[bushfamfan]

I just want to have a thread to discuss House Rep. Duncan Hunter who is going to be one of our GOP nominees. Seems as if a lot of people on FR are complaining about our choices for 2008 when this great man is going to be in the race as well. I just think he needs to get some coverage and wanted to start this thread.

He is the man conservatives should get behind and I think he deserves his own thread to remind us that we do have a great candidate this time if we'd only realize it.

http://www.house.gov/hunter/

[Jim Noble]

Is this a joke?

[Proud2BeRight]

Take a look at the writeup on him in Wikipedia and you will see how the Media and other libs will attack the guy.

[marinamuffy]

Before he said he was running for president, I'd never heard of Duncan Hunter. Everything I've heard from/about him since has been great. While it's true that he has little to no "name recognition" at this point, I think that if conservatives can come together on him or any other real conservative canidate, then we can get them recognition. Free Republic is mentioned often on talk radio and even on Fox sometimes. We have more power than we think (even the Ditzy Chits fear us :))

[LdSentinal]

Yeah right.

He wouldn't carry California. The three choices as of now are: McCain, Rudy or Romney.

Sanford, Barbour, and Sonny Perdue are not running.

[IOWAfan]

I would vote for Newt in a heart beat if I thought he was electable - he has to know he's not. Now a cabinet position - ok.

I agree with the consensus here a Representative from the House doesn't have the name recognition, etc. for president.

I'm kinda glad Allen faded early although I'm not happy he lost his Senate seat. He doesn't even have half the substance of his Dad - who was a great man (IMhO).

Of the kinda announced candidates Romney is my guy.

Haley Barbor is someone I would like to see run - JC Watts, I really like, especially for VP, but when you consider the alternatives - I really have to say, honestly, I will hold my nose and vote for any (R) for President right now.

Pride, opinions and preferences aside - this is a battle we must win - and third party candidates or the Vast Right Wing sitting on their votes - will not bode well for the USA - too much can go wrong too fast to give the RATs another chance leading this country from the White House.

now I'll go back to getting ready to watch the Friday afternoon football games and stop thinking about this mess we're in.

[kcbc2001]

I like what Hunter has said about immigration and I like that he's from California and that he's a conservative.

The major obstacle is going to be the MSM picking winners and losers and raising money. By the time my state has its primary the field has already been narrowed, so you might get lucky and actually feel like you have a choice when you go to vote.

An idea that I have is having a national "primary" day (like election day, but for the primary), so those of us who usually have later primaries can have a say in who actually gets nominated.

If someone wants to be president of the country, then they shouldn't be picked by only a handful of states and the MSM.

I think that would go a long way to getting a candidate we like, not a candidate who happened to win the earlier primaries.

Yeah, the up-front costs would be huge and some states would lose their "special status", but we'd see who gets the money and organization that they need to compete in all 50 states.

And with all the state primaries being on the same day, there isn't the long drawn out media parade and "X won these two states, so he's still competitive whereas Y isn't." If we know that X won in only 2 states, but Y won in 15, and the results were given on the same day, then I think we'd have a better chance of getting a candidate who represents us better. Because if you can win in different areas of the country, then there must be a message or idea that is resonating with people.

I don't think the system is going to change anytime soon. But I think the primary system that we have now needs to be significantly reformed if we want to elect people who are conservative, not RINO. JMHO

[airborne]

Hunter is currently at the top of my list.

Is it possible that he could carry his home state?

[ZULU]

He's my first choice, then Rice or Gingrich.

Most of the others can go pound salt, including the leftist media's "front-runners" RUDEY, McPain and Romney II.

[Kimberly GG]

Thanks for starting this thread....I've been hoping that Tancredo would throw his hat into the ring, but I've also wanted to know where Duncan Hunter stands on border security, illegal immigration and amnesty.

He's been fighting the OBL for years! Here is his impressive 'record' (clearly a nightmare and thorn in the side to the Bush/OBLers, and just like with Tancredo, they will NEVER support him, and will probably rip him to shreds. HAHA Imagine what a Hunter/Trancredo ticket would do to 'em) :


Chain Migration & Visa Lottery

Voted on House floor for amendment to end visa lottery in 2005

Tried to end chain migration in 1996

Co-sponsored legislation in 1995 to end chain migration and crack down on illegal immigration

Co-sponsored legislation to end chain migration in 1995



Major Numbers in All Categories

Voted on floor of House in favor of amendment to prohibit legal status to aliens with a criminal record in 2005

Cosponsoring bill to eliminate lottery, reduce chain migration, and increase interior enforcement and border control in 2005-2006

Member of the bipartisan Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus in the 109th Congress

Member of the bipartisan Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus in the 108th Congress

Worked for deep immigration reductions in 1999.

Co-sponsored deep immigration reductions 1995-96

Co-sponsored deep immigration reductions 1993-94

Co-sponsored comprehensive immigration reductions in 1993-94

Voted for a ceiling in 1990 that would have prevented immigration from snowballing to its current levels.


Importing Specific Foreign Workers

Voted to protect American workers by voting against foreign worker importation program in 2005

Voted in favor of amendment to prohibit immigration increases in Free Trade Agreements in 2005

Cosponsoring bill to increase workplace verification in 2005-2006

Voted to protect American workers by voting against worker-importation program in 2003

Voted to protect American workers by voting against worker-importation program in 2003

Opposed doubling of H-1B foreign high-tech workers in 1998
Voted in 1998 to allow firms to lay off Americans
to make room for foreign workers

Stopped massive new foreign agriculture worker program in 1996

Tried to continue foreign nurse guestworker program in 1996


Citizenship for Illegal Alien Babies

Cosponsoring legislation to deny U.S. citizenship to 'anchor babies' of illegal aliens in 2005-2006

Cosponsored legislation to deny U.S. citizenship to 'anchor babies' of illegal aliens in 2003-2004

Co-sponsored bill to stop giving U.S. citizenship to more than 200,000 ‘anchor babies’ of illegal aliens each year 1999-2000.

Co-sponsored legislation to stop rewarding children
of illegal aliens with citizenship 1997-1998.

Co-sponsored bill to deny citizenship
to ’anchor babies’ of illegal aliens 1995-1996.


Inviting/Repelling Illegal Aliens

Voted in favor of bill to increase interior enforcement in 2006

Voted in favor of bill to outlaw border tunnels in 2006

Voted in favor of border fence in 2006

Cosponsoring bill to build border fence in 2006

Voted against sanctuary policies for illegal aliens in 2006

Voted in favor of amendment to end special amnesty for certain Central Americans in 2006

Voted in favor of amendment to fund employment eligibility verification system in 2006

Voted on floor of the House for final passage of border security and enforcement bill in 2005

Voted on the floor of the House in favor of amendment to require implementation of entry-exit system in 2005

Voted on House floor for amendment to increase security with border fence in 2005

Cosponsoring bill to deter illegal immigration in 2005-2006

Voted against sanctuary policies for illegal aliens in 2005

Voted against amendment to fund program to deny driver's licenses to illegal aliens in 2005

Voted in favor of amendment to increase State and local law enforcement's ability to enforce immigration laws in 2005

Voted to authorize the use of the military to assist in border control functions in 2005

Cosponsoring bill to reduce illegal immigration
and increase interior enforcement in 2005-2006

Voted in favor of bill to bar drivers' licenses for illegal aliens in 2005

Voted against amendment to strip asylum reforms from H.R. 418 in 2005

Voted in favor of the Rule that incorporated the Manager's Amendment to strengthen some of the key immigration reforms of H.R. 418 in 2005

Cosponsoring bill to make workplace verification program madatory in 2005-2006

Cosponsoring legislation to bar drivers' licenses for illegal aliens in 2005-2006

Cosponsoring resolution to prevent Social Security benefits for illegal aliens in 2005-2006

Voted for amendment to H.R. 10 to complete border fence in 2004

Voted in favor of amendment to H.R. 10 to increase deportation of alien terrorists in 2004

Voted in favor of amendment to H.R. 10 to prevent illegal aliens from entering the country in 2004

Voted against amendment to strip provision to make it harder for terrorists to get asylum in 2004

Voted against amendment to strip expedited removal for illegal aliens from H.R. 10 in 2004

Voted for legislation with significant illegal immigration reduction provisions in 2004

Voted against a Motion to Recommit with Instructions to strip significant illegal immigration reduction provisions from H.R. 10 in 2004

Voted against Motion to Instruct Conferees to strip key illegal immigration reduction provisions from bill in 2004

Voted against amendment to strip significant illegal immigration reduction provisions from H.R. 10 in 2004

Cosponsored legislation with significant illegal immigration-reduction provisions in 2004

Voted in favor of secure IDs in 2004

Voted against rewarding illegal aliens from Mexico with Social Security benefits in 2004

Voted to enforce federal laws against sanctuary policies
to protect illegal aliens in 2004

Voted against sanctuary policies to protect illegal aliens in 2004

Voted to authorize the use of the military to assist in border control functions in 2004

Voted to extend voluntary workplace verification pilot program in 2003

Voted in favor of amendment to fight foreign IDs for illegal aliens in 2003

Cosponsored bill to reduce illegal immigration
and increase interior enforcement in 2003-2004

Voted to authorize the use of the military to assist in border control functions in 2003

Cosponsored secure ID bill to deter illegal immigration in 2003-2004

Cosponsored secure ID bill to deter illegal immigration in 2003-2004

Voted to authorize the use of the military to assist in border control efforts in 2002

Voted AGAINST Section 245(i), a form of amnesty
for illegal aliens in 2002

Voted against a four-month extension of Section 245(i) in 2001

Signed a letter opposing Section 245(i) in 2001

Signed a statement against an amnesty in 2001

Voted to authorize troops on the border in 2001

Voted in 2000 to authorize troops on the border.

Signed a letter to Speaker Hastert opposing an illegal alien amnesty in 2000.

Voted to authorize the use of troops on the border in 1999

Voted to kill pro-illegal-alien Section 245(i) program in 1997
Voted to crack down on illegal immigration in 1996

Tried to create mandatory workplace verification programs in 1996

Protected voluntary pilot programs for workplace verification in 1996

[Liberty Valance]

If God had intended us to vote,
He would have given us candidates.

[Plutarch]

There are 200 House Republicans, no doubt there are attractive, capable conservatives among them. The fact is, however, that it hasn't been since 1880 that a House Member was elected President, James Garfield.

At the time of his nomination, Garfield was Republican floor leader in the House, and was Senate-Elect. Garfield was also a Civil War General. He had been nationally known for nearly 20 years.

I don't think (maybe someone can look it up) that any House Member has been nominated (and lost) for President since Garfield.

Duncan Hunter is a fine House Member, but he does not have the qualifications needed to gain the Republican nomination, and if nominated to win.

[NRA2BFree]

We've already had a few threads about Duncan. He's got my vote. He's a conservative, and that's what we need in office. He also gets a good rating from GOA. ;o)

[nopardons]

Representatives don't get elected president, so don't hold your breath!

Lazio is also a Conservative and Hillary had him for a side dish; not even lunch; when she ran against him, originally, for a Senate seat.

[Trteamer]

BTTT!!

[section9]

Duncan Hunter:

One trick pony.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[visualops]

Hunter picked up an early endorsement from U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., a bit of a surprise because of the expected candidacy of that state's GOP Sen. John McCain.

"I have had the privilege of serving ... with Duncan Hunter and know him to be the John Wayne of Congress," Franks said in explaining the endorsement. "He is a man of genuine compassion for humanity and a formidable soldier of freedom."

Franks added that his decision to back Hunter rather than McCain was made because of his "belief that during a time of war political calculations should not decide who someone endorses."

"Duncan Hunter's leadership is right for America," Franks said.

Interesting.

[newzjunkey]

pro-Duncan bump!

[I Hired Craig Livingstone]

I'm open to him, but I don't know that much about him and I've never heard him speak. Do you have any links to audio or video?

We could use another credible candidate. Right now we got the guy who's a bit too off his rocker, the guy who's a bit too liberal, and the guy who's a bit too Mormon.

[Silly]

I want to encourage as many conservative Republicans as possible to enter the race. We need lots of solid candidates, and I intend to keep my eye on Duncan Hunter. Thanks for bringing him to my attention.

However, the first thing I thought when I saw his picture was, "untelegenic". I'm sorry, but the reality today is that a person needs to really shine on the TV in order to have a chance. Next to Hillary, Hunter will look like lint unless he gets an image consultant. He's got boring white male written all over him, and no amount of earth tones will be able to change that. He makes Al Gore look like Prince Charming.

Not that it's right, mind you. What a sorry state when image outranks substance. But it's the world we live in, and we need to face this.

[SierraWasp]

What is his stance on my tagline and the proper role of government in our lives??? I'll seriously consider him if someone knowledgeable about his stances will answer that for me... I don't know the man at all, really!!!

I do believe in "guilt by association" and I'd also like to know who he likes and dislikes in order to size him up for support, or non-support. Someone please help out here with true observations if you will. Sincerly!!!