The Inimitable Duncan L. Hunter

Representative Duncan Hunter, R-CA, is running for president. He is getting little to no attention from the enemedia. This is a sad commentary on the press in the USA. Pathetic actually.

Allow me to introduce you to the one true conservative candidate in the 2008 presidential race.

Duncan Hunter is a decorated veteran having enlisted in the United States Army in 1969. He served in Vietnam from 1970 to 1971 in the Army Rangers' 75th Ranger Regiment, attached to the 173rd Airborne Brigade. He participated in 24 helicopter assaults as well as in small-number, night-time reconnaissance patrols. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal and service ribbons such as the Vietnam Service Medal.

In 1973, he enrolled law school and earned a BS in Law and Juris Doctor in 1976. Hunter worked farming and construction jobs to supplement his income while finishing his degree. Upon graduation, he worked as an attorney, setting up a private practice in the Barrio, where he often provided free legal assistance to the area's Hispanic community.

Duncan Hunter has been married to wife Lynne since 1973. They have two sons, Duncan Duane, a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, who was deployed to Iraq in 2003 and 2004 and just completed a tour of duty in Afghanistan, and Samuel, who is working on the campaigns of his father and brother, who is seeking the seat being vacated by their dad.

In 1980, Duncan Hunter was recruited to run for Congress in what was then the 42nd District. He has won re-election and has served on the Armed Forces Committee since that time. He served as chairman of the committee from 2002-2006 and now serves as ranking member. He also serves on the Select Committee on Homeland Security.

Duncan Hunter has been described as a hawk and holds a very pro-military stance. He believes in peace through strength and the best defense is a strong offense.
He feels when our military members are sent into combat they should be supported, not only in sentiment, but with tools and equipment they need to succeed.

Duncan Hunter, as a veteran and father of a Marine currently serving in the War on Terror, does indeed have a “unique” perspective on our military and national security issues.

Duncan Hunter brings dimension and expertise in national security.
He brings a strength to national security and military issues that we will need as the islamofascists pursue their goal of world domination.

On November 17, 2005 John Murtha held a press conference introducing a resolution he would bring to the floor of the House the following day. He announced;
“The war in Iraq is not going as advertised. It is a flawed policy wrapped in illusion.”
“Our military has done everything that has been asked of them, the U.S. can not accomplish anything further in Iraq militarily. IT IS TIME TO BRING THEM HOME.”
Murtha’s plan called for immediate redeployment of U.S. troops consistent with the safety of U.S. forces.

Please pay special notice to the fact this took place less than 30 days before the Iraqis were to vote for their permanent government on December 15th, which would be their third national vote in less than 11 months.

On November 18, 2005, in response Congressman John Murtha's resolution to terminate the deployment of United States forces in Iraq, to redeploy the forces already involved in Iraq, and to "pursue security and stability in Iraq through diplomacy," Duncan Hunter and other Republicans drafted a two-sentence counter-resolution which read:
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the deployment of United States forces in Iraq be terminated immediately.
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the deployment of United States forces in Iraq be terminated immediately.

The bill was defeated, 403-3, in the House of Representatives.
This should have silenced the war critics for a long time, but alas it did not.

Duncan Hunter has said: “The cornerstone of our responsibilities as elected officials is to defend and protect the American people. This was reinforced with the attacks of September 11th, which immediately made border security a national security issue.”

Hunter legislatively mandated the construction of 14 miles of security fencing on the border separating San Diego County and Tijuana, Mexico drastically reducing drug and people smuggling and other crimes.

In 2005, Hunter introduced legislation calling for the construction of a reinforced fence along the entire. Hunter's amendment was later incorporated into the Secure Fence Act. He has said that if he becomes President, the 754-mile double layer border fence will be built in 6 months. He has been an avid supporter of a secure border and bringing illegal entry under control.

Duncan Hunter supports supply side economics and Fair Trade. He does not support relinquishing our national sovereignty or selling out American workers in the name of Free Trade. All he requires is fair trade deals with a mirror policy in place. This is not a protectionist stance and those that attempt to twist it into one are disingenuous at best.

Duncan Hunter is pro-life, pro-2nd Amendment, pro-economic growth, pro-property rights, pro-family, pro-American and pro-military. He supports slowing down the rate of spending growth, except for the defense sector. He is the ideal candidate for republicans and conservatives.

In the Ames Straw Poll on August 11, 2007, he finished nine votes behind Rudy Giuliani and well ahead of McCain. On September 1, 2007, Hunter won the Texas Republican Straw Poll with 41 percent of the vote. He defeated undeclared candidate Fred Thompson (21 percent) and Texas Congressman Ron Paul (16 percent).

None of these results have been touted by the media, why? We are endlessly treated to every manufactured poll result, even those polling 50 people, yet the very large straw poll was ignored.

Perhaps it is because he has said:
"I'd like to see a country where the day I walk out of the White House, after a couple of terms, the American people are more independent of government than the day that I walked in."

This mind set does not sit well with those who would like to enslave us.

Think about these things very seriously before you vote!