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Thompson Cries Moral Foul on Huckabee Group
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ABC News' Christine Byun Reports: Republican candidate Fred Thompson called moral foul on former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee for recent push-polling calls to South Carolina residents.
"I'm somewhat surprised that someone who espouses the values the Governor talks about all the time would find himself in the situation ... this is clearly improper activity that is going on right under his nose," Thompson said.
The Thompson campaign says they have been receiving complaints of push-polling calls to South Carolina residents with false information about the former Tennessee senator's position on partial birth abortion and illegal immigration. They campaign says the calls are being paid for by a group who supports Huckabee, who also push-polled in Iowa prior to the caucuses.
At a campaign stop in Prosperity, South Carolina, Thompson did some investigating of his own and asked how many people had received a push-polling call. About a dozen people raised their hands.
"Good gracious … who do they say is calling? Do they say anything good about a candidate?" Thompson asked.
Some audience members called out Huckabee’s name.
"They're picking the most outrageous, easily disproved things they could come up with," Thompson said.
"Desperate," a supporter echoed.
At a media availability, Thompson said he does not believe the push-polling calls would work, and repeated his call for Huckabee to disavow the tactic. He said he believed Huckabee was avoiding the issues.
"This is not a legitimate debate of the issues. I confronted him man to man, person to person at the debates with regard to the issues, this is the response I get, anonymous stuff," Thompson said.
January 17, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (25)
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Something about Thompson really creeps me out !there the republicans go again putting forward the most rotten americans they can find! I hope your enjoying the tanked economy!!!!!!
Posted by: paula | Jan 18, 2008 12:29:16 PM
Jerry wrote..."We all know that after the disaster of the Bush administration it will be a Democratic that wins the White house!!"
Wow! Speaking of disasterous presidency's. I have to assume you've forgotten both Carter and Clinton. Pres. George W. Bush has his faults, but he is a saint in comparison to those two.
Posted by: Patti | Jan 18, 2008 2:35:49 PM
paula..you're spot on with your comments
I'd vote for anyone but Hillary or Obama
Both are "armed and dangerous" and would lead our country down the most liberal path this country has ever seen!! "Dubya" is not perfect but he governed in tough times through no fault of his own and did a great job
of taking on the terrorists. I agree with an earlier blogger that Fred Thompson is the only true conservative
in the race but may have done himself in
by announcing his candidacy too late.
I would love to see his campaign get back on track but if it doesn't any Republican candidate out shines Hillary or Obama by a mile!!
Posted by: jackbrandon | Jan 18, 2008 5:00:39 PM
Fred has no record worth smearing-- he's just a frustrated actor (and jealous of Ronald Reagan who was a better actor as a 'B' movie actor in his day AND a better President than Thompson would ever be)! Give it up, Fred!
Posted by: Shawn | Jan 18, 2008 5:00:57 PM
Excuse me Shawn, Fred in fact does have a record. He was a senator for 8 years and it was consistently conservative from the beginning to the end of his term If he pulls off a decent showing in South Carolina that will be all he needs for undecided conservatives to take a closer look.
Posted by: jackbrandon | Jan 18, 2008 5:37:49 PM
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