Comments on: Lowering The Bar For Fred Thompson http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:37:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: bgg http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75316 bgg Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:19:45 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75316 Good luck with your site in the future!e Good luck with your site in the future!e

]]> By: rewb http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75315 rewb Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:25:54 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75315 Thank you sooooo much!: Thank you sooooo much!:

]]> By: Duros62 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75314 Duros62 Wed, 02 May 2007 16:51:56 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75314 <i>Every single role Fred has played</i><b> which was written and envisioned by someone else and recited by Fred</b><i> has been a no-nonsense government official...This is who the man is </i><b> at least as far as the script says </b><i>and he's exactly who we need to pull our chestnuts out of several fires"</i> There. Fixed it. Every single role Fred has played which was written and envisioned by someone else and recited by Fred has been a no-nonsense government official…This is who the man is at least as far as the script says and he’s exactly who we need to pull our chestnuts out of several fires”

There. Fixed it.

]]> By: Jack http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75313 Jack Wed, 02 May 2007 15:12:07 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75313 Let's see.. Fred hasn't never governed anything, has never turned around anything, doesn't like to campaign, lacks the stamina, has reputation of being lackadaisical and lacks the enthusiasm. He's presidential material! Let’s see.. Fred hasn’t never governed anything, has never turned around anything, doesn’t like to campaign, lacks the stamina, has reputation of being lackadaisical and lacks the enthusiasm. He’s presidential material!

]]> By: casualobserver http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75312 casualobserver Wed, 02 May 2007 14:08:39 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75312 To all those who would be critical......check out the head to head polls at pollingreport.com.......be careful of what you so readily dismiss..... FDT is within 6 points of HRC without declaring and without spending a dime....you had better turn up your negative rhetoric a lot more because it is having no effect so far. To all those who would be critical……check out the head to head polls at pollingreport.com…….be careful of what you so readily dismiss….. FDT is within 6 points of HRC without declaring and without spending a dime….you had better turn up your negative rhetoric a lot more because it is having no effect so far.

]]> By: C.S.Strowbridge http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75311 C.S.Strowbridge Wed, 02 May 2007 13:27:25 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75311 "Wow." I second that, "Wow." TMLibsTFBraincells is 100%, Grade A crazy. The kind of crazy that gets you written up in text books. “Wow.”

I second that, “Wow.”

TMLibsTFBraincells is 100%, Grade A crazy. The kind of crazy that gets you written up in text books.

]]> By: merlallen http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75310 merlallen Wed, 02 May 2007 12:19:40 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75310 And the man is a Hollywood actor. The repubs loves them some actors. And the man is a Hollywood actor. The repubs loves them some actors.

]]> By: merlallen http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75309 merlallen Wed, 02 May 2007 12:02:13 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75309 For all of their tough talk and manly acting, the Repubs have a weird penchant for man crushes. Are they all gay? For all of their tough talk and manly acting, the Repubs have a weird penchant for man crushes. Are they all gay?

]]> By: Plantsman1 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75308 Plantsman1 Wed, 02 May 2007 11:52:48 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75308 "Every single role Fred has played has been a no-nonsense government official...This is who the man is and he's exactly who we need to pull our chestnuts out of several fires" Wow. “Every single role Fred has played has been a no-nonsense government official…This is who the man is and he’s exactly who we need to pull our chestnuts out of several fires”

Wow.

]]> By: C.S.Strowbridge http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75307 C.S.Strowbridge Wed, 02 May 2007 06:44:29 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75307 I think the Hollywood part is a dig a GOP hypocrisy in general. After all, how many times have left-wing actors been told to shut up and stop talking about politics? I think the Hollywood part is a dig a GOP hypocrisy in general. After all, how many times have left-wing actors been told to shut up and stop talking about politics?

]]> By: TMLibsTFBraincells http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75306 TMLibsTFBraincells Wed, 02 May 2007 06:44:12 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75306 Every single role Fred has played has been a no-nonsense government official...This is who the man is and he's exactly who we need to pull our chestnuts out of several fires. Unpredictable, egotistical and delusions of grandeur sufficiently defines all the alternatives to the extent if you can't readily see them for who they are by now, you have several other issues in your life you don't see either. Every single role Fred has played has been a no-nonsense government official…This is who the man is and he’s exactly who we need to pull our chestnuts out of several fires.

Unpredictable, egotistical and delusions of grandeur sufficiently defines all the alternatives to the extent if you can’t readily see them for who they are by now, you have several other issues in your life you don’t see either.

]]> By: Nimrod Gently http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75305 Nimrod Gently Tue, 01 May 2007 23:29:06 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75305 I don't think calling Fred Thompson a Hollywood Actor is marginalising him so much as describing him. He does have quite an impressive CV, but let's face it, he's not ur-running because he used to be a Senator for Tennessee or because he's an attorney, and certainly not because of his S&L lobbying. It's because he's an actor. I don’t think calling Fred Thompson a Hollywood Actor is marginalising him so much as describing him.

He does have quite an impressive CV, but let’s face it, he’s not ur-running because he used to be a Senator for Tennessee or because he’s an attorney, and certainly not because of his S&L lobbying. It’s because he’s an actor.

]]> By: z adura http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75304 z adura Tue, 01 May 2007 23:17:24 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75304 SaveFarris, laziness is not a virtue. Read the book first and then talk about its meaning. SaveFarris, laziness is not a virtue. Read the book first and then talk about its meaning.

]]> By: Oliver http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75303 Oliver Tue, 01 May 2007 23:06:33 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75303 In a world where Dems who occasionally visit LA are Hollywood Liberals, I just don't see how a guy who's a part of the industry isn't a Hollywood Actor. In a world where Dems who occasionally visit LA are Hollywood Liberals, I just don’t see how a guy who’s a part of the industry isn’t a Hollywood Actor.

]]> By: Marty http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75302 Marty Tue, 01 May 2007 23:02:28 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75302 No Oliver- it's just funny how you use the term as a way to marginalize him, though his resume stacks up quite well with Barack Obama, John Edwards, and even Hillary. Typically clever Ollieprop. You've always been good with words and creating your own definitions. (I've always been impressed with your editorial skills.) I'm certainly not implying that he's not at Hollywood Actor. (Although his home is in Virginia and he "shoots" in NYC.) No Oliver- it’s just funny how you use the term as a way to marginalize him, though his resume stacks up quite well with Barack Obama, John Edwards, and even Hillary. Typically clever Ollieprop. You’ve always been good with words and creating your own definitions. (I’ve always been impressed with your editorial skills.)

I’m certainly not implying that he’s not at Hollywood Actor. (Although his home is in Virginia and he “shoots” in NYC.)

]]> By: Oliver http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75301 Oliver Tue, 01 May 2007 22:40:16 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75301 So are you saying a guy who is a regular cast member of a tv series, and has appeared in supporting roles in multiple films isn't a Hollywood actor? That's news to me. So are you saying a guy who is a regular cast member of a tv series, and has appeared in supporting roles in multiple films isn’t a Hollywood actor? That’s news to me.

]]> By: Marty http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75300 Marty Tue, 01 May 2007 22:34:47 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75300 I am getting a kick out of Oliver's use of "Hollywood Actor Fred Thompson." Maybe you should read up on how Senator Thompson became an actor. (I'm sure someone else at Media Matters is assigned to scour his every word, past and present- kind of like you do with Hannity and Colmes.) I am getting a kick out of Oliver’s use of “Hollywood Actor Fred Thompson.” Maybe you should read up on how Senator Thompson became an actor. (I’m sure someone else at Media Matters is assigned to scour his every word, past and present- kind of like you do with Hannity and Colmes.)

]]> By: Nimrod Gently http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75299 Nimrod Gently Tue, 01 May 2007 22:23:53 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75299 I think he meant you to read the whole book, not just the blurb on the back, or the National Review piece about it or the voice in your head or whatever. I think he meant you to read the whole book, not just the blurb on the back, or the National Review piece about it or the voice in your head or whatever.

]]> By: SaveFarris http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75298 SaveFarris Tue, 01 May 2007 21:33:03 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75298 <i>Hedley, I might recommend "The Audacity of Hope"</i> Democratics and Republicans should cooperate more?!? You can't get much more boilerplate nothingness than that. It's Audacity to think it's any more than "I'm a uniter, not a divider" wrapped in shiny new packaging. Hedley, I might recommend “The Audacity of Hope”

Democratics and Republicans should cooperate more?!? You can’t get much more boilerplate nothingness than that. It’s Audacity to think it’s any more than “I’m a uniter, not a divider” wrapped in shiny new packaging.

]]> By: Quaker in a Basement http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/05/01/lowering-the-bar-for-fred-thompson/#comment-75297 Quaker in a Basement Tue, 01 May 2007 21:25:01 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6347#comment-75297 Lowering the bar? Hey, compared to the current mannekin, Thompson's a regular Walt Shakespere. Lowering the bar?

Hey, compared to the current mannekin, Thompson’s a regular Walt Shakespere.

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