Fred Thompson Responds To Michael Moore’s Request For A Debate
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
C’mon, how can we not want this guy for President?
More commentary on the reader blog.
Update: CNN reports on the back-and-forth and totally misses the brilliance of Thompson’s response:
In a letter responding to Thompson and provided to CNN Tuesday, Moore challenges the Tennessee Republican to a healthcare debate and, citing reports that Thompson openly enjoys Cuban cigars, accused him of hypocrisy.
The filmmaker suggested the winner of the debate could be decided by an American Idol-style vote.
But, citing scheduling concerns, Thompson Tuesday declined the invitation in an online video as he chewed on a cigar, and suggested mental institutions are something Moore “oughta think about.”
They make Thompson sound petty in his response, but his point about mental institutions wasn’t really that petty at all. Thompson is pointing out that people like Moore who question the government in Cuba end up being arrested and/or forcibly committed to insane asylums.
That is something Moore should think about.
