A former CIA officer recalls what happened when Thompson and seven other members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Committee visited Pakistan in late 2002.
“The other senators, including John Edwards, attended the classified intelligence briefing,” the former officer says. “Thompson blew it off and spent a lot of time drinking and eating.”
An unidentified, alleged CIA insider told that tale to a columnist preparing an anti-Fred hit-piece.
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Piss off, trolls.
Wasn’t there a member of the House, back in the 1800’s, that appeared to be sleeping all the time? It was later discovered, much later, that in his particular spot in the House, he could hear just about everything everyone was saying. So he would put his head down and pretend to sleep all the while listening to the gossip and deals, staying ahead of the whole scurvy bunch. People tend to be more open and relaxed when eating and drinking, than at dull wonk meetings.