Romney's Man Weyrich Goes Nasty On Thompson

Fred Thompson's campaign lashed out at Mitt Romney Wednesday after one of Romney's key supporters suggested Thompson's recent endorsement by the anti-abortion National Right to Life Committee was traded for cash.

In an article in The Washington Times on Wednesday, Paul Weyrich, the socially conservative co-founder of the Moral Majority who is backing Romney for president, is quoted saying that Thompson's endorsement from NRLC "makes no sense" and speculated that it had been motivated by a pecuniary relationship. "I think in all probability the Thompson people were engaged with the National Right to Life people in financial dealing," Weyrich told the newspaper.

Weyrich offered no proof of his assertion.

An NRLC spokesman denied the accusation, saying it is "false."

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