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Thompson finance chair signs on with McCain (McC hopes to get endorsement from Fred)
Austin American Statesman ^ | Jan. 24, 2008 | Ken Herman

Posted on 01/26/2008 10:48:16 PM PST by FocusNexus

Scooter Clippard, who spent the past few months trying to get folks to open their wallet for Fred Thompson's ill-fated presidential campaign, now is dialing for dollars for John McCain.

Clippard, former national fundraising chairman for Thompson, is now national finance co-chair for McCain. The move came two days after Thompson shut down his campaign.

Says McCain, who hopes to get an endorsement from Thompson, "We are honored to have a key leader from my friend Fred Thompson's campaign. Fred made an invaluable contribution to this race and always enriched the discussion of ideas for America's future."

(Excerpt) Read more at statesman.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; fredthompson; mccain
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To: Jim Robinson

Right now, this is reality: You can back a “constitutional encyclopedia” or a constitutional moron. That’s the stark choice.


101 posted on 01/27/2008 12:45:19 AM PST by EternalVigilance (For America's Revival - Alan Keyes 2008 - "Alan, you stood tall." - Ronald Reagan)
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To: womanvet

Yes, ma’am...I’m with you!

But, I don’t think he will be on my ballot.

Unless something changes between now and May,
I’m writing him in.


102 posted on 01/27/2008 12:46:55 AM PST by dixiechick2000 (There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
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To: Little_GTO
Evangelicals do not represent all Christians. Some of US Christians find McCain totally unacceptable. Huckabee’s politics are in the right lane of the McCain highway and McCain’s politics are my way or the ditch.
103 posted on 01/27/2008 12:47:28 AM PST by Just mythoughts (Isa.3:4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.)
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To: EternalVigilance

Whatever. Buh bye. Over and out.


104 posted on 01/27/2008 12:47:43 AM PST by Jim Robinson (Our God-given unalienable rights are not open to debate, negotiation or compromise!)
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To: Jim Robinson
What makes you think it’d be any different this time?

If the conservative movement would back him full bore, with the resources and talent they represent, it would be much different.

105 posted on 01/27/2008 12:47:46 AM PST by EternalVigilance (For America's Revival - Alan Keyes 2008 - "Alan, you stood tall." - Ronald Reagan)
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To: EternalVigilance

The true reality is Keyes cannot win the nomination. Period.


106 posted on 01/27/2008 12:49:55 AM PST by rawhide
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To: Just mythoughts
Huckabee’s politics are in the right lane of the McCain highway

Huckabee's politics are actually in two lanes of I-95!

107 posted on 01/27/2008 12:50:24 AM PST by Bird Jenkins
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To: rawhide

It’s either him or a total RINO. So, I would ask “why”?


108 posted on 01/27/2008 12:51:06 AM PST by EternalVigilance (For America's Revival - Alan Keyes 2008 - "Alan, you stood tall." - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Bird Jenkins
Huckabee's politics are actually in two lanes of I-95!

Do you mean McCain took an exit and left the whole road to Huckabee?

109 posted on 01/27/2008 12:52:31 AM PST by Just mythoughts (Isa.3:4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.)
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Whoever ran Fred's fund raising needs another 2-years of HTML!

I have nothing more to say about it.

110 posted on 01/27/2008 12:54:34 AM PST by MaxMax
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To: EternalVigilance
If some choose to stay with a conservative rather than shifting to one of the leftovers, why not throw Fred the votes and pray for a brokered convention? It may have little chance, but it has a better chance than a Keyes win.
111 posted on 01/27/2008 12:55:58 AM PST by Route66 (America's Main Street - - - Conservative Candidate Wanted... Conservative resume required.)
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To: Route66

Fred’s out. Keyes is in.


112 posted on 01/27/2008 12:57:42 AM PST by EternalVigilance (For America's Revival - Alan Keyes 2008 - "Alan, you stood tall." - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Jim Robinson
I don’t think the fiscal or security conservatives will stay home when faced with Clinton or Obama.

Enough Christians will stay home when faced with a pro-abort or a cult member.

The key with Huckabee or if it comes down to it McCain will be the VP choice.

Newt is supposed to be advising Huck and Duncan gave him his endorsement. I know Newt is a little flaky on some things lately, but it’s better then the alternatives for now.

Anybody but Willard. He is Bush III.

113 posted on 01/27/2008 1:04:59 AM PST by Little_GTO
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To: EternalVigilance
Though he is out of the race, Fred still has a better chance than Keyes.

But to each his own vote.

114 posted on 01/27/2008 1:05:59 AM PST by Route66 (America's Main Street - - - Conservative Candidate Wanted... Conservative resume required.)
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To: Just mythoughts
Go back and read post #33 and post #93.

I think you may have misunderstood something.

Huck is my current #1 choice, unless we can re-draft Hunter.

115 posted on 01/27/2008 1:11:04 AM PST by Little_GTO
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To: Route66; EternalVigilance

Alan Keyes, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you...


116 posted on 01/27/2008 1:12:26 AM PST by Bird Jenkins
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To: Route66

Keyes has a depth of understanding of our form of government and of foreign policy that none of these candidates even comes close to. Even your beloved Fred. And communication skills that are beyond compare.


117 posted on 01/27/2008 1:14:01 AM PST by EternalVigilance (For America's Revival - Alan Keyes 2008 - "Alan, you stood tall." - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Little_GTO
Go back and read post #33 and post #93. I think you may have misunderstood something. Huck is my current #1 choice, unless we can re-draft Hunter.

I reread... I listened closely to what and the why Hunter said he picked Huckabee. Huckabee was the only one interested and willing to listen to the issues Hunter campaigned upon on.

The fact of the matter is this McCain is opposed to everything Hunter ran on and while he claims he is for border security he has done nothing about the border.

Huckabee himself has less than stellar politics about the illegal invasion and when he elevates McCain as being better and higher than Romney he diminishes his own credibility.

(and no I am not a Romney supporter just have been paying attention to who these people have been not just their supposed campaign promises.)

This campaign season reminds me of Gideon and God telling him to cull his army down so the people would know who was in control.

118 posted on 01/27/2008 1:23:05 AM PST by Just mythoughts (Isa.3:4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.)
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To: Just mythoughts

McCain is better then Willard on many levels.


119 posted on 01/27/2008 1:34:25 AM PST by Little_GTO
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To: Little_GTO
McCain is better then Willard on many levels.

McCain trashing and preening like a NBC peacock over 'his' destruction of Rummy is worse than anything any of the liberals have done or said. McCain (and yes I know he was a POW) will never get my vote, I expect such trash out of the Clintons, Inc., but it is not acceptable out of a supposed conservative. Nothing Christian about what McCain has done and Huckabee appears willing to drink from that seductive cup. See getting Rummy was/is another of McCain obsessive acts to pay back GWBush for winning election 2000.

This is what did it for me with McCain, although I could link you and list for you a long laundry list of his other contemptuous acts.

120 posted on 01/27/2008 1:42:10 AM PST by Just mythoughts (Isa.3:4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.)
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