http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspxFrom NBC's Mike Viqueira...and he doesn't mince his words. On the very day Thompson begins his official announcement tour, former spokesman Jim Mills, who left the campaign earlier in the week, joked about his short-lived experience there: "About theen-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#347992Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:12:25 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:347992M. BoleyAnd Freddy thinks he has a chance? <br> <br>Hell, he can't get his own house in order - do you really think he can get the country in order?http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#347994Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:13:01 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:347994H P BostonThe ship that sank in port, the Freddy boy.http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#348139Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:18:07 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:348139Gerry, Anchorage, AlaskaLooks like Jeri Thompson has two more campaign roles to fill now. What's that, like 15 now?http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#348334Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:35:39 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:348334nuancedA Phred presidency would be great fun watching the musical chairs in his cabinet and staff. He may be the best choice of the Republicans simply because he would never be able to get any of his agenda done. Kinda like Eisenhower, put the government on hold and play golf. It would be an improvement over radical upheavals.http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#348568Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:47:16 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:348568levotbAhhh!! A trophy wife is on the warpath, FT advisors! Look out! Polish that trophy reall good, now!http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#348579Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:51:36 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:348579James Citro , McEwen , TennesseeI am a Republican. I would not vote for Fred Thompson. I would do anything for Lamar Alexander. No questions ask. Mr Lamar Alexander is a good person.http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#348583Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:22:12 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:348583kathleen, glastonbury, ctactually, a guy who says we should never leave iraq, the wealthy shouldn't be taxed and women shouldn't control their own bodies seems like a perfect fit for the mean-spirited and greedy loons who have taken over a once-honorable republican party. http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#348612Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:59:19 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:348612Rufus Gibbons, DCFred, Fred, Fred, Fred, Fred....Grady on Sanford and sonhttp://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#348674Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:40:50 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:348674Ron, St. Louis, Mo.I'm pretty sure that when people start leaving your campaign before you even announce you are running can't be a very good sign. Thompson may rebound but I wouldn't put any bets on it. I'm not speaking as a Democrat now, just as an observation from an American citizin. I would say the same thing if it was a Democratic candidate.http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#348699Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:55:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:348699Susan, MiamiThe ugly, lazy old man is over before he started.http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#348735Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:06:50 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:348735dorris spell deland flacould it be that they jumped ship because they did not get the things they wanted, <br>i have a feeling that mr thompson marches to his own <br>drummer and not to the whims of everybody else. <br>i like mr thompson for president better than anyone else ive seen or heard,think ill vote for him....http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#348822Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:36:49 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:348822Ed, Watertown MAOkay, I'm not up to speed on the inside story. Who is Mills saying needs the exorcism and what demon are we driving out? <br> <br>Inquiring minds want to know.http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#349099Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:50:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:349099Amazed, Atlanta GAJames in Tennessee, what has Lamar Alexandar done in the Senate for the State of TN? &nbsp;Get real. &nbsp;I bet he finds himself in a pickle of a race next fall. &nbsp;Maybe ole Harold Ford can come back and give him a run for his money.. until of course.. someone runs a racist ad. http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#349117Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:52:28 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:349117Class Warrior, D.C.Could he be saying that Fred's a wingnut and you'd have to be a pervert or a head job to work for (and vote( for him? &nbsp;Not a very Fox thing to say about someone who believes he's the (un-senile, I suppose) reincarnation of Ronny Raygunz.http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#351173Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:22:29 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:351173Craig J., San Diego, CAPlease, no more fumbling, bumbling, lazy southern rich men running my country for me. &nbsp;Haven't we already had that kind of person and that is why America can't wait to get someone new. &nbsp;http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/06/347982.aspx#352999Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:13:39 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:352999Nick DorseyEd <br> <br>Just my opinion but the demon perhaps to be excised is a she demon, Jeri Dear, Fred's 24 year younger wife. <br> <br>To quote an otherwise favorable recent article on MSNBC&quot;, a woman with a sharp tongue and sharper elbows&quot;. &nbsp;She has fired people at will including campaign managers, though it seemed that this loose cannon has been reigned in by Fred to some degree til this latest debacle. <br> <br>The word is that maybe like Mrs. Kerry, the wife may have a bigger taste for Fred to be President than he does.