Posted on 06/19/2007 5:28:20 AM PDT by pissant
Duncan demonstrated great leadership and the potential for great things, while a young officer, said Oakley. Even then, Hunter had great tact, an ability to work with people and is forceful enough to get things done.
Now that is the kind of endorsement that others in the race won't be getting...
DH PING
6 months ago I hadn’t heard of him either. These days I’ll support him 100%.
I am impressed by Hunter and have a lot of respect for him as well.
That being said, he has exactly no chance at securing the nomination.
Look around that site, and you'll find two other things of interest.
Another article. (I'll post it in a moment.
And...a video interview.
I think this is more evidence that the MSM is shutting Hunter out. They don’t want people to hear what he has to say.
He has generally done well in straw polls where people have had an uncensored chance to talk with him. It is frustrating to see him not surging out of the 2nd tier yet. Speaking of MSM - it seems like I see Hunter MUCH more on CNN than I do on FOX. FOX has such a transparent agenda of promoting Rudy - they actually “snarl” when someone like Ann Coulter mentions Duncan Hunter’s name.
I hate FOX.
That being said, he has exactly no chance at securing the nomination.
That's it exactly. I think DH is great, I'd love to see him be President. But at the same time, we have to face the fact that no matter how many of your buddies from OTS give you kudos, this doesn't translate into electability. Let Duncan win a statewide election, for starters, and then he'll perhaps be ready for the main event.
I would be very comforted if Duncan could even be Vice President or Secretary of Defense - an excellent choice either way!
That's because FOX is a RINO preserve. I have to laugh every time I hear people describe FOX as the "conservative" news channel. It's only "conservative" in comparison to the radical Leftists who run ABCNNBCBS. Compared to the average American, however, FOX is still centre-left. It's the Rockefeller-Country Club-Kennedy wing of the Republican Party, at best.
I’ve always knew he was one of the good guys and a real hawk. What set him apart in recent times was his fight not to allow the gutting of our military intel based on the 911 commissions recommendations, his staunch support of our interrogators in Iraq and Afghanistan, and his refusal to bow to political correctness and close Club Gitmo.
That is the best argument not to support him, I suppose. But since it is the only argument, I reject it and encourage all to support him.
I totally agree! I've been saying for a while now that Hunter would make a great VICE-President. This is not to denigrate DH in the least - I just think he needs to get some national exposure and experience winning more than just a single district in SoCal which leans three clicks to the Right of Attila the Hun. I'd love to see DH be FDT's VP for 8 years, and then be POTUS in his own right for the 8 years after that!
I completely agree.
He lives and breathes Peace through Strength
These are strange times, we need Duncan Hunter.
Hannity has had him on a couple of times. But not to help him promote his candidacy, like he has with Mitt and Rudy. It’s sad to see Fox flounder this way.
I think someone suggested yesterday that the other 2nd-tier candidates try and remind people of the “equal-time” portion of federal election law. Or does that only apply to after the primaries?
Hey, see the tag line.
With the FEC filing date of June 30th coming up, it's critical that his supporters try to bolster the campaign chest before that date. The results of this quarter's fundraising will have a significant impact on the campaign if they are strong enough.
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