Posted on 01/19/2008 12:42:00 PM PST by pissant
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Fred Thompson, trailing Mike Huckabee and John McCain in the polls, will continue his presidential bid even if he finishes third in today's South Carolina primary, his campaign said.
Thompson, who had talked of South Carolina as his last stand, appeared this afternoon at a gun show in a suburban Shriners' auditorium -- a natural fit given his strong support of the Second Amendment right to own firearms. Several patrons wore "Fred '08" stickers on their clothing; as Thompson swept into the packed hall he was greeted by a modest round of applause.
"Go, Fred!" one woman shouted.
"How we doin'?" Thompson asked, greeting passers-by as he walked along the narrow aisles displaying hunting scopes and high-tech shotguns. He shook hands, paused for autographs, and posed for photos snapped on cell phones.
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They haven’t polled me...
Apparently, you crave Gucci loafers, not me. And if you want shoes that wear like Iron, try these. Made in USA too, and you can spend the other $200 on whatever cologne Fred wears.
He has not said he is getting out, but has been miss quoted at least twice.
He is in through Super Tuesday.
Thanks! Let’s just hope he wins or at least second.
Yeah, the Fredheads should support Huckabee thread was a best seller. LOL
Duncan should've drawn it at the Ames straw poll, his only shot at bringing any attention to his campaign.
You've always been a shabby liar.
Good. Did not realize that I would cause such a ruckus, but it is my fault. I should have been more careful. I do want this thing going to St. Paul so I want them all to stay in.
That is a question you won't get answered.
If Fred comes in third today in South Carolina, a state tailor-made for him, after successive disappointing showings in Iowa, New Hampshire, Michigan, Wyoming and Nevada, only to limp momentumless and penniless onto Florida where RCP has him at 8.5%, then there can be but one conclusion.
Pissant actually does a good job calling attention to himself.
He loves the attention. Cant wait to see what he drums up for himself once Duncan is out.
He told Hannity last week that if he didn’t do well in SC, he would stop his campaign.
I am glad to hear he will go on to Florida!
LOL
I heard that your mission in life is to spread FUD about FRed.
Any exit polling data yet?
I use it when it applies and not when it does not.
You made a wild-ass claim unsupported by facts, not expecting to be called on it. When you were called on it, you posted a link, apparently not thinking anyone would check it. It doesn't support your claim at all. When you were called on THAT, you made up some other story about what you "heard" on TV.
I know you don't like being called on it--your behavior makes that clear. But there it is.
That doesn't make sense to me, what conservative vote is he splitting? From where I sit there doesn't appear to be enough conservatives in the GOP now to elect a conservative dogcatcher, so who is there to split? Fred and Hunter are the only conservatives left in the race, and Hunter is polling around 1% last time I checked.
If Fred drops out I stop caring who wins, because the others, except Hunter of course, are all liberal RINOs. Rudy is the worst RINO of the bunch, but the others are bad enough themselves. If Fred is out by the time I get to vote next month I will vote for Hunter, but I know that will mean zilch for all the good it will do.
If the choices next November are either Rudy, McCain, or Huck on the GOP ticket and the Beast, Sheik Obama, or Edwards on the other side then it's official, the US really is on the road to hell like the TV preachers are saying it is.
Fred needs to drop out, call Romney and accept a VP position, then throw his support to Mitt.
With McCain starting to come apart and since Huck wont shut up, the nature of this thing should return to normal soon, get back to being FDT, Mitt and Rudy like it should have been.
You think Fred’s campaign is penniless?
ROFLMAO
What if he finishes fourth?
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