"Mental institution, Michael. It might be something you should think about," confides a Cuban-cigar-chomping Fred Thompson in the above-linked faux-fatherly-advice rapid response video to Michael Moore's whiney debate challenge to the unannounced presidential candidate, a Drudge exclusive this morning. With apologies to Siggy, sometimes a cigar is NOT just a cigar. In Senator Thompson's hand and mouth it becomes a WMD to atomize the portly crockumentary filmmaker's house of cards. Class will out.
Meanwhile, forget about Brit Hume and the "First-in-the-South Republican Primary Yawner Debate" on Fox News tonight. Too many candidates, too many words, too little beef. Drudge and Thompson leave Hume and the Ten Little Indians in the pixel dust.
Update: "Fred Thompson is the first politician anywhere to understand how the speed of the internet can change politics," writes Bob Krum [via Instapundit], who has a military term for what the Senator just did:
This is something that should alarm Fred’s opponents -- both Republican and Democrat. In certain military circles there’s this concept known as the “OODA Loop.” OODA stands for Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act. The late Colonel John Boyd, a Korean War pilot, came up with the concept to try to explain why American pilots were so much better than their opponents in dogfights. He determined that through a combination of training, aerodynamics, and cockpit design, American pilots and their aircraft could more quickly observe a stimulus and respond. It allowed them to react and act again and again so quickly, that at some point, the American fliers were an entire decision cycle ahead of their opponents. It’s called “getting inside your opponent’s OODA loop.”
Roger Abramson seems to be channeling our own thoughts:
By the way, Thompson’s response to Moore will have a much greater impact on the presidential campaign than anything said at this little shindig tonight. It’ll be seen by many more people too.
This is starting to get interesting.
Update II: A backdoor Instalanchette. We left a linked message in the comments at VolunteerVoters.com, to whom the Lancherizer had linked. Hey. We get it where we can.
Update III: Michael Moore should have done a Google search before opening his big, fat mouth. On the other hand, why would he? He's never been one to allow himself to be confused by the facts. Goomp -- who traveled to Cuba as a young businessman in his salad days -- in the comments:
When I smoked cigars twenty years ago, I loved them, Cuban cigars had become illegal because of Castro's repressive liberal ideas. I checked with Google and find that we have relented and it is now legal to buy Cubans. They are the best.
I'll puff to that.
About the turn of the 19th century some pol said "what America needs is a good five-cent cigar." Now maybe we need a good cigar smoker.
Posted by: goomp | May 15, 2007 at 05:06 PM
When I smoked cigars twenty years ago, I loved them. Cuban cigars had become illegal because of Castro's repressive liberal ideas. I checked with Google and find that we have relented and it is now legal to buy Cubans. They are the best.
Posted by: goomp | May 15, 2007 at 05:16 PM
JFK sent a staffer out to stock up on Cuban cigars shortly before imposing the ban. Something Moore should remember when he starts slamming Thompson about smoking them.
Posted by: buzz | May 15, 2007 at 07:35 PM
hehehehe...
great post, but sorry, i am watching the debate.
and can someone ask Mr. Thompson why he worked on the McCain campaign in 2000?
Romney, Rudy, Duncan Hunter, are pretty impressive.
Posted by: hnav | May 15, 2007 at 10:25 PM
Sure, it's legal to buy Cuban cigars now - but not directly from the source; these days, one has to go through a third party to get them, or so I understand.
Posted by: Michael Andreyakovich | May 16, 2007 at 03:34 AM
Fred Thompson is looking better and better. He did to Michael Moore what our President probably should have been doing right along to the looney left - only GWB had more important things with which to deal - like Islamofascists who are bent exclusively on our destruction!
And if Cuban health care is so doggone good, why did Castro fly in a Spanish doctor and medical team when HE was in need of medical help? Let's hear Michael Moore's response to THAT piece of TRUTH! He's such a suppurating boil on the butt of humanity.
Posted by: Gayle Miller | May 16, 2007 at 09:05 AM
Fred Thompson is one of those extremely rare specimens... a Republican who knows how to use the media. We haven't seen his like since Ronald Reagan.
At the moment, I don't even care if I agree with all of his stances or not. Just having someone in government who knows how to effectively communicate would be an unmitigated blessing.
Posted by: Teresa | May 16, 2007 at 02:20 PM
Teresa - your point is an excellent one! It's long been a problem that Republicans don't talk good!
Posted by: Gayle Miller | May 17, 2007 at 02:30 PM
Like other smokers, cigar addicts are mentally-ill brain-damaged as*holes who like to suck on those big brown d*cks!
Posted by: Sam | September 28, 2007 at 05:58 PM
You, angel face, are a sad little one.
Posted by: Sissy Willis | September 28, 2007 at 06:11 PM
It becomes a WMD! lol that was awesome.
Yeah Michael Moore should realize that Cuban cigars are still illegal in the Unitied States.
If it is legal, can somebody tell me when this miracle happend?
Sincerely,
Jibran Qazi
http://www.vancouvercigar.com
Posted by: Jibran Qazi | June 02, 2008 at 07:55 PM