Not Another Actor
Woody
March 31st, 2007
One of the greatest Presidents this nation has been blessed with
was an actor. His name was Ronald Reagan. Those who loved him still
do. The same can be said for those who hated him, but look for the
latter crowd to use his name in an attempt to further their cause, and
rather soon. In their minds they will be grateful for the memory of
Reagan and his career prior to politics because it will be the only
tool at their disposal if things work out as I expect. But there is
much the left will omit.
Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois in 1911. He studied economics
and sociology at Eureka College, played on the football team and acted
in school plays. After graduation, he became a radio sports announcer
and in 1937 won a Hollywood contract after a screen test, spending the
next two decades appearing in 53 movies. His first political
experience was as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and he quickly
switched from liberal to conservative as the issue of Communism in the
film industry changed his mind.
He was elected Governor of California in 1966 and re-elected in
1970. Then, in 1980 he smashed Jimmy Carter in the electoral college,
489-49. The rest is history.
In 2008 there is a very real possibility that another actor could
be President and this one has all Reagan had, and more. His name is
Fred Dalton Thompson and he is arguably the only unbeatable
"candidate", quotation marks for the fact that he has yet to announce.
Let's keep our fingers crossed as we look at Thompson's career:
Thompson did not come to politics from the fame of Hollywood. To
the contrary, he made his way from politics to Hollywood. An Alabama
native born in 1942 and, like Reagan, a product of the public school
system, Thompson moved to Tennessee where he graduated from Memphis
State University in 1964, received a J.D. degree from Vanderbilt
University in 1967 and was admitted to the Tennessee Bar Association
in that same year. He was an assistant U.S. attorney (you know, the
ones who suddenly should not be fired) from '67-'72, served as
minority counsel on the Senate Select "Watergate Committee", '73-'74
and as special counsel through most of Reagan's term, for Tennessee
Governeor Lamar Alexander in 1980 and on several Senate committees.
On November of 1994, Thompson won the special election for the
Senate seat vacated by Al Gore as a result of his selection as Vice
President. Thompson's acting appears to be more of a "side job" than
his actual vocation. Not that that will stop his opponents from using
it as a tool against him. The leftist base will quiver with glee at
the prospect of facing "another actor", which will be their ultimate
undoing.
I mentioned that Thompson has everything that Reagan had and more.
While Reagan had a soothing quality to his oration, Thompson adds
extra authority to the mix, along with credibilty. When he speaks,
people just can't help but to shut up and listen. He has that
commanding aura coupled with a genuine likeabilty that, should he
decide to toss his hat in the ring, I'd bet the ranch on him.
Oh yes, and should he enter the race, keep a keen eye on the
reaction from the Middle East, particularly Iran. There may be more
than few familiar reactions from that region.
-Woody.
DeAnne1233
will cast my vote for him without the hesitation that I have discussed
about Rudy, John or Mitt.