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Fake Fred! Campaign Launch Video Hits YouTube - Complete With Charming "He's A Nazi" Clip

You have to hand it to them - the extra cleverness of the registered 'imwithfredblog' username adds a touch that would otherwise be lacking from this political smear job. Inquiring minds want to know:

(1) who in the Thompson campaign needs to get fired for not having the basic common sense to snap up relevant domains and usernames?
(2) Is this evidence that the Thompson campaign isn't ready to launch?
(3) Are they ever going to be ready to launch?

In other Fred-related news, it seems like the press has finally settled on an anti-Jeri meme they're ready to go with:

The all-but-declared candidate collected about $1.5 million less than the $5 million backers had hoped to bring in during June, his first fund-raising month. In July, Mr. Thompson sidelined his campaign-manager-in-waiting, Tom Collamore, and watched a few other aides follow him out the door amid consternation inside the operation about the active role of Mr. Thompson's wife, Jeri.

So that settles that. This lovely little editorializing brought to you by the good folks at the Associated Press. And it's brought to you despite the fact that - as Allah pointed out yesterday - the recent news out of the campaign implies that her power is not really all that. Eh. They don't really worry about accuracy when they report the news - why should it be a concern when they're commenting while they're pretending to report the news?

References:
* Fred Thompson Campaign Launch Video [imwithfredblog / YouTube]
* Thompson Loses Another Staffer From Would-Be Campaign
* Journalists Confused - Is Jeri Thompson A Dumb Bimbo Or An Evil Genius? [MR]
* Fred thinking about October now?

Previously:
* Meet Jeri Thompson, the Powerful Republican Consultant That Grassroots Liberals Will Be Attacking As A Bimbo
* Stupid Journalism Tricks: The NYT's Atttack On Jeri Thompson Is Sexist Even Though They Quoted Other People
* NPR In Denial About Sexism On the Left, Gets MR Exactly Wrong On Jeri Thompson

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