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Fred Thompson dropped out today. He came in third in South Carolina, and if a Southern conservative can't make it in South Carolina, he can't make it anywhere.
I guess he can go back to sleep now --- if he ever truly woke up in the first place. Nighty-nite Fred! Sweet dreams!
Who knows...he may still be in the running for a V.P. job.
In the statement, Thompson did not say whether he would endorse any of his former rivals. He was one of a handful of members of Congress who supported Arizona Sen. John McCain in 2000 in his unsuccessful race against George W. Bush for the party nomination.
Fred Thompson quits presidential race - Yahoo! News
Have a good one!:s4:
I always thought the only reason he ran was to stick a little extra cash in his pocket. He never seemed to be seriously running.
I'm surprised he decided to go on this far. He never really seemed interested in the first place.
I'm hoping Giuliani will be the next to step down.
That reminds me of a saying we sailors have about storms: Long in coming, long will last, quick in coming, soon to pass. Guiliani is probably next.
It really was a matter of time, the media was still giving him coverage over Paul even though Paul was pulling at least 10x more support.
Good point.Quote:
Originally Posted by GrinS
Last I saw, Thompson had 5 delegates to Ron Pauls "0".Quote:
Originally Posted by GrinS
1. Romney (59)
2. Huckabee (40)
3. McCain (36)
4. Thompson (5)
2008 Primary Tracker - Los Angeles Times
Have a good one!:s4:
Thompson had five, to Ron Paul's four. Click on "details."Quote:
Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
Awesome couldn't have said that better. I don't think he ever woke up, someone just poked him with a stick and he tossed and turned a little then went back to sleep. Jeeez that was about the most half assed bid I have ever seen.:wtf:Quote:
Originally Posted by dragonrider
He never really seemed that "into it". I think he figured he could just show up and eveyone would vote for him, guess he was wrong.
Besides, he's a much better actor anyway.
It is really funny that Fred wasn't even being serious about it and was doing better then Wrong Paul who is still pretending to be running for president. What the hell is he doing, and what num nuts are going to be giving him any money?:wtf:
Until the Republican Party allows independants to vote I don't think we will get any different candidates than we already have. At least for Wrong Paul, he will never have a chance with out independants. Just my honest opinion. :thumbsup:
Ron Paul 2008 — Hope for AmericaQuote:
Originally Posted by 8182KSKUSH
198 people so far today for a little over $18,000..apparently enough to give him at least a fraction of the money the other candidates have..I believe it was something like $6 million dollars on december 17th...despite his support and fundraising, he shouldn't even be running for president...Nobody I talk to here in oklahoma in my town have any idea who ron paul is...when I say he's going to eliminate the IRS and have a non-intervention foreign policy I usually hear.."what was his name again?" I think skeptics would be quite surprised how america would feel about ron paul if he got the media coverage everyone else gets..
[YOUTUBE]http://youtube.com/watch?v=JX-FiXTgKFo[/YOUTUBE]
The same ideals that this country fatefully elected george bush as our president..at least as far as foreign policy is concerned..too bad bush did a 180 on us, oil wouldn't be $100 a barrel..oh right, I remember now, it was in his best interest to drive up the prices of oil..
Hunter S Thompson always used to cover politics and do a great job of dragging the absurdity out into the light.
I wonder what Hunter S Thompson would have thought of Sleepy-Ass Thompson.
so im just curious why do you dislike ron paul so much?Quote:
Originally Posted by 8182KSKUSH
dont tell me you support mccain, please no.
Thompson doesn't look like he's in the best health to me.
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Originally Posted by expandingeye
I espescially dislike Paul just because I feel, (just my opinion) he is just as much a political stooge as anyone else. I really really think he is just letting people think whatever they want to about where he stands on "certian" issues and he isn't trying real hard to confirm or deny his stance. He lets people think that he will legalize marijuana, however I haven't seen anything from him directly that supports this? Even on his own website, he has lots of papers that he has written on lots of subjects, but nothing specifically related to legalization, why? And why does everybody say that he advocates it, yet you can't find anything on his national website? This means that he does not have the courage of his own convictions, or he is a fraud. Both lend themselves to make a bullshit candidate. One more thing, in the last debate, I believe he said in responses to illegal immigration, "The law is the law and Federal law should be enforced period."
So he feels that way about just illegal immigration? :wtf: I would love to see some video of him talking about marijuana, not a video of some other people talking about it with him or about him. Even a paper that he wrote would be great! I actually like some of the points that he does make, but he is too flaky to be our president. For instance in the last debate when he got all in a tussy about how "bush is ready to attack at the drop of a hat and all these candidates up on the stage are just looking for a reason to attack Iran?"
Then the moderator says "um everyone said they supported the decsion not to attack those boats"
Ron Paul, "um um huh what o I didn't hear"
It's because he doesn't listen and only hears what he wants to hear. I would pick him over a dem any day of the week though.:thumbsup:
For your other question, no, I do not support any of the Republican nominees, they are all flawed in major ways for me personally and I am disappointed in my party.:(
As for Ron Paul, it just seems silly to me that people support him because they think he himself will do something about marijuana, when in fact he could do little to nothing about it even if he really did want to, which I don't believe as true. I am open to learning though, and ask again, please provide some links or something that has him talking about his specific position and what he would do as president with regard to Federal Marijuana laws. :thumbsup: