# Fred Thompson has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375 "2015-11-01T23:35:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/1 "2015-11-01T23:35:51Z")
[Link](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fred-thompson-dead_5636960fe4b0c66bae5cccd9). I liked him as an actor. As a politician, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/2 "2015-11-02T00:06:16Z")
In one of those weird coincidences, I thought about him earlier this weekend and struggled to remember his name. Got it after a while and…BOOM…he dies. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/3 "2015-11-02T00:10:39Z")
Can’t work up a tear, I’m afraid. He was an okay actor. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/4 "2015-11-02T00:23:01Z")
Agree with him or not, he did make things interesting for a while. I think overall I will miss him as both an actor and a politician. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/5 "2015-11-02T00:32:34Z")
So, does American Advisors Group get his house? Er, too soon? ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/6 "2015-11-02T00:44:30Z")
I always enjoyed him on Law and Order. Was nice to see a face I recognized, but had no idea why. For a while when I was younger I thought the senator, actor, and guy from the commercials were all different people that just looked really similar. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/7 "2015-11-02T00:48:17Z")
Now his reverse mortgage comes due. Okay actor, terribly mediocre politician. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/8 "2015-11-02T00:57:30Z")
This is a true loss. He would have been an outstanding President. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/9 "2015-11-02T01:01:09Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > In one of those weird coincidences, I thought about him earlier this weekend and struggled to remember his name. Got it after a while and…BOOM…he dies. So it’s your fault. I really liked him on Law & Order. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/10 "2015-11-02T01:09:41Z")
I really liked him for his constituent services. The [help received from his office](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15176267&postcount=24) was instrumental during a very trying time for my family. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/11 "2015-11-02T01:13:23Z")
Damn, I too always liked him on _Law & Order_. Not my favorite politician, but he seemed like a decent guy. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/12 "2015-11-02T01:35:52Z")
I liked him on L&O too, but I loved him in Days of Thunder. His over the top “Japanese Inspection” speech is amazing (makes me cringe, but it’s still compelling) ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/13 "2015-11-02T02:34:14Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > So, does American Advisors Group get his house? > > Er, too soon? Not soon enough, Kabong, not soon enough! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/14 "2015-11-02T02:51:37Z")
This business will get out of control! It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/15 "2015-11-02T03:37:50Z")
I always thought of him as the tower controller in _Die Hard II_. Likable actor. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/16 "2015-11-02T04:01:28Z")
“What did the president know, and when did he know it?” ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/17 "2015-11-02T04:15:09Z")
> [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](#): > > This business will get out of control! It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it! “Russians don’t take a dump, son, without a plan.” Sad news, but gotta add one to my “I Thought He Already Died Long Ago” category. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/18 "2015-11-02T09:41:37Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > This is a true loss. He would have been an outstanding President. I think one movie actor as president was one too many. What did he offer, other than Republican orthodoxy of cutting taxes for the rich? ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/19 "2015-11-02T10:00:14Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > So, does American Advisors Group get his house? > > Er, too soon? Nope. Too obscure. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375/20 "2015-11-02T13:37:16Z")
> [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](#): > > This business will get out of control! It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it! Yeah, I didn’t watch L&O, so this is mainly how I remember him. This and mortgage commercials. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-thompson-has-died/736375.md?page=2)