GOP presidential hopeful Fred Thompson said he doesn't remember much about the Terri Schiavo case that commanded the nation's attention in 2005 - though he appeared in a "Law & Order" episode ripped from those headlines.
Thompson's campaign rollout has hit some early potholes, and his nonanswer to a question about the wrenching feeding-tube case seemed to underscore his lack of preparation.
"I can't pass judgment on it. I know that good people were doing what they thought was best," Thompson said in Florida when asked about the case. "That's going back in history. I don't remember the details of it."
Fred Thompson unprepared to answer on Terri Schiavo case
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Thompson also was vague on whether Congress was right to intervene in the Terri Schiavo case in 2005: "Local matters generally speaking should be left to the locals. ... I don't know all the facts surrounding that case, I can't pass judgment on it. I know that good people were doing what they thought was best."
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