Republican leaders see McCain as favorite in Illinois (Fred now backing McCain????)

Examiner ^ | Feb 1, 2008 | DENNIS CONRAD

[redtetrahedron]

WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Sen. John McCain, riding a wave of primary victories and favorable polls, is seen by many Illinois Republican insiders as the front-runner in the state's presidential primary.
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Romney's Illinois highlight was a presidential straw poll at the state fair last August, when about 1,000 people cast votes and he won with 40 percent - twice as much as the second-place finisher, Fred Thompson, who now backs McCain.
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[redtetrahedron]

I haven't seen anything else on Fred endorsing anyone, but then I noticed the highlighted statement above towards the end of the article... anyone else heard this?

[ejonesie22]

Nothing has been heard from Fred so i would call BS...

I am shocked that the press would make something up....

[RockinRight]

At this point, unless something happened that I didn’t hear about, it’s probably speculation/slander/MSM stupidity.

[Pistolshot]

I believe that is poetic license at work. Fred announcing any support for any that are left would be news, ESPECIALLY if it was McVain.

[cripplecreek]

I would want to know where the info comes from.

[mnehring]

Haven’t heard anything either, nothing on Google. Probably some reporter trying to create news.

[pissant]

It’s a comin’ in all likelyhood. Prepare yourself

[TheThirdRuffian]

I call B.S.

I see lots of MittBots claiming Fred endorsed Mitt, too.

I hope Fred endorses none of these losers.

[ejonesie22]

Does it really matter?

I don’t think Fred will endorse anyone, I don’t think he gives a rip right now.

[tennmountainman]

Looks like we Fredheads, and I was one of them, got roped-a-doped by Thompson and The Huckster. I’m glad I did not cast an early vote for Thompson here in Tn. I will vote for Romney tommorrow.

Thompson and The Huckster are nothing but Stalking Horses for McCain.

[libbylu]

lolol...
As Ann wrote in her book, you can tell who the MSM want and who they fear by who they support.
Tammy Bruce said “voting for McCain is like rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic, he is hillary without a dress, vote Mitt, lol”
It is too bad it took Fred and Rudy folding to shake up the real conservatives.

[Free Vulcan]

I’d say it’s a deliberate lie to manipulate the vote, since it can’t be corrected by tommorow now that it’s out there.

[pissant]

I hope he doesn’t. And if he does not give a rip, he’s in the exact same boat as me.

[tanaka]

it is hardly a secret that Fred is a huge McCain fan. They authored CFR together and were close allies in Senate. In SC, Fred did not attack front-runner McCain in anyway, instead of attacking Huckabee.

[Free Vulcan]

If Fred was a real stalking horse he’d have stayed in till Super Tuesday like Huck. He still had money and a committed donor base.

[pissant]

(to the tune of Nowhere Man)

He does not have a point of view
He’ll flip fast-er than a NASCAR crew
Isn’t he a bit like John Kerry too-ooo-ooo

Romney Man, please listen
liberal a**, you were kissin’
Romney Man, your world is mod’rate and bland

[ejonesie22]

If Thompson was a stalking horse for McCain, why did he enter the race after McCain did, and why did he not endorse him immediately.

I don’t think Fred likes any of these guys but if he endorsed it might be Romney since they see to be more friendly to each other than FDT was with McCain. They have had a falling out to some extent since 2000.

Personally I hope he does not give any of these Ass Clowns the time of day.

[Free Vulcan]

That’s just pure crap.

[PeterPrinciple]

I’d say it’s a deliberate lie to manipulate the vote, since it can’t be corrected by tommorow now that it’s out there.

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Probably a half truth referring to the time in the past when Thompson did endorse mcbain.

[ejonesie22]

Me too.