In writing over the weekend [1], as regards the possibility of lawsuits resulting from Fred Thompson running for president while his reruns continue on TV, James plunges in the knife pen:
We really ought to amend the Constitution to the effect that “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” That would stop such silliness.
It strikes me that the candidacy of Fred Thompson would bring up a double whammy; not only would it bring on other Reaganesque figure to the race for the White House, it would also bring the entire question of McCain/Feingold to the courts, and therefore to the public eye, whilst McCain is still trying to run his own campaign. “Dancing With the Stars” will finally have some competition.
Addendum: (David L) Fred Thompson is currently filling in for Paul Harvey, and doing a great job. This what I find funny, Fred can do Paul Harvey, a news program, speak his own words and not trigger any fairness issues. On the other shoe, when Fred plays Arthur Branch and speaks only the words of Dick Wolf, that does trigger a fairness issue. It is wacky world in which we live.