Fred Thompson out ???

[jim70769]

Local news channel in Baton Rouge says Fred is done. Said he withdrew from the debate

[N13]

Nice. More meat for the meat eaters.

Fred is fatally wounded. Good call for him.

[Joe3113]

He withdrew from debate but not from nomination yet.

[hueylong]

Yeah. Fred is done. Press conference in the morning.

[InLoveWithRon]

see ya dead fred

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[RPFP]

I hear its because his mom is ill. I hope she gets well quickly. I'm still happy, hopefully we will acquire more votes. :D

[jrich4rpaul]

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1200908019284070.xml&coll=2

If he drops out, let's be polite to his supporters. His small government platform may draw some interest in Ron Paul

Let's not be rude to them.

[damoncrowe]

source?

[tarabyte]

We all knew Fred would drop out. It was just a matter of when.

He seemed like a nice guy though. I didn't agree with his positions, but he was a lot less slimy than the likes of Huckabee, Giuliani, or McCain.

[jrich4rpaul]

source?

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1200908019284070.xml&coll=2

Google or Yahoo some news articles if that one's not enough

[AlbemarleNC0003]

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1200908019284070.xml&coll=2

If he drops out, let's be polite to his supporters. His small government platform may draw some interest in Ron Paul

Let's not be rude to them.

REAGAN REAGAN REAGAN. That's the key to winning Fred supporters. Go study his speeches. Learn the Goldwater conservatism platform. Convince them that the war on terrorism is isolationist.

[Jobarra]

I hope his mother gets better. I may disagree with him in certain policies, but I can't imagine how hard it would be to run a campaign with a sick mother :(

[tarabyte]

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1200908019284070.xml&coll=2

If he drops out, let's be polite to his supporters. His small government platform may draw some interest in Ron Paul

Let's not be rude to them.

Yes, I agree completely. Don't make enemies with the supporters of other candidates. We need them when those candidates drop out of the race.

I'm hoping this turns into a Romney vs. Paul campaign and the other guys just keep dropping out one by one.

[cien750hp]

We all knew Fred would drop out. It was just a matter of when.

He seemed like a nice guy though. I didn't agree with his positions, but he was a lot less slimy than the likes of Huckabee, Giuliani, or McCain.

true. i cannot recall thompson ever being rude to paul or laughing like giuliani or romney. i dont like his positions on things but he seems to be a genuine guy, i just dont think he was really ever fully commited to wanting to become president

[dima7b]

My heart goes out to him...I just lost a mom last month and I am 19. It must be really hard traveling all over, always having go do speeches, etc while having your loves ones away from you especially in moments like these.

[Matt Collins]

I hope his mother gets better. I may disagree with him in certain policies, but I can't imagine how hard it would be to run a campaign with a sick mother :(
Yeah, Fred's probably a nice guy even though I don't agree with him on much of anything and he tends to be a bit of a whore (representing an abortion activist while railing against abortion).

His heart wasn't in it. Fred didn't want to be President, his wife did.

[nodope0695]

There are ALOT of Fred supporters out there...mostly older folks. Let court them and see about converting some over to our side. They share alot of the same beliefs as us.

Whadaya think?

[Matt Collins]

Press conference in the morning. Source? Link?

[jrich4rpaul]

There are ALOT of Fred supporters out there...mostly older folks. Let court them and see about converting some over to our side. They share alot of the same beliefs as us.

Whadaya think?

Yup.

So when Fred drops out.. we don't need any threads here mocking him or his supporters. And we'll need to step up canvassing

http://voters.ronpaul2008.com

[tarabyte]

Yeah, Fred's probably a nice guy even though I don't agree with him on much of anything and he tends to be a bit of a whore (representing an abortion activist while railing against abortion).

His heart wasn't in it. Fred didn't want to be President, his wife did.

You can hate on Hillary all you want, but one thing she has done was legitimize women campaigning for president. Therefore if Fred's wife really wanted to be President, she should have been the one running for the position instead.

[Jobarra]

There are ALOT of Fred supporters out there...mostly older folks. Let court them and see about converting some over to our side. They share alot of the same beliefs as us.

Whadaya think?
I know quite a few Fred supporters I've talked to like Dr. Paul's integrity and domestic policies. They disagree with his foreign policy. The question is though if they can accept anyone else just because of their foreign policy. I'm hoping most of them will see through Huck's pandering with Dr. Paul's message. I don't see them voting for any of the others except for maybe McCain, which could be bad.

[tarabyte]

There are ALOT of Fred supporters out there...mostly older folks. Let court them and see about converting some over to our side. They share alot of the same beliefs as us.

Whadaya think?

I agree, a friend of mine has been gung ho about Fred. Now that Fred has dropped out, I'm hoping I can get him to be gung ho about Paul instead.

[rfbz]

to be honest, from what I heard from Thompson, I didn't disagree with him all that much, mostly on the war issue.

[nodope0695]

Yup.

So when Fred drops out.. we don't need any threads here mocking him or his supporters. And we'll need to step up canvassing

http://voters.ronpaul2008.com

Agreed, no more "dead Fred" comments or any thing like that. We need his supporter's support.

[Jobarra]

I agree, a friend of mine has been gung ho about Fred. Now that Fred has dropped out, I'm hoping I can get him to be gung ho about Paul instead.
With the stock market crashing, I'm hoping that alot of people will get over the foreign policy thing and see that Dr. Paul has been arguing about his domestic policy WAY longer and more consistantly than any of the other candidates.

[tarabyte]

to be honest, from what I heard from Thompson, I didn't disagree with him all that much, mostly on the war issue.

Sadly, some Fred-heads I've talked to like Paul but disagree on the foreign policy.

It confuses the hell out of me though why anyone would want to support this unjust war.

[AlbemarleNC0003]

Sadly, some Fred-heads I've talked to like Paul but disagree on the foreign policy.

It confuses the hell out of me though why anyone would want to support this unjust war.

www.ronpauliswrong.com

A primer for conservatives who agree with Paul on everything but the war.

[tarabyte]

That was a crazy movie.

Indeed...

[nodope0695]

Removed.

[MayTheRonBeWithYou]

Another one bites the dust.

Huckleberry and Ghoul are next.

[Starks]

Anyone wanna scoop up Fred Heads from Free Republic, Red State, and other Fred-heavy sites?

[affa]

I'm curious to see if he actually drops out. This is a VERY strange election cycle. Fred and Rudy could both just sit at home watching TV and would still get media attention and (somehow) votes. Weather out the storm, spend nothing, and then use whatever reserves they have late in the game, or just aim to scoop up a role as vp.

Or not. Hard to tell. Like I said, this is a strange election cycle.

[hillertexas]

http://fredfile.fred08.com/students
Students for Fred

Matt Farrar
Florida State University, Co-Chair
Marianne Brennan
College of Charleston, Co-Chair
Harrison Sonntag
Dartmouth College, Co-Chair
John Carroll
University of South Carolina, Co-Chair
Jonathan Bryant
Bryan College, Co-Chair
James Bailey
West Virginia University, Co-Chair
Ashley Garvis
William Penn University, Co-Chair

[hillertexas]

Fred's MySpace Page:
http://myspace.com/freddthompson08

We can hit up his 14502 friends

And

http://vets4fred.net/

[Molly1]

Can we pick up Fred's voters in FLA?

Time for a big mailing and phone calls. :D

[hillertexas]

Here is the blogroll from his website:
http://fredfile.fred08.com/

American Scene http://www.theamericanscene.com/
American Spectator http://www.spectator.org/blogger.asp
American Thinker http://www.americanthinker.com/
Bill Hobbs http://www.billhobbs.com/
Blogs for Fred Thompson http://www.blogsforfredthompson.com/
Captain's Quarters http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/
Club for Growth http://www.clubforgrowth.org/
David Brody http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/blogs/brodyfile/
Draft Fred Thompson http://draftfredthompson.com/forums/index.php
FredHeads.com http://www.fredheads.com/index.php
GOP Bloggers http://www.gopbloggers.org/
Hot Air http://hotair.com/
Instapundit http://www.instapundit.com/
Just One Minute http://justoneminute.typepad.com/
Marblehead Regiment http://marbleheadregiment.com/forums/
Memeorandum http://www.memeorandum.com/
Michelle Malkin http://michellemalkin.com/
Mudville Gazette http://www.MudvilleGazette.com/
National Review http://www.nationalreview.com/
National Review Bench Memos http://bench.nationalreview.com/
Outside the Beltway http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/
Pajamas Media http://www.PajamasMedia.com/
Powerline http://www.powerlineblog.com/
Professor Bainbridge http://www.professorbainbridge.com/
Red State http://www.redstate.com/
Right Wing News http://www.RightWingNews.com/
TCS Daily http://www.tcsdaily.com/
The Corner http://corner.nationalreview.com/
The Volokh Conspiracy http://volokh.com/
Townhall Blog http://www.townhall.com/blog
Weekly Standard http://www.weeklystandard.com/Weblogs/TWSFP/TWSFPView.asp

[TER]

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1200908019284070.xml&coll=2

If he drops out, let's be polite to his supporters. His small government platform may draw some interest in Ron Paul

Let's not be rude to them.

bump. Its time to be welcoming to others. The next step should be a welcoming one.

[Molly1]

Maybe we should start a welcome fredheads thread.

Well...name it something better lol.

[TER]

Maybe we should start a welcome fredheads thread.

Well...name it something better lol.

Thats a great idea!

[billyjoeallen]

HuntforFredOctober was just in it to help McCain. He did his job very well. Now here's what will happen: Huck will kiss up to McCain and we have to side with (hold your nose) Romney.

The liberal MSM is pushing McCain. The GOP establishment is pushing Romney. If we help fend off the assault from the left, The GOP will give us a seat at the table, maybe a VP spot under Romney. That wouldn't be a complete diaster. Jefferson Had his Adams. We have our Mormon Filp-flop Mitt. That's what's going down from my perspective.

[coffeewithchess]

If Fred drops out, the media will talk about it for probably three days, that way, they will ignore if RP gets the pro-life endorsement.

[Rhys]

We should start a welcome Fred forum right up BEFORE the stupid "bad media reporting on Ron Paul" which again... is stupid.

[Kotin]

HuntforFredOctober was just in it to help McCain. He did his job very well. Now here's what will happen: Huck will kiss up to McCain and we have to side with (hold your nose) Romney.

The liberal MSM is pushing McCain. The GOP establishment is pushing Romney. If we help fend off the assault from the left, The GOP will give us a seat at the table, maybe a VP spot under Romney. That wouldn't be a complete diaster. Jefferson Had his Adams. We have our Mormon Filp-flop Mitt. That's what's going down from my perspective.

no mitt will ultimatly spend way too much and pull out.

and if it were 1v1 PaulVMc100 Dr.Paul would RPWN him.

[TER]

pure speculation..

Lets start a new thread welcoming Fred Thompson supporters!

[Rhys]

There's no underestimating how much disdain there is for McCain in the Republican establishment.

Don't forget who brought us McCain-Feingold and tried to shove amnesty down our throats.

[hillertexas]

http://fredfile.fred08.com/lawyers
Lawyers for Fred

National Co-Chairs
Boris Feldman
Victoria Toensing
Charles Trost
National Steering Committee
Spencer Abraham
Bill Barr
Lizette D. Benedi
Rachel Brand
Gary M. Brown
Reginald J. Brown
Liz Cheney
Charles J. Cooper
Ted Cruz
Viet D. Dinh
John M. Dowd
Noel J. Francisco
Bob L. Livingston
David M. McIntosh
Paul Noe
Eileen J. O’Connor
Philip J. Perry
Michael Toner
Joseph A. Woodruff
Congressional Leadership Committee
Senator Lamar Alexander
Senator Thad Cochran
Congressman Steve Buyer
Congressman John “Jimmy” Duncan, Jr.
Congressman Louie Gohmert
Congressman Don Manzullo
Congressman Thad McCotter
Congressman Lee Terry
Congressman Roger Wicker
Legal Professors Committee
Michael B. Abramowicz
Jonathan H. Adler
John S. Baker
Michael R. Dimino
Viet D. Dinh
John Fitzgerald Duffy
Brian T. Fitzpatrick
Richard W. Garnett
Orin S. Kerr
Caleb E. Nelson
Joseph Olson
James Etienne Viator
Eugene Volokh
Todd J. Zywicki

[evandi]

VP is pointless, stop supporting Romney.

Ron Paul is 72. VP only helps get people elected President after two terms.

That is the only possible reason to want to be VP.

But even if you would want to stomach 8 years of bullshit from Romney the power-hungry clown, Ron Paul would be 80 afterwards. He probably wouldn't want to run for President, and he would probably look pretty bad after being Romney's Vice President in his dreamy fascist dictatorship of "I'll ask the lawyers".

We and Ron Paul are not in it for power. That is ridiculous to state, and rather pointless that we should care about a VP spot.

[Kotin]

VP is pointless, stop supporting Romney.

Ron Paul is 72. VP only helps get people elected President after two terms.

That is the only possible reason to want to be VP.

But even if you would want to stomach 8 years of bullshit from Romney the power-hungry clown, Ron Paul would be 80 afterwards. He probably wouldn't want to run for President, and he would probably look pretty bad after being Romney's Vice President in his dreamy fascist dictatorship of "I'll ask the lawyers".

We and Ron Paul are not in it for power. That is ridiculous to state, and rather pointless that we should care about a VP spot.

Nailed It!!!!

[dkim68]

Wouldn't it be awesome if in his announcement speech to drop out he endorsed Ron Paul? (sort of an f'you to McCain and Romney)

[Roadrcr]

Fred went home cause his mom is really sick.

[The00viper]

When Fred Thompson drops out of the race he's going to tell his supporters to go with John McCain. It's pretty much gaurenteed. He helped McCain fun for president last time around.

[Eric21ND]

Wouldn't it be awesome if in his announcement speech to drop out he endorsed Ron Paul? (sort of an f'you to McCain and Romney)
If we weren't both men I might have to kiss him on the lips for that...he had me at HELLO! lol

[Eric21ND]

When Fred Thompson drops out of the race he's going to tell his supporters to go with John McCain. It's pretty much gaurenteed. He helped McCain fun for president last time around.
I agree he'll back McCain, they're buddies...maybe take a VP spot.