Why do the news outlets insist that Hillary Clinton won the Nevada caucus? She won the popular vote but Obama gained more delegates in Nevada. That should mean that Obama won the Nevada caucus. That’s the way the electoral process works. Anyone remember the last election between Bush and Gore? Gore won the popular vote but Bush won the delegate-based electoral vote.

Ken Pastor
Henderson, NV

“Thompson’s S.C. Farewell”?? How much more blatant can Fox News become in their disdain for America’s conservatives than the title of this introduction to Thompson’s speech in S.C.?

With it’s tagline “It can be painful to watch candidates make concessions speeches after a do or die situation.” screaming that anyone who supports the only REAL Republican in this race has no choice but to admit defeat, Carl Cameron (or his “handlers”) misleads as surely as the Rather Biased CBS and the rest of the media pinheads we’ve all come to know and love.

No matter what your OPINION is of this speech by Thompson, nor how much you may wish it to be so, he did NOT concede after his third-place finish in S.C.!!

The statement “Fredheads need and deserve to know what’s going on.”, rings hollow in its attempt to portray empathy and true concern for those who hold out hope for a return to conservative common sense.

REAL news for you, Cameron and the rest of the Fox team of disinformation peddlers. “Fredheads” DO know “what’s going on.” And it doesn’t bode well for ANY semblance of honesty in the media coverage of the rest of this presidential campaign.

So where IS the comment I just posted???

In your dreams FNC.

I am a big fan of Fox News, but now I am rethinking that. Fox News shares some of the blame if Sneator Thompson leaves the race. Fox News along with the drive by media has done a disservice to Fred Thompson. Fox has never given him a chance, and when they have ever mentioned him, it has mostly been in a negative way. This lack of coverage and negative coverage has caused people to feel like Thompson can’t win, so they won’t vote for him.It seems that Fox wants or believes that only certain candidates can win. Fox News has not been “fair and balanced” in this election. Maybe it is true, that the President of Fox News is biased toward Rudy Guiliani and doesn’t want Fred Thompson to do well. He knows that Thompson would beat Guiliani and is the best bet for a Republican win in 2008. Rudy has not placed well in any of the primaries, but still gets coverage and no one is constantly saying he should drop out. If McCain, Huckabee or Guiliani get the nomination, it will destroy the Republican Party and the Democrats will win because alot of true conservatives will not vote for either of them. The drive by media also knows that Fred Thompson will beat any of the Democrats for President and they don’t want that. That is why they also will not give him coverage or when they do it is also negative. It is sad when CNN is more fair to Thmpson than Fox. Fox even cut off Fred’s speech last night because he didn’t concede like the pundits thought he would. Fox blamed it on mic problems, although there was only one mic and the sound only went down for few seconds. CNN covered it in it’s entirety.You cannot base your opinions on the recent primaries. They were open primaries and you know yourself that the Democrats voted to skew the results. That is apparent in the exit polling. They are afraid of Thompson and want McCain or Huckabee, because they know they will lose. When we get to the closed primaries it will be a different story. This is not to say that Fred or his campaign have not made mistakes, they have, but his support is growing where others are losing support or it has evened off. I think another week or so in South Carolina would have made a big difference. I wish you would stop wondering when Fred Thompson will concede and wait to see if it happens. I hope he won’t and he still has alot of support from the Fred Heads and Talk Radio. He can still win. Alot of presidents lost the early primaries, but won the nominee. The winner in South Carolina used to be considered the person who will be the nominee, not anymore. Their primary is early and there are still alot to go. True Conservatives will not vote for McCain or Huckabee and that will be proven in the upcoming primaries. The South will rise for Fred Thompson!
GO FRED GO! Fred08′
Darrell Crosen

I am sorry,but that was not a concession speech.
Knowing Senator Thompson straight forward way of saying things,that was not a concession speech.It was the speech of a candidate thanking his supporters and worrying about his mother who is in the hospital.
I am sure that FauxNews,ABC and Clinton News Network would be happy to hear a concession speech,but I am positive Senator Thompson will not quit now.We have plenty of fight left in each of us FredHeads. There are plenty of states to compete in.
Don’t foget that Reagan lost 11 primaries before winning the nomination
We are not done by a long shot.We are just getting started

Fred did not give a farewell speech. Where is your fair and balanced reporting? Faux News has been giving Fred negative spin for many months; shameful. It is apparent your news team has decided that the candidate will be Romney or McCain, knowing full well they are not Conservative or Republican, therefore, we will have a Democrat in the White House to pave the way to a socialistic society.

Fred is the only true Conservative Republican and a true public servant, who does indeed have many supporters. The major media networks are spinning in the direction of their preferences in this election. This election is NOT over and Fred can win if given the opportunity by the media to get his message to the masses.

I will continue to support and vote for Fred in November, 2008. This country is at a crossroads and needs the type of leadership that only Fred Thompson can provide; a talent only given by God.

Why should he drop out? All I hear from the MSM is that the GOP race is far from decided. Even after last night, different networks were having a hard time deciding who was the proverbial “front-runner” in the GOP race. He should continue to fight for his ideas, values, and beliefs as long as he can… all the way to the convention. The media set Thompson’s bar extremely high last Summer and then proceeded to cut him off at the knees at every turn, including FOX. He has been criticized for entering the race too late, but is that what we have come to in this country? Just because you are not the first in line you are automatically disqualified? What’s wrong with electing the most qualified and capable person, no matter when they enter the race? Fred Thompson is a man of principle and conviction and I for one hope that he will continue to advance his conservative ideas and vision throughout this race. He is a conservative of substance, someone who thinks before he speaks. This election cycle needs Fred Thompson. This country needs Fred Thompson, no matter what FOX and “Campaign Carl” think. Stay in the race Fred… we need you!

I don’t believe that it was a concession speech. Maybe instead of trying to push him out of the campaign, maybe you should actually look at what happened last night. Thompson beat Romney by the same margin as McCain beat Huckabee. I think that works in his favor. Also, we have only just begun the primary process. Let’s wait to see what happens through February and beyond before we ask people to get out.

Fred Thompson 08!

Why should Fred quit now? I understand that Regan lost 11 primaries before beginning to win.
Is that true???

Ever wonder why the comments here have dried up? Maybe it has something to do with your coverage? There are only so many times that one can express outrage before moving on to another site. C’mon Carl. At least admit your biases in your reports.

I was one of those who couldn’t wait for Fred Thompson to come into the race. Yes! A true conservative, I thought. But…after watching his lackluster responses, his dazed looks when asked a question, his lack of ability to finish a complete thought coherently, his tired demeanor, I wasn’t impressed enough to support him. But I have to say this: if he had come out fighting, as he did Saturday night, with his thoughts streaming well, timing perfect, thoughts concise, I would have supported him in a South Carolina minute.

It’s time for Fred to move on, to get out. He obviously skewed the results in South Carolina, forcing the conservatives to choose between him and Mike Huckabee. And the winner of this debacle? McCain, who isn’t a true conservative.

Fred finished like you thought he would and at the time you said to “Be Strong.” What has happened between now and then. the speech? I thought the speech was brilliant and an excellent reminder of what a true conservative sounds like.

I’ve lost all respect for FoxNews… Fair & Balanced is b.s. – that includes you Cameron. You all are no better than the rest of the MSM pushing your own agendas and insulting our intelligence. All of you disgust me treating this like some ball game or horse race.

This is serious business, with serious issues, and only one man is talking serious about the future of our country and the leadership required. Only one honorable man guided by the principles that came from our founding documents with command of the issues and the Constitution to offer wisdom and solutions that are thoughtful and visionary.

Obviously he’s not your guy or Fox’s guy Guiliani who has no original thoughts.

Let me tell you something – we conservatives WILL NOT SUPPORT McCain or any other RINO. We will NOT! The election is as good as lost if this man and his ilk are allowed to high-jack our conservative party. It’s time folks started to wake up and see what is going on. The media (including FOXNEWS) is pumping the RINOs. AGAIN, we will not support this man, or his policies – they are despicable.

Gee Cameron I missed the part where Fred said he was done! I thought you of all people was honest! Guess I was wrong. Your just as dishonest on your title as the whole Foxnews team has been thoughtout all of these campaigns.

I would appreciate it, if the media – FOX News and others too, would STOP putting your SPIN on happenings in the primary elections. For Fox to say that Fred Thompson should step out of the race, or that he will be stepping out of the race is irresponsible and biased. Fox always brags about being “Fair and Balanced” – what is fair and balanced about predicting what a candidate will do in the upcoming days. This is not responsible journalism, it is a cheap attempt to influence the election. The media has become absolutely shameless and each election it gets worse. Even after the New Hampshire primary when ALL of the news “forecasters” had egg on their face, they STILL keep on trying to predict what a candidate will do and how the voters will vote. How about let’s just wait and see what happens on any given day and THEN show up and report on it – and stay neutral, which is what journalists are supposed to do!!

Please let the voters VOTE and DECIDE and then you report on it – AFTER it happens.

I too have been a fan of Fox, but in the last few weeks I am starting to realize they are just all of the other media machines out there. Fox always brags about being “Fair and Balanced”. What is fair and balanced about predicting that Fred Thompson will and should be stepping out of the race in the next few days. Why don’t you let Fred Thompson announce that himself and THEN you report on it. I mean, isn’t that Fox’s big motto?? “We Report, You Decide??” Why don’t you let the candidates and the voters decide and then you come along after the fact and report. Quit trying to predict what will happen and influence the election process. Step back and be responsible journalists and attempt to regain some respect from your viewers. Until then, I’ll be listening to CNN and the networks. What’s the difference anyway?? There isn’t one!

Hmm, I didn’t hear Fred say anything even remotely close to “farewell.” Not goodbye, so long, farewell, I’m outta here, adios, I give up, it’s over, I quit — none of those or anything close. Until you hear Fred actually say one of those things, you need to clean up your slanted reporting and misleading headlines. It could be that you, along with all of the other news outlets, were just tricked into giving him several minutes for a free campaign speech. Too bad that your network cut away while CNN carried it all (I’m watching CNN instead of Fox these days completely due to the anti-Fred bias — something I thought I’d never do).

I will be very upset if Fred Thompson gets out of the race for President. I am from Ohio and just started to support Fred Thompson. He is the only real conservative candidate. I was a Huckabee supporter until I started hearing more about Thompson and realized that he is a real conservative and has been for a long time. I do not want a compassionate conservative. I want a real conservative that will fight for all my rights.

Fred, I pray that you stay in the race so that those of us in Ohio have someone we can count on to be our next President. I found this on a blog. This is the reason he needs to stay in.

“Here is another reason for Fred to stay in through the convention. In the election of 1860 the candidate that was fourth (fyi that’s worse than third) in delegate count became the nominee. He only won one state going into the convention, his own home state. He won at the convention because he was the only candidate that was acceptable to all the wings of the party. That candidate was Abraham Lincoln.”

I have heard Thompson say that it is his duty to be in this race. He is right!! I hope that those around him encourage him to continue. Otherwise a lot of conservatives might just stay home and we will be real trouble then.

In 2006, a lot of conservatives stayed home because they did not feel like there was someone they could vote for. If Fred drops out we are in that boat again.

I’ve lost all respect for FoxNews… Fair & Balanced you’re not – that includes you Cameron. You all are no better than the rest of the MSM pushing your own agendas and insulting our intelligence. All of you disgust me treating this like some ball game or horse race.

This is serious business, with serious issues, and only one man is talking serious about the future of our country and the leadership required. Only one honorable man guided by the principles that came from our founding documents with command of the issues and the Constitution to offer wisdom and solutions that are thoughtful and visionary.

He doesn’t play your games, so you spite him. How dare you make such a proclamation. You and the rest of your kind owe this man some respect.

Obviously he’s not your guy or Fox’s guy Guiliani who has no original thoughts. Huckabee plays dirty politics with his smear campaigns and hides behind a cross. McCain is a liar and will sell us out again on immigration. I will never vote for any of these guys because I will not abandon my principles and I will stand on my convictions. This election is much more than choosing a president, much more than Fred Thompson or his supporters; we are fighting for the future of our country and the direction that only Thompson can lead us in with dignity, integrity, and decency.

So keep your games, your sound bites, and your so-called analysis to yourself. You’re doing no one any favors.

Cameron, we like you, but you and the “news” reporters seem to always have this way of sensationalizing, speculating, and maybe striving for the next fill-in for the editorial hosts like Bill, Sean, Alan, and Britt and crew.

The way your staff and the rest of the “media in power” color stories and prognosticate is not the news reporting or integrity you learned in journalism school.

‘Longing for the days when the predecessor to Fox labeled commentary and news. The sensationalizing of Shepherd and the rest may be what your industry says sells, but it is not what we in the market want or appreciate. It all makes the newest Fox slogan sickening, “We report, you decide.” It seems as you always decide for us what will happen and thus what we should think.

‘Sorry to sound confrontational and only meaning to be forthright. Best wishes.

I’ve lost all respect for FoxNews… Fair & Balanced you’re not – that includes you. You all are no better than the rest of the MSM pushing your own agendas and insulting our intelligence. All of you disgust me treating this like some ball game or horse race.

This is serious business, with serious issues, and only one man is talking serious about the future of our country and the leadership required. Only one honorable man guided by the principles that came from our founding documents with command of the issues and the Constitution to offer wisdom and solutions that are thoughtful and visionary.

He doesn’t play your games, so you spite him. How dare you make such a proclamation. You and the rest of your kind owe this man some respect.

Obviously he’s not your guy or Fox’s guy Guiliani who has no original thoughts. Huckabee plays dirty politics with his smear campaigns and hides behind a cross. McCain is a liar and will sell us out again on immigration. I will never vote for any of these guys because I will not abandon my principles and I will stand on my convictions. This election is much more than choosing a president, much more than Fred Thompson or his supporters; we are fighting for the future of our country and the direction that only Thompson can lead us in with dignity, integrity, and decency.

So keep your games, your sound bites, and your so-called analysis to yourself. You’re doing no one any favors.

Cameron, we like you, but you and the “news” reporters seem to always have this way of sensationalizing, speculating, and maybe striving for the next fill-in for the editorial hosts like Bill, Sean, Alan, and Britt and crew.

The way your staff and the rest of the “media in power” color stories and prognosticate is not the news reporting or integrity you learned in journalism school.

‘Longing for the days when the predecessor to Fox labeled commentary and news. The sensationalizing of Shepherd and the rest may be what your industry says sells, but it is not what we in the market want or appreciate. It all makes the newest Fox slogan sickening, “We report, you decide.” It seems as you always decide for us what will happen and thus what we should think.
http://cameron.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/01/20/thompsons-sc-farewell/

‘Sorry to sound confrontational and only meaning to be forthright. Best wishes.

DITTO to all of the above, Fox Cable News has done a disservice to Senator Thompson. They have not been “Fair and Balanced” lately, at least, not where Senator Thompson is concerned.I have not heard them talk negatively of John Edwards who came in third in Nevada with their statements that he can’t win and should throw the towel in. But they sure have piled on Senator Thompson. They ought to be ashamed!

Note: I think it was brilliant of Senator Thompson to tell the news media he had an announcement to make last evening. Foaming at the mouth, all the pundits thought he would throw in the towel. Instead he got a few minutes of free air time to show the Republican Party and ultimately many Americans, that he is not in this race for himself, but, in fact, to let people see nationwide that he is the ONLY TRUE CONSERVATIVE in this race. What the Fox “deadheads” don’t seem to get is, it’s not that there is no fire in Senator Thompson’s belly, it’s just that overwhelmingly that fire is in his heart. He has a desire to serve, not be served…something the other candidates can’t hold a candle to.

Well Carl, you’ve earned your bonus from McCain. You’ve done his bidding. You’ve bashed Thompson at every opportunity. Has he promised you the position of Press Secretary if elected? You and Faux News have earned my award for the most biased political coverage. Hey, you beat out CNN, CBS, NBC, don’t you feel proud? Your attacks on Thompson have been above despicable. I’ve been a Fox fan for many years, but this has been the proverbial straw that broke the camels back. You and your station seem to have forgotten what your slogan was “FAIR and BALANCED”. It has now become “UN-FAIR by the UN-BALANCED.

Wow, Carl seems to know more than we do, imagine that,lol.
You Fredheads think you are getting screwed? Imagine being a Ron Paul supporter, they are getting the shaft 10x worse than you are. Fox, or Faux news, is nothing more than a long arm tool of the current white house telling us what they think we should know.

Goodbye Fox News,

It has been a great few years. I defended you to my liberal friends but it now is quite clear that they were correct. You have an agenda and you pursue more aggressively than any of the other news outlets with the possible exception of the New York Times.

Fox has been claiming Fred would drop out after Iowa, then after NH and now this. Eventually of course you might end up being right after having used your ill gotten sway among conservatives to force either a liberal (McCain), a sure looser (Huckabee), a who was that again (Giuliani) or a pandering flip flopper (Romney) on the country.

Enough is enough. I’ve heard that the FCC is pulling your license and Fox will be going off the air by March and giving your license MSNBC. I’ll be glad to see you go.

Thompson fans, welcome to Fox News. Ron Paul won the Fox debate according to their poll, but was not listed as the winner. Their web site shows “Campaign Carl” (what a joke) dissing Paul during the debate, but doesn’t show Paul’s reply. Fox has been marginalizing Paul, like they are doing Thompson, and should be ashamed. “You Decide”? I don’t think so.

Wow! You folks have done nothing to even resemble “fair and balanced”. Your coverage of this election process has been dismal at best. You have shown so much favoritism to McCain and Huckabee that I’m beginning to believe you should rename FOX News to MSNBC. You both deserve each others misery. I used to be a FOX fan, that has ceased to exist.

Your rendition of Fred Thompson’s speech, colorless, and then fading to an empty room with a flag draped on a chair was severly disrespectful. You have no clue what he intends to do, so don’t try to pursuade the rest of the country that he’s done. Maybe if you were fair and balanced, we, the voting public, might have an election that we can claim was ours, not the MSMs influenced outcome.

I will until my dying days, do whatever it takes to boycott your biased, disrespectful, unfair, unbalanced, pompous, arrogant news broadcasts!

You fall into to same ranks as the “Communist News Network” (CNN).

Good Day!

Fox News, you are dead wrong. Sen. Fred Thompson came in THIRD in the South Carolina GOP Primary on Saturday, January 19, 2008. Check your figures.

And you better be prepared for apologising for all your wrong information and constantly leaving Sen. Thompson out of the news all last week.

Sen. Fred Thompson will go on to the Florida Republican Primary where he intends will campaign to win and then on to become the Republican nominee for President in 2008.

Barbara
Aiken, South Carolina

Fred Thompson 2008!

I agree with what is being said and it is not just because I happen to also be a Thompson reporter. The speech was audible and even when it was clear to the commentators that it could be heard, they chose not to listen in. We likely heard more of Hilary’s thank yous out in the Midwest the other night before FNC cutout than we heard of Thompson actually speak. Yes, I concur that a decision should be announced soon so as to quell the presumptive “he’s down; he’s out” and that FNC is entitled to suggest what it wants to (although like you guys are getting called out for, where is the “fair and balanced?”), but I also find it obnoxious that not only are candidates alleging he took my votes but that FNC is trying to upend and silence a candidate. Winnowing the candidate field should be left for the candidates/campaigns to decide and the voters/delegates to the national conventions, not for the media. Quite frankly, I think most of us hope your presumption proves fallacious much like some of the early polls and past early election assumptions have too.

I agree with what is being said and it is not just because I happen to also be a Thompson supporter. The speech was audible and even when it was clear to the commentators that it could be heard, they chose not to listen in. We likely heard more of Hilary’s thank yous out in the Midwest the other night before FNC cutout than we heard of Thompson actually speak. Yes, I concur that a decision should be announced soon so as to quell the presumptive “he’s down; he’s out” and that FNC is entitled to suggest what it wants to (although like you guys are getting called out for, where is the “fair and balanced?”), but I also find it obnoxious that not only are candidates alleging he took my votes but that FNC is trying to upend and silence a candidate. Winnowing the candidate field should be left for the candidates/campaigns to decide and the voters/delegates to the national conventions, not for the media. Quite frankly, I think most of us hope your presumption proves fallacious much like some of the early polls and past early election assumptions have too. I usually support and commend the work you and your station do, especially in contrast to other network and media outlets, but this time, I admit, the bias was a little more apparent and a little less “fair and balanced” to not only how Democratic and Independent candidates are typically treated, but other Republicans too so I spoke up.

i just get nausea everytime i turn on fox news since the primary coverage started. it is so obvious the media hates fred thompson. whether he stays in or not, he made great accomplishments yesterday in s.c. by preventing huckabee from taking the state. the sad part was just about all the media doubted him and he still pulled it off. fox news needs to give credit where credit is due.

I’m STILL angry about this! “We Report. You Decide”?? How dare you continue to use that slogan? To place this clearly slanted Cameron lead-in on the opening page has lowered FOX “News” to a category beneath what we have so long called the “liberal media”. FOX News owes its success to conservative viewers who for years have trusted this network to tell us what the others won’t. You have betrayed that trust so many times throughout this campaign that the truth can no longer be ignored. This is just the latest example and Fred Thompson’s supporters the most recent recipients of your arrogance as members of the Fourth Estate.

Cameron, I must say I was quite disappointed to read your article regarding Fred Thompson today. It is your job to report the news not speculate and make predictions. Please site a source and report factual information rather than your biased opinions. Are you an opinion columnist or a factual reporter? You have no credibility if you try to be both. I think I am about to give up on Fox News. Your networks coverage has been quite disappointing this election season.

I have always liked Fred Thompson and voted for him twice when I lived in Tennessee. I was glad to see him enter the race, but was very disappointed in his campaign.

I also like Mike Huckabee and lost all admiration for Thompson when he became the “attack dog” assiged to distort Mike’s record and try to derail a true grass roots campaign that was working.

I am confused as to his motive other than to believe that he was acting as a surrogate for the party establishment or the McCain campaign.

Sorry Fred. I agree that it is time for you to go.

Why are you not hounding Paul who has no chance of winning the nomination. Guiliani who has staked everything on Florida and is still behind in the polls, or Edwards who has a snowball’s chance of beating Hillary or Obama, to drop out. They have less of a chance at winning than Fred.

What is it with Fox that they are trying to push Fred out so early in the campaign. Get off his back!! It is very possible that Fred may win the southern states with closed primaries. Independents and democrats gave McCain his wins. What will he do when he has to face only republicans that hate him for his stance on immigration and campaign finance reform. A large part of the republican base has sworn not to go to the polls in Nov. if McCain is the nominee and I am one of them.

As Rush says Fred is the only candidate that is a real conservative.

[...] It’s time to go back home, Fred. You made a run at it. It didn’t happen for you. Head on back to your wife and raise your young family. That’s what’s important. You don’t owe the F’heads anything. You sacrificed quite a bit to make this run, and they just want you to give more. From Cameron’s Corner: Thompson’s SC Farewell” [...]

That is not honest reporting. That is crap. Total crap. Fred did not withdraw, this was not a critical win or go bust situation, you do not control the timetable and I have never given you the right to say what I deserve. I can determine that for myself. Just crap.

Ron Paul’s inaugural speech would be really painful for you. Imagine the access embargo on Fox!

I’m persona non grata at Camper Carl’s blog. Priceless!!!!

Don’t shoot the messenger, people!
Thompson’s political record is as mediocre as his ability to speak extemporaneously (who didn’t notice that he was reading from crib notes at the last debate when he suddenly developed that surprising ’spark’ of intelligibility – clearly a very good actor, but now just as clearly that’s all he is).

He was McCain’s co-chair against Bush in 2000 & they are buds (+Thompson supported McCain-Feingold -what kind of conservatism is that?) – is it really just a coincidence that he decided to hang on in SC (McCain’s known trouble spot) after he said he would drop out if he didn’t do well in Iowa? Who’s really auditioning for VP?

He had a huge opportunity handed to him virtually on a silver platter to unite the GOP’s conservative base & he was either not inclined to put himself out for it or he just really does not have the ability.

“Fredheads need and deserve to know what’s going on.”
Yes, but that hasn’t appeared to be high on his priority list yet so I doubt he’ll change now! I fully expect him to drag things out as long as he can…

It can be painful to watch reporters like Cameron ask such smarmy questions to candidates like ‘are you electable’.

Hell what a travesty asking the only REAL Republican in the race that question!

I hope you let the answer SINK IN.

Fred and Rudy are DONE, and Huckabee ought to be cuz he has NO MONEY.

RP will raise another motherlode of gold and will be able to go the distance.

Please folks have some character and vote for the person who really stands for saving this country.

I think maybe they should bring back the fairness doctrine after all. The coverage on Fred Thompson is a bunch of bull. You guys have backstabbed him ever since his campaign started. I am sick to death of the garbage that’s on your network. Fred Thompson is a great man and you are doing him a great disservice. You should be ashamed of treating the man with such disrespect. It makes me very sad, because he is the true conservative this country needs. Not some crook, phoney preacher, flip flopper, or rambo in the White House. We need a REAL MAN. So if Fred does drop out, hold yourselves accountable and also accountable when we all have to learn Spanish to survive, have to pay higher taxes, when terrorists come knocking at our door, when we can’t get good health care, when Social Security and Medicare are bankrupt, and when our economy is a shambles. Yes, we can all say THANK YOU to you Fox News,MSNBC,CNN,and all the rest for the mess we WILL be in!!

To fox news, it says in your replies not to leave a comment that is defamatory, threatening or libelous. Well, how about your socalled coverage of Fred Thompson. I think he might have a case to get the fairness doctrine back in. It is sad when a good man that would make a great president is bashed unfairly as you have done. I hope you sleep well when this country goes down the tubes, it will be because of you.

Carl, it’ so bloody obvious that you and every other news pundit grew up on a steady diet of MTV where everything has to move fast and entertain you, or you lose concentration. I suppose that’s why you are in the industry. For us poor folks on the outside who have a aspect of realty, life does not move at DSL pace. Please stop making broad sweeping generalizations, wrapped up in guesses.

I’ve been a dedicated Fox News fan for several years but I may be rethinking that. I am immensely disappointed with your lack of coverage of Fred Thompson’s run for the white house. You appear to have a hidden agenda just like any other liberal station. Too bad. You call yourselves “fair and balanced?” Not hardly.

FAIR & BALANCED?
Not if you’re Fred Thompson…..

What a totally misleading and false title. Thompson DID NOT concede. Not by any stretch of the imagination!! You knew that all of Fred’s fans would come here, wondering if there had been another speech.

This is totally beneath the standards of FOX News. At least the old standards of FOX. I am beginning to reevaluate my opinion of FOX. You have not given equal time to all candidates, not even during the debates. And that stupid poll is an insult!!! It is Senator Thompson’’s decision whether or not to continue in the race, not the opinion of any one who happens to come to the site and vote. I mean, really, how many democrats do you think came here to vote against him just to try and discourage his running. What an unreliable poll!!!! Give me a break!! And the poll is STILL in favor of Fred staying in. Sorry FOX, your little ploy to discourage Thompson’s supporters is not working!

Oh, Carl……The dismissive attitude toward those who support Fred Thompson continues to baffle me.
This reminds me of liberal’s contemptuous portayal of talk radio listeners as “mind numbed robots”. Your clumsy attempt at patronizing Fred’s supporters shows contempt for the thoughtfulness and conviction of a significant portion of the Republican electorate. It seems Fox has become a full partner in the “desperation offensive” currently being launched by the Republican establishment. Trying to push the most palatable “populist” is a tactic based in political cowardice and defeatism. People are simply not this dumb……real conservatives are not fooled by RINOS. There are still those of us out here that remember Real Conservative Ideas Win Every Time They’re Tried! Love ya, Carl …… just disappointed with your lack of tact and seriousness on this one.

FAUX NEWS…you have lost me. Your dislike for Fred Thompson, long showing; is shameful.

WHY ARE YOU NOT SUGGESTING THAT RUDY OR RON PAUL LEAVE THE RACE? After all, they have ALWAYS finished behind Fred…

Your station disgusts me now.

I pray that Fred Thompson does not get out of the race. Fox News coverage of Fred’s campaign has been horrendous. It’s like you folks will do anything to ignore or slam him. I originally got a satellite years ago just so I could have the fair & balanced Fox News Channel. I watched it often. Every morning as I was getting ready for work I had the sound up so I could listen to Fox & Friends. Fox News Sunday, John Gibson, Britt Hume, Hannity & Colmes. I even liked your coverage of the 2004 election. However; over the last few months I have become more and more disappointed in Fox News Coverage of the elections. The straw that broke the camels back was when Steve cut Fred Thompson off. He was just down right rude. I will no longer watch Fox News. I will instead watch CNN (At least I KNOW they are a biased organization). Good Luck to you folks – I know you have disappointed many people that may decide to do the same thing I am doing and turn the channel. Instead the Fair & Balanced News choice you are now called FAUX NEWS.

FOX has become just as guilty as the rest of the media in this country of trying to steer the outcome of this election with biased and baseless personal opinions rather than actual news. The media has had it in for Fred Thompson since before he announced his candidacy. His refusal to play by the rules of the media have made the “news” outlets angry or jealous or something, with the result that when they have not been ignoring Thompson’s bid, they have been portraying it in a negative light.

Fred Thompson is a Federalist, a true Conservative, a statesman and a true patriot. Carl Cameron, FOX news and the so called news media in this country all ought to hang thier collective heads in shame at the poor execution of journalism we have been forced to witness these past several months. I hope that Fred Thompson continues to play it straight and wins this thing, if for no other reason than to prove that biased media can not control the Democratic process.

Dear FAUX news ! I am one person who watched Fox News faithfully for years, over the past 6 months I have listened to your BIAS reporting on the elections pushing that Liberal Rudy Giuliani down our throats ! I have since changed the channel to CNN unless I hear at fred08 Senator Thompson will be on your show I have heard your BIAS reporters and Pundits disrespect Senator Thompson CNN is actually fair and balanced compared to the hit job you have done on Fred Thompson. If Fred does drop out I will have no reason to watch Fox news any longer for he will never be on Fox again , CNN actually has better coverage of the polls and faster results they are a Liberal channel but at least they are loyal to thier base ! Like I said I am just one viewer who will no longer watch your RINO news coverage I am sure I will not be missed for no man is an Island. All I can say is SAHME ON YOU !! GOODBYE FAUX NEWS !! To hell with the MSM including FOX frickin drive byes !!

Godspeed Fred Dalton Thompson

Hey Faux News, why don’t you just tell us who we have to choose from. Maybe the news networks can just get together and come up with the next president? Oh that’s right, your already doing that quietly. Sad coverage. Sad debate questions and format. Wake up America.

Cameron, here you have offered a fine example of blatent yellow journalism that is the true standard of Fox News. If you were a real newsman you would immediately offer a retraction. You, and your network, owes the Fred Thompson campaign, and most importantly the people of America an apology for your dishonesty and false reporting.

Fred Thompson is not out of this race until FRED THOMPSON, not you, or any other yellow journalist, says he is out of this race.

In modern parlance ,”Street Cred” is everything, and Fox News is nothing but the Professional Wrestling of News.

FAUX NEWS.

You guys are getting as pitiful as the Clinton News Network.

Way to push down the only true conservative so your golden boy moderates can win.

Pitiful.

I am sick of all the news media telling us who is ‘finished’ and who is ’succeeding’! It’s as if the voters have no clue, and no intention of choosing our own candidates. I enjoy Fox News, but now more than ever, one must watch with a jaded eye as the media attempts to manipulate the outcome of elections. Fair and Balanced might be right in some cases, but it is completely FALSE in the way election coverage is being presented. You keep saying “You decide 2008″ — then please just shut up and LET US DECIDE!

Yea right!!!!!!!!

I believe your garbage that Fred Thompson is out. I worked in SC for Fred Thompson’s campaign and that was not a ”I’m Done Speech”, an besides, all of you and the other filthy, despicable networks including all the other loser reporters will not cause me to not support or change anything for Fred Thompson so go and try that with the POLITICAL TURNCOAT McCain and I am a veteran.

I do not give a damm what he did or did not do in Vietnam, as I was there also and besides he got shot down, while others did not, while there were hundreds of other sorties that were flown so let’s not be afraid to not give McCain a pass on anything, as he is a “POLITICAL TURNCOAT” and a RINO and a FRAUD.

Vietnam – 67/68 – Run Fred Run

It’s funny. I watched the whole speech a couple of times. I didn’t get any idea that it was a concession speech at any point. Please enlighten us as to which part of his Thank You Supporters speech became a Concession Speech.

I think Fox news is salivating so hard for the Real Conservative to drop out of the race, they are steadily shooting themselves in the foot as far as credibility goes. Hope you realize that Fair and Balanced is something your network is loosing credibility on.

Shame, I used to be a Fox News Hound, but find myself choosing other places to get my news and using other media to obtain my balance….

Shame on you!

By the way, From the Fred Thompson Campaign…. Fred is still with his mother, his campaign is working on strategy for the Super Tuesday campaigns, HE IS STILL IN IT!

Boy, are you guys really gonna look bad at how this could turn out for your biased reporting.

I have always been a faithful Fox News viewer. It was the only news channel I’d watch.

NO MORE. I am disgusted by your political coverage.

I am an Ohio supporter of Fred, and if Fred would decide to withdrawl his canidacy, Fox News is largely responsible for taking away my opportunity to vote.

I will NEVER FORGET that.

SHAME ON YOU FOX!!!!

I had been a Fox News fan for a long time. However, I am done with your political coverage and actually done with watching your network all together. This is due to the comments and your coverage of Senator Fred Thompson. Your “journalists” don’t even get the facts straight, remember when you were reporting that Senator Thompson was going to drop out of the race because he finished 3rd in Iowa, so he could back McCain. Fred Thompson came on your show then and said that was not true, then not 45 minutes later, another anchor said he was out again!! How about your question of the day be this: “Should Senator John Edwards drop out of the Democratic presidentia primary”???? I don’t think he has won any state yet, but don’t hear your “assumptions” on his campaign!!!! And how about Fox checking sources rather than speculating.

To paraphrase a quote from mark Twain, ” The reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated.”
I have been appalled at the obvious disdain for Senator Fred Thompson exhibited throughout his campaign by the media elite.
He is a true conservative.
Shall we wait upon him to be definitive about his course or shall we believe words chosen by reporters to dissuade?
Fred will communicate
We shall wait.
We do not wait in vain as one without hope.
We wait in prayer and petition as we cry out for the standard of integrity to be raised by one who knows it.
It is a costly circuitous path with potholes and pressures but there are also surprises, springs of hope, people of promise along the way.
God provides.
We ask for justice to prevail.
We stand behind Fred Thompson but more importantly we are kneeling for him….. STILL
Billie
Collierville, TN

You and Fox News owe your viewers and the Thompson Campaign a retraction. That was not a farewell speech. Fred Thompson, and ONLY Fred Thompson decides when his campaign is over. Your network dosen’t decide who runs and who drops out. Stop trying to steer this election.

In my opinion Fox News is pure yellow journalism. I challenge you to prove me wrong.

Fox News seems to actively want Fred to quit – perhaps because they never counted on him actually entering the race to begin with.

Anyone watching Fred’s video from SC will realize that it’s not a concession speech, it’s a campaign ad.

Everything a conservative could be looking for is there – his philosophy, what he wants to do and of course a positive message about the future of the United States.

I used to be a fan of Carl Cameron….I thought he was pretty fair and unbiased, but not any more. I listened to his analysis this morning regarding the upcoming republican Florida primaries.

I am now grouping him in with all the other news media pundits who incorrectly have anointed John McCain as front runner. Carl never even mentioned the name of Mitt Romney in his detailed analysis of the state, even though Mr. Romney is leading in delegates, state wins, AND republican votes through 6 state primaries and caucuses. The two biggest states so far, Michigan and Nevada, were both Romney wins. Go figure! What a joke!!

This is typical reporting though throughout the national media. There is an unspoken pact amongst them to disrespect, make light of, and to down play any of his successes. Nevada was a big win for Mr. Romney and it was down played and dismissed as inconsequential by all of the national news media pundits. They are bound and determined to take down Mitt and I’m not sure why…I’d hate to think that it was religion, but it looks more and more like that is the case. Shame mind all of you!

I am not a Mormon, but the treating of Mr Romney by the media is an embarrassment to all of the news media. I’m ashamed of their behavior.

FOX NEWS:
I expected much more from Fox News. I am afraid that you very well may have lost a very loyal viewer, ME! I am outraged that you played the same game as the other networks….deciding that you all get to choose who becomes our next president… it is my right as an American and one that I am not willing to relinquish to the media! I really thought that you would give fair coverage to all of the candidates. Observing how Fox News has treated Fred Thompson has me outraged!When you had Senator Thompson visiting on your network you all wanted to talk about were the “other candidates” and unimportant “hear say”. I am a frequent viewer of Fox News and not once did I hear an intellegent question by anyone of your interviewers about the issues. Despite your unprofessionalism Fred tried hard and even had some success in getting some of his views accross…..I hadn’t chosen a candidate…but Fred’s continued attempts to get his message out intrigued me enough where I went to fred08.com and took a good look at his education, his experience and his consistent consevative views. His many, many endorsements…none of which I heard on Fox News!!! Fox News needs to decide who they are going to let choose the next president….the media or the American people! Hopefully, you will do much better now covering the issues for the American people and not your forwarding your own agenda! I’ll see how you contiune to handle the candidates before I decide where i’ll be getting my news in the future!
Sheryl Burgess

Carl…gosh I didn’t get that Senator Thompson would be dropping out of the race…perhaps it is wishful thinking on Fox News’ part. I feel a little sick to my stomach…I came up to you at the Thompson HQ in Iowa and told you what a great job I think that you do and that I watch Fox all the time…I feel duped you and my former “favorite” news station. I was under the assumption that as a journalist/reporter, you are to be objective in your coverage of the news, I no longer believe this and lump Fox, and you, in with the other “Main Stream Media” who interject personal opinion into THE NEWS!

Completely Disappointed!

Fred Thompson is NOT leaving the race. I just talked to their headquarters and that is what I was told. His mother is very ill, and she is what he is concentrating on now. With all due respect, I think it is despicible that you (and the rest of the MSM) are so snide and callus!

So far we’ve had only OPEN primaries. Once we start getting into Republican-only votes we will see the following:
1 – Huckabee will fade because he’s a one-trick pony.
2 – McCain will have the curtain pulled back and his “maverick” policies revealed.
3 – Rudy is one-and-done in Florida.
4 – Romney cannot out-conservative Fred.
Thompson is the clear winner!

I like Fred. He is the ONLY other candidate besides ROMNEY I would ever consider voting for.

I have been a staunch Fox News supporter, relying on it for fair and balanced news reporting. However, I have done my own thorough research on this 2008 Republican campaign. Sad to say, Faux News has a lot of inaccuracies. I’m, therfore, wondering if it is that way on other issues as well. Very disappointing! Seems as if Faux is spinning opinions disguised as reporting just like the rest of the MSM. And, no, I am not a biased zealot! As others have said, “Truth be told, CNN’s political coverage has been better than FOX – pains me to say it.”.

I just got off the phone with the Thompson campaign. He is not leaving the race. His mother is very ill, and that is where his priorities are at this moment in time. Can’t blame him for that!

So far we’ve had only OPEN primaries. Once we start getting into Republican-only votes we will see the following:
1 – Huckabee will fade because he’s a one-trick pony.
2 – McCain will have the curtain pulled back and his “maverick” policies revealed.
3 – Rudy is one-and-done in Florida.
4 – Romney cannot out-conservative Fred.
Thompson will be the clear winner!

I am becoming more and more disenchanted with the Television networks. Fox had been fair and balanced until lately. The news media has the audicity to put words into the mouths of people or”read in between the lines”. Why can you not just report with out adding any diggs?
NO WHERE in Fred Dalton Thompson’s speech did I hear he was bowing out or having any intention of doing so. Until he should and I say SHOULD can you not keep your opinions to yourself.

Thank You

I agree with the posters above who decry the obvious bias of Fox against Senator Thompson. I find myself wondering what the real motive is behind the comments of most of the talking heads on Fox, like your speculation about when he’s going to drop out of the race, or Brit Hume saying that he should do so. Leaving aside the fact that Thompson has not indicated that he will drop out, I would offer the following observations: Repeating the comment above that Reagan lost 11 primaries before being nominated, first. Second, no candidate has won any of the primaries or caucuses with a majority of votes. Third, none of the primary wins have been with Republicans only. They have been open races, in which Independents and Democrats have made up anywhere from 20%-33% (approx). McCain’s much touted win in SC netted him fewer votes than his loss to George Bush in 2000 there. Fourth, none of the pundits who are predicting or encouraging Thompson’s demise have shown the same eagerness for the other candidate who have not had any success: no calls for Paul, or Hunter, or Giuliani to drop out. Sure, Giuliani polls well overall or in later states, but he has not even placed in any of the races so far. Finally, the whole issue of Thompson’s purported “laziness” or lack of “fire in the belly” is purely a media construct. So if the media doesn’t cover a candidates campaign, he’s the one who’s lazy? And since when has “fire in the belly” been a qualification for president? That is what we’re trying to elect, is it not? If that’s what is important, we should just elect Senator Clinton! She certainly does have that in full measure. The fact is, those seem to be the only criticisms anyone (except Huckabee) can find for Thompson. I have not seen any dirt on him, any awkward positions, any divergence from the principles of the Conservative coalition. In fact, he is the only candidate who is solid on the three main issues of the coalition: social, fiscal, defense. If he is driven from this race, we will have lost the one individual who has a chance of uniting the party again. Fox News seems to have made the decision for the rest of us that that shouldn’t happen. And Thompson is too much of a gentleman to call them on it.

You must have seen a different speech than I did. I certainly didn’t hear a concession. A bit of honesty from FOX would be refreshing. If 3rd place is getting “stomped” like you claim, what about Romney, Guiliani and Paul?

Now what kind of “We report, You decide” coverage is this? How is this a concession speech? Gee whiz, why doesn’t FoxNews’ “darling” Rudy just drop out? He’s yet to finish in the top tier ANYWHERE, and now he isn’t even the frontrunner in Florida? Please let’s be “fair and balanced” about this and let’s just start reporting the FACTS! Go Fred! Please don’t let the media bias sway your campaign in any way…

Someone please tell Carl that Mitt Romney is leading in Florida as of yesterday and Huckabee is sinking like a stone.

Well Carl, nice job of doing the bidding of McCain by bashing Thompson at every opportunity. Has he promised you the job of Press Secretary if elected? Doesn’t carrying his water get a little boring? I used to think that Fox News motto was “Fair and Balanced”. Now it appears to be Un-Fair and Un-Balanced. Not to worry though, I’m sure they will shorten the podium in the press room so you can see over the top. You said “It can be painful to watch candidates make concessions speeches after a do or die situation.” I say..it’s even more painful to watch a “news reporter, trying to dictate politics.”. you should stick to those things you’re familiar with, but in that case we’d never hear from you. Would that be a bad thing? I think not.

Us “FredHeads” are just waiting for “The Huck” to give up! Fred Thompson is the only true conservative in the bunch.

FYI – I sent this to several people at FOX yesterday:

Newsworthiness determines who runs?

An open letter to Fox News 1/20/2008 12:39 PM:

I’m writing this note directly to Fox News because I find the other networks so inherently biased that even 5 minutes of listening to another broadcast makes me physically ill. My concern is very simple – media bias has inappropriately influenced the Electoral Process.

This is not news to Americans, for years we complained about the loss of objectivity, once the indicator of “professional journalistic conduct”, while watching the eminent advance of “advocacy journalism”. Today we must realize that a new thief of the truth has quietly taken over. Sensationalism is the determining factor of “newsworthiness” and this premise has now taken over practically all media, including Fox News. This year it doesn’t matter what you spend on political ads. All that matters is if you are doing something to make you “newsworthy” and create “buzz”. Of all the people I talk to, less than 30% have even seen a political ad this year. The frontrunners of both parties are the ones who created buzz early on; therefore they got airplay on the news. This fact is inherently dangerous to the basic concept of Liberty in this country. We understand that sensationalism sells advertising, which makes the networks, newspapers, and paper media money. It is now the job of every person connected with media to hold the consumers attention long enough to allow advertisers to sell them a product. The popularity of outrageous talk shows and so called “reality TV” indicates to advertisers that Americans want to be stimulated, in any form, as a sort of escape from the normality of everyday life. Now political candidates are expected to be controversial and create buzz, or the networks will simply write them off. When you combine advocacy journalism with the inherent greed which determines “newsworthiness”, you get a result that is absolutely destructive to a free and open Electoral Process.

As Thomas Merton said, “We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the human body and keep it at the highest pitch of artificial tension, to strain every human desire to the limit and create as many new desires and synthetic passions as possible, in order to cater to them with the products of our factories and printing presses and movie studios and all the rest”.

To illustrate my point, just now, Fox News weekend edition is inviting e-mails for viewers to comment on who should step out of the race and prefaces this request for comments with negative statements about Fred Thompson’s vigor and concurring with the crybaby tactics of Huckabee as he blames Fred Thompson for his loss in South Carolina. Clearly Fox News wants Fred Thompson out of the race. Fred Thompson refused to “dance” like Cuba Gooding’s character in Jerry Maguire, while all the other candidates have been dancing like Fred Astaire, though obviously, we have no talented dancers available on the Republican side of the race. Fred Thompson is simply not news partly because he stands firmly on principle, and partly because like George Bush, he obviously is someone who will not tolerate the antics of the press. George Bush did what was required to put the press on notice that neither he nor the American public would tolerate the inherent desire of media outlets to control American citizens and the political process. In recognition of the huge untapped advertising market value of the unrepresented majority of middle of the road American citizens, the new Fox News was born. Unfortunately, George Bush made an enemy of the media and at every opportunity has suffered at the hands of a media scorned. Though he is described as an absolute Washington insider sell out to big business, he actually conducted his Presidency as such an outsider that he rendered himself ineffective as a leader. He did not do this alone however, the media is partially responsible for destroying the effectiveness of the leader of the free world, has caused people to speak of him with an unheralded disrespect, and caused a devaluation of the very principles that made this country great. Fox News, you win, you have rendered Fred Thompson’s campaign ineffective as well. To further illustrate my point, on the Democratic side, no candidate could have ever been viable in a race against Obama and Clinton. They have the absolute highest level of “newsworthiness” for the obvious reasons. They can be manipulated in any direction you want to take them because they both love to “dance” and they potentially represent 2 “firsts” due to gender and race. Who could ever compete with that?

John Steinbeck once said it best, “It has always seemed strange to me…The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success”.

We as American citizens have always hoped that you in the press will behave responsibly, recognize the influence you have, and respectfully take care of the principles which make this country great, but when you don’t, there is not a lot we can do about it. We are too busy making a living to boycott products, write letters, and influence your actions

I am ashamed of you.

In reply to Dina Sorn:

I too am a Thompson supporter in Ohio. My vote is for Fred. I do not want a Huck/Mitt/Rudy/McCain.

If Fred drops out, I won’t be mad at the media. I will still vote for Fred if he’s on the ballot, and will probably write him in during the general election. If that means we have a term with Hillary or Obama in the Whitehouse, so be it.

I agree with what is being said and it is not just because I happen to also be a Thompson supporter. The speech was audible and even when it was clear to the commentators that it could be heard, they chose not to listen in. We likely heard more of Hilary’s thank yous out in the Midwest the other night before FNC cut out than we heard of Thompson actually speak. Yes, I concur that a decision should be announced soon so as to quell the presumptive “he’s down; he’s out” and that FNC is entitled to suggest what it wants to (although like you guys are getting called out for, where is the “fair and balanced?”), but I also find it obnoxious that not only are candidates alleging he took my votes but that FNC is trying to upend and silence a candidate. Winnowing the candidate field should be left for the candidates/campaigns to decide and the voters/delegates to the national conventions, not for the media. Quite frankly, I think most of us hope your presumption proves fallacious much like some of the early polls and past early election assumptions have too. I usually support and commend the work you and your station do, especially in contrast to other network and media outlets, but this time, I admit, the bias was a little more apparent and a little less “fair and balanced” to not only how Democratic and Independent candidates are typically treated, but other Republicans too so I spoke up.

I don’t Fox News has been particulary unfair to Senator Thompson, its just htat he has been rather a disappoinment as a presidential candidate. First there was the long, protracted, “will I run, will I not” era, which went on for too many weeks. Then he seemed less than enthused about campaigning, at least to a lesser degree than Romney and Huckabee. Thompson has noot been able to catch fire as McCain has, and once SJM got going, he had much more momentum than Thompson.

Fred also suffers from being more of a Huckabee spoiler at this point, and slamming the Baptist minister, may help his numbers, but also projects him as being anti-evangelical. I am not saying that the perception is justified, but it hardly seems presidential. The question is does Thompson want to stay in the race, largely to beat up on Huckabee, so he helps Senator McCain. And I am not sure he has the energy to go through the motions, just o run interference for SJM.

Fred may be a truer conservative than SJM or Huckabee, but as far as projecting a better positive image, and getting the votes and delegates, Romney is doing a much better job. The party may not want Fred to be Mccain’s hatchet man, because they might need someone like Huckabee on the ticket; and they don’t want to discourage the evangelicals, without whom, they have zero chance in the November election.

I would like to see more unbiased coverage of Fred Thompson too!

WOW! What are you all afraid of? You must be afraid of something since you have tried so very hard to discourage Fred from running for President. And in doing so have totally disgusted your own fans. It was obvious that you all wanted Rudy to win and when he didn’t pan out like you wanted, you had to start bashing Fred. Rudy hasn’t done well at all, but you would never know that by listening to all of you. I don’t know if you all have noticed, but we just started this entire process. I could care less if a couple of liberal states haven’t supported Fred and I just chalk up South Carolina as getting it wrong. There are a lot of other states who haven’t had the chance to vote yet!!! Why on earth do we have to decide so quickly? Don’t our votes count??? Believe me we don’t want to get stuck with Romney, McCain, or Huckabee. (as far as I’m concerned, Rudy is out of it, no matter what Fox may think) If Fred doesn’t run, then someone else better get into the race, because I will have no one to vote for. I’m in Ohio and I have Democratic friends who intend to vote for Fred, too. FoxNews better pull their head out of the sand pretty quick. You are sounding like the other networks….no, you’re worse than the other networks. We expected much more from you and you have failed us miserably!!!

Denise Dodd

I agree with all that’s been written above, about the Fox News coverage of Fred Thompson. When he didn’t announce at the time YOU thought he should, you started the downward slippery slope coverage about Senator Thompson.

I was what you might call a Fox News fanatic. Having my office in my home, there are two TVs on in separate rooms and they were tuned to Fox 24/7. The only time either are turned off is when there is an electric outage, so I can speak as an informed viewer.

You began with fanfare that Senator Thompson would probably be getting into the race. He didn’t do it on your time schedule, as you tried to tell us when he should enter the race and that’s where the slippery slope began. Anytime you mentioned his name, it was a negative. (1) he’s waiting too long to enter the race (2) he got in too late (3) he’s not energetic enough (4) his speeches are flat, (5) no fire in the belly, etc., etc.

If you had kept your negative comments out and showed us his speeches and as you say “we report, you decide” then you really would have been “fair and balanced”. Every time Hillary Clinton sneezes, you report it, albeit your coverage wasn’t always positive, but still, you were showing her face. If only Senator Thompson and Rep. Duncan Hunter had been given some face time on TV, other than negative, there might be a different outcome.

Now you’re all hyperventilating—reporting that Senator McCain is the front runner, although he has only won 2 states while Governor Romney has won 3 and has more electoral votes. Another example of you trying to create the news, rather than report it. I thought that was just the “other” networks who played those games.

You do NOT know what Senator Thompson is going to do and I feel it’s irresponsible for you to report that he gave his “farewell” speech in SC. That was another negative.

I have now turned Fox News off and if someone will let me know when you decide to be more fair in your coverage, I might consider tuning in again.

I honestly cannot believe, Carl, that you would call such a speech a “concession speech.” I am most definitely concerned that Fred may be bowing out, but, after watching that speech in its entirety (on the Internet because Fox cut away from him speaking, once again, to give time to other candidates, including those who didn’t do as well), I am not so sure he is going anywhere. That was a very strong speech on the need for true conservatives to come together, not a sad, good-bye talk. I must admit that I was shocked by Fox News and its coverage during the primary. No one was willing to say that the strong 3rd place finish was a great improvement over what polling numbers had been; several claimed that Fred was “going home to visit his mother and that’s never a good sign for a presidential candidate,” refusing to acknowledge that he is visiting her because she is in the HOSPITAL with pneumonia; and Molly, who was at the Thompson campaign headquarters was saying that the crowd was somber and that many of the supporters realized this was the end, but, if you watch the WHOLE speech, people are cheering and screaming in the backgroud. So, according to Fox, Fred is finished, but they keep saying that Guliani is still a strong contender. Let’s be honest here: Guliani’s campaign is the one that should be considered dead. Just look at his polling numbers and remember that he is not a social conservative and will not get the backing of the conservative base. So, who’s left to vote for him? Perhaps a few New Englanders, some independents, and no one else.

I have to say that, for years, I have watched Fox News almost 24 hours per day. I will not watch it again until such bias stops. My hate for bias is the reason I turned to Fox in the first place.

Fred is the only CHOICE in the race. The rest of the candidates from both sides of the aisle could, on their records alone, run on the same ticket.

PLEASE Don’t Feed The RINOs!

I am without speech.

How could an experienced reporter like Carl Cameron report that Fred Thompson’s speech was a concession?

As a certified FredHead, I am concerned that he may announce withdrawal from the race, but I got no hint of his plans from that speech. Apparently, not many others did, either.

The Fox News attitude toward Senator Thompson has been a puzzle from the start. Since the rumors of his run became reality last summer, FNC has been negative (and sometimes hostile) toward him. It’s as though Thompson was a whiny liberal running under the disguise of a Republican (oh, wait–that’s Ron Paul), a broken record (sorry, I’m thinking of Giuliani), or even someone that might bring us open borders (oops! Isn’t that McCain?).

We have a candidate that is against amnesty for illegals, pro-life, pro-second amendment, for less government in our lives, and all the other qualities that would make a strong Republican candidate and Fox seems to have made it their mission to undermine him at every turn.

I’m on pins and needles waiting to hear his decision. In the mean time, I can’t help but be a tad bitter toward Fox for their part in this uncertainty.

“FOX DECIDES-THEN REPORTS” Quit trying to make the news and just report it.Until there is news just find some feel good stories to talk about.”air and Balanced” I’m not so sure?You have all but gone the way of the MSN.A little power in the hands of a few bias journalist is very disturbing.Please go back to fair and balance reporting.I’m to the point of keeping track of all the sponsors of the evening programming so as to write them to express my concerns.But I’m just one person…..right…but after reading some of these other opinions concerning your reporting I may have some company.FRED is still the MAN.Let go of your lust for shaping public opinion and just REPORT on it ….FAIRLY.