Fred Thompson
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Froma Harrop: Tea partiers are carpetbaggers...had picked the moderate Scozzafava as being "insiders." And have the finger-pointers be Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson. (Guess no one would ever accuse them of being insiders... In this article: Republican Party, New York, John Standeford, Republican Party, Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin, Bill Owens, and Tea |
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CNN | November 04, 2009
Palin: NY-23 race 'just postponed until 2010'
...in 2010. Palin, along with prominent conservatives Tim Pawlenty, Fred Thompson and Dick Armey, backed Hoffman last month over then-Republican nominee, Dede Scozzafava, who dropped out the weekend before Election Day. The race garnered...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Republican Party, Bill Owens, Barack Obama, New York, Dede Scozzafava, and Tax
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USATODAY.com | November 02, 2009
Conservative House candidate takes lead in N.Y. 23rd
...former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson. Hoffman's growing national support helped sink Scozzafava, who endorsed Owens on Sunday.
In this article: Dede Scozzafava, Bill Owens, John McHugh, Republican Party, Dick Armey, and Tim Pawlenty
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Slate Magazine - Politics | November 03, 2009
How last night's election results were bad for Obama.
...the party should proceed on health care reform. The New York race already split the party-pitting Sarah Palin and Fred Thompson against Newt Gingrich and the Republican National Committee. A victory would likely spur more purity tests as...
In this article: Barack Obama, Republican Party, New Jersey, Virginia, Bob McDonnell, Sarah Palin, New York, and George Bush
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Steele standing behind Scozzafava
...election. Steele will back Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava, breaking with some party conservatives - including Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, Fred Thompson and Dick Armey - who are backing third-party candidate Doug Hoffman. "I support...
In this article: Michael Steele, Republican Party, Dede Scozzafava, Newt Gingrich, Republican National Committee, and New York's 23rd congressional district
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Baltimore Sun | November 04, 2009
Republican moderates to blame for party's troubles
...and they lose when they moderate on fiscal issues. The fact that Ms. Palin, Mr. Pawlenty and Mr. Thompson endorsed Mr. Hoffman shows Republicans are starting to learn this lesson. The Republican Party can be a big tent, but there must...
In this article: Republican Party, Wayne Gilchrest, Frank Kratovil, Bill Owens, and New York
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Human Events: Politics | November 02, 2009
Doug Hoffman and 'The Canada Option'
For the first time in recent memory, conservatives at the heart of the Republican Party's political base -- led by Fred Thompson, Sarah Palin, Steve Forbes, Jim DeMint, Dick Armey among others -- openly defied the GOP leadership by...
In this article: Republican Party, Canada, National Review, John McCain, William F. Buckley, Joe Lieberman, and New York
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Pawlenty joins GOP crowd in backing Hoffman
...in the race. Pawlenty's move follows decisions by other prominent national conservatives - including Sarah Palin, Fred Thompson, Dick Armey and Rick Santorum - to line up against the GOP candidate, Dede Scozzafava. They and other...
In this article: Tim Pawlenty, GOP, Dede Scozzafava, Washington, Minnesota, RedState, and Rick Santorum
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San Diego Union-Tribune | November 07, 2009
Democrat wins House seat in heavily GOP area in NY
...party. Owens defeated Hoffman despite a voter registration edge of 45,000 for Republicans and big-name endorsements for Hoffman from former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, former Republican Sen. Fred Thompson and others. "This is...
In this article: Republican Party, Bill Owens, New York, Dierdre Scozzafava, Barack Obama, Conservative Party, Democratic Party, and John McHugh
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
...Party and town-hall activists and Club for Growth sent contributions and troops. Hoffman got ignition when Sarah Palin joined Fred Thompson in endorsing him. He began a rapid ascent from last to first, dumping Dede into third place. When...
In this article: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Dede Scozzafava, Chris Christie, GOP, Sarah Palin, John McCain, and For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Description from Wikipedia:
Fred Dalton Thompson (born Freddie Dalton Thompson on August 19, 1942), is an American politician, actor, attorney, lobbyist and radio host. He represented Tennessee as a Republican in the U.S. Senate from 1994 through 2003.
Thompson served as chairman of the International Security Advisory Board at the United States Department of State, was a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and is a Visiting Fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, specializing in national security and intelligence.
As an actor, Thompson has appeared in a large number of movies and television shows. He has frequently portrayed governmental figures. In the final months of his U.S. Senate term in 2002, Thompson joined the cast of the long-running NBC television series Law & Order, playing New York City District Attorney Arthur Branch, until the network granted his request to be released from his contract in May 2007. In late February 2009 Thompson made his return to acting by making a guest appearance on the ABC television series Life on Mars playing NYPD Police Chief Harry Woolf.
Thompson has also made a brief unsuccessful run for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. He resides in McLean, Virginia, near Washington, D.C.
On March 2, Fred Thompson's radio show, The Fred Thompson Show, debuted on Westwood One. His wife, Jeri, co-hosts the show.
- Name At Birth:
- Freddie Dalton Thompson
- Birth Date:
- August 19, 1942
- Birthplace:
- Sheffield, Alabama, U.S.
- Religion:
- Church of Christ
- Residence:
- McLean, Virginia
- University Attended:
- Memphis State University, Vanderbilt University
- Occupation:
- Senator, actor, attorney, lobbyist, public speaker, radio personality
- Political party:
- Republican
- Represents:
- Tennessee
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