Mr. Thompson represents good, old-fashioned backbone. I agree with Brian and Tim...this is just the liberal media working their same tricks to slander a man that represents decency, morals and values. Most politicians are involved in scandalous rubbish that would (or should) lay their heads on the moral chopping block.

ABC, have you become do distaught over a man with integrity that you have to scrape the bottom of the barrel? Shame on you !

Fred Thompson...YOU'RE THE MAN!!!

Let see... he paid his son, through a company his son ran, money for doing some work. Hmmm, I don't think that is illegal. I don't support Mr. Thomson or the majority of Republicans, but when you do a story it should have some news in it.

Uh folks, his son charged $178,000 to manage the PAC that donated only $66,000. This is called a scam and an unethical end-run around campaign finance laws. He's using tax-exempt campaign funds to support his kid. You have no problem with that?

Sorry Buffet I misread the bulletin. It should have been Afubar.
J. H.

This is legal, all the politicians do it, republican and democrat. Shall we start quoting the financial scandals from the Clinton's!

RUN FRED RUN!!

so he pays his kid 44,000 a year to do some PR work for him?

I call that being a good dad. Wish my dad would do it for me!

they never disappoint, to they?

More political garbage about a fine man. We should all take note, do you want a man in the white house that is God fearing or do you want another Clinton or a Muslim? You pick

So, lets look at the other candidates people;

"Mark Corallo, a spokesman for the former senator, said Daniel Thompson is paid to manage the fund-raising operation and file campaign-finance reports with the FEC. "If you look at other PACs, such as Hillary Clinton, John Edwards or Barack Obama, all three of them pay their PAC administrators more than double what Dan was taking to administrate the PAC," Mr. Corallo said.

Mrs. Clinton's HILLPAC has paid about $2 million in salaries since 2002, while contributing $2 million to Democratic candidates for office. Mr. Edwards's PAC paid about $1 million in salaries while contributing $200,000 to Democrats when he used it during the 2002 and 2004 elections. Mr. Edwards primarily used his PAC to fund his political career, rather than to contribute to Democratic candidates. Mr. Obama, who only had a PAC for the 2006 election, paid about $500,000 in salaries and donated $770,000 to Democrats."

So we see the evidence this is normal practice and if anything, Dan is underpaid for his services or he's giving his dad a break...Guess the Liberal spin factory has to go back to the drawing board to invent something else against a man they can't find anything valid to say!

Campaign finance rules are so bizarre and complex it is hard to know what is actually going on. In this case, without a lot more info there is no way to tell if this is a true misappropriation or a legal but sleazy scheme or a perfectly reasonable use of funds that is simply routed through tortuous channels. In my view the Supreme Court is in error by not tossing out the whole mess a 1st amendment violation.

What is so bad about doing business with one of your relatives, and do we know this has been reported correctly? I would bet money it has not. I don't believe Fred Thompson would leave himself open I may or may not vote for him he has to get the nomination first, we have over a year of this to put up with they might find that he did not go to sunday school every sunday!

In 08, the country will be voting for the man that will get us out of the mess in Iraq and bring our troops home. By then, sadly, the human cost will be 4000 killed and 50,000 wounded. Conscience should tell us to set a deadline and give them hope for a homecoming. This country doesn't want a retread, a rerun or a sequel to what we've had for seven years; thats what Thompson would be.

Why can't there be just ONE candidate --somewhere -- any party -- with NO questionable activities??

Is that all that a PAC does is give money to other Politicians? It doesn't take 44,000 yr to write 66,000 in checks, unless you write reaaaaalllly ssllooww.

Did anyone else notice how this story goes back in forth between "paid his son" and "paid his son's political consulting firm"?

There is a big difference between giving money to an individual and giving it to a firm an individual works for. ABC seems to purposely blur this distinction, or maybe just carelessly.

And for all you liberal haters out there accusing Thompson of a crime, please explain WHAT crime he committed. *crickets chirping* That's what I thought!

"Republican or Democrat it doesn't matter... Politician = Crook"

Posted by: Dave | May 22, 2007 12:07:08 PM

No, it does matter. He is a Republican.

If you think there are no honest people left in Washington, check out Ron Paul. You might not like his policies, but he's apparently never done anything unethical in his life.

I think we all know that ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC & others are totally liberal and democrats. So, according to Winghunter, they have drastically overpaid their PACs or they're just being overlooked by the main stream media (MSM) because the Dems are in control of the senate & house right now. I just wonder how Ms Pelosi stands with a PAC, don't you think she's leading up to becoming Vice President with President Bush, in the near future with this stuff trying to impeach VP Cheney? Why doesn't ABC or the others look into ALL the PACs and let's just see who is really doing something that should be "NEWS!" Personally, I get tired of hearing the same ole news over and over from day to day and it's all a bunch of BULL, but that's just MY opinion. I'm sure Mr. Thompson knows how politics work and how the media works. I don't think the man is a fool, and I vote Independent. I think Mr. Thompson is a breath of fresh air for the Repubs, compared to the top runners. I have no respect for ANY of the Dems in the upper tier, or the lower for that matter. The Repubs lost the election because they failed to listen to their base and the American people (majority). My family that voted for Pres Bush, were really angry that they (RINO's) lied to them by pretending to value their voter's mandate. The same will happen with the Dems this go 'round, and maybe, just maybe we can have a different choice in our government!! Wouldn't that be refreshing?? No man is perfect, only Jesus, and He's not walking the earth right now, so they will all make mistakes, but let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater. I refuse to be led blind-eyed by the media. I'm trying to find out everyone's voting record, and it's taking a lot of time and effort. I wish others would do the same, and somehow unite to bring in some decent government leaders that will uphold our Constitution, instead of taking the oath of office so lightly. After all, it IS the Constitution that gives us the right to vote, and the politicians have lost sight of that great concept of government. IF Mr. Thompson or an Independent, or other politicians or parties can or will uphold the Constitution, I will definately vote for them!!! I am against ANYONE running for office of any rank, that says one thing & does another, and NOT uphold the Constitution! If we don't unite as a nation, we will not stand, it's just a fact! Just my own thoughts!

Ondrasmom is a paid Republican thread-buster who works for the RNC. There are no Muslim candidates in the running...the person of whom he speaks is actually a CATHOLIC.