Michael Moore decided to go after Fred Thompson after Fred's remarks a week or two ago on Moore's glorification of healthcare in the Cuban worker's paradise. Moore takes Fred to task for an alleged affinity for cuban cigars and challenged him to a debate. And Fred responded quickly - complete with large cigar in mouth on internet video.
This has generated some interesting observations from the net.
From Instapundit: If this is a foretaste of a Thompson campaign, it's pretty potent.Fred continues to impress on just about every front. The last politician we had who understood the media of his day this well was Reagan.
From Bob Krumm: I don’t know what’s the best part of this video response to Michael Moore’s publicity stunt: the cigar, the appropriate disdain, the lecture, the humor, or the quickness of the response, but what I do know is that if Fred Thompson is the first politician anywhere to understand how the speed of the internet can change politics.
From Richard A., another blogger at Bob Krum.com: By the way, Thompson’s reponse to Moore will have a much greater impact on the presidential campaign than anything said at [the Republican debate] tonight. It’ll be seen by many more people too.
And I was quite happy to see Fred with a cigar. Who knows, perhaps he can redeem the storied stogie and return some respectability to the association between fine cigars and the White House.
