(Fred) Thompson gains among social conservatives

[Eugene]

Source: Boston Globe

Thompson gains among social conservatives

By Scott Helman, Globe Staff | July 25, 2007

Some of the nation's most influential social conservatives say
their movement is quickly coalescing around Fred Thompson,
the former senator from Tennessee, for the Republican
presidential nomination, a decision that would bolster his
expected campaign with money and grass-roots support.

Dissatisfied with the current crop of GOP contenders, these
conservative leaders say Thompson, despite new questions
about his record on abortion, possesses the right
combination of electability and conservative values -- the
two ingredients they believe are necessary to energize
evangelical voters and keep the White House in Republican
hands in 2008.

-snip-

One signal that conservatives are flocking to Thompson has
come in the last few weeks in the response to reports in the
Los Angeles Times and The New York Times that he once
lobbied the administration of George H. W. Bush on behalf
of an abortion-rights group.

Influential figures such as Gary Bauer, a former presidential
candidate who now leads American Values, a conservative
public policy organization, and Tony Perkins, head of the
Family Research Council, an evangelical Christian group, have
been noticeably forgiving of Thompson on the issue. They have
questioned the accuracy of the newspaper reports, defended
any work he may have done as merely a lawyer working for a
client, or pointed instead to what they say is his impeccable
eight-year Senate record on "life" issues.

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Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/07/25/thompson_gains_among_social_conservatives

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

1. Boy, I never thought I'd see the day that a former pro-choice lobbyist would be

the top "kristshun" conservative choice.

MKJ

[katmondoo]

2. Is in it funny how things change

At one time it was the foundation for their support of any candidate. **holes

[BOSSHOG]

3. HA - tony perkins sloughs off newspaper report

the guy who runs radio "news" shows which provides every form of disinformation for those who hate in the name of Jesus Christ to ensure they hate intensely. tony perkins, in bed with a klansman during a political race in the 90's in Louisiana, which of course tony says was all misinterpreted.

I guess fred thompson hates intensely. Its a shame he can't lose my vote because he never had it to start with.

[madrchsod]

4. they admire him for something they all covet

a smoking hot trophy wife....

[TwilightGardener]

5. Go to Freeperville--it's hilarious to see the contortions they're

going through to explain away the abortion-rights-lobbying work he did. Theyr'e trying to say that all he did was make "phone calls" and shuffle papers. One moran is convinced Ol' Scrotum-Face actually spent those billing hours trying to convert the group to a pro-life position. They can't accept that someone who hires you as a lobbyist wants you to...uh...lobby. The head of the group was "Very Happy" with his work--bwahahahahahaha! This will be an excellent flip-flop to smack him with.

[Carrieyazel]

6. Fraud Thompson blows really hard. Can't stand the Fraud.

[Carrieyazel]

7. Second the motion.

[Carrieyazel]

8. And I will third it.

[Carrieyazel]

9. Fraud is unelectable.

[Carrieyazel]

10. Hello, Mr. Thompson. You cant win.