Fred Thompson spoke to NBC’s Joel Seidman about helping now-Chief Justice John Roberts get through the Judiciary Committee. Seidman caught the former Tennessee senator in another memory gaffe. Thompson didn’t just completely forget the details, he’s coming up with completely new ones.
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. [emphasis added]
Chief Justice Roberts was ushered into the Supreme Court in 2005 — just over two years ago. “The other party” — meaning, Democrats — didn’t control the committee. It was in Republican hands until January 2007, some nine months ago.
Warning: Don’t ask for history lessons from Fred Thompson. Next thing you know, we fought on the side of the Germans in the Second World War against those dang blasted Ruskies, who are, actually, still the Soviet Union. But Ronald Reagan, still, single-handedly defeated communism.
Updated 10/04/07 at 11:08am: Here’s a video of the comment.
(Hat tip: Blake Dvorak, Real Clear Politics)
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