Down With Tyranny:
On this slow news day– a somewhat mournful Independence Day two days after the mask of constitutional government slipped off Bush’s smug face to expose the brutal GOP fascist beast beneath, the Boston Globe unmasks the real Fred Thompson.
On this slow news day– a somewhat mournful Independence Day two days after the mask of constitutional government slipped off Bush’s smug face to expose the brutal GOP fascist beast beneath, the Boston Globe unmasks the real Fred Thompson.
Thompson made his bones working as a lawyer for Tennessee Republican Howard Baker during the impeachment hearing for the only American president held in as much disdain as the currently unimpeached one. But, now it turns out that Thompson was a spy, or a secret mole, for the Nixon criminal clique in the White House.
An excerpt from the Boston Globe:
WASHINGTON -- The day before Senate Watergate Committee minority counsel Fred Thompson made the inquiry that launched him into the national spotlight -- asking an aide to President Nixon whether there was a White House taping system -- he telephoned Nixon's lawyer.
Thompson tipped off the White House that the committee knew about the taping system and would be making the information public. In his all-but-forgotten Watergate memoir, "At That Point in Time," Thompson said he acted with "no authority" in divulging the committee's knowledge of the tapes, which provided the evidence that led to Nixon's resignation. It was one of many Thompson leaks to the Nixon team, according to a former investigator for Democrats on the committee, Scott Armstrong , who remains upset at Thompson's actions.
Thompson tipped off the White House that the committee knew about the taping system and would be making the information public. In his all-but-forgotten Watergate memoir, "At That Point in Time," Thompson said he acted with "no authority" in divulging the committee's knowledge of the tapes, which provided the evidence that led to Nixon's resignation. It was one of many Thompson leaks to the Nixon team, according to a former investigator for Democrats on the committee, Scott Armstrong , who remains upset at Thompson's actions.
"Thompson was a mole for the White House," Armstrong said in an interview. "Fred was working hammer and tong to defeat the investigation of finding out what happened to authorize Watergate and find out what the role of the president was."
1 comment:
Well well well Frederick the spy for the worse Administration so far. Fred better keep the question of his mole work out of the campaign because there's a lot of baby boomers still alive and remember Tricky Dick. One might think this is the GOP reward to Fred for being a loyal soldier.
Watch out when the closet doors open you never know when inside.
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