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By Bustamante I’m in the unique position of being an expert in both politics and the arts. Two subjects that rarely spend time together… but when they do, the results are nothing less than disastrous. Richard Nixon on Laugh-In. Bill Clinton on Arsenio Hall. 1980-1988 Now, they’re at it again. This time it’s Fred Thompson! This hoity-toity movie star thinks he’s gonna be the next president. What’s more troubling is that people are haven’t learned from mixing these two dangerous chemicals and are supporting this guy. Never mind the years Thompson spent as a lobbyist, one look at the film work of this man will tell you everything you need to know about Senator Fred Dalton Thompson. There’s a difference between being an up and coming actor and being a lobbyist turned movie star. Whereas the kid from Kansas will take any role they can to escape their rent-controlled studio apartment off Hollywood Blvd., Thompson was a millionaire who could pick and choose the roles and projects he worked on. A look at some of his choices is outright frightening and tells you all you need to know about the man. - Cape Fear – Max Cady was a sociopath bent on getting revenge on his lawyer, whom Cady felt did an inadequate job. Upon release from prison, Cady embarks on a terror spree against the lawyer and leaves a trail of rape, violence, torture, and murder in his wake. Thompson’s Role: A man in law enforcement who claims to be unable to help. What it says about Thompson: He’s weak on crime, and your family won’t be safe when rapists seek revenge on you! - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – A film that chronicles a low point in American history: the post Civil War displacement of Native Americans. Thompson’s Role: President Ulysses S. Grant What is says about Thompson: He willingly chose to portray the most corrupt President in US history. Grant epitomized corruption and embraced cronyism well before in became en vogue in the 2000. Perhaps this was a cunning foreshadowing, or just the work of a connected blatant braggart? Either way, I can picture Thompson sitting high atop his mansion in the Hollywood hills laughing at us peons. The good news is that since it was an original programming on HBO that didn’t have mobster characters in it, nobody watched it. - Necessary Roughness – NCAA sanctions force the Texas Sate Fightin’ Armadillos to put together a football team from the actual student body. This was a story with a true populist undertone. The people rise up and prove that ordinary men can achieve extraordinary results. An allegory for WWII if ever I saw one. Thompson’s Role: The Coach who leads them to victory? Nope. The inspirational leader of the team? Nope. That was Scott Bakula (a true American). The university president who demands results now? You got it! Another “president” role for Thompson… sorta like how GW Bush was “president” of a Texas baseball team. Are the similarities scaring you yet? They should! What does it say about Thompson: He’s a power hungry madman who cares more about “program sponsors” than he does about the common man. This is evidence that a Thompson administration will be rife with corporate handouts and corporate tax breaks on the back of the working man. - Baby’s Day Out - Insert plot for worst movie of all-time (Including Crash and Gladiator) Thompson’s Role: Who cares?! He chose to be in this film, and earned a paycheck as a bonus. What does it say about Thompson: What doesn’t it say about him? This shows an obvious lack of decision making ability when tempted by money. The film is about a baby loose in the city trying to escape kidnappers. Fred Thompson is pro-crime! How can we trust a man to lead our country when he chose to be in such a lousy film? We can’t, I say. Not in these times we live in. - Bustamante is the current Tennis instructor at a swanky Newport Beach, Ca. country club/yacht club. Not much is known about Bustamante except that he taught junior high math for a period of time in the 80’s, and that he’s pretty phenomenal with a hackysack. He was good enough to go pro, but corporate sponsorship just wasn’t there for the sport to get off the ground in the mid 70’s.