ventura which to you know still makes the the scene as a former politician but he still listen to fred thompson maybe not the greatest campaigner but he did make a bid and we have other people that you know the new incarnation in ronald reagan is the greatest one that is the point on this program he was elected governor of california before he became president are we moving steadily into the age of celebrities fusing in with politics is this just a trend that's going to get continue. yes i think so and you know the names that you mentioned are really only scratching the surface that really are two categories that these people come from one would be the entertainment world the other would be the sports world there are tons of former athletes that are now filling the halls of congress the state houses of of the fifty states of the us etc etc in addition to a number of entertainers that have made the transition what's so interesting about trump in all of this is that you know he's coming in supposedly as a business celebrity but he really is an entertainer and as was pointed out earlier i mean his

real world who's now a member of congress of congress mr duffy went home and became a prosecutor fred thompson who had a legitimate career as a prosecutor before you decided to run for office then cooter jones who better to do except i. hazard actually had a public policy career sonny bono had been a mayor so the difference is trump is famous for being trump i mean as was pointed out his his real business ak human brain being the trump name and somehow implying that you know he put gold letters up in a building it says trump there is some kind of cheesy pun ash there that's the difference he's only famous for being famous so with these other posts we're at least leveraging that payment into something else so cliff if he did run he could have paris hilton is v.p. right i mean that then you would really wrap it doesn't say. that's the show you know i mean the treasury secretary i'm sorry go ahead we got charlie sheen we get kim kardashian for treasury secretary i mean no i mean i i want to answer the serious point which is being that these days politics is be so much or around name recognition a

s real world who's now a member of congress mr duffy went home and became a prosecutor fred thompson had a legitimate career as a prosecutor before he decided to run for office ben jones who would benefit dukes of. hazard actually had a public policy career sonny bono had been had been a mayor so the difference is trump is payments for being trumped as was pointed out his his real business ak human is branding the trump name and somehow implying that you know him put those letters up in the building it says trump there is some kind of cheesy canasta there that's the difference he's only famous for being famous so when these other folks were at least leveraging that fame into something else cliff if he did run he could have paris hilton is b.p. right i mean that then you would really wrap it up i was going to say. that's what you really should you know i mean treasury secretary i'm sorry go ahead we've got charlie sheen when it came cardassian for a treasury secretary i mean you know i mean i i want to answer the serious point which is being that these days politics is based so much a

and you express your disappointment as you came in that-- people like fred thompson, who had a career as an actor, sonny bono, who was at one point a symbol of the counterculture long ago-- neither one expressed much support for n.e.a. did that surprise you? it did, because i think artists, even if they're very successful in the commercial sector, should understand that we all need to be nurtured. and most artists begin in the nonprofit sector or in arts education in their school systems or after-school programs. and i thought surely sonny bono would understand that, but he didn't. and he said a pretty, um, obtuse remark, actually, about the n.e.a. he said, "i never knew anybody who received an n.e.a. grant," ergo it wasn't important. that was just silly. he didn't get around much. well, in other cases, you had people who were champions that i think most americans wouldn't think of immediately when they're thinking about, sort of, heroes of free expression. possibly the least offensive musician in america, kenny g., steps up and takes a stand for the n.e.a. can you talk a little bit a

he had one of my favorite line in the 2008 campaign when he said i like fred thompson. he plays me on tv. i know how dedicated this group is to voter integrity. i know how important you are in insuring the integrity and that our elections are fair. all of you are familiar with the election laws in wisconsin because there's a test case of how bad elections can be run. with governor scott walker we are ready to change that. [applause] i can tell you as chairman of the party you have always done a great job of sending us the best and the brightest into our state, assisting efforts in wisconsin, making sure we can do everything we can do to help run our elections fairly and as accurately as possible. ronald reagan obviously is your honoree for your meeting. he charmed us with his few -- humor and blessed us with his leadership. my task as chairman of this party is to help elect a republican president who shares ronald reagan's vision of an america that removes government's intrusive obstacles to opportunity. and america built on principle and purpose. and america that is st

fred thompson from watergate. he was chief congressman. of all of the interviews, the one that i thought was the most fascinating was former chairman of the house judiciary, the name will be familiar because he was the democratic of the chairman of the house judiciary that led to the impeachment investigation s, former chairman is out of congress for 10 or 20 years by time. he was still deeping law school one day a week. he was, i think,92. i called him up. i said, mr. chairman, i told him what i wanted to do. he told me no. he said you can't come. i'm not going to talk to you. he said, i support president clinton. i don't want to give the -- you come up and talk to me like i'm helping you. that's going to give the impression that i'm somehow behind this or i'm okay with it and i'm not going to let it happen. here i'm four or five months in congress. i was pretty bold. i said, i'm sorry, that is not acceptable. you are spent 40 years of your life. you love this house. i have assigned to make sure we draft a protocols that is fair. you are

but his leading people behind him were gingrich and fred thompson. cane then rose, implodeed and rose again. a lot happens between now and then. hillary clinton, as we know, the dominant front-runner. obama was tied with john edwards and gore at this time, during that period. so so much happens. even this week we can tell, haley barbour dropped out of the race. that is already is starting to remake the field. and i also think i'm not sure donald trump is going to run. either he is facing the prospect that he was a democrat for all those years. gave money to -- >> chris: registered democrat in 2008. >> exactly. gave majority of his money to democrats. i'm not sure that he, when push comes to shove and he has to release financials about his business dealings and when more starts coming out in the press about his business dealings, i'm not sure he is going to run. >> chris: bill, as we sit here today on sunday, romney has not decided whether or not he is going to participate in the fox debate on thursday. but, you know, you look at the numbers and he is

yet one of my favorite lines in the 2008 campaign, when he said, "i like fred thompson. he plays me on t d." -- on tv." [laughter] i know how important you are with ensuring voter integrity and that our elections are fair. all of you are familiar with the election laws in wisconsin because they are the test case of how bad elections can be run. but with our new governor, scott walker, i think we are ready to change that. you have always done -- [applause] i can tell you, as chairman of the party, you've always done a great job of sending us the best and brightest into our state, assisting efforts in wisconsin, making sure that we can do everything we can possibly do to run our election as fairly as possible. ronald reagan obviously is your honor read today for your meeting. he charmed us with his humor, and he blessed us with his leadership. my goal is to help elect a republican president to shares ronald reagan's vision that removes the of truce of obstacles to opportunity, and america built on principle and purpose, something that is free. that is the america ronald re

he had one of my favorite lines in the 2008 campaign when he said i like fred thompson, he plays me on tv. [laughter] i know how dedicated this group is to the voter integrity. [laughter] i know how important you are in showing voter integrity and that our elections are fair. all of you are familiar with the election laws in wisconsin because they are the test case of how that elections can be run. but with our new governor, scott walker, i think we are ready to change that. we've always done -- [applause] i can tell you as chairman of the party, you've always done a great job of sending us the best and brightest in to our state, assisting efforts in wisconsin, making sure that we can do everything we possibly can do to help run n-word elections fairly and as accurately as possible. ronald reagan obviously as your honor you today for your meeting charmed us with his humor and blessed us with his leadership. my task as the chairman of this party is to help elect a republican president who shares ronald reagan's vision of an america that removes the government's interests of obstacles to

fred thompson was the great mystery candidate who was going to come in in 2008 and have a glorious campaign. and it fizzled almost immediately. what happens is that voters are always kind of looking around for their star candidate. what makes daniels attractive, though, is he's been a good, competent governor, which means he's not from washington. he's an executive. means he has actual solutions that have had to be tested by voters and by actual, you know, seeing if they actually work, rather than just a lot of rhetoric. and he's got a good, sort of sense of humor, and he has a very clear story to tell about what he believes the next president has to do about the debt and deficit. that's a very important issue with republicans and conservatives. >> texas congressman ron paul says he's going to run again. what effect did he have an other tea party candidates who may want to enter the race? >> well, ron paul's best argument is against washington. and there are no current sitting senators or -- running so that it's harder for him to make the case that other candidates are captive of washington

he had one the favorite lines in the 2008 campaign when he said i like fred thompson.he group is to voter integrity. [laughter] >> i know how important you are ensuring voter integrity and that our elections are fair. all of you are familiar with the election laws in wisconsin because they are the test case of how bad elections can be run. but with our new governor, scott walker, i think we're ready to change that. [laughter] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> i can tell you as chairman of the party, you've always done a great job of sending us the best and the brightest into our state, assisting efforts in wisconsin, making sure that we can do everything that we possibly could do to help run our elections fairly and as accurately as possible. ronald reagan obviously is your honoree today for your meeting. he charmed us with his humor and blessed us with his leadership. my task as chairman of that party is to help elect a republican president who shares ronald reagan's vision, his vision of an america that removes the government's intrusive obstacles to com

he said i like fred thompson, he plays me on tv. [laughter] i know how dedicated this group is to voter integrity. [laughter] i know how important you are ensuring voter integrity and that our elections are fair. all of you are familiar with the election laws in wisconsin because there's a test case of how bad elections can be run, but with our new governor scott walker, i think we're ready to change that. you've always done -- [applause] i can tell you as chairman of the party, you've always done a great job of sending us the best and the brightest into our state assisting efforts in wisconsin, making sure that we can do everything that we possibly could do to help run our elections as fairly and as accurately as possible. ronald reagan obviously is your honoree for your meeting. he charmed us with his humor and blessed us with his leadership. my task as chairman of this party is to help elect a republican president who shares ronald reagan's vision, his vision of an america that removes the government's intrusive obstacles to oppo