Jason Steck Wow. As a Thompson supporter myself, I am embarrassed to see a pro-Thompson appeal premised on what I perceive to be transparently racist grounds. I disagree with Thompson on immigration (I am far more pro-immigration than McCain even), but one of the things that caused me to view him positively in the first place was his ability (shown in a radio spot he did filling in for Paul Harvey) to state his immigration position in terms that avoided the usual hateful anti-immigrant edge. Obviously, all of his supporters do not share in this ability of Thompson's...

Andrew Thats dumb...Thompson did not drop out!  That doesn't make any sense.

Math_Mage As satire, it's poorly worded.  The best satire is NOT that which is easily mistaken for serious writing, engendering confusion.  As Jonathan Swift and Mark Twain demonstrate, the best satire is amusing, and only at second glance does it relate itself to a more serious matter, i.e. A Modest Proposal.  Scrappleface is a separate issue as it's openly satirical and readers enter expecting something that at first glance could be true (unless they link from sites that don't make the distinction plain, like yours).  This was also true of some of Twain's work, since he published regularly and acquired a following. As for Thompson, his drop was partially his fault and partially the media's, but Fred's issue was mostly poor timing, which the media spun into laziness, disinterest, lack of motivation, etc. etc. etc.  Fred gave them an inch and they took an ell, in my opinion - the fault lies mainly with the people who turned a failure to keep up with the frenetic pace of other campaigns into a meme of tiredness.

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