If Fred was leading in the early states and they were worrying about Fred, they may have asked him to explain this for instance:
David Brody pointed out recently that Fred Thompson is going to be hounded on the immigration issue.
Read below from a Washington Times story:
CBN NEWS: Thompson Now Officially Seeking Presidency: Some votes are likely to draw scrutiny, particularly a series of votes in the 1990s against cracking down on illegal aliens. Those include a 1995 vote against limiting services other than emergency care and public education to illegal aliens - he was one of just six senators to oppose that proposal - and a 1996 vote against creating an employer verification system to help businesses filter out illegal aliens who apply for jobs....
But on immigration, Mr. Thompson had several votes where he bucked the pack - and seemed to favor illegal aliens.
The most stark example was his 1995 vote on the welfare overhaul, when he voted to preserve illegal aliens' ability to receive federal benefits. He was one of just six senators to vote that way, joining four other Republicans and one Democrat.
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/225944.aspx
This sounds a little like Huckabee.
The difference is that Fred has never been for blanket amnesty of illegal immigrants. As far as those votes on legislation are concerned, do you have specifics about what was included in them that might have caused Fred to vote for or against them? That’s the problem with hanging a criticism on a couple of votes; unless you know what’s behind them, it’s hard to make a judgement.
Yes, that story came out back in September, and I believe Fred answered questions about that vote. I have read his detailed plan on illegal immigration and believe it is a great plan. It is also on his web site. :)
CBN dislikes Fred and takes things out of context at every opportunity in an attempt to discredit him. CBN is Pat Robertson’s organization and he, inexplicably, is for Rudy.
NumbersUSA, a hardline anti-immigration group, has come out in support of Thompson. If Thompson weren’t the real deal on immigration, NumbersUSA would know it.
Keep swinging Red, practice makes perfect!
One day when you become a Conservative it will come in handy...
You know, Mitt supporters complaining about so-called inconsistencies on FRED’S part...boy, if that ain’t the pot calling the kettle a large black piece of cookware, then I don’t know what is.