Contributed by: filbert Friday, June 01 2007 @ 12:42 PM CST
WASHINGTON – Republican Fred Thompson took the first formal step toward a widely expected bid for the presidency, establishing a preliminary campaign committee on Friday.
The “testing the waters” committee allows Thompson — a former Tennessee senator and actor best known for his film and television roles, including as a prosecutor on NBC’s “Law & Order” — to raise money, hire staff and gauge support without officially committing to a White House bid and without having to publicly disclose donations or expenditures.
Too sexy[*2] .
(See, ’cause he’s “on the right” and his name is Fred. IT’S FUNNY!!![*3] )
[*1] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_on_el_pr/fred_thompson_1
[*2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Too_Sexy
[*3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eye_Creatures