Opinion: Fred Thompson’s Christmas ‘ad’ to savor

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Former Sen. Fred Thompson has taken some political heat all fall for his campaign’s laid-back, slow-speaking style not exactly crammed with campaign events. Some, however, have found his style surprisingly pleasing and in sharp contrast to the grab-’em-by-the-shirt-and-listen-to-me style of others.

Now, this weekend he’s releasing a ‘campaign’ video for Christmas that suits his political and movie character style perfectly. There’s not a single spoken word. We don’t even see the tall guy from Tennessee at all.

But Thompson’s effort stands out in its simple eloquence and contrast from the other candidates’ obvious Christmas ad wars that desperately -- but, oh, so politely -- want to plug the candidates and their families (except in Hillary Clinton’s case she’s all alone packaging the numerous government programs she’s putting under the tree to give away) without really seeming to do so at a holiday time usually reserved for family focus.

Watch Thompson’s short Thompson-free video about other families, and judge for yourself.

--Andrew Malcolm