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Since we are being spammed by threads today slamming Thompson's campaing hopes, thought you all might like to know who is supporting him (financially). Just a few: Peyton Mannning Mary Matalin Pat Sajack Others here: http://newsmeat.com/campaign_contributions_to_politicians/donor_list.php?candidate_id=P00003186 In fairness, Mitt Romney does have former Boston Celtic player Danny Ainge.

(CNSNews.com) - On Tuesday, the day Fred Thompson made his debate debut in the 2008 presidential race, two conservative commentators criticized how the former Tennessee senator handled the 1990s Senate probe into Clinton campaign fundraising corruption. Thompson was chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee in 1997, when the committee probed Chinese money that allegedly poured into the 1996 re-election campaign of President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. "Had there been a legitimate investigation of Chinese money laundering, the results would have been very different from the results of Monica Lewinsky," said John Gizzi, political editor for Human...

Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign, disorganized and off-message for a few too many weeks, didn’t need another controversy that makes the candidate look ridiculous. It got one anyway. In advance of a campaign swing through Iowa, a Giuliani aide contacted Deb and Jerry VonSprecken, farmers who had recently donated to Giuliani’s campaign. The staffer asked if the VonSpreckens would be willing to host an event on their farm, and the couple, honored to even be asked, agreed. Deb got to work, contacting local officials and inviting everyone she could find. They even underwent a security check. Then, Team Giuliani called back....