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Former Sen. Fred Thompson has responded to leftwing film propagandist Michael Moore's suggestion that the two of them debate Cuba, health care and such - and done so with humor. Moore challenged Thompson to a debate after Thompson wrote a column excoriating Moore and other Hollywood leftists for lionizing Fidel Castro and ignoring the plight of Cubans who speak out against their government, including the Cuban film-maker mentioned in Thompson's video response to Moore's letter:

Score this one for Thompson.

Tennessee political observer Roger Abramson, writing at BobKrumm.com says Thompson’s reponse to Moore "will have a much greater impact on the presidential campaign than anything said at this little shindig tonight," (meaning the Republican presidential debate in South Carolina. Adds Abramson: "It’ll be seen by many more people too."

He's right.

Score this one for Thompson not just versus Michael Moore, but against the GOP field. Think about this: Moore, a filmmaker so celebrate by the Democratic Party that they gave him a choice box seat next to former President Jimmy Carter at the 2004 convention, has trained his fire on Thompson, who isn't even officially running, rather than any of the 10 candidates who are.

As Bob Krumm puts it:

I don’t know what’s the best part of this video response to Michael Moore’s publicity stunt:  the cigar, the appropriate disdain, the lecture, the humor, or the quickness of the response, but what I do know is that if Fred Thompson is the first politician anywhere to understand how the speed of the internet can change politics.

Getting back to Thompson, Michael Moore issued his challenge to Fred Thompson just today, and by noon, Fred Thompson answered with a devastating response in a forum that will allow the answer to be viewed over and over.  

Imagine Thompson in a campaign against a hidebound Hillary Clinton who, like a typical candidate, runs every decision through polls and layers of staff.  Thompson would be “inside her OODA loop” so quickly that serious Republicans won’t know whether to laugh at her or feel sorry for her by the time of next November’s election.

When I said last week that Fred Thompson was a “usual” candidate, I was apparently very wrong.

What's an OODA loop? Read Krumm's whole post, or click "OODA Loop"  to find out - you learn something Michael Moore likely doesn't know.