Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Posted on 11/29/2007 8:11:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Falsehoods, exaggerations and stumbles Summary
The CNN/YouTube debate among Republicans lacked any talking snowmen, but we did note a few false and misleading statements by the candidates.
* Romney claimed New York called itself a “sanctuary city” for illegal aliens. It didn’t.
* Giuliani denied New York actually was a “sanctuary city.” But the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has classified it as such, based on immigrant-friendly policies Giuliani still defends.
* Huckabee claimed he would “abolish the IRS.” He failed to mention that he’d replace it with another big tax bureaucracy.
* Huckabee said he had proposed to make children of illegal aliens eligible for Arkansas scholarships if they “had been in our schools their entire school life.” Actually, the proposal required only three years in Arkansas schools.
* Giuliani was correct on two points: While he was mayor, New York snowfall went down and the Yankees won four World Series titles. He was joking, but his gag should remind citizens that it’s a mistake in logic to give mayors, or governors or presidents, all credit or blame for what happens just because they’re in office at the time.
* Romney, claiming to be a “true suffering” fan of the Red Sox, said the team waited 87 years to win a World Series. They actually waited 86.
Notice whose name - of the major candidates - is absent from this list.
Yes, that would be “Straight-Talking Fred” Thompson.
No, Mad Mac McCain is not a major candidate.
Truth...who wants truth!?
“Notice whose name - of the major candidates - is absent from this list.
Yes, that would be “Straight-Talking Fred” Thompson. “
No surprise here.
It seems that depending upon how one counts, there could be different answers to the question. Did the team that won the second World Series have to wait "one year", or "two years" for the victory? Did the team that won the World Series following the one that was canceled by a strike have to wait "one year" or "two years" longer than the team that won the previous?
Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Double=doubt....dang...
Huckabee also signed the law in Arkansas allowing illegal aliens to pay in-state tuition for colleges.
Interesting find, especially regarding Huckabee’s comments.
Giuliani, Romney and Huckabee are in it because of personal ambition.
One of the best shots fired during the debate came from Fred, and so far as I can tell has gone unreported.
During the trash talk between Mutt and Rooty about Mutt hiring a comany that had hired illegals, Fred broke in and suggested the Rooty back off, and pointed out that anyone who hires people should be careful to check their backgrounds. Seemed to me like a shot across the bow raising the Bernie Kerik issue ... I’m surprised no one picked up on it.
That is a good line, and I am surprised that I saw it here first. Fred is consistant, and from what I have seen does not change his position on everything based on who he is sitting in front of at the time. He has his own style, and hopefully he confounds the pundits, and wins the nomination.
Go Fred!
My husband looked at me when Fred said that and asked what he meant, I said “Bernie Kerik”!
Limbaugh was pretty impressed with Thompson. He doesn’t do primary endorsements, so thats as close as you can get with Rush.
“One of the best shots fired during the debate came from Fred”
I saw that and snickered. If you also notice none of the others seem to want to come after Fred because they really cannot. He shuts them down with cold hard facts.
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