Why Rush Limbaugh Doesn't Like Duncan Hunter

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[pissant]

I was surprised to hear Rush Limbaugh the other day say that there was no 'Thoroughbred' Conservative in the 2008 Republican nomination Field for President. I was thinking to myself, What? Rep. Duncan Hunter is Conservative right down the line. From his web site: Hunter' Ratings

National Rifle Association: A+

Americans for Better Immigration: A+

Eagle Forum: 100%

Christian Coalition: 100%

Family Research Council Action: 100%

Campaign for Working Families: 100%

Concerned Women for America: 100%

National Right to Life Committee: 100%

Federation for American Immigration Reform: 100%

National Federation of Independent Business: 100%

Gun Owners of America: A (Read GOA article here)

** GodVoters.org: A ** (the ONLY A they gave) (See their endorsement here)

American Conservative Union: 92%

Americans for Tax Reform: 88.5% (lifetime, most recent rating was 100%)

National Tax Limitation Committee: 88

National Taxpayers Union: B

ACLU: 7% (indicates very conservative)

NARAL: 0% (indicates a pro-life record)

Exactly how Conservative can you get? Ok, so what's with Limbaugh? Simple, found this On the Hill article that says:

"It is difficult to change Rep. Duncan Hunter’s mind. House leadership officials and the White House have found that out the hard way."

"When they wanted him to vote for a pending trade bill last year, Hunter (R-Calif.) refused — again and again. And when the Bush administration tried to convince the powerful Armed Services Committee on its controversial port security plan, Hunter refused to budge."

"Twisting Hunter’s arm is impossible, his close friends say."

The article continues:

"And Hunter, whom many call a protectionist, was instrumental in scuttling a deal that would have given the operations at six major U.S. ports to Dubai Ports World, a company owned by the United Arab Emirates."

“He was shocked that the administration approved the deal,” said Rep. Jim Saxton (R-N.J.), a senior member of Hunter’s committee and a close friend. Saxton worked with Hunter to introduce legislation blocking the deal and revising the foreign-investment process to ensure national security.

“On the Dubai issue, he got all fired up,” a congressional source said. Hunter gathered information to prove that Dubai has not been trustworthy — despite repeated administration assertions that the UAE is a vital ally in the war on terrorism."

"It is not often that a guest on a TV news program has the boldness to put the interviewer’s political-activism past in the open, but Hunter wasn’t one to shy away. He made sure to point out, three times, that George Stephanopoulos, the host of ABC’s “This Week,” had worked for President Clinton, who supported the Dubai Ports deal."

“I don’t think President Clinton, your old boss, knows the facts of the transshipment that take place through Dubai sending nuclear components to all parts of the world,” Hunter told Stephanopoulos, in one of the references to Clinton."

I remember Rush getting particularly getting bent out of shape on the issue:

Rush probably felt he could personally change every American's mind on the issue from behind the EIB Golden Microphone, but alas, the deal fell through. Is El Rushbo taking out his frustration on the actual 'Thoroughbred Conservative' Republican Candidate for POTUS in 2008?

Hey Rush, why don't you give your ego a break bud?

[Just A Nobody]

I'm for Thompson, and if he falls through then Im for Romney...
Those two are the most likely to give us conservative judges and keep size of gov't small...

..... GASP ..... I can't breathe!

[Just A Nobody]

;*)

[Bommer]

Oh please! He has done everything BUT formally endorse him

Thanks for making my point!

[Candor7]

Primary Voting does not equal election voting.

Primary Voting is an MSM game, played with RNC censorship. Do not be surprised at what happens.

This primary is NOT business as usual, it hardly reflects the will of the people. It reflects what the parties want the people to have, and the PEOPLE < WE KNOW NOW< ARE NOT BUYING IT. ON EITHER THE DEM OR THE REPUBLICAN SIDE

[Syncro]

Well Mark rocks Big Time and that's a fact!

"Get off the phone Internet you big dope!"

[libbylu]

Hunter has never gotten any traction is probably why. I like him but he has never had traction and apparently not the money to campaign.

[Man50D]

I’m sorry but everybody knows in the sociialist media hopes Duncan Hunter is not going anywhere in this election.

There, fixed it. Be careful. You're drinking too much of the socialist media Kool Aid.

[AuntB]

“This selection of candidates is separating the wheat from the chafe. Has made it easier to spot the real conservatives.”

Boy, howdy! LOL! I’ve had some revelations, I tell you.

There are a couple people who I’ve trusted with my life that are full fledged Paulites now. There is simply no reasoning with them. It’s stunning.

[WildcatClan]

[Brilliant]

If a conservative can’t poll more than 10% in the Republican primary, he’s certainly not going to beat the Dem nominee in the national election.

[WFTR]

Rush Limbaugh has never had a job that involved producing anything except words. He's never made anything, and people whose lives have revolved around talk and hype sometimes don't understand physical reality. Duncan Hunter's career as a lawyer and a Congressman has been about words, but his early work farming and his service as an Army Ranger were about physical reality. He has an understanding that is beyond Rush Limbaugh, and that understanding causes him to take stands that Mr. Limbaugh can't understand and therefore resents.

Bill

[Syncro]

The tired old concept of settling for the lesser of two evils by holding one's nose only begets more evil.

You Got That Right!

You're not alone.

[Aquamarine]

The veil’s has been lifted. :)

[Aquamarine]

Meant to say - The veil has been lifted.

[gidget7]

Some of the comments directed at the GREAT American, one who has done absolutely nothing to deserve them, except maybe to protect your sorry butts as a Army Ranger, and keep liberal socialists at bay in Congress for 27 years, really show the juvenile mindset of their posters. Lack of support is one thing, but the level of disrespect shown this man of character is frankly disgusting.

I cannot and will not ever understand the need to come onto every Hunter thread a trash a true Patriot, when it would be much easier and respectful to just pass these threads by. This is, after all a Conservative website. Unfortunately, a lot of it’s poster have shown their true colors during the primary season. Good to know who they are, but embarrassing too.

Whoever these people are who disrespect a good man, they are not doing their candidate of choice any favors.

[Young Scholar]

1) Because Rush is only concerning himself with candidates who are still a factor in the race.

2) Because Hunter is not even that strong a fiscal conservative: he’s mediocre on spending (notice his B grade from NTU, probably one of the best rating orgs out there), and he’s obviously opposed to free trade. Even with media attention he would never excite the fiscal conservatives in the party.

[Just A Nobody]

They're trying to rationalize a different meaning to Conservatism as the Socialist Democrats try with the Constitution by referring to it as a living breathing document.

Exactly! And Huckananny jumped on the living breathing doc thing, too. Speaks volumes.

[Just A Nobody]

if he was a Hunter supporter saying those things about Fred his ass would have hit the bricks long ago.

Yep!!! {{{{{PaperDoll}}}}}

[EveningStar]

Given the quality of the candidate field and the MSM manipulation of it, you could pay no greater compliment to Hunter.

DO you believe that a media conspiracy is preventing Hunter from doing better in the primaries?

[polymuser]

He doesn’t matter enough to evoke any strong feelings.

LOL! Could have fooled me with all the anti-DH harping here. Next spin.