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Freddie Thompson’ latest gaffe, this time from Iowa:

“The president called me up and asked me to help shepherd judge John Roberts’ nomination through the Senate confirmation process. I was honored that I got that call. I was honored that he thought I had enough friends on the Democratic side that they wouldn’t run me out of town!

“We fought hard against each other, but I always thought that we had mutual respect. And that’s what it takes.

“Even though the other party controlled the Judiciary committee, we got some votes there. For a good, sound, what I would call conservative justice.”

What’s the problem? When John Roberts was confirmed to the Supreme Court in 2005, the Republicans were in charge of the Senate Judiciary Committee, being still in charge of congress at the time. It kind of makes you wonder how much “shepherding” Thompson did (Roberts was easily confirmed with more than 70 votes)… Is he an exaggerator, or does he just not remember anything about the matter?

Earlier
Thompson doesn’t know what his position is on FL oil drilling
Thompson doesn’t know what his position is on the Jena 6
Thompson can’t remember what his position on Terry Shaivo is
Thompson doesn’t know what his position on primary schedule leapfrogging is
Thompson proves he knows very little about gay equality issues

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