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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:02:58 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:03:44 PM EDT
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Thompson considers ending run
January 21, 2008 Fred Thompson was weighing the future of his White House bid yesterday after a third-place finish in South Carolina. Thompson was widely expected to bow out after failing to win the states where he had hoped to perform strongly, Iowa and South Carolina. The former Tennessee senator returned to his suburban Washington home late Saturday after delivering a speech in South Carolina that sounded as though he was calling it quits. He stopped short of doing so, but some supporters suspected it would only be a matter of time before Thompson withdraws. Link |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:04:09 PM EDT
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The old mutant bullfrog is succumbing to the inevitable.
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:05:03 PM EDT
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FNC is saying he pulled out of the FL debate and will pull out Tuesday.
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:05:30 PM EDT
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I think he's going to end his bid soon and very possibly endorse McCain...if not McCain nobody.
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:06:32 PM EDT
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Fred's done.
Rudy's next. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:08:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:09:23 PM EDT
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Yeah, it was the pulling out of the debate deal thing that sealed the deal for me. Wonder what he's going to do with the million dollars he just raised a week ago  2008 elections are really looking bleak now
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:09:27 PM EDT
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about time, he was wasting space on the ballots
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:09:32 PM EDT
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Was he ever in the primary? As I have said before I am supremely disappointed in his performance. I felt like he either didn't have the spirit/health to run an effective campaign or he just sort of thought every one would just fawn over him and give him victory.
I really like him but he showed me nothing as someone wanting the honor of being POTUS. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:10:06 PM EDT
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We're ALL done. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:10:59 PM EDT
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Maybe he should agree to be Ron Paul's VP 
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:11:45 PM EDT
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 Well, bye. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:12:01 PM EDT
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Paul finished second in Nevada and I bet he has the cash to stay in. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:12:51 PM EDT
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Yeah he's not going to quit soon, he raised over a million just today. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:13:00 PM EDT
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ALL of them are wasting space on the ballots. 
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:15:35 PM EDT
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Oh, yeah, because the "front-runners" are such fantastic candidates  This year pretty much proves my theory that the form of democracy we practice has to be ended. Nobody has any interest in candidates with principles, or who might actually be able to solve problems. All that matters is "viability"... we can only put forth candidates who can get millions of drooling morons to vote for them. We need to end this silly idea that everyone has a "right" to vote, and recognize that voting is an awesome responsibility that can only be allowed to those who have a stake in society and who can demonstrate that they have some idea of whom or what they're voting for. Land owners, business owners, employed people, military service... if you sit on your ass and collect a welfare check, you have no right to decide how the country is run. And yes, that system is less than perfect and might be "exploited" to "disenfranchise" some people. I don't care. We've seen what happens when every idiot, doper, welfare recipient, and public-school dropout votes according to the last brightly-colored sign they saw. It's the end of our Republic. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:16:17 PM EDT
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So we've got Huckabee and Ron Paul left? Oh, and Romney I guess....great.
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:17:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:17:43 PM EDT
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Ron Paul ftw!
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:18:04 PM EDT
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i thought i heard this was going to happen a week ago from someone else....???
and they got bashed for it..  it's weird how stuff happens...
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:18:51 PM EDT
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we're fucked, might as well have a Clinton/McCain ticket. I hope he is telling the truth when he says he has heard the conservatives message very well. Somehow I doubt it though.
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:19:09 PM EDT
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The fix is in...
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:19:12 PM EDT
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for the record; it still hasn't happened yet. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:19:54 PM EDT
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Yeah, fuck it...I'm voting for Ron Paul. I hope he runs third party too! That way I won't have to vote for any of the Republican assholes that are up for the nomination. It's not like the Republicans have a chance this year anyways. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:20:27 PM EDT
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 I was just thinking the same thing. I look forward to getting a little mileage out of this. 
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:23:41 PM EDT
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[Freudian pun]Yes, 2008 is going to be a banner year.[/Freudian pun]
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:23:52 PM EDT
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What pisses me off is how cavalier he was about the whole thing after he finally did announce that he was going to run. Kept putting off his announcement, saying there was plenty of time to campaign. Guess not, huh?
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:23:54 PM EDT
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I'm amazed that so many here would rejoice about this. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:25:13 PM EDT
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I would not be one of them. He should hold out till the 5th at least! |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:25:57 PM EDT
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i pray it doesnt either, ... |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:32:22 PM EDT
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Stop whining. Something like 2% of Americans are on welfare. What percentage do you think vote? |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:33:24 PM EDT
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Tennessee's GOP Chairwoman Says Don't Count Thompson Out
Submitted by Reneé LaSalle on January 21, 2008 - 6:54pm. News | Politics Fred Thompson is noticably absent from the campaign trail this week. After finishing third in the South Carolina primary over the weekend... Many wonder if he may drop out of the race before Tennessee and Georgia vote. But Tennessee Republican Party Chairwoman Robin Smith says his Carolina finish still gives Thompson prominence, and he shouldn't be ruled out just yet. Smith says, "I think people are starting to ask the question, 'Is he a viable candidate?' I think that's the big question, and we'll have to wait for a couple more days I'm sure." Smith says the deciding factor will likely come down to how much money the Thompson campaign can raise for a last minute push in Florida. http://www.wdef.com/news/tennessees_gop_chairwoman_says_dont_count_thompson_out/01/2008 |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:33:57 PM EDT
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Let's hope Fox is wrong.
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:34:26 PM EDT
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Although if you want to count SS, Medicare, and Medicaid as welfare then all the old folks won't be allowed to vote either and watch in an instant as Republicans stop winning any elections. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:34:30 PM EDT
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don't blame fred for this.
people knew he was out there. people knew what he stood for. people don't want it. just a question of time till we join the eu. the VAST majority of americans, as this prove, want a omnipotent federal government to give them what they can't earn for themselves. They want to punish those who save and live within their means, steal from those who dare to actually make money, to let the masses have their bread and circuses. They want the federal government to correct the mistakes that they make at the expense of those who didn't fuck up their lives. They want american idol. They want welfare They want to be bailed out of their shit loans. they want two new cars, a brand new house, new clothes, spinning rims, health insurance, social security, workers comp, lifetime employment, pensions and they want someone else to pay for it. And they will vote for whoever promises it, We on this board are the miniscule minority. If you save money and live within your means, you are a sucker who is going to pay for the rest of the population incapable of taking care of themselves. And just in case you might get mad about it, they are going to make sure you don't have anything more dangerous than a butter knife when they clean out your IRAs and impose the 100% inheretance tax. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:41:13 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:46:06 PM EDT
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Watch the LA caucus tomorrow.
Ron's not done yet. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:52:08 PM EDT
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He had about 1000 people show up to see him in Baton Rouge today, he'll have a good showing at the caucus. ETA - I hope Fred toughs it out for a little longer, we need more than one conservative voice in this race. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:53:11 PM EDT
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Yeah, it's been all dopers and welfare rats voting for McCain and Romney. 
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:53:37 PM EDT
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Fred announced the end of his campaign when he took so damned long to announce it's beginning. Doomed from the get-go it was.
His refusal to acknowledge anything, attend early debates, and wait so long to "get in" portrayed a disrespect for the voter and the process. I was a Fred man, until I witnessed the start of his campaign. If that's how he'd operate my Country, then there it is. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:54:30 PM EDT
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May well be McCain's VP. 5sub |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:54:33 PM EDT
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Fred didn't fail. Republicans failed Fred.
We are so effing screwed |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:55:39 PM EDT
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Ron Paul is the only viable candidate remaining.
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Posted: 1/21/2008 3:56:23 PM EDT
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You know, the way you turn the election into an all-or-nothing personal vendetta is really sick. Throw the baby out with the bathwater. I'm sure that McCain, Romney or Huckabee will make you MUCH happier. Maybe even Obama/Clinton. But hey, if Duncan Hunter can't win, then nobody should, right? You don't have a clue about politics. When Obama and Hillary are in office manufacturing their socialist paradise, you can come on this board (if it's still here) and say "Har har, I really showed them guys." |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 4:00:28 PM EDT
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I agree. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 4:02:13 PM EDT
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So, is he having health problems, or just not that serious about the whole deal? We've seen how well the last-minute campaigning has worked so far. 
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Posted: 1/21/2008 4:02:48 PM EDT
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Sadly, we have a winner. |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 4:03:45 PM EDT
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What are you getting upset about? I'm sure this is all just a ploy of Fred's to lull the rest of the country into thinking he's down. I'm sure tomorrow he go up to the microphone, glower to the cameras and then switch on the Charisma so that he can come up from behind at the last minute and steamroll all the other candidates. After that he'll jump off the stage and run up and down the Florida panhandle punching hippies! |
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Posted: 1/21/2008 4:04:01 PM EDT
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McBain is probably the least of the bad options, or maybe Huckaboo. My fear is that Ghouliani leaves putting all the RINO votes behind Mittens Romney, while the rest of the vote splits between Huckaboo and McBain.
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