Fred Thompson, former US Senator, dead at 73

[Geaux4it]

RIP Senator

-Geaux
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Fred Thomson, the former U.S. senator from Tennessee, Republican presidential candidate and “Law and Order” actor, died Sunday after a recurrence of lymphoma. He was 73.

Thompson’s family announced the news in a statement, which was published in The Tennessean.

“It is with a heavy heart and a deep sense of grief that we share the passing of our brother, husband, father, and grandfather who died peacefully in Nashville surrounded by his family,” the statement said.

Fred Thompson, former US Senator, dead at 73

 

[browsing deer]

He was a great actor.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

We would have just had a president die in office then, had he won it all back in '08.

 

[blackhawk]

Sorry to hear that liked him in The Hunt for Red October.

 

[hjmick]

We would have just had a president die in office then, had he won it all back in '08.

Only if he had be re-elected...

 

[Stephanie]

He was a good guy in government and as an actor.

RIP

 

[DigitalDrifter]

We would have just had a president die in office then, had he won it all back in '08.

Only if he had be re-elected...

True that.

 

[mdk]

What a shame. He was one of the more reasonable members of The Senate.

 

[eagle1462010]

I always liked Fred..............Seemed like a decent man.......


RIP............

 

[JoeB131]

I like him as an actor.

As a presidential candidate, not so much.

 

[jon_berzerk]

He was a great actor.

he was on the hunt for the Red October

which i happened to watch yesterday

rip fred

 

[S.J.]

RIP, Fred. Seemed like a great guy to me.

 

[aris2chat]

Sorry to hear that liked him in The Hunt for Red October.

It was just on yesterday

 

[Where_r_my_Keys]

Senator Thompson was a great statesman... He will be missed.

 

[koshergrl]

We would have just had a president die in office then, had he won it all back in '08.

How long do you think a presidential term lasts?

 

[rcfieldz]

Good actor, etc. rip

 

[Synthaholic]

I guess no more reverse-mortgage commercials.


U.S. Senator and actor Fred Thompson dies at 73


Fred Thompson, a Republican U.S. senator for eight years who also acted in feature films and on television, has died, his family says in a statement.

The statement says he died in Nashville after a recurrence of lymphoma at 73.

"It is with a heavy heart and a deep sense of grief that we share the passing of our brother, father and grandfather who died peacefully Nashville surrounded by his family," said the statement. It added, "Fred was the same man on the floor of the Senate, the movie studio, or the town square of ... his home."

Thompson, a lawyer, alternated between politics and acting much of his adult life. Once regarded as a rising star in the Senate, he retired from the seat when his term expired in January 2003, saying he didn't "have the heart" for another term.

 

[Lakhota]

Damn, I hated those commercials. I wonder how many seniors Fred suckered into that shit.

 

[Synthaholic]

I'm trying to think of what I enjoyed him in as an actor . . .

 

[Synthaholic]

Damn - I got merged, and lost my thread title:

We can stop Phearing The Phred - He's Dead

I thought it was pretty good.