Gingrich lands Fred Thompson endorsement
(CNN) - Former Sen. Fred Thompson, the real life lawyer perhaps best known for playing one on television, announced his endorsement of Newt Gingrich Monday evening.
"I have come to the growing realization that Newt Gingrich is the guy who can articulate what America is all about," Thompson said of the former House speaker on Fox News.
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Thompson, who played District Attorney Arthur Branch on "Law and Order," landed the role after a nearly ten-year tenure in the Senate. Before that, he practiced law privately and for the federal government. He ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2008, and said Monday the next president would be well served to have an insider's view of Washington.
"I don't think it's any more an advantage to be able to say I know nothing about the operation of the federal government," he said. "I know something about it. Newt knows something about it. It's a colossal mess."
But fans seeking a glimpse of Thompson – besides on TV reruns – may be out of luck.
"I'll do some things, I'm sure. It's not a full-time job," he said of his role with the Gingrich campaign. "I'm not going to be a spokesman for the campaign or anything like that."
The endorsement came as Gingrich debated his rivals before GOP voters in Tampa, Fla.
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Here's another *yawn* endorsement from a nobody that nobody will care about.
Fred Thompson is a blow hard! Last I saw him he was pitching some mortageg scamn on TV. GEE NEWT is that the best you got?
So, Thompson, an actor turned politician who turned actor again, has endorsed another politician. Is this something really to crow about? I can't tell how this is important. Washington is a mess no matter who is looking. Everyone has their own ideas about cleaning it up which won't happen unless everyone cooperates.
Oh boy, what a blessing this is. Guess it is better than having Dick Cheney's.