Duncan Hunter Buzz, A Plan to Support the Man

My own thoughts... | 11/07/2007 | DoughtyOne

[DoughtyOne]

During this Presidential pre-Primary and Caucus season, we are evaluating who the best Conservative man for the job is.  Many of us have expressed support for Fred Thompson as the most viable Conservative candidate.  And of those of us who have, I have seen many express a noticable preference for Duncan Hunter, who in fairness we have deemed not be looking viable at this time.

While there is still time, I would like to suggest a reasoned strategy to help create buzz for the best candidate out there.  What I have in mind would continue until the mid to last part of December.  Then at that time we could re-evaluate what the status is, and continue our effort or move our support to the more viable candidate.

I do not want to drag down a good man.  I don't want to continue to support a lost cause.  I don't want to split the Conservative vote at Primaries and Caucuses.  So this does need to be handled in a timely planned manner.

At this point in time it seems to me the two most important questions should be, in our heart of hearts who is the best Conservative candidate with the most consistant record over the last few decades, and how best can we help that candidate achieve more visibility and there-by traction?

From my observation, Congressman Duncan Hunter is the most tested long term Conservative candidate on the radar.  As mentioned earlier, Hunter is barely on that radar, but he is there.  And acknowledging his presence and credentials, it seems a must for me to mention that we have the ability to help the man.  And that being the case, I think we should.

It is important to Conservatism's principles that we create the maximum buzz for Hunter that we can.  We should talk him up whenever possible.  We should provide a link to his site whenever possible.  And we should be ready to explain our own persoal top five reasons we support him, on a moments notice.  We should do it on this forum.  We should do it on other conservative sites.  Whenever there is a poll, I want to urge folks to vote for Hunter.  I still believe that he can catch on if our members will spread the good word far and wide.  And Hunter is the good word this pre-election season.

I do want to acknowledge an important issue before I end these comments.  Fred Thompson is an important viable and supportable fall back position to Duncan Hunter.  It is important that when we get the word out about Hunter, that we make sure to mention that Fred Thompson is also a good man, a man we will gladly vote for if we need to.

Ideally, I would love to see a Hunter/Thompson ticket.  Being realistic, we may have to settle for a Thompson/Hunter ticket.  Well, that's a ticket every Conservative should be able to support in good concience.  And the best way to get that ticket, is to spend some time talking Hunter's numbers up.

Don't settle for my five good reasons to support Hunter.  Go to his site and determine your own best five reasons, the ones most important to you.

Then go out there and talk him up and keep Fred front and center too.  These are good men folks.  As Freepers we should be proud to support either one.  I still think Hunter is the solid choice, if Conservatism is the guidepost.

Those of you who do not support Hunter or Thompson, I'm not here to convert you.  If you can't see the value in these men, I understand.  I would ask that you develop your own thread to talk up you candidate, and not spend time here talking down ours.  No offense intended.  Take care. 

Thanks folks.

Hunter/Thompson 2008

Hunter:           http://www.gohunter08.com/
Thompson:   http://www.fred08.com/

[Calpernia]

Here you go, hon.

[freekitty]

But you won’t be taking away from a true Republican candidate. You will be taking away from a Rino candidate the establishment wants.

[xzins]

Thanks, Calpernia.

What is a man, if he ain’t got that ‘ing?’

[Calpernia]

With your ING you can now Sing as well as Ping

Ok, enough of my Dr. Seuss influence :P

[Retired COB]

His age is relative though. How many 60 year old men can change a tire ;)

This 61 year old can still change a tire.

FWIW, I still have sex, too. (Just Remarried)

[Antoninus]

I completely agree with you. Hunter is the best candidate, but Thompson is a decent fall-back position.

The Thompson and Hunter people should be working together, not against each other.

I've got my Hunter bumperstickers on our cars and talk about him at every reasonable opportunity. I'm also helping to get him on the ballot here in NJ. I encourage others in other states to do likewise.

If we don't support the best candidates, you can be darned sure that we'll be stuck with the worst. The GOP establishment will see to that.

[Antoninus]

I will neither vote for Rudy or Mitt in the primaries nor in the general election. I am a pragmatist, not a liberal.

I'm right there with you, hombre.

[Calpernia]

:))

Men vs. metro. No contest ;)

[Antoninus]

Unfortunately the strategy by Duncan supporters seems to be to dump on Thompson, meanwhile Huckebee is scooping up a lot of social conservative support.

Huckabee's done something very smart--to pitch to homeschoolers. I wish Hunter would come out strongly to that constituency. We're networked, enthusiastic, and most of us share his values very closely.

[afnamvet]

I see value in your plan and agree.

[norton]

"Note to republicans: You want my vote in the general election (and campaign cash) give me a conservative or forget it. I'm a conservative long before I'm a republican."

With all due respect, and reference to my tagline, I still believe that the republican party apparatus will not allow a Hunter candidacy. None of the conservative hopefuls have, or will receive in future, support from a party that is so much more comfortable with Rudy and would likely run and hide if faced with another RR.

[Kevmo]

Thanks for posting this. B4DH.

[pepsi_junkie]

Also, RG is promising to appoint Scalia's. Everyone scoffs at that promise, but what if it's true? I believe it is true, as a matter of fact.

As for Hillary, I GUARANTEE who she will appoint...

You're right about that, I think. But does it bother anybody other than me that the presidential election more and more boils down to voting for who will get to name who our real overlords are, the unelected, unaccountable, and unchecked Supreme Court? How do we roll back the power grab the court took starting in the 1960s? They rule, we obey and if you dont like it, well, eventually one will die and maybe the president will replace him with someone good (or not). I hate this situation!

[samtheman]

Good point. One of the main reasons we care about who is president is because we’re forced to care so much about who the judges are.

[DoughtyOne]

Oh yes, and in conclusion, “...ing.”

LOL

[DoughtyOne]

We should be able to see a noticable change before we have to vote in the Primaries/Caucuses. I’m willing to be reasonable about when we shift, but I don’t want to allow Fred to languish to the point it damages him.

That whould probably benefit Giuliani as much as anyone else.

At some point we need to back the guy who can get us there.

[DoughtyOne]

And thanks to you. I appreciate it.

[DoughtyOne]

Thank you.

[DoughtyOne]

Thank you.

[An American In Dairyland]

Maybe if they repeat it enough - "parental rights undermined" - they might eventually get it to the point that they'll feel a need to do 180 degree turn on their family policy agenda and do something to fix it. "parental rights undermined" is this millenium's understatement.

Usually "parental" rights means mother's rights. Father's rights extends to paying the freight and no further.