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Former New Hamp. Senator Bob Smith announcing his endorsement of Duncan Hunter
DH Grass Revolt ^ | 12/21/07 | Bob Smith

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


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008endorsements; bobsmith; duncanhunter; elections; hunter; nh2008
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To: wastedpotential

Many same the same about Fred


21 posted on 12/21/2007 12:05:38 PM PST by SoCalPol (Duncan Hunter '08 Tough on WOT & Illegals)
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To: pissant

Momentum is gaining for Hunter!


22 posted on 12/21/2007 12:07:02 PM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! Duncan Hunter is a Cosponsor.)
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To: pissant
Hunter and Bob Smith own the same demographic.

The problem is, there's no way to get it over 50%.

Duncan Hunter 2008 = Barry Goldwater 1964 = Most radical Congress in history, and a Democrat landslide for the WH.

23 posted on 12/21/2007 12:09:06 PM PST by Jim Noble (Trails of trouble, roads of battle, paths of victory we shall walk.)
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To: AmericaUnited

Vote for a good man that has no chance! It is better than voting for any of the rest, and this way America has a chance.


24 posted on 12/21/2007 12:09:40 PM PST by WildcatClan (Vote Hunter for President)
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To: AuntB

Bob Dole was from flyover country ;)


25 posted on 12/21/2007 12:10:24 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: SoCalPol

Right, we are talking about NH here. Last I saw Fred was at 1%. lol


26 posted on 12/21/2007 12:12:06 PM PST by WildcatClan (Vote Hunter for President)
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To: pissant
Duncan Hunter is the right candidate at the right time.

Too bad the GOP keeps slouching to the left.

27 posted on 12/21/2007 12:12:31 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: pissant

Good deal.


28 posted on 12/21/2007 12:14:46 PM PST by cripplecreek (Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
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To: AmericaUnited

These arrogant pronouncements are getting on my nerves. Duncan Hunter is the one who will do the selecting for cabinet positions when the time comes.


29 posted on 12/21/2007 12:16:05 PM PST by buckeye49 ( Duncan Hunter for President '08)
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To: pissant

I wasn’t aware the Hunters lost their home. Was there a thread on that?


30 posted on 12/21/2007 12:19:33 PM PST by wolfcreek (The Status Quo Sucks!)
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To: OKSooner
There's got to be a good reason he couldn't make a gender-neutral statement to the same effect - wonder what it might be?

Possibly that there aren't any females running for the republican presidential nomination??

31 posted on 12/21/2007 12:20:19 PM PST by logic (Support Duncan Hunter for the 2008 GOP presidential nominee. He is THE conservative candidate!!)
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To: wolfcreek

Wolf, it was some time ago, Bob really confused the point.


32 posted on 12/21/2007 12:20:34 PM PST by WildcatClan (Vote Hunter for President)
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To: buckeye49

I just ignore them. We’re proud to support a man like Duncan Hunter because we know he really is the best man for the job period.


33 posted on 12/21/2007 12:21:21 PM PST by cripplecreek (Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
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To: pissant

B4DH

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According to Intrade, the winner of the December 12th GOP debate was... Duncan Hunter.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938773/posts


34 posted on 12/21/2007 12:21:42 PM PST 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

I just sent in my latest campaign contribution this morning. Hopefully, it can help Hunter in New Hampshire.


35 posted on 12/21/2007 12:22:10 PM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (“We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!” --Duncan Hunter)
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To: pissant
Former New Hamp. Senator Bob Smith announcing waisting his endorsement of Duncan Hunter.

There, fixed it.

36 posted on 12/21/2007 12:22:51 PM PST by BubbaBasher (WWW.TWFRED08.COM)
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To: Jim Noble
The problem is, there's no way to get it over 50%.

I would disagree. IMHO, Hunter is the only one capable of a landslide victory with coattails. A vote for any other is a vote for more-of-the-same, and will cause a Dem victory at all levels.

37 posted on 12/21/2007 12:22:58 PM PST by roamer_1 (Vote for Frudy McRomsonbee -Turn red states purple in 08!)
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To: buckeye49
These arrogant pronouncements are getting on my nerves. Duncan Hunter is the one who will do the selecting for cabinet positions when the time comes.

Oh really? How about you and I make a hard money bet on this? Now of course you will come up with some lame excuse why you can't/won't. Anyone can shoot their mouth off but few are willing to back their blustering with hard cash.

38 posted on 12/21/2007 12:23:02 PM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: WildcatClan

Many of the so called front runners are tanking.
Since they all can’t be president, what will the
sarcastic comment makers who back them say when
their guy packs it in and goes home.


39 posted on 12/21/2007 12:26:55 PM PST by SoCalPol (Duncan Hunter '08 Tough on WOT & Illegals)
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To: buckeye49
Heh. Sort of a backhanded compliment huh? We know Hunter is a good man that is why we support him. What we need are votes and support, not, condescending overtures.
40 posted on 12/21/2007 12:26:59 PM PST by WildcatClan (Vote Hunter for President)
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