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You are here: Home / Politics / RIP, The Thompson Campaign (aka, The Great White Nope)

RIP, The Thompson Campaign (aka, The Great White Nope)

by John Cole|  January 22, 20082:56 pm| 61 Comments

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Sources are claiming Fred Thompson is dropping out of the race:

Ex-Sen. Fred Thompson has told several Republicans that he has decided to drop out of the presidential race and will make public his intentions by close of business.

Thompson does not plan to endorse any rivals for now, even though one of his best friends is Sen. John McCain.

I am not surprised to see this happen, although I am surprised the Thompson campaign did not get more enthusiastic support. If anything, his campaign resembled Terri Schiavo- listless, inert, and with no signs of life, so I really don’t know why it was not greeted with more enthusiasm by our friends on the right. Maybe one Schiavo affair was enough.

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  1. 1.

    zzyzx

    January 22, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    My guess is that this helps out Mitt. Here’s hoping for a brokered convention where the conservatives demand their pound of flesh…

  2. 2.

    Arsenio Billingham

    January 22, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    What are the odds of two blogs making two different Terri Schiavo jokes about Fred’s exit?

    It’s like they’re the same person or something.

  3. 3.

    ThymeZone

    January 22, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    Good riddance. I never could figure out why he ran in the first place, he never seemed particularly interested in the job. Or maybe he thought it was just another role?

    Oh well. Go Mitt.

  4. 4.

    Jen

    January 22, 2008 at 3:05 pm

    Well, sooner or later he *was* going to have to place ahead of Ron Paul if he wanted to stay in this thing.

    Ditto Guiliani, in my opinion.

  5. 5.

    Caidence (fmr. Chris)

    January 22, 2008 at 3:06 pm

    If anything, his campaign resembled Terri Schiavo- listless, inert, and with no signs of life, so I really don’t know why it was not greeted with more enthusiasm by our friends on the right. Maybe one Schiavo affair was enough.

    im lawled.

    im goin 2 hell.

  6. 6.

    Krista

    January 22, 2008 at 3:09 pm

    If anything, his campaign resembled Terri Schiavo- listless, inert, and with no signs of life,

    He had a campaign? Huh — I guess you learn something new every day.

  7. 7.

    mrmobi

    January 22, 2008 at 3:11 pm

    Fred Thompson dropped out?

    How do they know?

    apologies to H.L. Mencken

  8. 8.

    Dreggas

    January 22, 2008 at 3:11 pm

    There go my folks hopes for a Romney/Thompson ticket.

    I know, hard to tell I was their offspring. I worked hard to deprogram myself.

  9. 9.

    Garrigus Carraig

    January 22, 2008 at 3:12 pm

    Done deal.

    A few months back my brother predicted an eventual Thompson victory in November. I think I’m gonna take the high road & not snark him.

    I always thought Thompson was the natural GOP candidate this year. He’s the only one who doesn’t have a huge, obvious mark against him in the eyes of Republicans. That being said he doesn’t have much going for him either.

  10. 10.

    4tehlulz

    January 22, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    I think Josh Marshall captured the Fredgeist perfectly:

    I say two weeks before he picks up the phone and lets his campaign workers know there’s no need to come by the office any more.

  11. 11.

    Tim (the other one)

    January 22, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    Thompson’s wife wanted him to be Preznit. Fred, not so much.

  12. 12.

    Jay

    January 22, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    If anything, his campaign resembled Terri Schiavo- listless, inert, and with no signs of life

    Bill Frist saw Thompson on TV and said

    “That is not somebody in persistent vegetative state. . . . There just seems to be insufficient information to conclude that Terri Schiavo Fred Thompson is [in a] persistent vegetative state.”

  13. 13.

    Bubblegum Tate

    January 22, 2008 at 3:21 pm

    If only somebody had been allowed to give Fred a sandwich and a bottle of water, he’d have been sprinting from caucus to caucus and winning each one!

  14. 14.

    Scotty

    January 22, 2008 at 3:22 pm

    Will he endorse anyone?

  15. 15.

    Sensitive Pony Tailed Girly Man

    January 22, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    Can I borrow his pickup truck then?

  16. 16.

    Dennis - SGMM

    January 22, 2008 at 3:30 pm

    Chris Matthews will be so crushed!

  17. 17.

    Jake

    January 22, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    Bubblegum Tate Says:

    If only somebody had been allowed to give Fred a sandwich and a bottle of water, he’d have been sprinting from caucus to caucus and winning each one!

    We have a winna!

    OMG, I’m going to hell too.

  18. 18.

    Bombadil

    January 22, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    Can I borrow his pickup truck then?

    Dibs on the golf cart!

  19. 19.

    Dreggas

    January 22, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    Dennis – SGMM Says:

    Chris Matthews will be so crushed!

    and the scent of old-spice mixed with cigar smoke lingered in the air as the door closed. Matthews, a shell of a man, was left kneeling in the middle of the floor screaming “Noooooooooo”!

  20. 20.

    Sstarr

    January 22, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    Will Pajamas Media please stop putting Fred’s mug and really insightful quote about the internets on their ad? Please?

  21. 21.

    Jake

    January 22, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    Matthews, a shell of a man, was left kneeling in the middle of the floor screaming “Noooooooooo”!

    No worries. That slut will be sniffing Mittens before the week is out.

  22. 22.

    4tehlulz

    January 22, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    Matthews, a shell of a man, was left kneeling in the middle of the floor screaming “Noooooooooo”!

    You mean he wasn’t before this?

  23. 23.

    The Other Steve

    January 22, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    In other news.

    Fred Thompson has been nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work in the Republican 2008 Presidential nomination.

    Also nominated were Jeremy Piven and Kevin Dillon from Entourage, Neil Patrick Harris from How I Met Your Mother, and Rainn Wilson from The Office.

  24. 24.

    Grumpy Code Monkey

    January 22, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    A few months back my brother predicted an eventual Thompson victory in November. I think I’m gonna take the high road & not snark him.

    I’m one of those people who thought Grandpa Fred would wind up on top (based solely on personality and personability, understand), so you can snark on me instead.

    Besides, Flipper and Huckabee have turned out to be far more entertaining. My wife’s still holding out hope for a Huckabee/Keyes ticket.

  25. 25.

    Tsulagi

    January 22, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    Maybe one Schiavo affair was enough.

    Not so sure. No doubt Rudy would still attempt an affair with her. Get NYC to pay for it too.

    Funny was watching the Fredcapades at RedState. For months before Fred announced the patriot warriors there were waving their panties and keys at him to answer their calls. But it dragged on. And on. Till when Fred finally said yes, they were too tired and had a headache.

    Pretty much epitomized after SC’s primary in a post by RedState’s resident self-certified homophobe detector. Said he had been tired of Fred’s “flirtations” and now just wished he’d leave.

    The RS Fredheaders were agape. Many climbed up all over the homophobe detector’s ass. No, not for the usual. As the title of the post implies, Not with a bang, but a whimper.

  26. 26.

    The Other Steve

    January 22, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    That slut will be sniffing Mittens before the week is out.

    He looks so Presidential. The jaw, the hair, the manly shoulders.

  27. 27.

    Dreggas

    January 22, 2008 at 3:47 pm

    4tehlulz Says:

    Matthews, a shell of a man, was left kneeling in the middle of the floor screaming “Noooooooooo”!

    You mean he wasn’t before this?

    hard to scream with Thompsons’ “cigar” in your mouth.

  28. 28.

    Sirkowski

    January 22, 2008 at 3:48 pm

    Red State is grieving. So sad. But so funny.

  29. 29.

    Grand Moff Texan

    January 22, 2008 at 3:52 pm

    That’s a crying shame. He had the best tits in the race.
    .

  30. 30.

    AkaDad

    January 22, 2008 at 3:53 pm

    On the bright side, Fred can stop renting his pickup truck now.

  31. 31.

    Ninerdave

    January 22, 2008 at 3:54 pm

    You sure he dropped out? Not, just fell asleep?

  32. 32.

    Dennis - SGMM

    January 22, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    I heard that Mitt bought him off with a top-of-the-line Barcalounger.

  33. 33.

    Don McArthur

    January 22, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    “Thompson Succumbs To Electile Dysfunction”

  34. 34.

    Dreggas

    January 22, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    I’d also like to note this is indeed a sad day for the Order Of Dagon and its hopes to finally elect one of its own….This is a sad day for fish-men everywhere.

  35. 35.

    Caidence (fmr. Chris)

    January 22, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    Not so sure. No doubt Rudy would still attempt an affair with her. Get NYC to pay for it too.

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA *applause*

    /(new yorker)

    Red State is grieving. So sad. But so funny.

    They still have money to do that? I thought they were keeping tight lips because librulz have horded all da letturz in da alfabett.

  36. 36.

    Punchy

    January 22, 2008 at 4:07 pm

    A few months back my brother predicted an eventual Thompson victory in November.

    Does your brother wear a helmet, even when not riding his bike?

  37. 37.

    demkat620

    January 22, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    Grand Moff Texan Says:

    That’s a crying shame. He had the best tits in the race

    We’re all going to hell, now.

  38. 38.

    RandyH

    January 22, 2008 at 4:14 pm

    So when will they remove his feeding tube? Or have they already?

  39. 39.

    Jen

    January 22, 2008 at 4:16 pm

    Unleash the Mittmentum!

  40. 40.

    Zifnab

    January 22, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    “Thompson Succumbs To Electile Dysfunction”

    WIN

  41. 41.

    Davebo

    January 22, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    Apparantly hiring Jon Henke on to your campaign really is the kiss of death!

    It’s a shame cause Jon is a reasonable enough feller considering the company he keeps.

  42. 42.

    The Other Steve

    January 22, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    Redstate is right. What the Republicans need right now is a champion of further tax cuts, and further “You are on your own” rhetoric to the masses of people fucked by this economy.

  43. 43.

    Dennis - SGMM

    January 22, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    So I went over to Redstate (Must slow down and look at car crash). They’re onto berating Huckanomics now.

    End U.S. dependency on Middle Eastern oil by January, 2019

    How in God’s name will that stimulate the economy? Please explain.

    They go on to suggest that Huck hire a supply-sider to help him with his economic platform. Like that has worked out so well.

    Is Redstate a parody blog or did someone in a sanitarium find some speech-to-text software. No one that stupid could possibly even type.

  44. 44.

    Tom Hilton

    January 22, 2008 at 4:48 pm

    Bill Frist Rick Moran saw Thompson on TV and said

    “That is not somebody in persistent vegetative state. . . . There just seems to be insufficient information to conclude that Terri Schiavo Fred Thompson is [in a] persistent vegetative state.”

    Fixed.

  45. 45.

    demkat620

    January 22, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    I have a friend who still loves W. I just emailed him to raz him about Thompson. He emailed me back to ask me which of the dem candidates I would like to see Mittens beat because the economy is teh best its ever been and every body knows it.

    He was not kidding.

  46. 46.

    Gregory

    January 22, 2008 at 4:57 pm

    Fred Thompson dropped out?

    How do they know?

    apologies to H.L. Mencken

    Wasn’t that Dorothy Parker referring to Calvin Coolidge’s death)?

  47. 47.

    Jake

    January 22, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    According office buzz, we have to stop giving a fuck about everything because Heath Ledger is dead.

    Man, some days I hate this place.

  48. 48.

    Dreggas

    January 22, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    Jake Says:

    According office buzz, we have to stop giving a fuck about everything because Heath Ledger is dead.

    Man, some days I hate this place.

    beat me to it…they were talking about possible drug overdose, I commented to a friend:

    “For some reason I now have this picture in my head of Heath looking at a big ol’ pile of coke and saying ‘I just can’t quit you.'”

  49. 49.

    Punchy

    January 22, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    According office buzz, we have to stop giving a fuck about everything because Heath Ledger is dead.

    Who the fuck is he?

  50. 50.

    stickler

    January 22, 2008 at 5:04 pm

    Gregory beat me to it:

    Wasn’t that Dorothy Parker referring to Calvin Coolidge’s death)?

    Yes, and she actually said, “how can they tell?”

    Let’s all try to get our pithy jazz-age quotes correct, shall we?

  51. 51.

    Dreggas

    January 22, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    Punchy Says:

    According office buzz, we have to stop giving a fuck about everything because Heath Ledger is dead.

    Who the fuck is he?

    starred in some big movies like Brokeback Mountain.

  52. 52.

    Caidence (fmr. Chris)

    January 22, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    No one that stupid could possibly even type.

    LOL i no its lik ther stuipd or sumthin hahaha u sound hot wanna cyber?

  53. 53.

    Jake

    January 22, 2008 at 5:18 pm

    “For some reason I now have this picture in my head of Heath looking at a big ol’ pile of coke and saying ‘I just can’t quit you.’”

    And that’s one more ticket for the HellBound Express.

    Thanks. Really. Between laughing at that and the Terri Schiavo jokes I’m going to wind up in the same room with Strom Thrumond a la Huis Clos.

  54. 54.

    grumpy realist

    January 22, 2008 at 5:37 pm

    Hee—OT, but the NYTimes has opened a can of whoop-ass on the “little man in search of a balcony”. Will see if this punches a (bigger) hole in the S.S. Giuliani Florida.

  55. 55.

    Otto Man

    January 22, 2008 at 5:42 pm

    I’m surprised Fred was able to muster the energy to withdraw from the race.

  56. 56.

    Dreggas

    January 22, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    Otto Man Says:

    I’m surprised Fred was able to muster the energy to withdraw from the race his wife.

    fixed..

  57. 57.

    The Other Steve

    January 22, 2008 at 6:48 pm

    Hee—-OT, but the NYTimes has opened a can of whoop-ass on the “little man in search of a balcony”. Will see if this punches a (bigger) hole in the S.S. Giuliani Florida.

    It’s too bad they did this during primary season. It would have been more fun in the general.

  58. 58.

    bob

    January 22, 2008 at 7:10 pm

    Cue Curtis Mayfield: “Freddie’s Dead”.

  59. 59.

    Maassive

    January 22, 2008 at 8:08 pm

    So…. You need a new dark horse candidate?

    Well, you’re in luck. In Arizona, there are several dozen candidates to choose from due to a strange provision in the state’s election law. To get on the primary ballot, you only needed to file an application.

    If you visit ProjectWhiteHouse08.com, you can read (and watch!) the policies of all the dark-horse candidates, from the eye-patch-wearing Republican Sean “CF” Murphy to the ultra-lib, trash-talking, conceptual-artist Democrat Libby “Doctress Neutopia” Hubbard.

    And all of them are competing in a “reality journalism” experiment for the Tucson Weekly’s endorsement.

    Tomorrow night’s the official Project White House debate, which you can watch online through ProjectWhiteHouse08.com

    Stop on by!

  60. 60.

    The Briscoe Kid

    January 23, 2008 at 12:32 am

    His campaign was dead on arrival. It would take a quart of re-animator fluid to pump some life into that listless SOB.

  61. 61.

    Zuzu

    January 23, 2008 at 4:20 am

    I guess the Law and Order folks are happy that they can run re-runs again.

    Or could they anyway? I get mixed up.

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