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Breaking:Sen. John Thune NOT Running for President
NRO ^ | February 22, 2011 | Jim Geraghty

Posted on 02/22/2011 9:16:34 AM PST by ejdrapes

Sen. John Thune NOT Running for President

February 22, 2011 12:09 P.M. By Jim Geraghty Tags: John Thune

John Thune will NOT be running for president.

For months now, my wife Kimberley and I have received encouragement from family, friends, colleagues, and supporters from across South Dakota and the country to run for the presidency of the United States. We have appreciated hearing their concerns about where the country is headed and their hopes for a new direction.

During this time, Kimberley and I and our two daughters have given a great deal of thought to how we might best serve South Dakota and our nation. That process has involved lots of prayer.Along the way, we have been reminded of the importance of being in the arena, of being in the fight. And make no mistake that during this period of fiscal crisis and economic uncertainty there is a fight for the future direction of America.

There is a battle to be waged over what kind of country we are going to leave our children and grandchildren and that battle is happening now in Washington, not two years from now. So at this time, I feel that I am best positioned to fight for America’s future here in the trenches of the United States Senate.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: South Dakota
KEYWORDS: 2012; 2012gopprimary; elections2012; johnthune; sd; southdakota; thune; thune2012
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To: mewykwistmas
Here are four people that I don't want to run:


21 posted on 02/22/2011 9:30:06 AM PST by paulycy (Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
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To: ejdrapes
What makes Thune a RINO?

BOLTONBLOGGING: ANOTHER REPUBLICAN BOLTS

22 posted on 02/22/2011 9:30:38 AM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: NautiNurse
Free Republic helped oust Tommy Daschle.

SD very special place to me. My GFF owned the Eastern part of SD, died and land went to his sons. My granny got zip. Red Rocks was in my family when Jesse James hid there.

23 posted on 02/22/2011 9:32:48 AM PST by floriduh voter (The culture of participating being replaced by the culture of taking. Animal Farm?)
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To: ejdrapes
John Thune not running for President

Of course not. He's making way for Allen West.

24 posted on 02/22/2011 9:33:57 AM PST by fwdude (Anita Bryant was right.)
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To: ejdrapes

He was my first choice.

Too bad, he would have taken out Zero.

Now will find someone else to support, someone who is a real conservative and can win (that excludes a number of potential candidates).


25 posted on 02/22/2011 9:34:47 AM PST by LowTaxesEqualsProsperity
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To: WaterBoard

WaterBoard wrote:

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BREAKING.

Snooki will NOT be running for president.

For months now, my roommate The Situation and I have received encouragement from family, friends, colleagues, and supporters from across New Jersey and the country to run for the presidency of the United States. We have appreciated hearing their concerns about where the country is headed and their hopes for a new direction.
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ROFL!


26 posted on 02/22/2011 9:34:50 AM PST by DestroyLiberalism
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To: tflabo
She’s too radioactive to win over the Indies...

Well, by all means support a MSM/Beltway GOP endorsed loser who can win over those sacred Indies....

27 posted on 02/22/2011 9:37:22 AM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: ejdrapes

Take the Sherman pledge...

I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected.


28 posted on 02/22/2011 9:37:22 AM PST by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: NautiNurse
Thune beat Little Tommy Daschle for the SD Senate seat.

That's Little Tommie Daschle.

29 posted on 02/22/2011 9:37:22 AM PST by fwdude (Anita Bryant was right.)
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To: floriduh voter

Very cool family history!


30 posted on 02/22/2011 9:38:34 AM PST by NautiNurse (ObamaCare uses Bernie Madoff theory of economics)
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To: NautiNurse

I did a thread. I’ll ping you there. We had lots of entries for a grandfather thread (if I saved it). Unfortunately, my GGF was a cabin boy to begin with.


31 posted on 02/22/2011 9:41:15 AM PST by floriduh voter (The culture of participating being replaced by the culture of taking. Animal Farm?)
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To: ejdrapes
"What makes Thune a RINO?"

He's no Conservative and spends freely. This was the guy in the Gang of 14, you know, the rinos who stopped conservative judges from getting a floor vote, stopped oil drilling in the USA, kept the Bush tax cut from being perment etc etc.

32 posted on 02/22/2011 9:41:15 AM PST by traditional1 ("Don't gotsta worry 'bout no mo'gage, don't gotsta worry 'bout no gas; Obama gonna take care o' me!)
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To: ejdrapes

Good, another one out of Sarah’s way.


33 posted on 02/22/2011 9:41:35 AM PST by backwoods-engineer (Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
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To: ejdrapes
"What makes Thune a RINO?"

He's no Conservative and spends freely. This was the guy in the Gang of 14, you know, the rinos who stopped conservative judges from getting a floor vote, stopped oil drilling in the USA, kept the Bush tax cut from being permanent, etc.

34 posted on 02/22/2011 9:41:42 AM PST by traditional1 ("Don't gotsta worry 'bout no mo'gage, don't gotsta worry 'bout no gas; Obama gonna take care o' me!)
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To: ejdrapes

Always wondered why he stood out of the pack of any other GOP senator.


35 posted on 02/22/2011 9:42:38 AM PST by Sybeck1 (Memo to Mitt Romney: Just go away.............)
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To: WaterBoard

OMG I needed that laugh..Thanks.


36 posted on 02/22/2011 9:47:44 AM PST by PLD
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To: mewykwistmas
Pat Schroeder is NOT running for president.


37 posted on 02/22/2011 9:51:23 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: backwoods-engineer
"Good, another one out of Sarah’s way."

Sarah? LMBO, good one. Time to kick back and enjoy the popcorn.
38 posted on 02/22/2011 9:53:31 AM PST by mentor2k
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To: Keith in Iowa

Now if The Huck will follow suit.

&&&
Please, God....


39 posted on 02/22/2011 9:57:24 AM PST by Bigg Red (Palin in 2012)
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To: ejdrapes

Being a Senator exposes you to many issues - unless you’re one hussein 0bama who was too busy vacationing, playing golf & BBall - but to gain the best experience it is much better to have held an executive post like Governor, when budgets are drawn up, appointments made, hard decisions faced, etc. To have been Governor of the largest of the 57 [sic] states is even better preparation.


40 posted on 02/22/2011 9:59:57 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Psalm 109:8 Let his days be few and let another take his office. - Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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