Going by unique visitors, Fred Thompson easily leads among the presidential candidates from both parties with 635,000 for fred08.com easily beating second place Obama’s 433,000 for whatever his site is. Surprisingly, Ron Paul, whose supporters have nothing better to do than hang out on the internet all day, rank’s third among Republicans and sixth overall.
I think Fred Thompson’s site would get even more traffic if it had like some cool flash games where you control Fred Thompson shooting terrorists and communists in the face and then have a bonus round where you cut taxes with a machete. The first presidential candidate with an awesome flash game is totally going to win the White House.
BTW, while September ended up being an off month traffic wise for IMAO, we still brought in about as many unique visitors a day as Kucinich got all month. Hopefully impotently trying to impeach the vice president will give him the popularity boost he needs!
(hat tip Conservative Grapevine)
UPDATE:
Someone how this became one of the tops hits for “Ron Paul” on Google News, and you how Ronulans have nothing better to do than look for mentions of Ron Paul in the news all day…
No mention to the fact that Fred mentioned off the air the other day on Fox that he didn’t expect to be president?
[That is odd because it was the most important thing ever and happened exactly as you mentioned it. -Ed.]
Freddie has about as much chance of winning as my dog.
“Ron Paul, whose supporters have nothing better to do than hang out on the internet all day”
That’s not true, i also work, go to school, raise two kids, and still find time to make Ron Paul ’08 signs!
Go Ron!
[Are they made with human feces? -Ed.]
No news here…. Frank J is just some looser seeking to gain a bump in web traffic… No real news at all. Why don’t you check the same information by the end of the month. I’m certain Paul will be number one….
[He’ll always be a number two in my book. -Ed.]
#1 Was there some kinda subliminal message in this post for all Ronualns to post a response.
#2 I go to Fred’s site once a day for fear of being killed in my sleep if I don’t.
The Ronulans love you, Frank.
Hey, what’s up with Robertson endorsing Guiliani? That’s a match made in hell, IMO. Very weird.
With all the commotion over endorsements which is sure to accelerate, Fred’s counting on people making up their OWN minds on primary day. His web traffic reflects that, I think. To borrow a phrase from Herbert Walker Bush, “stay the course,” Fred!
I don’t know where you are looking at traffic but most people use alexa. According to alexa Ron Paul is absolutely crushing every other ‘main stream’ candidate.
See graph here…
link
Here’s another alexa article:
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic?ronpaul&
his*supporters=nutjobcrazy&selfabusingintheirmothersbasement.
The only reason your little site here will get any significant traffic is if you mention Ron Paul… keep it up…
“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” — Mahatma Gandhi
[Congratulation! You’re the millionth Ronulan to use that phrase in response to people making fun of what nut jobs you all are! Just because I make fun of chimps at the zoo doesn’t mean I’m afraid Planet of the Apes is going to become a reality. -Ed.]
Ron Paul has a better chance of winning the Gold Medal in female gymnastics than he does of winning the presidency.
Heh, fresh Paulbot bait. This should be fun.
I love the Ronulan bait FrankJ. I especially like the loser who can’t spell loser. Darel99 the only thing that is “looser” here is your grip on reality.
BTW, Frank J., something on this particular post is making the page stretch wider than Hillary’s arse. Fix, please.
[Done. Wish there was some way I could keep people from putting up long URLs that cause that. -Ed.]
And his bowels after “Fourth Meal” time.
Maybe he was just enunciating “looser”.
Like they do when they talk about Booooosh or the Joooooos
“Kiss my a$$!” — Jerry Lee Lewis
How do you get a 1 armed Ronualn out of a tree??
wave
What was he doing in the tree you ask?
raking leaves
So? His hits are probably for the same reason people crowd around the monkey cage at the zoo. Sure, all monkeys do is fling poo and pick fleas off each other…but hey…they’re monkeys!!!
Darn it, you Ronulans blew my Bingo card.
Not one person called him Dr. Ron Paul and I had that in the center square.
The Ghandi quote almost gave me Bingo, but I lost out on that row because nobody mentioned the Constitution.
FrankJ, Ron Paul is number 2 in my book too.
They also pull thier pud and make a bunch of noise! wow, that is similar!
Monkeys in trees looking for grass nutroots. There’s a cartoon in it for someone.
Hmmmm….Ronulans act like monkeys…liberals have monkey faces….naaahhhhh!
That would imply that all these Ron Paul supporters were really liberals pretending to be libertarians or conservatives in order to trick Republicans into voting for the good Doktor. I mean, even LIBERALS aren’t stupid enough to believe that such a transparent, half-a$$, ‘tarded stunt could actually work. Right?
Apparently some people can’t separate bad humor from the rest of the hit pieces on Ron Paul in the major news media. What does that tell you about major media?
RP supporters… this site IS a joke – literally, not insultingly(?)
FrankJ, I liked your google news search so much I did it for just google.
Man, that is entertaining. Just google “ron paul ron paul ron paul” and click the links that go to blogs you know, that’s quality entertainment.
My favorite? Capt. Ed at Captain’s Quarters wrote
However, Paul’s statements can be addressed and rebutted fairly easily, at least those with which I strongly disagree.
And what pearl of wisdom and/or devastating response was posted? Well, plenty of funny ones, but here’s my favorite
Which exactly of Ron Paul’s positions do you “strongly disagree with”?
Given that virtually all of his positions are either supported by Nobel economics, or the philosophy of the Founding Fathers, you must be one ultra brilliant individual to rebut the arguments “fairly easily.”
So when can we expect to see your Nobel Prize coming through?
Never? Oh, then you must be self deluded, right?
Just the right blend of condescension, snark and ignorance, that’s good crazy.
I do have to attack on style points, nowhere is He called Dr. Ron Paul.
That was a great Ron Paul Bingo card too, I mean, “Dr. Ron Paul” in the center square? You would think that was a given.
What I can’t stand about the Ronulans is that they act like they just fell off the turnip truck and claim that the rest of us have never considered all the constitutional issues he raises. Hey, Ron Paul supporters, get a life. Grow up.
Besides, any person with two first names simply can’t be president.
And any OLD MAN who starts ranting in a high voice in a debate has just supplied his own “Vaudeville hook,” in my opinion Imagine THAT screaming geezer in the Oval Office!! It’s enough to make some of us old guys quite anxious, let me tell you.
I prefer the calmness of Fred.
“BTW, Frank J., something on this particular post is making the page stretch wider than Hillary’s arse. Fix, please.”
It’s the exageration of all the Ronulan entries.
Your information is inaccurate according to alexa.com, which is the premier web stat and tracking company on the web. According to this, Ron Paul leads ALL CANDIDATES IN WEB TRAFFIC, THAT WOULD BE UNIQUE VISITS SCUMBAG, NOT THE SAME PEOPLE SITTING THERE ALL DAY.
[Ronulans once again display the social skills they’re famous for. -Ed.]
Ahhhh…John B…the typical Ronulan voice of reason ™.
Let me clue you in to something JB…web traffic does not equal votes, unique visits or not. If it did then all a candidate would have to do is put up a naked picture of the Olsen twins on his site (Hillary prefers Rosie).
No, you get votes by convincing people that you are someone who shares their values. That’s something RuPaul has done with White Supremacists, Troofers, and head-full-of-mush college students but not with the majority of intellectually honest people (and even some liberals).
Alexa is the “premier web stat and tracking company” for tracking users of the Alexa toolbar. Apparently, Paulbots don’t realize that secret government agencies can use it to keep tabs on them!
Dammit! This is that barrage of Paulbots I was predicting yesterday!
They’re late. Go figure.
All those people were unique visitors because once they went to the Thompson site, they realized where they were and never came back.
Ooooh, that Alexa……nevermind.
I would like to point out that John B. just gave a bad name to all Johns with the last initial B. He doesn’t speak for me.
“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” — Mahatma Gandhi
[Congratulation! You’re the millionth Ronulan to use that phrase in response to people making fun of what nut jobs you all are! Just because I make fun of chimps at the zoo doesn’t mean I’m afraid Planet of the Apes is going to become a reality. -Ed.]
“…then they ridicule you…” Step two.
[That’s it. I’m going to go kill that chimp… -Ed.]
Ronulans give a bad name to humans in general. I can’t wait for the “It was close (NOT!), but Ron Paul didn’t win” post.
Heh, I should tell you guys that I had a semi-debate with a Ronulan on Powerline (Powerline rocks) and I employed the troll techniques that Frank advocates and I must say they seemed fairly effective. So, IMAO is both useful and informative. Also, I’m fairly sure the only folks foaming at the mouth in the end were the Ronulans.
Frank, you can be so mean with your jokes sometimes!
And I heart you for that!
(Not, him, literally, his humor style. Don’t get mad SarahK.)
I guess all you have to do is mention Ron Paul and you get alot of hits and comments. I swear this feels like the Ronulans refresh google every few minutes to see where to post. Long live the Fred!
Ever get the feeling that the Paulbots would be out burning cars a la Muslims if they were physically able to climb up the basement stairs? There are gazillions of them (based on internet poll results), so I’m surprised that at least one Paulbot hasn’t managed to crawl out and borrow their mommy’s car to car-bomb the “Wired” offices.
But at least they were peace-loving and kind enough to give me my new nickname of “Judas backstabbing scumbag gestapo pig”. It just fills me with feelings of “EVOL”….
The new terminology for Ronulan Rontards is Paulestinians (although one may use the term Paulbearer). Please make a note of it
I’m waiting for the Ron Paul campaign to DDOS their own site just to drive up the number of hits.
PS: Don’t get pissed Paulestinians, I’m kidding.
Paulbearers, I like that name the best. Ronulans makes them sound too powerful.
You know what would be cool? If Ron Paul ran as an independent and took all the Troofers away from the left. This could lead to an easy repulican victory.
I can’t believe no politican has tried this already! That could actually be a great way to get support (not with Rosie though, shudder). Who cares about endorsements from Pat Robertson or the like; I want to see who gets the most endorsements from hot chicks!
Yeah, why no mention of Pat Robertson’s endorsement of Rudy? If he came out for Fred, there’d doubtless be a post about how Robertson feared Fred more than God, no?
And while politics makes strange bedfellows, this was hardly a surprise. Robertson said a year ago there was no way he could support McCain – but he could support Rudy. And since they were the only ones in it a year ago, there you have it.
I guess if Robertson can forgive Rudy’s abortion and gay rights stances, Rudy can forgive Robertson’s saying 9/11 was all the homos’ fault (or was that Falwell? Who cares…).
Soon you Fredophiles are going to have to deal with who he decides to endorse. Most likely it will be old pal McCain, the skunk at the GOP picnic. And he’ll still finish a distant third. Unless Fred decides to endorse Giuliani. Hopefully that and the spectre of Hillary will get you to wipe your eyes, hold your nose and PULL THAT LEVER FOR RUDY!
[Have you been drinking? -Ed.]
The drunken postings come after 4:00 AM. What strikes you as drunken?
We’re hoping bunkerboy gets attacked by conservatives. Bunkerboy’s all right, really. Alright?
Comment #11:
“The only reason your little site here will get any significant traffic is if you mention Ron Paul… keep it up…”
Hee hee, they’re basically admitting that if we make fun of Ron Paul, they’ll keep coming to our site to spam. I mean, we know Paulbearers have no lives, but it’s somehow funnier when they admit they troll blogs all day long.
First they ignored us,
Then they found us on google news and tried to ridicule us,
Now they fight us,
Ooooh what do we win?
having been a paulbearer for a number of people I dont like being assocaited with that nut job