Fred Karger, 2012 GOP Presidential Candidate You Haven't Heard Of

Portsmouth Patch:

Fred Karger doesn't mind if New Hampshire voters don't know him as well as the seven other Republican Presidential candidates who will participate in Monday's first GOP debate.

He proudly wears a sticker that reads, "Fred Who?" as he finds other ways to make his case to voters here and across the country that he is a viable candidate. But Karger could not hide his disappointment that like former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, he was not invited to participate in Monday's first GOP debate at St. Anselm College.

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Comments

[Claireify]

07:10 PM on 06/15/2011

Anyone here over 50? If so, do you remember Jimmy Carter's campaign with the media-initiated slogan of "Jimmy Who?" Recycled idea except Jimmy had lust in his heart for women. That said, good for Karger for putting it out there. Nice distraction even though he is longer than a long shot.

[Adrianes Streisand]

09:54 AM on 06/13/2011

Who it is? The Republican? haha Nothing concret.

[Tim The Enchanter]

09:21 AM on 06/13/2011

One of the key reasons to have smaller candidates is to create a more even playing field.

Usually, it's the two front runners and one throw away candidate and then the press declares a winner and that guy gets everyone behind him and it's pretty much over.

We need the press to start to do its job and cover all the option, not just the hand-picked ones.

[Frank Cataldi]

08:30 AM on 06/13/2011

Another Republican nobody announcing a run for President within the Republican Party.

[exclintonsupporter]

07:51 AM on 06/13/2011

If Fred were invited to the debate...then the rest of them could not discuss their "FAKE" family values as openly!!!

[exclintonsupporter]

07:48 AM on 06/13/2011

Fred...I respect the fact that you are gay...what I can't repect or understand is --- why would a gay person be a Republican also? It is NO surprise that you were not invited to participate in the debate...the Republicans are a little behind the times...they are just now allowing people of color to sit on the stage with them...it's going to be awhile, if ever, that they welcome gays with open arms....do yourself a favor...switch parties...or at least become an Independent!!!

[Passenger57]

07:17 AM on 06/13/2011

I find it ironic that the headline is that he's a 'little-known' candidate-and the story is currently at the BOTTOM of the HP page. Poor Freddy...!

[deepfreezevideo]

05:52 AM on 06/13/2011

A gay Republican...talk about rolling a boulder up a hill.

[TheReturn]

02:29 AM on 06/13/2011

"FREDDY Karger" is back!
Don't go asleep!

[Tim The Enchanter]

01:53 AM on 06/13/2011

It's also disheartening that an institution of higher learning would leave out a large chunk of the discussion to focus on the conventional.

[Tim The Enchanter]

01:52 AM on 06/13/2011

If Johnson and Karger aren't invited, I won't waste my time watching it. What would be the point? It will all be quite predictable without them.

[kyleewonder]

08:16 AM on 06/13/2011

Yeah, I saw an interview with johnson, he seems like a level headed man, but he wasn't invited to the debate, I guess he is not extreme enough and he actually wants to look at the issues instead of point fingers, sad thing, this debate, I am not interested in watching it.

[atodcunningham]

12:31 AM on 06/13/2011

Has CNN explained why he wasn't invited? I'd love to hear why.

[dubbleplusgood]

12:23 AM on 06/13/2011

Fred from Whoville... zzz... Wake me if Cindy-Lou decides to run.

[btdenver]

12:09 AM on 06/13/2011

"The" Little-Known GOP Candidate?

Aren't there at least four of those.

[Enroh Mot]

12:02 AM on 06/13/2011

Fred Flintstone, the Fundamentalists like him because he lived with Dinosaurs.