When you really observe hard enough, Fred Thompson is the only candidate that can beat Obama or Clinton on the Republican side. Fred is the true conservative and has a great record. He is genuine and sincere. He has the best experience among all candidates. I don't think he should be penalized just because he might be temperamentally unsuited to the campaign trail. We need to look deeper than that. This article by LAWRENCE B. LINDSEY in the Wall Street Journal says it all. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110011069

Go Fred Go! Please go to Fred08.com to support Fred's campaign.

It seems as though Fred is even too lazy to quit! Typical Hollywood Elitist.

this guy was well done months ago. What a waste of time and money. Anyone that thought he was Presidential material was not looking for much. Another Bush, God help us.

Whether Thompson stays or goes IS important. Hey, I wouldn't vote for him, but if he drops out his supporters will have to choose someone else, which could tip the scales.

Snide at the end of the article and sms snide to the very wire.Just once I would like to watch or read the news and see only the facts and let me draw my own snide ideas.But most of the time it is entertaing if nothing else.Thanks.

I'm denying rumors that Fred is actually a candidate.

Don't give up fred! Don't let CNN (Clinton News Network) make up your mind!

Just another media story to put Fred down. Fred is the most dangerous of candidates, thats why liberal CNN along with conservative FoxNews and all the rest are piling on. Both want their far sided views in the White House and in the news, and Fred just isn't a bow to the masses guy. He is neither a sexy news story, nor is he a far sided jerk like they all want. Fred is just your true, honest, level-headed American who would put this Country back to where it began, on strong foundations of God and Morals, and that just isn't sexy for BIG T.V. I believe Fred will have a tough time pulling through, because this nation has lost its way and has fallen to the satanic life style.

Gosh, who's going to represent the lobbyists now?

I agree with many that have responded – this man bears being heard. The race is very crowded and we have big names with big money – ON BOTH SIDES – saying the same old tag lines. As a country we have so many issues and need true reform and leadership in many areas. Regardless of your party, cross your fingers that we don't lose ONE SINGLE viable candidate after one round in Iowa. Yes, I respect Iowa and her citizens, but 49 other states deserve to hear what each of these candidates has to say and how they can impact, or not, the direction of this country. I for one hope they all stay in and we get a real presidential election for a change, not a battle for who has the best commercials and the most money.

To Frederick Paxson Benbrook, Tx. –

You're kidding, right? Regarding defending the Constitution, you wouldn't happen to mean the way the Bush administration has been defending it? I mean the warrantless surveillance, the refusal to extend the right of habeas corpus to the Gitmo detainees, or the Patriot Act, to name just a few of the many violations of said Constitution. Or have you ever even bothered to read the Constitution? Maybe if you had, you would recognize when your president has violated it.

Now about defending those Bush tax cuts – would you happen to be in the top two percent of the wealthiest people who were the main beneficiaries of this largesse? You would have to be, otherwise you would be a complete idiot to defend this blatant unfairness. The middle class needs tax relief, not the wealthiest.

Then there was the president's brainless idea to mess with social security, a program which has functioned just fine, thank you very much, until the Republicans decided to mess with it and came up with privatization. Yes, of course, that was the ingenious idea to allow us to invest our social security benefits in the stock market. Yes, the very stock market that has been up and down and all over the place in recent months. Great idea. So we can lose our shirts as the stock market tumbles.

Oh and then there is that great conservative principle of reducing spending. Have you checked the latest figures to see how high the deficit is these days? Just think of the money we are borrowing from the likes of China and Japan to prop up our government, while our president has us bogged down in Iraq to the tune of billions of dollars, while he vetoes bills that would provide additional health care for children.

This is what you want to vote for? No wonder you like Fred Thompson. He fits right in the mold. The only news this fool will make is when he does us all a favor and drops out of a race that he was never in to begin with. No, we won't get fooled again.

Anyone who uses the "mushroom cloud" threat has nothing left. Fred is done.

Is it too late for SA to save the day?

fred who?

Yawn.

Aw, I was hoping that after Freddie got into the White House, it'd be free watermelon, grits and Blatz beer for everyone. But the way our economy is going, if the Republicans get in again, that's all the American people WILL be getting, since the 'conservatives' seem to be gobbling up every resource and dollar that they can.

Ron Paul will amount to nothing. I'm sorry to see Fred doing poorly. He did a great job in Tennessee. I think his friend John McCain will be the one to beat. Anybody but Hillary.

Fred Thompson is still around? Well, he was pretty good on The Munsters.

Republicans ought to be relieved if this guy withdraws. His anemic campaign skills would doom them in the General Election for sure.

I honestly forgot he was still in.

I thought he dropped out a few weeks ago.

Why would Fred be excited about a third place finish in a third rate state?

If Fred drops out before NH, then most of his supporters will likely go to Huckabee. Therefore, if Huck wins Iowa tonight over big money Mitt, Huck could very well be the Repub nominee by Feb 5th. Lots of fundamentalist Christians would be pleased to see that. Unfortunately, he'll lose a close one to Obama because Ron Paul will steal about 18% as an independent.

There you have it folks.

"Fred, Fred he's our man….if he can't do it…………………….."……….(OK once again)…………. "Fred, Fred he's our man….if he can't do it…………………….."

Psst, psst….Fred. Wake up Fred, this is where you say "nobody can". Fred? Are you with us Fred? Are you there? Should we call 911?

Fred Thompson was good in his role in Law & Order… but he has NO business even thinking he's presidential material. The thought of him in charge during a major crisis scares the bejeebers out of me. Didn't we learn anything from the goofus we've got in the White House today? Fred is just an older G-Dubya in many ways.

And the other "candidate" that causes me to shake my head in worry…. Ron Paul. My gosh, you people supporting him, have you really THOUGHT about some of his preposterous proposals? Talk about the tail wagging the dog.

Stick a fork in Fred; he's done!

Go back to sleep, Fred. When you wake up, you'll be as surprised as all the other neo-cons when Dr. Paul is riding high in Iowa, then on to Super Tuesday! Oh, and Bunny, I'd rather get my news from youtube than the Clinton News Network or Faux News. Thanks for promoting our candidate though; every time you mention his name, we get more free press!

He's catchin' on, I'm tellin' ya!
http://www.ronpaul2008.com

Wasn't it over before it ever really started? Seriously.

Fred's Presidential Expectations
2007-2007

RIP

Fred will win and I am thankful for that. The media and the Liberals are doing what they do best; show their negative core. I really wish the Liberals and Media would take a boat trip on the Titanic.

Good freaking riddance

Stay in it Fred! These nitwits who say they didn't know you were running work for Ron Paul and get their news from You Tube, The View, and Comedy Central. Unfortunately their ignorant vote counts the same as those of us who pay attention.

There are Americans still looking for a big daddy to make them feel safe? When did it become normal to look to one man to provide for the security of all 300 million of us? Are we really supposed to be that fearful?

If you're honestly more concerned about a terrorist attack then the environment, the housing crisis, the credit crunch, how much debt we're in, the rising cost of oil, or our dwindling freedoms, I feel sorry for you. Your little Susie and Bobby are in much more danger of being hit by a car in a shopping center parking lot than they are in danger of being attacked by an "Islamofascist" (whatever THAT means anyway).

Grow a backbone, America. Vote your conscience, not your fears.

Did he ever truly drop IN the race? His best days were when there was an anticipation of his running. Then when he ran, he fell pretty quickly.

Jim Robinson Endorses Fred Thompson

Jim Robinson, founder of Free Republic has endorsed Fred. Here’s part of his endorsement:

With Fred, we know we’re getting a solid, no-nonsense, commonsense pro life and liberty conservative who will defend the nation, secure the borders, defend the constitution, appoint originalist judges, defend the Bush tax cuts, work to simplify and flatten the tax code, keep social security solvent while providing alternative private accounts, reduce government and spending, and work to return states issues to the states. Imagine that.

In fact, he comes closest to being the conservative leader I’ve been praying for all these years. I don’t know about you, but I think it would be great to be able to enthusiastically support and work for a true conservative candidate whose principles and convictions match so many of my own.

http://fredfile.fred08.com/blog/2008/jim-robinson-endorses-fred-thompson/

I thought Fred Thompson died…

…oh sorry, heeesss jjjuuuussstttt ssssssoooooo sssssssllllllooooooowwwwwww

my mistake, cary on

He really dropped out before he dropped in .LMAO

This guy's campaign managers must be absolutely embarrassed!!!

it cant be good if you have to convice people that youre still in it

I hope Fred Thompson can hang in there aginst all the hyping hysterical maniacs peddling Billary and Chucklebeeast. from the Bigoted right, and the Lunatic Left. A NORMAL person of the likes of Thompson, or Romney, or Obama just don't seem to stand a chance these days. If you don't have Vivendi Universal SA (Left side) or Bertelsmann AG (Left side) or Rupert Murdoch (Right side) …***foreign*** owners of AMERICA'S media by the way…you WILL be silenced/shut out. Look what's happened with the left/right foreign owned media/propganda outlets peddlin and pushing of Billary and the ChuckleBeeast. Hang in there and TRY Fred…okay? We NEED at least SOME of our candidates to vote for who AREN'T puppets of foreign media/big business!!! And we need Romney and Obama to hang in there too!!!! DON'T LET THESE FOREIGN PUPPETMASTERS CONTROL AMERICA'S ELECTIONS!!!!

Then it must be true…..

I thought he dropped out two weeks ago, or was that McCain?

Fred as usual is going to do what's right even if the media doesn't like it. The story that he would resign is just a cheap political hit coming on the day of the first caucus. Any reporter should have seen it. By the way if you believe Fred might drop out, I understand Romney is going to drop if he does win 50% of the vote

Looking forward to Hillary dropping out of the race. She doesn't lie quite as good as Bill does.

Sorry, Dave from Mount Vernon NH, Dr. Paul is stirring no Kool-Aid–he's just telling it like it is, aka truth, and the others are telling it like they want you to hear it, aka lies. Your thoughts are kind of like you learning to spell-check: both off-base and not likely to become correct anytime soon.

As for Fred, if he dropped out, would anyone notice? Would anyone care?

Sorry, this is a 3 1/2 person race on the Democratic side (Obama, Hillary, Edwards, and the 1/2 is Richardson), and a 3 person race on the Republican side (Romney, Huckabee, Paul) and everyone else is a "Who Me?" also-ran.

Expect Hunter, Biden, Dodd, McCain, and Thompson to drop after this week. Huckabee should but won't; ditto Guliani, because neither of their egos will let them.

no need to drop out – he hasn't really been in it!

The majority of the previous comments are lacking in substance. Let's add some intelligence and integrity to our comments…

Fred Thompson is the only candidate to have offered white papers and/or plans of immigration reform, revitalizing America's armed forces, social security reform and tax relief. While Fred doesn't focus on negativity like many of the other candidates, he does not hesitate in pointing out his opponents' shortcomings. Fred has core values that are stable and do not change according to polls.

In my opinion, this is what makes Fred a great political choice for the Republican party.

Now, if we can just get him to support the Fair Tax with more vigor…

I like Fred and think he would be good in the job. I just wish he could prove he has a pulse.

Another wolf in sheep's clothing drops out. Now if only about 6 more do!!!!!!

Alas, Mr. Thompson, the Spicoli of presidential campaigning.
No desire to lead, quick wit and one-liners won't get you to the WH in 2008.

Thanks for the update; I did not know Fred was running…. Fred run Fred…
go, go, go home because you’re not going anywhere

When the USA is tested again and history tells us it will be – which candidate would you want in the situation room. I think about that every night when I tuck my 4 year old son and 2 year old daughter into bed. Reality check folks.

Fred who?

aside — Dr. Ron Paul — the man with the spoon stirring the cool-aid. I sure hope he never drinks the stuff!

This whole thing about Thompson quitting the race — hey, why not create a "no, don't go" vibe about him? And there's all the publicity of that statement and then the "oh no I'm not quitting" — WIN WIN WIN!

of course he's going NOWHERE in NH, so Fred's demise is something we can look forward to next week sometime.

I thought he already dropped out.

Fred has a lot of support in a lot of states. With all the terrorist turmoil overseas, I want a president I can feel safe with. In looking at all the candidates from both sides of the aisle – in all honesty – the only one that fits that as well as many of my other concerns is Fred Thompson.

Just remember, whoever pulled this phony report about him dropping out could do the same to try to sabotage your favored candidate's campaign as well.

Well….simply by the fact that at this point only 10 people have bothered to comment…..Fred's "goose" is cooked.

It is too cold for that old lazy bum to be out there.

Fred…go back to Hollywood…not TN…and stay there

I am convinced that most distractors of Fred's campaign have not even listened to what he has to say. I've listened to most of what the candidates have to say and it seems that Thompson has the clearest concise message of what He wants to do as President than all the others. As a Republican I find that refreshing and I'm thinking that most ordinary people do as well.

Fred Thompson never had any real chance to win the nomination. He was propped up by the media to keep Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani in check just in case one of them picked up any steam. Once he took the bait and entered the race, media dropped his numbers.

Now he is a balancing act for Mike Huckabee. I hope Fred stays in the race till Feb. 5. That will assure a landslide victory for Ron Paul in the South. I hope that Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani stay in the race till Feb 5. That will assure a landslide victory for Ron Paul in the North and West.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

May I have the honor to present the next President of the United States,

Dr. Ron Paul!

The Party method is governed by 'Rules" and is not found under the Federal Constitution or the State constitutions, as the houses are corrupted with the many parties they could an argument of a religious type bias could be raised.

One could easily relist their name as an independent candidate if the going is preceived to be rough going in any one party caucus primary season.

Who becomes the next president should not be determined solely by a party label and a majority vote from that parties sponsoring public.

All of the Candidates who are applying to become a party noble should drop the line, leave the game, and go at it as individuals in the final College vote.

I don't think it was Fred's fault. I participated on his website for a while and saw the same old near neocon ideas being put forth by the people running his campaign. Absolutely nothing indicating change in regard to middle class issues, trade, job off-shoring and in-sourcing, or any of the other topics which appear to be important in Iowa. He did the "Faith & Values" thing just fine along with fiscal conservativism and opposition to illegal immigration, but a lot of his platform seemed too Bush-like for me to continue to support him. I sensed the same kind of arrogance from some of his campaign organizers.

Desperate last minute attempts to sway voters.
Being dishonest to win, true colors coming through.

Fred Thompson is running for President???

He was good in Die Hard II.
But in his current role, well, he is not very convincing.

Good riddance. He's as lazy and stupid as the one we have now.

It's never over to its over, Fred marches on and will suprise in Iowa and NH and then move to the south and soar.

Go ahead and drop out Fred, you've been a terrible disappointment!

Huckabee is running a scam on Thompson. Huckabee learned these moves from the Clintons.

c'mon Freddie – grow a pair, stop listening to the wifey and toss in the towel.
Tell her you gave it your best shot, but just wasn't in the cards and go back to playing horsey with your kids.