Posted on 01/21/2008 7:03:26 PM PST by Kurt Evans
Fred Thompson sources say the actor and former Tenn senator may withdraw from the race. There are no plans to attend Thursday’s Florida debate.
Staffers have been on partial pay since the NH primary. The Senators plans are very fluid. As of 8:45 this evening, there are no plans for any announcement about whether he will stay in the race or not. The team is wrestling with very few options. The Senator is in Nashville visiting his mother (in her 90’s) who has been ill.
From THE FIRST DAY Fox News broke the story last March of his candidacy, Thompson has always had a vice presidential bid in mind. Today a top aide even mentioned the idea on Brian and the Judge on Fox News Radio.
(Excerpt) Read more at cameron.blogs.foxnews.com ...
You have every reason to be sceptical of anything that the Thompson hater Kurt Evans posts.
I suppose that it is possible that Thompson will withdraw. It does happen and it will happen to at least four of the candidates presently contesting.
I think it is far more likely that he will press on, for all the reasons I (and others) have outlined ad nauseum on previous threads...
In short, as the only real conservative running, and with at least two of the other candidates only days away from complete collapse, why should Fred get out now?
Sorry, that was supposed to be toward invisible hand... and it was supposed to have carriage returns. Meh. See above.
From the Race 4 2008 blog:
Fred Thompson News
Fred’s mother is ill and her condition has deteriorated today. I ask that everyone and the candidates give the family space to make their own decisions about the process, and respect whatever his wishes may be.
UPDATE at 9:00 pm: To clear up some rumors floating around, just got word from the campaign:
1. Thompson has not pulled out of Florida’s debate Thursday night yet. Fox News is wrong in their reporting yet again, at this stage.
2. Yes, she has been ill for a while, but has improved since earlier today.
by Tommy Oliver @ 8:46 pm. Filed under Fred Thompson
http://race42008.com/2008/01/21/fred-thompson-news/
I think you posted to the wrong person....
Already posted and de-bunked.
How about you repeat 100 times, “The FR Search Engine is My Friend”.
FRED THOMPSON is the best person to lead this country. He is a true conservative and has been his entire life. All one has to do is check his record to see this.
During my time in the Army as an Intelligence Analyst, I personally served under both Presidents Carter and Reagan. Without argument, President Reagan was the best commander-in-chief a military person could ever have served under. Fred Thompson possesses the same qualities and vision as President Reagan in that he is strong on national defense and sees a dire need to secure our borders and control immigration.
I can think of no better person to lead this country and fix the problems we have. He is the only candidate from either party who has specific and detailed plans on border security and immigration reform; revitalization of America’s armed forces; saving and protecting Social Security; and tax relief and economic growth. These are detailed on his Web site at www.fred08.com . I challenge you to find any other candidate who has laid out specific plans to fix anything.
Fred Thompson has published his first principles, some of which are mentioned above. In addition to those, he strongly believes in individual liberty, personal responsibility, limited government, federalism, traditional American values, the rule of law and is a strong proponent of the Second Amendment — all concepts established during the birth of our country and documented in our Constitution.
Again, try to find any candidate who has laid out their plans to “fix” this country. You will find they all speak in vague and abstract terms on their plans.
For those who have heard Fred Thompson speak, you will usually hear him say that the Fred Thompson you see today is the same Fred Thompson you saw yesterday and is the same Fred Thompson you will see tomorrow. He stands by his principles and values and doesn’t shift his positions based on polls or public opinion; in other words, he doesn’t say what the voters want to hear just to get elected, but remains steadfast on his views and convictions.
During his time in the Senate he focused on three areas: to lower taxes, strengthen national security and expose waste in the federal government. Fred Thompson has foreign policy experience, having served as member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Senate Intelligence committees.
As chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, he opened the investigation in 1997 on the Chinese government’s attempt to influence American policies and elections, and this investigation identified connections with the Clinton administration (documented in the committee’s report).
As a member of the Finance Committee, he worked tirelessly to enact three major tax-cut bills. Fred Thompson remains steadfast and even though a person may not agree with all his views and he understands some may disagree with him, you can count on him to be consistent and unwavering.
Don’t be fooled by his laid back approach and what critics call his “laziness.” As a former assistant U.S. attorney, he earned a reputation as a tough prosecutor and he possesses the toughness this country needs in order to tackle today’s and tomorrow’s issues.
I ask that you take a hard look at what this country needs, then take a hard look at all the other candidates’ views, policies, their records and their track record on consistency. Fred Thompson possesses integrity, loyalty, commitment, energy and decisiveness, all traits of an effective leader, and will emerge as the best person to take this country boldly forward. Fred is still in this race to win!
Please help Fred win in Florida:
https://www.fred08.com/contribute.aspx?RefererID=c637caaa-315c-4b4c-9967-08d864cd0791
ha ha you beat me to it!
Were you born an idiot or is it a result of your environment?
Simple fact is that the average American voter is happily ill-informed and votes with whichever herd seems to be stampeding at the moment.
He will stupidly believe any odorous garbage that skunks like you disseminate.
My vote counts no more than that of the drunk who sleeps in the night shelter (assuming someone helps him register and find a polling place).
This thread is an example of the sorry depths to which American politics has sunk.
You, sir, are a part of the problem. Shame on you.
Pure, unadulterated bullcrap.
It has, more than few times and been refuted...
Debunked my arse.
I've heard one, perhaps two clips of Mr. Thompson on the news. I've read some [I suppose alleged] quotes. They seem OK, as conservative and straightforward as any I've heard in a long time; he seems like he has a backbone.
If he does, then all this crap going on is probably the best thing that could happen to him. He seems to be getting every freaking establishment bloodsucker into a complete tizzy. That is a very good thing in itself; and it gives him credibility as a conservative. If they are freaking, he must be the real deal.
But so much is being said either way...the virtual information whirlpool is just too fickle for me.
Telling the truth on a sleazy liberal liar like Joe Isuzu Romney isn’t a smear.
Really Carl?? Just found this at Fred’s web site!
This just posted at Fred’s web site. Can you make a thread as I don’t know how!
http://race42008.com/2008/01/21/fred-thompson-news/
Fred Thompson News
Fred’s mother is ill and her condition has deteriorated today. I ask that everyone and the candidates give the family space to make their own decisions about the process, and respect whatever his wishes may be.
UPDATE at 9:00 pm: To clear up some rumors floating around, just got word from the campaign:
1. Thompson has not pulled out of Florida’s debate Thursday night yet. Fox News is wrong in their reporting yet again, at this stage.
2. Yes, she has been ill for a while, but has improved since earlier today.
by Tommy Oliver @ 8:46 pm. Filed under Fred Thompson
In your dreams. Or as Veep. I think Veep would suit him. The old kind of Veep. The kind who doesn't have to do much work or get up early or anything.
But all the smear the other candidates threads were okay?
There's that, and there's this:
Debunked my arse.
so, we'll wait and see. whoever's going on record with falsehoods probably will find himself looking for another hobby (or at least another screenname) before too long.
Sure are alot of conservative posers out there.
Guess it was a very mini vacation....
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