Pat Buchanan: If Fred tanks in Iowa, he’ll drop out and endorse … McCain
posted at 10:38 pm on December 20, 2007 by Allahpundit
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Yup, probably. They’re old friends from their McCain-Feingold days in the Senate, they’re in sync on the war, and the only alternative is Romney, whom Fred was knocking just today for flip-flopping. There’ll be some discomfort in boosting a guy whose views on immigration are so different from his own, but Mitt’s were the same as McCain’s as recently as last year so that’s easily explained away.
Will Fred’s endorsement do McCain any good, though? The Fredheads here hate him, and if it comes to the point where Thompson’s polling so poorly that it’s not even worth hanging around for South Carolina, how many votes will he reasonably be able to deliver? Not enough to steal SC from Huck and Mitt, probably, but maybe enough to make McCain’s showing respectable enough (second place?) to give him a little momentum going into Florida, where he’ll try to siphon off Rudy’s moderates.
Exit question: If Fred finishes fourth in Iowa, does he pull a Tancredo and throw his weight to the best man left or soldier on, essentially hopeless, to Carolina?
Update: For what it’s worth, Politico says Team Thompson is near broke. Another case study in the limits of blogospheric influence: He’s the runaway favorite of righty bloggers and blog readers and he’s flagging everywhere.
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I don’t have any respect for anti-Semites like Buchanan & Paulnut.
jgapinoy on December 21, 2007 at 8:43 PM
That was sarcasm, you nitwit. Congratulations on swallowing it.
MadisonConservative on December 21, 2007 at 8:44 PM
Let me help:
…I can’t wait for them all to be taught a lesson about liking a candidate and having the unmitigated gall to say so in the comments of a blog!
MadisonConservative on December 21, 2007 at 8:46 PM
So, for the good of the country, csdeven souled
csdeven on December 21, 2007 at 7:53 PM
doriangrey on December 21, 2007 at 9:02 PM
csdeven, darling, you must watch your bloodpressure.
Entelechy on December 21, 2007 at 9:26 PM
Fred is a scum bag lobbyist who 99% of the time got involved in anti-conservative and anti-American lobbying, AND he is a dirt bag lawyer that gives legal advice to terrorists.
That POS will destroy this country if he gets the nomination because a dem dog catcher would win against him.
I’m getting tired of this, really. You’ve made your point. Don’t start repeating crap in the Fred threads.
Allahpundit on December 21, 2007 at 11:02 AM
Lest we forget BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
sonnyspats1 on December 21, 2007 at 10:27 PM
doriangrey,
madison has taken your spot as my main 8itch.
Are you jealous?
Bwahahahaha!!!
Sweetie, you know better than that. I don’t let the Fred loons get my blood pressure up. It’s me getting their blood pressure up. Madison is so ignorant that she apparently can’t recognize sarcasm. I don’t even have to try hard to play her. She does all the work, all by her lonesome!
csdeven on December 22, 2007 at 12:45 AM
You’re such a clueless pile of troll spit.
1. You thought aero was serious. You’re still so deluded that you pounce on anyone in disagreement with you and automatically praise apparent agreement. She was being sarcastic, and you bought it, hook, line, and sinker.
2. You are now trying to act like YOU were sarcastic. Very cute. When did you pick that out of the KOS playbook, may I ask? You’d do better to simply say your post was satire.
3. I imagine in your world, anything I say is disregarded, but I’m a guy, you imbecile. I’ve never made reference to being otherwise.
4. You left because you’re a crazed lunatic who resorts to filthy commentary on the looks of the one candidate that seems to have raped your mother, killed your dog, sold your car for parts, and crapped in your wheaties. Why the hell did you even come back? Get kicked out at LGF or Ace?
MadisonConservative on December 22, 2007 at 1:26 AM
Oh, and while I’m at it, I’ll send another 100 bucks to Fred. I’ll include a note that it’s in the name of csdeven on HotAir.com.
MadisonConservative on December 22, 2007 at 1:31 AM
Hows your foot taste?
Bwahahahaha!!!
Dance 8itch! Dance to my tune!
csdeven on December 22, 2007 at 5:32 AM
Excellent.
/Mr. Burns off
wccawa on December 22, 2007 at 8:37 AM
right there with ya brother.
Ex-tex on December 22, 2007 at 8:54 AM
The Waverly Democrat posted their interview with Fred online.
Best line:
JANELLE PENNY: What’s something people would be surprised to learn about you?
FT: Me? That I am a fantastic breakdancer.
wccawa on December 22, 2007 at 10:51 AM
That’s just the kind of comment that keeps the loons sending Jeri their money.
csdeven on December 22, 2007 at 11:22 AM
Trolling psycho.
MadisonConservative on December 22, 2007 at 12:58 PM
I know we’re sweating this out on the Republican side but it could be much worse… we could be Democrats. They HAVE to feel pretty retarded when the jackboot feminist or the frat boy socialist are their only two real choices.
Think positive people.
Mojave Mark on December 23, 2007 at 6:45 PM
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