So would a lot of people. Fred best watch out, he wouldn't want Manchester Union-Leader set him up an empty lectern.
That would be shameful of them, because he won't be an official candidate at the time of the debate. Plus, please note that there are already seven more debates on the calendar after the September 5 debate, including two more (the next two) in New Hampshire, and Thompson's team is saying he'll be at all of them. That's more than enough.