Will the GOP base embrace Fred Thompson's wife, 24 years his junior...

[DeepModem Mom]

as a potential First Lady?


April 2006 photo, Kevin Wolf/The Associated Press
Actor and former Sen. Fred Thompson, and his wife, Jeri, arrive for a party at the Macedonian Embassy in Washington after the White House Correspondents' Dinner April 29, 2006.

According to the Christian Chronicle:

"Divorced since the mid-1980s, Thompson married Jeri Kehn, a political and media consultant 24 years his junior, at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Naperville, Ill., in 2002. They have two young children. Thompson also has two grown sons and five grandchildren."

http://www.christianchronicle.org/modules.php?name=News...

According to the Gannett News Service, Jeri, a former GOP operative, is ready to go!

"Here's another sign that Thompson is on the move: His wife Jeri, a former GOP PR operative, has been dusting off her old political reporter contacts list."

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20...

[Mz Pip]

1. I'm sure they'd all love to.

Newt will be first in line, followed by Guiliani.

Mz Pip

[DeepModem Mom]

6. I was expecting that! LOL!

[hippiechick]

2. ... family values ...

... hey, she's only his SECOND wife? That disqualifies him right there.

[tblue]

3. You mean that's not his granddaughter?

[tritsofme]

4. Their other choices are a Mormon and a pro-choice pro-gay guy from New York

So I think they'll come to terms with it.

[southerncrone]

34. You forgot cross-dresser!

[ComerPerro]

5. of course they will, they are hypocrites

[leftofthedial]

7. repukes don't care about sex

he could be married to a hamster and they wouldn't care.

that stuff only matters to the "family values" crowd when they're talking about Democrats with the "family values" religiously insane constituency.

[Error]

8. HAH!

what a lead balloon that was...
pining for someone who acts presidential...
blame it all on Bush... I think now it was inevitable that it would fall apart, regardless of who was the president. The whole platform was criminal to begin with. They didn't stand a chance of success.

[TahitiNut]

9. Golly! She seems to be another GOPher proud to be a mammal!

Funny how some of them never seem to get over it.

[edbermac]

10. I'd embrace her in a red hot minute.

[Virginia Dare]

11. Does she share fashion secrets with Britney Spears?

my God, what an ugly dress!

I seem to recall old Fred squiring around some young actresses back in his single days, didn't he and Rush date the same lady, the girl from Wings?

[MissB]

15. You have to admit it is a far better dress than anything

the current first lady has worn in six years.

Her boobs seem to be sagging in the dress though.

[orpupilofnature57]

20. Asexual you mean.

[Virginia Dare]

21. Once you've nursed children, you need a nip and a tuck..

if you want to pull something like that off. Maybe she's had it by now.

[MissB]

30. Having nursed two of them,

I know! But she doesn't appear to be trying to wear anything supportive at all.

[Bucky]

61. Let me defend this lady's boobs for just one second... all three of them.

She and her husband seem to be fairly free of plastic surgery... this couple look their age and they look like they're in love. I'm surprised this snarky little thread wasn't shot down the second someone pointed out Dennis Kucinich's wife (31 yrs his junior) about whom there's been nothing but praise and positive words in this thread.

Cattiness used to be a Republican characteristic. Intruding into people's personal lives used to be a hallmark of Republican policy. I'm appalled by Democrats copycatting them here.

And what's wrong with a little sag in the boob? The woman I date and love has a healthy mature pair of classic tear-drop shaped breasts and I think they're awesome. This agist, sexist, Republican-mimicking line of thought is the slimiest peice of unhumanistic garbage I've seen on DU in a long time.

[southerncrone]

Someone DATED RUSH?!!?!!!?

[Virginia Dare]

52. Several even married the pussbag..n/t

[southerncrone]

62. Obviously, those were the blind, deaf, &, of course, dumb!

[Cha]

66. Unfortunately, that's a

dead on question! Maybe some Mariah Carey thrown in for good measure?

[ComerPerro]

12. What I would love to see is the MSM to treat her like they treated Hillary Clinton

they treated her as a power-grabbing, manipulative bitch. They even called her the "co-president", trying to insult Bills masculinity (he lets his wife make decisions) and her for being a "Feminazi" (as RWers like to call it).

Of course, they won't.

When Bush talks about how he always consults Laura, suddenly its a virtue and a sign of the strength of their marriage.

And the fact that Thompson's wife is a political consultant who is using her contacts to propel her husband's career? Nothing to see here, folks!


But if you're the outspoken wife of John Kerry, or if you are the wife of a Presidential candidate and former VP candidate, and you happen to contract cancer, then watch out...

[jezebel]

13. Is she wearing a nightgown? NT

nt

[Beaverhausen]

14. She already works for them

2nd wife Jeri, 35, is a political media consultant at Verner Liipfert law firm in Washington, who once worked for Senate Republican Conference and Republican National Committee.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000669/bio

[Benhurst]

16. This is getting exciting. I knew there was a chance we'd get a woman or an

African-American president in the White House; but a mermaid first lady?

Wow!

I may have to switch parties.

[Cabcere]

40. LOL!

[orpupilofnature57]

17. Trophy People

[cali]

er, and what does that make Kucinich's wife? n/t

[Bluedogvoter]

18. Why wouldn't they?

Adults can't get married?

[SoCalDem]

19. Some choice replies here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[DeepModem Mom]

24. SORRY, SoCal! I searched, and didn't see another thread!

[SoCalDem]

26. It's archived.. no prob. We can never get too much of the Little Mermaid

[youngdem]

22. Gross. Just gross.

Someone is gonna try and tell me that age is just a number, blah, blah, blah, but all we have here is a transaction. She gets power, and he gets ass no man eligible for Medicare should have any legal right to.

They couldn't possibly have anything in common. Yeah, she was a GOP operative, but really, she's 14 years old...how high up could she have been?

Gross. I appear closer in age to my 97 year old grandmother than these two appear.

This looks like when a second marriage's last child goes to the prom with Dad.

[cali]

43. So let me ask you

how do you feel about Kucinich's marriage? Does the sight of Dennis and his wife gross you out too?

[Codeine]

56. Gross?!

Try none of your business.

[KoKo]

23. She's a "brown haired" Anna Nicole...You Bet they will! n/t

[Mass]

25. The dress is weird, but the age difference is about the same as Ted Kennedy and his wife.

Not sure it is such a big deal.

[SoCalDem]

27. Yep.. It's what a LOT of 50-something rich guys do..

Trade in the old one and get a "new" one

[liberalpragmatist]

31. He's been divorced from his first wife for nearly 2 decades

I'm not a supporter of the man, but this wasn't a trophy-wife trade-in.

[NMDemDist2]

28. "Young enough to be his daughter"

there's your talking point DUers

[Bucky]

50. Is that your smear against Kucinich?

[NMDemDist2]

51. what?

I thought DK's wife was age appropriate

[Bucky]

55. She's 31 years...

...younger than him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Harper_Kucinich

but those are just facts.

[NMDemDist2]

67. oh! Well it's a good thing DK isn't running on the sanctity of marriage

and 'family values' then isn't it?

[rzemanfl]

29. She defines the term "trophy wife." What do his grandkids call

her? Glandma?

[DeepModem Mom]

33. Oh, dear. You might win a DUzy for that. nt

[SoCalDem]

36. And his grown sons just drool n/t

[liberalnurse]

32. I sense she may be the type

to have a fling or two. I bet we will find a scoop there somewhere....especially if she has been hanging out in Hollywood.

[murielm99]

45. No one

can accuse her of playing footsie out there in Hollywood.

I bet none of the guys notice her lack of feet. The other potential first ladies at least have FEET.

[The Wizard]

35. Just what we need

Another Repube actor running for executive office. When he says I'm not a real leader, I just play one on TV, all the followers will get in line and goose step behind.
Maybe we can get Mel Brooks to run and he could do his singing Hitler imitation.

[Hardrada]

41. Don't be stupid, be a smahty,

Come and join the Nazi Pahty!!

[The Wizard]

53. You mean

Springtime for "you know who?"

[Hardrada]

77. Jawohl! fur Herr Schicklgruber!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

37. I imagine more than a few of the GOP base would willingly embrace her

I'm also sure she'll raise the ire of some GOP women.

[Czolgosz]

38. Those folks who gave Romney $23m, Giuliani $15m, and McCain $12m are not waiting for

an actor who wowed us all in "Curly Sue" and "Baby's Day Out" to allow his highness to be persuaded that the Repub party needs and loves him.

The ship has left and he was not on board. It's not too late for Hagel or Gingrich to jump on board at the last minute because they have already begun the groundwork, but Thompson hasn't.

More importantly, Focus on the Family founder James Dobson has looked at Thompson's mixed record on abortion ans concluded "I don’t think he’s a Christian."

That doesn't mean shit to me or to you or to anyone with two brain cells to keep each other company, but it means a hell of a lot to someone who is already two strikes behind in the count and is just now mulling over whether or not he;'s interested in swinging at the last pitch.

It is too late for Thompson, and he was never that good of a candidate anyway.

Get over Fred now.

[JackRiddler]

71. Now you found a way to make me root for this bastard...

with your status-quo affirmation that, in April 2007, it's already too late for anyone who doesn't have a corporate-money PR juggernaut up and running for an election 19 months from now. I don't care if it's true - that's wrong.

On the OP, obviously the trophy wife is an asset, media and Thompson supporters will treat it that way.

[southerncrone]

39. Sure they'll embrace her, & what's worse is...............

so will white, male America! Just the target group that might be attracted to F Thompson to beign with.
Jeri just seals the deal for 'em! Bubba Q Public thinks scorin' a young babe 1/3 your age is a "goal".
Especially if she let's it all hang out!

Yep, they'll love it.

[Hardrada]

42. Yeah, Baby!!

Will that encourage even more divorces among the GOP candidates? I think they are up to several hundred among them all!

[frogcycle]

44. I just googled her

(boy that was fun writing that title)

and found several pug blogs drooling over her; a few more pics too

http://www.redkingpix.com/cgi-bin/ImageFolio4/imageFoli...

http://movies.msn.com/celebs/celeb.aspx?c=335715&stab=1...

http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2007/03/fred_thompso...

[liberalnurse]

47. Good!

I'm sure she has sample a few other repugs...Let's find those booty-call lovers.

[Telly Savalas]

46. It looks like the GOP has found their most solid candidate

Since rumors of his candidacy have emerged, the only criticism of the guy you see at DU with any regularity is the age of his wife, which has jack fucking shit to do with his ability to govern.

I'm sure the guy is unfit to be president, otherwise he would have left the GOP years ago, but why the fixation on his wife? We only help the GOP if we play their game of keeping political discourse mired in this sort of Rush-like puerile bullshit.

[tom_paine]

48. Please. Loyal Bushies will accept and do what they are told.

If The Loyal Bushie Party selects Thompson (and do not kid yourself that the Gullible Fools who follow the Loyal Bushies select anything), then the "base" (gullible idiots) will follow dog-like.

It is pretty damned near as simple as that.

Now, to ask what will Republics who AREN'T Loyal Bushies, say, is another matter.

[Bucky]

49. How old is Dennis Kucinich's wife?

I think she recently hit 30.

[liberalnurse]

59. Yea, but she is English....

She is not out to be a "hotty". She is elegant...cultured and regal. I'm not sure of her age...sorry. They make such a fine couple, you can tell they are soul mates.

[Missy Vixen]

54. Just a question

How did he get her? Please don't tell me it's the money.

Seriously.
Julie

[Bucky]

57. It's the raw sexual appeal he exudes on screen every week

I'm just wondering what he sees in her

[Missy Vixen]

65. I realize I just don't get it here

>It's the raw sexual appeal he exudes on screen every week<

If she wanted to marry an actor, I can name at least ten older actors much more appealing and intellectually compelling than Fred Thompson. The first on my list is Dennis Farina, but somehow, I don't think he'd dig FT's trophy bride.

IMHO, YMMV
Julie

[Judi Lynn]

58. Ah, it seems only yesterday I saw their wedding photo. How time flies!

Looking good, eh? What a handsome, lipless smile of the happy groom.

See-through WEDDING DRESS?

[SoCalDem]

60. What happens in Vegas?

hmm.. looks like he really blew the budget on her "bouquet"

[Missy Vixen]

63. Believe it or not, they got married in a church in Nashville

I KNOW the women of Nashville have better fashion sense than that.

MEOW.
Julie

[Booster]

64. Bush set the bar so low for the Repugs I think they'd vote for a

ground squirrel if it had an R next to it's name. You can't get much lower than Bush.

[mentalsolstice]

68. Leave age alone, stick to character!

Age shouldn't matter as long as the spouse is legal and capable of consent. There are plenty of age-diverse relationships here at DU, and many of us don't appreciate hearing that others consider our relationships to be creepy, sick or full of ulterior motives.

On the other hand, actions speak louder than words...such as Judi Nathan's past career, Rudy's divorce announcements to the press, Newt's service of divorce papers to his wife's hospital room, and so on!

[JanMichael]

69. That's not his wife in the picture folks

This is his wife. I do not know who the person in the photo in the OP is.

[otohara]

72. Not According to Assoc. Press

http://blog.syracuse.com/newstracker/2007/03/postscript...

Looks like the same woman to me.

[Auggie]

70. No shit! No way!

[entanglement]

73. The GOP men would certainly embrace her, given half a chance

Ok, carry on, everyone

[Laura PourMeADrink]

74. Macedonia has an embassy???

[NewJeffCT]

75. If they're happy, I don't see the big deal about their ages.

It's not like she's 15 years old and he's 39. They're both adults and she looks like a reasonably attractive woman with a big chest. Certainly more attractive than a Babs Bush...

(for the record, I'm 40 and my wife will be 37 on Thursday)

[Alexander]

76. He's having children, at 60?

I could not care less that his wife is attractive and young. My parents were 13 years apart and my mom was always fairly attractive - certainly enough for a "trophy wife" accusation.

But nobody should be having kids at 60. That's when you're scraping the bottom of the genetic barrel. His kids could be perfectly all right, but when people get to be a certain age, having children should be off limits.