Posted on 10/06/2007 2:03:58 PM PDT by Sun
Duncan Hunter is a strong Values Voter candidate, and here are a few great reasons why:
1) Pro-God: 100% rating from the Christian Coalition; fought hard for prayer in public schools; took on the ACLU and fought for the Mt. Soledad Cross to remain, and more!
2) Strong 26-year pro-life commitment: authored the personhood-at-conception bill; attended the pro-life march in D.C., and more!
3) Pro-family: voted for traditional marriage between a man and a woman through HJ Res 88; 100% rating from the Concerned Women for America, and more!
4) Border security: the only politican that was EFFECTIVE on building a fence at a strategic place on our borders (which made drug trafficking and crime go down tremendously in San Diego), and author of the bill to build an 854 mile fence which was signed into law;
5) Pro-2nd amendment: A+ NRA rating!
At this point in time Clinton was a 2nd tier candidate.
Why do some conservatives give up so easily?
“Ann Coulter said on the Beck show that she prefers Duncan Hunter.”
As Duncan Hunter said: “Ann Coulter is a great American.”
Not one vote has yet been cast.
LOL...tell Dobson that...his endorsement will sure enough kill a candidates win in the general election. HA...
Hard to say. My congressman was called a fundamentalist minister and an extremist by the media but he still whooped Joe Schwarz RINO butt.
>The moment any candidate is declared the “choice’ of the “religious right’ he will be destroyed by the media and no longer viable in any capacity.<
Well, any backlash from the MSM would certainly get the Evangelicals out to vote in the primaries, wouldn’t it? I think that would make him somewhat viable.
As a matter of fact, I did write Dr Dobson:
Dear Dr. Dobson,Please go to this link, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1906524/posts, and scroll down and read all about Duncan Hunter.
California's Representative Duncan Hunter is the absolute best candidate in this race.
He's a Vietnam Ranger Vet. His son is currently in Afghanistan. He's an ACTIVE Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, pro-family, pro-America patriot still in his FIRST marriage. And he's been consistently the same for years.
He's the one man in this race about whom I don't have little nagging doubts in the back of my mind.
Why, oh why, can't our evangelical media Christians see how solid a candidate this man would be? How can they avoid talking him up...at least to go on record about the kind of candidate we are looking for?
Thanks for listening,
________________
Chaplain (Retired) US Army
Focus on the Family replied (wisely):
Thank you, _____, for contacting Focus on the Family.We are pleased you took a moment to share a few thoughts regarding the 2008 presidential election. Your desire to support a candidate based on their values is to be commended, and while we appreciate your willingness to weigh in on the merits of Duncan Hunter’s platform, we should point out that Focus is prohibited by IRS guidelines from endorsing presidential candidates. Our sister 501(c)(4) organization, Focus on the Family Action, though allowed greater latitude in that area, has likewise chosen to refrain from so doing. Rather, we believe we’re called to speak out on the moral issues that Christians can’t afford to ignore and to recommend that believers vote for candidates whose convictions align with those principles, regardless of party affiliation. Along these lines, we invite you to take a look at a paper titled, “Non-Negotiable Issues: Focus on the Family’s Encouragement to Christian Voters.” It explains some of the factors we believe are key in determining a viable candidate. You can find it on our Web site at http://www.family.org/sharedassets/correspondence/pdfs/PublicPolicy/Non-Negotiable_Issues-Encouragement_to_Christian_Voters.pdf.
It’s also worth mentioning that if Dr. Dobson were to endorse a presidential candidate, he would do so as a private individual and not in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of Focus or Focus Action. To this point, Dr. Dobson has not backed anyone for the 2008 election.
Again, thanks for contacting us, ______. Be assured that we will continue to closely monitor the presidential race, and, as the field narrows, we will provide as much information as possible about the views of those who come to the fore. Richest blessings!
Sunny Carter
Focus on the Family
Odd, I never heard of Fred Thompson until his name started popping up a few months ago. I orginally thought they were all talking about Tommy Thompson.
I've been very aware of Duncan Hunter for years.
Yes, I believe Dobson is receiving so many emails it’s mind boggling....
I would put up FoF’s guide, but I haven’t found an easy way to post .pdf files. Do you know how?
You can copy the info and post it. Otherwise, copy just a small portion and post the pdf link. Is there a link with that pdf?
Thanks, sun. Marking my place.
How does value voters vote on hiring open gay men to run their campaign?
Hey FV!
Methinks the lady doth protest too much. B4DH.
Duncan Hunter is the only honest and socially conservative candidate.
:)
That is such a great letter, it gives me chills. Thanks!
Bumping in honor of Hunter’s dedicated supporters...
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