Lagging In Fundraising And Begging For Applause

Fred Thompson's campaign got off to a rocky start this week with a mediocre fundraising report and a lackluster reception from an Iowa audience.

Dan Morain of The Los Angeles Times reports:

In an indication that his presidential campaign is off to a slow start financially, Republican Fred Thompson raised $8 million in the third quarter of 2007, which included his first month as a declared candidate.

Combined with the money he raised while he considered joining the race, Thompson has gathered $11.5 million for the year, putting him a distant fourth in the GOP money race behind Mitt Romney, Rudolph W. Giuliani and Sen. John McCain.

And the AP notes:

Speaking Monday to about 250 people in Marshalltown, Thompson had to point out that he was finished and it was OK for people to applaud.

"At least I got some applause," he said. "I had to ask for it."

In Cedar Falls, a country singer got the crowd rocking and clapping, but the room cooled as Thompson spoke.

"He's a good communicator, but I'm still looking," said Brad Niemeyer, of Fort Dodge.

Comments

[revko]

Begging for apple sauce?

[consrevil]

Apparently he put them to sleep.

[OckhamsElectricRazor]

Hey, get Jeri to take it off. The country will grow!

[smartstuart]

This Dogface loser must be the kind of guy Chimpy was referring to when he once again took a cheap shot at "Hollywood Values"!!!

[JimLarkin]

people like thompson compelled me to move away from tennessee seeking a more advanced society... coastal mississippi is quite lovely this time of year

[ZingoBonMot]

Uninspiring Candidate = Uninspired Supporters.

[nevergiveup]

Flintstone Fred is FAKE. He's just raising money to buy his wife yet another set of boobs!

No more actors, no more Bushes and no more Clintons for president.

[rikki52b]

Good God the man is a walking cadaver

[pkohan]

Has anoyne seen Fed Thompson's role in "Looking For Comedy in the Muslim World," starring Albert Brooks.

I would think that someone would have done some kind of video mash-up on Thompson's scene in this movie, or made hay that he was involved in a movie that in some ways takes swipes at the current administration's efforts at Muslim outreach.

[WretchedEtcher]

Yikes...an­other lazy know-nothing.

If he does get the nomination, better keep close tabs on who is VP is.

[NotGuilty]

I wonder how Fred's wife/grandaughter thinks about his impotence?

[Beelzebul]

George W. Bush TV ad on behalf of all Republican presidential candidates to start running on or about August 1, 2008. Over and over and over again.


Very credible intelligence from multiple sources indicates that al-Qaeda plans to attempt an attack on the United States in the next few months. 9-11. This disturbing intelligence indicates al-Qaeda’s specific intention to hit the United States hard....re­al hard. 9-11. An al-Qaeda spokesman announced that 99 percent of the arrangements for an attack in the United States were complete. 9-11.

Those living in the south should be on the look out for booby-trapped beer coolers, as well as plastic-foam containers being used as coffee tables in trailers, inner tubes hanging in a tree, and funny looking stills. 9-11.

Here are photos of eight Iraqizoid terrorist suspects Americans should be on the lookout for. 9-11. They all pose a clear and present danger to America. 9-11. They all should be considered armed, dangerous, and haters of our freedom. 9-11.

The color-coded threat level has been raised to (((RED))) 9-11 and we anticipate it to remain at that level until November 9, 2008.

Thank you and please keep your childrens safe.

Your 9-11 Commander Guy,

George W. Bush

[ZingoBonMot]

LOL!

[CitizenoftheEmpire]

All EXCEPT Ron Paul.

[JoJoGunner]

Rootie says he's the only Repub who can beat Hillary. Rootie is the only pro-choice Repub 1st rank candidate. Does this mean the Repubs have abandoned their committment to the 'unborn' because they think the country is pro-choice? Or is Rootie merely out to lunch?

[Firaxis]

Ann Coulter's sub title should be "You can't fix stupid". You fit right in with that one.

I will type very slowly for you. Conservatives want to beat Hillary. Conservatives want to defeat Ismlamo Fascism. Only Rudy can do both.

OK?

"If liberals were smart, they'd be conservati­ves."

[delhoghe]

And who'll beat the conservati­ves?......­....Jesus

[Thalia]

And yet, you cons hate liberals because they're intellectuals and you love Bush because he leads from his gut.

Once again, your argument defies not only logic, but your own positions.

[tonyrich]

Yea, and can he marry another trophy wife after he get in the White House. Oh, and he can call her on the phone and talk sweet nothings while Benliden attacks us. If Conservatives had a brain they would believe the Neo con scare tactics. What happened to believing we wer strong and not scared of a third rate group.

[ZingoBonMot]

If conservatives were smart, they'd BE conservatives and NOT neocon poseurs.

[JohnJames]

Republican Politicians care as much about the "unborn" as they care about Iraqi children being blown to bits. That goes for a lot of the more ostentatious Christians as well. Ever notice that the same people who supposedly weep over fetuses tend to find animal cruelty a laughing matter?

[HumeSkeptic]

Reagan, Thompson, who do the Republicans have in mind for 2012? Tutankhamen?

[kenlog]

He's my FAVORITE honky...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ygFRnUAkxc

(Funky Tut.)

[delhoghe]

The story behind the picture.
AP REPORTER:"Mr Thompson it seems as though Rudy Giuliani has opened up a rather WIDE lead in the presidential primary due to large contributions from BIG name doners."
FRED:Well how BIG is BIG, I'll tell you how BIG BIG is, it's this BIG.And how WIDE is WIDE, I'll tell you how WIDE WIDE is, it's this WIDE.And how WIDE does something have to be to swallow something this BIG? THIS wide!

[HumeSkeptic]

Freddie should marry Nancy Reagan. And donate his current wife to a College Republican - in exchange for a donation to his campaign.

[MI6troll]

College Republicans prefer to blow sleeping men.

[HumeSkeptic]

Well! They would still have Thompson available for that exercise.

[HumeSkeptic]

Thompson could pick " voodoo economics" Papa Bush as his running mate. That would complete the picture.

It's time for another Reagan revolution. Trees are causing Global Warming, and greed seems to be going out of style again.

And children are not consuming enough ketchup.

Oh! And Ortega is back at the helm in Nicaragua, planning to invade the U.S.