{"id":4313,"date":"2008-01-06T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-06T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/a-very-festy-thompson-on-today.html"},"modified":"2008-01-06T17:02:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-06T17:02:00","slug":"a-very-festy-thompson-on-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/a-very-festy-thompson-on-today.html","title":{"rendered":"A very festy Thompson on Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doesn&#8217;t the MSM get it that a candidate would be stupid to say that they plan to exist the race in the near future? How would they raise any money? Would you give money to Thompson knowing that he plans to leave the race after SC? Why bother?<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object height=\"373\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/95Qye8iryco&amp;rel=1&amp;border=1\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/95Qye8iryco&amp;rel=1&amp;border=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" height=\"373\" width=\"425\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/fredfile.fred08.com\/blog\/2008\/video-fred-thompson-on-today-010608\/\">via<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doesn&#8217;t the MSM get it that a candidate would be stupid to say that they plan to exist the race in the near future? How would they raise any money? Would you give money to Thompson knowing that he plans to leave the race after SC? Why bother? 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