TPMtv: Fred's Fantasy Island

Remember how Fred Thompson was the GOP's ticket to holding the White House in 2008? One of the great stories of the 2008 campaign has been the non-story of Fred Thomspon, his almost complete irrelevancy to the progress, discussion and direction of the campaign so far. In today's episode of TPMtv, we look at how the Fred fantasy started coming unhinged from the Fred reality.

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• Thompson
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• stephanopoulos
• 2008
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[mmm413]

Fred Thompson is dumb as dirt and lazy. He needs to keep on acting and read the scripts that someone else writes for him.

[vmedia69]

This clueless buffoon for president, this could potentially be worse than Rudy

[Romeo1234567jj8]

if someone like Paul will be elected Usa gonna be saved..Who wants that?

i hope some retart like Thompson will be elected..

[RangerKozak]

AAARRRRGGHHHH!!!!! I HATE reporters! I can't believe I spent all those years listening to these morons.

[edguy69]

fred thompson campaign is pretty much dead.

[GretchenDawntreader]

scary to hear otherwise sober news figures talk about his height, voice and gravitas as if those were the qualities by which we choose a leader of the most powerful nation on the planet. God I hope not. THIS IS NOT A CASTING CALL.

[mpost81]

Yes I can criticize them, they are our leaders and are supposed to know better! As well should have our best interests at heart!(rather than their own best interests)When they fail to do do these things it is our job to replace them with people who have some integrity!

[josephbnany]

funny how republicans always slander "hollywood types" yet they seem to embrace those same hollywood players a lot, don't they? wasn't reagan an actor, too?

[mmm413]

The Republican party is comparing him to Ronald Reagan. Both were successful B actors and that's about it. Reagan didn't know the issues and neither does Thompson. His "entire career" consists of six years in the Senate years ago. He ran for reelection and didn't get reelected.

[mmm413]

Nothing. That's the problem.