Fred Thompson Makes Presidential Run Official

Actor-turned-senator-turned-actor-again Fred Thompson is returning back to the political life.

Thompson, 65, has made it official on the same NBC late night TV show another actor-turned-politician used just years back.


On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Thompson ended the 'will he or won't he' speculation, and began his campaign for the office of president. Upon winning, he'll be the 44th President of the United States. Of course, he's going to have to go through his fellow Republicans- Mitt Rommney and Rudolph Giuliani are the front runners right now- and then the Democratic candidates, which right now Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are the front runners in the Democratic race.

This morning, Thompson made his announcement on his website, which I have the link to.

Thompson's entry, no doubt makes this race- particularly in the Republican primary races- much more interesting


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I doubt seriously that any of his campaign speeches will be anything like the ones his character in the clip (above from the late 1980s CBS crime drama series Wiseguy), but Thompson is running on a conservative platform, advocating pro-life principles, and staying the course in the current war on terrorism.

How will Thompson do over the next 14 months? Only time will tell.

But for the former federal prosecutor; actor; and senator, this Democratic blogger can only say that he's watching him pretty closely. After all, thus far, I'm endorsing one of your fellow Republicans- Ron Paul. If Paul pulls out of the race, and I feel that you will respect the pro-choice, and gay rights , and of course, the first and second amendments, then I'll consider endorsing you, Fred.

Thus far, I haven't found a fellow Democratic candidate I can trust yet. But that's neither here nor there.

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