THIS GUY? Wats To Run For President???

[leftchick]

:rofl:



Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson speaks at the White House in this 2001 file photo. Thompson said Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006 that he intends to form a committee to explore a possible run for the White House in 2008. (AP Photos/J. Scott Applewhite, FILE)

:rofl:


But then again, I laughed when bush ran too......

:freak:

[On the Road]

1. You Never Know...

With Giuliani and McCain as two of the leading candidates, the GOP base may be looking for someone with TT's outlook on the world.

[Drifter]

19. My apologies to Frank ...

Burns. This guy is the real ferret face.

Cheers
Drifter

[ClassWarrior]

2. That's him, Bumpkin the Clown.

My former governor. :puke:

NGU.

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. You have to wonder

what do these people see when they look in the mirror in the morning?

[Virginia Dare]

4. oh puhleeze....

I agree, I love the scene in the movie Back to the Future where Marty tells Doc Brown that Ronald Reagan is President in 1985....:rofl:

[LittleClarkie]

5. Enjoy "Tax and Spend" Tommy. He's a RINO.

He was hard to get rid of as governor, because he rode a Harley and was outspoken. Apparently we like that here.

But when he doesn't have a Staypuft Marshmellow Man look on his face, he often looks to me like he's about to burp. Kind of like Bill O'Reilly.

[Pharaoh]

6. GEEZ!!! Scary!

My former Governor,

Doesn't have a grey hair on his head!

Isn't it amazing how many elderly politicians have absolutely no grey hair these days!:rofl:

[originalpckelly]

7. Evolution works in reverse at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. (nt)

[AlCzervik]

8. Someone here a long time ago posted one of the funniest captions

under his picture, it must go back 2 years, anyhow it was a pic of him at a press conference and he was pointing at a reporter and the caption read--"shoe polish, next question" i swear to god i still laugh at that every time i see his picture.

[JeremyWestenn]

9. Good Gods...

That is an awful photo. Have mercy.

- Jeremy

[Bluebear]

10. Very Presidential looking!

:spray:

[baby_mouse]

11. Think of the toons...nt

[Kerrytravelers]

12. So, it's come down to a race between examples of the Missing Link.

What choices the rethugs have. :rofl:

[arewenotdemo]

13. Sweet Jeezus

[Leopolds Ghost]

Caption: "She has huge... tracts of land." n/t

[tulsakatz]

14. what's up with these guys forming committees?

it's probably a good idea to determine if they have enough support but I don't remember hearing so many people forming committees before.......

[The Straight Story]

15. It's DROOPY!

[Forrest Greene]

21. Sorry, Droopy Is

...former "View" panelist Star Jones.

[TheCowsCameHome]

16. ..........."So this guy jumps up on the stage and steals my rubber nose"

[SmokingJacket]

17. Who photoshopped the poor guy's ears?? nt

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

18. Reminds me of Jerry Mahoney's sidekick, Knucklehead

of the old Paul Winchell/Jerry Mahoney show. Knucklehead Smiff is the ventriloquist dummy on the right:

[EvolveOrConvolve]

20. Hey Tommy

Before you run for president, maybe you should comb your fucking hair. Jeezus, at least TRY to look presidential.

[Little Wing]

22. I once had a Baby Ruth that was THIS Big!

[CarbonDate]

23. Oh, this is going to be fun.

So *that's* why he didn't run against Kohl this year... he has his eye on the big prize.

Yeah, he seems laughable, but remember, he was governor of Wisconsin for 14 years... that includes three election cycles where Wisconsin went for the Democratic candidate for President and eight years in which Wisconsin had two Democratic senators and a Democratic Attorney General (now governor).

He has 14 years experience as governor and served for four years as Secretary of Health and Human Services under Bush. He's not tied to the Iraq fiasco and he may have gotten out in time to avoid being tarred with Katrina.

In other words, this guy knows how to win, and he could potentially flip a crucial swing state that has gone our way in recent years (Wisconsin).

Do NOT under-estimate him.

[rock]

24. "I laughed when bush ran too"

bush* running was a joke. Unfortunately it was on us. Of course now, everybody realizes it (whether they admit it or not).

[Dinger]

25. Cripes, He Wouldn't Even Win Wisconsin

He's not well-liked here. What a goddamned hayseed!:rofl:

[provis99]

26. thompson, the lamar alexander of the North

[SoCalDem]

27. Separated at birth?

[0rganism]

28. Don't be too quick to dismiss him

1) He's a governor, governors run strong in presidential races

2) He's a Republican, which means if he wins the nom he'll have a serious wad of cash

3) The conservative media would spin a ham sandwich into a war hero if the sandwich were the GOP candidate

True, his goofy looks and northern origins would be liabilities for today's GOP, but all that means right now is he probably won't win the primary.