Fred Thompson "stars" in a commercial pushing the extension of

[theophilus]

the Bush tax cuts. I have seen it on CNN and The Weather Channel. Have you seen it? Has anyone done a fact check on this tripe and are sane people putting anything up to counter it?

Did Bernanke really push for extending the Bush tax cuts recently? If so, he should be fired, imo.

[cynatnite]

1. He hasn't dried up yet? n/t

[theophilus]

2. No, he seems very pleased with himself as he stabs America in the guts. n/t

[Ross K]

3. The Weather Channel?

That's desperate. As for CNN, they'll put any right-wing shit on.

[theophilus]

5. Yeah, I think a lot of "mature" types, especially men, tune in to see the tornado and hail footage.

There are some pretty informative shows, etc. I'm sure good ol Fred is on there for a reason.

[JoePhilly]

9. Did Fred say this .... ???

"This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it."

Worked for him in the Hunt for Red October.

[upi402]

4. I saw his AAG reverse mortgage commercial

what a whore

http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2010/05/24/aag-announces-fred-thompson-as-reverse-mortgage-spokesman/

[FSogol]

6. They woke old Fred up for that?

:shrug:

[SoCalDem]

8. Hey.. he's got to pay for his new teeth somehow..they don't grow on trees

well maybe for Geo Washington, they did (myth)

[JoePhilly]

11. Foghorn Fredhorn???

"Now looka I say, looka here"

[winstars]

7. MSNBC ALSO!!!! A LOT ACTUALLY... nt

[dems_rightnow]

10. Yes, he sort of did push for extension of the cuts

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-23/bernanke-says-extending-bush-tax-cuts-would-maintain-stimulus-to-economy.html

"Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said extending at least some of the tax cuts set to expire this year would help strengthen a U.S. economy still in need of stimulus and urged offsetting the move with increased revenue or lower spending.

“In the short term I would believe that we ought to maintain a reasonable degree of fiscal support, stimulus for the economy,” Bernanke said yesterday under questioning from the House Financial Services Committee’s senior Republican. “There are many ways to do that. This is one way.”

[MajorChode]

12. He's also a spokesperson for Goldline

Go figure.