Fred Thompson "Law and Order" star running for President?

[Rascal]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/28/AR2007032802195.html?reload=true

"Law & Order" star and former U.S. senator Fred Dalton Thompson is considering a bid for the White House that would test whether Hollywood can once again launch a Republican to the world's premier political stage.

His interest, confirmed in a brief interview this week, is generating buzz in Washington. He was third among Republican-leaning voters in a recent Gallup-USA Today survey, behind Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and ahead of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.

[Garcia Bronco]

Sweet...life would be like a movie.

[Bronco Bob]

Sweet...life would be like a movie.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

[defenseman]

Good stuff here..dman

[Garcia Bronco]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

I was thinking more like The Hunt for Red October

[Spider]

if any actor becomes President , I want Chuck Norris , he can use his Karate , save the world , and be back in texas filming another episode of Walker Texas Ranger before noon

[Garcia Bronco]

if any actor becomes President , I want Chuck Norris , he can use his Karate , save the world , and be back in texas filming another episode of Walker Texas Ranger before noon

Naw...Chalie Bronson

[Spider]

Naw...Chalie Bronson

LOL .......... Man he was bad ass , Mr Majestic has to be my favorite

[Garcia Bronco]

LOL .......... Man he was bad ass , Mr Majestic has to be my favorite

Is he still alive?

[Spider]

Is he still alive?

No he died in 2003 .........

[Spider]

Breakheart pass was pretty good also ............ cracked me up each time he tried to pass off that bad check for payment

[Garcia Bronco]

Breakheart pass was pretty good also ............ cracked me up each time he tried to pass off that bad check for payment

I haven't seen his older stuff and a fewof the westerns...only the Death Wish movies and the one with the guy that runs around killing people naked.

[Spider]

I haven't seen his older stuff and a fewof the westerns...only the Death Wish movies and the one with the guy that runs around killing people naked.

oh ... 10 to midnight was naked guy , white Buffalo was a western , Chatos land ,

[Dudeskey]

Naw...Chalie Bronson

lol... seriously I don't think this guy's going to do anything, but the mudslinging on Fred's already started... That Dobson dickhead from the new life church is already coming down on him saying he "isn't a Christian" :spit:

IMO when is all said and done Romney will emerge as the GOP nominee...

[Stormontheplains]

Fred's got my vote if he runs. He is middle of the road, great communicator, the people of Tennessee loved him on both sides of the aisle. His acting is Fred just being himself, what you see is what you get.

[Garcia Bronco]

lol... seriously I don't think this guy's going to do anything, but the mudslinging on Fred's already started... That Dobson dickhead from the new life church is already coming down on him saying he "isn't a Christian" :spit:

IMO when is all said and done Romney will emerge as the GOP nominee...

I hope so. I'd vote fo rhim over any of the other potential candidates.

[Dudeskey]

I hope so. I'd vote fo rhim over any of the other potential candidates.

If you vote more on the conservative side, then Romney's probably your guy... McCain seems to be imploding and Giuliani is far from a conservative.

[defenseman]

If you vote more on the conservative side, then Romney's probably your guy... McCain seems to be imploding and Giuliani is far from a conservative.

romney will not be elected, he's mormon. Guiliani will beat hillawitch....dman

[Stormontheplains]

I just want a good man, who is not polarizing, or a democrat. My family cant afford for taxes to go up, and neither can my business. Can I get a Flat Tax? say Hell Ya!!!!!!!!!!

[defenseman]

I just want a good man, who is not polarizing, or a democrat. My family cant afford for taxes to go up, and neither can my business. Can I get a Flat Tax? say Hell Ya!!!!!!!!!!

Too late. Our elected "dems" are tailoring the new tax increase of 140 billion as we speak. You know, the guys who want to make it better for middle america? I'm for a flat tax also, as long as teddy kennedy has to get taxed on ALL of his capital gains, whew, that would be the freaking day now wouldn't it..dman

[bendog]

I'd vote for Hagel because I think he's a man of principles. But I can't really see myself voting for any other goper. Economic and labor issues. Thompson is not a bad person though. I maybe could vote for him.

[defenseman]

I'd vote for Hagel because I think he's a man of principles. But I can't really see myself voting for any other goper. Economic and labor issues. Thompson is not a bad person though. I maybe could vote for him.

SFB's won't get my vote..dman

*You can find a reason NOT to vote for someone, but DO NOT vote for someone on ONE ISSUE. That's the problem with the country right now...ie...vote hillawitch because she's a "woman", I actually heard some broad saying that s''t, what a freaking moron..dman

[Garcia Bronco]

I just want a good man, who is not polarizing, or a democrat. My family cant afford for taxes to go up, and neither can my business. Can I get a Flat Tax? say Hell Ya!!!!!!!!!!

Goerge Bush has repeatedly asked Congress to scrap the tax code....they will not do it...and it doesn't matter which side of the house you are tlaking about

[Garcia Bronco]

If you vote more on the conservative side, then Romney's probably your guy... McCain seems to be imploding and Giuliani is far from a conservative.


I'd vote for Rudy as well. If I had to vote for a democrat....I don't know which one I like the best or least.

[Crushaholic]

If Thompson is the Republican nominee, will he take Tennessee? :~ohyah!:

[defenseman]

If Thompson is the Republican nominee, will he take Tennessee? :~ohyah!:

Maybe he should ask "greenthumb" gore about that?...LOL ...dman

[Stormontheplains]

If Thompson is the Republican nominee, will he take Tennessee? :~ohyah!:

Thompson would take the south including florida, and the bible belt, reguardless of Dobsen. As far as which democrat I would vote for?? Not Hilib****, or the terrorist, not the ambulance chaser, probally Richardson. He is a midwest guy so he's not a big city prick.

[Dudeskey]

romney will not be elected, he's mormon. Guiliani will beat hillawitch....dman

You think his religion may turn off some voters? Romney's fundraising has been quite impressive thus far on the GOP side... Hillary of course leading in the money dept on the Dem side... I find it interesting Obama hadn't released his figures yet. I'm wondering if he isn't doing so well :(

Just an observation, but of course it is still early...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070403/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_spending_20

BOSTON - Mitt Romney blew away the top-ranked Republican presidential candidates in fundraising during the first three months of the year, reporting he had raised an astonishing $23 million. Rudy Giuliani and John McCain, favored in the polls, trailed far behind.

The former Massachusetts governor's first-quarter tally put him on a financial par with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, the leading Democratic candidate. On Sunday, she reported raising $26 million.

"People are having a positive reaction to him and are willing to open up a vein for him," David King, a professor at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, said of Romney.

Former New York Mayor Giuliani, who has amassed a sizable lead in national popularity polls of GOP candidates, reported raising $15 million this quarter — more than McCain, but still considerably behind Romney.

McCain's $12.5 million appeared to be another sign the Arizona senator's campaign is flagging.

"For McCain, it looks like he's made campaign finance reform work," King said. Everyone knew he didn't like the role of money in politics, but one would have hoped he would have liked the role of money in his own campaign. He's now coming to this race a day late and $12 million short."

One other GOP contender, Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback (news, bio, voting record), a favorite of social conservatives, reported raising over $1.9 million, including a $575,000 transfer from his Senate campaign account.

"The Republican activists who actually get out and do the hard work of winning elections are responding very favorably to Sen. Brownback's candidacy, and we are looking forward to running a strong issue-based, positive campaign and continuing to activate the grassroots," Rob Wasinger, Brownback's campaign manager, said.

Still, the disparity had the potential to winnow the field and trigger a reshuffling among the top tier of candidates. Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, had previously trailed not only Giuliani and McCain, but also former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson in some national popularity polls of Republican voters. Thompson has yet to declare his candidacy.

Romney worked assiduously to alter the financial lineup, scheduling over 20 events during the 31 days of March. Along the way, he tapped extensive contacts from his work as a venture capitalist, past chairman of the Republican Governors Association and longtime involvement in the Mormon church.

"Facing opponents in an extremely competitive fundraising field who enjoy universal name identification and the clear advantage of existing networks of contributors, Governor Romney's fundraising totals are indicative of the extraordinary success the campaign has had at building an organization and stirring excitement among grassroots activists responding to his message," said Romney spokesman Kevin Madden.

Giuliani, meanwhile, reported raising nearly $17 million since forming his presidential exploratory committee in November. He also had $11 million cash on hand as of Saturday, the end of the first quarter, according to his aides.

In a statement, Mike DuHaime, Giuliani's campaign manager, said the campaign was thrilled with the total, despite what he called a "late start" to fundraising. Yet the ex-mayor held his first major fundraiser in New York in December, while other top rivals didn't do so until January or later.

McCain's campaign released its fundraising totals while the senator was on a fact-finding mission in Iraq.

McCain tried to lower expectation last week, saying he didn't like to raise money, had gotten off to a late start and was "going to pay a price for it."

Republicans in Washington have privately said that McCain's rate of spending has been alarming, even as Giuliani has opened a wide lead in national popularity polls.

While McCain acknowledged he "hoped to do better," his campaign manager, Terry Nelson, said in a statement: "Fundraising in the first quarter is no more important than fundraising throughout the entire primary election campaign."

All of the money Romney raised was for the primary election campaign. Candidates had the option of raising up to $2,300 from each donor for both the primary and a prospective general election campaign.

Only $48,000 of the money McCain raised was for a potential general election race, while all but $100,000 of the money Giuliani raised was for a primary campaign.

Among the other GOP hopefuls, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee reported raising a little more than $500,000. On the Democratic side, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson pulled in $6.3 million.

The Clinton campaign has been simultaneously raising money for a potential general election campaign, but it has refused to reveal how much of the first-quarter tally could be spent only in the event she emerges as her party's nominee. She has also transferred $10 million left over from her re-election campaign last fall, giving her committee overall income of $36 million.

One of Clinton's principal rivals, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., had not released a total as of Monday afternoon, touching off speculation about a significant figure.

Romney's total included an unexpected asterisk: a $2.35 million loan from the candidate himself. In January, the Republican stunned the field by raising $6.5 million on a single day in which he invited his supporters to Boston and asked them to call their professional and social circles for donations.

At that time, the millionaire venture capitalist said "it would be akin to a nightmare" if he donated to his campaign, although he reserved that right. On Monday, a senior adviser said Romney ended up lending the funds as "seed money" for his campaign. The adviser said Romney had done so before making his "nightmare" comment.

The prior records for first-quarter fundraising were held by Republican Phil Gramm of Texas and Democrat Al Gore of Tennessee. Gramm raised $8.7 million in 1995, while Gore raised $8.9 million in 1999. Gramm dropped out race before New Hampshire's 1996 primary, while Gore went on to win the 2000 Democratic nomination.