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Posted on 06/29/2007 3:14:09 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials invited all Republican presidential hopefuls to its annual convention at Disney World in Buena Vista, Fla.
Only one showed up — Rep. Duncan Hunter, of California.
A grateful audience gave Hunter a standing ovation Friday and some convention goers posed for snapshots with the congressman after his question and answer session.
Standing at the lone candidate podium which was decorated in red, white and blue, Hunter was asked about his plan to fix the nation’s immigration system.
“We need to build the fence and build it quickly,” he said.
An 854-foot fence would help national security, stop crime along the border, and protect the United States from terrorists, he said.
After the forum, he told reporters the fence would also keep people from dying in the desert of heat exhaustion.
“If 200 kids a year were dying in a canal the first thing you would do is fence it,” he said.
On Saturday, seven Democratic presidential candidates were slated to attend a forum at the NALEO conference, including Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Barack Obama of Illinois, Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, Joseph Biden of Delaware, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, and Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio.
No, he’s heading to Iowa tomorrow for the event in Des Moine.
Only if it could be erected around something like, say, the US branch of an international terrorist organization, if it could be identified as such.
Or did the author mean an 854-foot high fence?
Iowa will love him. There are a lot of blue collar typically Dem voters that Hunter could really connect with. That’s why I think he’s the strongest GOP candidate because he connects most with the average person.
The author typoed.
It should read 854-mile fence.
You could call it “el partido estupido”. However, to answer the question, the GOP in spanish would be “heh oh peh”, or, if you substitute the meaning of GOP, which is Partido Grande y Viejo” then it would be the Peh Heh Veh. Easier to say would be “los que no tienen huevos”.
I think he needs to spend lots of time here in the rust belt as well.
Not only has Duncan Hunter been at the fore front of fighting illegal immigration; but he has fought it with compassion. He use to offer free legal services to illegal immigrants who tried to ‘knock on the front door’. And water to those who didn’t.
http://immigration.about.com/library/weekly/aa073100a.htm
Excerpt:
“John Hunter of San Diego organized the initial waster-supply efforts, WITH HELP FROM HIS CONSERVATIVE CONGRESSMAN BROTHER, Rep. DUNCAN HUNTER (emphasis by Sun) from the Imperial Valley, because he “had to do something” about people dying virtually in his own back yard.
Congressman Hunter has opposed illegal immigration for his entire 18 year tenure, and believes that great border patrol is the way to go. Nevertheless, he supports his brothers efforts to save lives.”
Duncan Hunter is a class act...
He was on Rusty Humphries show last night...
sorry Im not a member so I cant get the recording..
Republicans are better off to present their positions forthrightly, respectfully of course but forthrightly, they shouldn’t assume that hispanics are automatically against them. While most are Dems by default, if you listen you’ll find that more of them are more in agreement with you on more subjects than you would think. Or even than they themselves would think.
Only Hunter had the nerve to present a plainly anti-illegal-immigration message to a hispanic audience, and he’ll probably walk away with far more respect than a dozen mealy-mouthed candidates who only say what they think people want to hear.
Sure, there are plenty of people who want to be pandered to, but they have to split that vote with all the other panderers. For the ones who respect plain-spoken honesty, who are more than you might think, Hunter will be the one they’ll remember.
I think all Americans will find strong resonance with Representative Hunter's positions --- and not the least of these I think will be people who have gone to the trouble to legally immigrate here.
Bien dicho.
Ann Coulter says he seems to be the candidate she will support for POTUS.
>>>“los que no tienen huevos”
Eggs?
Yes, eggs. The GOP has huevos on their face, but otherwise, lacks them.
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Hunter attends a Latino event and openly advocates to them we build the fence, and then gets a standing ovation?
Tells me that Hunter deserves a lot more attention than he is getting and that Latino’s aren’t as opposed to the idea of a fence as some claim.
Personally, instead of pandering to people, I think honestly letting them know where you stand and what you will do as POTUS goes further than anything.
GO HUNTER!!!
I am ready for the next debate, DH knows how to take care of business in those debates
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