USA Today:
In a conference call with about 100 people — many of whom have urged him to jump in the race — Thompson asked for their help in raising funds for a testing-the-waters committee, which is likely to be formed next week. That money could be used for a campaign when and if he’s ready […]
Examiner:
There was a time when Fred Thompson suggested that he couldn’t see himself running for office again.
“For me, the George Washington example of serving eight years and riding out of town on a horse and never returning has great appeal,” the Tennessee Republican said in 2002, the twilight of his Senate career.
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Thompson’s backers bill him […]
NewsMax
Will former Senator Fred Thompson pull a “Schwarzenegger” and announce his presidential quest during his upcoming appearance on NBC’s “Tonight Show With Jay Leno”?
Hollywood is abuzz with talk that Thompson will do just that when he joins Leno on June 12.
Hot Air is reporting Fred Thompson’s campaign people have contacted Twitter, a social networking/blog site, to acquire the “fredthompson” account:
This won’t come as a shock given the speed with which he responded yesterday to Michael Moore, but it looks like Fred’s got some web-savvy personnel around him and they’re getting ready for zero hour. We […]