doing exactly the kind of things he did not do enough of last time: solidifying relationships with grassroots conservatives, campaigning for Republicans in local races, and raising money. Now, in conjunction with the Republican National Convention next week in Minnesota, he is launching FredPac, a political action committee devoted to electing conservatives committed to "first principles." And he is working on a book that sounds a lot like the kind of book a would-be presidential candidate might write. "I'm going to be talking about my views," he said in an interview Thursday. "And it is going to be partly autobiographical--kind of an only-in-America story." So what's the bottom line? "Where does all of that lead me--in terms of my country, my family, where we need to go?" he asks. Then he answers his own question. "Some of it will depend, of course, on who wins the election." It's certainly quacking, but is it a duck? Thompson downplayed any suggestion that these moves portend another run for the presidency. "It doesn't have anything to do with my own ambition," he says. Fair enough. It is, of course, possible to do all of these things and ultimately decide not to run for president. But as Thompson can attest, these are the kinds of steps one must take in order to run and have a chance to win. Thompson says the PAC will support candidates who are "consistent" and "conservative" on the issues that matter most to him: judges, taxes, trade, and entitlement. "In some ways it will be a traditional PAC," he says, "but it will also be focused on the causes which will endure." These efforts are not intended as an implicit criticism of John McCain. Thompson, who spent Monday campaigning on behalf of McCain in North Carolina, considers himself a strong supporter of his friend and former rival. Thompson said that while he would strongly prefer that McCain choose a running mate who opposes abortion--"I'd want to see the candidate be pro-life"--he would actively support a ticket that included Joe Lieberman. Thompson says that the 2008 election will be a contest between a liberal in Barack Obama who is making attractive promises that he cannot keep and a Republican in John McCain who is willing to make difficult decisions on issues that Washington has chosen to neglect. "I don't know what we'd look like after four or eight years of Barack Obama expanding government," he says. "People have to ask the question: Who is this guy?" Thompson will be speaking at the convention on Tuesday night. If McCain were to win in November, Thompson would almost certainly be one of the names on his short list for Attorney General and perhaps even Director of National Intelligence. "I'm going to stay involved in the causes and people that I believe in," says Thompson. "There are many ways to serve, and a real hunger for substance," Thompson spokesman Kevin Kellems said. Quack. Stephen F. Hayes is a senior writer at THE WEEKLY STANDARD.

Hannity Interviews Fred Thompson; I would turn down VP offer

Thompson: I would turn down VP offer
By Bob Cusack
Posted: 04/24/08 11:02 PM [ET]

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 "Hannity and Colmes" that aired Thursday, the 2008 presidential primary candidate said he is not interested in being on the GOP ticket.

"That's not in the cards," Thompson said. "That's not what I want. Well...and I don't think that call [from McCain] would ever happen. I think John needs somebody else. I would advise him if he asked me that he needs someone else, of a different profile. The presidency is the only job in town that's worth going through what you got to go through to get it, including the vice presidency...."

The Man That Failed Fred (Well, With Some Major Caveats)

Fred Thompson Looks to Go Back to Acting

Fred Thompson Looks to Go Back to Acting

AP

Posted: 2008-03-24 06:51:56

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - 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.


Thompson most recently appeared as grizzled district attorney Arthur Branch on "Law & Order" and has played authority figures in the films "The Hunt For Red October," "Die Hard II" and "In the Line of Fire."


Thompson dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Jan. 22.

Blackburn doesn't expect to be courted as VP candidate

Blackburn doesn't expect to be courted as VP candidate

Congresswoman appears on 'short lists' as a good choice

By KEVIN WALTERS
Staff Writer

FRANKLIN — U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Brentwood, says she's read the Internet chatter and blogs touting her as a potential vice presidential running mate for Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain.

Since February, bloggers such as National Review writer Lisa Schiffren have added Blackburn to their short lists of vice-presidential choices because, as Schiffren writes, Blackburn is "a staunch budget-cutter, social and fiscal conservative and attractive."

The potential of her name being in play is even in the heading on her Wikipedia entry.

Blackburn says she's flattered, but the three-term congresswoman says McCain hasn't contacted her yet — and she doesn't expect a call.

"It's nice to be mentioned, but we know it's not ever going to happen," Blackburn said earlier this week.

Blackburn, 55, instead expects McCain's eventual running mate to represent a state that will be more of a contest for Republicans in the November presidential elections rather than a reliably Republican state such as Tennessee.

Blackburn says her plans in the months ahead are to focus on her re-election campaign and to continue to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. She represents Tennessee's 7th District.

"They'll go with somebody from a state that is more in play than Tennessee is," she said. "Quite frankly, I like serving in the House. I'm running for re-election. We just know it's not going to happen. It points up that what they want to see is a nontraditional running mate for the presidential ticket."

Until McCain names a running mate, GOP supporters can still speculate.

At the Elephant Biz Web site, Blackburn earned high marks for being "a good counterpoint" to whichever Democratic candidate is eventually named. However, the site says Blackburn's earlier endorsement of McCain's former opponents — Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson — might hurt her chances of getting named to the veep slot.

Among top Williamson County Republican Party leaders, some, such as party chairman Doug Grindstaff, believe McCain ought to ask Blackburn.

"She is very intelligent, very Southern, very conservative and a very attractive candidate," Grinsdstaff said. "The Republican ticket needs that."

But former chairman Hugh DuPree believes Blackburn is a better fit in the House . . . for now.

"At this point in time in her career, I think she needs to be exactly where she is and continue to represent the Seventh (district)," DuPree said.

Clinton Hot and Cold on NAFTA

First lady records show Clinton promoted NAFTA

WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton now argues that the North American Free Trade Agreement needs to be renegotiated, but newly released records showed on Wednesday she promoted its passage.

The National Archives and the Clinton presidential library jointly released more than 11,000 pages of Clinton’s daily schedule as first lady from 1993 to 2001.
The release came in response to charges that she is overly secretive, and also allowed her campaign to promote her argument that she gained valuable White House experience during her years as first lady.

Clinton and Obama are battling to win Pennsylvania on April 22, the next contest in a closely fought campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination to face Republican John McCain in the November election.

The documents clearly indicated that Clinton had a powerful role at the White House, frequently meeting foreign leaders and presiding over meetings.
—Reuters

Chickens are Coming Home to Roost

'Fox News Sunday' starts 'Obama Watch'

'Fox News Sunday' starts 'Obama Watch'

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Hoping to prod Barack Obama into appearing on its show, Fox News Sunday launched the "Obama Watch," a weekly update on the number of days the Democratic presidential candidate has failed to appear on the program.

Host Chris Wallace said Sunday that Obama promised him in March 2006 that he would come on the show but the Illinois senator has since demurred.

Since then, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., has been a guest twice, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has shown up a half-dozen times.

"Many of you have sent us e-mails asking why the senator won't come on Fox News Sunday and face tough questioning," Wallace said. "It has now been 730 days, 13 hours, 53 minutes and nine — no, 10 seconds and counting since Obama agreed to be a guest on Fox News Sunday."

Tommy Vietor, campaign spokesman for Obama, declined to comment on an appearance, but he noted that the senator did an interview with Fox News Channel as recently as Friday.

Obama passes the basket FOR hate