Fred Thompson Shuts Down His PAC--And There Goes His Son's Income
| Wed May. 23, 2007 11:19 AM PDT
Former Tennessee senator, stunningly bad actor, and possible presidential candidate Fred Thompson has seen fit to shut down his political action committee. The PAC in question has raised $66,700 for election campaigns and committees in the four years it has been in existence. It has also paid $178,000 in consulting fees to Daniel Thompson Associates. Daniel is Fred Thompson's son, and while it is legal to hire a family member to consult for your PAC, it is quite obviously questionable for that family member to get more than two and a half times the funds raised to support the PAC's reason for being.
Thompson, who is known for how little he accomplished in the U.S. Senate, is getting a closer look from the Center for Responsive Politics.
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But wait a minute. This can't be true if it wasn't even reported in the Major Media. According to the latest edition of the hard-hitting investigative powerhouse Newsweek, Fred drives a cute old red pick-up truck (actually, used to drive, but doesn't have the heart to junk the old rust-bucket). That was it. The was the story. Even had a cutesie picture.
