http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/thompson/ en-us Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:01:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042610/posts Former Senator and Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson, a keynote speaker at the group’s convention, said that pro-life supporters should oppose the election of Democratic Senator Obama, an ardent abortion supporter, at all cost. "If Sen. Obama is elected, he will, through Supreme Court and federal court nominations, cause [abortion] to accelerate, and that will bring about changes in this country that no one in the room, and most Americans, want to see," CNS quoted Thompson as saying. "And no one in this room will live long enough to see [the changes] rectified,” he added. Both Thompson and NRLC leaders... http://www.christianpost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042610/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:01:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2027280/posts Thompson says You don't know Jack Jack Thompson, the infamous attorney that has been a factor in multiple anti-video game lawsuits, reportedly walked out of a hearing before the Florida Bar Association today. Thompson’s hearing went on without him and the Florida Bar Association recommended Thompson be disciplined with an “enhanced disbarment” stipulating that Thompson can’t apply to practice law again for a decade. ***** Thompson filed a massive and rambling 14 page document he titled “Thompson’s Formal Objection to June 4 Sanctions “Hearing””. Thompson points out in the opening lines of his objections that, “I depart from the traditional... Daily Tech http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2027280/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 20:39:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020085/posts Recent congressional losses, President George W. Bush's unpopularity, and bleak generic ballot poll numbers have conservatives fearing the "liberalization" of America – a move toward secularization, the growth of government, stagnation, mediocrity and loss of freedom. Yet there is still a way to revive the conservative cause. Doing so will require avoiding the traps of pessimism or election-year quick fixes. Conservatives need to stand back for a moment and think about our philosophical first principles. Conservatives value the lessons of history and respect faith and tradition. They are skeptical of mass movements, perfect solutions and what often passes for "progress."... wsj.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020085/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 04:48:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997327/posts From NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann and Adam Aigner-Treworgy NBC and National Journal have learned that former presidential candidate Fred Thompson is visiting GOP nominee John McCain at McCain's Arizona cabin in Sedona this weekend. NBC NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997327/posts#comment Sat, 5 Apr 2008 22:02:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992105/posts WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors say Saddam Hussein's intelligence agency secretly financed a trip to Iraq for three U.S. lawmakers during the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion. An indictment in Detroit accuses Muthanna Al-Hanooti of arranging for three members of Congress to travel to Iraq in October 2002 at the behest of Saddam's regime. Prosecutors say Iraqi intelligence officials paid for the trip through an intermediary. In exchange, Al-Hanooti allegedly received 2 million barrels of Iraqi oil. The lawmakers are not mentioned but the dates correspond to a trip by Democratic Reps. Jim McDermott of Washington, David Bonior of Michigan and... news.yahoo.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992105/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:07:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993252/posts Former presidential candidates John Edwards and Fred Thompson will deliver keynote addresses on the final day of CTIA WIRELESS 2008®, Thursday, April 3 at 9:30 a.m. at the Las Vegas Hilton, Barron Room. CTIA WIRELESS 2008 takes place April 1 – 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. John Edwards was a candidate for the 2008 Democratic nomination for President. Edwards served as U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1999-2005 and was John Kerry’s vice presidential running mate in 2004. Fred Thompson was a candidate for the 2008 Republican nomination for President. He served as U.S. Senator from Tennessee from... Yahoo! Business News/Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993252/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:27:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992587/posts If we can't accuse them of being unpatriotic, can we at least accuse some Democrats of being monumentally dense? Saddam Hussein's intelligence agency secretly financed a trip to Iraq for three U.S. lawmakers during the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The three anti-war Democrats made the trip in October 2002, while the Bush administration was trying to persuade Congress to authorize military action against Iraq. While traveling, they called for a diplomatic solution. Prosecutors say that trip was arranged by Muthanna Al-Hanooti, a Michigan charity official, who was charged Wednesday with setting up the junket at... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992587/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:13:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992663/posts Follow the Money: Towards Treason Written by Melanie Morgan    Wednesday, 26 March 2008 And now for our trip in today's Way Back Time Machine.Let's visit Iraq, shall we? That's where three United States Congressmen traveled in 2002, in the days before the Bush administration launched a war to depose Saddam Hussein, sparking a huge controversy.  Following Ben Bradlee's excellent advice to Woodward and Bernstein during the Watergate era to 'follow the money', the Associated Press has learned that Saddam Hussein's secret agents financed the trip towards treason.          "An indictment unsealed in Detroit accuses Muthanna Al-Hanooti, a member of a... MelanieMorgan.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992663/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:33:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992395/posts ... I listened last night to syndicated talk-radio host Mark Levin report the breaking news that an Iraqi-American had been indicted as a spy. In addition, he stands accused of secretly funding the October 2002 pre-invasion trip to Iraq of three antiwar House Democrats, Congressmen Jim McDermott (D-WA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), and David E. Bonior (D-MI, now retired). I first posted a clip of that audio on MarkLevinFan.com and then I followed the money. Always follow the money. You just think that you have read all where it led in this case. 911FamilesForAmerica.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992395/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:30:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992280/posts Feds Say Mich. Man Arranged U.S. Lawmaker Trips for Saddam Hussein's Intel Service The former spokesman of a Detroit-area Islamic charity, who organized U.S. congressional delegations to Iraq, has been indicted for alleged conspiracy to spy for Saddam Hussein's government. Muthanna Al-Hanooti, who worked as a top official at Life for Relief and Development — a charity in Southfield, Mich. — allegedly coordinated U.S. congressional delegations to Iraq at the direction of the executed dictator's intelligence service between 1999 and 2002. In return, investigators say he received payoffs via the United Nation's Oil for Food program. The indictment, which was... abc news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992280/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:50:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1990638/posts Failed GOP presidential hopeful Fred Thompson says he will be going back to his old day job, playing pols on TV. William Morris announced that they've signed big Fred to do TV and movie roles. Before he tried to make it as an actual president (after being a real Senator from Tennessee), he spent years playing big-shot pols and most recently the District Attorney on "Law & Order." Of course, there's still buzz that could be cast in the role of Veep for John McCain. TMZ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1990638/posts#comment Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:25:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981126/posts As usual, Ralph Pontillo, the president of the Manufacturers' Association of Northwest Pennsylvania, has lined up an outstanding program for the 103rd Annual Event on June 18 at the Bayfront Convention Center. The event has been sold out every year. The Bayfront Center can seat 2,000 people. For this year, former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, who seems to be doing quite well fighting cancer, will be the moderator. The two speakers will be Fred Thompson, the former Tennessee senator who ran for the Republican presidential nomination, and John Edwards, who ran a strong race for the Democratic presidential... The Erie Times-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981126/posts#comment Thu, 6 Mar 2008 03:39:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981092/posts Any comments on the um, revised look of Fred Thompson's website? http://www.fred08.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981092/posts#comment Thu, 6 Mar 2008 02:31:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978776/posts Open Letter to Senator McCain Senator McCain, I write this to you out of dire concern for the outcome of the general election, thus the direction our great country will be led at this crucial time in our history. It appears Barrack Obama will secure the Democratic nomination. With the overwhelmingly diverse support he is receiving and the ensuing contributions, coupled with the fact Democratic voter turnout is consistently much higher than ours, it is imperative the staunch conservative base of our party be not only fully aligned, but also inspired. For this reason, your choice of a VP running... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978776/posts#comment Sat, 1 Mar 2008 15:20:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974631/posts The Florida Supreme Court is threatening Coral Gables attorney Jack Thompson with sanctions for frivolous and insulting filings in his disciplinary case. The attorney who has made a name for himself crusading against pornography was warned about his filings last April after he submitted “pornographic materials” to the court, the show-cause order said. The Florida Supreme Court issued the order Tuesday telling Thompson to explain why it shouldn’t reject future court filings from him unless they are signed by another Florida Bar member. Thompson responded with three court filings by Thursday afternoon, according to the Supreme Court’s online docket. The... Daily Business Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974631/posts#comment Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:55:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972833/posts A few weeks ago, Fred Thompson exited the race for President. In the wake of that decision, the FredHeads and the members of DraftFredThompson.com engaged in a whole lot of soul-searching and vigorous discussion as to what to do next. Fred's candidacy may have come to an end, but our faith in the principles that originally drew us to Fred was as strong as ever. The product of that soul-searching and vigorous discussion is Conservatives for the Advancement of the Reagan Coalition, a new organization formed to advance the key conservative principles articulated by men like Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan... The Jawa Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972833/posts#comment Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:27:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968549/posts The commonly held belief amongst self-described Reagan footsoldiers, is that John McCain is a conservative apostate, who enjoys sticking his thumb in the eye of conservatives. Maybe he does enjoy his "maverick" reputation a little too much; maybe his 5 1/2 years as a POW knocked a few screws loose and instilled a certain "mean-spiritedness" in him. Maybe he was born this way. But a conservative apostate?! He may not be the conservative we like; nor the kind of conservative we can all trust, on all issues; yet, conservative he is, and the conservative we are all stuck with. I... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968549/posts#comment Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:38:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968105/posts Since even Ron has conceded that there will be no brokered convention for the GOP (boo!), we can now move on to discussing who McCain will pick as his running mate. The pundits have been batting around both Thompson and Huckabee as contenders; I think both choices have their pros and cons. Let's discuss them, shall we? http://www.nolanchart.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968105/posts#comment Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:05:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967466/posts Fred Thompson, the one-time Republican presidential candidate, endorsed Sen. John McCain Friday, calling on the party to "close ranks" behind the presumed nominee Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967466/posts#comment Sat, 9 Feb 2008 02:53:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1967275/posts Short List of possible VP Candidates: Romney, Huckabee, Coburn, Hunter, Thompson, DeMint, Sessions, Lynn Cheney, Ingraham, Rush, Mark Levin, Lieberman, Giuliani, Condy Rice, Colin Powell, Rumsfeld, JOhn Bolton, Pawlenty, Sanford, Stallone, Chuck Norris, J. C. Watts, Jeb Bush, Michael Steele Any others? Have at it. self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1967275/posts#comment Fri, 8 Feb 2008 20:26:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1966619/posts With the sorry choices of McCain or McCain left, how about a write-in of Thompson in Texas? Is it allowed under Texas primary rules? Beats not voting and beats supporting McCain. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1966619/posts#comment Thu, 7 Feb 2008 20:11:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966560/posts With Romney's pull-out (suspension, anyway), and barring huge unforeseen events, the GOP Pres nomination will go to McCain. I didn't see any prior threads devoted to discussing a range of VP options. (I did see some suggesting particular people, like Condi Rice.) As I see it, McCain SHOULD want to address three factors with his VP pick, although the 3d is far behind the first 2: 1. Ideological Balance. Someone to McCain's right on those issues where McCain is left, such as Amnesty, Gore-Bal Warming, Judges. 2. Relative Youth. McCain's age is a factor, making his VP pick more important... Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966560/posts#comment Thu, 7 Feb 2008 18:44:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965303/posts Apparently, a handful of former Fred Thompson supporters are keeping the faith. They’ve been trying to organize grassroots supporters to vote for Thompson anyway, despite the fact that he’s dropped out of the race… There is a reason Fred Thompson hasn’t endorsed any other Republican candidate for President. If the FRED ARMY can come through on Super Tuesday and deliver a victory in Tennessee, he will re-enter the race and give us the conservative alternative we need! Mitt Romney is a phony conservative. John McCain is an honorable servant, but he is not the right man to represent our party.... The Conservative Pulse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965303/posts#comment Tue, 5 Feb 2008 15:53:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1964695/posts WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Sen. John McCain, riding a wave of primary victories and favorable polls, is seen by many Illinois Republican insiders as the front-runner in the state's presidential primary. ... Romney's Illinois highlight was a presidential straw poll at the state fair last August, when about 1,000 people cast votes and he won with 40 percent - twice as much as the second-place finisher, Fred Thompson, who now backs McCain. ... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1964695/posts#comment Mon, 4 Feb 2008 16:10:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1963994/posts Ain't Missing Fred At All http://www.youtube.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1963994/posts#comment Sun, 3 Feb 2008 00:17:35 GMT