Fred Thompson/external articles

The following are external articles related to the main article on Fred Thompson.

2003

 * Transcript: "Interview with Mike Boos of Citizens United," CNN Saturday Morning News, March 1, 2003.
 * "Fred Thompson takes on Mike Farrell. Transcript of actors battling each other on 'Meet the Press'," WorldNetDaily, March 2, 2003.
 * Suzy Hansen, "Battle of the NBC titans! In dueling ads for and against war with Iraq, conservative Fred Thompson of 'Law and Order' faces down 'The West Wing's' Martin Sheen. Who wins? Salon's ad panel decides," Salon, March 4, 2003.

2004

 * Digby, "Razzie Winner 2004," Hullabaloo Blogspot, August 19, 2004.
 * Joe Conason, "Triumph of the W. Trying to counter the success of Michael Moore, Karl Rove's men in Hollywood are rushing to release a pro-Bush epic, 'The Big Picture.' But are they violating federal campaign law?" Salon, August 20, 2004.

2007

 * John Heilemann, "The Shadow Candidates. Fred Thompson and Al Gore, both former senators from Tennessee, are not exactly running—and not exactly not running either," New York Magazine, 2007.

March

 * "Transcript: Former Sen. Fred Thompson on 'FOX News Sunday'," Fox News, March 11, 2007.
 * Hope Yen, "Actor Fred Thompson Considers 2008 Run," Associated Press (Washington Post), March 11, 2007.
 * Chris Cillizza, "The Case for Fred Thompson," The Fix / Washington Post, March 19, 2007.
 * Mary Ann Akers, "Fred Thompson: More Than Flirting With Presidential Bid," The Sleuth / Washington Post, March 26, 2007.
 * Dan Gilgoff, "Dobson Offers Insight on 2008 Republican Hopefuls. Focus on Family Founder Snubs Thompson, Praises Gingrich," U.S. News & World Report, March 28, 2007. re James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and Newt Gingrich
 * John Dickerson, "The GOP's Therapy Candidate. The trouble with Fred Thompson," Slate, March 28, 2007.
 * Mary Ann Akers, "Fred Thompson: Man About Town," The Sleuth / Washington Post, March 28, 2007.
 * Kathleen Sullivan, "'Candidate' Fred Thompson: Ripped from the Headlines?" The Huffington Post, March 28, 2007.
 * Kathryn Jean Lopez, "From Nashville to Hollywood. Fred Thompson and Al Gore can end the liberal Hollywood monolith," National Review Online, March 28, 2007.

April

 * Kenneth P. Vogel, "'Law & Order' And Lobbying," The Politico, April 2, 2007.
 * Tom Barry, "The Conservative Credibility Test. The Thompson Factor," CounterPunch, April 5, 2007.
 * Jonathan Rick, "Fred Thompson in 08? Bob Novak Says Yes!" Reagan Republicans/Citizens United Political Victory Fund Blogspot, April 2, 2007.

May

 * David Sirota, "He Took On Some Lobbying Clients And Began Listening to Menudo," Sirotablog (Working for Change), May 2, 2007.
 * Perry Bacon Jr., "Thompson's Politics Much Like McCain's. But Unlike the Senator, Actor Is GOP's Darling," Washington Post, May 6, 2007.
 * Glenn Greenwald, Opinion: "What Fred Thompson means by the 'rule of law'," Salon, May 14, 2007.
 * Mike Allen, "Fred Thompson running for president," The Politico, May 30, 2007.
 * Susan Page, "Thompson wants to be 2008's outsider," USA TODAY, May 30, 2007.
 * Mark Kleiman, "Fred Thompson and Scooter Libby. Ooops!" The Huffington Post, May 30, 2007.
 * Scot Hellman, "Thompson set to run, in jolt to GOP field. Late entry poses challenges," Boston Globe, May 31, 2007.
 * Sridhar Pappu, "The Leading Role," Washington Post, May 31, 2007.
 * Guest Blogger, "Thompson campaign may hire Rove's protégé," AlterNet Blogs, May 31, 2007: "Melissa McEwan: Tim Griffin, Rove's handpicked US attorney has just resigned, and apparently having your name tainted in the 'Attorneygate' scandal makes you the perfect addition to Fred Thompson's team."

June

 * Thomas Ferraro, "Thompson's Senate career faces scrutiny as nears WHouse race," ABC News, June 1, 2007.
 * Jamison Foser, "A rich man in a poor man's shirt," Media Matters for America, June 1, 2007.
 * Daniel DiRito, "Top Ten Reasons GOP Voters Prefer Fred Thompson," TPM Cafe, June 1, 2007.
 * "The GOP Hypocrite of the Week: Fred Thompson," BuzzFlash, June 1, 2007.
 * Joel Seidman, "Thompson: U.S. in battle against ‘forces of evil’. As he moves closer to White House run, former GOP senator speaks to base," NBC News/MSNBC, June 2, 2007.
 * Liz Sidoti, "Fred Thompson Edging Toward 2008 Bid," Associated Press (Washington Post), June 3, 2007.
 * Liz Marlantes and Tom Giusto, "Fred Thompson Offers 'Comeback Trail'. Former Actor and Senator Rejects Bush Immigration Policy," ABC News, June 3, 2007.
 * "The Top 10 Conservative Idiots, No. 293: Fred Up Edition," Democratic Underground, June 4, 2007.
 * Colin McNickle, "Fred Thompson's Achilles' heel," Pittsburgh Union-Tribune, June 3, 2007.
 * Bill Hare, "Will Fred Thompson Become Karl Rove's Latest Neocon Trained Seal?" Political Cortex, June 3, 2007.
 * Paul M. Weyrich, "Fred Thompson, the Man For 'A Desperate Hour'," Cybercast News Service, June 4, 2007.
 * John Fund, "Right Said Fred. Thompson excites the conservative base. But will his unorthodox campaign succeed?" WSJ OpinionJournal, June 4, 2007.
 * Donna Bogatin, "Fred Thompson for President: Who needs Law & Order?" ZDnet/Digital Markets Blog, June 4, 2007.
 * Warner Todd Huston, "Warming Up Possible MSM Slam Angles on Fred Thompson," NewsBusters, June 4, 2007.
 * Mike Allen, "Key Bush backers rally to Fred Thompson," The Politico, June 4, 2007. re George P. Bush and Thompson campaign team (see above).
 * Sam Youngman, "Former Sen. Thompson’s entry could decimate second tier of ’08 hopefuls," The Hill, June 7, 2007.
 * A. Alexander, "The Importance of Being Fred Thompson," The Progressive Daily, June 7, 2007.
 * Michael Duffy, "Thompson's Sly Script," TIME Magazine, June 7, 2007.
 * William Schneider, "The Papa Bear Factor. Even though he's a former senator, Fred Thompson is positioned to run against Washington," National Journal (The Atlantic Online), June 12, 2007.
 * Bob Geiger, "Here's How Fringe I Am, Fred Thompson," BobGeiger Blogspot, June 19, 2007.
 * Marcy Wheeler (emptywheel), "The Next Four-Branch Presidency," The Next Hurrah Blog, June 23, 2007. re Dick Cheney
 * Travis Loller, "Thompson miscast in role as Washington outsider. Experience as a lobbyist belies the image he conveys," Houston Chronicle, June 25, 2007.
 * Erik Schelzig, "Fred Thompson defends his lobbying past," Associated Press (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), June 25, 2007.
 * Mike Allen, "Democrats tear into Fred Thompson," The Politico, June 25, 2007.
 * Paddy, "There are so many problems with this guy ...," CliffSchecter Blogspot, June 25, 2007.
 * Marcy Wheeler (emptywheel), "The Liz Cheney Presidency," The Next Hurrah Blog, June 26, 2007.
 * Kim Chipman and Julianna Goldman, "Thompson's Backers Check His `Fire in the Belly' for 2008 Race," Bloomberg News, June 28, 2007.

July

 * Duke S, "Is Fred Thompson the chosen successor to Bu$hy? Fred Thompson, Lobbyist-Lawyer-Actor-Senator-Matthews Manflesh," Sam Seder Show Blog, July 1, 2007.
 * David D. Kirkpatrick, "As Senator Rose, Lobbying Became Family Affair," New York Times, July 2, 2007.
 * "K Street Welcomes Fred Thompson Home," All American Patriots, July 2, 2007.
 * Michael Malcone, "2008: Filling In The Blanks For Thompson," The Caucus Blog/New York Times, July 2, 2007.
 * "Nightline, GMA, Today report Thompson's reaction to commutation, but not his ties to Libby defense fund," Media Matters for America, July 3, 2007.
 * Carrie Lukas, "Fred to School. The former Tennessee senator could set himself apart from the other Republicans running for president on education," National Review Online, July 3, 2007.
 * Michael Kranish, "Not all would put a heroic sheen on Thompson's Watergate role," Boston Globe, July 4, 2007.
 * Liz Sidoti, "Analysis: Fred Thompson Banks on Style," Associated Press (ABC News), July 5, 2007.
 * Jackson Simpson, "Fred Thompson Slammed by AP: 'Style over Substance'," National Ledger, July 5, 2007.
 * Thomas de Zengotita, "If You Believe in The American People You Should Want Fred Thompson to Win the Republican Nomination; If Not, Not," The Huffington Post, July 5, 2007.
 * Ryan Sager, "Dated Mitt, Married Fred," Latest Politics Blog/The New York Sun, July 5, 2007.
 * Kenneth R. Bazinet, "Flaw & order? Thompson in promo flap. Firm touted by would-be Prez hopeful had shady connection," New York Daily News, July 6, 2007.
 * Trish, "Nixon on Fred Thompson: 'He’s Dumb as Hell'," Pensito Review, July 8, 2007.
 * Mike Allen, "Thompson delays filing as campaign ramps up," The Politico, July 14, 2007.
 * Jonathan Martin, "Hungering for Thompson," The Politico, July 15, 2007.
 * Christy Hardin Smith, "Conflicted," Firedoglake Blog, July 17, 2007.
 * John Aravosis, "Rats jumping off Team Fred ship?" AMERICA Blog July 26, 2007.
 * Jonathan Martin, "Another Thompson resignation," The Politico, July 27, 2007.
 * Paul Beddard, "No Church, No Problem for Fred," Washington Whispers/U.S. News & World Report, July 29, 2007.

August

 * Roger Simon, "DNC shares oppo game plan with netroots," The Politico, August 3, 2007.
 * "Reagan Vet to Head Thompson Effort," The Trail Blog/Washington Post, August 8, 2007: Bill Lacy replaces Tom Collamore, "a former executive for Altria, the parent company of tobacco giant Philip Morris."