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Rep. Hunter Exploring Presidential Run
Newsday & AP ^ | October 30, 2006 | ELLIOT SPAGAT

Posted on 10/29/2006 11:17:24 PM PST by Paul8148

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., plans to announce Monday that he's considering a presidential run in 2008, according to a Republican official.

Hunter is the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee -- a position he would lose if Democrats take control of the House after the Nov. 7 election.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; duncanhunter; hunter; immigration; president2008
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To: Echo Talon

Hmmmmm......your point?


21 posted on 10/29/2006 11:41:34 PM PST by indianrightwinger
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To: Echo Talon
Do you get the impression he's pro-Chicom? I presume he still is against that port deal. He was most likely all over the DNC/Global Crossing scandal.

Also was (I presume is) against Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China.

You might want to pick another issue.
22 posted on 10/29/2006 11:42:48 PM PST by endthematrix ("If it's not the Crusades, it's the cartoons.")
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To: Paul8148

He better explore alot. I never heard of him. Hopefully he gets some national exposure if he is indeed the right person for President.


23 posted on 10/29/2006 11:44:07 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: napscoordinator

For example, he is the guy who nailed CNN recently with a question asking "whether CNN wants US to win against terrorists"......

I would find it hard to name a few who are stronger than him on defense issues.


24 posted on 10/29/2006 11:48:22 PM PST by indianrightwinger
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To: endthematrix
Do you get the impression he's pro-Chicom?

No not at all, I just don't like his style. He seem like the type of guy that likes to jump in on the media feeding frenzy bandwagon "outrage of the week" type of guy... If he were really against this sort of thing he would have been doing everything he could SINCE 1998 to get the law changed about the COSCO deal and bringing attention to it(like Tancredo has done about immigration)
but Hunter really doesn't care about it I guess...?

25 posted on 10/29/2006 11:49:43 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: endthematrix
I don't HATE him, I just don't see him as Presidential material thats all..(Maybe a cabinet position, but i think he does a fine job where he is) just an opinion you know what those are worth... :)
26 posted on 10/29/2006 11:53:08 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon

Oh boy.....quite a bit to say about Duncan.

I know him to be a great Patriot and a guy who is extremely strong on Defense and national security issues.

Tying him the MSM feeding frenzy bandwagon is unbelievable.


27 posted on 10/29/2006 11:56:18 PM PST by indianrightwinger
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To: indianrightwinger
look

he was worried about Dubai giving Iran "nuclear components", well he better he really worried because China is allowing North Korea to build nukes to destroy California...

28 posted on 10/30/2006 12:00:59 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon
"like Tancredo has done about immigration"

LOL! And he hasn't been called "jumping on a media bandwagon?"

If you don't like his style that's one thing, just look at the issue.

29 posted on 10/30/2006 12:02:53 AM PST by endthematrix ("If it's not the Crusades, it's the cartoons.")
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To: Echo Talon

Can you show me one report/article/statement (or whatever else) where he was in favor of China's arms dealings, especially with DPRK. Worse, show me how he was ever in favor of nuclear proliferation involving China and/or DPRK.

He was against the Dubai ports deal. I personally was not that worked up on the issue. But, how does that make him pro-China and pro-DPRK???? Don't see the connection.


30 posted on 10/30/2006 12:05:18 AM PST by indianrightwinger
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To: endthematrix

heheheheheheehehe!
Good point!

BTW, he was also the guy who wanted to nuke Mecca.


31 posted on 10/30/2006 12:06:38 AM PST by indianrightwinger
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To: endthematrix

Tancredo talked out about it when it was taboo to do so before
it became "popular in the media"(I dont think he is Presidential material either but I respect him more)


32 posted on 10/30/2006 12:10:34 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: indianrightwinger; Echo Talon
"He was against the Dubai ports deal"

Echo Talon was an FR poster boy supporting the deal. My guess was he was checking for consistency? Next Echo Talon will call him a xenophobe (remember?), yet he himself isn't so sure of those on the Asian peninsula.

33 posted on 10/30/2006 12:11:17 AM PST by endthematrix ("If it's not the Crusades, it's the cartoons.")
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To: Paul8148

Duncan's Voting Record:
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/h000981/votes/

Solid conservative!


34 posted on 10/30/2006 12:11:58 AM PST by indianrightwinger
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To: indianrightwinger
Can you show me one report/article/statement (or whatever else) where he was in favor of China's arms dealings, especially with DPRK. Worse, show me how he was ever in favor of nuclear proliferation involving China and/or DPRK.

He was against the Dubai ports deal. I personally was not that worked up on the issue. But, how does that make him pro-China and pro-DPRK???? Don't see the connection.

No, and I never said that was "pro China", just not very effective thats all.

35 posted on 10/30/2006 12:12:16 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: endthematrix
Echo Talon was an FR poster boy supporting the deal. My guess was he was checking for consistency? Next Echo Talon will call him a xenophobe (remember?), yet he himself isn't so sure of those on the Asian peninsula.

yea, its ok or Communist China who is letting North Korea build nukes but not for Dubai who is fighting along side us in Afghanistan... hmmm

36 posted on 10/30/2006 12:15:08 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon

Seems like your beef is that he did not take over control of US policy as a dictator and prevent the China deal from happening.


37 posted on 10/30/2006 12:17:33 AM PST by indianrightwinger
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To: Echo Talon
When is the last time anybody raised revoking China's trade status? He commented on many things that isn't in the MSM? If it isn't in the MSM then how is he to get the word out? His press releases don't get CBS coverage...if it did then you may consider it part of the media frenzy?

I don't hear much in the MSM about how to create jobs in the manufacturing sector, either. Remember this guy is a sitting congressmen and Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, and is doing other things.
38 posted on 10/30/2006 12:18:16 AM PST by endthematrix ("If it's not the Crusades, it's the cartoons.")
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To: indianrightwinger; endthematrix

Well, Since 1998 what has he done to try and reverse the policy? can you tell me that?


39 posted on 10/30/2006 12:23:31 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon

LOL! yea, its ok.


40 posted on 10/30/2006 12:26:17 AM PST by endthematrix ("If it's not the Crusades, it's the cartoons.")
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