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speechlesstx · Jul 18, 2007, 10:47 AM

Apparently, Fred Thompson may be doomed as GOP nominee for reasons I didn't see - he has a trophy wife 24 years younger then he is.

Susan Estrich basically makes the case that this is irrelevant to his chances, but "the reaction I hear from every woman I know, those who have gotten sick to their stomachs over seeing middle-aged men cavorting with girls barely beyond their teen years, is a giant "yuck."

She's 40, a little more than "barely beyond" her teen years, but nevertheless this makes Estrich "like Fred Thompson less." I'm sure her liberal leanings have little to do with it. She failed to say however how that affects her feelings toward Dennis Kucinich, whose trophy wife is 31 years his junior (and several inches taller).

Let's take a vote then, does this give you a "giant yuck" or not? Have we sunk so low in politics that "a man who's busy having babies only two years after being diagnosed with lymphoma" with his young, beautiful wife "who wasn't even alive when JFK was shot" is an issue?

tomder55 · Jul 18, 2007, 11:35 AM

Yeah I saw that last week . I told my wife who is 40 something also that she's my trophy wife . The thing I found distasteful was the stupid comments by Joe Scarborough comparing her to a stripper who "Works the pole" . The funny and ironic thing is that he said that when he was a replacement to Imus on MSNBC. He later claimed he was not referring to strippers but the recent exercise craze in which women gyrate around a dance pole... Like strippers. Thanks for the clarification... much better ! Joe of course hastily left Congress after his young female staffer was found dead in his Congressional District office,and as the evidence was appearing about him being buddies with Gary Condit, and the rumors were surfacing about the wild parties at the Condit apartment. [I can rumor monger with the best of them!! ]

But he's not alone .Boston Herald's Margery Eagan called her a "child wife'' and compared her to a stripper. The NY Slimes called Thompson 'grandfatherly ' and questioned if the public would accept a May-December romance in the White House. [Jacqueline Kennedy was only 31 at the time of JFK's inauguration]

After the Clinton years why would they even ask ? Bill was 50-something and Monica was 22 and that was just fine.

Susan Saulny in the Slimes article took a swipe at her "youthfulness, permanent tan and bleached blond hair''. Do I sense any jealousy here ?

Will Her Face Determine His Fortune? - New York Times

For the record Jeri Kehn Thompson is an attorney and a political media consultant at the Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, and McPherson law firm in Washington, D.C. She has worked for the Senate Republican Conference and the Republican National Committee. She is no light weight in the political world and she has made it with her brains ,not her looks.

ETWolverine · Jul 18, 2007, 12:36 PM

Ever notice that the liberals who cry loudest about not desciminating based on age, sex, and sexual preference are the first ones to descriminate based on age, sex and sexual preference?

"the reaction I hear from every woman I know, those who have gotten sick to their stomachs over seeing middle-aged men cavorting with girls barely beyond their teen years, is a giant "yuck."

If that isn't descrimination based on the age differential of Thompson and his wife (age descrimination), the fact that the woman is the younger of the two (descrimination based on sex--- nobody says "yuck" about Ashton and Demi) and the fact that he likes younger women and she likes older men (descrimination based on sexual preference), then I don't know what is.

Elliot

speechlesstx · Jul 18, 2007, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by tomder55

yeah I saw that last week . I told my wife who is 40 something also that she's my trophy wife .

Well I say good for you, and Fred, and Dennis - and Demi Moore for that matter. I'm sure there's no jealousy with Estrich either... what was that about her being "dateless"?

speechlesstx · Jul 18, 2007, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by ETWolverine

Ever notice that the liberals who cry loudest about not desciminating based on age, sex, and sexual preference are the first ones to descriminate based on age, sex and sexual preference?

Have I ever noticed? Hypocrisy seems to be an inherent trait of liberalism. Why else would they discriminate while telling you not to discriminate, champion both free speech and speech codes, celebrate diversity while ostracizing others, preach tolerance while being intolerant, think "fairness" means taking what you have and giving it to someone else, fight for the "little guy" by demanding wages and benefits that will eliminate the little guy's job, and condemn tyranny while being tyrannical? :D

shygrneyzs · Jul 18, 2007, 01:24 PM

My vote: No, this does not give me a yucky feeling at all. Why is it assumed that a May-December marriage is based on the bimboness of the woman?

speechlesstx · Jul 18, 2007, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by shygrneyzs

My vote: No, this does not give me a yucky feeling at all. Why is it assumed that a May-December marriage is based on the bimboness of the woman?

Because it's a Republican.

shygrneyzs · Jul 18, 2007, 01:39 PM

LOL. You are right, only because he is a Republican. Did people give Henry Kissinger that kind of flack with his wife? But then, Henry was not running for President.

Now if some conservative talk show host made those kind of sexist remarks about a Democrat's younger wife, well then, off with his head!

inthebox · Jul 18, 2007, 02:16 PM

While we are playing the discrimination game,
Who would you rather look at?

Hillary as President [ big yuck] or

Potentially Mrs. Thompson as the first lady.

Grace and Peace

Fr_Chuck · Jul 18, 2007, 02:43 PM

Actually the democrats have tried to find dirt on him using women, but it basically turns out that all of his "ex's" had nothing but great things to say, this included all of his girl friends and other lady friends.

All have basically said what a gentleman he has always been.

Choux · Jul 18, 2007, 07:11 PM

Fred Thompson is an empty suit. During the Watergate scandal, he was an attorney working with Sam Ervin and acted as a spy for the Reupblican Party. IN addition, he earned a million dollars a year as a lobbiest for Phillip Morris corporation.

Most notable is the fact that he left his senate seat after one term for basically his lack of interest in it and returned to acting.

The only people who could possibly support him are the findi ev voters, and they may not do that. They are voters who vote for style/image over substance.

Choux

There are no happy endings.

speechlesstx · Jul 18, 2007, 08:16 PM

Ah Choux, welcome back - has it gotten a little dull at that board you run?

Originally Posted by Choux

Fred Thompson is an empty suit.

Who might we be comparing him to, the Breck Girl and his $400 haircut jetting around on a poverty tour?

IN addition, he earned a million dollars a year as a lobbiest for Phillip Morris corporation.

And the big deal about that is what? Have you looked into Harry Reid lately?

Most notable is the fact that he left his senate seat after one term for basically his lack of interest in it and returned to acting.

Just like John Edwards, eh?

The only people who could possibly support him are the findi ev voters, and they may not do that. They are voters who vote for style/image over substance.

I think you mean "fundi ev," whatever the heck that is... and I hate to mention him again but what exactly are the Kossacks in love with John Edwards voting for?

There are no happy endings.

Sure there are Choux, you've never seen Finding Nemo... or the babe that Fred landed?

Choux · Jul 18, 2007, 08:55 PM

Still can't talk about the topic of discussion, in this case, Fred Thompson.

Choux

There are no happy endings.

tomder55 · Jul 19, 2007, 04:38 AM

There is a revolving door between the gvt. And K Street and that is certainly not new news.

I also find it hard to criticize someone who made a decision to be a citizen legislator and to not make it a career.That to me is a strength .

I wonder if you have looked at the resume of Barak Obama. I think it would've been decent of him to at least complete his term before he threw his hat in the ring. Hillary has been a perennial Presidential candidate since she became Senator. Her qualifications for the job was that her husband was President. John Edwards served a single term ;and took time out from that to run for VP . Before that he was a lawyer . Since then he has concentrated on the 4 H Club : HOME HAIRCUTS HEDGEFUND Hypocrisy .

Thompson was the Senate Watergate Committee's chief minority counsel in 1973... not as a counselor for Sam Ervin .He also served as special counsel to former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander(Republican) as well as on several Senate committees. Why would anyone think he had the interest of the Democrats first and fore-most ?

He lobbied for family planning also . I thought that would've been a feather in his cap for you Choux.

speechlesstx · Jul 19, 2007, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by Choux

Still can't talk about the topic of discussion, in this case, Fred Thompson.

Correction, the topic of discussion was the hypocrisy and outrageousness of the left distorting and making an issue out of the age and beauty of Fred Thompson's wife - a guy that hasn't even announced his candidacy yet. You swerved off topic and insulted Christians in the process, so the question is are able to discuss the topic at hand and do so without insulting Christians? I know what history tells me...

speechlesstx · Jul 19, 2007, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by tomder55

Why would anyone think he had the interest of the Democrats first and fore-most ?

That's an easy one tom, it's against protocol - possibly even against the law if you ask the current Senate Judicial Committee - for Republicans and/or conservatives to show partisanship and loyalty.

GoldieMae · Jul 19, 2007, 07:49 AM

She's a great looking 40 year old woman. Thompson was single while he was in Washington, dated around, but was always a gentleman. It's not as if he married a 26 year old waitress from the 18th Street Lounge. But Dems sure do like to make it appear that way.

On a side note, why do Dems always marry dumpy chicks?:D

tomder55 · Jul 19, 2007, 08:16 AM

LOLOLOLOLOL!!

The NY Slimes got a copy of the billing records from the Aren't Fox law firm regarding Thompson's lobbying efforts in support of Family Planning.

Records Show Ex-Senator’s Work for Family Planning Unit - New York Times

In a 2 year period

he lobbied “administration officials” for a total of 3.3 hours, the records show.

He also talked to Family Planning's president 22 times, probably advising her about how to walk her case through the government .

NOW THAT's WHAT I CALL ADVOCACY!!

Yesterday, Mr. Corallo said the family planning group was an Aren't Fox client.

“The firm consulted with Fred Thompson,” he said. “It is not unusual for a lawyer to give counsel at the request of colleagues, even when they personally disagree with the issue.”

excon · Jul 19, 2007, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by GoldieMae

On a side note, why do Dems always marry dumpy chicks?:D

Hello:

I must admit right wing chicks are much foxier. A lot of them are blonde too.

excon

speechlesstx · Jul 19, 2007, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by excon

Hello:

I must admit right wing chicks are much foxier. A lot of them are blonde too.

excon

In case you haven't seen it, JerseyGOP has a spot dedicated to conservative babes. I didn't find any such liberal counterpart but one guy did say "Liberal babes are beautiful because they are strong, smart, witty and opinionated."

In all fairness though, the left does have Alyssa Milano, Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Garner and Kate Hudson who, if you ask me is even cuter than her conservative mom, Goldie Hawn. I wonder how many babes are neutralized by one Helen Thomas, though. :D

Steve
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