THompson would over turn Roe V. Wade

[no name 1]

whoa, that chick behind him..has some healthy lungs

I wondered what those were called! My lungs are smaller.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

whoa, that chick behind him..has some healthy lungs

Amen, brother. Olympic Gold Swimmer quality lungs.

[almaty 19]

whoa, that chick behind him..has some healthy lungs

Amen, brother. Olympic Gold Swimmer quality lungs.

they lady only has to take 2 breaths a day..she is semi-tough

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

whoa, that chick behind him..has some healthy lungs

I wondered what those were called! My lungs are smaller.

not according to someone working on windows at your workplace

[no name 1]

Lame excuses....and lots of non-answers from a non-candidate....

Republican Fred Thompson defended his record as a Washington lobbyist, arguing that controversial clients do not reflect his views and they deserved representation in dealing with Congress and the federal government.

"Don't confuse the lawyer with the client," Thompson said in an interview with The Associated Press. "It has nothing to do with one's political views. Lawyering is a profession but it's also a business."

Thompson has come under fire for representing among others abortion rights activists, raising questions about his own position as he prepares to enter the contest for the Republican presidential nomination.

"I'm not representing an issue," said Thompson. "I'm representing a client who has an issue."

Thompson, a lawyer, compared his work lobbying to that of a lawyer who represents someone accused of a crime.

"I've represented people accused of crimes," Thompson said. "These are people who deserved representation."

Earlier in the day, Thompson urged patience on Iraq and declared himself unabashedly opposed to abortion as the all-but-declared candidate behaved like one, campaigning in Iowa and visiting the state fair.

Keep your powder dry," he told activists as he launched his one-day swing in the early voting state, sounding a series of conservative themes.

The actor and former Tennessee senator is expected to enter the presidential race officially next month after a less-than-stellar summer marked by a campaign staff shake-up, reports of lobbying for a family planning group and fundraising that failed to meet expectations.

Still, Thompson polls well in national surveys despite his unofficial status and he brushed aside suggestions Friday that he was starting too late to be a factor in the volatile GOP race.

"I wasn't around when they made those rules and I'm not abiding by them," he said. "We've got plenty of time."

Unlike Democrat Barack Obama, who a day earlier plunged into crowds and eagerly sought out state fairgoers, Thompson raced through the jam-packed fair, stopping only to shake hands and chat with people who recognized and stopped him.

Former Marine Sgt. Mitch Beler told Thompson he served in Iraq and Afghanistan and asked the former senator to rally the public behind the controversial conflict in Iraq.

"We're making progress. We know what we're doing," Beler told Thompson.

Thomposon replied: "I know what you're saying is the truth and I'm doing everything I can to support what you're saying."

Not everyone was sold on Thompson. "Some of us are in limbo," said Virginia Stone of Waukee, Iowa, as she reached for the actor's hand.

Thompson laughed at Stone's remark as he signed an autograph.

"We'll be in your face so much you'll be sick of us," he said.

On Iraq, Thompson asked for time for the strategy to work, speaking in the generalities that have marked his recent campaign appearances.

"We've got to make very, very sure that we don't run up the white flag when there's an opportunity there to prevail," Thompson said. "If we don't prevail there, if we don't stabilize the situation in Iraq, that's going to make it more and more difficult in other parts of the world."

The man who spent some 20 years as a Washington lobbyist also proclaimed himself the only candidate willing to deal with what he sees as a looming fiscal crisis for the nation.

"The beginning of the discussion is to get everybody to acknowledge we've got a very, very serious problem,' said Thompson. "We haven't gotten to that stage yet.'

He said Republican candidates are largely ignoring the issue.

"Other than giving lip service to it ... I don't know that anybody is on the campaign trail," said Thompson. He ducked, however, when pressed on specifics.

Though critics have questioned his commitment on the issue, Thompson said "I am unabashedly pro-life" and said he favored gun rights as well.

In July, Thompson said he had no recollection of performing lobbying work in 1991 for a family planning group that was seeking to relax an abortion counseling rule.

Thompson was taking all the right steps to give his campaign a presence in Iowa, meeting privately with conservative activists and Republican lawmakers before touring the fair with popular Republican Sen. Charles Grassley, who is not backing any candidate for president.

source

[almaty 19]

whoa, that chick behind him..has some healthy lungs

I wondered what those were called! My lungs are smaller.

not according to someone working on windows at your workplace

i heard the same thing in a Pm.///sister dev...makes dolly parton look small

[no name 1]

whoa, that chick behind him..has some healthy lungs

I wondered what those were called! My lungs are smaller.

not according to someone working on windows at your workplace

He's a creepy painter, Charles!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Hm, there's Shrillary looking all attractive again.

[no name 1]

Hm, there's Shrillary looking all attractive again.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

Hm, there's Shrillary looking all attractive again.

must be a shortage of lipstick then after they got done with that pig

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Hm, there's Shrillary looking all attractive again.

must be a shortage of lipstick then after they got done with that pig

Bush proved that intelligence isn't important...I'd say looks would be further down on the list from that.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

whoa, that chick behind him..has some healthy lungs

I wondered what those were called! My lungs are smaller.

not according to someone working on windows at your workplace

He's a creepy painter, Charles!

was he an illegal? was he doing the job americans won't do?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Hm, there's Shrillary looking all attractive again.

must be a shortage of lipstick then after they got done with that pig

You know I ain't no Shrillary fan but if it came down to her and a guy that advocates pushing abortions back into dark back alleys and who will support this nonsensical gay marriage ban - in other words a guy that wants to rule from his gut rather than his brains, she suddenly becomes the lesser of two evils.

[GaryC 7]

Well, that settles it for me. Where is my checkbook? I am now a Thompson supporter!

Guess we now know your abortion stance, don't we?

No you don't. I still haven't said. I hate to tell you this but reversing Roe V Wade does not make abortion illegal, it only would give the states the right to choose if they allow it. Now I am confused. I thought Hillary was for states rights. I guess as usual her position depends on what special interest group she is talking to.

[GaryC 7]

Hm, there's Shrillary looking all attractive again.

must be a shortage of lipstick then after they got done with that pig

You know I ain't no Shrillary fan but if it came down to her and a guy that advocates pushing abortions back into dark back alleys and who will support this nonsensical gay marriage ban - in other words a guy that wants to rule from his gut rather than his brains, she suddenly becomes the lesser of two evils.

As I just told Dev, overturning Roe V Wade isn't making abortion illegal it just gives the states the right to choose. After all, isn't that the point of our representitive democracy? The individual states having the power? Seems perfectly logical to me to let each state decide rather than the federal government dictating to everyone.