THEY'RE BOTH "HUNTERS"
Posted on 10/03/2008 11:51:00 PM PDT by pissant
Dear Rush, Laura, Michelle, Mike, Glenn and other conservative talkers,
First, let me say thank you for your efforts to inject some spine into our public officials this week. You were all correct about this bailout, as were the vast majority of Freepers here on little ol FreeRepublic. We almost pulled off the upset. But as usual, the 'conservative' punditry was split along familiar lines.
The Fred Barneses, Hewitts, Medveds, and the National Review ladies were all pimping the bailout, providing much needed cover for some House Republicans (and democrats) to suddenly see the merits of adding another 150 Billion in pet projects to the $700B socialist card trick Secretary Paulson pulled out of his bloomers last week.
We were defeated, despite valiant efforts. I can hear the anger and frustration in your voices and read it in your written words. The scorn you are heaping onto Washington, dems and GOPers alike, is absolutely justified. I can't even write how I really feel about these traitors to capitalism. No website or forum would tolerate my crude remarks.
However, I would like you to take special note of one Duncan Hunter. Yes, you remember him. Retiring ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee; that deep voiced, serious conservative that coined the term "Kennedy Wing of the Republican party" - referring to several of his 2008 presidential primary rivals. Yes, that guy.
Anyway, I just wanted to point out that Mr. Hunter voted no monday, and once again today. Mr Hunter, in so doing pointed out what should have been obvious and determinant about the so called 'bailout'. Quote: “Instead of doing what is right, Congress pushed forward a plan that, at its core, is no different than what Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson initially proposed. Now, after already bailing out several financial institutions, costing taxpayers billions of dollars, Secretary Paulson will have access to a new and significantly larger line of credit to bailout more Wall Street investors. I believe this is the wrong approach to addressing the condition of our economy and the failures of our banking system."
Hunter also told the San Diego Union Tribune that the "sweeteners" only reinforced his opposition, adding that this boondoggle "brings us one step closer to a nationalized economy".
Now Congressman Hunter was not the only Republican to oppose this bill. There were quite a few. But those quite a few did not include Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo or John McCain. Is it starting to flicker yet?
BTW, Hunter also voted NAY on the recent massive energy bill....the one with all the global warming nonsense and the ban of incandescent lightbulbs. The one that passed overwhelmingly.
And if you recall recent history, Hunter teamed with Jim Sensenbrenner to beat back the Kennedy wing of the party and the dems - led by John McCain - that tried mightily to close Gitmo and end the "torture" of waterboarding.
You may also have vague recollections of an utterly retarded and anti-American Amnesty bill. We all fought it tooth and nail from the outside. But no single politician was more responsible for its defeat than Duncan Hunter. And despite plenty of lip service given during our recently completed primary, only one man said what he meant, and did what he said, in the ongoing struggle to defeat the Republicrats illegal alien coddling for the past 25 years.
And I want to give you a friendly reminder, as you read all the recent and coming articles about China's malfeasance, espionage, dangerous military growth, advanced weapons systems made with US technology, and intellectual property piracy. Duncan Hunter has been calling China out by name and leader for the past 15 years, giving dire warnings of what was to come if we trusted them and sold them advanced technology. The story will only get hotter in the coming months. Too bad we didn't listen to the only rock ribbed anti-communist still in government.
And finally, there was only one candidate running in our primary who played a crucial role in the development of our Missile defense systems, only one that has advocated and actually built border fencing for the past 20 years, only one who wants to re-invigorate US manufacturing by eliminating ALL taxes on US firms who manufacture within our borders, only one who was against the Law of the Sea Treaty in Reagan's day and continues his virulent opposition today, only one whose military expertise even surpasses that of John McCain, only one who sees global warming as nothing but Algorian alramism, only one who has been absolutely convinced for 28 years in Congress that energy independence is a vital strategic necessity, only one who would would scare the bejesus not only out of the terror masters - but also out of the chicoms and Putineskas, and only one man who each of you would admit would make the best damn Commander in Chief available.
Toss in 100% conservative on the 2nd Amendment, on property rights, on the life of the unborn, on "political corrctness", and folks, we have a leader.
I only bring this up, because in 2012, it will be crucial for conservatives to get it right, for the survival of our Republic as we know it. We are going to barely hang on for the next 4 years no matter who wins. So please, guys, next time use your heads, and quit playing the impartial observer. Read up on the differences between the records. And for crap sake, read you emails from me telling you these things. Otherwise, we get what we get. And today is a prime example of the shit we can get when that happens.
Hunter will be available in 2012. Remember that.
Thank you and God Bless the USA
ping
“Might I add that we Hunter supporters were lambasted due to his low name recognition, by the same people who now fawn over Sarah Palin because of her name recognition.”
Boy - you got that right. At least now I can say I’m voting for Palin and folks know who I’m talking about. Before it was “I’m writing in Duncan Hunter” and they’d say “Who?”.
I think Bush just had the right backers. I do not think Bush was the best choice for us or the country. The only thing you can say is thank G-d we had Bush instead of one of his two Democrat rivals. But from the pool of Republicans, we did not pick a true conservative.
Seriously — that was good. Hunter may not have charisma but he has cojones. I have even more respect for him tonight than ever before. Prayers for his health — we may need him soon enough.
What delegates?
Excellent!
He made too much sense.
Thanks for talking your unquestioning followers, the elites of economics, the Warren Buffets of our society who are expertly capable of getting their paychecks deposited to the local bank (less beer money and car payment), into trying to crash our economy so you could take your the hundreds of millions to by investments at bottom dollar.
Thank god smarter people like Paulson prevailed so your avid admirers can afford electricity to listen to your blather!
I, a conservative, now look at your treacherous ways in a very different light. I could be wrong, maybe you are just stupid, but I think what you did was deceitful and on purpose and for your own gain!
You’re very correct. Hewitt, for example, was for regularization of illegals, wanted the amnesty bill and was annoyed with Congress only because they threw so much insanity into it that it could be defeated. He did, as one said, “pimp” this bailout like crazy. His sentiments lie with his self admitted clientele, the “real estate industry”. He wanted Romney, a big government liberal Republican. I tune in to Hugh because he gives some great interviews and his head is in the correct place on the WOT. But I’ve been greatly disappointed in his general positions.
Bravo, pissant! I sure miss my Hunter pings, sigh....
No, Hunter flopped because the party didn't want him in. Just like they pushed the RINO Corker over the conservative Van Hilleary in the Tennessee Senate primary race in 2006. The party leadership wants RINO's.
I hope that Duncan Hunter does run again, but he will definitely not be the only decent conservative running next time for POTUS in 2012 with Sarah Palin and Bobby Jindal being possible worthy competition. Obviously, everything is really just speculation at this point when discussing ‘12 and beyond. Let’s also see how November 4 really turns out.
what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?
If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, the banks and the corporations that will grow around them will deprive the people of all their property, first by inflation and then by deflation, until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.”
Thomas Jefferson
Gentlemen, I have had men watching you for a long time and I am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country. When you won, you divided the profits amongst you, and when you lost, you charged it to the bank. You tell me that if I take the deposits from the bank and annul its charter, I shall ruin ten thousand families. That may be true, gentlemen, but that is your sin! Should I let you go on, you will ruin fifty thousand families, and that would be my sin! You are a den of vipers and thieves.’’
I intend to rout you out and by the Eternal God I will rout you out. If the people only understood the rank injustice of our money and banking system, there would be a revolution before morning.” -Andrew Jackson
The people cannot be all, & always well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty.” Thomas Jefferson
Will lethargy or Courage mark America’s response?
Stop with that nonsense of running a poor campaign. I can’t think of anyone who ran a more poor campaign than McCain and look where he is.
You know as well as the rest of us that Hunter was taken out on purpose.
We need tar, feathers and no few nooses.
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what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? - Thomas Jefferson
Amen.
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