Check out the new Weekly Standard article by Stephen F. Hayes about Fred’s dealing with Michael Moore and a future candidacy: 

When Thompson and his advisers talk about running a “different kind of campaign,” this is what they mean. They believe he can use the Internet–in videos, audio files, and written commentary–to communicate directly with voters. His message will be unfiltered and therefore somewhat protected from mischaracterization by a left-leaning press corps in Washington. Campaign events will be filmed and posted so that interested parties–in this case, very interested parties–can see for themselves whether a Thompson performance was actually “lackluster” or lackluster only in the eyes of reporters. It is all part of Thompson’s plan.

And Thompson is planning to run for president. His friends and advisers have moved on from the will-he-won’t-he talk of just a month ago. Now, they speak of an exploratory committee. Barring some new unforeseen obstacle, he will be in by late June.

Read the rest of the article here.

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