Ummm - putting a little spin on what he actually said, are we???
What he SAID was: "... Fred Thompson met with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in Tallahassee this morning and said he wouldn’t rule out drilling for oil in the Everglades.
“Gosh, no one has told me there is any major reserves in the Everglades,” the former Tennessee senator said when asked about the issue. “Maybe that’s one of the things I have to learn while I’m down here.”
He continued, saying "I'm not going to start out by taking this, that or the other off the table in terms of our overall energy situation."
In other words, he'd take a look at the issue before jumping into a politically expedient answer. But, do you have all the great information on the BIG oil reserves in the Everglades???
Seems more like to me that either the reporter asked about something he was ignorant of in the first place (an ignorant reporter? nah, that can't be) - or it's just another one of those set-up questions to deliberately catch the candidate off guard - like the ridiculous question they sprung on Bush was back when about naming some ambassador to some podunk country.
Have fun with the spin - we know better
You always post such rational and informative responses.
Everytime I find myself agreeing with a post lately, I look down to see your screen-name.
Always a pleasure to see you here maine-iac7! Have a great friday.