Film At Eleven?

Robert Novak is reporting that Fred Thompson will jump into the Republican presidential nomination field using a video - a la Hillary! Clinton. Supposedly, this is on advice from Newt Gingrich.

WASHINGTON — Fred Thompson's decision to announce his presidential candidacy with a video was suggested by Newt Gingrich, who is considered a possible contender himself.

Former House Speaker Gingrich has indicated he will run only if Thompson does not or his late-starting campaign crashes and burns. Actor-politician Thompson plans to follow the model of Democrat Hillary Clinton by launching his campaign with a video, followed by a fly-around to several cities.

Gingrich has expressed contempt for becoming one of many announced Republican candidates at crowded debates. Thompson has decided to be one of many at the Sept. 27 debate at Baltimore's Morgan State University.

I dunno if that's correct or not. It would seem to me that Thompson, arguably the most media savvy person in the field, might have already decided to do that without Gingrich's helpful suggestion.