Posted on 12/21/2007 11:39:13 AM PST by pissant
Dear New Hampshire Friends:
After spending several weeks listening to all of the candidates, I have decided to support Congressman Duncan Hunter for President. I do not take this decision lightly. There are a lot of fine men running for this office and I know that many of you may have already made your choice.Your vote in the “First in the Nation Primary” is a very precious and personal right. Your decision will likely determine who will be the next leader of the free world. What an awesome responsibility! I only ask that you give serious consideration to the points that I make in this letter of endorsement for Congressman Hunter before you vote.
The Republican Party, but more importantly our nation, needs strong conservative and inspirational leadership as we continue to face the threats to our liberty in the form of immorality, corruption, terrorism, a mountain of debt, border insecurity, loss of jobs and attempts to weaken our national defense. Here is why Duncan Hunter is that leader!
I am sure that you are aware that I fought the battle for the conservative cause in New Hampshire for over 20 years. It was not an easy battle.Conservatives pay a heavy price for standing up for their principles. I can speak from personal experience on that. The Republican Party has lost it’s majority in Congress because it slowly and steadily has walked away from the “core values” that have made it a great party for the past 150 years in America. Remember Ronald Reagan? Liberals and moderates worked hard to defeat him in the New Hampshire primary in 1980 but he prevailed in spite of them! He will be remembered as one of our greatest Presidents because he stood on principle. but also because we conservatives in New Hampshire gave him the victory that propelled him to the White House! When President Reagan came into the oval office in the morning, he knew exactly where he wanted to take the country. He did not need an inbox full of directions, consultants, polls or focus groups to tell him what his core values were.
There will never be another Ronald Reagan but fellow Californian Duncan Hunter can pick up the Reagan torch and light the way for America to come back from the dangers we now face. Congressman Hunter is a moral man, an inspirational leader and a no nonsense conservative who will always put “principle above politics” in the image of the late great New Hampshire patriot Meldrim Thomson.
I had the enormous privilege to serve with Congressman Hunter for 18 years in Congress. He has been my personal friend for nearly 25 years. I can personally attest that he is a man of impeccable moral and family values, a great patriot and a leader.I have seen him fight even when others were prepared to give up. Congressman Hunter inspired me and many other young conseratives in the 1980s to continue the fight even when it was bleak.
This has not been an easy campaign for Congressman Hunter. While he has been out on the campaign trail his son has been serving in Iraq and the Hunters lost their entire home in the recent fires in Southern California. He has been largely ignored by the pollsters and the media. I urge the people of New Hampshire to send a message to the pollsters and the Washington media elite. The people elect a President not the pollsters! You have the opportunity to do for the nation what you did when you elected President Reagan in 1980 by sending Duncan Hunter out of New Hampshire with a big win and on to the White House in January of 2009! Can you imagine listening to CNN and all of the talking heads trying to explain how they were wrong as Hunter claimed victory? Wouldn’t that be worth the price of admission? You can make it happen with your vote in January! Do not be intimidated by these spinmasters. You control the destiny of America and not them!
The American people need to take control of this country. We are a republic, not a democracy. We elect leaders to stand up for us as they make decisions. Duncan Hunter has proven that he can lead. He has been tested. If given the chance as President, he will inspire people, young and old, to rally to our nation in this time of need. Congressman Duncan Hunter for 25 years has stood up for the rights of the unborn, to balance the budget, to cut the pork out of the spending bills, to strengthen our national defense by supporting our troops and providing them the weapons they need, to seal off our borders by building a fence along the US/Mexican border and to keep American jobs in America. He is a known entity. You do not have to guess about what he might do on these critical threats to our security.
Imagine President Duncan Hunter leading our nation and using the “bully pulpit” to lead on these issues! I am proud to support this great American patriot for President. If you really want to see change, then I urge you to vote for him. He is what American needs now more than ever ! Thank you!
Senator Bob Smith Tuftonboro, N.H. and Sarasota, Florida
“Yes, non of the democrats meet the definition of men.”
Hillary does in all the wrong ways.
“Correct you are, and you don’t have it, and at this stage of the game that means it’s basically over.”
ZERO votes have been counted. It has not even begun, how can you say it is over? Are you buying what the LSM is selling? I am not.
You are welcome.
Thanks for that great article in post #107.
And Michael Reagan should KNOW!
I knew Ann Coulter liked Duncan Hunter, but didn’t realize that she wrote about him in her book. Wow.
Thompson talks a good game but his senate record wasn’t all that stellar. Many politicians run as conservatives but tend to cave to pressure from liberals and the media way too easy. I think Thompson is one of those politicians. I also think all the rest of the front runners are that type, also. They know the right words to say but lack the courage of their convictions in regard to conservatism.
That is another fact that bothers me. Birds of a feather flock together. If he wants to convince people of his sincerity to conservatism, he would surround himself with strong conservatives, not the moderate types you mentioned.
Thank you. I really have nothing against Thompson other than the fact I wouldn’t want him as a president. He can go back to Tennessee and be a senator or a congressman or just remain an actor. I just want a solid proven conservative as president. Duncan Hunter fits that bill like no other.
“Reagan California West.............Why don’t we try that again?”
Let’s do it!!!!
Well said.
Yes, that would be interesting! :)
THANK YOU!... You read my mind!... I am still perplexed as to what is it that FT has that makes him so unique and puts him above everybody else?
Here we have a "Ferrari" :) of a politician in Duncan and yet... They go looking for a second rated Hollywood actor with a political career that is simply unimpressive!... WHY? :)
But somehow, they expect us to 'come down' running and stand behind FT, as we should have done from the beginning! HA! :)
Oh please. Pollsters like Rssmusson are not part of the LSM, NWO, Illuminati..., etc. They are failry accurate and if Hunter is in 5th ot 6th place at this stage of the game, it's basically over. Wishful thinking does not make reality. Wishful fanciful delustions and those that think like that DOES NOT HELP THE CONSERATIVE CAUSE. P.S. I will vote for Hunter in the primary. After that, if Hiltery is the nomineee on the RAT side, I will vote for Satan himself on the GOP side.
He said everything in that endorsement and how admirable that he is showing principle and putting his name behind Hunter. People need to put the manipulation aside and give their support to Duncan Hunter. He is the best man in the race and the ‘name recognition’ excuse will take care of itself in a general election. There is no stronger candidate who carries himself well ALL THE TIME and impresses 99.9% of the people who see him. It’s about time. I have been more impressed with Ann Coulter for actually making sure she mentions her support of Hunter every opportunity she gets on tv, etc. I do not like the attempts to silence and deny this magnificent man is running. He is the candidate they fear and it is time we had strong leadership like Duncan Hunter provides. It’s time for people to get behind him because he is the best.
Fred could only wish. Hunter is the better man and candidate. No reason for him to throw his support behind someone who clearly could not win a general election.
Smith could campaign with Hunter in NH.
Notice how that’s all they have to say about Duncan Hunter?!! “He can’t win”. Well, sorry, but Fred CANNOT win. Hunter has never lost support and has never had the advantages Fred has. People actually like Hunter when they get to see him. Shows exactly why they are not credible with the ‘cannot win’ game because if he got the GOP nomination he could win a general election.
And you are only WASTING your vote, LOL. Too bad Fred squandered the considerable opportunity he was given. People just have not liked what he offers as a candidate. Fred cannot win a general election. Enough said.
Yeah, funny how they want us to support a lesser man with Fred when Fred has clearly shown he can not handle campaigning and has done nothing but disappoint. Hunter has never disappointed. They are the ones who need to preach to themselves about their own candidate!
We can thank Sununu for Souter.
Too bad Hunter did not even get included in the latest sidebar poll. I bet he beats Huckabee if he is.
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