tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post1645153181480936085..comments2023-10-23T11:10:05.945-04:00Comments on Karen Duncan: Life in the Time of Coronavirus: Fred Thompson's Phony Red Pickup TruckKaren Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954405672195734097noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post-77641370083009390792007-06-02T12:16:00.000-04:002007-06-02T12:16:00.000-04:00You have a point and you are probably not lazy, ju...You have a point and you are probably not lazy, just working smart.<BR/><BR/>However, Fred Thompson may or may not be lazy. Certainly, his weekly role on L&O really amounts to a cameo. He gets star billing but only is on for a few minutes on each program, where he makes a pithy statement as DA Arthur Branch. He certainly doesn't carry the show. It's probably only a couple of days filming.<BR/><BR/>Thompson also manages to shuttle back and forth between NYC and Wash, DC to serve on those think tanks, etc.<BR/><BR/>He may not be truly lazy but he seems to be happier popping in for brief appearances than in focusing and deeply engaging any one task.<BR/><BR/>While he was in the Senate, he seemed to have had an actor's typical love of the spotlight more than a real commitment to doing the hard, unglamorous work of government. <BR/><BR/>I think, given the troubled times the next administration will be inheriting from the Bush administration, we may need a president who has more than simply charisma and a smart mind, though any president will certainly need those gifts too.Karen Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954405672195734097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post-78069702985751886372007-06-01T16:37:00.000-04:002007-06-01T16:37:00.000-04:00lazy people don't work and put themselves through ...lazy people don't work and put themselves through law school, become a successfull lawyer, win a US senate seat, become a successful actor working 14 hour days while also filling in on shows such as paul harvey...they just dont. people call me lazy but i dont think a lazy person works 35 hrs a week while putting himself through business school. i just manage my time well so that i can relax when i'm not working, going to school or studying.ChippySwanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058132744172016496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post-25116095032266944532007-05-26T08:09:00.000-04:002007-05-26T08:09:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post-50424766434622068242007-05-24T21:40:00.000-04:002007-05-24T21:40:00.000-04:00Brimur is right Andy. I may be stupid but never o...Brimur is right Andy. I may be stupid but never overconfident. I think Fred Thompson is a serious threat exactly because he has the Reaganesque folksy charm. And like Reagan, he'd be a talented leader who would lead us down the wrong path.<BR/><BR/>After 8 years of Reagan's presidency and 4 years of Bush I's administration - 12 years of Republican rule in DC, America had a whopping deficit, tax cuts for the wealth, and an economy that purred along for those on Wall Street while those on Main Street had flat wages, threats of loss of pensions and health benefits - gee, exactly like today.<BR/><BR/>I lived through the 80s, it wasn't just something I read in a history book. I would prefer not to return to those bad old days. Fred Thompson is a threat precisely because he could do so well in an election and so badly as an actual leader.Karen Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954405672195734097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post-69220184394565059142007-05-24T12:12:00.000-04:002007-05-24T12:12:00.000-04:00Andy- I don't think AIAW was underestimating Thomp...Andy- I don't think AIAW was underestimating Thompson as a CANDIDATE- quite the contrary. But she was revealing that he is quite fake and lazy- not what we want in a PRESIDENT.<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with your assessment on this AIAW and I've said as much on Mason Conservative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post-27504035326683036662007-05-24T10:08:00.000-04:002007-05-24T10:08:00.000-04:00Just keep telling yourselves that. We Thompson fo...Just keep telling yourselves that. We Thompson folks and conservative Republicans have you right where we want you: overconfident, stupid, and eyes shut. Keep listening to those commentators who reinforce your biases and ignore contrary facts (like the national Rasmussen poll that showed Thompson beating Hillary).<BR/><BR/>You did it withe Reagan too. "Too Lazy" "Just an Actor".<BR/><BR/>Just stay right where you are, losers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post-87377834290412440992007-05-24T01:46:00.000-04:002007-05-24T01:46:00.000-04:00I completely agree with your assessment, lets conc...I completely agree with your assessment, lets concern ourselves with Guiliani as he is constantly attacking the democrats.<BR/><BR/>I don't even know why Daughtrey spends so much time talking about an actor, a lazy one at that.Winghunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09290679068073993411noreply@blogger.com