Thompson's First Wife Filed For Divorce Over "Cruel And Inhumane Treatment"

[Quixote1818]

Moreover, when Thompson married his first wife, Sarah Lindsey, at Lawrenceburg Methodist Church in 1959, she was already two months pregnant with their first child.

The marriage wasn't to last. Though Thompson tries to portray their 1985 break-up as amicable and his family says Sarah will campaign for him, we can disclose that in her original divorce writ - which until now has never been made public - she accused him of "cruel and inhuman treatment".

Her brother, Oscar Lindsey, confirmed the marriage was one of secrets and unhappiness. Like Hillary Clinton, who suffered through her husband Bill's "bimbo eruptions",it seems Sarah is standing by Fred because she shares his political goals. ...

She withdrew the petition the following March, and according to her brother, the marriage improved for a while.

But Sarah renewed the proceedings in November 1984, this time citing "irreconcilable differences".

Asked if Thompson was unfaithful, her brother replied carefully: "He has said he 'takes opportunities' . I will tell you it wasn't physical cruelty and it wasn't mental."

More:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=480740&in_page_id=1811&in_a_source=

[Iris]

1. "He's the kind of man every little girl dreams of marrying" according to Lorrie Morgan

"He's the kind of man little girls dream about marrying. He opens doors for you, lights your cigarettes, helps you on with your coat, buys wonderful gifts. It's every woman's fantasy," Lorrie said.

Yeah. Every little girl dreams of marrying a man who who "takes opportunities" - just as long as he opens the door for her!

[AX10]

3. Lorrie Morgan is a delusional moron!

:puke:

[Virginia Dare]

28. Lorrie Morgan has been married about a half a dozen times

and at least one of her husbands drank himself to death, so I don't think I'll take any advice on men from her...:eyes:

[Iris]

32. a man who drinks himself to death .... well, that just makes me swoon!

:sarcasm:

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

14. Lorrie Morgan must be perpetuating the "sugar daddy" complex

Sickening.

[Iris]

18. yeah, I guess the "daddy" complex manifests itself differently for men and women!

[Warren DeMontague]

17. Right. The kind that will throw you in jail for getting an abortion.

Swoon! Swoon!

[Raksha]

29. Yeah, RIGHT! He's the kind of man every little girl

dreams about marrying...and then wakes up screaming: "Mommy! I had another nightmare!"

[AX10]

2. Fred Thompson: Wife Beater! He is the perfect candidate for...

the GOP. He's a southerner, a huckster, a neo-con tool, and a wife beater! He's the perfect Rethug!

[Disturbed]

5. Strange that this hasn't surfaced before. Timing is everything.

Don't get me wrong. I don't support this Asshole for Pres. I don't think he will
garner the nomination. Rudy & Fred will cancel each other out. Mitt will be the nominee with
Jeb as VP.

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[Raksha]

30. Mormons are the bagmen for the mob???

Could you elaborate on that? I'm not saying you're wrong--it's just something I've never heard of before.

[RavensChick]

8. I'm not surprised

Just the thing we need to watch. It's doubtful he'll make it past the primaries. Anyone who supports him is delusional at best.

[losthills]

4. It's a non-story.

The majority of Americans have been through the same stuff, many of them more than once.

She's campaigning for him....

[Quixote1818]

7. It's certainly not going to help him and will likely take him down a few percentage points

especially with women. In a close election this kind of story may be just enough to tip the balance.

[Iris]

9. Maybe, but the title of the article starts out "The Tennessee stud"

some women might like that. Especially Republican women like Lorrie Morgan (see my post above).

[napi21]

6. Be careful how much you make of reasons for divorce back then.

The reasons wre very restrictive, and only few were recognized by the courts as valid.

I'm not supporting Freddie at all, I just don't want you to get caught up in a web you don't understand.

[druidity33]

15. in 1985?

when are you referring to when you say "back then"?

[reality based]

19. This University of Memphis Law Review article states that Tennessee

adopted a no fault divorce law in 1977.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3843/is_199901/ai_n8829904/pg_9

The first Thompson divorce petition was filed in 1981.

[Merlot]

25. Agreed. Things still get said in divorces that have little relevance to truth

And agreed about not supporting fred of hollywood. I though gouliani was the scariest man I'd ever seen, until freds mug came up.

[Blackhatjack]

10. The duplicity of Thompson will be exposed with opposition research....

He is jumping in pretending to be one thing, when he is something else entirely.

Thompson is going to be a big flash in the pan, and then he will be gone.

He has done nothing significant with his career in Congress, and his personal life does not come close to matching the character requirements of the Right Wing Fundamentalist Conservatives of the Repub Party.

They can call him 'southern fried Reagan' all they want. Wait till the public learns his true nature and actions fail to match those of St. Ronnie.

And while this is a bold prediction, I believe the Dems will never get a chance to take a clean shot at Thompson. IMHO Giuliani and Romney will take care of him shortly with their own opposition research. Once Thompson took the plunge into the race, that meant the gloves would come off.

Just from the public's point of view, he is not a great public speaker, he is not very smart, he has not been ambitious about anything other than acquiring money, and he has little grasp of what it takes to be President.

It is only a matter of time before 'crash and burn.'

[RavensChick]

13. And when they crash and burn

I'll be cheering the Dems on, popcorn in hand. I predict it'll happen when the primaries commence.

:popcorn:

[Liberal_in_LA]

12. Cheating dog! now he's a moralizing Repuglicon

[Disturbed]

16. He will flop.

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is one of several former Bush confidantes in the Romney camp. Others include his hand-picked, former state party chairman Al Cardenas, and Sally Bradshaw, 's former campaign manager and chief of staff...

http://www.lonewacko.com/blog/archives/006329.html

[Liberal_in_LA]

27. hope he flops big time.

[Stephanie]

20. That is the standard legal complaint in uncontested divorce.

It's used all the time in uncontested divorce because it doesn't require proof. The plaintiff complains that the defendant refused to have sex with him, the defendant agrees, and voila, you're divorced. Other complaints, such as adultery, could require third party testimony or some other proof. So if you are both in agreement and want a simple and easy divorce, 'cruel and inhumane treatment' is the box to check off.

[reality based]

21. Not anymore. No fault divorce only requires "irreconcilable differences"

to be cited. Tennessee has had no fault divorce since 1977-- four years before Mrs. Thompson first filed for divorce.

[Stephanie]

22. so why would she cite it? to get a better settlement? n/t

[Bluebear]

23. To put his next beloved on notice that he is a cruel, inhumane p*ick!

[spooky3]

24. maybe because it is an accurate description?

[AnnieBW]

26. He took the bag off of his face

when they were having sex.

[autorank]

31. The guy is very creepy. Totally...

...and he was the Nixon mole on the Senate Judiciary Committee - Sen. Sam Ervin's committee.

[Blackhatjack]

33. His 'womanizing' is well-known on the Hill, not endearing to the fundies...

I heard Tony Perkins had 'cooled' some on Fred as the being the standard bearer for the conservative rightwing fundamentalists.

I wonder if he got heartburn over the well earned moniker 'the Tennessee Stud'???