The "Evolving" Fred Thompson Saga

CBN ^ | 7/19/07 | David Brody

[Bryan24]

“but opposes a general ban on the practice. He’s been clear on that.”

No, that is precisely where you are muddying the waters. He has NOT been “clear” on that.

It is not clear if his opposition to the general ban is a result of his position on states rights/Federalism.

[RatsDawg]

Larry Flynt said he has info on Republican Presidential Candidates? I just heard he had 2 more current Senators and 30 current Congressmen. I didn’t know they were Presidential Candidates, if they are, that will be BIG news. So lets see the only 3 congressmen running on the Republican side are Tancredo, Hunter, and Paul, the 2 Senators are McCain and Brownback, and former Senator Thompson.

[pissant]

Isara, post #118 was intended for you too.

[SharpTalons]

We don’t know what Romney will do at the federal level. He has a history of being a maverick at Bain Capital. Thats why I am reluctantly leaning to him. Unlike other republicans, I could care less that he wears magic undergarments or believes that each representation of the trinity walks on this planet in physical form. LOL I want leadership detached from the Washington & I am willing to gamble given the dire state of affairs.

[Alter Kaker]

You are either wrong, or a POS disgusting liar.

Wow, I say wonderful things about you.

On Foxsnooze’ Hannity and (I’m not ugly)Colmes Show, Fred said that he wants Roe overturned.

Great, but he's said he doesn't want it outlawed. Even if he's sincere and he wants Roe v. Wade overturned, abortion would still be legal in most of the country.

[pissant]

Hey, and I like Fredheads, even the ones who hate me now. LOL

[lolhelp]

You beat me to it, I can’t believe the people in this country who are so uninformed to think that lawyers advise people about the legal aspect of things that they don’t believe in or support in their personal beliefs, that€™s part of the “everyone is entitled to legal defense and advise.” Also I think there is a good case against the law firm for reveling attorney-client privilege. It certainly would be for the lawyer to reveal any thing they talked about, so in a way Fred Thompson’s hands and mouth are sealed by law, he can’t legally revel anything without the client’s written permission.

[RockinRight]

Even if he's sincere and he wants Roe v. Wade overturned, abortion would still be legal in most of the country.

You mean kinda how it is under Bush??

[xsmommy]

i am not interested in his magic undergutchies either, i just don’t trust in his conservatism. see, i knew you were capable of real debate and could rise above the weenieman’s gluehorse BS that is oh so juvenile : )

[doug from upland]

He did not have billing records that showed he did work that kept open a savings and loan that ultimately cost the taxpayers 48 million. These people must really be afraid of Fred.

Madison Guaranty should have been shut down. A Clinton appointed commissioner kept it open because of the plan created by the Clintons. It stayed open long enough to cost us a huge amound of additonal taxpayer money in the bailout.

[trisham]

And why would you not agree that he's opposed banning abortion, when he's said as much repeatedly? It's a fact that Thompson has supported some restrictions on abortion (like banning partial birth abortion) but opposes a general ban on the practice. He's been clear on that.

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Your quotes range in date from 1993 to 1997. Thompson's conversion to being pro-life, while possibly evolving during that time, may be finally subsequent to that.

[Isara]

All this is already all over the MSM and the conservative MSM. Having freepers hash out its significance is not giving Hillary a thing.

The way you comment after the article does.

[carton253]

Gotta expose the tapdancing.

It's a calling, isn't it?

[Alter Kaker]

Your quotes range in date from 1993 to 1997. Thompson's conversion to being pro-life, while possibly evolving during that time, may be finally subsequent to that.

Ok, I can accept that -- but Thompson really needs to talk about this more candidly and clarify the evolution of his positions, because it's definitely not been explained adequately to date.

[GCC Catholic]

Even if he's sincere and he wants Roe v. Wade overturned, abortion would still be legal in most of the country.

Overturning Roe v. Wade should not be downplayed, even though abortion would be legal in most states. That would be a huge hit to the morale of the pro-aborts, who saw Roe v. Wade as galvanizing the permanant "right" to abortion in the US.

[Alter Kaker]

You mean kinda how it is under Bush??

Bush is at least fighting the status quo on abortion. I'm not sure Fred would.

[RockinRight]

He would and you know it. Stop projecting.

[trisham]

Ok, I can accept that -- but Thompson really needs to talk about this more candidly and clarify the evolution of his positions, because it's definitely not been explained adequately to date.

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I think he will. This is an important issue to many of us.

[Old_Mil]

Come on folks, if he picks conserv. judges, what does his position on this matter, we need someone strong on defense NOW and nothing else matters.

Assuming your premise is true, let's elect a candidate who will deport illegals and build the fence. Any candidate who won't commit to that can't claim to be strong on defense. Of course, it isn't. While we have to defend the nation and beat back the Mohammedans we cannot degenerate into just another atheist/marxist/socialist hellhole in the process. If we do, that will be one of the hollowest military victories of all time.

[Gabz]

A lobbyist is an advocate.

So is a lawyer.