22 January 2008
Thompson just released a statement:
"Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States," read the statement. "I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people."
25 September 2007
On Terri Schiavo:
"That's going back in history. I don't remember the details of it."
On his fellow Republican candidates:
"Well, to tell you the truth, I haven't spent a whole lot of time going into the details of their positions."
On the "Jena 6":
"I don't know anything about it."
On the President's Social Security plan:
"I don't even remember the details of his plan."
On drilling in the Everglades national wildlife refuge:
"Gosh, no one has told me there is any major reserves in the Everglades. Maybe that’s one of the things I have to learn while I’m down here."
On the Tennessee and Kentucky cases ruling the death penalty unconstitutional:
"I hadn't heard that. I didn't know."
