Fred reaches fundraising target for new ad? Update: Fred appeals to Fredheads to keep donating
posted at 1:19 pm on December 28, 2007 by Allahpundit
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According to the campaign site, with less than five hours to go they’re still $65,000 short. No matter, says Politico — somehow they came up with the balance and will be on the air tomorrow in major cities across Iowa. Can the dream of third place at last be within reach? Don’t stop believing, my friends.
Update: Lame. Everyone knew what Huckabee meant, including the people pretending they didn’t.
Questioning Huckabee’s response to the death of Benazir Bhutto, Thompson, R-Tenn., told a Pella, Iowa, crowd, “I am not sure what Governor Huckabee meant when he said we needed to apologize for this assassination. I am more concerned about people around the world would think when they see a presidential candidate was apologizing for assassination of the former Prime Minister Bhutto.”
Update: Team Fred sends along this video and asks for redoubled efforts to reach the $250K target so that the new ad can run until the caucuses.
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Bring it on, Fredhead. I’m the fastest edit in the west.
wccawa on December 28, 2007 at 5:18 PM
Bad Candy…does it matter now?
Kokonut on December 28, 2007 at 5:19 PM
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8TQMTD81&show_article=1&catnum=0
AZCON on December 28, 2007 at 5:19 PM
Yup.
Ex-tex on December 28, 2007 at 5:19 PM
What a weird thread…out.of.here.quickly.
Entelechy on December 28, 2007 at 5:20 PM
I’ve heard that before, but to me it is an entirely anti-conservative way of looking at things. Not only can I scroll down easily, but I can also CHOOSE NOT to be offended by what a person writes.
The ignore option is already available to each of us. It’s called personal choice.
csdeven on December 28, 2007 at 5:22 PM
Wisconsin’s east of the riva, wakka. You’re looking at the fastest edit this side of La Crosse.
MadisonConservative on December 28, 2007 at 5:22 PM
Come back, E! This one has happy endings!
RushBaby on December 28, 2007 at 5:23 PM
Davey Crockett is coming from the grave to kill you now. Sleep well tonite.
TexasDan on December 28, 2007 at 5:24 PM
Ms. E….sorry I got off track…come back.
I just wanted to try to explain to the North Easterners that we here in the South aren’t all banjo players.
Limerick on December 28, 2007 at 5:24 PM
That’s the part where CHOOSING NOT to be bothered is very effective.
csdeven on December 28, 2007 at 5:24 PM
I don’t recall any Comanche fighters in Tennessee.
It took plenty of pluck to survive & co-exist with the natives in Texas. Tennessee was a breeze compared with Texas. But we Texans hold those from Tennessee in higher regards than just about any other state because Davey Crockett and a group of Tennessee riflemen came to Texas to defend Freedom and shed their blood on our soil. Remember the Alamo! We in Texas have long memories. We never forget a kindness or an insult.
maverick muse on December 28, 2007 at 5:24 PM
Bring it, sparky. We’ll let the lady choose. Here comes another edit- this one is gonna hurt you bad. Bwahahahaha!
wccawa on December 28, 2007 at 5:25 PM
I thought Texans considered themselves God’s special gift to mankind.
Sammy316 on December 28, 2007 at 5:26 PM
For Idaho I think it’s a matter of population. There are more people in Las Vegas (Clark County) than there are in all of Idaho.
csdeven on December 28, 2007 at 5:27 PM
Davey Crockett is coming from the grave to kill you now. Sleep well tonite.
I should be ok. Theres no way Davey is gonna make it through all the mexicans that have moved into my neighborhood.
amish on December 28, 2007 at 5:27 PM
Nah…we are just proud that we are the only State in the Union with a 60 foot statue of an alcoholic.
Limerick on December 28, 2007 at 5:27 PM
Whoa. Thread bloat. Nice.
Fred thread bloat.
I didn’t think Fred! could gin up this many comments any more. Interesting.
Good for Fred and his heads. Bad for the FDS-sufferers.
Great entertainment for all.
At least I’ve decided who to vote for in the primary: voting for Fred would just be too much fun to miss at this point.
Allah is not notorious.
Professor Blather on December 28, 2007 at 5:28 PM
There’s that credibility issue I was telling you about Madison. You damage yourself by taking these threads off topic.
csdeven on December 28, 2007 at 5:28 PM
Literally LOL!
Thanks, needed that.
Sammy316 on December 28, 2007 at 5:29 PM
I don’t recall any Comanche fighters in Tennessee.
It took plenty of pluck to survive & co-exist with the natives in Texas. Tennessee was a breeze compared with Texas. But we Texans hold those from Tennessee in higher regards than just about any other state because Davey Crockett and a group of Tennessee riflemen came to Texas to defend Freedom and shed their blood on our soil. Remember the Alamo! We in Texas have long memories. We never forget a kindness or an insult.
It was a joke.
amish on December 28, 2007 at 5:29 PM
My last edit just rocked your world.
MadisonConservative on December 28, 2007 at 5:30 PM
Limerick,
You would know better than I, but wasn’t there a settlement in the west by ex-confederates and displaced southerners, post war? Then there is the fact of Country and Western Music which might be better termed, Southern and Western Music -western garb being the presumptive standard for any aspiring Mississippi Boy, wishing to make it big at the Opry. Only rock-a-billy bucked this trend.
Nyog_of_the_Bog on December 28, 2007 at 5:30 PM
Oh my…I never expected to start a blogwar. You guys are KILLIN’ me!!
tickleddragon on December 28, 2007 at 5:30 PM
Nah…we are just proud that we are the only State in the Union with a 60 foot statue of an alcoholic.
yeah? well we have a 600 lb. alcoholic as our Senator. Top that.
/Massachusetts
amish on December 28, 2007 at 5:31 PM
Way to go Fredheads! (Damn that truck takes a lot of gas!)
AZCON on December 28, 2007 at 5:31 PM
$248,865!!!
AZCON on December 28, 2007 at 5:33 PM
Heh. Texas has their own unique identity, no doubt about it.
I’d say that Utah has a fairly good past, too. We DID have our own war with the Federal Government that basically ended in a draw….. And all the outlaws were too scared to mess with Utah much. We had Billy the Kid, out in the middle of nowhere.
Also, Utah troops were what allowed the United States to claim San Diego, Arizona, and New Mexico from Mexico during the Mexican American war. See Mormon Battalion…. The Territory of Utah as originally proposed was bigger than Texas, too.
There’s lots of tough guys in Texas, yeah…. but don’t knock all others either. :D
Vanceone on December 28, 2007 at 5:34 PM
Like Davy Crockett
tommylotto on December 28, 2007 at 5:34 PM
My friends…they said it couldn’t be done…
They were wrong.
Thanks to all who made it possible!
MadisonConservative on December 28, 2007 at 5:35 PM
OK, punk. I see how this is going. We’ll settle this like they did in the old days. With extremely pathetic insults, sexual innuendo and vast amounts of alcohol!
wccawa on December 28, 2007 at 5:36 PM
Dishonest, as csdeven initiated the “BIGOT” flood here like a juvenile delinquent vandalizing the neighborhood with spray paint. Refusing responsibility for your own miscreant behavior is hardly the mark of maturity. Deven is either disoriented or just another saboteur of free speech.
maverick muse on December 28, 2007 at 5:36 PM
250,425.00
TheSitRep on December 28, 2007 at 5:37 PM
I know.
maverick muse on December 28, 2007 at 5:38 PM
Has anyone seen this kid and Chuck Adkins in the same room at the same time?
http://patterico.com/2007/12/11/douchebag-of-the-day-chuck-adkins/
I’m just sayin’. That childish, semi-literate internet tough-guy shtick is awfully familiar. Do I win a kewpie doll or what?
Now don’t get all mad at me and whip out your “expertise on human behavior” and your “superior intellect.” Because I know you “WILL finish it.”
:)
Can I call you Chuckles?
Professor Blather on December 28, 2007 at 5:38 PM
Aw shucks, twernt nuthin’.
TheSitRep on December 28, 2007 at 5:38 PM
Fred who?
Oh, yeah! Yay for us! Fredheads rock!
(Good thing, too. I almost had the neighbor’s truck sold, but couldn’t find his title after I broke into his house. Whew.)
wccawa on December 28, 2007 at 5:40 PM
I surely don’t want to see anyone get hurt…but can I watch??
tickleddragon on December 28, 2007 at 5:40 PM
To you, a vast amount of alcohol is half a bottle of Zima. Careful sweetie, don’t want a hangover.
MadisonConservative on December 28, 2007 at 5:41 PM
Why do you people continue to use silly comparisons? You can’t help but have to look at a wall in your neighborhood, but you certainly have the choice to read what I write. Take responsibility for your own behavior you clown.
Unless of course you are ready to send me $100. I mean really, since I have the power to force you to read what I write, I must certainly be able to force you to send me money.
csdeven on December 28, 2007 at 5:41 PM
Not only that, but you can join us in San Diego next year, and csdeven will buy you a beer. I’ll provide you with real good cigars. RushBaby will help organize, and so will doriangrey and a few others. All enmities will then be forgotten, as the candidate will be chosen by then. It’s then only kumbaya and “beat the crap out of the libs” or “viva socialism”.
Entelechy on December 28, 2007 at 5:42 PM
But he does watch “The View.” Regularly.
Even when Elizabeth is on sabbatical.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
He’s either gay, masochistic, or loves us more than words can express. You pick.
Professor Blather on December 28, 2007 at 5:44 PM
Be careful, it appears that Madison has abdicated the throne of csdeven’s main 8itch. You could fill that seat nicely.
csdeven on December 28, 2007 at 5:45 PM
Fellas, and ladies, Texas does get uppidy, no doubt about it. One of my pet peeves is the left and right coasters who think Texas owns the cowboy hat. TN, KY, MO, MT, MY, CO, AZ, NM, UT, KS, NB, SD, ND, OK, AR all have their own claim on it. From hard scrabble miners to cattle ranchers, the South and the West are linked together.
Now where the hell did I put that Stars and Bars anyway?
Limerick on December 28, 2007 at 5:45 PM
Just reached my $2300 limit.
Does anyone know enough about the FEC laws to tell me if that zero’s out for the general?
Sammy316 on December 28, 2007 at 5:47 PM
When did we annex NB?
AZCON on December 28, 2007 at 5:49 PM
Too late. I just looked at a bottle of beer and got smashed. Damn you Wisconsinites!!!!
wccawa on December 28, 2007 at 5:49 PM
I’m so there. Cigars are my weakness. Huckabee was dead to me when I heard his anti-tobacco thang.
Oh - and for the record, this is probably the funniest thread I’ve ever seen here. It’s like I’m over at Ace of Spades … but with more interesting morons.
Kudos to everyone. Entertain me, monkeys.
Professor Blather on December 28, 2007 at 5:50 PM
I think it was meant as NE.
I had to drive across NE once. I am still awaiting their apology.
Sammy316 on December 28, 2007 at 5:50 PM
Lazy my A$$!
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson often schedules walking tours during stops in small Iowa towns, and he didn’t let deep snow change his plans Friday.
Wearing a cowboy hat and leather jacket, Thompson trudged through ankle-deep snow as he made his way around Oskaloosa’s town square, chatting with people at a coffee shop and the county courthouse.
Gregor on December 28, 2007 at 5:51 PM
Wow. My last post was blocked out entirely. Just an innocent off topic question to Limerick about the historical relationship between the West and the North. Me thinks though, it was what posted above and below. Still, I put effort and thought into that post.
Nyog_of_the_Bog on December 28, 2007 at 5:51 PM
heh
AZCON on December 28, 2007 at 5:52 PM
Damn straight. Don’t mess with us Mike’s Hard Lemo-I mean Miller-chuggin’ cheeseheads!
MadisonConservative on December 28, 2007 at 5:52 PM
252 over
amend2 on December 28, 2007 at 5:53 PM
252K+ They made the goal. Told ya. When Fred says to do it, it gets done! ;-}
jdawg on December 28, 2007 at 5:54 PM
nice job everyone!
Go get em Fred.
amend2 on December 28, 2007 at 5:55 PM
Fox 400
LOL
Sammy316 on December 28, 2007 at 5:55 PM
Ooops. Forgot to blockquote that, but I did link it.
Gregor on December 28, 2007 at 5:57 PM
csdeven, you nasty little shrew, this is your last warning. Stop attacking other people and stop trolling Fred threads. You don’t like Fred. You enjoy generating hate. We get that. Now start saying constructive things that aren’t snippy personal attacks on others here or you’ll lose your comment privileges.
That is all.
Bryan on December 28, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Sorry Nyog….not sure about your question on the settlement. As far as the link between the South and the West. Absolutely. The only exceptions, I can think of, is CA and OR. The railroad land schemes of the late 1800s were more responsible for the migration there.
Limerick on December 28, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Well, I have to say it’s been the most interesting thread I’VE ever been a part of. Heck, I even got fought over!!
Thanks, MadisonConservative and wccawa for the neat dedications, the hilarious banter and the kind words!
You guys rock.
tickleddragon on December 28, 2007 at 6:01 PM
News flash, Iowa isn’t first because they are a nation leading state or because they are a barometer for the country. Iowa is a test run, a pre-season game if you will.
- The Cat
P.S. Do we really care what a state thinks that spawed Herbert Hoover! http://www.usconstitution.com/presidentsbyhomestate.htm
MirCat on December 28, 2007 at 6:05 PM
3 dsays, 250K+…..
That’s the mark of a weak, ineffective candidate. But all we really had to do is look at the ad, and consider that this guy thinks this is a huge accomplishment.
Weak, very weak.
csdeven on December 28, 2007 at 6:06 PM
The connection between the west and the North during the civil war?
It’s interesting. Mostly, the west stayed out of it… there wasn’t much, I think. Utah, California, maybe some people in Oregon. Utah covered the current states of Nevada and utah and a good chunk of Wyoming at the time. California was pretty much neutral, and Utah was left to fend for itself–Lincoln basically said Brigham Young was too tough to deal with at the time for no real reason.
I don’t think Oregon had enough people one way or another to matter. Same with the rest of the west–nothing really big.
The mid 1800’s the big populations were in Utah and California.
Vanceone on December 28, 2007 at 6:06 PM
Bryan, don’t worry about him. Just a chihuahau yapping away.
*stomps!*
Kokonut on December 28, 2007 at 6:07 PM
Madison is in luck. I have to go for a bit, but I WILL be back. Mwahahaha.
And GO, FRED!!! You are ROCKING the CW. Everyone else, have a great evening.
wccawa on December 28, 2007 at 6:08 PM
Indeed. And both posters you mentioned are among my favorites, for obvious reasons. Politics is always easier to swallow with a little good-hearted humor. They both have plenty of that.
Party pooper.
Call him Chuckles. Or Captain Irony.
And you better not get him riled up, because he has both a superior intellect and expertise in human behavior. Not to mention dark, still untold secrets about Mitt Romney’s brain.
And make no mistake, he WILL finish it. So be careful out there.
Professor Blather on December 28, 2007 at 6:08 PM
Sorry, I am late to the party. cs, you having fun?
I don’t consider myself a Fredhead, (or a fredbot) I like ol Fred! and hope he does well, although that issue is in doubt. I don’t think he has what it takes to run a big race like this. Too bad, cause I would really like to see him kick some butt.
There are a load of things I don’t like about Mitt, but it looks like that is where I am going if Fred bows out.
conservnut on December 28, 2007 at 6:09 PM
Video: Fred vs. The Press Snowball Fight
bnelson44 on December 28, 2007 at 6:12 PM
apologies again…..old man, one porch, four dogs…i get side tracked.
Limerick on December 28, 2007 at 6:12 PM
Good job, Fred heads! Fred needs to get the momentum back. I wish you all luck.
bnelson44 on December 28, 2007 at 6:14 PM
wccawa on December 28, 2007 at 6:08 PM
Have a good night, wccawa!
tickleddragon on December 28, 2007 at 6:16 PM
And you roll smooth, baby. You stay that way. ;)
Oh god, it’s the return of the maniacal laughter. I need some of my own.
Eeeeeeeeheheheheheheeee!
MadisonConservative on December 28, 2007 at 6:21 PM
Fair enough, you’re the boss.
csdeven on December 28, 2007 at 6:22 PM
Roh-oh
ChrisM on December 28, 2007 at 6:22 PM
You, too!
Shhh… dude, she like so totally digs me!!!
wccawa on December 28, 2007 at 6:24 PM
Just take care while walking on your yacht…you don’t swim well…eeeeeeheheheheheheeeee!
MadisonConservative on December 28, 2007 at 6:25 PM
Ha…you guys just know a girl eats this stuff up. ;)
So, I guess I should get back to the point…
Go FRED!! (and Mad and wccawa!)
tickleddragon on December 28, 2007 at 6:28 PM
*spank*
AZCON on December 28, 2007 at 6:32 PM
Thanks Bryan - it’s been long overdue.
thirteen28 on December 28, 2007 at 6:37 PM
[Sammy316 on December 28, 2007 at 5:47 PM]
I think it is 2,300 for primary and a separate 2,300 for general.
Dusty on December 28, 2007 at 6:38 PM
Hey, but he caused me to donate three times to Fred.
Now, where’s my motivation if I can’t have spite?
TheSitRep on December 28, 2007 at 6:44 PM
Thank you, thank you, thank you Byran for bringing civility and respect back to the site. I’m sure many wondered if the site was truly going down hill and turning into something no one wanted to see or be a party to. Once again thanks. I’m sure word will get around and bring many back who may have left due to a certain poster.
countywolf on December 28, 2007 at 7:07 PM
Stay on message csdeven. Fred is a terrorist-enabling, campaign-cash-funneling, will-do-anything-for-money lobbyist, dishonest pro-choice, late-entering, no-chance-in-hell candidate who Nixon thought was stupid. Its all true. The fact he is lazy, hates people and refuses to war a silly hat is the least of his problems. That is why he has no support and had to fudge the numbers to make his pathetic little cash drive goal. It’s the truth that you and I reveal (not your side altercations) that drives the Fredbots insane. Keep up the good work.
tommylotto on December 28, 2007 at 7:08 PM
Agreed.
And I would like to apologize to all present for feeding him and keeping him going. I should have realized he would bury himself. I’ll save my future rapier wit for wccawa, who dares to challenge me for the fair hand of tickleddragon.
MadisonConservative on December 28, 2007 at 7:09 PM
Nixon also made Elvis an honorary DEA agent. His judgment was not infallible.
MadisonConservative on December 28, 2007 at 7:11 PM
How anybody can read comments like Tommylotto’s and CSDeven’s and then, ignoring them, compare Fred supporters with the gaggle of truthers, white-supremacists and anti-Semites that support Ron Paul is beyond me.
FloatingRock on December 28, 2007 at 7:14 PM
Because we can back up are assertions with facts… Why anyone would even consider Fred for POTUS is beyond me.
tommylotto on December 28, 2007 at 7:18 PM
’cause tommylotto won’t be able to defend you when you’re banned.
p.s. tl is also a bit low because his candidate is not so hot these days.
Entelechy on December 28, 2007 at 7:18 PM
Not so. Everyone was surprised by the Huckaboom tsunami, and Rudy took a hit like everyone. However, Rudy never once lost his lead in the RCP average of national polls. In fact, his lead has been getting bigger the last few days. He still has a lead in Florida. He will still be the delegate leader on 2/6. Plan A is still on track.
tommylotto on December 28, 2007 at 7:25 PM
Look, I like cs and have enjoyed a little good natured fun poking with him in the past. It was a red letter day for me one time when he called me one of his 8itches. He will never upset me with the grenades he throws. But some folks are not as thick skinned as I.
I for one look forward to continued bombs.
conservnut on December 28, 2007 at 7:27 PM
CS, I’m with Ms. E (7:18). This place ain’t redstate, and we will all be glad to have you here on the next round of shamnesty.
Spirit of 1776 on December 28, 2007 at 7:40 PM
Surprised by conservative evangelicals not supporting Rudy?
What’s Rudy’s plan once the Huckaboom bursts and the evangelical vote is up for grabs?
What’s Rudy’s plan for Bloomberg?
AQ won’t attack until after the election.
Still Plan A?
JiangxiDad on December 28, 2007 at 7:40 PM
Shrews hold nearly 10% of their mass in their brain, a relatively high brain to body mass ratio.
JiangxiDad on December 28, 2007 at 7:47 PM
heh heh tee hee
sonnyspats1 on December 28, 2007 at 7:51 PM
Why would Bryan use the term shrew unless he read the persons profile and just had a freudian slip. just sayin…………………………
sonnyspats1 on December 28, 2007 at 7:57 PM
“Taming of the Shrew?”
TheSitRep on December 28, 2007 at 8:00 PM
If the shrew fits…
JiangxiDad on December 28, 2007 at 8:04 PM
400 posts, wow Fred is indeed the man!
TheSitRep on December 28, 2007 at 8:05 PM
This is the CSDevin thread. He could easily have his own blog, or sitcom. Fred is Ed McMahon.
JiangxiDad on December 28, 2007 at 8:08 PM
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