Fredipedia: The definitive Fred Thompson Resource
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Posted on 05/08/2007 10:32:57 AM PDT by Nachum
NEW EVIDENCE REVEALS WHY THOMPSON COMMITTEE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT EXPLORING SALE OF CLINTON TRADE MISSION SEATS TO DONORS
Entergy Corporation, a Large Clinton Donor Which Put Together Joint Venture With Lippo and Communist Chinese Government on Ron Brown Trade Mission, Also Big Donor To Republicans
TRADE MISSIONS CONTINUE TO BE KEY TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE SCANDAL
Larry Klayman, Chairman and General Counsel of Judicial Watch, the group that sued the Clinton Commerce Department over its illegal sale of seats on foreign trade missions in exchange for political contributions to the Clinton-Gore Campaign and the Democratic National Committee, and which deposed John Huang, sparking the current scandal, today issued the following statement: "USA Today has just revealed that Entergy Corporation, a large Arkansas and Louisiana based energy company, which participated on several Commerce Department trade missions, and was a joint venture partner with John Huang's Lippo Group and the Communist Chinese government during a trade mission to China in 1994, is also a large Republican donor. In an article today, Jill Lawrence reports that Entergy got special favors from Haley Barbour in exchange for large campaign contributions.
The sale of seats on multi-million dollar trade missions by the Clinton Administration, where taxpayer funds were used to help big donors such as Entergy obtain billion dollar overseas business, is a violation of the U.S. criminal code at 18 U.S.C. 600. Along with rides on Air Force One, overnight stays in the White House, meetings with Clinton Administration officials, and other influence peddling, the trade missions are the biggest ticket item that was sold by the Democrats for campaign contributions. They are also where U.S. national security interests may have been compromised, and are thus the key to unraveling the full extent of the scandal.
The revelation by USA Today that Entergy, which is at the core of the scandal, got favors from Republicans in exchange for campaign contributions, provides one small example why Senator Thompson shut down his hearings, claiming disingenuously that he was 'out of witnesses.' Certainly, Mr. Lupberger, the CEO of Entergy who gave to Republicans and benefitted from the Clinton trade missions, is available to testify, as just one example."
Judicial Watch continues its case against the Clinton Commerce Department, and strongly condemns Senator Thompson for not leveling with the American people. Contrary to Senator Thompson, Judicial Watch sees many witnesses to depose in its case, including the continued deposition of John Huang and the deposition of Mickey Kantor, among many others
Are we sure we want Thompson?
Judicial Watch?
Bwahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa....
Had to dig back 10 years to find that one, huh?
Why don’t you just paint a target on your back? ;-)
I have it on good authority that, on occasion, Thompson does not put up the toilet seat.
But I'd get more substantial and truthful information from Art Bell before I'd get it from Klayman.
I always got the hunch Thompson was one of those beltway insiders who would protect the opposing party in order to save his own skin. There is a limit to what each major party can reveal about the other, too much revelation by either could undo the entire system. The illusion of difference is based on both party’s singular desire to retain power, even as the minority.
The trick these days is to bribe each party equally.
Some crimes deserve a sentence of LIFE, if not the Death penalty..
Covering up or refusing to pursue the MANY crimes of the Clinton Administrations is one on them.
I’m sure I like Thompson and I’m very sure that I don’t want any of the other guys. That doesn’t mean Fred’s perfect. In a number of ways, he’s not. He does, however, have many qualities that I appreciate in a candidate and his command of the issues and ability to communicate is unmatched among the candidates out there.
A lot of people seem to be stuck in the mindset that conservatives who don’t support the current declared candidates are hundred-percenters that won’t compromise.
These people then attempt to undermine Fred by trying to tell us that he’s not 100% of what we want. As though this is some kind of news flash to us.
Their expectation is that we’ll all run away screaming and say “Oh, well, I guess Fred’s out of the question! Back to the drawing board!”
Of course, it really gets their goat when we don’t. They can’t figure it out.
Well, Nachum and whoever else is out there thinking the same way, I can’t speak for everyone, but I can say that there are compromises I can live with and compromises that I can’t.
Of the current GOP front runners, Fred is the only compromise that I’m comfortable with. In fact, I’m excited about his candidacy. That doesn’t mean it’s not still a compromise. Hopefully, that will explain things a bit better for you.
That said, his feet should be held to the fire and we should make damn sure that he answers for the things that he’s done that we don’t agree with.
My guess he shut it down so he and his family would appear on that handy dandy list of dirt nappers that was continuing to grown during the Clinton administration.
Clinton Inc. digging up dirt no other politician would.
I notice how easily you dismiss the Media CRUCIFICTION of anyone that dared question the Clintonists’a on this..
That, and the rate that bodies were turning up in relation to Clinton Corruption at the time...
So far, yes. There is nothing in the article that gives me any pause at all.
>Had to dig back 10 years to find that one, huh?<
A man is usually pretty much what he will be by age 40. Ten years ago Fred was....?
>Thompson does not put up the toilet seat.<
But the true test for Conservative gentleman is: does he put it down? :o)
Senator Fred Thompson votes to impeach Bill Clinton for Obstruction of Justice - February 12, 1999
Right. The guy who brought down the Governor of Tennessee over corruption is corrupt.
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um...who care why the investigation was shut down. It was probably because Repubs were afraid voters were tired of the endless investigations.
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