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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 02:26 PM
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BREAKING: Fred is Dead (CNN)
Edited on Tue Jan-22-08 02:29 PM by HughMoran
Just heard...

(that is, Fred Thompson has dropped out of the race)
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 02:27 PM
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1. He's packing his aqua velva and going home! nt
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 02:28 PM
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2. Or better - to the home...
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rox63 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 02:29 PM
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3. Tweety will be crushed
Poor widdle Tweety... :cry: :eyes:
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 02:31 PM
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5. HAH!
Poor Tweety :nopity:
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JackORoses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 02:31 PM
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4. Drop-Dead Fred?
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tandot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 02:55 PM
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6. He was awake long enough to make a statement?
I bet he is now ready for a long nap to recover from all of the effort it took to make that announcement.
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 03:06 PM
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7. Fred
Off his lazy ass goes into the wild blue yonder...
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 03:09 PM
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8. Link to Story on ABC
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4160024&page=1

"Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States," read a statement Thompson released Tuesday afternoon.

"I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people."

:puffpiece:
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CK_John Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 03:11 PM
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9. Law and order has just left the building. n/t
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 05:45 PM
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14. (nobody notices)
:rofl:
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 03:17 PM
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10. How can you tell?
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 03:32 PM
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11. :o) Maybe it's the bus to nowhere? :o)

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BootinUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 03:45 PM
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12. I think Fred would make a good Dr. Seuss character
Look at Fred go....

To Sleep


Look at Fred eat!


Look at Fred ask for applause.

Look at Fred

Rest in Peace.
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 03:54 PM
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13. Look at Fred. Drive into the sunset -->
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zulchzulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 05:49 PM
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15. Holy Crapperinis!
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 05:50 PM
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16. I thought he actually dropped dead too,,,
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 05:50 PM
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17. Hasn't he been dead for 10 years?


BRAINS!
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 06:04 PM
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18. 10-20
...nobody is really sure :rofl:
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