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Despite a disappointing finish, Thompson doesn't bow out
Chicago Tribune ^ | January 21, 2008 | William Douglas

Posted on 01/21/2008 3:28:34 AM PST by bd476


"...As soon as Thompson entered the race, analysts began wondering aloud why he got in, saying that he didn't show the fire in the belly that's necessary to run successfully for president. The image of Thompson as a laid-back slowpoke became fodder for late-night television comedians.

Woodard said that Thompson finally appeared to hit his stride on the stump in the Palmetto State, speaking to overflow crowds in the past week.

"Here's what happens when you're a candidate -- you get better as you go along," he said. "The problem is Huckabee's got a three-month jump on him. Fred is a good, tough candidate. If he was like this in September, things might be different."


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: conservative; fred; fredthompson; sc2008; thompson
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To: wita
"A real stretch, or you aren’t listening, or you don’t choose to believe what you aren’t hearing."

What?

Near as I can tell, assuming you've written Fred off, your three candidates are Romney.

Not entirely bad, but be careful what you wish for.

201 posted on 01/21/2008 8:19:27 PM PST by norton (deep down inside you know that Fred is your second choice - and there isn't a third choice)
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To: RangerM

That was great!!


202 posted on 01/22/2008 1:03:38 AM PST by syriacus (A vote FOR FRED is a vote VS Huckabee; VS McCain; VS Romney; VS Giuliani; VS Clinton; VS Obama)
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To: kindred

U.S. conservatism is truly finished for the long-term! Get used to it and then move to another country in order to try to make that country truly conservative instead. Anything else politically is just a waste of time.


203 posted on 01/22/2008 1:23:36 AM PST by johnthebaptistmoore
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To: bd476

The last of the positive things to say about Fred Thompson just before he truly gets out of the Presidential race. It’s going to happen, and his mother is also seriously ill. The MSM will just intensify their negativism towards Thompson if he does choose to keep on running for the Presidency while his mother continues to be extremely ill. This is truly a lose-lose situation for Fred Thompson!


204 posted on 01/22/2008 1:28:19 AM PST by johnthebaptistmoore
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To: syriacus

Thanks. It was fun.

It would be interesting to start an individual thread like that, but what rhymes with Romney?


205 posted on 01/22/2008 3:23:47 AM PST by RangerM (Jesus was likely a very good carpenter.)
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To: the invisib1e hand
LI have heard the stories, I have family in Pensacola. It just seems that if the MSM does not care nobody cares and that is becoming very evident in this election.
206 posted on 01/22/2008 5:17:08 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ (Stop the unFair Tax now; before it is fair for your neighbor and not you.)
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To: Daveinyork
“... you have polling data to support this.”

Just my opinion, of course, but Gramm’s bid for the GOP nomination in 1996 was a spectacular failure. His campaign raised about $20 million, and he won a grand total of eight delegates - finished 5th in the Iowa caucus and bailed out before the NH primary. I have met Phil Gramm, and he has the charisma of a wet dog. Unfortunately, in our media-driven age, charisma matters. Plus, there is something about him (and Newt) that repulses many of the conservative women I know.

207 posted on 01/22/2008 5:32:37 AM PST by riverdawg
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To: riverdawg

Yes, yes, he acknowledged that he’s ugly. I heard him say, “I’m ugly. So when some bimbo pops up and claims to have had sex with me, ain’t no one gonna believe it.

Was Nixon prettier than Humphrey?


208 posted on 01/22/2008 6:01:01 AM PST by Daveinyork
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To: Daveinyork
“Was Nixon prettier than Humphrey?”

LOL. That’s a good example of a race that probably wouldn’t happen now; neither one had an ounce of charisma. Eisenhower certainly wasn’t handsome in late adulthood, but he was charismatic. Dewey was handsome, I am told, but not charismatic - famously derided as the “man on top of the wedding cake.”

209 posted on 01/22/2008 7:31:10 AM PST by riverdawg
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To: RangerM
It was fun.

I agree.

There once was a man known as Romney
Filled with zest, like a bowl of warm hominy.

Poetic license :-)

210 posted on 01/23/2008 4:31:21 AM PST by syriacus (A vote FOR FRED is a vote VS Huckabee; VS McCain; VS Romney; VS Giuliani; VS Clinton; VS Obama)
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To: syriacus
There once was a man known as Romney
With a spine as soft as hominy[?]


211 posted on 01/23/2008 4:34:52 AM PST by RangerM (Jesus was likely a very good carpenter.)
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To: syriacus

We should take it on the road.


212 posted on 01/23/2008 4:36:00 AM PST by RangerM (Jesus was likely a very good carpenter.)
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To: RangerM
There once was a man known as Romney
With a spine as soft as hominy[?]

I like the beat!

213 posted on 01/23/2008 4:40:01 AM PST by syriacus (A vote FOR FRED is a vote VS Huckabee; VS McCain; VS Romney; VS Giuliani; VS Clinton; VS Obama)
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