Slog - Comments on Two Thompsons Down http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out First Tommy, now Fred... 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 "Today, I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States.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. ...with only Mitt, John, Mike, Rudy, and Ron left to go. All save one will drop out of the race and one very lucky boy--fingers, toes, legs, eyes, nuts crossed--is going to make a concession speech on November 4,... Copyright 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:52:27 -0800 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:53:10 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by LMSW no more babydoll pictures.

]]> LMSW http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905129 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905129 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:58:06 -0800 Comment by NaFun It's like he wasn't even there...

Why did he enter the race again in the first place? For someone who garnered so much press, his campaign was almost nonexistent.

]]> NaFun http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905135 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905135 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:00:53 -0800 Comment by Dianna Ha: "nuts crossed." You kill me sometimes, Dan.

]]> Dianna http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905150 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905150 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:12:18 -0800 Comment by Nat What? Alan Keyes dropped out already?

]]> Nat http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905160 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905160 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:16:44 -0800 Comment by Margaret L. "is going to make a concession speech on November 4, 2008." God willin' and the crick don't rise. Democrats have a real talent for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

]]> Margaret L. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905161 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905161 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:17:16 -0800 Comment by kerri harrop I'm still tripping out over the news footage last night that showed Guiliani racing his campaign bus around a NASCAR track.

My days. This forthcoming election is already a god damn circus. And it's only January.

]]> kerri harrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905166 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905166 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:20:27 -0800 Comment by yearning How exactly would we have "benefitted from...this effort", except by realizing he looks like Sam the Eagle on Fen Phen.

]]> yearning http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905168 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905168 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:21:29 -0800 Comment by TCBATL For the love of jeebus, Dan, you had better run outside, turn around three times, and spit!

]]> TCBATL http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905177 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905177 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:27:17 -0800 Comment by w7ngman Fred hasn't had a chance since he admitted he wasn't actually interested in being president (WTF *are* you doing, then?)

"All save one will drop out of the race"

I hope you're wrong about that... a Ron Paul independent run would negate any Nader/Bloomberg damage and almost certainly lock it in for the Dems.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905185 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905185 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:31:53 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle The funny part has been watching the MSM types all avoid talking about loony tunes Ron Paul, who continually got more votes than either their chosen candidate Guilani or Thompson.

Won't be missed.

But, eventually, all will succumb to the Blue Tidal Wave.

Hey, GWB fans, how's that privatizing Social Security and putting it in the stock market idea sound like NOW?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905192 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905192 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:36:00 -0800 Comment by um so sad. i wish that we didnt have to have any repubs at all this time. it would be more fun with obama vs. clinton in november. not one of them vs. boring ol' mccain or romney or (Godforbid) huckabee.

]]> um http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905200 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905200 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:37:32 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO you can cross your nuts? yikes!

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905206 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905206 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:39:09 -0800 Comment by Christin No no, the hope is that two of them don't drop out, and one runs independently and splits the base.

C'mon!

]]> Christin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905444 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905444 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:42:18 -0800 Comment by w7ngman #11, given Democratic vs Republican turnout this primary season, if we axed the primary system and went to a runoff vote, that situation wouldn't even be that far fetched...

One can dream.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905452 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905452 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:47:53 -0800 Comment by tsm So will his delegates go to Romney? And his endorsement? PLEASE?

*crosses fingers*

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905548 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905548 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:34:47 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @14 - true. McCain "won" South Carolina with FEWER votes than he got when he "lost" to GWB in 2000.

Ouch!

Turnout for GOP caucus/primaries is very very low in every state - but Dems have very very high turnout.

Feel the Blue Tidal Wave ... it's a comin!

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905562 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905562 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:43:24 -0800 Comment by Ayden @16

** @14 - true. McCain "won" South Carolina with FEWER votes than he got when he "lost" to GWB in 2000. **

Where's ecce?

I'm not particularly ignorant - and I do seek out news from many alternative sources - but I hadn't heard THIS before.

If Will can spread the news, why not Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Bill Maher? (And Dan Savage?)

Thanks, Will - handy fact to know!

]]> Ayden http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905868 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/thats_two_thompsons_out#c905868 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:53:10 -0800