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Duncan Hunter Endorses Mike Huckabee
National Review Online ^ | 1-23-08 | Byron York

Posted on 01/23/2008 12:29:02 PM PST by TitansAFC

This was a surprise. From the Hunter statement:

"I got to know Governor Huckabee well on the campaign trail," said Hunter. "Of the remaining candidates I feel that he is strongly committed to strengthening national defense, constructing the border fence and meeting the challenge of China's emergence as a military superpower that is taking large portions of America‚s industrial base."

"Along with these issues of national security, border enforcement and protecting the U.S. industrial base, I see another quality of Mike Huckabee's candidacy that compels my endorsement. Mike Huckabee is a man of outstanding character and integrity. I saw that character over the last year of campaigning and was greatly impressed. The other Republican candidates have many strengths and I wish them all well. My personal choice is Mike Huckabee," Hunter concluded.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2008endorsements; 399badchecks; badcheckduncan; cakemix; checkbouncer; duncanhines; duncanhunter; duncanknows; finalimplosion; huckabee; hunter; hunteryouidiot; leastofevils; primary; stuckonstupid; twilightzone; voteronpaul; whocares; wtf
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To: thelastinkling

That all assumes that Huckabee is the nominee and wins the general. HUGE assumption. Actually, a downright scary assumption.


261 posted on 01/23/2008 1:01:29 PM PST by tsmith130
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To: TitansAFC

Wonder what pissant will think of this? Really comes as a shock to me! Course his 1% might put Huckachuck over the top!


262 posted on 01/23/2008 1:01:31 PM PST by gbscott1954 (Fred in a brokered convention, ANYONE BUT McCAIN!)
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To: TitansAFC

Interesting. Time for a 2nd look at Gov. Huckabee.


263 posted on 01/23/2008 1:01:38 PM PST by Antoninus (I survived Roe v. Wade. 40,000,000 of my generation did not.)
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The folks talking about the appointment of judges gave me some food for thought.

As others have pointed out, you can cherrypick the “conservative” parts of each candidate left and have a decent candidate. But each on his own? Hard to compute.

However there are really 3 big issues to me.

1) If the “big thing” goes down with Iran which one wouldn’t freak out? I would rank Rudy #1 there. McCain IMO would probably be better than Romney and Huckabee in that case if he isn’t too senile. But I could be convinced otherwise.

2)Illegal Immigration. I don’t trust anything any of them left have to say on this. I have a feeling what would actually happen is NOTHING..with any of them. If you put a gun to my head, I would suspect Romney MIGHT be best simply on economic reasons.

3)Judges. Which one of them is likely to appoint the most conservative judges? By default it is probably Huckabee, because of the Pro Life stance. Rudy and Romney probably aren’t going to insist on a certain level of “conservativeness” and McCain is an enigma on many different issues. The issues Huckabee is wobbly on don’t really play into a judge choice (for the most part).

So even looking at my 3 top concerns, I am still left with nothing to separate.

But one thing remains, I will vote for ANY of them over HRC.


264 posted on 01/23/2008 1:01:44 PM PST by Crimson Elephant
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To: dschapin

But when Hunter didn’t endorse Thompson, many thought it was because Hunter had decided not to endorse anybody.

If he WAS going to endorse somebody, Thompson certainly was sincere, a true conservative, and understood the problems with China, right?


265 posted on 01/23/2008 1:01:44 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: WOSG

Now I really want Fred to endorse McCain, just to stick it to both McCain and Huck.


266 posted on 01/23/2008 1:01:51 PM PST by rintense (You don't advance conservatism by becoming more liberal. Piss off McCain and Huck!)
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To: indylindy

POPPED SQUIRREL!!!! ROFLMAO

That has got to be the reason, they can eat “popped squirrel” together.


267 posted on 01/23/2008 1:01:58 PM PST by lone star annie
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To: SE Mom

Have you noticed your language has been deteriorating the last week or two? :p


268 posted on 01/23/2008 1:02:02 PM PST by Politicalmom (I'm the aunt of a brand-new Naval Officer. I'm proud of you, Kristi.)
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To: TitansAFC

My opinion of Huckabee just tanked!!


269 posted on 01/23/2008 1:02:12 PM PST by Primetimedonna ( It's SAN FRANCISCO, not Frisco. Charter member of the San Francisco Snowflakes)
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To: Hoodlum91
Even Hunter was schnookered.

Yeah, right? Why does anyone think why he was so low in the polls.

270 posted on 01/23/2008 1:02:22 PM PST by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: isrul

Wow, what a team. It makes as much sense as anything else we have seen lately!

LOL


271 posted on 01/23/2008 1:02:24 PM PST by dforest (Don't even ask me to vote for McCain, Rudy, or Huckster.)
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To: Slapshot68
I think I just lost all respect for Mr. Hunter.

Make all men count , but none too much.-Rudyard Kipling.

ps And that includes George Bush and Duncan Hunter. - Tom

272 posted on 01/23/2008 1:02:43 PM PST by Capt. Tom (Don't confuse the Bushies with the dumb Republicans - Capt. Tom)
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To: Politicalmom

Heh! I’ve allegedly had PMS for the past month. HAHAHAHAHAHAA!


273 posted on 01/23/2008 1:02:48 PM PST by rintense (You don't advance conservatism by becoming more liberal. Piss off McCain and Huck!)
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To: TitansAFC

Did this come from the Onion or Scrappleface?

If so, we lucked out big time that this guy didn’t get any traction.

If he can’t see through Huckabee, he won’t fair any better with Putin.


274 posted on 01/23/2008 1:02:55 PM PST by RinaseaofDs (If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything)
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To: TitansAFC

I know I was 1000 miles away on my couch, but I seem to remember the Huckster expressing his support for tuition breaks for illegal aliens during the first debate.

Hunter was actually at that debate, was he asleep?

Oh, well. I liked Hunter, but his endorsement means niothing to me.


275 posted on 01/23/2008 1:03:00 PM PST by wilco200
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To: Grunthor

Same here.


276 posted on 01/23/2008 1:03:01 PM PST by mrsmel (Free Ramos and Compean!)
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To: JohnnyZ

Huck? hahahaha. You have NO cred whatsoever


277 posted on 01/23/2008 1:03:04 PM PST by NYC Republican (Romney/Barbour -the ONLY one to stop Huck, McCain, Rudy and Hillary!)
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To: Dog

I’ve read enough FredHead threads lately that I believe I’ve perfected the reasoning:

-—Hunter really likes Mitt
But
-—Die-hard Hunter supporters insisted on writing his name in
So
-—Hunter needed to alienate them so they won’t waste their vote on him.
Therefore
-—Hunter p***’s them off by endorsing Huckabee (knowing they won’t do it)
Voila!
-—Hunter fans, appalled, don’t vote for Hunter, move to Mitt.

See. That’s how it works. Oh, and he’s in cahoots with Fred. If this works they’ll come up with some bizarro way to p*** off the FredHeads. (Though, if they weren’t mad about the way he dropped out, will anything make them mad?)


278 posted on 01/23/2008 1:03:24 PM PST by Timeout
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To: SaxxonWoods; All

Think people, think. All candidates have an array of positions. If you analyze Hunter’s array and Huck’s array, the spots that coincide are obviously the most important postions to Hunter.

You thought you knew him, but you didn’t.

This is also a good lesson in politics. Few politicians think like voters. They are a club to themselves. Just as you have friends (even spouses) that are liberals, they have political allies that don’t agree with most of their positions. Using such allies is how things get done. Which is why the country always takes a middle course in general, it just leans a little left or right from time to time. Mostly it leans left from my perspective, but then, I’m a righty.


279 posted on 01/23/2008 1:03:28 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Nobody cares that you won't vote for so and so, and nobody cares if you don't vote.)
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To: dschapin
Hunter is strongly pro-life and Huckabee is also strongly pro-life. Hunter is very worried about China - Huckabee is the only remaining candidate who seems to share any of his concerns about China. Also, while Huckabee has a horrible record on immigration he has adopted a platform on immigration with many similarities to Duncan Hunters. So, he is as believable on immigration as Romney is on abortion. Huckabee and Hunter also share a passion for protecting the second amendment.

Thank you for a sensible post. Maybe the fact is that Duncan knows the real Mike Huckabee, warts and all, not the caricature we have fabricated in our little FR echo chamber.

280 posted on 01/23/2008 1:03:39 PM PST by Oliver Optic (Fred + Win in South Carolina = New GOP Frontrunner)
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