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Road to Des Moines Conversions on Immigration (Hunter Press release)
News Which Cannot Lose ^ | 10/25/07 | Duncan Hunter/staff

Posted on 10/26/2007 11:42:37 AM PDT by pissant

Washington, D.C. – Republican presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) criticized fellow GOP contenders Thompson and Romney after they released ‘position papers’ on illegal immigration apparently discovering only just recently the policy he has been advocating for years.

Both the Romney and Thompson plans talk tough on border security and cracking down on illegal immigration, but the plans beg the question as to why their records don’t reflect such rhetoric.

Rep. Hunter explained, “I can tell you that my proposals to significantly increase and strengthen deportations, penalties, interior and border enforcement, and to curtail the incentives for illegal aliens generally had few vocal allies in the US Senate…Mr. Thompson certainly was not among them.”

He continued, “As for Mr. Romney, the fact that many cities in Massachusetts were, and remain, protected sanctuaries for illegal aliens, makes one wonder if this is just one more of the those ‘I saw the light’ moments.”

While Congressman Hunter is pleased to see the GOP candidates move towards the positions he has been advocating for decades, he stated, “watching Senator Thompson, Governor Romney, Mayor Giuliani and now even Governor Huckabee attempting to outflank one another on this issue is, frankly, amusing; after long careers where the problem was either ignored, or in some cases, exacerbated”.

Rep. Hunter authored and shepherded legislation that built a two-layer border fence outside of San Diego leading to a 53% drop in crime and 90% decrease in drug trafficking along that corridor. Hunter’s message of a stronger national defense, tighter border security, and fair trade with China is resonating with voters across the nation.

For more information or to schedule an interview with Congressman Hunter, please contact: Brett Farley: (866) 407-4258 or brett@gohunter08.com


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KEYWORDS: conservative; duncanhunter; eletion; ia2008; immigration
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To: Paperdoll; Servant of the Cross

Servant of the Cross indeed! Duncan Hunter walks the walk with the Lord, every day of his life. He doesn’t need a taq line to proclaim his faith. He lives it.
***Isn’t that one of Dobson’s big problems with Fred — he doesn’t think Fred is a christian? It seems like someone who finds christianity so important that he includes reference to it in his FreeperName should uphold christian principles when choosing a candidate.


61 posted on 10/26/2007 2:02:44 PM PDT by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm
“Well, give us all a call when Hunter stops pretending to be an opponent and starts acting like he’s actually running for something.”

Is this an example of your *intellectual honesty*?

I suggest you look in the mirror.

62 posted on 10/26/2007 2:05:21 PM PDT by wolfcreek (The Status Quo Sucks!)
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To: pissant

I would never back Fred. So I have no considerations there.


63 posted on 10/26/2007 2:05:46 PM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: pissant

Yep, bump that post.

a man’s history is the surest indication of how he will act once given the reigns of power. It never fails, whether it is a Clinton, Bush, Carter or anything in between.


64 posted on 10/26/2007 2:07:21 PM PDT by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
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To: pissant
>>>And a man’s history is the surest indication of how he will act once given the reigns of power.

Wow, so if Fred ever did win, he would need larger sheets of these :P


65 posted on 10/26/2007 2:11:39 PM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: deport

“I don’t know his tenure in the film industry”

His first movie was “Maria” in 1985. At that time he was 43 yrs. old.


66 posted on 10/26/2007 2:23:29 PM PDT by wolfcreek (The Status Quo Sucks!)
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To: Calpernia

Nice, did you pass that on to Jeri?


67 posted on 10/26/2007 2:24:54 PM PDT by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: deport; abigailsmybaby; pissant

Hunter has earned every cent he has been paid by government in his 26 years in Congress, because he has worked diligently for what is Consitutionally best for America, often against the voting of his campaign collegues!

Thompson lobbied Washington for over 20 years, sometimes for questionable causes reprehensible to conservatives.

My money has been better far spent on Duncan Hunter!


68 posted on 10/26/2007 2:25:46 PM PDT by Paperdoll ( Vote for Duncan Hunter in the Primaries for America's sake!)
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To: Kevmo; Servant of the Cross

>It seems like someone who finds christianity so important that he includes reference to it in his FreeperName should uphold christian principles when choosing a candidate.<

AMEN, Kevmo, AMEN!


69 posted on 10/26/2007 2:29:52 PM PDT by Paperdoll ( Vote for Duncan Hunter in the Primaries for America's sake!)
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To: wolfcreek

His first movie was “Maria” in 1985. At that time he was 43 yrs. old.


Thanks..... The Hunt for Red October maybe the only one I could cite...... At 43 the ol’ boy didn’t start very early in life in Hollywood.


70 posted on 10/26/2007 2:33:03 PM PDT by deport (>>>--Iowa Caucuses .. 72 days and counting--<<< [ Meanwhile:-- Cue Spooky Music--])
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To: ishabibble

You’ve got that backwards, buddy, Hunter is telling the public something and they are not listening.


Okay..... So I’ve got that backwards and the public just isn’t listening..... Now who’s fault is that?..... In my book it’s the candidates job to make the connection, get their attention, say the things they wanna hear and not someone else job to do it for him. That’s a hard job I’m sure and somehow he’s got to get it done or else he’s toast as far as the nomination goes. Time is just about to run out if it already hasn’t for him to make that connection.


71 posted on 10/26/2007 2:46:22 PM PDT by deport (>>>--Iowa Caucuses .. 72 days and counting--<<< [ Meanwhile:-- Cue Spooky Music--])
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To: Paperdoll

My money has been better far spent on Duncan Hunter!
***I know this is a kinda selfish thing to suggest, but some who have the means might also be able to make money pushing for Hunter. A Hunter position is currently very cheap, and all it takes is for him to go to 3 or 4% and someone could make 5 to 10X return on their money.

http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/contractSearch/


72 posted on 10/26/2007 2:47:36 PM PDT by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
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To: Reagan Man
Hunter`s been hanging around Congress for 27 years!

Serving in Congress for 26 years is different than being in the Senate for 26 years. For starters, Congressmen are much more in tune with voters and the pulse of the issues. Second of all, Congressmen only serve two-year term intervals. You can't get nothing done in 2 years, which is why most Congressmen get re-elected.

I have more respect for Hunter's career than I do for someon who served a scant 4 years as Governor (Romney) or an actual single-term as Senator (Fred).

73 posted on 10/26/2007 2:48:44 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist ("Just 3 hours a day with Rudy Guiliani is all I ask" -- Sean Hannity is on! Thank you Scott Shannon!)
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To: deport

It doesn’t matter to me whether it’s 3 or 30 in showbiz. Like the truth matters to you anyway. The truth of Thompson’s votes in Congress has been posted hundreds of times but that doesn’t matter to his supporters.

No, but they show up on Duncan threads to let us all know that Duncan is not qualified. He needs to be a governor first, then maybe. Or he has no name recognition, he should get on tv more.

Maybe it’s just that he’s too conservative for the majority of the Republican party. Maybe the Republican party isn’t really the conservative party anymore.


74 posted on 10/26/2007 2:52:23 PM PDT by abigailsmybaby (I was born with nothing. So far I have most of it left.)
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To: pissant

BTW, Pissant. This article is about how Hunter “criticized fellow GOP contenders Thompson and Romney”. So perhaps your approach to shedding light on some of these candidates’ positions is kinda sorta vindicated. I’ve been staying away from those threads because I didn’t want to knock down a good conservative, but for immigration I think it might be time for me to engage. And thank you for the hard work you’re doing, it’s obviously no fun but you do a valuable service to the party.


75 posted on 10/26/2007 2:54:04 PM PDT by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
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To: Kevmo

Even in a sure thing, I am no gambling woman, Kev, and I’m too old to change my spots. My money belongs to the Lord, and, somehow, I just don’t think he would approve. But the money I send to DH’s campaign is money well spent, for if he wins, the entire country wins, and it will remain God’s country!


76 posted on 10/26/2007 2:56:06 PM PDT by Paperdoll ( Vote for Duncan Hunter in the Primaries for America's sake!)
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To: abigailsmybaby

Maybe the Republican party isn’t really the conservative party anymore.
***I hope, pray, and beg that you’re wrong on this one. But I’m baffled why a party that supposedly has a conservative platform isn’t getting behind the guy who lines up closest to that platform.


77 posted on 10/26/2007 2:56:09 PM PDT by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
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To: abigailsmybaby

Maybe it’s just that he’s too conservative for the majority of the Republican party. Maybe the Republican party isn’t really the conservative party anymore.


That may well be the crux of the matter for Hunter. But I do know that he’s had many years to build a relationship nationally within the GOP and apparently didn’t do so.

Truth does matter whether you agree or not.


78 posted on 10/26/2007 2:59:36 PM PDT by deport (>>>--Iowa Caucuses .. 72 days and counting--<<< [ Meanwhile:-- Cue Spooky Music--])
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To: Paperdoll

Same here. I can’t bring myself to gambling, except that the stock market strikes me as a legitimate gambler’s paradise and it has me conflicted. The parable of the guys with their talents and the one who wouldn’t even risk his, not even put it in the bank, that one comes to mind.

But for us cheapskates, you can still play the market with fake money.

http://play.intrade.com/

The current studies on futures markets are suggesting that there are correlations between the fake money futures markets and the real money ones. That’s why these are popping up.


79 posted on 10/26/2007 3:00:15 PM PDT by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
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To: pissant
The media isn't covering Duncan.

They are covering Fred.

And where was Duncan for the Presidents visit? It is his area as representative burning to the ground isn't it?

Who is running his campaign to miss an opportunity like that?

80 posted on 10/26/2007 3:03:15 PM PDT by Pistolshot
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