Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Posted on 10/12/2007 7:30:15 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Fred Thompson is, of course, very well known for his career in Hollywood and for his tenure in the U.S. Senate.
More opaque, though, have been Thompson's other ventures. Yesterday, with the release of Thompson's personal financial disclosure, comes the revelation that in addition to lobbying work he has done for a British firm and some dabbling in Tennessee real estate, he has also been serving on the board of Guggenheim Advisors a New York-based financial management firm that serves a select group of the nation's well-to-do elite. Thompson is paid between $100,000 and $1 million a year by Guggenheim.
The firm was founded in 2002, by the Guggenheim family -- yes, those Guggenheims -- and according to press accounts, its offices are lined with photos of the architectural masterpieces that bear the fabled family name.
Institutional Investor reports that the firm has put about $3 billion into a variety of hedge funds for four dozen clients. Advising the firm on its investments is Lawrence Lindsey, a former assistant to President George W. Bush for economic policy and ex-director of the National Economic Council. Other members include former ambassadors Stephen Bosworth and Ed Gabriel.
The firm has already been helpful to Thompson as he set out to launch his presidential bid. In May, the firm hosted an event for Thompson at the St. Regis Hotel in New York where he and Lindsey were to deliver an economic policy and national security briefing to a select audience -- press was not allowed inside. And over the summer, Guggenheim executives donated $12,500 to Thompson's nascent presidential bid, making the firm one of his 10 largest sources of funds.
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.washingtonpost.com ...
Bribe?
I daresay there are many things—and people—misjudged by Nixon.
Liberals have such a problem with those who have actually held a REAL job in the REAL world, as opposed to living on the public dole their entire lives.
He probably couldn't find a select group of poor folk to pay him that kind of money.
That's pretty good money for serving on a board.
Don’t you have polls to Astroturf somewhere or letters to write about how Ron Paul is being “dissed” by the media?
That's too easy...I'd go with the $1 million.
“Guggenheim executives donated $12,500”
That’s all they think of him?
Nope.
If he’s going to have Guggenheim money backing his bid, I think Hillary might wanna call Sugar Daddy Soros real quick.
**Thompson is paid between $100,000 and $1 million a year by Guggenheim.**
And they say this like it’s a BAD THING??
That’s why we call it the Washington COMpost
;-)
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“In October 2004, an unknown person or persons created an account named “MD4Bush” on the conservative web forum Free Republic to investigate the source of false rumors that Democratic Mayor of Baltimore Martin O’Malley had committed adultery suspected to be coming from the Ehrlich camp. O’Malley was a likely (and eventual) opponent of Ehrlich in the 2006 gubernatorial race. Using this alias, MD4Bush lured Joseph Steffen, aide to Ehrlich, who had a Free Republic membership as “NCPAC,” into contact, brought up the rumors, and baited Steffen into giving responses appearing to take credit for spreading the rumors.”
“Ehrlich fired Steffen when the contents of these messages were published in the Washington Post on February 9, 2005. Some Republicans and Freepers have charged that Post reporter Matthew Mosk’s access of the MD4Bush account constitutes complicity to the alleged entrapment of Steffen, and a violation of the privacy of Free Republic users, but there has been no follow-up, and threatened litigation has never materialized.”
You’re a moron.
Is this supposed to be some sort of negative for Fred Thompson? I certainly don’t see how.
The man works multiple jobs and is knowledgeable about finance.
That’s a clear negative!!
*Rolling eyes*
Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Notice the strategically-placed, “well-to-do elite?”
I doubt that there are many down and outers investing in hedge funds.
Fred’s repertoire is certainly a full, experienced, well rounded one. Very similar to the variety, a poor and unfitting word-I know, of collections at the Guggenheim.
I respect his opinions more every day.
I wonder if his Financial Disclosure includes Jeri’s individual assets, as well.
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