Fred’s first ad

Posted: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:16 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell
Fred Thompson will be up with two 30-second TV spots starting tomorrow. Even though the 6-foot-5-inch Thompson will be a no-show at tomorrow’s Republican debate in New Hampshire, he will cast his tall shadow on the event. One of the ads will run during commercial breaks. The ads, entitled “Debate” and “I'm in,” will be widely released tomorrow.

On Thursday, the similar spot “I’m in” will run “all day” on FOX News Channel, according to advisors. The difference between the spots boils down to a time reference, noting before and after Thompson actually declares.

Thompson jumps into the race with a Web announcement, which was taped at his McLean, Va., home on Saturday. It runs 15 minutes and, according to advisors, outlines his rationale for running.

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fred who?

American voter (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:26 PM)

Go Fred. I pulled my Rudy sticker off the truck this weekend. Take the high road. The democrats are already getting stuck in the muddy ruts of the low road.

www.imwithfred.com

RH Oregon (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:37 PM)

Fred is dead, fred is dead... sputter, sputter, choke, gasp, dead.

bb (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:44 PM)

He's too chickenshot to be in the debate !!
What are you afraid of, Freddy ??
Debating Mitt Romney ????

What a strong leader you'll make !!

Sierra, SF (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:44 PM)

I'm surprised Fox has agreed to air the spots... since Roger Ailes is pulling for Rudy... the rest of the newsroom over at Fox knows that in order to make the boss happy you need to make snide remarks about Fred... then again... the folks who sell ads aren't worried about that... and the newsroom can continue making the snide comments... When it comes to Fred at Fox... "We Distort - You Decide... and go Rudy!"

Go Fred - Beat Hillary!

Fred States (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:51 PM)

Freds too red... thats why hes dead.

Blue state baby (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:04 PM)

At what point this year has fred not been running.Old news from nowhere to nobody if only we did'nt know he was running it could be exciting.Let the fur fly enter rudy and mitt and macain .No free ride for fred? come on guys he has been anointed with the crown.

Kenn"let the games begin"O (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:04 PM)

Fred stick to TV weve already got somebody trying to act the part of Pres we dont need another

yt (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:09 PM)

EDWARDS 08!

David, Chattanooga, Tn (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:30 PM)

i don't get it. is f-thompson the back-door man?
- he's had no press conferences;
- he refuses to participate in the new hampshire
gopper debate;
- but he puts ads on foxnoise to run during the debate;
- rather than have a presser to announce his
candidacy, he prepares a 15-minute video for his
website.
QUESTION: is f-thompson afraid to face the press?
is he so ill-prepared that he can't yet handle
the questions?

ROZ m, los angeles, ca. (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:32 PM)

who gets fred's trophy wife win he kicks off? another quality republican candidate

MK,MO (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:37 PM)

WHO CARES!!

FL (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:54 PM)

Yeah!!!! We did it, we drafted him in. Go Fred GO!!!!

Chris (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 5:05 PM)

Fred Thompson is being forced to run for President by dissatified conservatives. The man's heart is not in the race, he rather be somewhere on the beach chilling. He is going to be a bust

Ben Purser Royal Oak, MI (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 5:17 PM)

Run Fred, Run!! Oh yeah.....I forgot....you can't...

Ride Fred, Ride!

Ride right back home where you belong!

M. Huntsman Dallas, Texas (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 5:50 PM)

Now we have somebody to get behind Run Fred Run!!!

gaberr, Granite Bay CA (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 6:34 PM)

Lookin' forward to Fred whuppin' Billary's ass.

Go, Fred, Go (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 6:34 PM)

No, Fred, don't flush all that good money down the toilet. Give it to me if you don't want it.

JIrby, Colorado (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 6:41 PM)

For all you dopes that can't read a calendar, Fred is not participating in the debate because he is not a declared Republican candidate until Sept. 6th. And if you don't like him, then you should be thanking him for not starting back in July when Billery & Obama did. Your problem must be that you see the garbage scow USS Hillary going down in the China Sea.
And if the best you can do is make weak digs at his wife, then he's a lock to win. I notice not a single educated reference to any of his politics. Tough to have a Republican candidate that people will like better than your guys, or gal in a pants suit.

HA HA! Go Fred Go. www.imwithfred.com

RH Oregon (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 7:04 PM)

Oops, not 'July', but 'January 07'.
But you get my drift. The droning voice of 24/7/365 politics.

RH Oregon (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 7:30 PM)

Amazing, the lazy ol' Fart is runiing for President. To do what?
A lobbyist, too lazy to keep a real job (Senate seat), a nothing acting career, and there are people who think Lazy Ol' Fart should be President?
We are at WAR, you idiots its not nap time.

OutWest, Canyon Country, CA (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 8:19 PM)

Fred is the only Republican who can beat Hillary.

www.fredthompsonforum.com

Ted (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 9:39 PM)

Basically Fred Thompson has already won the debate by not participating in it. He'll easily out-debate Leno as well.

http://www.fred-thompson-store.com

Nate, Guilford, NY (Sent Tuesday, September 04, 2007 10:01 PM)

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