Freddy "Lousy Actor" Thompson can't tear himself away from his favorite drug dealer buddy.
Harry Hope
From The Los Angeles Times, 11/5/07:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-thompson5nov05,1,6454015.story?coll=la-news-politics-national&track=crosspromo
No quick exit for Thompson advisor
NEW YORK —
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Sunday that a
friend with a criminal record for cocaine and marijuana sales would
remain a top fundraiser for his campaign while he evaluates the
situation.
For months, Thompson has been flying to campaign events around the
country in a private jet lent to his campaign by Alabama developer
Philip J. Martin, who has known the former Tennessee senator for more
than a decade.
"I know Phil is a good man," Thompson said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the
Press."
"He is my friend. He is going to remain my friend."
In 1979, Martin pleaded guilty to the sale of 11 pounds of marijuana,
the Washington Post reported Sunday.
In 1983, the newspaper said, he pleaded no contest to charges of
cocaine trafficking and conspiracy stemming from a plan to sell
$30,000 worth of the drug.
Thompson, a former federal prosecutor, said he first learned of
Martin's criminal background Saturday.
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uh huh
Harry
Gar D'Loo
<riv...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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Birds of a feather tend to occupy the same boat, especially when leaky
& sinking.
--Gar
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