Fredhead poll Update: A decision coming Tuesday?
posted at 5:18 pm on January 20, 2008 by Bryan
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Patrick Ruffini is running the poll, which asks two questions.
#1. If Fred drops out of the race, who will you support?
#2. If Fred drops out and endorses McCain, what impact will that have on your vote?
Before you Fredheads yell at me about this poll, consider that Fred declared that South Carolina was his stand state and he finished third there. Also consider that at some point, people have to start dropping out of the GOP race, and Fred and Huckabee are probably the most likely major candidates to drop out at this point. Huckabee because South Carolina gave him a loss on what amounted to home turf, and Fred because the evidence of Fredmentum is, sadly, scant. Reality’s teeth are getting sharper by the day.
If I had my druthers, Fred would stay in, we would go to a brokered convention and Fred would end up on the ticket. But my druthers don’t seem to be accounting for much these days.
Update: Carl Cameron says there may be a decision coming Tuesday.
As we have previously reported Fred Thomspon is in Tennessee visiting his 90 plus year old mother who is recovering from an illness
There will be no decisions today as Thompson mulls whether to carry on his bid for the presidency but he is expected to say something definitive tomorrow, probably first thing in the morning.
While no one in the campaign will be surprised if he withdraws they have no idea which way he will go and they do have some money if he should decide to continue.
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I know that’s you Angel Eyes.
I like big fat men like you.
When they fall they make more noise!
Tuco on January 20, 2008 at 10:48 PM
No, it is entirely unreasonable. Christians are followers of Christ and reject the Halakha as set forth in Leviticus and Deuteronomy. This much was made clear to the Apostle Peter as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. As i pointed out earlier, for Christians the Old Testament is less a guidebook of do’s and don’t’s as it is a record of messianic prophecy. As a Catholic (full disclosure: so am I) you of all people should know that.
You got smoked, dude. Live with it.
NemoParticularis on January 20, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Not quite as disastrously off topic:
I was baffled when I saw McCain win South Carolina. But at least now I understand how Bob Dole got the nomination in 96…
theregoestheneighborhood on January 20, 2008 at 10:51 PM
LOL. I’ll (hic) drink to that.
NemoParticularis on January 20, 2008 at 10:51 PM
TD, a cargo ship full of malibu and limonade is heading your way.
RushBaby on January 20, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Actually I’m 6′4″ and 180 lbs….kind of slender actually
HaraldHardrada on January 20, 2008 at 10:51 PM
They get the nice caves, that don’t leak…
JetBoy on January 20, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Given that independents have reshaped the GOP to the point that I don’t think it includes me anymore, I didn’t vote in Ruffini’s poll because it omits the choice: “Disgusted with Republican Party, won’t bother to vote in state primary.”
Hammertime on January 20, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Saweet! Thanks, RB. I’m warm and cozy already.
Shall we start the real party now??
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Agreed. Completely.
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Rut-Roh……Ms TD and Ms E are in the room…..
Limerick on January 20, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Ok, Tancredo is out, Hunter is out, Fred soon to depart. So our choices are a) slow and painful death or b) painful slow death. Not very appealing either way.
N4646W on January 20, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Tom Tancredo endorsed Romney. So did Sheriff Joe. So did Jim DeMint, who along with Jeff Sessions was one of the heroes in stopping Juan Plantation McVano’s Middle of the Night Grand Shamnesty Plus.
MB4 on January 20, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Thats my point, what choices are the salesmen leaving us with? Can’t blame those that have dropped out for trying to leave us with in their opinion the better evil. When Fred goes, there is no one left that I would trust.
N4646W on January 20, 2008 at 10:54 PM
SC is loaded with veterans and military, moreso per capita than any other state in the union. It was McCains to lose. Surprised Huck made it that close.
/Lives in Columbia, SC
TheGoblinKing on January 20, 2008 at 10:54 PM
With 6 pack abs, 24-inch pythons, and a 12 inch you know what…?
rofl…sure Harald…sure.
CABE on January 20, 2008 at 10:54 PM
I hope that was a good rutro, Lim. ;)
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Rut-Roh is always good
Limerick on January 20, 2008 at 10:55 PM
♫Got my hat on, got my boots, dusty…♫
RushBaby on January 20, 2008 at 10:55 PM
I think you’re looking for the word, “pr!ck”. You’re welcome. LOL. :)
Malibu’s working!!
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Pick the best of the bad. This is politics. I look at the field sans Fred and I see one conservative. Mitt Romney, The Best of the Bad.
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 10:57 PM
*looks around*
Where’s E?
RushBaby on January 20, 2008 at 10:57 PM
I’ve never seen a man wasted so bad.
Tuco on January 20, 2008 at 10:57 PM
1. I will probably support Romney.
2. No effect at all. I didn’t choose to support Thompson based on anyone’s endorsement.
Tennman on January 20, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Really? How much money has been funneled to the Palestinians over the years? Remember that Arafat was worth millions….
Yes, there are lots of poor in Palestine and the rest of the Muslim world. But there’s a lot of money there, too, and most terrorism, certainly the planning and funding for terrorism, comes from the more prosperous.
theregoestheneighborhood on January 20, 2008 at 10:58 PM
She was here. We need her…and wccawa!
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 10:59 PM
FREDFOLK ROLLCALL!!
LOL
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Falling on deaf ears here bub…….the man who pulls the trigger is just as big an AH as the guy who bought the bullet.
Limerick on January 20, 2008 at 11:00 PM
whasshudrinkin, im stillbuyin
RushBaby on January 20, 2008 at 11:00 PM
I think I’m the only one left….Go FRED!
Limerick on January 20, 2008 at 11:01 PM
I’ll have what Mitt’s having.
>
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 11:01 PM
If only that roll was a little longer in SC…
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 11:02 PM
No Dear, you’re not.
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:02 PM
Here is the update on the Hotair Pres08 poll
Fred Thompson 76.4% 378
Mitt Romney 14.3% 71
Mike Huckabee 5.1% 25
Rudy Giuliani 3.2% 16
John McCain. 1% 5
We should secede and form our own country.
http://www.thesitrep.com/pres.htm ◄ Vote!
TheSitRep on January 20, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Then why is it still included? Why stick with the King James?
And I’m not a Catholic. I went through Catholic school and all I learned was that I will never be a Catholic. However, I brought up these very points, and my supposedly Catholic teachers balked at me. I asked the priest, and he gave that same answer that you did, and said it was the responsibility of the individual to reconcile those conflicts through what they believe is right.
Now, HH believes that Mormons are not Christians, Muslims are Nazis, and anyone who disagrees with him on Christianity should be insulted. He is more than deserving of the reference, because it’s evident he’s not entirely reconciled. Perhaps you are. However, ever Father Debski conceded that section of the Bible as being part of the Bible. My point that I have been trying to make all along is that it is not the book, but the follower, that makes the decision.
So why are you so apt to defend a bundle of paper? A good Muslim simply acknowledges the violent parts of the Koran, and refuses to live by them. You apparently have chosen to do the same. Defending those parts or pretending that they are not part of your holy text is unnecessary.
MadisonConservative on January 20, 2008 at 11:03 PM
I was actually referring to a specific group of Fredfolk…but I agree.
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Looks around to see who gets it…
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Don’t worry, you’re not.
FRED for POTUS ‘08!
MadisonConservative on January 20, 2008 at 11:04 PM
That’s what I originally thought. But I noticed that the Republican party likes to nominate candidates just because it’s “their turn.” And South Carolina tends to pick the Republican nominee. Put the two together, you’ve got Bob Dole. And maybe also John McCain.
theregoestheneighborhood on January 20, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Open your arms to this warm, bright moment embracing us.
Entelechy on January 20, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Hear, frickin’ hear!
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Yay! Hi Ms. E!
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:05 PM
whasshubuyin, im stilldrinkin
TheSitRep on January 20, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Hail to the Chieftesses!
Limerick on January 20, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Okay, who voted for Huck? Please come forward.
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 11:06 PM
And all in the name of religion…
Entelechy on January 20, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Limerick, you’re NOT alone.
RushBaby on January 20, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Gerinsoil!
TheSitRep on January 20, 2008 at 11:06 PM
RushBaby…..sorry I missed you in that….
What is the plural(3) Chieftesses? Chieftesseses?
Limerick on January 20, 2008 at 11:06 PM
@ NemoParticularis on January 20, 2008 at 10:36 PM
Salem witch trials, black plague where they burned anyone who wasnt Christian because the joooos were the disease carriers, you mean examples like that?
muyoso on January 20, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Soooo… RB and E…when’s our home gonna be completed?
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:07 PM
.
:.:.:.:.:
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 11:08 PM
They seek her here, they seek her there
The Gentlemen seek her everywhere!
Percy on January 20, 2008 at 11:08 PM
Um, Hon, they burned Christians too. They weren’t limited to non-Christians in the witch trials.
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:08 PM
Don’t forget the Dominicans and the Inquisition.
MadisonConservative on January 20, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Chice?
Chooses?
TheSitRep on January 20, 2008 at 11:09 PM
How much cash do you have laying around?
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Just in case you were thinking it…I’m not a gentleman.
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Tuco can pretend to be a gentleman.
Does she have much Gold?
Tuco on January 20, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Chieti
HaraldHardrada on January 20, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Construction’s complete. E must approve paint swatches and textile choices.
RushBaby on January 20, 2008 at 11:10 PM
I will write in Allah Pundit NY, NY
F15Mech on January 20, 2008 at 11:10 PM
RushBaby on January 20, 2008 at 7:35 PM
You should poke that one in the suggestion box. I would, but I don’t want to steal your thunder.
I, too, am sticking it out until Fred tells me not to. Just like everyone whined about how everything we Fredheads were saying days ago was speculation, so is his exit. I’ll be at the Morial Convention Center on Tuesday 5p-8p with bells on for Fred.
LickyLicky on January 20, 2008 at 11:10 PM
@ Mojave Mark on January 20, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Did you even read my post? The reason the terrorists are allowed to exist, and gain traction among muslims are primarily because they are uneducated and are poor people who look for a scapegoat for their problems. Terrorists, dictators and the like give them the scapegoat in the USA, and gain support from the general population.
muyoso on January 20, 2008 at 11:11 PM
Very understandable; however, in this case that’s a non-starter: McCain ain’t got no money, his organization is weak, and besides the aberration here with the vets he’s proven time and time again he can’t pull the conservative votes when faced with an actual conservative opponent.
Someone had a good article on how Florida was the new South Carolina…I think we linked into it here on HA. Well written piece. There’s our bellwether moment. We’ll see who does what there.
TheGoblinKing on January 20, 2008 at 11:11 PM
would you shutupalready :)
RushBaby on January 20, 2008 at 11:11 PM
What happens after the 230th or 460th comment?
amerpundit on January 20, 2008 at 11:11 PM
Why else is the Republican Party also known as the Stupid Party?
Only they can treat a critical election like some freaking Oscar broadcast and nominate incompetent people because “it’s their turn”.
Who pays for these lying bastards’ salaries?
Guess I’m votin’ for the Mormon… he’s the last man standing.
TexasJew on January 20, 2008 at 11:12 PM
@ tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:08 PM
Never said they didnt. Read the prior posts between us to join our discussion, Hon.
muyoso on January 20, 2008 at 11:12 PM
I think we are all deluding ourselves. SC isn’t conservative. The US isn’t conservative (even moderately). They are what they are. People want to be bought or duped or flattered.
Seriously, if SC is conservative, then how can it have split the vote between the two patently least conservative candidates?
We are now left with the least of evils scenario, and unfortunately, the most of the evils will take place. McCain will probably coast to the nomination, and then find that the press (whose ***** he’s been *******) are not the friends he’s always thought they were. They’ve invested heavily in McCain futures and they are about to hit the jackpot!!
urbancenturion on January 20, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Okay, I give in. Tell me why you’ve randomly posted the name of an Italian city.
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 11:13 PM
My point is that terrorism is not caused by being poor and uneducated. If anything, the prosperous are more likely. You can’t reduce terrorism just by making a people more prosperous.
Unfortunate. And contrary to what many of us would expect. But still true.
theregoestheneighborhood on January 20, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Rather not. It’s not any more related to the topic than our party, and I’d frankly rather stick with the MORE interesting Fredfolk party.
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Welcome to the world of the City State….Rollerball should have it’s debut soon.
Limerick on January 20, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Not to stick up for him or anything but I think he was trying to contribute the plural form of chieftess.
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:14 PM
No, its not. SC is very evangelical and very military. That explains the results you see.
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Me and the wife voted for Mitt. Our friend voted for Huck though…she’s utterly convinced he’s the only one that can win vs Hillary.
Yeah, yeah…I know. More boobs than brains sometimes. Not hard for her though. Our 2 year old calls her ‘aunt boobies’…pretty hysterical.
TheGoblinKing on January 20, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Sockpuppets are useful in more ways than one.
RushBaby on January 20, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Wow. That IS scary.
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:15 PM
That. Movie. Sucked.
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Then, good sir, I shall listen more and not jump in and spout off after 497 comments.
Limerick on January 20, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Oh snap.
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 11:18 PM
I will support Romney over McCain if Fred is dropping out. His endorsement means very little to me.
Vanbasten on January 20, 2008 at 11:18 PM
She’s a European flirt but in this world of strangers has only one home.
Yes, but to win her over is platinum - only love.
Entelechy on January 20, 2008 at 11:18 PM
This new…..um….’home’….it….um….wouldn’t be close would it?
Limerick on January 20, 2008 at 11:18 PM
wOOt!
RushBaby on January 20, 2008 at 11:19 PM
@ theregoestheneighborhood on January 20, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Never once did I mention terrorism before you interjected. I am not talking about terrorism, read my original post on the subject and the person i was responding to. It was about the fact that religions are easiest to manipulate and justify heinous crap when the people who practice it are poor and stupid. Its fine for terrorism to exist in Islam for example, because the majority of muslims are poor and stupid and are fed the idea that their plight is because of America, by terroristy types, which causes them to sympathize with terrorists and allow them to exist. To say economics has no effect on the violence of Islam is plain stupid. It has a HUGE part to do with it. Take for example, one of the only muslim countries which has figured out that being oil dependent isnt smart and where a gigantic amount of the wealthy live, Dubai. Dont see many attacks there, or people rioting in the streets or anything like that. Why did the muslims in france riot in the streets? Because they were poor and had nothing to do and were pissed off about it. Economics is everything. I could just as easily promote violence using the bible to a bunch of poor uneducated people than using the Quran, believe me.
muyoso on January 20, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Just a few precious keystrokes away, Love.
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:19 PM
SECOND LOOK AT….Wait, who the hell is this guy?
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 11:20 PM
TheGoblinKing on January 20, 2008 at 11:11 PM
I was thinking that, after losing in South Carolina in 2000, a lot of voters said, “We didn’t pick McCain last time. It’s his turn now.”
You don’t think that was it?
theregoestheneighborhood on January 20, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Closed now, open by invitation soon. Got a set of keys with your name on it.
RushBaby on January 20, 2008 at 11:21 PM
Yoo Hoo?
-Wasteland Man.
WastelandMan on January 20, 2008 at 11:21 PM
I’m just THRILLED about my new roommates! :)
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:21 PM
Fredfolk party at the Chieftesseses!
Limerick on January 20, 2008 at 11:22 PM
The next Reagan? Haha
CABE on January 20, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Where the heck did I put those car keys anyway! :)
Back on topic…….Fredfolk throw the best parties.
Limerick on January 20, 2008 at 11:23 PM
This guy makes Dennis Kucinich look like a viable candidate.
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Anyone else ready for a Fred SURGE? I know I am!
Buzzy on January 20, 2008 at 11:24 PM
I’ve always thought so.
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Hasn’t it been found that you guys also have the best sex???
malan89 on January 20, 2008 at 11:24 PM
We’ve been told that this is not that kind of blog.
RushBaby on January 20, 2008 at 11:26 PM
hehe.
tickleddragon on January 20, 2008 at 11:26 PM
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