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Title: Fred Thompson: Liftoff?
Post by: Wretched Excess on January 15, 2008, 12:08:03 AM: Quote
Fred Thompson: Liftoff?

All eyes are naturally enough on the Michigan primary tomorrowâ€”all eyes, that is, except mine, Jonathan Adler's, and those belonging to readers of this happy Corner who have been wondering, along with Jonathan and me, when the polls down in South Carolina would finally begin to move in Fred Thompson's direction. Now, Rasmussen reports, they have. Fred ain't dead. Lately, as the South Carolina debate demonstrated to all the world, he ain't even drowsy.

Which brings me to a question. Earlier today I talked with an old friend who's close to the Thompson campaign. At every Thompson campaign stop in South Carolina, he told me, there is something new: real excitement. The crowds are big and growing by the dayâ€”for the first time, people are being turned away from Thompson events because they're already full. The state troopers are showing that special deference and respect they reserve for candidates whom they actually suspect will soon become the commander in chief. And Thompson himself is pointed, energetic, combative. In other words, the campaign feels as though its achieving liftoff.

Are there any readers of this Corner in down in South Carolina who can confirm this? If you're a citizen of the Palmetto State who has been to a Thompson event this week, I'd be obliged if y'all would drop me a line.

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NTJhZjQ4YjAyNDMwZjBmMmJjOTdiNzNhNWZhYjQ4NTg= (http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NTJhZjQ4YjAyNDMwZjBmMmJjOTdiNzNhNWZhYjQ4NTg=)

the upstate is redder than Charleston by a long shot. I haven't been to any fred rallies, but I do hear more buzz than I did. and his poll numbers are moving a bit (see the Rasmussen thread in Breaking news) -- coming directly out of huckleberry's support.

maybe we will do the right thing in the primary after all.
Title: Re: Fred Thompson: Liftoff?
Post by: DixieBelle on January 15, 2008, 10:16:49 AM: here's hoping!!
Title: Re: Fred Thompson: Liftoff?
Post by: Wretched Excess on January 15, 2008, 10:22:03 AM: Quote from: DixieBelle on January 15, 2008, 10:16:49 AM
here's hoping!!

I was obviously looking for good fred news last night. I got carried away and posted several "fred feel good" threads.
Title: Re: Fred Thompson: Liftoff?
Post by: Crazy Horse on January 15, 2008, 10:25:39 AM: Well the primitives have a thought

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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Tue Jan-15-08 09:48 AM
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When does old man Fred give up his pathetic "run" for the Presidency..
he's polling behind Ron Paul in Florida, talk about a fart in church....
Title: Re: Fred Thompson: Liftoff?
Post by: DixieBelle on January 15, 2008, 11:45:43 AM: Farts dissapate. Paul is the turd in the punch bowl.

God, I really went there didn't I??
Title: Re: Fred Thompson: Liftoff?
Post by: Chris_ on January 15, 2008, 11:54:01 AM: Quote from: DixieBelle on January 15, 2008, 11:45:43 AM
Farts dissapate. Paul is the turd in the punch bowl.

God, I really went there didn't I??
Not only that, but you gave me my new sig!
Title: Re: Fred Thompson: Liftoff?
Post by: Bondai on January 15, 2008, 11:54:42 AM: Quote from: DixieBelle on January 15, 2008, 11:45:43 AM
Farts dissapate. Paul is the turd in the punch bowl.

God, I really went there didn't I??

Yes, you did...... :lmao:
Title: Re: Fred Thompson: Liftoff?
Post by: Rebel Yell on January 15, 2008, 03:17:02 PM: I was hoping he would gain some momentum once the primaries went south. Hopefully we'll bail ya'll out again.