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Hunter and Tancredo
Al Fuchino ^ | 10/23/07 | Al Fuchino

Posted on 10/23/2007 8:01:11 AM PDT by pissant

Hunter and Tancredo Make the Presidential Race a Choiceless ChoiceTwo presidential candidates know what to do before you ask them. None of them are to be found on the democratic side of the table. So if you didn’t know it already I just saved you a lot of time, but I also question your smarts. In fact, it is now safe to say that without exception all the current crop of democratic candidates are actually either socialists or communists. What’s the matter? You didn’t see that either? That simple sentence about democrats being socialists or communists is enough to make some in your family or circle of friends go into immediate convulsions or states of rebellion. So you cannot even say that to them and expect reasonable discourse. And even if you try to explain your points one by one you will find as you should at least try, you will notice an immediate emotional state grip them and lock them up. It is a very interesting thing to watch and observe people lock up and then react to you based on this state of instantaneous resentment, which is a re-feeling of their past emotions I will go a step further..it can be frightening to see what appears to be normal looking people turn in a split second from that apparent normalness to a state of being totally freaked out.

On the republican side, you have a bevy of candidates who all have for the most part the right talking points…some more than others of course. But you have to break even this down because we have seen plenty of cases of talking points meaning nothing at all. And we can all easily eliminate some people like Ron Paul and others because of quirks or one political position or another such as being pro abortion even if they say that they are against it in their personal life. But deep down, even this is a total waste of time.

You see folks when a candidate takes any position at all you must ask why. And in this one question your decision becomes not only apparent but choiceless. For some candidates it is the political wind…expedience if you will. Get to point a from point b (Romney). Simple as that. For others it is based in some common sense…for others it is actually an equal opposite reaction to their opponents…much in the same way that democrats resent much of conservative America. There is a danger in picking any candidate who does not have a mind of his own…..and while you all would take great enjoyment in my picking apart each candidate…and I would make us both laugh at my insights on each candidate, something more important is to be brought up. Can you see who is his own man? Or do you trifle with the examination of the issues like figuring out a Rubik’s cube?

You want a candidate who sees the why of an issue and it is that ‘why’ that makes him act and be respectable. An action is not just a simple political position he or she takes….the why of the action is what they believe in and what causes them to lead and make the right choices on our behalf…to vote on our behalf…so to speak. Take a step back folks and look at each candidate individually. Which ones adopt a position that fits the political arguments that their supporters want (hints? Do you need hints?)…which adopt what that have adapted to (been pressured to)? Are there any who are running because they know before they speak what are the right steps to take? These are the candidates who will not compromise with a Ted Kennedy….will not compromise with Diane Feinstein (McCain).…will not ignore our citizen ship laws for the expedience of taking away crime, thereby saying we have ‘peace in our time’ (Rudy Guliani’s crime free New York) only to create and foster a bigger problem later on. Insanity! Guliani only wishes to foster a crime free business world…not foster the extension of American principles.

There are two men running for president that deserve your support. And the reason is they have principle in their hearts and it is the ‘why’ of why they are running. Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter are the only two men who believed in what they are saying now before than got on the presidential debate stage. They do not need to consult with anyone…they already consult their consciences. What more could you want? Each of these men runs because of principle and they act because of principle.

Ignore the Huckabee’s who try to plead and reason with you like George W. Bush…the very fact that he pleads means he does not understand his opponents. His opponents whether they be democrats or the Red Chinese laugh at pleaders. They only understand the force that places missiles in Europe as Reagan did. They then will come talk at the table. Forget the silly smile of righteousness on the face of Mr. Brownback…he would make for a safe neighbor and be a decent Secretary of the Interior perhaps. But he would turn the other cheek at inappropriate times when defending our nation. Only two men fit the label of being their own men….yes, you can make a case for Fred Thompson and he has made some mistakes in his life but until he starts standing up more than for a few camera angles he in my mind has not said ‘yes I believe’ to his conscience. I think he wants to deep inside but something is holding him back. And yes Mitt is clean and honorable, but he has no fight in him. And the Russians do not understand pillow fights. Nor do they understand primp and pedicure time at the salon.

Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter have moved mountains already and it has been done because of principle. Tom has moved an entire debate and forced the candidates to come to his way of thinking on the immigration issue to the point where many sound like little Tom’s….but that is where it will stop. Once in office they will no longer need to stand ass tall as he does now. Tom has stood up like David against Goliath.

Hunter has also demonstrated a common sense approach that reveals that his conscience leads him and not polls…not expediency. The trouble is that the press wants to marginalize him and Tancredo. In fact look for the liberal press to see a Guliani, McCain ticket as their outlet valve if they cannot get traitorous Clinton or feminine Obama elected this time around.

Hunter has stood up for his country time and time again…..do your own investigation. In any event what I have tried to discuss here with you is that there is a pre-moment in time where a person even if they are not perfect have an over riding desire to respond to and act upon an inner knowing. Two men fit this bill best, Hunter and Tancredo.


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1 posted on 10/23/2007 8:01:12 AM PDT by pissant
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Hunter/Tanc Ping


2 posted on 10/23/2007 8:01:43 AM PDT by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: pissant

My favorite Presidential Debates:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrrROk7Yu9c
Online Presidential Debate 1.1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRKs5HWTUsc
Online Presidential Debate 1.2 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFcjVP0EBjg
Online Presidential Debate 1.3 “Democrat Joke”


3 posted on 10/23/2007 8:04:28 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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4 posted on 10/23/2007 8:06:48 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: pissant
Hunter has good ideas.

But Tom has put his finger on the problem that undergirds all others.

The Illegal Alien Problem.


5 posted on 10/23/2007 8:09:03 AM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (you shall know that I, YHvH, your Savior, and your Redeemer, am the Elohim of Ya'aqob. Isaiah 60:16)
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To: pissant

I am a big fan of both. I think Hunter would make a better President with Tancredo being a good Vice President.

Unfortunately, I think neither is articulate enough to win the race for President.

Tancredo has been stumbling and bumbling his way through the debates. Its not that he doesn’t have a strong points, it is just that can’t put together a precise sentence.

It is frustrating to see Hunter made to be a second tier candidate, with a recorded like his he should be treated like a front runner.

The biggest reason Hunter and Tancredo are lagging in the polls is that they are not from the East Coast, which is why the media largely ignores them.


6 posted on 10/23/2007 8:10:44 AM PDT by SelectiveJNJ
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To: XeniaSt

Except Hunter put his finger on it years before Tom was even in politics. It is staggering....an example:

Duncan Hunter

**Cosponsored H.R. 4449 - The Social Security Alien and Foreign Resident Limitations Act of 1981, which sought to “amend title II of the Social Security Act to limit benefits in the case of individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States or who are residing abroad.” – Congressional Record, September, 1981

**Sponsored H.R. 2534 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to accept donated horses for use in patrolling the borders of the United States. – Congressional Record, April, 1983

**Voted against S.1200, The Immigration and Control Act of 1986, which included TITLE II -”ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN ENTRANTS BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1982, TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR LAWFUL RESIDENCE (Amnesty). – Congressional Record, October 1986.

**Cosponsored H.R. 2964, The Comprehensive Border Control Act of 1991 - Directs the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to make specified improvements in border enforcement and security. – Congressional Record, July, 1991.

**Cosponsored H.R. 3438, The Immigration Document Fraud Prevention Act of 1991 To prevent immigration document fraud, and for other purposes. - Congressional Record, October, 1991.

**Cosponsored H.R. 3439, the Improved Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 1991 – Increases FY 1993 personnel levels and funding for the Border Patrol, Increases for FY 1993 the number of Assistant United States Attorney positions, and assigns such additional personnel to prosecute persons who harbor or bring into the United States illegal aliens. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for harboring or bringing into the United States aliens for profit. – Congressional Record, October, 1991.

**Cosponsored H.R. 3440, the Employer Sanctions Improvements Act of 1991 – Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for the issuance of new counterfeit-resistant social security cards to employable aliens solely for the purpose of providing employment eligibility. – Congressional Record, October, 1991.

**Cosponsored H.R. 3441, To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for illegal aliens. – Congressional record, October, 1991.

**Cosponsored H.R. 3442, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit transportation of illegal aliens for purposes of employment. – Congressional Record, October, 1991.

**Cosponsored H.R. 4134, The California-Mexico Border Drug Trafficking Reduction Act - Directs the Attorney General, to prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the United States, to take action to: (1) acquire a permanent easement for the United States extending 50 feet outwards along the length of the U.S.-Mexican border in California for the purpose of erecting and maintaining a security fence and access road; and (2) establish a 500-feet setback along the length of such border for the purpose of restricting any development within such setback. – Congressional Record, June, 1991.

**Cosponsored H.R. 4754, To provide for 2,000 additional border patrol agents from military personnel displaced by defense cutbacks. – Congressional Record, April 1991.

**Cosponsored H.R. 709, The California-Mexico Border Drug Trafficking Reduction Act - Directs the Attorney General, to prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the United States, to take action to: (1) acquire a permanent easement for the United States extending 50 feet outwards along the length of the U.S.-Mexican border in California for the purpose of erecting and maintaining a security fence and access road; and (2) establish a 500-feet setback along the length of such border for the purpose of restricting any development within such setback. – Congressional Record, February 1993.

**Cosponsored H.R. 852, To authorize additional appropriations to increase border patrol personnel to 6,800 by the end of fiscal year 1995 and to make available amounts in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for the additional border patrol personnel. – Congressional Record, February 1993.

**Cosponsored H.R. 985, To include infection with the agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome as a communicable disease of public health significance for which an alien is excludable under the Immigration and Nationality Act. – Congressional Record, February 1993.

**Cosponsored H.R., the Improved Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 1993- Amends the Act to increase penalties for harboring or bringing into the United States aliens for profit and expresses the sense of the Senate that the Attorney General and the Secretary of State should initiate programs with Mexico and Canada to prevent and prosecute the smuggling of aliens into the United States. – Congressional Record, February 1993.

**Cosponsored H.R. 1080, To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not lawful permanent residents. – Congressional Record, March 1993

**Cosponsored H.R. 1082, To provide for 2,500 additional border patrol agents from military personnel displaced by defense cutbacks. – Congressional Record, March 1993.

**Cosponsored H.R. 1191, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship at birth, merely by virtue of birth in the United States, to persons with citizen or legal resident mothers. – Congressional Record, March 1993.

**Cosponsored H.R. 1355, The Exclusion and Asylum Reform Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create grounds for exclusion of an alien who: (1) uses or attempts to use a fraudulent document to enter the United States, or to board a common carrier for such purpose; or (2) uses a document to board a common carrier and then fails to present such document to an immigration official upon arrival at a U.S. port of entry. – Congressional Record, April 1993.

**Sponsored H.R. 2018, to Prohibit an eligible State from receiving State Legalization Impact Assistance Grants until the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Border Patrol certify that the State is cooperating in the apprehension, detention, and transfer of illegal immigrants. – Congressional Record, May 1993

**Sponsored H.R. 2646, To direct that certain Federal financial benefits be provided only to citizens and nationals of the United States. – Congressional Record, August 1993

**Cosponsored H.R. 2859, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that public ceremonies for the admission of new citizens shall be conducted solely in English. – Congressional Record, August 1993.

**Cosponsored H.R. 3105, To restructure the enforcement components of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. – Congressional Record, September 1993

**Cosponsored H.R. 3284, Entitled the “Asylum Abuse Prevention Act of 1993”. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the United States from granting asylum to an alien who prior to U.S. arrival passes through another country which provides asylum or safe haven. – Congressional Record, October 1993

**Cosponsored H.R. 3320, the Immigration Stabilization Act of 1993: To curb criminal activity by aliens, to defend against acts of international terrorism, to protect American workers from unfair labor competition, and to relieve pressure on public services by strengthening border security and stabilizing immigration into the United States. – Congressional Record, October 1993

**Cosponsored H.R. 3869, the Illegal Immigration Control Act of 1994: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and other laws of the United States relating to border security, illegal immigration, alien eligibility for Federal financial benefits and services, criminal activity by aliens, alien smuggling, fraudulent document use by aliens, asylum, terrorist aliens, and for other purposes. – Congressional Record, May 1994

**Sponsored H.AMDT 191 to H.R. 2519, an Amendment to increase by $60 million the funds appropriated in the bill for salaries and expenses within the Immigration and Naturalization Service. – Congressional Record, July 1993

**Sponsored H.AMDT to H.R. 4092. The Amendment authorizes the hiring of an additional 6,000 Border Patrol Agents and support staff over the next five fiscal years. – Congressional Record, April 1994

**Cosponsored H.R. 372, the Immigrant Financial Responsibility and Sponsorship Act of 1995 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) revise the public charge grounds for excludability; and (2) set forth sponsor financial responsibility requirements. - Congressional Record, January 1995

**Cosponsored H.R. 375, To provide for asylum reform, prohibition of Federal benefits to certain aliens, and for other purposes. – Congressional Record, January 1995.

**Cosponsored H.R. 387, To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign Department of Defense personnel to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Customs Service perform their border protection functions. – Congressional Record, June 1995

**Cosponsored H.R. 592, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the provision allowing adjustment of status of unlawful aliens in the United States. – Congressional Record, January 1995

**Cosponsored H.R. 739, Declaration of Official Language Act of 1995 - Declares English to be the official language of the U.S. Government. States that English is the preferred language of communication among U.S. citizens. Requires the U.S. Government to promote and support the use of English for communications among U.S. citizens. Requires communications by officers and employees of the U.S. Government with U.S. citizens to be in English. – Congressional Record, February 1995

**Sponsored H.R. 756 and H.R. 1018, the Illegal Immigration Control Acts of 1995: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and other laws of the United States relating to border security, illegal immigration, alien eligibility for Federal financial benefits and services, criminal activity by aliens, alien smuggling, fraudulent document use by aliens, asylum, terrorist aliens, and for other purposes. – Congressional Record, January and February 1995

**Cosponsored H.R. 1363, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens. – Congressional Record, March 1995

**Cosponsored H.R. 1377, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize States to deny public education benefits to aliens not lawfully present in the United States. – Congressional Record, April 1995

**Sponsored H.R. 1658, To enhance border security in the vicinity of San Diego, California through the construction and improvement of physical barriers at the United States border and through the forward deployment of Border Patrol agents to the border. (San Diego Border Fence Bill) – Congressional Record, May 1995

**Cosponsored H.R. 1915 and H.R. 2202, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel, by increasing penalties for alien smuggling and for document fraud, by reforming exclusion and deportation law and procedures, by improving the verification system for eligibility for employment, and through other measures, to reform the legal immigration system and facilitate legal entries into the United States, and for other purposes. – Congressional Record, August and September 1995

**Cosponsored H.R. 3724, To improve the integrity of the Social Security card and to provide for criminal penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act. – Congressional Record, June 1996

**Cosponsored H.R. 7, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens. – Congressional Record, June 1996

**Cosponsored H.R. 849, To prohibit an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States from receiving assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. – Congressional record, February 1997

**Cosponsored H.R. 901, To preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired lands. – Congressional Record, February 1997

**Cosponsored H.R. 1428, the Voter Eligibility Verification Act: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a system through which the Commissioner of Social Security and the Attorney General respond to inquiries made by election officials concerning the citizenship of voting registration applicants and to amend the Social Security Act to permit States to require individuals registering to vote in elections to provide the individual’s Social Security number. – Congressional Record, April 1997

**Cosponsored H.R. 1493, To require the Attorney General to establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes. – Congressional record, May, 1997

**Cosponsored H.R. 2356, To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to eliminate certain provisions relating to bilingual voting requirements. – Congressional Record, July 1997

**Cosponsored H.R. 2922, To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Customs Service in the performance of border protection functions. – Congressional Record, November 1997

**Sponsored H.R. 3858, To assure drug-free borders by increasing penalties for certain drug-related offenses, to enhance law enforcement efforts for counter-drug activities, and for other purposes. – Congressional Record, May 1998.

**Cosponsored H.R. 38, To repeal the (Clinton) National Voter Registration Act of 1993. – Congressional Record, January 1999

**Cosponsored H.R. 73, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens. – Congressional Record, January 1999

**Cosponsored H.R. 123, To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States. - Congressional Record, January 1999

**Cosponsored H.R. 191, To improve the integrity of the Social Security card and to provide for criminal penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act. – Congressional Record, January 1999

**Cosponsored H.R. 628, To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Customs Service in the performance of border protection functions. – Congressional Record, February 1999

**Cosponsored H.R. 2528, To establish the Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement within the Department of Justice. – Congressional Record, July 1999

**Cosponsored H.R. 4282, To provide Federal reimbursement for indirect costs relating to the incarceration of illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens. – Congressional Record, April 2000

**Sponsored H.AMDT 581, an amendment to H.R. 5005, to express the sense of the Congress that completion of the San Diego Border Fence Project is a priority of the DHS. – Congressional Record, July 2002

**Cosponsored H.R. 10, To provide for reform of the intelligence community, terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination, and for other purposes. – Congressional Record, September 2004

**Cosponsored H.R. 502, To require identification that may be used in obtaining Federal public benefits to meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable. – Congressional Record, January 2003

**Cosponsored H.R. 687, To prohibit the Federal Government from accepting a form of identification issued by a foreign government, except for a passport that is accepted for such a purpose on the date of enactment of this Act. – Congressional Record, February 2003

**Cosponsored H.R. 993, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004 through 2010 to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. – Congressional Record, February 2003

**Sponsored H.R. 1392, To require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels entering the United States. – Congressional Record, March 2003

**Cosponsored H.R. 1557, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens. – Congressional Record, April 2003

**Cosponsored H.R. 2671, the Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2003 or the CLEAR Act of 2003 - States that: (1) State and local law enforcement personnel are fully authorized to investigate, apprehend, or remove aliens in the United States (including interstate transportation of such aliens to detention centers) in the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws; and (2) a State that does not have a statute permitting enforcement of Federal immigration laws within two years of enactment of this Act shall not receive certain Federal incarceration assistance. – Congressional Record, July 2003

**Sponsored H.R. 3235, To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold highway funds from States that issue drivers’ licenses to illegal aliens. – Congressional record, October 2003

**Cosponsored H.R. 19, To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification to prevent illegal aliens from working in the United States. – Congressional Record, January 2005

**Cosponsored H.R. 98, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enforce restrictions on employment in the United States of unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database, and for other purposes. – Congressional Record, January 2005

**Cosponsored H.R. 698, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens. – Congressional Record, February 2005

**Cosponsored H.R. 3171, To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes. – Congressional Record, June 2005

**Cosponsored H.R. 3938, the Enforcement First Immigration Reform Act of 2005. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and other immigration-related provisions with respect to: (1) enforcement and detention of, and criminal penalties for, illegal aliens; (2) the institutional removal (IRP) and criminal alien assistance (SCAAP) programs; (3) alien smuggling, document fraud, gang violence, and drug trafficking; (4) border security, personnel increases, and border-related assignment of armed forces members; (5) provision of social security numbers; (6) work authorization and enforcement; (7) secure identification standards, including birth certificates; (8) reform of legal immigration, including elimination of the diversity lottery visa category and certain limitations on entrants from Mexico; (9) citizenship reform, including limitations on citizenship by birth; and (10) wages paid to unauthorized aliens. – Congressional Record, September 2005

**Cosponsored H.R. 4032, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to expedited removal under section 235(b)(1)(A)(iii)(I) of such Act and to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to illegal aliens. – Congressional Record, October 2005

**Cosponsored H.R. 4083, the Border Security Improvement Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to: (1) make the Secretary of Homeland Security rather than the Attorney General responsible for border barrier improvements; and (2) direct the Secretary to provide for construction of a fence along the entire U.S. southern border. – Congressional Record, October 2005

**Sponsored H.R. 4313, the TRUE Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2005 - Sets forth border security-related provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) construction of fencing and security improvements in the the Pacific Ocean-Gulf of Mexico border area; (2) increased availability of Department of Defense (DOD) equipment on the southern border; and (3) construction of additional ports of entry. – Congressional Record, November 2005

**Cosponsored H.R. 4360, To enforce law and order by establishing a program to authorize, fund, and otherwise assist local Sheriffs’ offices in designated counties to provide a second line of defense alongside and in close cooperation with the United States Customs Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to conduct law enforcement operations in their counties along the southern international border of the United States, and to prevent lawlessness in border areas. – Congressional Record, November 2005

**Cosponsored H.R. 6015, To enhance border security through the use of temporary support personnel, expansion of Border Patrol agent training, increased hiring authority, support for local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. – Congressional Record, July 2006

**Wrote and Cosponsored H.R. 6061, Secure Fence Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, within 18 months of enactment of this Act, to take appropriate actions to achieve operational control over U.S. international land and maritime borders, including: (1) systematic border surveillance through more effective use of personnel and technology, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, ground-based sensors, satellites, radar coverage, and cameras; and (2) physical infrastructure enhancements to prevent unlawful border entry and facilitate border access by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, such as additional checkpoints, all weather access roads, and vehicle barriers. – Congressional Record, September 2006

**Sponsored H.AMDT to amend H.R. 4437. Amendment mandates the construction of specific security fencing, including lights and cameras, along the Southwest border for the purposes of gaining operational control of the border; designates fencing in specific sectors; and includes a requirement for the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study on the use of physical barriers along the northern international land and maritime border of the United States. – Congressional Record, December 2005

**Cosponsored H.CON.RES 40, Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada. – Congressional Record, January 2007

**Cosponsored H.CON.RES 83, Expressing the sense of the Congress that State and local governments should be supported for taking actions to discourage illegal immigration and that legislation should be enacted to ease the burden on State and local governments for taking such actions. – Congressional Record, March 2007

**Cosponsored H.R. 19, To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification to prevent illegal aliens from working in the United States. – Congressional Record, January 2007

**Sponsored H.R. 1756, To prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations. – Congressional Record, March 2007

**Cosponsored H.R. 1940, To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth. – Congressional Record, April 2007

**Cosponsored H.R. 2508, To require Federal contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification to prevent illegal aliens from working in the United States. - Congressional Record, May 2007

**Sponsored H.AMDT 630 to amend H.R. 3074. An amendment prohibiting the use of funds to participate in a working group pursuant to the Security and Prosperity Partnership. – Congressional Record, July 2007


7 posted on 10/23/2007 8:11:55 AM PDT by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: SelectiveJNJ

I don’t think it has anything to do with the top tier being from the east coast. It has a lot to do with the screw America for a buck patriots who donate big corporate money to the guys who will keep that money flowing despite the fact that Chinese made weapons are killing our soldiers.


8 posted on 10/23/2007 8:21:00 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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To: cripplecreek

Ok...name a major candidate who does not have major ties to the East Coast Media?

Rudy and Hillary, obvious. Romney, big wig wfrom Boston. Thompson was a big time actor on NBC.

One could say Obama, but there are other reasons why the media pays attention to him, plus he comes from Chicago which has is a major media market, with ties to the East Coast media.

Hunter is from San Diego and Tom is from Colorado and have no ties to the East Coast media machine.


9 posted on 10/23/2007 8:35:15 AM PDT by SelectiveJNJ
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To: SelectiveJNJ

Good point but there’s a lot of big money supporting the media as well. I have no doubt that the big money advertisers have plenty of say over who gets promoted and who gets ignored.


10 posted on 10/23/2007 8:43:15 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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To: XeniaSt

“Hunter has good ideas.

But Tom has put his finger on the problem that undergirds all others.

The Illegal Alien Problem.”

Nothing against Tancredo, and I give Tancredo credit on his illegal alien stance, but Duncan has been the most EFFECTIVE politician at securing our borders.

Duncan Hunter actually had a fence built which stopped drug trafficking and crime in San Diego, and Hunter authored the bill for a fence from California thru Texas, which was signed into law.

Hunter’s fence is a double fence, with a climb-proof barrier, and border patrol in between.


11 posted on 10/23/2007 10:09:18 AM PDT by Sun (Duncan Hunter: pro-God/life/borders, understands Red China threat, NRA A+rating! www.gohunter08.com)
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To: SelectiveJNJ; Duncan Hunter; Calpernia; pissant

>It is frustrating to see Hunter made to be a second tier candidate, with a record like his he should be treated like a front runner.<

We have been given the opportunity to support the greatest, most selfless man to run for the presidency in nearly thirty years, or even since the mid nineteenth century, a man with the demeanor and the character seldom found in government, and instead of supporting him, we bought the Commie MSM, the globalist establishment’s lies which have divided us beyond repair.

The sun may be shining, but it is a very dark day for America.


12 posted on 10/23/2007 10:34:42 AM PDT by Paperdoll ( Duncan Hunter '08)
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To: pissant

The ideal solution would be for Tancredo to drop out and throw his support behind Hunter. We need to start coalescing soon if we want to have a shot.


13 posted on 10/23/2007 10:42:06 AM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans who support Rudy owe Bill Clinton an apology.)
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To: Sun; Paperdoll

>>>The sun may be shining, but it is a very dark day for America.<<<

I always find Sun’s posts enlightening too :)


14 posted on 10/23/2007 10:54:04 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: Antoninus

Yes, I suggested that to Tom. I got no reply. LOL


15 posted on 10/23/2007 11:02:11 AM PDT by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: Antoninus
Agreed.

Make it a 3-fer... Tanc drops and supports Hunter. Hunter and Thompson team up as either a Thompson/Hunter or a Hunter/Thompson ticket.

In disgrace, Hillary leaves the country and takes Kennedy with her...

A guy can dream can't he...

16 posted on 10/23/2007 11:04:10 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (What would a free man do?)
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To: pissant
Once in office they will no longer need to stand ass tall as he does now. Tom has stood up like David against Goliath.

I love Freudian typos. "Ass tall" pretty much describes Mr. Tancredo, whose effectiveness this author vastly overstates. With his bombastic news releases Mr. Tancredo has behaved in an asinine manner for years -- it plays great to his niche donor crowd, but it marginalizes him when it comes to the point of actually affecting legislation. Which is why, when it comes down to actual immigration reform legislation, Tancredo will be left, as usual, complaining from the sidelines.

And as for Mr. Hunter, well, there's only one number that matters. 1981. That's the year he entered the House, and nobody has heard of him despite his having spent 26 years in Washington, DC. If you want to know why his numbers aren't out of single digits, look to why he has not made an impression on the general public in all that time.

17 posted on 10/23/2007 11:04:25 AM PDT by r9etb
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18 posted on 10/23/2007 11:10:11 AM PDT by Califreak (Duncan Hunter-no clothespin necessary!)
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To: Antoninus
The ideal solution would be for Tancredo to drop out and throw his support behind Hunter. We need to start coalescing soon if we want to have a shot.

That'd bring Dunc up to what ... 5%? Pretty good, if you're trying to beat the Libertarian or Constitution Party candidate, but underwhelming otherwise.

19 posted on 10/23/2007 11:10:54 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: pissant

Hunter/Tancredo....That’s a TICKET for 2008!


20 posted on 10/23/2007 12:06:52 PM PDT by RasterMaster (Rudy McRomneyson = KENNEDY wing of the Republican Party)
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