"SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP JUST A MINUTE -- YOU'RE A LIAR!"

Fred Thompson's polite, dignified words in a debate during his 1994 Senate race.

No wonder he's running neck-and-neck with Giuliani in the party of rage junkies.

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(In case it's not clear, my point isn't that most Thompson supporters have seen this video -- few of them have -- but rather that they sense this aspect of his personality, and it makes them feel all warm and runny inside.)