This was taken from a Real Clear Politics blog. I think I need not say any more...
Fred Thompson Responds to Michael Moore
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore wasn't too happy with an op-ed Fred Thompson wrote for National Review Online criticizing Moore for taking Ground Zero workers to Cuba for free medical treatment.
Wrote Thompson:
Now, I have no expectation that Moore is going to tell the truth about Cuba or health care. I defend his right to do what he does, but Moore's talent for clever falsehoods has been too well documented. Simply calling his movies documentaries rather than works of fiction, I think, may be the biggest fiction of all.
In a letter to Thompson posted on Drudge today, Moore fired back, calling Thompson a hypocrite for reportedly enjoying a Cuban cigar now and then and challenging him to a debate.
Wrote Moore:
Our debate would provide you an opportunity to appeal to the right wing of the Republican Party by continuing to attack me; it would give me a chance to discuss health care and tell you exactly what happened in Cuba, given your apparent inters; and it would provide the American people an opportunity to see just how serious Hollywood can be, with a purported conservative and an avowed progressive Hollywood personality on stage.
All of which is preamble to Thompson's video response to Moore's challenge:
Note to presidential candidates: Thompson plays hard.
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2 comments:
Hmmm. It's an amusing video, but I can't really see anything like it in a presidential campaign. Too negative, insulting, too much an attack at a person, not his policies.
If Thompson does enter, it's gonna be interesting, ans he's another candidate woth very little experience (one senate term?) a la clinton, obama, edwards, romney, guiliani (longer, obviously, but only local). Most past nominees in recent history have either been VPs, multiple term senators, or multiple term governors. Not sure if that bodes well for mccain.
Dave
He served in the Senate for 8 years, so slightly longer than one term. As for past winners of the Presidency, most have NOT been long-serving Senators, but have rather tended to have executive experience. That bodes better for Romney, and to some degree maybe Giuliani. Clinton, Obama, Edwards, and McCain are therefore all at a disadvantage in that department.
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