Damn, I just did a google, it appears that Fred IS a CFR Member!!!!
“We’re not afraid of globalization. It works to our benefit. We innovate more and invest in that innovation better than anywhere else in the world. Same thing goes for services. Free trade and market economies have done more for freedom and prosperity than a central planner could ever dream and we’re the world’s best example of that.”
F.Thompson, 2006
In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if any of the candidates had their hands in that till.