Thompson drops out.
By on Jan 22nd, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Thompson drops out.
Fox News reports that former Tennesee senator Fred Thompson is dropping out of the Republican race for President. Via Fox reporter Carl Cameron:
Fox News has learned that Fred Thompson is returning to his home in McLean VA and plans to withdraw from the race. He has begun calling friends, family and supporters and telling them his campaign is over.
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January 22nd, 2008 at 2:25 pmFred Thompson was running for President?
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:25 pm“I hope that my country and my party have benefited?” Yes, Fred… It was nice to have Foghorn Leghorn running for President…
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:26 pmWell, this sucks! Where’s valiant venus (aka mighty aphrodite) to boast about Fred Thomas as president?
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:28 pmHas she been banned? Or is she just out on another Neo Nazi anti-immigrant rally?
This will be a bitter pill for at least one of our old trolls, who was blathering on about what a fine fine conservative Fred was, just last summer. She never did explain what was so fine about the old fool, but I’m sure she’s sobbing into her vodka & tonic right now.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:29 pmChris Matthews will notice the absence of the manly English Leather smell…
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:29 pmHa! DRxJ beat me to the punch.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:29 pmGood riddance, bad rubbish.
Both Thompson supporters will now write in Ronald Raygun.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:30 pmHas she been banned? Or is she just out on another Neo Nazi anti-immigrant rally?
Comment by DRxJ — January 22, 2008 @ 2:28 pm
Maybe she will jump on the Giuliani bandwagon.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:30 pmHe plans to drop out. It’s just going to take awhile.
Tuesday: “I plan”, nap
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:31 pmWednesday: “to end”, nap
Thursday: “my campaign”, nap
Friday: “for President”, nap
Saturday: fishing, nap
Sunday: nap
Monday: “of the United States”, nap, nap (4 words, tough work)
Tuesday: “of America”, nap
Now Huckabee can claim to his Evangelicals that our prayers has been answered…
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:32 pmTweety is crying as he loved Fred. Fred came in like the last hope of the Republican Party. Once he stepped in the race it’s been down hill all the way. Now I know he regrets giving up his sweet job on Law/Order. Where can an old man who can’t remember what happen yesterday get a job. He might find it hard being a Lobbyist as he still thinks
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:32 pmNixon is President. Will Rudy the cross dresser be next to throw in his silk stockings and just go around the country lying about how he saved NYC all by himself from the terrorist.
No more war mongering, tough talk, from Fred.
One more down, about 4 left to go.
∞
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:32 pmFred Thompson was running for President?
Really????!!!!!!!!
I always saw him as meandering
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:32 pmMaybe she will jump on the Giuliani bandwagon.
Comment by VerbalKint — January 22, 2008 @ 2:30 pm
Who? Oh, the guy trailing in Florida and even in his home state? That bandwagon?
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:33 pmYaaaayyy!
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:33 pmThat GOP stool has three issues and three candidates
Huckleberry – Christian Taliban
Romney – Economic dister legacy of Bush continued
McCain – Foreign policy blunders
Each get s asingle post up their repctive arse!
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:34 pmvaliant venus (aka mighty aphrodite) has been on TP recently??
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:35 pmI must have missed her. Well, it one definition of the word anyway.
Back to acting for ol’ Fred. If that dries up, there’s plenty of money to be made smearing Democrats on Fox News.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:37 pmWait a minute! Didn’t Russert and Tweety say Thompson would galvinize the Republican party?
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:37 pmThat GOP stool has three issues and three candidates
Comment by Your Conscience — January 22, 2008 @ 2:34 pm
Funny, I immediately thought of a different kind of stool when you mentioned GOP.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:40 pmYaaaayyy!
Comment by Keltoi — January 22, 2008 @ 2:33 pm
That one had you sweating for awhile, didn’t it?
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:41 pmWill anyone even notice?
Comment by missmolly — January 22, 2008 @ 2:25 pm
will even Thompson himself notice?
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:41 pmThat one had you sweating for awhile, didn’t it?
Comment by gummitch — January 22, 2008 @ 2:41 pm
Big time! I never got it with Thompson. I guess if Huck hadn’t shot to prominence Fred would’ve done better. I find Huck scarier than Fred though; fortunately, his losing SC is a body blow from which he is unlikely to recover.
OT, did anyone watch the Dem debate? I heard the fur was flying.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:44 pmFreddie:”I was doing fine with my ‘Law & Order’, until I was tricked to get into this race of Flaw & Disorder.I’m not your Ronald Reagan”.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:45 pmThompson always liked the idea of being president, he just didn’t like the idea of running for president. And he certainly didn’t like all the extra work it took.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:46 pmOT, did anyone watch the Dem debate? I heard the fur was flying.
Comment by Keltoi — January 22, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
I don’t believe in watching presidential “debates” if I’m not allowed to slap the participants when necessary. My blood pressure is low and I’d like to keep it that way.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:46 pmSince Thompson’s base was generally the Reagan Conservative base, my best guess would be that McCain and Huckabee will not benefit, but Romney and Guiliani will. If Guiliani’s “Florida stategy†fails (and there is a good chance it will), Romney appears to be the ultimate beneficiary.
Comment by good_golly — January 22, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
What is this base? He’s gotten about 12 votes so far and those were probably all pundits. He’s dropping out because NO ONE IS VOTING FOR HIM. Therefore, no one benefits except Keltoi.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:48 pmHe has begun calling friends, family and supporters and telling them, “I’m tired and I’m goin’ home now.”
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:50 pmOff Topic:
Mozilla has introduced a “Bush countdown timer†as a Firefox extension.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3792
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:52 pmIt’s just safer to assume that if it’s a republican, it’s sleeping.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:52 pmBye Freddy, we hardly knew ye.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:54 pm“I’m pretty tired, I think I’ll go home now”
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:55 pmALL of the Republican Candidates are SCARY in ONE WAY OR ANOTHER… You PEOPLE are NUTS! MOST of You BELONG in a MENTAL HOSPITAL under MEDICATION!
Comment by republicans hate facts
Reagan closed down most of the mental institutions back in the early ’80’s. Most of the patients were returned to society. Hence the takeover of the government by Republicans.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:56 pmFreddy of Hollywood, we hardly knew ye!
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:56 pm#29. The swiftboat troops weren’t lying.
http://www.swiftvets.com/index.php
Comment by good_golly — January 22, 2008 @ 2:53 pm
Yes, they were lying. This has all long since been refuted by people that were actually present at the time. You’ve posted this crap before and refuse to learn a damn thing.
You can start by knocking off the lies and doing a little reading.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:57 pmThe Writer’s Strike throws my otherwise sure-shot prediction into flux, but:
With the exception of getting back on Law & Order, I’d bet 10 bucks that ol’ Fred’s next big acting gig is in a sh!tty comedy…playing the President.
Because you see…that…that’d be funny…according to some dopey producer.
And it will also prove that Republicans have integrity until its financially expedient for them to not have it.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:59 pmswiftboat vets were drunken, paid-off liars, and should be thoroughly ashamed of their treason. As should anyone who brings them up. Traitors.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:00 pmRunning for president?
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:00 pmMore like lumbering.
Fred came to the audition and read some lines. Now, he’s going to take a nap and see if he gets a part. Not a leading part, of course. He never gets those.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:02 pmNot exactly off topic, here’s a link to a recent Slate article…
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:03 pmHuck’s Free Pass
Why are the media ignoring Mike Huckabee’s remarks about the Confederate flag?
By Christopher Hitchens
Huckabee’s a racist
I don’t believe in watching presidential “debates†if I’m not allowed to slap the participants when necessary.
Comment by gummitch — January 22, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
Oh – you know those buttons Frank Luntz has people hit during the debates? What if robotic boxing gloves could somehow be attached? Interest in the electoral process would spike!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:05 pm#34: good one — linking to the SwiftLiar website in an attempt to validate their lies.
Here’s one right back at ya — John Edwards wasn’t lying, but your hero Bill O’Liely clearly was:
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:05 pmswiftboat vets were drunken, paid-off liars, and should be thoroughly ashamed of their treason. As should anyone who brings them up. Traitors.
Comment by Lefty Patriot — January 22, 2008 @ 3:00 pm
Agreed. But that presupposes the capacity for shame. Such capacity has been in evident short supply on the Right, and nonexistent in Gigi.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:06 pmgg ~ Here’s the site you need to go to and memorize every line.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:06 pmSwiftBoat debunking
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, shucks. :o)
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:08 pmwhoops — forgot the link at #48: …
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:08 pm#39. The swiftboat troops were actually present at the time. Try doing a little reading yourself. http://www.swiftvets.com/index.php. 13 swift boat vets spoke in favor of Kerry, and more than 250 spoke out against him, including his entire chain of command — every single officer Kerry served under in Vietnam.
Comment by good_golly — January 22, 2008 @ 3:01 pm
All lies and all long since refuted, especially the part about swift boaters being present. All you can do is keep posting the same link to the same lies, while I could go on all day posting links to all the people who have disproven those lies. You obviously won’t look at anything but that single location and their lies.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:11 pmWhat supporters is he going to call?
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:11 pmAnother Repukian turd down the toilet, 3 to go.
What would be cool is if all of them decided to drop out, now that would be wonderful, it’s not like it’s gonna matter election day anyway.
Nearly everyone I have talked to is voting Dem no matter who they have over another criminal repuke.
We could run a one armed blind hunchbacked monkey and win.
Buck Fush
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:12 pmThompson was running for Prez? ; )
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:15 pminstead of continuously insulting the troops.
WTF? What planet are you posting from>?
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:19 pmSo get your hero Kerry to run for President, instead of continuously insulting the troops.
Comment by good_goony January 22, 2008 @ 3:13 pm
WARNING!!!
You’ve just witnessed a troll trifecta!
1) Off Topic (John Kerry; the thread is about Thompson)
2) Strawman (bashing John Kerry)
3) Ridiculous accusations (”us” insulting the troops)
Please be advised that continuous subjection to good golly’s posts may result in atrophy of the brain (i.e. Limbaugh Listeners).
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:21 pmSymptoms may include “dittoheaditis” (nodding your head in unison to whatever a NeoCon says).
The only known cure is numerous treatments of “reality” and actual “thinking”.
Thank you.
Thanks DrxJ! Could you prescribe something for my troll exposure?
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:23 pmSo get your hero Kerry to run for President, instead of continuously insulting the troops.
Comment by goon_golly — January 22, 2008 @ 3:13 pm
He did, he’s not my hero, and he’s not.
That was possibly one of the stupidest sentences I’ve seen here.
Since you can’t admit that you’re lying about Kerry, just stop posting the lies and shut up about him.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:24 pmgg, go find some 60 grit sandpaper to jerk off with. Stop wasting our time.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:26 pmThanks DrxJ! Could you prescribe something for my troll exposure?
Comment by RUCerious — January 22, 2008 @ 3:23 pm
May I suggest a nice warm bubble bath with the wife, accompanied by a glass of white wine, or bubbly?
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:28 pm(Troll’s absolutely despise the fact that the left are enjoying their relationships or marriage, while all they can muster is a round of Dungeon and Dragons on line)
i thought thompson was afraid to face al qaeda, TP?
looks like he had a very valid reason for skipping the fox debate.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:30 pm67 – Yeah, Darladoon – he shore fooled us stupid libruls!!!! Har har har!!
Get a life, creep.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:40 pmThompson always liked the idea of being president, he just didn’t like the idea of running for president. And he certainly didn’t like all the extra work it took.
Comment by hellinabucket — January 22, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
Thompson reminded me of Perot in some ways, in that he wasn’t really interested in running to begin with. He was just interested in getting his face out there and grabbing a few headlines. With his half-assed effort at running for president, I fear that he would have been a less than stellar president.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:50 pmMozilla has introduced a “Bush countdown timer†as a Firefox extension.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3792
Comment by pete — January 22, 2008 @ 2:52 pm
Excellent! I’m downloading it now. It will make a fine supplement to my Bush countdown calendar.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:52 pmWhat supporters is he going to call?
Comment by stewarjt — January 22, 2008 @ 3:11 pm
Perhaps those in TN who were just itching for a Thompson/Clinton matchup.
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:58 pmNow all we’ll have are the memories of aqua velva and stale cigar smoke, and tweety having spontanious ejaculations when he talked about grampa.
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:01 pmNow if only we could get the rest of the republican Gauleiter to drop out too.
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:41 pmWho?
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:58 pmThe political reporters covering the campaigns did more for Fred Thompson’s campaign than he ever did.
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:27 pmleftside annie,
but, as you’ll clearly notice, TP just ran a headline suggesting that, because thompson cancelled his appearance at the debate, he hasn’t the ‘toughness’ to face al qaeda (as ailes had suggested).
now that thompson clearly had other motivations for cancelling his appearance, will TP retract its prejudicial claim?
if not, then what is TP’s real function (and tax payer funded) in a democracy? to pursue an agenda, or inform its users?
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:47 pmFreeddie is dead!
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:03 pmAgain, ala Keith Olbermann and Mike Gravel, DID YOU GET IT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH, or someone who says he’s with the campaign, etc.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:09 pmReally? Thought Grampa Fred left the building long time ago.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:13 pmBye, Fred.
**yawn**
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:28 pmif not, then what is TP’s real function (and tax payer funded) in a democracy? to pursue an agenda, or inform its users?
Comment by darladoon — January 22, 2008 @ 5:47 pm
Please, darlaloonie, the white House has been nothing but a front for the rape of the treasury and enrichment of arms dealers for 7 years. TP is needed to pursue an agenda of destroying the GOP before it destroys the USA.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:28 pmPlease, darlaloonie, the white House has been nothing but a front for the rape of the treasury and enrichment of arms dealers for 7 years. TP is needed to pursue an agenda of destroying the GOP before it destroys the USA
and to do so, TP must make false and/or prejudicial claims.
i’ve clearly exposed the error, as you’ll see above.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:31 pmI still remember Russert and Matthews breathlessly talking about his “manliness” and his “magnetism.” Matthews said he could “almost smell the Aqua Velva” whatever the hell that means. They had major mancrushes on ole’ Fred.
Best thing about Fred slinking off to take another nap: this will give a big boost to Huckelberry. Huckelberry is now the only guy left for bible-thumping religious fanatics! And, Darlaloon evidently holds TP to a very high standard. In Darlaloon’s tortured mind, TP SHOULD be able to tell the future.
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:42 pmIt is a SAD day for REAL Conservatives as Fred Thompson drops out. Maybe, he’ll win by dropping out and coming back as John McCain’s Veep candidate. We certainly don’t need Mitt (FALSE Conservative) Romney or Rudy “9/11″ Giuiliani.
http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/2008/01/breaking-news-fred-thompsons.html#links
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:50 pmbut, as you’ll clearly notice, TP just ran a headline suggesting that, because thompson cancelled his appearance at the debate, he hasn’t the ‘toughness’ to face al qaeda (as ailes had suggested).
Comment by darladoon — January 22, 2008 @ 5:47 pm
You really do need to work on your reading comprehension skills.
The headline was meant as a spoof of FoxNews’ spin.
That can be clearly noticed by anyone with as much as an ounce of gray matter, something you clearly lack.
now that thompson clearly had other motivations for cancelling his appearance, will TP retract its prejudicial claim?
There is nothing to retract because it is not a claim, as anyone who read beyond the headline -anyone with a long enough attention span- would have quickly noticed.
if not, then what is TP’s real function (and tax payer funded) in a democracy? to pursue an agenda, or inform its users?
Spare us your faux outrage. Nobody is forcing you to stay here, and you are in no position to be correcting anyone.
January 22nd, 2008 at 11:28 pm.
Zzzzzzzzzzzz.z.z…zzz… Hugh… Aaaah…. wha???
Did something move?
.
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:14 am*tearing*
Well, not so much :D
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:15 amdumb hillbilly. does that guy realize how much of a joke he was/is? please fade to nonexistence.
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:01 pm