GOP U.S. Senate Candidate Admits To Owning Stock In Companies That Do Business With Iran

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GOP Senate Candidate Admits To Owning Stock In Companies That Do Business With Iran

Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson (R) acknowledged during a debate on Thursday that he recently sold stock in a company that did business with Iran, only after news reports highlighted his interests in the companies. The admission came as the former governor accused challenger Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) of being soft on the regime and voting against sanctions.

“I was so disturbed after having heard some of your rhetoric around my position on Iran to have read a report just hours before taking this stage that you have tens of thousands of dollars in investments in companies that do business with Iran, including a company that teams up with Iran doing Uranium mining in Africa,” Baldwin said in reaction to Thompson’s attacks. “I find that shocking. And, if you want to be tough on Iran, we have to isolate Iran. We have to make sure that companies don’t do business, to make sure that they are isolated in the world stage.”

Thompson responded by accusing Baldwin of opposing international sanctions and accepting $60,000 from Council for a Livable World — a group that supports “a negotiated solution to Iran’s nuclear program” and opposes military force:

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Full article here: http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/10/18/1046151/gop-senate-candidate-admits-to-owning-stock-in-companies-that-do-business-with-iran/

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1. Tommy Thompson-another Repub hypocrite, all about money

So many Repubs have no scruples about where they invest as long as they can turn a profit. Seems like I remember hearing about Dick Cheney's Halliburton having dealings with Iran when no American companies were supposed to be, and he profited from Halliburton activities while in office but got away with it since his profits were 'deferred' .

I hope this helps Tammy

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2. Damn! I was hoping the republican Senate candidate in the title was Linda McMahon.

[Angry Dragon]

3. war monger tommy

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4. This the OmahaSteve news?

[Tx4obama]

5. I don't know. I do remember seeing him say he had some news coming in a few days. n/t

[TroyD]

6. I hope the fact that Thompson's son is a birther is also getting a lot of coverage

Jason Thompson has been caught on TWO videos now joking about Obama being sent back to Kenya.