Archive for June, 2007

Thompson fought against the Republican Pro-Life Plank

June 24, 2007

As per Terry Jeffrey:
However, when Fred Thompson was in the United States Senate, both times he ran for the Senate he ran as a pro-choice candidate. He was against the Republican pro-life plank in 1996, when I was out in San Diego fighting to keep it in the platform. And I think [...]

Thompson: “John McCain is the Leader”

June 20, 2007

 

Thompson in favor of Amnesty as long as it’s not “easy”

June 15, 2007

In a recent appearance on the program Hannity and Colmes, Fred Dalton Thompson stated very clearly that getting the Illegal Alien Trespassers out of the country “is not gonna happen” and that the solution is to “work out a deal where they can have some aspirations of citizenship” but that we shouldn’t make it “easy” [...]

Thompson voted to grant Amnesty to Cubans and Nicaraguans

June 15, 2007

As reported by the site NumbersUSA:
 
IMMIGRATION PROFILE OF SEN. FRED THOMPSON:
 
Voted to grant amnesty to close to one million illegal aliens from Nicaragua and Cuba in 1997
Sen. Thompson voted to grant legal status to Nicaraguans and Cubans who had lived in the United States illegally since 1995, along with their spouses [...]

Is Thompson a Tennesseean for Choice?

June 14, 2007

CBN’s David Brody has uncovered a Tennesseans for Choice questionnaire filled out by Fred Dalton Thompson circa 1996 in which he answered questions about his personal philosophy on the issue of abortion.
Fred Dalton Thompson bluntly answered with a “NO” when asked if he favored the criminalization of abortion.
Furthermore, Fred Dalton Thompson expressed support for the [...]

Will Thompson’s Anti-Semitic roles turn him into an easy Target?

June 13, 2007

While the Conservatives Against Fred Thompson don’t hold Fred Dalton Thompson’s movie roles against him personally we are concerned by recent developments in the political landscape (ie. George Allen “macaca” episode) that point to a growing intolerance of any hint of racism connected to those who seek higher office.
Fred Dalton Thompson [...]

Thompson’s PAC transfered $178,000 to his Son

June 13, 2007

Excerpts as reported by ABC News:
Former Tennessee Senator and potential Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson has shut down a political action committee that paid out more money to his son than it did in political donations.
Federal Election Commission records analyzed by the Blotter on ABCNews.com show Thompson’s committee paid $178,000 to his son’s political consulting [...]

Thompson rated with a “C” by Americans for Better Immigration

June 13, 2007

Fred Dalton Thompson’s report card as rated by the Americans for Better Immigration:

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Thompson Exploited the American troops to Sell Identity Theft Insurance

June 12, 2007

Excerpts as reported by the LA Times:
Possible presidential candidate Fred D. Thompson is lending his voice to radio commercials for a company that says it fights identity thieves and that was co-founded by a man accused of taking money from consumer bank accounts without permission.
The one-minute commercials are airing across the country on behalf of [...]

Fred Thompson’s Anti-Gun Senate Record

June 11, 2007

The Conservatives Against Fred Thompson volunteers have compiled a list of proposals supported by Fred Dalton Thompson in the senate that include Gun Bans, confiscations and limitations to the free speech of Gun Rights Advocates. Dates and bill numbers are provided so this information can be easily verified. Summary:
1. Anti-gun terror bill (S. 735 [...]

Thompson Lobbied for Presidente Jean-Bertrand Aristide

June 11, 2007

Fred Dalton Thomson filed papers with the Justice Department in 1991 to represent Presidente Jean-Bertrand Aristide two weeks after he was deposed from power.
According to the papers, Fred Dalton Thompson stated his intent to lobby members of Congress and their staff, officials of the U.S. Department of State and the Office of the President of [...]

Thompson opposed amendment to protect the Sanctity of Human Life

June 11, 2007

Documents The Tennessean located in Thompson’s Senate archive at the University of Tennessee show:
• On a 1996 Christian Coalition survey, he checked “opposed” to an amendment to the U.S. Constitution “protecting the sanctity of human life.”
• He included a handwritten clarification: “I do not believe abortion should be criminalized. This battle will be won in [...]

Thompson supported Roe vs. Wade in the 90’s

June 9, 2007

As reported by the the Memphis Commercial Appeal on July 29, 1993 page B1:

Thompson said he supports the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to abortion.

Similarly, in an October 21, 1994 article, The Washington Post reported that “both” Thompson and his Democratic opponent in the 1994 Senate race, then-Rep. [...]

Thompson Against the Criminalization of Abortion

June 9, 2007

In a debate sponsored by the TV station WDEF of Chattanooga in 1994 Fred Dalton Thompson clearly stated that that the government should not criminalize abortions for convenience and that the matter should be decided by the courts.

Thompson in Favor of First Trimester Abortions in 1994

June 8, 2007

While running for the United States Senate in 1994 Fred Dalton Thompson filled out a form titled “Congressional 1994 National Political Awareness Test” for project Vote Smart in which he specifically and unequivocally positioned himself in favor of the legalization of First Trimester Abortions.
In the referred form he marked out the following statement as that [...]