Posted on 10/23/2007 8:22:42 AM PDT by pissant
Send him packing!
Not too friendly to seniors is he? Especially in a state like Arkansas.
Why?
Amen to that!
he sounds just like the asshats that ran off from here for Wideawakes and DC
they didn’t figure out Slick either though any Southern right winger could tell Slick was full of it
“I made a prediction a few months back, that Huckabee would get a GOP push, that he would be perfect pick to them to balance out a moderate Rudy type candidate with his southern charm and religiosity. Now, I’m convinced of it.”
Yeah, balance out a Social Liberal who is for open borders with Fiscal big-Government Fiscal Liberal who is also for open borders and amnesty for illegals in college.
What a great way to total p888 off the small Government wing of the party!
Dang, I hate this, I’m starting to sound like one of those candidate-bashing zealots.
Oh, THAT would be inspirational.
*gag*
“I see the train coming down the track from miles away....A gun grabbing baby killer in Giuliani gets the nomination and then feels he needs a left wing theocrat whose only two conservative positions are Rudy’s weakness....guns and abortion. The Huckster gets tapped as VP. Than it becomes BABY KILLER/NANNY STATER ‘08!”
Yeah, and who needs to have 2 of those on a ticket, when you can get two-for-one with HILLARY!
To think the same dopes who call Hunter a protectionist and say he has no chance have put their support behind pro-amnesty, open-border, MFN Commie-loving RINOs in Congress, Mayor Rooty (of Sanctuary City) or one of these clowns for our next President:
Voted NO on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons.
Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam.
Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China.
Voted YES to give permanent Normal Trade Relations status to China.
Voted to kill an amendment that would require sanctions against China or other countries if they were found to be selling illicit weapons of mass destruction.
Support the One-China policy, dont weaken it.
Inaction on spying led to Chinese nuclear improvement.
Voted YES on ending Vietnam embargo.
Admit China to WTO based on their concessions.
Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam.
“The good news is that China is becoming much more a part of the mainstream. In its economic development and even in giving greater liberties to its people.”
(from an interview with Time Magazine - 08-09-2007)
“China’s accession to the WTO is a vital step in its incorporation into the rules-based multilateral trading system. This move will strengthen the rule of law and accelerate domestic reforms in China. The long-term political and social impacts of China’s accession may even exceed the commercial benefits.”
(Permanent Normal Trade Relations - PNTR 03-21-2000)
Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons.
Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam.
Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China.
“China doesn’t want to bury us. They want to see us succeed and thrive so we can buy more Chinese products”
(so the Chicoms can provide more weapons to our enemies)
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Duncan Hunter is the only one not selling us out to our enemies:
china is cheating on trade and theyre buying ships, planes and missiles with our money, as well as taking millions of jobs.
Voted YES on deterring foreign arms transfers to China.
Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China.
FRIENDS dont attack our aircraft and hold our soldiers as hostages:
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/05/01/china.us.plane.04/
Duncan Hunter on Fred Thompson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFOUJ1saOoc
Free trade is for our ALLIES, not our communist enemies.
” Negatives:
1. Supported taxes (Old-fashioned Tax-and-Spend politician)- engineered a 3% state income tax surcharge (a tax on the tax you paid in income tax) that was supposedly to make up for budget shortfalls - and then kept in in place a year longer than was necessary (and promised).
Raised fuel taxes
Encouraged the use of sales tax as an easy means of revenue boosting.
Opposed all efforts to reduce the sales tax on groceries and prescription drugs, even in years with a budget surplus. Heck, our new Democrat (liberal at that) Governor, under public pressure, agreed to a reduction in grocery sales tax...
2. ArKidsFirst - One of the larges social spending programs in Arkansas history was his baby. I dont have a problem with helping low income folks get medical care, but I know many folks on it that could afford regular coverage - but why when big gubmint will give it free?
3. Big Government - Huckabee, between his socialist healthcare moves, his heavy hand regarding tobacco use, his mandatory search lunchboxes of school kids health initiative, and massive expansion of most social programs...
4. Poor record of political appointments - just one example - Sheffield Nelson on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission - who has single-handedly tarnished the organization and really pissed off sportsmen in the state with his obstructionist and blatantly anti-regular Joe initiatives.
5. Illegal Immigration - Huckabee actually called anyone against illegal immigration (those who wanted to prevent free tuition to illlegals, free social benefits to illegals, etc.) non-Christian.
6. Party Affiliation - Huckabee has chosen in the last couple of elections to not be supportive of Republican candidates, including Lt. Governor, when they were a solid conservative choice, preferring more moderate or even liberal candidates.”
This guy is more of a RINO than many of those who Freepers like to call RINOS. HUCKABEE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE P OR VP SLOT.
LOL. How did I miss this earlier?
“As for Huckabee, he’s a joke. Many of us Arkansans realized this quite some time ago. I’m mystified as to why most people nationally haven’t.”
2 factors:
1) Media wants Huckabee for Rudy’s VP. So they are boosting him. (viz. Dick Morris on FoxNews)
2) Huckabee has been quotable in debates, and with a dearth of SoCon RINOS (god forbid people actually look at a 100% conservative like Hunter!) he’s the man to quote.
“To think the same dopes who call Hunter a protectionist...” I wouldn’t call Hunter that, but I also dont anything wrong with Thompson’s votes such as:
“Fred Thompson:
Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam.
Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China.”
Trade relations helps us. Thinking that way *is* protectionist, and harms our prosperity.
Trade or no trade won’t change what China does with their other relations, eg, military sales, which we and many other countries do too btw.
Putting our manufacturing base on the shores of communist countries DOES harm our prosperity. Especially when someone like Clinton pushes “free trade” for our enemies and suddenly they have technology that they were 30 years behind us on just a few before.
Iran to buy 24 Chinese fighters built with Israeli technology
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1915446/posts
Engaging in commerce with other countries does NOT harm our prosperity. You are espousing the myth of protectionism right there... “Putting our manufacturing base” - Ahem, in a free economy, which is the most prosperity-creating form of economy, each individual company can and should make their own decisions about jobs to create here, and about trade to engage in.
We have a record GDP, record number of jobs, and a powerful economy.
You have the view that if China advances, we cannot, when that is economic bunk.
When they are arming our enemies with the technology provided, it has absolutely NOTHING to do with “free trade”.
Keeping the technology out of our enemies arsenal...that’s not “protectionism”, that’s SURVIVAL.
“When they are arming our enemies with the technology provided, it has absolutely NOTHING to do with free trade.”
Correct, which is why you should NOT be opposed to trade relations with these countries! The 2 are not synonymous.
Trade is good, it doesnt harm us!
I’ve worked with Chinese citizens and know the technology transfer rules that you have to comply with, etc. We can trade with China without giving away the store.
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