Fred Thompson In the Hot Seat with Cubans

During a rare "campaign" stop in South Carolina the "non-candidate" GOP Presidential candidate tried to assert his conservative credentials to southern voters. The former Tennessee Senator spoke on a variety of subjects, including taxes, iraq and made the horrible mistake of tying illegal immigration with Cuban exiles....

Here is the speech on You Tube:


Senator Hillary Clinton quickly attached Fred Thompson, stating:

"I was appalled when one of the people running for or about to run for the Republican nomination talked about Cuban refugees as potential terrorists," Clinton told Hispanic elected officials. "Apparently he doesn't have a lot of experience in Florida or anywhere else, and doesn't know a lot of Cuban-Americans."

Hillary has been the candidate, on either political side, to obtain the most Hispanic support. Clearly she capitalized on the opportunity to obtain extra brownie points in the Cuban community, where her husband is loathed because of Elian Gonzalez and the Wet Foot Dry Foot Policy.

Soon after the Clinton statement, Thompson posted on his campaign blog saying he had been referring to Cuban spies, not immigrants. "Our national security is too important an issue to let folks twist words around for a one-day headline," Thompson said in his post. "Cuban-Americans are among the staunchest opponents of illegal immigration, and especially so when it's sponsored by the Castro regime."

The gaffe by Thompson was a mistake, he must have misspoke, yet you must wonder, who if anyone, is counseling him on the diverse Hispanic community and the Cuban-American constituency.

Thompson, who has become a conservative blog regular, has a long history of being hard on Fidel Castro and supporting Cuban exiles. Earlier this year he had a virtual fight with Micheal Moore. Thompson was attacking Moore's Sicko, for its erroneous portrayal of the Cuban health care system.

Fred Vs. Moore on Castro

The virtual swords have come out and Fred Thompson and Micheal Moore are engaged in a full battle over CUBA. Moore is currently being investigated by the Treasury Department for his trip to Cuba, which violates U.S. trade embargo restrictions.

Recently the presidential hopeful, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson, attacked Micheal Moore for "gushing" over dictator Fidel Castro. In response the liberal film maker challenged Thompson to a debate.

According to the NY Daily News:

Filmmaker Michael Moore is calling out White House hopeful Fred Thompson for refusing to debate him. The director and the former senator have been trading shots since May 2, when Thompson weighed in on the Treasury Department's investigation into whether Moore violated the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba by seeking free treatment on the Communist isle for sick 9/11 responders....

Moore, who filmed the trip for "Sicko," his forthcoming cinematic indictment of America's health care, yesterday returned fire in an open letter that pointed to Thompson's fondness for Cuban-made Montecristo cigars.

"While I will leave it up to the conservatives to debate your hypocrisy and the Treasury Department to determine whether the 'box upon box of cigars' violates the trade embargo, I hereby challenge you to a health care debate," Moore wrote in a letter posted on the Drudge Report.....

Thompson responded to Moore's attack with a video message, where he is seen holding a cigar. Click here to watch Fred Thompson's video response to Moore. (posted on breitbart.tv) In the video Thompson says:

"I've been looking at my schedule, Michael, and I don't think I have time for you," the GOP candidate said. "But I may be the least of your problems. You know, the next time you're down in Cuba visiting your buddy Castro, you might ask them about another documentary filmmaker. His name was Nicolas Guillen [Landrian]. He did something Castro didn't like, and they put him in a mental institution for several years, giving him devastating electroshock treatments. A mental institution, Michael, might be something you ought to think about."

In a written response to Moore, Thompson also pointed out that the Communist dictator, Fidel Castro, is worth $900 million. And stated "So when he desperately needed medical treatment recently, he could afford to fly a Spanish surgeon, with equipment, on a chartered jet to Cuba. What does that say about free Cuban health care?"

Read the full article at Daily News read more on Fox News

On a personal note I can't help but LOVE this debate. It brings to light the 48 years of tragedy occurring in Cuba and liberal idiots who "adore" the Cuban dictator. It brings great joy that Thompson spoke about Cuban political prisoners. I hope more people read about these victims of the communist revolution.

"The Prince of Darkness" talks Presidential

According to an article on AP writer and political pundit Bob Novak made at appearance at Grover Norquest's "Wednesday Meetings" at Americans For Tax Reform. Norquist stated that “All the stars are aligned against the Republicans in 2008.”

The Wednesday Meetings is an weekly gathering of DC and the nation's most influential conservatives. Novak weighed in on several Presidential Hopefuls:

In the Examiner's Nay and Yeas it states:

Al Gore: “He likes being rich ... he likes being an Oscar-winner and I think he likes being fat, too.”

John McCain, at the recent GOP debate in California: “He didn’t look like a
winner.”

Mitt Romney: In response to Romney’s performance at the recent GOP debate,
Novak said some people told him that Romney “almost looked too
perfect.”

Fred Thompson: Novak said that, apparently, people believe that Thompson
“did such a good job as the district attorney of New York City that he deserves
a chance to be president.”

Novack's new book entitled "The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years of Reporting in Washington" is scheduled for release in July.

Giuliani Wins Latino Straw Poll

Former New York Mayor, Rudy Giuliani won the Latino Coalition Summit's straw poll on Wednesday earning over 64% of the vote.

Arizona Senator John McCain came in second with 15% of the vote followed by the not yet declared Presidential Candidate Fred Thompson with 8% of the vote.

Of the total 415 ballots casted over 58% were for Republicans. The Latino Coalition is a conservative Hispanic advocacy group.

Giuliani was the Latino Coalition's key note speaker.

Giuliani Leads Presidential Candidates in Swing States

Our friends at PolitcalWire.com posted encouraging news for Republicans, a fellow GOP is ahead of all other White House hopefuls in key swing states

According to the latest Quinnipiac Swing State Poll, former New York Mayor, Republican Republican Rudy Giuliani leads Senator Hillary Clinton (HRC) and all other Democrat candidates in some of the nations most competetive states, Florida (20% Hispanic population), Ohio (2.3% Hispanic Popultion), and Pennsylvania (4% Hispanic Popultion)

• In Florida, Giuliani leads Clinton, 49% to 41%.
• In Ohio, Giuliani leads Clinton, 46% to 41%.
• In Pennsylvania, Giuliani leads Clinton, 47% to 43%.

Key finding: Al Gore is the strongest Democrat against Republican challengers in most swing state match ups.

Florida primaries:

• Democrats: Clinton 36%, Gore 15%, Obama 13%, Edwards 11%
• Republicans: Giuliani 38%, McCain 15%, Romney 7%, Gingrich 6%, Thompson 5%

Ohio primaries:

• Democrats: Clinton 37%, Edwards 17%, Obama 14%, Gore 11%
• Republicans: Giuliani 23%, McCain 21%, Gingrich 9%, Thompson 8%, Romney 6%

Pennsylvania primaries:

• Democrats: Clinton 36%, Gore 14%, Obama 14%, Edwards 13%
• Republicans: Giuliani 29%, McCain 17%, Gingrich 10%, Thompson 6%, Romney 5%.