get ready for Fred to get hit with this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920671/posts
Thompson Adviser Has Criminal Past (here we go)
The Washington Post ^ | Nov 3, 2007 | Matthew Mosk
Posted on 11/03/2007 10:46:24 PM EDT by RDTF
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson has been crisscrossing the country since early this summer on a private jet lent to him by a businessman and close adviser who has a criminal record for drug dealing.
Thompson’s campaign said the candidate was not aware of the multiple criminal cases, for which Martin served no jail time. All are described in public court records.
Karen Hanretty, Thompson’s deputy communications director, said Saturday that “Sen. Thompson was unaware of the information until this afternoon. Phil Martin has been a friend of the senator since the mid-1990s and remains so today.” Thompson communications director Todd Harris added that Martin was not subjected to the campaign’s standard vetting process because “he’s a longtime friend.”
“There’s not a campaign in the world that has the ability to research every one of its supporters going back more than 20 years,” Harris said.
Re: #52.....Hillary’s husband has a criminal past too. Will we ever see that headline?
As explained, the charge is more than 20 years old. If this becomes the criteria no candidate will be free of scandal.
These things are alwayss thrown at Republicans and ignored when it comes to Democrats. It’s a double standard and I refuse to be swayed by it.
My bet is fred will handle this and other slams well, he’s a pro at tv.But we shall see.