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Fred claims his work for Aristide was limited to one phone call.

He claims he was never compensated - so why was he doing any work on behalf on a guy who 2 weeks earlier endorsed necklacing, especially for FREE?

If you recall, at first he claimed he did no work for the pro-abortion group. His advisors categorically denied it. If you recall, Mark Corallo, a spokesman, said in the LA Times article, “Fred Thompson did not lobby for this group, period.”

Later he said his memory was fuzzy on the topic, and said, yes he did some work for them.

His pro life voting record is great, so I don’t beat him up for that one. But maybe his memory on the Aristide thing is funny too?

The following article quoting Fred makes it look like the PDF is real.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/08/18/ap_interview_thompson_defends_lobbying/?page=2

Another client, Aristide, was widely denounced for endorsing “necklacing,” the gruesome practice of execution where gasoline-soaked tires are thrown over a person’s head and set ablaze. In September 1991, Aristide said: “The burning tire, what a beautiful tool! ... It smells good. And wherever you go, you want to smell it.”

Lobbying records show that in 1991 Thompson called then White House Chief of Staff John Sununu on Aristide’s behalf.

Thompson said neither he nor Sununu recall that conversation. He noted that Aristide was popularly elected and “had the support of the United States of America, George Bush. He had the support of the Organization of American States and he was deposed by a dictatorship.”

Thompson said his work on behalf of Aristide was limited to a single phone call. “I never met with the client. I never met anybody on behalf of Haiti or received any compensation for it.”