Fred's funds raise fear of flop (Fred Thompson fundraising)

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico.com

Fred Thompson plans to announce Tuesday that his committee to test the waters for a Republican presidential campaign raised slightly more than $3 million in June, substantially less than some backers had hoped, according to Republican sources.

Thompson plans to make the disclosure in a filing with the Internal Revenue Service, as he continues to operate his prospective campaign as a political organization that does not require disclosure to the Federal Election Commission.

Many Republicans had seen the “Law & Order” actor and former U.S. senator from Tennessee as a potential savior in a tough election cycle.

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But many Republicans have turned queasy as Thompson has ousted part of his original brain trust and repeatedly delayed his official announcement, which is now planned for shortly after Labor Day, in the first two weeks of September.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0707/5156.html

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So, I guess Newt will need to be the next "next Ronald Reagan"...

[MADem]

1. Between the sex scandals that Sullivan is shopping, and the Boobs On Display quality of the Missus,

his time has PASSED. He had momentum, but he waited too long. He MISSED catching that brass ring. People just didn't love him THAT much.

People also started asking, after stories about his Hollywood Sack Time started circulating, "Why did he marry that young strumpet?" and "Is it true that he's a switch hitter?" and next thing ya know, no one can imagine him as the PretzelDunce, but instead, as the fat, fetid feature player in a tired old porn film!!!

He could have quashed those rumors with statesmanlike rhetoric ("I won't dignify that with a response") but like I said, he waited too long. And now there are rumours-aplenty about how his wife is so rawly ambitious that she becomes a bit strident with the help, and makes it very difficult for staff to the point they move on.

[aquart]

2. What Hollywood Sack Time?

I miss all the good stuff.

[MADem]

4. WONKETTE, as always, has the best compilation of rumors

http://wonkette.com/politics/supposedly-gay-republicans-dept'/fred-thompson-rumor-watch-273843.php

supposedly gay republicans dept.
Fred Thompson Rumor Watch

Andrew Sullivan:

Outside the extremist, activist base, regular GOP voters turn out to be relatively tolerant when it comes to sexual minorities and private sex lives. They’re not well represented by their party leaders, as far as policy is concerned. This is good news for Fred Thompson. The man has had a colorful and wide-ranging sex life, as I’m sure we will soon find out.

Translated: COUGH COUGH GAY COUGH COUGH FRED THOMPSON IS GAY GAY GAY COUGH COUGH.....

[ccpup]

6. funny story!

I was on the set of L&O when he was there and, not being a bad looking chap myself, thought I got a "look at that butt" vibe from Ol' Mr. Thompson as I left the make-up room. Knowing his repug "credentials", I thought I was just imagining things. But, when I asked my friend who used to work there what the deal was, she had to admit that, yeah, a few of the grips and such had seen him gazing longingly at them a bit too much as well.

Then she added "But he can't be gay because he's just not that bright!"

I still chuckle thinking of that.

[Mz Pip]

3. Repubs don't seem to be

ponying up the cash for any of their candidates. Can't say as I blame them. I wouldn't want to waste my money on any of those losers.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Luke_R]

5. You know, the best man never gets the job.

The best man would be a mixture of the two parties, somewhere in the middle. Unfortunately, the middle third on the liberal/conservative spectrum is split so that no one (save Perot) could gain enough votes to be competative.
So, I always look for someone in each party that I can be optimistic about. In the Republican party, it was Ron Paul, but that's being way to naive. Then, when I heard about Thompson, I was kinda excited. Just the other day, I finally got around to looking at his ideas, and learned that he feels that Bush is doing the right thing in Iraq.
So, I'm back to being naively optimistic about Paul for the Republican candidate.
Naive as it is, I can't imagine any presidential candidate supporting the war, let alone voting for someone who does. There are only two logical things I can come up with.
1. Most Republican cadidates are F**kheads
2. The candidates think the voters want someone who supports the war, and the voters support what the candidates think. Kinda a cycle.

[thereismore]

7. I don't think I can agree with your first line, unfortunately. Oil and water don't mix. nt

[youngdem]

8. HA HA HA HAHAAHAAHHHAAHAH

Even their knight in shining armor can't raise enough money to feed his horse!!!!

HAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHA

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I'm starting to think even Hillary Clinton could win this election.

[BigDDem]

9. Does that $3 million

include bumper sticker sales?