As shown in this video, Chris Wallace and FOX News Sunday decided to misrepresent the words said by Fred Thompson by partially quoting them out of context. Notice in the quote below of FOX, the use of the multiple dots. This kind of covers people in misquoting folks in a legal manner.
"I like to say that I'm only consumed by very, very few things and politics is not one of them....I'm not sure in the world we live in today it's a terribly good thing that a President has too much fire in his belly."
However it is obvious how mis-leading it is when his actual quote is put into context. USA Today started this mis-quote meme as Newsbuster's Tom Blumer points out very well.
The first place, I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t. I wouldn’t be doing this. I grew up in very modest circumstances. I left government and I and my family have made sacrifices to be sitting here today. I haven’t had any income for a long time because I figured to be clean, you’ve got to cut everything off. I was doing speaking engagements and I had a contract to do a tv show. I had a contract with ABC radio…and so forth. A man would have to be a total fool to do all those things and to be leaving his family which is not a joyful thing if he didn’t want to do it.
I am not consumed by personal ambition. I will not be devastated if I don’t do it. I want the people to have the best president they can have.
It is kind of funny that I had just reported that the FOX website got his quote correct.
Anyway, Fred handles it very well on the spot and makes it very clear that he does want to be President, not for selfish personal ambition but because he cares about the future of the Country. If anyone is really interested in why Fred is running, and how much he wants it...check out his video message to Iowa voters.
