Fred Thompson's personal papers get a lot of attention -- reveal typical Republican flip-flopper

[Guest Joe S.]

Years ago, then-Senator from Tennessee Fred Thompson donated his personal

papers to the University of Tennessee library. No one paid any attention

until now. Turns out his papers reveal a Fred Thompson who is not exactly

in line with his current attempts to kiss the ass of the "religious right."

 

Flip-flop.

 

Or is it flop-flip.

 

QUOTE

 

If one man's trash is another man's treasure, then one politician's old

papers are potentially another politician's -- or journalist's -- gold mine.

 

Which explains why Republican Fred Thompson's previously little-noticed

personal papers at the University of Tennessee from his eight years in the

Senate are suddenly in demand as he nears a decision on a 2008 presidential

run.

 

Thompson donated the documents four years ago when he gave up his political

career in favor of acting. Academics haven't paid much attention, chief

archivist Bobby Holt said, but journalists have been poring through the more

than 400 boxes held by UT's Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.

 

While the papers haven't yielded any bombshells so far, they reveal a

candidate whose record on public issues is sometimes inconsistent, often

nuanced and occasionally surprising. Some examples:

 

_ Thompson recently said he was opposed to abortion rights and noted that

National Right to Life endorsed him in his 1994 Senate race. But he told the

Memphis group FLARE (Family, Life, America, Responsible Education Under God)

in a 1996 questionnaire that, "I will not set a litmus test for any U.S.

Supreme court nominee who has shown an understanding of the principles set

forth by the Constitution."

 

As a senator, Thompson voted for legislation to ban so-called partial-birth

abortion and to prohibit federal funding of abortions except in cases of

rape, incest or when the life of the mother is in danger.

 

But he also told the Eagle Forum in a 1994 questionnaire, "I do not believe

abortion should be criminalized. This battle will be won in the hearts and

souls of the American people."

 

In a candidate survey the same year for The Tennessean newspaper, Thompson

said that states should have the right to impose "reasonable restrictions on

abortions such as parental notification." But he said, "The ultimate

decision on abortion should be left with the woman and not the government."

 

Last week, the Los Angeles Times reported that Thompson was retained by an

abortion rights group, the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health

Association, to lobby the administration of President George H.W. Bush to

ease a regulation that prevented clinics that received federal money from

offering any abortion counseling.

 

_ Thompson told the Christian Coalition he opposed allowing federal

employees to strike, but told the Memphis Business Journal he also opposed

legislation supporting the replacement of striking workers, saying it would

upset "the balance between labor and management" to bargain in good faith.

 

_ He told the Concord Coalition he would back a balanced federal budget _

and later voted for such a measure _ but not the group's deficit-reduction

plan because "it calls for higher taxes."

 

_ He told the National Rifle Association he supported every suggested reason

to own a firearm _ from constitutional right to personal protection _ and

"no prohibition" on their manufacture, sale or transfer.

 

_ Although Thompson has appeared in some 20 movies and has played District

Attorney Arthur Branch in the NBC series "Law & Order," he wrote Tennesseans

for the Arts: "And while I support funding for the arts, I will have no

choice but to support reduced funding to the National Endowment of the Arts"

without "suitable guidelines."

 

Thompson said no material deemed unfit for broadcast by the Federal

Communications Commission, works that desecrated the U.S. flag or those

containing "any part of the human embryo or fetus" should get federal

funding.

 

Thompson, 64, represented Tennessee in the Senate from 1994 to 2002. His

voting record covers more than 170 boxes in the collection. Most of the rest

contains reports and background papers, daily schedules, newspaper

clippings, some correspondence and related documents, such as articles and

public polls on the 2000 presidential race in which Thompson was considered

a long-shot candidate.

 

The librarians won't say who is looking at his papers, but it's a sure bet

that Thompson's political opposition _ Republicans and Democrats _ will be

sifting through the letters, staff reports, background papers and daily

schedules.

 

"There is nothing in there that I can say is going to be earth-shattering or

reveals something that people don't already know," Thompson said as he

formally presented the papers to the university in 2005 with his mentor,

Howard Baker.

 

Holt said the papers are on loan and the former senator could recall any of

the files at any time. But so far he has left them alone, Holt said.

 

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/jul/16/possible-candidate-fred-thompsons-old-papers-get-n/

 

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[Guest Patriot Games]

"Joe S." <noname@nosuch.net> wrote in message

news:f7fnor0mdc@news3.newsguy.com...

> Years ago, then-Senator from Tennessee Fred Thompson donated his personal

> papers to the University of Tennessee library. No one paid any attention

> until now. Turns out his papers reveal a Fred Thompson who is not exactly

> in line with his current attempts to kiss the ass of the "religious

> right."

> Flip-flop.

> Or is it flop-flip.

 

Its... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Fred Thompson will kick Hitlary's ASS!!!

 

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

[Guest Joe S.]

"Patriot Games" <Crazy_Bastard@The_Beach.com> wrote in message

news:469b96ca$0$30672$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

> "Joe S." <noname@nosuch.net> wrote in message

> news:f7fnor0mdc@news3.newsguy.com...

>> Years ago, then-Senator from Tennessee Fred Thompson donated his personal

>> papers to the University of Tennessee library. No one paid any attention

>> until now. Turns out his papers reveal a Fred Thompson who is not

>> exactly in line with his current attempts to kiss the ass of the

>> "religious right."

>> Flip-flop.

>> Or is it flop-flip.

>

> Its... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Fred Thompson will kick Hitlary's ASS!!!

>

> WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

>

>

 

 

You need to get a big jar of Vaseline.

 

I'm saving this post for the morning of 5 November 2008 at which time I'll

shove it up your ass.

[Guest robw]

Fred won't even get the nomination.

 

 

"Patriot Games" <Crazy_Bastard@The_Beach.com> wrote in message

news:469b96ca$0$30672$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

> "Joe S." <noname@nosuch.net> wrote in message

> news:f7fnor0mdc@news3.newsguy.com...

> > Years ago, then-Senator from Tennessee Fred Thompson donated his

personal

> > papers to the University of Tennessee library. No one paid any

attention

> > until now. Turns out his papers reveal a Fred Thompson who is not

exactly

> > in line with his current attempts to kiss the ass of the "religious

> > right."

> > Flip-flop.

> > Or is it flop-flip.

>

> Its... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Fred Thompson will kick Hitlary's ASS!!!

>

> WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

>

>

[Guest Patriot Games]

"Joe S." <noname@nosuch.net> wrote in message

news:f7gbvr018s6@news3.newsguy.com...

> "Patriot Games" <Crazy_Bastard@The_Beach.com> wrote in message

> news:469b96ca$0$30672$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

>> "Joe S." <noname@nosuch.net> wrote in message

>> news:f7fnor0mdc@news3.newsguy.com...

>>> Years ago, then-Senator from Tennessee Fred Thompson donated his

>>> personal papers to the University of Tennessee library. No one paid any

>>> attention until now. Turns out his papers reveal a Fred Thompson who is

>>> not exactly in line with his current attempts to kiss the ass of the

>>> "religious right."

>>> Flip-flop.

>>> Or is it flop-flip.

>> Its... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Fred Thompson will kick Hitlary's ASS!!!

>> WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

> You need to get a big jar of Vaseline.

> I'm saving this post for the morning of 5 November 2008 at which time I'll

> shove it up your ass.

 

Its an interesting thought, however.....

 

If Fred (or Rudy, or Mitt) wins we both know you'll be hiding under the

desk, stoned dead drunk for a week.

 

And if Hitlary wins I've been told we're moving to the Caymans.

[Guest Patriot Games]

Last week I doubted that but since then Mitt has been rising in the Polls.

 

Nobody knows why....

 

"robw" <noddy093@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:RvOdnX7hz9kJrwHbnZ2dnUVZ_tqdnZ2d@comcast.com...

> Fred won't even get the nomination.

>

>

> "Patriot Games" <Crazy_Bastard@The_Beach.com> wrote in message

> news:469b96ca$0$30672$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

>> "Joe S." <noname@nosuch.net> wrote in message

>> news:f7fnor0mdc@news3.newsguy.com...

>> > Years ago, then-Senator from Tennessee Fred Thompson donated his

> personal

>> > papers to the University of Tennessee library. No one paid any

> attention

>> > until now. Turns out his papers reveal a Fred Thompson who is not

> exactly

>> > in line with his current attempts to kiss the ass of the "religious

>> > right."

>> > Flip-flop.

>> > Or is it flop-flip.

>>

>> Its... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Fred Thompson will kick Hitlary's ASS!!!

>>

>> WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest robw]

Remember your last remark.

 

Hilary wins, you keep posting and you'll be buried.

 

You really are stupid.

 

 

"Patriot Games" <Crazy_Bastard@The_Beach.com> wrote in message

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> "Joe S." <noname@nosuch.net> wrote in message

> news:f7gbvr018s6@news3.newsguy.com...

> > "Patriot Games" <Crazy_Bastard@The_Beach.com> wrote in message

> > news:469b96ca$0$30672$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

> >> "Joe S." <noname@nosuch.net> wrote in message

> >> news:f7fnor0mdc@news3.newsguy.com...

> >>> Years ago, then-Senator from Tennessee Fred Thompson donated his

> >>> personal papers to the University of Tennessee library. No one paid

any

> >>> attention until now. Turns out his papers reveal a Fred Thompson who

is

> >>> not exactly in line with his current attempts to kiss the ass of the

> >>> "religious right."

> >>> Flip-flop.

> >>> Or is it flop-flip.

> >> Its... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Fred Thompson will kick Hitlary's ASS!!!

> >> WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

> > You need to get a big jar of Vaseline.

> > I'm saving this post for the morning of 5 November 2008 at which time

I'll

> > shove it up your ass.

>

> Its an interesting thought, however.....

>

> If Fred (or Rudy, or Mitt) wins we both know you'll be hiding under the

> desk, stoned dead drunk for a week.

>

> And if Hitlary wins I've been told we're moving to the Caymans.

>

>

[Guest robw]

You do realise you posted "polls" where Mitt wasn't even close???

 

 

 

 

"Patriot Games" <Crazy_Bastard@The_Beach.com> wrote in message

news:469d0b92$0$31213$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

> Last week I doubted that but since then Mitt has been rising in the Polls.

>

> Nobody knows why....

>

> "robw" <noddy093@comcast.net> wrote in message

> news:RvOdnX7hz9kJrwHbnZ2dnUVZ_tqdnZ2d@comcast.com...

> > Fred won't even get the nomination.

> >

> >

> > "Patriot Games" <Crazy_Bastard@The_Beach.com> wrote in message

> > news:469b96ca$0$30672$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

> >> "Joe S." <noname@nosuch.net> wrote in message

> >> news:f7fnor0mdc@news3.newsguy.com...

> >> > Years ago, then-Senator from Tennessee Fred Thompson donated his

> > personal

> >> > papers to the University of Tennessee library. No one paid any

> > attention

> >> > until now. Turns out his papers reveal a Fred Thompson who is not

> > exactly

> >> > in line with his current attempts to kiss the ass of the "religious

> >> > right."

> >> > Flip-flop.

> >> > Or is it flop-flip.

> >>

> >> Its... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Fred Thompson will kick Hitlary's ASS!!!

> >>

> >> WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

> >>

> >>

> >

> >

>