Tribute From A "Fred Head" - Granite Grok

Tribute From A “Fred Head”

FredHeadIn the 2008 cycle, Fred Thompson wasn’t just an actor and former senator, he was one of the really inspiring presidential candidates, until he had to drop out to seek treatment for his lymphoma, and to spend more time with his sick mother.

I still have this rather excellent poster of Fred framed and hanging in my stairway, and I also saved his first-rate speech to the 2008 RNC – toward the end, you can hear Brit Hume asking why, with speeches like this, Fred hadn’t become the nominee. Fred, we salute you!

First, this excerpt “Fred on Taxes”, in which he schools the liberals, and is funny, to boot:


Fred Thompson warms up the RNC 2008 crowd:

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