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Offline Splashdown

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Fred Quits
« on: January 22, 2008, 01:40:17 PM »
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Fred Thompson Quits Presidential Race 

  NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson quit the Republican presidential race on Tuesday, after a string of poor finishes in early primary and caucus states.
"Today, I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States.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," Thompson said in a statement.

Thompson's fate was sealed last Saturday in the South Carolina primary, when he finished third in a state that he had said he needed to win.

In the statement, Thompson did not say whether he would endorse any of his former rivals. He was one of a handful of members of Congress who supported Arizona Sen. John McCain in 2000 in his unsuccessful race against George W. Bush for the party nomination.


 From DRUDGE.

A sad day.
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2008, 01:43:47 PM »
Yes this is sad news.  :bawl:
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2008, 01:47:18 PM »
Shit.  Now there are no conservatives in the race.
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2008, 01:48:30 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on January 22, 2008, 01:47:18 PM
Shit.  Now there are no conservatives in the race.


Ron Paul  :rotf:
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2008, 01:49:14 PM »
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2008, 01:49:51 PM »
I don't know whether to use this  :angryvillagers:

or this:

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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2008, 02:09:53 PM »
crap.
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2008, 02:39:04 PM »
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo  Why would he do that to us!??!?!  Does he not love us?  :bawl:
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2008, 02:39:13 PM »
I wouldn't consider South Carolina as a "poor finish". Poor would be single digits like Ron Paul got. No, I think he got out more because of personal issues back home. Otherwise, he would have likely stayed in at least until Super Tuesday.
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2008, 02:52:11 PM »
I really thought he would win the south, and now we will never know.

This really sucks  :(
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2008, 02:53:14 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on January 22, 2008, 01:47:18 PM
Shit.  Now there are no conservatives in the race.


Fred ain't no conservative, he is a big government neocon.  Haven't you learned anything? :old:
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2008, 02:56:09 PM »
Quote from: Sam Fisher on January 22, 2008, 02:53:14 PM
Fred ain't no conservative, he is a big government neocon.  Haven't you learned anything? :old:
Yeah, only Ron Paul, riding in on the white blimp horse, can save us all from those wascawwy Zionists.
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2008, 03:19:24 PM »
Just, damn.

 :banghead: :censored: :censored:
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2008, 03:21:12 PM »
disappointing .. what a shame 
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2008, 03:25:48 PM »
 :bawl:  I need a hug after reading that.  :bawl:
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #15 on: January 22, 2008, 03:34:43 PM »
SHITGODDAMIT****ASSHOLEMOTHERSONOFABITCH!!!!

Now I'm gonna have to choose between a liberal socialist Democrat or a liberal socialist Republican.

Damn, even France got it right when they elected Sarkozy.
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #16 on: January 22, 2008, 04:10:13 PM »
That sucks :(  :banghead:

Now it is socialist republicans (and one loon republican) versus socialist democrats.
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #17 on: January 22, 2008, 04:18:33 PM »
Sad to hear but from his first campaign interview/speech, he did not seem to have fire in his belly;that he would go all out to get the nomination and the desire to cream the (D) in the general election.
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #18 on: January 22, 2008, 04:22:31 PM »
 :bawl: First Duncan, now Fred???? Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #19 on: January 22, 2008, 04:27:48 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on January 22, 2008, 03:34:43 PM
SHITGODDAMIT****ASSHOLEMOTHERSONOFABITCH!!!!

Now I'm gonna have to choose between a liberal socialist Democrat or a liberal socialist Republican.

Damn, even France got it right when they elected Sarkozy.
Good point. No matter who we elect, France's President will be more conservative that the USA's.
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #20 on: January 22, 2008, 04:50:05 PM »
Fred for Veep.

That is all.
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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #21 on: January 22, 2008, 05:01:03 PM »
Not surprised....he seemed to campaign like a person who was pissed off he was awakened during his slumber...Now he can go back to sleep.



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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #22 on: January 22, 2008, 05:22:14 PM »
**** it. On Election Day, I'm staying home. No reason to vote now. Either way, America winds up with a lib.

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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #23 on: January 22, 2008, 05:29:57 PM »
Quote from: Skizz on January 22, 2008, 05:22:14 PM
**** it. On Election Day, I'm staying home. No reason to vote now. Either way, America winds up with a lib.



Like I told my sister earlier, I'm still going to vote but it's only to keep Hillary and Barack out of office. It's not because I have any loyalty to any of the "Republican" candidates.

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Re: Fred Quits
« Reply #24 on: January 22, 2008, 05:31:59 PM »
Quote from: Skizz on January 22, 2008, 05:22:14 PM
**** it. On Election Day, I'm staying home. No reason to vote now. Either way, America winds up with a lib.



Yeah I agree. Its a lose-lose situation.
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