AP Interview: Thompson Defends Lobbying

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Associated Press

By RON FOURNIER and MIKE GLOVER

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - On the verge of joining the presidential race, Republican Fred Thompson on Friday unapologetically defended his career as a Washington lobbyist paid to influence the government on behalf of an abortion-rights group, a leftist Haitian leader and other special interests.


Republican presidential hopeful, former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson R-Tenn., talks to The Asscoiated Press during an interview at the Iowa State Fair Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa. Thompson defended his record as a Washington lobbyist, arguing that controversial clients do not reflect his views and they deserved representation in dealing with Congress and the federal government. "Don't confuse the lawyer with the client," Thompson said during the interview. "It has nothing to do with one's political views. Lawyering is a profession but it's also a business." (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)


"Don't confuse the lawyer with the client," Thompson told The Associated Press.

The former Tennessee senator and actor discussed his eclectic career path, the war in Iraq and his ambitious plans to reshape the GOP during a 30-minute interview after introducing himself to Iowa Republicans in classic Midwest fashion: He toured the state fair with popular Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa.

Any doubts that Thompson will soon enter the race were erased the moment he cuddled a baby pig and gawked at a cow carved out of butter.

Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20070818/D8R38S400.html

[bahrbearian]

1. Don't confuse the Actor with the District Attorney

Don't confuse the Lobbist with the Politican
Don't confuse the Pile of Dog shit , with the Pile of Horse shit........

[bahrbearian]

2. Thompson, Shaking Baibies and Kissing Hands

"Any doubts that Thompson will soon enter the race were erased the moment he cuddled a baby pig and gawked at a cow carved out of butter."

[UpInArms]

3. well, Fred - we won't confuse you with a person of substance

morals, honor, dignity or anything resembling humanity.

[tanyev]

4. The freepers aren't confused:

To: NormsRevenge

Those against lobbing are idiots. Idiots I tell you.

2 posted on 08/17/2007 6:00:11 PM PDT by Jaysun (It's outlandishly inappropriate to suggest that I'm wrong.)
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Don't they have spell-check? Or maybe it's a cheaper version called speel-chekc.

:rofl:

[hedda_foil]

5. Why Thompson looks presidential?

[merh]

6. Don't confuse the whore with the john

Some lawyers are advocates and some are paid whores.

Don't be fooled, if he didn't believe in what the client was all about, he would have declined the representation.

[terisan]

9. Touche ! n/t

[annabanana]

7. If he lobbied for abortion rights, and didn't believe in it. . .

Why should the right believe that he will do "what he believes in" now?

[customerserviceguy]

8. They're stuck with him

Who else have they got to believe? Giuliani has not wavered on his live and let live stance on abortion, and Romney's pro-life conversion happened even more recently than Fred Thompson's. There's McCain, but they have other reasons they don't want him, including the recent immigration law fiasco.

They just don't have any other choices on that issue, the only other candidates they have that are pro-life are in single digits in polls in their own states.