Study: "False Pretenses" Led U.S. To War
Journalism Groups'' Research Finds 935 False Statements By Bush Administration
And VETOs and false pride about." We have the oil, we do not need this, but when I am with the Arabs I will get you more oil at the fraction of the price. Just you watch.

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Anyone that could even consider John McCain or Huckabee has to be ultra liberal...and don't have their head on straight.... NO need to even discuss John McCain... He took your free speech away 30 & 60 days prior to a primary and General Election... Now... Huckabee comes to you the same way that Hitler did to the German people.... Remember what Sinclair Lewis said: "When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the American flag and carrying a cross." And remember that he met with CFR President Richard Haas back in September and Huckabee has already named him his Foreign Relations Advisor...Notice, that is what very soon after that meeting, when he started rising in the polls...If this don't scare you to death you have spent to much of your time in your daily newspaper and listening and watching the main stream media which the Bilderberg Group/CFR/TR control... Once you study these three organizations you will no longer think Republican or Democrat's... You will know that the these three Groups are heading up the One World Government .... Globalism... they used George Bush to the hilt... That is the reason why they will do nothing about illegal aliens invading our country... So go ahead if you support the One World Government and vote for McCain or Huckabee... All of the Democrat's fill the wishes of the Globalist.... So it really don't matter who becomes President they are going to continue doing what the Globalist demand or they will be assassinated. Count on it... If Ron Paul came close to being elected he would be hacked... If you really are conservative or a Real Christian .... get off the main street media and out of your daily newspapers and start going to your library or ordering books from Amazon that will tell you the truth of what is going on...

Okay Fred, you can go back to sleep now.

" The closest to a mantled conservative remaining would be Mitt Romney. It has been John McCains policy to fight the advancement of conservative principles in the same way that he fight to survive in a prison camp. Since he has exhibited unbelief in Republican principles, it sounds like he is asking for conservatives to sell their souls and overthrow all principle to vote for someone that hates what we stand for and what we represent.

Posted by: Cdalealden | January 22, 2008 03:07 PM
"

Big tent?

thanks ssshock

Dr. Paul has addressed the racist allegations on CNN:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pLUmfZWIZsc

If you are still so averse to believing that he is not a racist, then there's nothing I can do about ignorance.

January 21, 2008 7:09 am EST

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul today issued the following statement reflecting on the struggle for civil rights and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. :

"It is especially fitting that we take the time to reflect on one man's struggles to defend our Constitutional freedoms during this primary election season. January 15 was the birthday of the great freedom fighter, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and on Monday, we honor him nationwide for his sacrifice and love of liberty for all people.

"To me, the timing is more than a coincidence. The American people, regardless of color or creed, have the opportunity to choose a candidate who will uplift the ideals for which Dr. King fought--and died.

"The fight for freedom--the preservation of our civil rights--is the fight of our lives. Sadly, after Dr. King's passing we are faced with a violation of our civil rights in the same vein as Jim Crow: The Patriot Act. I have stood against this and all unconstitutional violations of American's civil rights, and will continue Dr. King's charge as President.

"Dr. King would be disappointed in our current administration for more than its continued disregard for civil rights, as he stated 'a nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.' We need to change our interventionist foreign policy, and take care of our brothers and sisters at home. Our nation is in a crisis: we are spending billions on war overseas while those around us are suffering and losing jobs, homes, and hope. It is inexcusable; we must solve the economic crisis at home and bring hope to America.

"Dr. King's heroic actions should resonate with us today, as we recognize that our votes strengthen the fight for our civil rights. Liberty is the true antidote to racism, and freedom-- limited, constitutional government devoted to the protection of individual rights--can uplift us all."

AdrickHenry:

Amen.

as I had been saying for weeks: I could not for the life of me understand why Thompson and Guiliani were still in the race...

one to go.

Having run a Presidential Campaign (if you can call it that) and made even more influential political contacts "Fredo" Thompson has decided to get a head start on returning to his VERY lucretive career in lobbying(no doubt Rudy will be following the same path very shortly). Or was raising his visability and fee scale in the "marketplace" his design all along? Tune in next week for another exciting episode of "Screwing the American Public," sponsored by the good people at the GOP!

And I don't see how Thompson bailing (finally) helps anyone but Huckabee, the other conservative Christian in the race. Who else would Thompson supporters possibly vote for?

Lovely top ten list. Thanks for compiling Judge.

And really. Whether Ron Paul is a racist to me is almost (but not entirely) beside the point. Who lets a newsletter USE HIS NAME without checking to see what kind of content his name is being affiliated with? Ron Paul's own beliefs about race aside, I would never want a president so careless.

Ron Paul and libertarianism in general is a joke! The Republican establishment doesn't even take Paul seriously. BTW, why doesn't Paul run as a Libertarian?

Most of the people I know who claim to be libertarians went to public schools, received Federal student loans and grants for college, went to state supported institutions of higher learning, drive on Federally and state funded highways, take medications researched and paid for by the NIH, fly on aircraft controlled by Federal air traffic controllers, and so on.

The sleepwalk ends........

It is about time he gave up. He did not appear to have much of a chance ever. Now maybe we can focus on who might the be eventual Republican candidate. A democrat who is curious who our candidate will have to challenge.

Night, night, Fred. Have a nice nap now...

gezellig, I know a candidate that has not been bought. That is Ron Paul. The only candidate whose campaign is driven solely by individual donations, by massive grassroots support. Why? Because he makes sense. He's the only candidate with the understanding of economics and monetary issues that stands a chance of stopping the meltdown of the USA economy. Please take a closer look at www.ronpaul2008.com, or research any topic in his writings and speeches at www.ronpaullibrary.com.

To those that are making claims of racism, I suggest you do your homework, Ron Paul did not write those things. Those making this claim are clearly trying to sideline Dr. Paul rather than talk about real issues.

NAACP President: Ron Paul is not a racist
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2008/011308_not_racist.htm
Austin NAACP President Defends Ron Paul
http://www.usadaily.com/article.cfm?articleID=227844

In fact, in everything Dr. Paul does, his emphasis is helping all of us little people. We currently have monetary inflation at 10-15% a year. None of the other D or R candidates spend any time talking about what this is doing to the middle class and poor, except Ron Paul.

That Dem warped board has three issues and three candidates

Hilarity - I'm just like Bush, but more to the left so the media types have something to do and can sell airtime. K?

Obama - I've never managed anything bigger than my kid's soccer team, so trust me when it comes to managing foreign affairs.

Edwards - I'm rich, you're not. I'm going to tax you anyways. When's my next $400 haircut?

Each gets a single splinter up their respective arse!

Imagine this as read by David Letterman. At least as funny as many of his Top Ten lists.

"Those close to Thompson say that his mind has been elsewhere since...."
1. 1992.
2. He married that hot wife of his.
3. He found out that real life isn't scripted.
4. He found out that Nixon said mean things about him.
5. He didn't get Sam Waterston's endorsement.
6. Law and Order hired yet another hot new assistant DA for Jack McCoy and Fred hasn't been part of the show.
7. The lease ran out on the Red Truck.
8. It was revealed that historians believe that the real reason Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox is because the Union drummer boy was Fred Thompson.
9. He heard about the impending leak of his Secret Service codename, "Johnny Sack."
10. The Screenwriter's strike deprived him of anything to say.
11. His wife left him for older man.
12. He heard he was up for part of Gollum in Peter Jackson's upcoming production of the Hobbit.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions; I apologize for the slight editing.

This comes as no surprise. Thompson ran a lazy, uninspired, lackluster, unfocused, unimpressive campaign. It was simply a matter of time until he dropped out of the race. And good riddance.

Due to his antediluvian, right-wing, nutty political stances on a whole array of issues, I think the short-term effect of Thompson's withdrawal will be to benefit Mike Huckabee. Huckabee is a fellow Southerner, a fellow conservative, right-wing, reactionary extremist. On Saturday, McCain won the South Carolina Republican presidential primary by a margin of only 33% - 30% over Huckabee. In 2000, McCain got 43% of the vote in S.C. Also, on Saturday Thompson received 16% of the vote. Ergo...

If Thompson had ALREADY withdrawn from the race before S.C., I believe that Huckabee would have won easily. Think about it: if only half of Thompson's voters had gone for Huckabee instead (and I think it would have been more than that), he would have received 38% of the vote; and if the other 8% of Thompson supporters split fairly evenly among other candidates (and staying home, perhaps), then let's say John McCain would have gotten another 2-3% -- a total of 35-36% -- Huckabee still would have won.

To oversimplify the race's dynamics a bit, I see McCain as the strongest competitor for moderate Republican and Independent votes, while Huckabee, Thompson, Romney, and Giuliani have been splitting the right-wing / conservative vote. Of course it's a bit more complex that that. But I believe that the race for the Republican nomination will ultimately come down to McCain on the one side, versus a right-winger on the other side (one of Huckabee, Romney, or (unlikely) Giuliani). And in such a contest, McCain has little or no hope of winning. He's actually a weaker candidate than 8 years ago, as his 10% lower vote total in S.C. indicates.

Of course, a wild card in my argument would be if Thompson were to endorse McCain -- which is a possibility. But I don't think that will happen any time soon, if at all. Who will the nominee be? How will all this play out? Will it be Huckabee, the most socially conservative candidate remaining? Will it be Romney, by far the wealthiest and best financed? Will Giuliani stage a big comeback? Will Ron Paul shock the world and capture the nomination (don't hold your breath)?

With Thompson, Hunter, Tancredo, and Brownback gone, with Paul as a fringe candidate (really he's a Libertarian, not a Republican, at heart), with the right-wing nature of the Republican Party since the 1980's (or since the 1950's, really), with mistrust by conservatives of McCain (despite all his pandering), Giuliani (despite all his pandering), and with just how expensive this campaign is turning out to be, I would say it comes down in the end to Huckabee versus Romney on the one side, and McCain on the other side. So either Huckabee or Romney will be the nominee.

What a fascinating contest!

Spectator2, OK we get it. You don't like Ron Paul. You can put in any candidate's name and "racist" and you're sure to get some results on Google. Still, it amuses me that the worst thing they can say about Ron Paul is that someone wrote racist things in his name. Anyone that really does their homework will find that Ron Paul is a straight-up guy who says what he thinks and isn't trying to pander to his audience. The president of the Austin branch of the NAACP is a friend of Ron Paul's and has stood up for him. So, think whatever you want, but you're wrong and the savvier readers here will see that as well. Notice how Spectator2 fails to mention who he/she thinks would make for a better president.

You are right sequoiaqueneaux, the state of things today requires some serious action. All I see on the Dem side is two "proud" candidates fighting and not thinking clearly (not to mention from the "same mold" as the rest, so to speak). The Rep side, well, you summed it up.

Ron Paul- my choice.

Some of us who bother to read these comments remember a time when Republican was not a dirty word. I am looking for a candidate who has not been bought. Do you know of one ?

By the time he got into the race it was time to get out.

Thompson should thank God for the writers strike because he should be able to get his job back on LAW and ORDER.

Why didn't the guns, gays, and god crowd go for Thompson for reasons of political expediency? Afterall, Pat Robertson endorsed Rudy, hardly an example of "Christian Family Values" because Robertson thought Rudy had the best shot of winning the general election.

Again, for the Republicans to have any shot at winning next fall, they need to nominate a candidate who can unite the economic royalists and the bible thumpers.

Enthusiasm makes the difference.
Thompson unfortunately never showed any.

This doesn't mean that he doesn't have some good ideas. He and other former presidential candidates - including Bill Richardson - may make excellent advisers or perhaps even cabinet members of the new administration. Both of these men seemed to care more about doing the greater good for the whole nation rather than promoting the partisan divide.

judge:

#8 Wife left him for older man.

#9 Heard he was up for part of Gollum in Lord of the Rings live Play.

mark in austin writes
"AG is independent enough of the Prez in non-Gonzales years that an aggressive one can make a huge name for him/herself. S/he can make a godawful mess, too."


Question: is it wise to appoint an angry populist as AG in a year when the economy is strugging to recover from a recession?

judge, FDT rented a red pickup to campaign in TN posing as a redneck.

To those of you suggesting fox tv's candidate dropped out, you obviously don't have your facts.

Murdoch is contributing his money to Clintons, fox and its owner's main purpose is to make money and being far right wing has paid them well. Now that it is becoming clearer that Clinton might win Murdoch is switching its horse

"A McCain/Thompson ticket ... would be the strongest ticket the GOP could field against the Dems in November."

A ticket with an average age somewhere north of 65 would be the strongest ticket the GOP could field against the Dems? You're kidding, right?

proud, judge, bsimon - I had earlier suggested that the Screenwriters' strike did him in - that should be on your list.

nick, I asked you the other day if you thought that JRE did well in the debate, and if you thought he would take votes from HRC or BHO in SC.

Also, Blarg and I discussed JRE. I had thought of what Eliot Spitzer would be like as AG and said I thought JRE would bring the same ammo and baggage. AG is independent enough of the Prez in non-Gonzales years that an aggressive one can make a huge name for him/herself. S/he can make a godawful mess, too.

Naaah, davidmwe. I'm not interested in Ron Paul's "explanation" about the racist rants published in his name. I might respect him a bit more if he at least dropped his party affiliation. What sort of Libertarian in this age would run as a Republican - the very symbol if an intrusive, abusive, anti-Constitutional, corrupt, oppressive, human rights-abusing, warmongering and internationally destructive government? The Democrats are only slightly better, but at least they have values.

Thompson, in his hubris and arrogance, thought he would waltz into the primary race late and be anointed the party's savior and heir apparent to the Reagan legacy without actually getting in the trenches and pressing the flesh and getting his hands dirty -- in short, doing the actual pavement pounding and flesh pressing and baby kissing required to win. Good riddance. Besides, no candidate with grown children older than his current wife is going to get the nod, nor one with his cadaverous looks.

"bsimon: Red Truck? Clue me in."

The red truck he leased to drive around TN for his Senate campaign. Though some allege he now/still owns the truck.

"Hi, my name is Ron Paul and I do NOT approve these hideously racist newsletters sent out under my name...but if you like them send me some $$, ok?"

Posted by: Spectator2 | January 22, 2008 04:17 PM

Lmfao!!! Best post of the day, spec.

Hi sequoiaqueneaux,

I always say- show me some proof and I would drop support for him. However, this is taking us away from the main issues, where Dr. Paul is so strong.

He was not owner of these publications, he (Paul) allowed them to use his name in the title. Read Ron Paul's apology and explanation here(link to the long URL via below url):
http://ronpaul.myfeedportal.com/item.php?itemid=425803

judge:

7. since the impending leak of his Secret Service codename, "Johnny Sack"

I guess the folksy average everyday guy schtick didn't work for Fred this time. He came across as a complete buffoon even for Joe six pack. BTW, what happened to the red pickup truck? Maybe Thompson should have incorporated more discussions about gay marriage, flag burning, and abortion into his canned stump speech. In any event, it looks like Huckabee has the guns, gays, and god vote locked up.

My question, though, is which Republican candidate is going to be able to unite the country club blue blooders and the Hezbollah bible thumpers to forge another 50.1% coalition for the general election?

The only real stars here are O and C
Obama and Clinton or Clinton and Obama. Whichever!
The Dream Team ticket.

I feel sorry for Fred. I like him a lot and even though I'm a big McCain supporter, I could definitely have enthusiastically supported Fred if he were the nominee. But he never did seem to really be all that enthusiastic about the race and I was a bit disappointed when I heard him speak off the cuff. That smooth, authoritarian presence that he conveys in the movies and as DA Arthur Branch on "Law & Order" just didn't seem to come through out on the campaign trail.

But I don't think we've seen the last of Fred this year, not by a long shot. I think that it's only a matter of time before he endorses John McCain. The two men have been friends since their days together in the U.S. Senate (recall that Fred endorsed McCain against W. in 2000) plus it's obvious that Fred doesn't particularly care for Mitt Romney. In return, if McCain is successful in capturing the nomination, I could easily see him naming Fred as his running mate. A McCain/Thompson ticket would mollify some of the "true conservatives" on the fringe right wing and would be the strongest ticket the GOP could field against the Dems in November.

As for which of the remaining candidates will be the beneficiary of Fred's withdrawl, I think his support (what little there is of it left) will likely be fairly evenly split among the three remaining candidates. The "defense first Republicans" who backed Fred will likely go for McCain, the "social issues first" Republicans will likely go for Huck and the "economic issues first" will probably (and misguidedly) go for "Bullsh*t Mitt."

"Hi, my name is Ron Paul and I do NOT approve these hideously racist newsletters sent out under my name...but if you like them send me some $$, ok?"

Like, this is news, and people care???

bsimon: Red Truck? Clue me in.

proud: excellent!

Suuure, davidmwe. Ron Paul just can't be held responsible for the content of an 8-page, self-published newsletter called the Ron Paul Political Report (later changed to the Ron Paul Survival Report) to pander the right-wing survivalist WACKOS.

Hey, maybe if we get to 10 we can send it into Letterman; with the writer's strike I suspect he's looking for material.

judge:

4. since it was revealed that historians believe that the reason Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox is because the Union drummer boy was Fred Thompson.

6. the lease ran out on the Red Truck.

Oh, and this one's for oldanncrjr

6. Law and Order hired yet another hot new assistant DA for Jack McCoy and Fred hasn't been part of the show.

bsimon:

5. He didn't get Sam Waterston's endorsement.

congressman Paul had no editorial control, nor was he the publisher of these over-the-line comments. It did (and he allowed that till he realized what some of the content was) allow them to use his name in their title.

Now, there is nothing about him proven, nor in his personality, nor his view on the issues that would show he is racist- far from it. (The exact opposite really.)

And, he is the only candidate that is for America and for Americans of all races, creeds or colors.

Lastly, check out his economic views (GREAT videos at the end and in the comments):

http://ronpaul.myfeedportal.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=37

Peace.

Some of you here need your mouths washed out with soap and put straight to bed. Fred Thompson is a true statesman and the one candidate that could have saved this country's bacon.... and yours. He is not the kind of individual that is going to go around sucking up to the msm, special interests and even his own party.

I want to see how some of you handle your emotions when you are faced with the reality of loosing a loved one to a serious illness.... prehaps your own Mother. Most of you liberal hacks are a bunch of whining crybabies and are thoughless fops. No class. None, whatsoever.

"Former senator Fred Thompson (Tenn.) dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination today"

______________________________

Ol' Fred Flintstone was never in the race.

The Great White Hope was Dead On Arrival.

judge:

4. he found out that Nixon guy said mean things about him.

Imagine if you contributed to Fred Thompson's campaign? You wasted your money -- and the election is still approximately ten months away.

Regarding the fact that RON PAUL IS A HIDEOUS RACIST, hoya937 pleads, "Please don't post something that is viciously untrue unless you can provide merit behind the statement."
___________

No prob. Here are some gems from Ron Paul's newsletter:

"Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5% of blacks have sensible political opinions."

"I think we can safely assume that 95% of the black males in that city [DC] are semi-criminal or entirely criminal.

"We are constantly told that it is evil to be afraid of black men, but it is hardly irrational."

"If you have ever been robbed by a black teen-aged male, you know how unbelievably fleet-footed they can be."

"There is no such thing as a hate crime, only crimes against person and property."

This man should be the next US President? Clearly NOT. What a nut.

The next shoe to drop will be Dunkin' Hunter! Who will he endorse?

We Democrats in Tennessee are very greatful to Fred for running for president. He did a masterful job of soaking up millions of dollars in this state that otherwise might have been spent by the Republicans to oppose our state and local Democratic candidates. We know Fred well and wish him the best in returning to his first love--the entertainment business. Our only real regret is that he did not raise and waste more Republican money; but of course he's just an amatur at that compared to W.

Too bad. I think he would have made an excellent president.

"I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort"

Um, no. But thanks for playing. Buh-bye.

"Those close to Thompson say that his mind has been elsewhere since...."

1. 1992.
2. He married that hot wife of his.
3. Real life isn't scripted.
4. ???

tncdel,

Why do you like Romney? On social issues, he has flipped, flopped, and then flipped back again so many times that everyone has lost count. On economic issues, he left Massachusetts with one of the shakiest economies in the country and the weakest job growth of anywhere except rust-belt Michigan and Katrina-hit Louisiana. The man did well for himself in private business, but he hardly seems like the right person to manage an economy headed toward recession given his record as governor. Add to this that he has no foreign policy experience, and you're left with a candidate who is dodgy on social issues, weak on the economy, and a question mark on foreign policy. Plus, he'll pander shamefully with false promises (like infusing all that money into Michigan, which simply won't happen post-election) to get elected. Maybe you see something else in him, but Romney would get trounced in a national election.

Of course, this isn't to say that either of the other top candidates could do any better. Huckabee has been branded, in no small part by his own doing, as a religious candidate, which won't win a national election. McCain is old and crotchety, which bodes ill for a repeat of the Bob Dole loss, and he has played to the middle and left too often with campaign finance, immigration, and group of 14 on judicial nominations that many staunch conservatives will have a hard time getting excited about him.

The only hope that GOP people have is that Clinton and Obama both have some serious flaws that can be exploited in a campaign because, as far as exciting the home crowd, none of these candidates passes muster.

Poor Fred. The AARP wouldn't endorse him "because he looks too old". When his wife failed to get out the Hannah Montana vote, I knew he was doomed. The world is becoming a safer place. If only Rudy "I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse" Giuliani and Mike "What Constitution?" Huckabee would go away I could sleep even better...

The list of possible candidates is getting shorter but not better. Where is the Independent candidate Bloomberg now that we need him?

GOOD TO KNOW MEDIA SPONSORED CANDIDATES ARE FALLING LIKE PINS!

Almost a year ago Media favorite Republican front runner was former Democrat NY Mayor Rudy Giuliani. At the time of crisis during 9/11 he did behaved like a Leader but that was Mayor of New York with bipartisan unprecedented help from Federal & State Governments, help from every nook & corner of America from every American and the entire world.

When electing a President voters always look for candidates own proven record not the mass assisted record. Rudy still has to define Character of 6 marriages; 3 of his own & 3 of his current spouse, his relationship with his children who are not even on talking terms with him, his security expanses with Tax Payers dollars for visits to his paramour in Hampton when they were paying for the security of his wife and his nomination of a corrupt Bernard Kirk with Mafia connection as Home Land Security Chief; who is facing indictment for bribery & other charges; all unassisted decisions!

According to the same Media Fred Thompson was Conservative Republican's likely choice over Giuliani to get Party nomination, when he was not even in the Race. One Term Senator who never raised an important issue and never answer a serious question in Senate. A man with a trophy wife 25 years younger than him who is of his daughter's age is a passionate conservative!

Fred Thompson a man for more than a decade out of politics making his living as an actor and campaigning in a convicted drug dealers Jet; that certainly makes him a super genius in American Economy!

Sycophants in Media were comparing Thompson with conservative statesman & a visionary Ronald Reagan who laid the foundations for Rich & Wealthy America, responsible for crushing defeat to communism and break up of communist Russia. Media was not telling the public that Ronald Reagan became President after 2 unsuccessful bids for nomination and two successful terms as governor of California; the 5th largest economy of the world and the largest economy among 50 US states. Ronald Reagan also holds the distinction of being the only California governor to become the President of the United States of America.

I AM HAPPY A PAIN IN THE NECK TO MAJORITY AMERICAN; THOMPSON IS GONE.

CAN SOME ONE GIVE THE EXACT DATE WHEN THE OTHER WORST REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES; GUILLIANI, PAUL, McCAIN ARE GOING TO WITHDRAW?

Just tell them Comedy Hour is over now we the American public have to attend serious business of Electing a President & commander in chief for America.

Dave Makkar
www.mormon4president.blogspot.com

Speaking of stickers (or signs) -- I saw two folks out with Ron Paul signs in the snow in MADISON, WI yesterday.

I'm wondering if the flying pigs may screw up airline travel.

bsimon, thanks for posting the article about the MN Senate race -- it sounds like Coleman may try to make the mistake of trying to be funny in a general election against a comedian. Thoughts?

Talk about blowing opportunities, Fred could had been our nominee if he had jump in earlier and shown some energy and want to. Sorry Fred but we need a VP who can campaign full time in the fall. Maybe you and McCain can go together on a retirement home in Florida.

Now the question is, who benefits the most from this announcement? Mitt Romney is the only other true economic and social conservative running. I anticipate he will get the most votes, though Huckabee could get some.

John McCain is way too liberal to get the Thompson supporters in any great number.

Best wishes to Thompson, who was my second favorite candidate.

I'm told Thompson wants to comment on this blog entry but just can't find the energy to do it.

It's about time; any non-viable candidate at this time can only be hurting the Republican Party.

Who's most likely to benefit among the Republican Candidates from Fred Thompson's exit?

http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=1610

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Spectator 2- you can hear from the horse's mouth what Dr. Paul's beliefs are concerning racism, and he did take moral responsibility for the newsletters being printed under his name.
Wolf confronts Dr. Paul, please watch:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pLUmfZWIZsc

That figures...I saw my first and only Fred08 sticker last week on a big red pickup truck. I wonder if it was Thompson himself...

Ron Paul is constitutional only in that he meets the constitutional qualifications to be elected president. otherwise, the comment is meaningless.

Posted by: Spectator2

- I guess you can consider him constitutional in that he believes the President should get approval from Congress to declare war as stated in the Constitution.

Mitt Romney is the only candidate who will truly govern with conservative principles.
Ron Paul is an idiot , and the people who are constantly pushing him are not really Republicans. He doesn't live in the real world , and sounds more like a liberal Democrat than a Republican. Conservatives need to get behind Romney!

hoya: The comment does have merit. Ron Paul's old newsletters are all over the internet, and they contain some very racist comments.

The rest of what you wrote is nothing but "Some of my best friends are black" stuff.

ABOUT TIME ...THIS STUPID FROM DAY 1 !

"He is a hideous racist"

Please don't post something that is viciously untrue unless you can provide merit behind the statement. Dr. Paul has said for years that Rosa Parks and MLK are his heroes for their tactics of civil disobedience. He offered to pay for Rosa Parks' Congressional medal with his own money whereas the rest of Congress vetoed his suggestion.

You can't claim to protect minorities unless you uphold the rights of the smallest minority, the individual. This attracts people all over the spectrum, rich and poor, white and black or otherwise.

Thompson's exit might end up having a fairly neutral effect on the polls. People who like him are the strong conservatives of the GOP, people who want small government, fiscal responsibility, and strong military presence. McCain fits the foreign policy/military attitude part of this bill; Huckabee is the (Christian) social conservative; Romney is the business presence. I could see Thompson supporters reluctantly migrating to all three.

Guiliani probably loses the most from this. Now it's just him and Paul at the bottom, which will be a mighty lonely place. Guiliani will hang in until Florida at least, and probably until Feb. 5, because this was his strategy and he has to see it to the end, but he'll be dropping the day after one of these two contests.

I think Thompson would have been a good President. Romney looks to be the best left now from either party.

That GOP stool has three issues and three candidates

Huckleberry - Christian Taliban

Romney - Economic disaster legacy of Bush continued

McCain - Foreign policy blunders

Each gets as ingle post up their respective arse!

"Only Dr. Paul, a constitutional candidate"

Ron Paul is constitutional only in that he meets the constitutional qualifications to be elected president. otherwise, the comment is meaningless.

A true conservative, Fred Thompson will be missed. According to the latest Rasmussen poll Romney is leading in Florida. It looks like the Fred Heads are migrating away from the RINOS (Republicans In Name Only). Huckabee and McCain would both hope to benefit from his departure, but the Fred Heads are smarter than that.

The 'who benefits?' aspect is the only thing that makes this newsworthy. Given the level of Thompson support, even playing that game seems irrelevant. FL is unchanged: close enough to a 4 way tie between McCain, Romney, Huckabee & Giuliani.

The only grace such seemingly incessant campaigns have, is that superior gentlemen such as Fred Thompson has an occasion to tender personal service to their Country without selfish intent.

McCain is one step closer to the nomination. He could choose Huckabee as his running mate as a way to woo the social conservatives and creationists who continue to view him with suspicion.

I know why Mitt remains in the race (he could still pull a win with all that money), but why on earth is Giuliani staying in?

Fred Thompson out? As if there was anyone who cared. He gets my vote for worse candidate of the year (oh, but is Al Keyes still in the hunt?.

With the resignation from the campaign of former Sen. Fred Thompson my choice for a Republican candidate had just become more difficult is some ways and less complex in others. He leaves me to choose the lesser of all evils within the party (to the exclusion of infiltrators - emphasis on traitors like John Mc the Cain slew Abel and Mike Huckabee). The closest to a mantled conservative remaining would be Mitt Romney. It has been John McCains policy to fight the advancement of conservative principles in the same way that he fight to survive in a prison camp. Since he has exhibited unbelief in Republican principles, it sounds like he is asking for conservatives to sell their souls and overthrow all principle to vote for someone that hates what we stand for and what we represent.

"Only Dr. Paul, a constitutional candidate who actually understands how free markets, healthcare, and social security work can help us now." -hoya937
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Ron Paul is a hideous racist.

this was a "fairy tale," from the very beginning!

a work of fiction.

stick to TV, Fred!

(although, you may have a tough run against Sam Watterson)

I feel better today than yesterday. once rudy is out we will be able to breath a little sigh of relieve knowing no fascist will be president come 09.

Unless the clintons fill the hole left.

Only Dr. Paul, a constitutional candidate who actually understands how free markets, healthcare, and social security work can help us now.

Ha Ha. Remember when Grampa Fudd Thompson was gonna save the Republicans? OOOOOPS!

Thank God. He was nothing but divisive during the debates and offered nothing but showing us what a bunch of ignorant hacks Repubs can be. His stance or lack of one on immigration was shameful. Carville's wife will now have more time to spend at home.

Just as well. One actor in the White House was too much.

Good news for Huckabee. It would have been nice if he had looked at the polls last week at this time and come to that decision. If he frees his delegates, we all know where they are going.

fOX'S/rUSH'S CANDIDATE. WHooooooaaa.

Show's you that their grip on america and the "dittoheads" is broken. Now if they'll only get off the air and free their elderly slaves.

VOTE RON PAUL THE ONLY TRUE CONSERVATIVE IN THE GOP FIELD

Thompson ends race - is this a repost from a few months ago? how can you tell?

Now if we can shed Paul, Huck, Edwards and Dennis, the adults can get on with the election.

" DUH DUH DUH. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST"

"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.

Umm, Fred. What effort was that? And no, getting out of bed in the morning, though you often looked like you just did, does not count.

And Chris, "took the shine off of the movie star-turned senator's candidacy" movie star?

Really?
If you are not a fan of Law & Order, which I am, the majority of people in this country would not know Thompson if he fell on top of them. You political hacks do have to stop believing all the copy you read. He's barely a grade 'B' actor, star is a bit of a stretch.

Fred who?

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Arthur Branch a victim of the Screenwriters' strike?

another one bites the dust. happy trails fred!

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