Posted on 05/18/2007 4:08:15 PM PDT by PlainOleAmerican
EDITORIAL - When recently asked in an interview, who I thought won the first two Republican debates; I answered Fred Thompson and Newt Gingrich. They’re the only two candidates conservative enough to not be in this stupid race yet... They’re not late, the other eager beavers are early!
They’re the only two not joining the chorus of ten, eager to demonstrate their lack of conservative credentials in a futile attempt to attract both conservative and liberal voters. As a result, they’re also the only candidates not losing supporters in the debates.
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America is a nation built upon a belief in the individual, no matter where they came from, no matter what color or religion they are, no matter which side of the tracks they grew up on. America is a nation that believes in free enterprise, not socialism. America believes in personal freedom, not some so-called greater common good. There is no common good greater than individual freedom! Yet those in Washington DC disagree, believing instead that there is no common good, greater than themselves.
(Excerpt) Read more at smallgovtimes.com ...
"Washington DC no longer supports free enterprise, national sovereignty, freedom or individual rights. They support the further empowerment of themselves over the people they were elected to represent. They divide by voting bloc for purposes of personal gain. They won’t unite even for the sake of national survival. But they will for the benefit of illegal aliens and foreign enemies."
Fred Thompson \ Zell Miller ‘08
The dems would s*** in their pants if they had to face that ticket.
YES.......Newt and Thompson.....President and Vice-President....don’t make no never mind which one is which. They need to jump in and soon. Get it over with. Newt will tell it like it is and dam the torpedo’s.
Forgot about Zell.........haven’t heard from him in a long time. I use to love to listen to him.
Let JB Willims tell me that this candidate is less conservative than the two UNDECLARED candidates (who are conservative but....”):
by John Hawkins
PS: I can tell you from talking to Hunter that he is VERY PASSIONATE about building a fence on the border and about any and all things related to the military. He also seems to have a pretty good sense of humor.
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John Hawkins: Would you like to see Roe v. Wade overturned?
Duncan Hunter: Yes. You know, I’m the author of the personhood-at-conception bill which right now has over 100 co-sponsors ...that would define personhood as moment of conception, so, it would allow us to have a reversal of the effects of Roe v. Wade without a constitutional amendment.
AND MORE at............................
http://www.rightnation.us/forums/index.php?showtopic=114155
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DUNCAN HUNTER QUOTE: “Not only do we have a bad trade deal with China but they’re cheating on the one we do have. China is cheating on trade and they’re using our trade dollars to buy ships, planes and missiles. They’re becoming a super power and stepping into the shoes of the Soviet Union.”
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Click below for Duncan Hunter’s voting record:
http://www.issues2002.org/CA/Duncan_Hunter.htm
excerpts are:
Duncan Hunter on Abortion
Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Voted YES on funding for health providers who don’t provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Duncan Hunter on Gun Control
Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
Rated A+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)
Duncan Hunter on Foreign Policy
Voted YES on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)
Voted YES on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)
Voted NO on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
...still too liberal. Duncan Hunter is conservative.
Newt’s alright, too. If he can work for Hunter, they’ll win.
Too bad he’s spent 20+ years in congress and nobody knows who he is still...
Conservative? YES! Great person? YES!
Leader? NO!
Hunter is a great leader, because he’s a tough, no-nonsense guy (yet kind), and gets things done. He’s the only one who accomplished getting a fence built on the border.
He fights for our border patrol agents.
The fact that he was elected to Congressman in California, when he ran against an 18-year Dem. incumbent, who was a rep. for 18 years, shows that Hunter is electable.
He built a 40 mile fence and represents a state run over by illegals...after the fence was built!
I love Hunter... But if he were a leader, he wouldn’t have spent 20+ years in congress without anyone ever figuring out who he is...
And, if he were a leader, he wouldn’t be running far behind the “unannounced” candidates....
I love Hunter. I studied him very close. He CAN’T win a national election...
We need more than a good conservative. We need a good conservative who can win, then lead.
Clinton only had a 2% poll number in October, so there is PLENTY of time.
If your point is that Hunter didn’t “promote” himself to U.S. Senator, that’s almost impossible in California (since President Reagan). Only RINOs, like Arnold, seem to get the best jobs in CA.
85% of Laura Ingraham’s fans like Hunter, and he was on Ingrahmas show today. I think Hunter is going to surprise us.
btw, the fence was 14 miles in San Diego, and I really don’t know which part of the border the 40 mile fence was built.
None of the other politicians even accomplished a 14 mile fence. Imagine what Hunter could do as president.
About the fence:
2. Duncan Hunter originated the fence along the Mexico-U.S. border decades ago in order to cut down crime against illegal immigrants. Today, that fence (a double fence) is 14 miles long. It has cut smuggling (people and drugs) over 90% and has drastically reduced the 10/year murder rate of illegal immigrants by removing the mobility of the cross border criminal gangs. It has eliminated the major cross border drug automobile chases. The crime rate in San Diego as a whole is 44% as compared to the pre-fence crime rate. A large scale extension of the fence (700 miles long) was authorized in the 2006 bill “Secure Fence Act of 2006”. His efforts over some 20 plus years have brought the fence to be considered as a major instrument of immigration policy and border control.
http://www.gohunter08.com/inner.asp?z=1
>No Americans left in Washington DC.<
It’s called consistent and complete corruption.
But wait! There IS one fine patriot in Congress - Capable Duncan Hunter!
Duncan Hunter - John Bolton
“Duncan Hunter - John Bolton”
What a great ticket that would be.
Two really tough guys.
“They’re not late, the other eager beavers are early!”
Bingo.
Amen. Those effin’ traitors in Washington, D.C. do not represent me or my country and they frankly deserve to be tried and shot for treason.
A proper remedy for our current circumstance...
I’ll second that!
I feel your pain...
Hunter is a good man who can’t win. His only hope at the number one slot on the ticket is if neither Thompson or Gingrich run, and both will.
That means his best hope is to be picked as a running mate and the odds are not good for that either.
Leaders lead... Hunter has had more than 20 years in Washington DC to become a leader and he has not ever made a name for himself in that regard.
I like him and his family very much. But conservatives riding the Hunter wagon will end like liberals riding the Nader wagon...
>I think Thompson looks more presidential.....<
Ah, yes, looks exceed all qualifications for the most significant and stressful job in the entire world!
Thompson carries himself well, but Duncan Hunter, besides his good looks, is the only man who comes with all of what it will take to navigate this country through today’s shark infested waters to that safe, secure and prosperous
Americam shore we all long for.
Globalism is Thompson’s hidden creed; hidden beneath down-home, folksy platitudes and wordy paragraphs. With a sharply focused Duncan Hunter, what you see is what you get.
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