I didn’t say it couldn’t be mentioned. If there are rumors out there, Thompson supporters do need to know about them. But I just think the source should be provided so we know the details.
Thanks to freespirited for providing three of them in post 113. There are inconsistencies; one said it happened in 1959 (Fred would have been 16 or 17 then), another said the early nineties (Fred would have been divorced several years by then), and your Freeper source said that it happened when he was still married. Even so, there are enough details to cause concern (Thompson fathered a child with another mans wife in East Tennessee; she was chairman of the Republican Party in her county and traveled with Thompson; the story was relayed many times by her husband as being the reason for their divorce).
Yes there are inconsistencies. I’m sure the 1959 must have been a typo. But that’s not the reason I find the story hard to believe. It’s the detail that the woman was chair of the GOP in her Tennessee county.
Realistically, if this were true, the politicians in Tennessee would know about it. I cant believe they would be urging Fred to run under such circumstances.
OTOH, there are multiple sources, so I am not willing to put on blinders and say there is no way it can be true. I hope it is not. It’s the last thing the GOP needs.