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Thompson On The Air In Iowa — And On Fox News

By Eric Kleefeld - November 7, 2007, 5:16PM

Here's Fred Thompson's new 60-second ad, set to begin airing today in Iowa and on national cable TV — Fox News, to be precise — in which he lays out his conservative beliefs and credentials in a calm, folksy manner:

The 30-second version can be seen after the jump.

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Sounds good to me.

Posted by Jake D
November 7, 2007 5:30 PM | Reply | Permalink

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Posted by votenic
November 7, 2007 5:40 PM | Reply | Permalink

This is the cheesiest political ad I've seen in the longest time. He's trying to tbe narrator from OUR TOWN.

Posted by jarrett
November 7, 2007 5:41 PM | Reply | Permalink

Jesus, and that guy was paid to be an actor? Sheesh. Next thing you know he'll be picking Garrison Keillor as his running mate.

Posted by someparisian
November 7, 2007 5:50 PM | Reply | Permalink

Is he really going to make a natural rights argument? Last time I checked America wasn't a theocracy.

Posted by Anonymous
November 7, 2007 5:57 PM | Reply | Permalink

This is actually a very telling ad.

Thompson says:

...our rights come from God and not from government.

If Republicans actually believe this, it explains why they have spent the last seven years wiping their collective ass with the Bill of Rights.

Posted by LJ
November 7, 2007 6:04 PM | Reply | Permalink

Next thing you know he'll be picking Garrison Keillor as his running mate.

Not terribly familiar with Garrison Keillor's political positions, are we?

Posted by LJ
November 7, 2007 6:06 PM | Reply | Permalink

The commercial wasn't bad as these things go. However, as noted upthread, the rights come from God is an opening that can nail Fred.

Posted by molly bloom
November 7, 2007 6:32 PM | Reply | Permalink

Wait, wait, some of that footage is stolen from Reagan's "Morning in America" ad!

Posted by David in NY
November 7, 2007 6:38 PM | Reply | Permalink

Did anyone else notice that Thompson is dressed like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

I wonder when CNN will do a segment on it...

Posted by Billy Joe
November 7, 2007 10:06 PM | Reply | Permalink