Fred Thompson made an off-the-cuff joke about his presidential chances that have people asking if Ol’ Freddie has his heart in the race … again.
Trying to encourage his studio to hurry up so an interview could start, Carl Cameron of Fox News said into his microphone: “The next president of the United States has a schedule to keep.” Standing beside him, a deadpan Mr Thompson interjected: “And so do I.”
As some Thompson aides looked bemused and others cringed, a taken-aback Mr Cameron, Fox’s chief political correspondent, exclaimed: “You can’t do that kind of stuff!” [emphasis added]
Carl Cameron, you may remember, was the FOX News reporter in 2000 who was assigned to cover George W. Bush while his wife was campaigning with the then-Texas Governor’s sister, Dorothy. You can do that, ey Carl?
In related FDT news, the Thompson campaign unveiled two new ads that will be running nationally.
FDT rails against rights coming “from government.” I don’t think anybody truly argues rights are “from government.” The idea is that government protects rights.
Secondly, you will notice that while FDT speaks of “so long as you play by the rules, you have a fair shot” — an obvious wink at race relations and the immigration issue — the entire video is wall to wall white people.
Something to say?
