Saint Freddie Reaganson: 'Osama bin Laden, who is "not important" and is "more symbolism than anything else" should be killed as soon as he's found, no, wait, have lawyers appointed to him for years before he's killed, no, have a lawyer present just for his firing-squad, or ... no, wait, I'll get it... '
Great-smelling Republican cleavage-diver Fred Thompson said Monday that while what's-his-name, bin Laden, needs to be killed, he would get the due process of law. Same as those Lockerbie terrorists Thompson helped defend.
On Friday, Thompson told reporters in Iowa that bin Laden is "more symbolism than anything else" and said his presence in the "mountains of Pakistan or Afghanistan is not as important as there are probably al-Qaida operatives inside the United States of America."
The remarks drew criticism from some Democrats and later in the day, the TV actor adopted a tougher, manlier stance, saying bin Laden "ought to be caught and killed."
Thompson said he wasn't suggesting that bin Laden's death would happen immediately after his capture.
"No, no, no, we've got due process to go through depending on the circumstances," he said {"Depending on the circumstances"? - Ed.}. "I'm not suggesting those things happen simultaneously."
Later, a spokesman explained that Thompson meant "the same rules ought to apply to him as to everyone at Guantanamo Bay, and there ought to be due process through a special military court or commission."
The remarks drew criticism from some Democrats and later in the day, the TV actor adopted a tougher, manlier stance, saying bin Laden "ought to be caught and killed."
Thompson said he wasn't suggesting that bin Laden's death would happen immediately after his capture.
"No, no, no, we've got due process to go through depending on the circumstances," he said {"Depending on the circumstances"? - Ed.}. "I'm not suggesting those things happen simultaneously."
Later, a spokesman explained that Thompson meant "the same rules ought to apply to him as to everyone at Guantanamo Bay, and there ought to be due process through a special military court or commission."
"Blearrrgh!"
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From his garbled, rambling responses,now I CAN see a strong resemblance to 'Saint Ronny of Reagan'! Better be careful, Maru, the American sheeple like 'stupid' and Thompson sounds like a leader in that realm
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