Fred Thompson Caught Unaware of Everglades Oil Reserves (Paulista perishes in dating mishap)

Fox News ^ | --> September 18, 2007 <--

[AFreeCountry74]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson seemed taken by surprise when asked Tuesday about oil drilling in the Everglades, apparently unaware it's been a major Florida issue. Before answering, he laughed at the question. "Gosh, no one has told me that there's any major reserves in the Everglades, but maybe that's one of the things I need to learn while I'm down here," Thompson said after talking over state issues with Gov. Charlie Crist.

[AFreeCountry74]

Hmmm, Fred was "unaware" about oil reserves in the Florida Everglades?

[Shermy]

Hmmm?

[nhoward14]

I wasn’t aware of there being any Everglades reserves either. I guess this means I can’t be President.

[Ramius]

There’s oil in the everglades?

I guess that makes two of us.

[Clock King]

So was I, and I usually keep up on these things. The enviro-fools have so much of the US locked down, nobody knows anymore. When are we gonna tell these overgrown children to STFU and go away?

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

This old story got a lot of play back in mid-September, when this article came out.

What’s your agenda? Hmmmm???

[TomServo]

Hmmm, Fred was "unaware" about oil reserves in the Florida Everglades?

BURN HIM! BURN HIM!

[Repeal The 17th]

Well, you can color me also unaware of such a thing,
and I used to live just an hour away from the glades.

[jdm]

Are you trolling for a zot?

This is old news.

I first heard about it two or three weeks ago.

The date of the story you linked to is Sept. 18.

So hmmm... yourself.

[GSWarrior]

And he wants to be my president!!!!!!

[Brilliant]

The truth is that we don’t really know much about how much oil there is in Florida, because we can’t drill here.

[AnAmericanMother]

I was completely unaware, and I'm pretty up to date on environmental issues.

It probably is one of those things that has a very intense local interest that decreases as you get farther away (like the lost atomic warhead off Savannah!)

[chaos_5]

It’s news to me, I thought it was all off shore. Hell, I give him credit for being honest.

[eureka!]

Hmmmm. Honesty in a politician? Can’t have that....

[Yo-Yo]

Well, I was unaware too. It seems that there is estimated to be about 40 million barrels beneath the Everglades. Enough for two days’ US consumption.

In contrast, there are estimated to be about 10 billion barrels of oil in ANWR.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Well - Reverse your concern: he IS (at least) TALKING to real people who are asking real questions, not pre-set “media event townhalls” with canned questions that allow the candidates to spew the same old rhetoric.

[Petronski]

This story is from Tuesday, September 18, 2007, has already been posted and discussed, and in any event is not enough to cover for Romney on the Rush Limbaugh smear issue.

[mnehring]

This story is almost a month old. I recall the initial discussion most of the Freepers from Fl also were unaware and it seemed more like Thompson was simply avoiding stepping into a reporter’s trap.

[OCC]

apparently unaware it's been a major Florida issue

I lived in Florida for 4 years and was not aware of the issue. Even if true, it would be a one in a trillion chance any would ever be allowed to be recovered.

[jdm]

...in any event is not enough to cover for Romney on the Rush Limbaugh smear issue.

LOL!