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AlexMerced
12-09-2007, 10:28 PM
Move this thread, I meant to post it in general poitics


What differentiates him at all from t he other candidates...

Even tancredo stands out as the immigration guy... all I've heard from Tancredo is mirror trade and his double fence.

What defines Hunter, he seems really mean and stands out in no way, and 'mcurous how an exploratory committee would give him the idea he should run
Midnight77
12-09-2007, 10:29 PM
Duncan who?
Luther
12-09-2007, 10:29 PM
He "built" a fence and has a son who participated in the sack of Fallujah.
AlexMerced
12-09-2007, 10:31 PM
again,move the thread... but is that it... I'm the grandson of the head of a Military (Enrique Trinidad Oliva, 2nd to Castillio Armas. Removed Arbenz from power) coup that overthrew a socialist government... I guess that makes me qualified
AlexMerced
12-09-2007, 10:35 PM
http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/guatemal.htm He was part of the second formation of the Military junta, this is bit of intervention since the coup was CIA backed and fell apart soon after overthrowing Arbenz, which led to 30 years of war in Guatemala

I was their when the war ended and the then president lit some fire, I didn't realize what it was at the time, I was like 8
adpierce
12-09-2007, 10:38 PM
Duncan Hunter is impotent in this election. He should withdraw before the Iowa Caucus if he wants to save face.
rory096
12-09-2007, 10:41 PM
Hunter's the one who advocates the mirror tariffs. And he's an idiot for doing so.
bbartlog
12-09-2007, 10:43 PM
Duncan Hunter is the only real trade protectionist on the Republican side.
Also he supports the Fair Tax, though Huckabee shares that distinction.
Other than that, his positions are fairly orthodox conservative fare, though he could probably make a case that he's more conservative than most of the other contenders.
RonPaulFanInGA
12-09-2007, 10:44 PM
Duncan who?

http://www.mentalfloss.com/images/facts/hines.jpg
kylejack
12-09-2007, 10:45 PM
He's not running to win, he's running to solidify his son to take over the family Congressional seat. Why do you think he mentions his son in Afghanistan so much?
dmspilot00
12-09-2007, 10:47 PM
Hunter seems like a democrat to me. Always complaining about how trade is hurting us.
AlexMerced
12-09-2007, 11:19 PM
Isn't Tancredo a trade protectionist too?
Original_Intent
12-09-2007, 11:22 PM
He's not running to win, he's running to solidify his son to take over the family Congressional seat. Why do you think he mentions his son in Afghanistan so much?

Bingo. I was gonna say this run for the nomination is about his son's career.
cindy25
12-09-2007, 11:22 PM
he is using his son as a political prop. Jim Webb did it and won because of it.
MS0453
12-09-2007, 11:24 PM
If I remember correctly, I think he announced around the time of the election in 06. I remember watching the news and going, "Who the hell is this guy?"
AlexMerced
12-09-2007, 11:34 PM
Well I beat him for earliness, I announced my 2024 candidacy in 2007, beat that
Luther
12-09-2007, 11:42 PM
He's not running to win, he's running to solidify his son to take over the family Congressional seat. Why do you think he mentions his son in Afghanistan so much?

That's an interesting and highly plausible angle.
jblosser
12-09-2007, 11:51 PM
Duncan Hunter is the only real trade protectionist on the Republican side.
Also he supports the Fair Tax, though Huckabee shares that distinction.
Other than that, his positions are fairly orthodox conservative fare, though he could probably make a case that he's more conservative than most of the other contenders.

He's horrible on civil liberties and small government; he authored the MCA.

He epitomizes everything bad about the post-Goldwater conservative movement. Big spending, no civil rights, bomb everyone.