[Ultra Sonic 007]

Hmm. Considering Hunter's stance on illegal immigration, his decision to appear at this event strikes me as an interesting.

What's he planning...?

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Hunter ping.

Anyone live near Orlando that can check this event out?

Hunter’s presence at a Latino event is interesting, to say the least. Especially considering that none of the other Republicans accepted an invitation, while all of the Dems are coming...

Hmm.

[Kimberly GG]

Awesome! I think it’s very telling that he’s the ONLY Republican who will go before an crowd of entirely opposition and tell it like it is!! I love it!!

GO DUNCAN!!!

[elizabetty]

It can't hurt Hunter to show up there, he has nothing to lose.

I would not advise any POTUS candidate to attend this RIGHT NOW. Next year maybe, but not now.

[wolfcreek]

I’m surprised Tancredo and Paul skipped this event. Hunter’s not afraid to tell ANYONE *how it is*. KUDOS!

[stefanbatory]

way to court the Hispanic vote, guys...what? the only way you know to do that is to reward lawbreakers?

[Mr. Know It All]

Hmm. Considering Hunter's stance on illegal immigration, his decision to appear at this event strikes me as an interesting.

I live in Texas and know a lot of Hispanics. Maybe Hunter realizes a couple things that some Freepers seem to miss:

1. Not all Hispanics are illegal immigrants. Most of them, in fact, are legal.
   
   
2. People who have gone through the trouble of getting a green card or becoming naturalized citizens often resent those who haven't. Add that to all the all of the other reasons to resent illegal immigrants (e.g. they drive down wages for legal residents), and you have people who hate illegals even more than most Americans.

I realize that #2 doesn't apply to all Hispanics, but it applies to many that I have spoken to.

[LantzALot]

"... when they come to our events, they leave their party registration outside the door," ...

Has anyone ever known a Dem to do that?

[WildcatClan]

Hunter doesn’t care to go there as he isn’t in a tizzy trying to figure out which message will work the best with this particular group. He has one message and that is the one they will get. I see nothing odd about him attending. I do find it odd that he was the only one willing to show up since the top tier candidates are such great communicators. Hunter took the cases for many Hispanics in his district, pro bono. He isn’t in direct conflict with any Hispanics other than those who would enter this country illegally. He may even win the day because the more they learn the more they are going to like him.

[cripplecreek]

Well Hunter has been repeatedly re elected in a heavily hispanic district without pandering.

[floriduh voter]

Duncan Hunter appears at Latino event. Mel Martinez is a no show and it's in Orlando? What up with that?

I hope that Mel is fired from the RNC. Then the GOP can start to rebuild what they once were. Mel may be a white house pawn and he certainly took the bait every time. He may end up in the administration's scrap heap with Scooter.

[kidd]

Considering Hunter's stance on illegal immigration, his decision to appear at this event strikes me as an interesting

Duncan Hunter has no problem with LEGAL immigrants, regardless of their country of origin. His issue is with illegals.

I think his presence will help make it clear that building a fence is not a "racial" issue, but a matter of national security.

[longtermmemmory]

Isn’t Senator (amnesty) Martinez showing up?
Isn’t Republican Governor Christ showing up?

and they are 100% right, disney even put out the word for employee volunteers for the event.

[ZULU]

The Administration and McLame-Teddy Kennedy’s position on Guest Workers is better termed a Rent-a-Slave program designed to provide globalist exploiters in America with a cheap class of serfs and the corrupt Mexican Government with a source of foreign dollars.

The solution to Mexico’s problems lie in Mexico and with the corrupt class of rulers who ruining that country rather than in sneaking into the U.S. to be abuse and exploited by criminals who run international corporations.

If the U.S. has any need for more workers we should raise the quotas for legal immigrants and SELECT who we WANT to be here. And those individuals should be people who want to come here because they want to be AMERICANS, not individuals merely seeking a paycheck they can mail back to wherever they came from.

Hunter has a great opportunity appearing here and his decision to do so marks him as a man of principle and courage, in contrast to the run-of-the-mill professional politician types opposing him.

If the Republicans nominate somebody other than Hunter or Thompson (Fred), they will loose. And if they loose, Hunter will be back and will win in four years, just as Ronald Reagan came back after 4 years of that vile scum Jimmy Carter - hardly any better - or worse - than Hillary Clinton.

[longtermmemmory]

Go to the home page and look at their topics.

also look at their agenda. It is all big government stuff.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Fifth Annual NALEO Presidential Golf Classic

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Conference Registration

Thursday, June 28, 2007 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Conference Registration and Exhibits

8:00 am - 8:15 am Official Welcome to the Conference and Call to Order

8:15 am - 9:30 am Opening Session and Breakfast - Latinos in 2008: A National Electorate

10:00 am - 11:30 am Breakout Sessions

Pre-K and the Early Grades: A Latino Perspective

Approaches to Expanding Health Care Coverage - Ensuring Latino Access

Expanding American Leadership: Challenges and Milestones for Latinas in Elected Office

Empowering Immigrant Communities through U.S. Citizenship

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm National Leadership Luncheon

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Breakout Sessions

Beyond Soccer Moms: New Micro-Targeting Strategies

The American Dream—Increasing and Protecting Latino Home Ownership

Ensuring Sustainable Communities - Addressing Climate Change 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Opening Reception - Wonderful World of Disney World ShowPlace Pavilion at Epcot®

Friday, June 29, 2007 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Conference Registration and Exhibits

8:00 am - 9:30 am Opening Session and Breakfast - The Impact and Use of Wedge Issues in Political Campaigns

10:00 am - 11:30 am Breakout Sessions

Reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act—Recommendations and Strategies to Eliminate the Education Gap

Leadership for Healthier Communities: Cross-Juridictional Approaches to Combat Obesity

immigration and Naturalization in 2007: Opportunities and Obstacles for Fair and Effective Policies

Unmet Potential: Building the Latino Electorate

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm National Leadership Luncheon

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Breakout Sessions

Realities of Fundraising in American Politics

Ensuring Sustainable Communities—Meeting Our Energy Needs While Protecting the Environment

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm NALEO Town Hall - The Future of America

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Assembly of Receptions

Saturday, June 30, 2007 7:30 am - 1:00 pm Conference Registration and Exhibits

8:00 am - 9:30 am Opening Session and Breakfast - The Florida Experience: A History of Latino Political Empowerment

10:00 am - 11:30 am Breakout Sessions

Our Colleges and Universities-Strategies to Ensure Latino Access and Success

Mental Health and the Community: The Challenges of Diagnosis and Treatment

“And Access for All” - Election Reform and the 2008 Elections

Strategies for Family Wealth Building and Economic Empowerment

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm National Leadership Luncheon

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Democratic Presidential Candidate Forum

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm NALEO Closing Reception

7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Edward R. Roybal Legacy Gala

Conference Special Events

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

5th Annual NALEO Presidential Golf Classic Join NALEO for a premier golf experience at the Fifth Annual NALEO Presidential Golf Classic which will be held at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course.

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Thursday Night Opening Reception The Walt Disney Company’s spectacular conference welcome at one of their theme parks is sure to delight and dazzle all.

Friday, June 29, 2007

Friday Night Assembly of Receptions Filled with wonderful music, good food, and lively engagement, this series of sponsored receptions at The Contemporary Resort is a ‘must attend’ in this pre-election season.

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Saturday Night Closing Reception and Gala The Edward R. Roybal Legacy Gala marks the last social extravaganza of the conference where the prestigious Edward R. Roybal Award for Outstanding Public Service is presented.

http://www.naleo.org/downloads/NALEO%20Conference%20Agenda-062007.pdf

[alicewonders]

Hunter’s got guts. He tells it like it is & doesn’t sugar-coat things or ignore them. He is consistent and acts according to his values, which happen to be the same as mine. He seems to have his pulse on what the average American thinks. He is true to himself & doesn’t follow the RNC like a little sheeple.

No wonder the MSM and the GOP don’t want us to hear about him - he is his own man. He may not win the Presidency, but he is keeping valuable dialogue on the table - more than I can say for 90% of the Republican party. Hunter, and other conservatives like him, are this party’s last hope.

[ProCivitas]

Probably going for what we always like to think is the 70 to 80% of 'the latino community' that are both legally here and opposed to illegal invasion. Maybe they'll strongly show their support for law enforcement, our national sovereignty, and Duncan Hunter.

Good of Hunter to presume the best about his audience, and if it turns out he held them in overly high esteem, they can correct him by their response. One hopes he isn't disillusioned.

An encouraging item: on yesterday's This Week with George Stephanopolous, Duncan Hunter received some attention during George S.'s interview with Sen. Kennedy: George S. showed the clip of Hunter at the debate describing the few GOP'frontrunners' as being of the 'Kennedy wing of the party' and advising GOP voters to move away from it. Hunter looked good in the clip, and Kennedy didn't seem to have a response as apparently none had been scripted for him by his staff/caretakers.

[airborne]

Walking into the lion’s den.

Should make for some interesting quotes!

And even better film footage!

[nmh]

“Hispanic communities in other states are made up of more residents from Central and South America and Puerto Rico, and leaders are more likely to be Democrats.”

Double the reasoning for DEPORTING them!

[WOSG]

There is a one way street on ethnic identification - whites need not apply. How much credibility would a National Association of White Elected Officials
get? It would be considered a racist organization, right?
So how should we treat this organization then?
How can this double-standard point be raised without firing up the dragons of political correctness?

[Little Ray]

Maybe he’s figured out that most legal “Hispanics” are against illegal immigration, too!