Comments on: Fred Thompson, Friend To A Felon

The Nation: By Identifying With "Scooter" Libby, Ex-Senator Shows His True Colors

[menofoz]

Ironic the Bush bootlickers are against illegal immigration. Yet it's GW that worked with that corrupt Mexican President Vicente Fox. Mexico has one of the most corrupt governments in the world. The US is being invaded by the poor Mexican people because their own corrupt government and wealthy owners of their society have stolen all of the peoples wealth and resources. What's frightening to most working Americans is that the US Attorney is a Hispanic of Mexican origin and the most corrupt AG in US history. While Bush bootlickers whine about Cindy S, the Republican elitists keep ramming their GW boot up their Ares.

[menofoz]

They attack us because we've been over there. We've been bombing Iraq for 10 years. ... We've been in the Middle East," Paul said in explaining his opposition to going to war in Iraq. "Right now, we're building an embassy in Iraq that is bigger than the Vatican. We're building 14 permanent bases. What would we say here if China was doing this in our country or in the Gulf of Mexico? We would be objecting.
"They are delighted that we're over there because Usama bin Laden has said, 'I'm glad you're over on our sand because we can target you so much easier.' They have already now since that time they've killed 3,400 of our men and I don't think it was necessary," he continued.
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"That's really an extraordinary statement," Giuliani said, interrupting FOX News panelist Wendell Goler. "That's really an extraordinary statement, as someone who lived through the attack of Sept. 11, that we invited the attack because we were attacking Iraq. I don't think I have ever heard that before and I have heard some pretty absurd explanations for Sept. 11. I would ask the congressman withdraw that comment and tell us that he didn't really mean that."


"Blowback" is a CIA term first used in March 1954

[menofoz]

Fred Thompson water seal, just another hollywood ******** like that former vegetable Reagan and that moron Swartz nagger.

[bigcanoe2]

Here is yet ANOTHER CLASSIC EXAMPLE of CBS bias against conservatives. Where was this reporter and his story when people were raising money for the Clinton defense fund? He didn't find that worthy of a story simply because Clinton is his man.

This reporter is a liberal democrat and he is using his position as a so called "reporter" to trash a potential republican candidate pure and simple. His only problem is that most people recognize it now.

Reporter my axe. He and his CBS network are democrat political hacks who wouldn't know fair and blanced if it ran over them in a Mack truck. They are attempting to do what Dan Rather did in the last presidentail election. It didn't work then and it will not work now.

[frb01]

I don't know how old the author is, he needs to go back to the Watergate investigation and find out about Fred Thompson. Fact is if there is going to be a pardon, GWB will do it in his last days in office, count on it. And if something were to happen to GWB, *** Cheney would do it now.

[terrapin78]

For a 63 year old, he looks as healthy as Alan Greenspan.

I think Fred will die before the election in 2008 of cancer that is already growing inside of him.

[opfor311]

CL__ :

You forgot to mention that Fred Thompson was "assistant U.S. attorney 1969-1972" (c.f.
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=t000457)

As a Former assistant U.S. attorney, I would trust his judgement as to Plame's status at a higher level that the current prosecutor who is in the process of trying to obtain the maximum sentance in a pending case. After all, it is Fitzgerald's job to present the evidence in the case and in the sentancing as to obtain a conviction and the greatest possible sentance, just as it is a car salesman's job to get the most money possible in a car deal.

[marcodele]

I can't possibly respond to all of mudrose's neocon regurgitation of Fox News and the Rush Limbaugh show, but the people who went to jail during the Whitewater Lynching did so because they refused to testify for a bunch of right wing neocon nutjobs pushing Democrats around because they happened to win the white house.

The Bush years are a disgrace. We'll be paying for Junior's arrogance in blood and taxes for decades.

[cl__]

WOW! This is an amazing example of zero research. Outright quote one side and not even supply basic facts for the other. I would have been ashamed to publish.

First, w/out making this 3 pages long, Thompson's position is legitimate and well-founded, but I leave you to research and pick a side.

Second, Nichols indicates (very overtly) misinformation on Thompson.

1. He is an experienced attorney and Senator. Not merely a TV prosecutor.

From minority counsel credited with the clincher statement in the Watergate Investigation, to practicing lawyer, to steward of appointed Supreme Court Justice, etc.

2. He DOES NOT defend many Bush policies. In fact, he's the "Non-Bushly" conservative we've been waiting for.

He opposes many facets of Bush's Immigration, Enviro, Fiscal, and Foreign Policies, as well as infringements of Federalist principles.

His stances won't please many liberals, but they are principled, well-researched, and devoid of the Bush politics that often prevent either progress or real conservatism.

3. Thompson IS known for his positions on national issues. The Libby case is one of many very active Thompson opinions and hardly what he is known for.

For some examples in addition to voting records, etc., sample a few of his recent articles at:

http://www.grassrootsvoter.com/gallery.html


This Nichols article could be picked apart for pages, but I should retire and simply encourage all readers to be wary of misleading sources such as this.

[cl__]

WOW! This is an amazing example of zero research. Outright quote one side and not even supply basic facts for the other. I would have been ashamed to publish.

First, w/out making this 3 pages long, Thompson's position is legitimate and well-founded, but I leave you to research and pick a side.

Second, Nichols indicates (very overtly) misinformation on Thompson.

1. He is an experienced attorney and Senator. Not merely a TV prosecutor.

From minority counsel credited with the clincher statement in the Watergate Investigation, to practicing lawyer, to steward of appointed Supreme Court Justice, etc.

2. He DOES NOT defend many Bush policies. In fact, he's the "Non-Bushly" conservative we've been waiting for.

He opposes many facets of Bush's Immigration, Enviro, Fiscal, and Foreign Policies, as well as infringements of Federalist principles.

His stances won't please many liberals, but they are principled, well-researched, and devoid of the Bush politics that often prevent either progress or real conservatism.

3. Thompson IS known for his positions on national issues. The Libby case is one of many very active Thompson opinions and hardly what he is known for.

For some examples in addition to voting records, etc., sample a few of his recent articles at:

http://www.grassrootsvoter.com/gallery.html


This Nichols article could be picked apart for pages, but I should retire and simply encourage all readers to be wary of misleading sources such as this.