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Fred Thompson backs Gingrich as race tightens in Florida

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    Former Tennessee senator on his choice for president

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What was going on orders says it's knew that only new actor and former senator Fred Thompson throwing his support behind a guy who's thrown this presidential race -- a loop.

Thompson himself a former presidential candidate who didn't quite go all the way on -- convinced that one Newt Gingrich will senator very good have you.

Very good to be back with you Leo thank you enough for I appreciate the -- treatment.

Have to that's a let's talk a little bit -- that -- Garrett and why now why did you step then I mean -- view you obviously others were seeking your backing on you held off.

Now new.

And I'm wondering line.

Well.

Same reason I got politics to start -- Leo to.

Subtle.

Concern about group.

Growth of your country in the future that your country I think too when you have the cameras -- where you -- at country.

And I don't know how to put this strongly enough I think we're in deep trouble.

And getting in deeper trouble we know about our debt we know about our future if we look toward what's happening to Europe -- and we know we're at a tipping point now and in so many ways.

In the becoming a full fledged welfare state the Fed has now announced that apparently they think we're Japan.

They're gonna keep him usually generates more rock bottom rung and drove it -- then -- But 2014 which which which is nothing more than a holding pattern which -- is two.

Two investors that the United States does not have its act together and is not doing anything structurally.

To get itself out of this dilemma.

We're -- -- need somebody tough we're going to be somebody articulate.

We're gonna need somebody that.

There's not of both brave -- -- of the power senators in this country.

To shake things up.

And maybe it's an impossible job maybe we've gone too far.

But I'll tell you one thing we know that it can't be done by someone who is a little Kevin -- little bashful little.

A little bit to go to get -- -- talking when they get off their talking points sometimes -- -- to a modest proposal is not a time for that it's time for a different kind of approach.

From a different kind of -- and and I.

You just learn to them and you know -- very well but do you find it troubling that so many who have worked with -- and -- and equally -- some of the better.

Don't think he's the guy for the job -- troubled by that his say soon look like Dubai.

Double I don't -- trouble.

Looking forward in first place it's it's a small percentage is the -- is -- your.

But you're hearing from a million minutes of front runner -- mean a lot of people assume he's gonna be present United States and the people especially around Washington take note of that.

And they're on I won't get all the wrong -- on the wrong guy so it was very popular for a long troops.

I have learned this about Mitt Romney that's -- -- -- and -- right maybe personal like ability to go to come into it because they're you have you learn not only Mitt Romney.

And what don't you -- about -- -- I assume that -- was going to be you was going to be -- dollar -- and maybe the next president and I think is probably part of -- policies he's probably a nice guy.

-- rub some people wrong way that doesn't bother me at all that's part of what I'm talking about.

So when he goes after as he did earlier Bain Capital and private capital when it goes too far he's since as I said.

Retreated from some of the more.

You know while volatile comments there but he is still -- -- team about whether everything he did that is Mitt Romney did -- Bain Capital was that productive.

Do you think that is -- tied to debt debate that Republicans should -- Well you know it's a rough and tumble business and you view.

You're going you're gonna have some of that the last debate you know all -- that Mitt want to talk about -- you know.

Days gone by I am and you know what's a lobbyist in -- -- can do and and and can't do and was.

Was moved -- and then you present -- He preserved through the contract was not in there and well here you you are one anyway and then on -- on loan I get back.

I guess I don't care about all that maybe somebody does go on either side.

Fred Tom but value but I don't care how do I do care about this new movie shown leadership I -- the only.

It had been political office who has shown.

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