I'll pass on Hunter.
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
‘Give a headache sell an aspirin’ was famously taught to us in marketing.
Knowing his love of country, I think he will feel compelled.
Me too. But she caught me off guard when she had some kind words for Romney.
Schoolgirl crushes can blind sometimes. LOL
It also brings us one step closer to national bankruptcy ... None of the banking incentives that caused the problem were changed.
The bailout was like giving $10,000 to a crack addict - it won't be long before the money's gone and the empty hand is out again.
PA Times...LOL! Well done!
I’ve never liked or trusted Mccain. And I had no intention of voting for him. But I said if he helped kill this bailout, I would forgive him and give him my vote. Didn’t quite work out that way. He may still win - Lord knows Obama is such an easy target, but he just pissed away much good will he had painstakingly gained with the base.
Well almost right. Hunter/Palin was what I had in mind. Or Hunter/Jindal. Or Hunter/Sessions.
I think the country is starving for good old fashioned conservativism again. Its just a matter of being able to be articulate with selling it. The media and dems demonize and tear it down easily and leave the ticket in a confused quivering mess.
Laura I., Michelle M. and Ann Coulter did support Hunter in a low key way. They certainly could have done more, but they had to consider their future likelihood, I suppose.
January 4, 2008 is what I consider BLACK FRIDAY and the end of Duncan Hunter's presidential campaign. On that single day, Rush talked all about the virtues of Duncan Hunter without letting the name HUNTER cross his lips and then repeatedly talked about the fred. At the same time another favorite "conservative" leader openly endorsed the fred while FauxNews, in conjunction with the RNC, banned Duncan Hunter from the Jan. 5th and 6th debates based on false "polling" [spit] data by FauxNews. At that time only Iowa and Wyoming had held their State Caucuses and Hunter was one of 3 that had delegates in his column.
On BLACK FRIDAY I turned off Rush and FauxNews and limited my participation with the RNC and the other "conservative" leader I had enjoyed so much.
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.
Our Republic, as we know it, will be gone by 2012 regardless who wins this year. ;*(
>>>...- it won’t be long before the money’s gone and the empty hand is out again.
So much truth in GOPJ’s statement:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9c0DE7DB153EF933A0575AC0A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
Fannie Mae Eases Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending
NY Times 9/30/99
Excerpt:
‘’If they fail, the government will have to step up and bail them out the way it stepped up and bailed out the thrift industry.’’
I'll pass on Hunter.
Cause Huck adopted Hunter’s policies on manufacturing, China and Amnesty. Unlike Juan MacCano.
NO BLOOD FOR BEER!!!
Rush was against the bailout?
I give him props for that.
I remember that. I voted for Van Hillary in the primaries. I was just flabbergasted when Corker got it.
BTTT!
And illegal aliens/border fence. Huckabee made a promise and kept it.
McCain, however, has already broken his promise to Duncan Hunter.
McCain, in ENGLISH, speaking at National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials and promising to enforce his legislature he introduced with Ted Kennedy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0hVjtC8_pI
McCain promises amnesty in first 100 days to NALEO
And here is McCain’s ad, in SPANISH, promising a path to citizenship.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyKGHvRL2_U
posted by From: JohnMcCaindotcom
paid for by: McCain/Palin
This ad is not about immigrants, legal immigrants already have a path to citizenship. This ad is about legalizing ILLEGAL aliens!
But, when you have A. Jerrold Perenchio as the Co-Chair of your Campaign Finance Committee, you know where your base is.
And if you think they went after Palin for fundamentalism, wait till you see what they do to Jindal (who participated in an exorcism, IIRC).
Hunter might not have the star quality to get the people on his side, but he'd make an awesome SecDef or Sec. of State (clean out the Ivy League commie moles, first though. Send them all to Alaska to make sure the Russians aren't interfering with Point Barrow.)
Cheers!
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