Ha! Fred Thompson -- he's a good old boy, for sure -- a fellow Tennessean, no less, albeit born in Alabama and now residing in McLean, VA.. He's a great admirer of Ronald Reagan whom he much resembles being a B actor with a D mind. Good old Freddie. He's never seen a tax cut for the rich that he didn't like, he loves guns, has no problem with global warming, but, boy, does he hate abortion. One might suspect he's a Southerner, those bulwarks against enlightenment. But nevermind his politics who could ever forget his brilliant perfomance in Fat Man And Little Boy (1989), and his poignant potrayal of whoever that was he played in Curly Sue (1991) -- it certainly rivals Reagan's performance in Bedtime For Bonzo. But there I go judging people again instead of just saying "how odd!" By the way, for those who don't know why Freddie starts off his "response" with: "You know, I've been looking at my schedule, Michael - and I don't think I have time for you." It's because on May 2, 2007, Thompson wrote an article[23] critical of Cuba's government-run health care. Filmmaker Michael Moore responded May 15, 2007 with a challenge for a health care debate.[24] Later that day, Thompson responded with the video. Like me, Freddie would rather be cute than clever. (Wiki) Mike Geary Memphis ----- Original Message ----- From: Lawrence Helm To: Lit-Ideas Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 4:14 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Fred Thompson on Michael Moore Michel Moore is preparing to release a new "documentary" on the U.S. health care system. He traveled to Cuba for some of his filming. Fred Thompson comments on that: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8029495293276651129 Lawrence