Statement from Sen. Fred Thompson

Fred08.com ^ | January 22, 2008 | Fred

[enough_idiocy]

McLean, VA - Senator Fred Thompson today issued the following statement about his campaign for President:

"Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people."

[BlueStateBlues]

Worst day of the primary campaign. Hunter gone. Fred gone. Snow White and the four dwalves left—Preachy, Crazy, Changey, and Rinoey. And the best we have to choose from are Changey and Snow White himself?

Say it ain’t so Fred, say it ainb’t so.

Thanks Fred, for elevating the campaign. Good luck with whatever is next, hopefully a vice prez slot with Snow.

[MitchellC]

You two have done great work on behalf of a great cause. Thank you.

[HoustonTech]

Thompson is a class act! We need more like him. Unfortunately now, it is no doubt too late to find another soon enough to put in the White House next year.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Thanks for keeping us all informed during Fred’s campaign. I dreaded this day, but I kind of saw it coming. It’s been a long time since I’ve had such enthusiasm for a candidate, and I don’t think I’m going to have it again anytime soon. It was nice to think about being able to cast a vote for a candidate for a change, instead of voting against the greater of two evils.

I guess I’ll have to go look for that old clothes pin I use at election time.

[Semper911]

I’ve got no one left to vote for.

Please read my tagline. We have a noble and very important job to do.

[oneamericanvoice]

I only vote for conservatives. Not true. Staying home is a vote for commies and socialists. My vote requires conservatism too, but yours means that all the catagories have to be met. Talk about too high expectations. Do you and your friends/loved ones agree on everything?

[NoGrayZone]

Lmao!!!! And I will toast to you!!!! GO RINO’S GO!!!!!!!

[Elle Bee]

... and thank you for all of your good work

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[Constitutionalist Conservative]

This is the worst presidential election for Conservatives that I have ever participated in.

'96 was pretty bad also, once Phil Gramm dropped out.

[Resolute Conservative]

I will match my conservatism against yours anyday. If you support anyone in the race now you, my friend, are not a conservative but an appeaser. Just ask some Germans from WW2 what happen if you just go along to get along. You are just as guilty of the wreck as if you were driving.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

>>We will not be voting for anyone in November. We will be voting against Hillary<<

Which is no different than the liberals’ 2004 “Anyone but Bush” mantra. It’s not a principled vote made in good conscience to simply for for someone because of who they’re not.

[2CAVTrooper]

Well damn, there went the LAST conservative in the race.

Now all that’s left are 4 RINO’s and a surrender monkey.

[DoughtyOne]

I wish you well Fred. Hope you mom recovers quickly.

Sorry to see things turn out this way. All the best to your family.

D1

[MeanWestTexan]

Thank you for your hard work.

[oneamericanvoice]

I’m with you on everyone voting on the same day. Saturday would be great. No selling of alchohol though until the polls are closed.

I don’t agree with protest voting. The future of our country is at stake.

[avacado]

Take your friggin' ball and go home! We CONSERVATIVES will keep the Democrats out of the Whitehouse, we will keep them from being able to appoint the next 3 Supreme Court Justices, and we will keep them from becoming Commander-in-Chief of the US Armed Forces ESPECIALLY after they sh&t and spit on them for the past 4 years!

RUMSFELD: "You go to war with the army you have, not with the army you want!"

Good day!

[rwfromkansas]

Above all, the Supreme Court must finally become truly conservative. If that means a vote for Romney, so be it. I think he would appoint conservative judges.

[ImpBill]

You will not be without company on 4 November this year.

Many conservatives are finished voting "against".

The "party" system, George Washington warned us against is about to implode in the next few years.

[trillabodilla]

Waaaaahhhhhh!

I’d vote for Romney over McCain or Huckabee, though.
And I’d vote for ANY of them over Clinton or Obama.

[LetsRok]

I agree. I am dissapointed that Fred did not stick it out. I hope he is picked up as a VP.