- Daily Photo: Obama Jokes Around at G-20
- Blackwater gets replaced in Iraq
- Daily Photo: U.S. Marines Look Out for Taliban in Afghanistan
- Hillary Clinton the Tomboy and Her "Ah-Ha" Moment
- Obama Administration Sudan Envoy Headed to Region
- Daily Photo: Potential Flashpoint in Iraq
- Clinton Says New Afghanistan-Pakistan Plan Depends on Diplomacy
- Exclusive: Three Israeli Airstrikes Against Sudan
- Additional 4,000 Troops to Be Ordered to Afghanistan
- Daily Photo: Navy Submarine Trains in the Arctic
- Alarm Over North Korea Missile Prep
- Anti-Terror Stimulus? US Offers Rewards for Top Terrorists
- Daily Photo: Pakistani Women in Refugee Camp
- Condoleezza Rice Appears on "The Tonight Show"
- Diplomat and Aid Group Sound the Alarm on Darfur Camp Situation
- auto industry rescue
- Ballotwatch
- Biden, Joe
- Bush, George W.
- Clinton, Bill
- Clinton, Hillary
- Dodd, Chris
- Edwards, John
- Giuliani, Rudy
- Gravel, Mike
- Huckabee, Mike
- Hunter, Duncan
- Inauguration
- Iraq
- Kucinich, Dennis
- McCain, John
- Obama, Barack
- Palin, Sarah
- Paul, Ron
- Romney, Mitt
- Tancredo, Tom
- Thompson, Fred
- Veepstakes
- Vote 2008: Democrats
- Vote 2008: Republicans
- Washington
- White House
« Previous | Main | Next »
Thompson Touts His History and Support of the NRA
Email
ShareSeptember 21, 2007 12:13 PM
ABC News' Christine Byun Reports: Republican Candidate Fred Thompson said his relationship with the National Rifle Association goes "way back" and touted recent campaign stops to a gunstore and gunshow at the Celebration of American Values conference.
"When I was in Florida, last week, I went to the gun show, right before the Florida-U-T football game … I should have stayed at the gun show," Thompson joked of the University of Tennessee's loss in Gainesville, Florida, last Saturday.
He insisted that his "philosophy does not depend on his geography," a subtle dig to his GOP rivals who, Thompson implied, have not had a solid record on second amendment rights.
Thompson – who was introduced by his campaign biopic video – also took questions submitted by conference attendees, stating he believed gun shows were a "part of Americana" and that if elected, he would support the current administration's position of the second amendment allowing and protecting the rights of individuals to keep and bear arms.
"I think we're quick on the interpretation of the second amendment," Thompson said. "The Constitution means what it says."
At the end of the speech, Thompson introduced his wife, Jeri, and boasted "she’d make a much better first lady than Bill Clinton."
September 21, 2007 in Thompson, Fred | Permalink | User Comments (3)
You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.
Is he serious? America is the number one country with the highest death rate due to guns! There is a reason why horrible shootings has happened in the US in the last decade. I won't bring them up, but everyone knows what I am talking about. If preserving the outdated Second Amendment and having a gun show is "Americana" then I don't want to be an American anymore. Innocent police officers die daily due to people with illegal guns. Rich republican from the south, what do you know about gun problems in the city? Absolutely nothing, go shoot some quail with Cheyne and get out of the race!
Posted by: April | Sep 22, 2007 1:39:46 AM
What about all the people who are ALIVE because they had a weapon..used it for what it was ment to do...and took a stand. There are hundreds of people who are alive because they had a weapon. what about them ?!?!?!? Should they die because you dont have even a small understainding of what real life is all about?
Posted by: Leslie | Sep 25, 2007 2:48:23 PM
Hey April, if you can do no more than regurgitate foolish comments from leftwing extremists. Keep quiet and stop being part of the problem instead of the solution. More mindless hystera we do not need.
Posted by: Dave | Nov 8, 2007 9:05:52 PM
Post a comment
