Red cranes, red overalls, red bulldozers and red boots announced to the world that his team had been called to the scene.

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In 1994, Thompson campaigned in jeans, boots and a red pickup truck for the Senate seat vacated by Vice President Al Gore.

FORBES: Fred Thompson

Pithy Spanish guitar riffs and flirtatious violin notes erupt to accompany the rhythm, and gauchos (Argentinean cowboys) draped in regional red and black ponchos spring from their chairs to dance, the clack of their boots on the wooden floor echoing around the surrounding multi-coloured canyons.

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Your warts could be bright red leather boots that make you feel like a million dollars when everyone else is wearing the current shades of brown and black with their skinny pants.

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