Fred Thompson: "I'm not particularly interested in running for president"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

(CNN) — Republican Fred Thompson has long faced criticism he lacks motivation to be President of the United States, but the Tennessee Republican's latest comments Saturday are likely to spawn fresh heat. “I’m not particularly interested in running for president," the former senator said at a campaign event in Burlington when challenged by a voter over his desire to be commander-in-chief. “But I think I’d make a good president," Thompson continued. "I have the background, capability, and concern to do this and I’m doing it for the right reasons.”

Thompson took heat for not jumping into the White House race until September — significantly later than every other candidate — and has since been criticized for his lax campaign style and often-times light schedule. The former actor has criticized his rivals for launching their presidential bids months ahead of his, and continually touts the fact he hasn't harbored presidential ambitions his whole career. "I am not consumed by personal ambition," Thompson also said Saturday. "I'm offering myself up."

"I'm only consumed by a few things and politics is not one of them."

But Thompson also said the sacrifices he has made to run for president proves he wants the top job. "To be clean I had to cut everything off. I was doing speaking engagements and I had a contract to do a TV show, I had a contract with ABC Radio like I was talking about earlier and so forth," he said. "I guess a man would have to be a total fool to do all those things and to be leaving his family, which is not a joyful thing at all, if he didn’t want to do it."

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/29/thompson-not-particularly-interested-in-running-for-president/

[TwilightGardener]

1. Yeah, it shows, you lazy old fart.

[southerncrone]

2. Really? And it doesn't show a bit!

:sarcasm:

[acmavm]

3. So is he taking campaign donations under false pretenses? Some people

think this guy is the real deal and here he's just a goofy, lazy old fraud. His supporters are being ripped off.

[Poiuyt]

4. Sounds like he's getting ready to drop out

[Hugabear]

5. His supporters deserve every bit of this

They put all their faith in Thompson as this "savior" - someone who would throw their hat in the ring and walk away with the nomination, take on the Democrats, and bring back the "glory days" of Reagan. He's every bit as fake as Reagan was, that's for sure. Let these idiots piss all over themselves trying to find the "next Reagan".

[Cha]

6. fred thompson is the face of

the vapid facade of American politics. Do other countries have anything to equal this inanity?

[Suich]

7. He really said that????????

I thought it was an article from "The Onion!" What a dope!

:rofl:

[Kokonoe]

8. So just vote for me, I'm tard a runnin.

:hangover:

[youthere]

9. Really? Well it's a damn good thing you didn't start running a national fucking campaign!

If I was one of his supporters, I'd sue him.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. He is so disgusting

I can't even look at him without wanting to puke.

[comradebillyboy]

11. And my right wing shooting buddy

thought big Fred was going to be the salvation of the pukes. Now he doesn't know whether to shit or go blind.