Fred Thompson: Foreign agent


	Fred Thompson: Foreign agent

jklugman

6-12-2007 2:52 PM

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fred thompson, democracy, who-rules-america, hypocrisy

jklugman says:

Jeffrey Birnbaum's article exposing Fred Thompson can be found here.

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6-12-2007 3:30 PM

sohil

They're all crooks.

It's just a matter of voting for the lesser of a crook

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