Re: Adviser: Fred Thompson's Mind is Made Up to Run


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Adviser: Fred Thompson's Mind is Made Up to Run

Hollywood actor Fred Thompson has tentatively decided to run for
president,
according to a long-time friend and political adviser, and has quit his
role
on the TV crime series "Law & Order."

"His (Thompson's) mind is made up to run if interest continues to be as
intense as it is," Tom Ingram said in a telephone interview on Wednesday.

Thompson, who won election twice as a Republican senator from Tennessee,
will now begin raising money to gauge support, added Ingram, who now
serves
as chief of staff to Sen. Lamar Alexander, also a Tennessee Republican.

Thompson, a 64-year-old social conservative, was not immediately available
for comment.

Late Wednesday, "Law & Order" creator *** Wolf said Thompson had asked to
leave the show where he has played New York District Attorney Arthur
Branch
for five seasons.

"I've spoken to Fred today, and although he told me he has not made a firm
decision about his political future, he felt that given the creative and
scheduling constraints of the upcoming season, he asked to be released
from
his responsibilities to the show," Wolf said in a statement.

If he decides to seek the U.S. presidency, Thompson would join a crowded
Republican field with no dominant choice. President George W. Bush,
prohibited from running for a third term in November 2008, is set to leave
office in January 2009.

The current front-runners include former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani,
Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Ingram said Thompson held a conference call with fund-raisers on Tuesday
and
it was decided that he would "test the waters" by setting up a preliminary
committee.

But a decision on creating a more formal presidential exploratory
committee
has not been made, Ingram said.

Ten men are already running for the Republican nomination and former House
Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia also is weighing a campaign.

Thompson was first elected to the Senate in 1994 to fill Democrat Al
Gore's
seat when he became vice president. He maintained a solid conservative
voting record.


Just what we need...another CONservative selfish anti-science, anti-woman,
robber barron, warmongering, religious nitwit to add to the list. Good luck.
How many here don't believe in evolution?


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