Well, you guys have done it again.
Our Blogburst for Fred is once again rolling like a juggernaut, raising gobs of cash for Fred’s run for the gold in South Carolina.
We flew by the original goal of $540,000 around 24 hours ago and have just kept going, aided by Fred’s remarkable performance in the debate last night. As of 2:30 central time, the total is at $710,000, climbing toward a revised goal made by the campaign this morning of $750,000.
If successful, we will have helped the campaign raise $330,000 in less than 48 hours.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the more than 100 donors who have given nearly $9,000 through this website over the last two blogbursts. I am proud that you have been so generous in your support of Fred’s campaign.
For those of you who haven’t yet given, did you see the debate last night? Conservatives have a candidate they can call their own without feeling uneasy or unsure about him. And judging by the crowds Fred is pulling in today, I sense a groundswell building that, if the campaign can take advantage of it, will propel Fred into contention in South Carolina very quickly.
What are you waiting for? Help Fred Thompson win in South Carolina by donating right now. It’s easy. And I guarantee you’ll feel good afterwards.
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4:42 pm
It is absolutely amazing that it is almost a year away from a presidential election, and for some reason so many supposedly conservative voters, people who purportedly think critically, have seemingly because of political pundits and news commentators decided first that Senator Thompson was lazy, and upon this erroneous characterization being vitiated by his 50 city bus tour, and better than predicted performance in Iowa, beating Senator McCain, not to mention his successful legal, polictical, and acting careers, that now, after his obviously winning debate performance in South Carolina, it is too late. This is remarkable reasoning. Why is it too late? Who says so? How many Americans have voted yet?
There have been 3 primaries to date: Iowa; New Hampshire; and Wyoming. Senator Thompson finished 3rd in one, second in one, and made a strategic decision not to compete in the other, that is, New Hampshire. Strategic decisions not to compete in certain states during primaries is most reasonable.
This commment continues here:
http://sheetanchor.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/too-late/
5:25 pm
Thanks, Rick, for all you are doing to support Fred Thompson. I believe in Fred, and your enthusiasm encouraged me to donate again.
6:33 pm
Well said Sheet Anchor!
Along those lines: “If you’re not careful the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” (Malcolm X)
And great fundraising Rick
I will not let The Poll do my voting for me.
7:21 pm
Rick, any comment on Joe Scarborough’s ridiculous claim that Fred was acting as a “stalking horse” for McCain last night? It’s one of the scuzziest attempts to sabotage two campaigns at once I’ve seen in awhile.
7:28 pm
And the story now is that Fred is “too late”. Captainsquartersblog has results of a “CNN poll” claiming that registered Rupblicans support McCain with 34%
of vote, followed by Huckabee with 21 and Guliani with 18%. McCain also generates the highest amount of enthusiam with 31%.
Would someone explain to me why conservatives would prefer the RINO McCain like that?
That recent editorial cartoon highlighted over at the corner put it into sharp focus to me just what a liberal the Az. senator is. And that’s not even mentioning his stance on Global Warming.