Momentum keeps coming!
Posted on 02/15/2007 3:12:25 PM PST by pissant
Conservative blogger John Hawkins (Right Wing News) announced today that he is consulting for presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA).
For those who haven't followed his efforts in the Congress, Hunter introduced the Right to Life Act, which would legally define "personhood" as the moment of conception and, therefore, guarantee all constitutional rights and protections, including life, to the unborn without utilizing a constitutional amendment. (more information here)
Hawkins' involvement in the promotion of Hunter tells me that the candidate is a consistent ideological conservative in addition to his solid pro-life record. In fact, prior to being approached by a media group connected with Hunter's campaign, Hawkins had written positively concerning Hunter, promoting his candidacy through an interview and Town Hall Column (we noticed).
Second, the utilization of Hawkins reflects the emergent influence of bloggers on the political process and the demonstrated results. During the last presidential election cycle several writers were enlisted to help publicize political campaigns through blogging efforts. Some, like Hawkins, were upfront and announced the financial incentive they were receiving. Others didn't and were heavily criticized. However, the growing practice of enlisting bloggers reflects a positive track record and the complimentary advantage blogs provide to traditional campaign marketing efforts.
Finally, press reports about Hunter have been dismissive, if not negative. There was a time when this may have proven fatal to a campaign. Hunter's media group realizes that those times are over and their candidate's position on the issues can reach voters without an exclusive reliance on MSM
Momentum keeps coming!
Thank you, pissy.
LOL
Not that I can see : )
You and Antoninus need to coordinte pings lists, or not.
Either way, here are more names for the list(s)
wasted years
william clark
pookie 18
enterprise
motormouth
trisham
nam vet
honest conservative
rightwingintelligentsia
cyberant
azhenfud
theresawithanh
rich republican
ishabibble
emily geiger
guenevere
nepppen
dejajude
dfwddr
jwalsh07
upsdriver
imahawk
gogeo
More to come, I'm sure.
BTTT
welcome!
"Thank you, pissy."
Hmmmm.....Methinks we need a more acceptable nickname for
pissant........
BTTT
LOL. I take it Honest Conservative is a woman??
Well when you pick the name pissant, that tells me you have a good sense of humor.
It was said with all affection, and I hope pa knows that.
I dropped by. There's a straw poll there. Duncan Hunter has the highest Acceptability rating of the candidates who have declared. (Newt hasn't declared.)
Candidate Acceptability:
Net Votes + Votes - Votes
Brownback -35 -5.4% 230 35.3 265 40.7
Gilmore -109 -16.7% 161 24.7 270 41.5
Gingrich 401 +61.6% 479 73.6 78 12
Giuliani 205 +31.5% 386 59.3 181 27.8
Hagel -428 -65.7% 50 7.7 478 73.4
Huckabee 9 +1.4% 247 37.9 238 36.6
Hunter 294 +45.2% 405 62.2 111 17.1
McCain -339 -52.1% 122 18.7 461 70.8
Pataki -383 -58.8% 68 10.4 451 69.3
Romney 197 +30.3% 379 58.2 182 28
Tancredo 173 +26.6% 354 54.4 181 27.8
Thompson -94 -14.4% 196 30.1 290 44.5
The homepage says woman.
I guess me saying outright that I wasn't trying to stir that pot wasn't good enough. Still get round about accused of trying to bait...whatever then.
I apologize for using the term bait. But I am sincere in not wanting a discussion about abortion to dominate this thread. I'm not trying to be rude.
"It was said with all affection, and I hope pa knows that."
I'm sure he does. Pissy sounded too much like Kerry for my taste : )
Get a grip.
Only the gals can call me that. ;o)
Just so you know pissant, I was serious about that also, that is why I said what I did the way I did. Sorry if I offended, it sure wasn't my intention.
>> don't have boobs like that.
Maybe she's a Lib.
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