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September 21st, 2007

Thompson: Wife would be better first lady than Bill Clinton

Posted by: Steve Holland
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At the National Rifle Association convention in Washington on Friday, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson managed to squeeze off a round at Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and her husband, Bill, the former president. 

Thompson, 65, introduced his wife, Jeri, who is 24 years younger than him, to the crowd of gun-ownership advocates.

“I don’t know, but I think she’d make a much better first lady than Bill Clinton. What do you think?” Thompson said to appaluse. 843.jpg

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s wife, Judith, also ended up a feature in his appearance at the NRA convention after Thompson.

Giuliani was deep into a discussion of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Consitution when suddenly his cell phone rang and he pulled it out of his pocket while standing at the podium.

“Hello dear,” he said, as NRA members chuckled.

“I’m talking to the members of the NRA right now. Would you like to say hello? I love you, and I’ll give you a call as soon as I’m finished, okay? Okay, have a nice trip,” he told her.
 

Photo credit:  Larry Downing

One comment so far

It’s very insulting that after Giuliani said to the media:”My wife will be in my Cabinet meetings”,when people started to ask questions about his 3rd wife Judith,a top Woman of Israel-AIPAC leader, he got very upset,why ? why he thinks that USA Taxpayers, the employers of the President and the Cabinet,don’t have a right to know who the President wants in his Cabinet? and to put his wife in it ? is he dumb or just plain old fascist?

- Posted by spuorgoohay2007

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