Posted on 04/23/2007 11:25:33 AM PDT by WalterSkinner
That may be because they both have roots tracing back to Vietnam.
And the things Duke was charged with? Hunter was not indicted of any wrongdoing as Cunningham was.
100% correct - they had every reason to be good friends.
Terrible what happened to man like Duke - he was a magnificent aviator.
You'll have to show me that one too, I mean more than congressional associates from the same area. Now, since you're doing the guilt by association thing, I can show you PLENTY of photos of George Bush with Jack Abramoff, but there isn't one with Duncan Hunter.
You're dots don't connect.
AuntB - come on now - you mean you don’t know that Duke and Hunter were great friends?
You’re the one who needs to do research.
Why does that bother you?
Don’t get your britches in a twist - they were - and are - friends.
So what?
Good thread, Walter. Sam, I wonder how Rep. Hunter stands on deleting the National Education Dept.? That was one of Ronald Reagan’s campaign promises which didn’t come to fruition. I think if your dad could promise to do this, knowing he could follow through on it, it would make headlines! The country knows that our schools are in bad hands, and some good reformations would be very popular.
Thompson consistently voted against big government spending when he was in the Senate. His commitment to federalism was such that it put him on the losing end of 99-1 votes because he thought that the federal government did not have a role in what was being proposed. The only other candidate in the race who matches (Exceeds) Fred’s commitment to limited government and federalism is Ron Paul.
Education
15. Goals for the Department of Education:
I believe we can educate students more effectively by returning school curriculum prerogatives to the states, local communities and, most importantly, to the family. State agencies charged with conducting education policies do not need expensive and inefficient mandates from a federal agency and I support streamlining the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Education toward a goal of working in cooperation with local and state governments to meet local and state learning levels.
16. Educational choice (vouchers, tax credits); home schooling; and the freedom of private and home education from federal regulation:
I support taking the actions necessary to strengthen our public educational system and school vouchers are a great opportunity to provide students and their families with additional educational choices. According to national studies, a significant percentage of high school students have difficulty reading at a proficient level, test well below the international average in math and science, and lack basic knowledge in history. Clearly, parents have a reason to be concerned. Many Americans support innovative plans that address our current education shortcomings and I believe school vouchers are an effective way of achieving this goal.
Taking into consideration that approximately 2 million children are taught at home, it is important that we make every effort to ensure these students have the same access and opportunities to federal benefits, such as financial aid, as those who attend public school.
Thank you, Ultra. That parents could decide which schools their children attend without having to reside in the district of their choice would introduce the spirit of competition among the schools, which would eventually benefit them all. The only problem I can see in this theory is that the parents would have to be responsible for transportation to and from a school in a distant location.
As someone backing a candidate who never graduated from college though he did obtain a questionable “law school” degree, you would do well to back off the spell-checking.
And that's supposed to mean...what?
What are you insinuating about Hunter?
I’ve studied four conservative organization’s ratings down to the bills. I’ll give you two choices: 1) adequately pay me for the citations or 2) you’re at best lazy.
Mr. Hunter left college to become a ranger in the Army and go to Vietnam. Attacking his education credentials in that way only highlights his service to our country. He passed the bar and worked as a lawyer for several years before running for Congress. If he didn't have the academic/intellectual ability to do the job, he wouldn't have been able to pass the bar.
Bill
Service in Vietnam is admirable, but why didn’t Hunter finish his undergraduate degree? Was that so tough?
Evidently, you maintain that passing “the bar” then was a big deal in terms of competence. I submit, it wasn’t.
Talk is cheap.
Action speak loudest.
Paul 2008
Education: BS Western State University, 1968; JD Western State University, 1976
Bachelor of Science? Doctor of Jurisprudence?
Yep. He MUST be unqualified. *rolling of the eyes*
Gee wowee whiz. His story has changed on his degrees.
Congress.org
The Washington Post.
Congresspedia.
Answers.com
Vote Smart.
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
NNDB.
I don't doubt that Mr. Hunter would have been academically capable of finishing his degree. On the other hand, money may have been a problem, and if he was able to go directly to law school, I can't blame him for doing so. If he was starting a family, finishing law school quickly and starting to work is more important than spending another two years getting that first degree.
Passing the bar is one indication of academic competence. Plenty of people with no common sense have passed the bar, but plenty of people with no common sense have earned all kinds of academic degrees. Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of my lifetime, and he didn't have strong academic credentials. What he had was wisdom and an understanding of right and wrong. I believe that Mr. Hunter has a similar understanding. His passing the bar shows me that he has that minimum level of academic background necessary to prove that he can learn what he must.
Bill
Ronald Reagan was an econ major and graduated - not insignificant in light of the policies he later pursued. And, from what Hunter PREVIOUSLY had posted on his OWN website, Hunter wasn’t and didn’t.
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