"The ongoing migration of
persons to the United States in violation of our laws is
a serious national problem detrimental to the interests
of the United States." -
Ronald Reagan, 1981
"Tis our true policy to
steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of
the foreign world.." -
George Washington (1796)
Theodore Roosevelt's
ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.
"In the first place, we should insist that if the
immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an
American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be
treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it
is an outrage to discriminate against any such man
because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is
predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an
American, and nothing but an American ... There can be
no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an
American, but something else also, isn't an American at
all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag
... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language ... and we have room for but one
sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American
people." - Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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Back to Top 09-12-2007: Question: I see that you mentioned you went to the
Texas Straw Poll [09-01-2007]. Those are not all the Candidates on
the list. Have you looked at the list and have you done any
research? Which candidates do you like and why?
I want to start by saying that
(at the time of this writing) the November 2008 Presidential Elections
are still 14 months away. A lot can change in that time.
And it is a wait and see who does what and why AND who gets on the
ballot. An example of changes, this last week, Fred Thompson publicly announced his candidacy.
You should notice in the Texas Straw Poll Results that Fred
Thompson was already on the Texas Straw Poll ballot and he had not
announced his candidacy yet. The whole process seems like a game and people
are not taking it seriously. I think
that only the candidates that are out
campaigning from the beginning and those that go to the debates may be
the best pool. Today, I do not think Fred Thompson is in the race
because he seems to be avoiding the campaigning and the debates but I
really do not know. It is obvious that the media has some type of
agenda as they seem to promote certain candidates or ask certain
candidates to attend the debates. The media really promotes on the
republican side McCain, Giuliani, Romney. On the democratic side
Obama and Clinton.
Here is a list of the candidates that I feel who are serious and in the
order that I like as of today (09-12-2007).
My top two choices are: Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo.
Has withdrawn from the
race.Duncan Hunter (California) - I spent time (about 10 minutes)
with Duncan hunter at the Texas Straw Poll. I was very
impressed with him. I agree with his points of view on the
major issues. He has taken a stand that I agree with and his
history proves it. If only he and Tancredo would
join forces and run together. He has been consistent
about his point of view about the border and illegal immigration.
Has withdrawn from the
race.
Tom Tancredo
(Colorado) - Of all the candidates listed, there is only one
that has his opinions on the issues written on a website and that
person is Tom Tancredo. I agree with more of Tom
Tancredo's points of view as he has them written. What I like
about him the most is that he tells it like it is. He is a
straight to the point person. He has been vocal about the
issues from the beginning and has not flip flopped on issues that I
can see. All the other candidates seem to go with the
topic of the day. Tom Tancredo has been strong on all the
issues.
I am not really sure on these others but here is my order:
Has withdrawn from the
race.Mitt
Romney (Former Governor Massachusetts) - Seems like a good
candidate. I like what he says about the Border and stopping
the magnet that attracts illegal aliens. He will increase ICE
and their efforts like Tancredo and Hunter. He does not seem
to answer questions in the debates.
Has withdrawn from the
race.Fred Thompson
(Former Tennessee senator) - Talks big but has not really said
anything on the issues. YET! I do like his attitude and
I like the Michael Moore video that he made when he was angry
about Moore's medical care movie.
Has withdrawn from the
race. Mike
Huckabee (Arkansas) - Says nothing as far as I can see.
Seems like a good guy but asked Congress to apologize for slavery.
This is just plain stupid. They were not even alive when
slavery was abolished. He would have been better if he did not
say anything.
Has withdrawn from the
race. Ron
Paul (Texas) - Seems a little out there. He is passionate
about certain issues but he comes across to me a little wrong on
some issues like the war. I do agree with his point of view
and I do understand it but his plans on how to address the issue I
do not like. A plus for Ron Paul is that he has been
consistent about his point of view from the beginning. A huge
negative is that his history shows that he has done NOTHING!
I think he will be more of NOTHING. I just dislike McCain
more and that is why he is above McCain on my list of choices.
Has withdrawn from the
race.Sam
Brownback (Kansas) - Says nothing as far as I can see.
Has withdrawn from the
race.
Alan
Keyes - I think he wants to be Martin Luther King but he reminds me
of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Everything seems to be
about Race and not the issues.
John McCain
(Arizona) - He says he does not believe in amnesty but his Bill is
amnesty. I will not vote for him. He seems to be a
democrat with an R next to his name. He has too liberal an
agenda for me. Though he does seem to understand the war,
the rest of his policies far outweigh the war issue. He is
no better than Clinton or Obama.
Has withdrawn from the
race.
Rudy
Giuliani (Former Mayor NY) - He always talks about what he did
with New York City and crime. He gave illegal aliens rights.
He says that being an illegal alien is not a crime. He will
not get my vote. He should have run as a Democrat if he wants
to be president.
I do not like Barack
Obama or Hillary Clinton as I do not agree with their beliefs or points
of view. Ditto on Edwards. And I am not to keen on
Richardson of Arizona, however, he is the best Democrat to me.
Back to Top 01-05-2008: The media chooses who will run for President.
Duncan Hunter is still my top choice.
This weekend Fox and MSNBC
decided not to allow Duncan Hunter and Ron Paul to the Debates. I
think Ron Paul is griping and throwing an tantrum and try to get on the
debate, Duncan Hunter is going to have a rally. (update:
Spur of the moment rally had 3900 people. I did not hear it on the
news).
I have to admit there seems to a movement from the media to marginalize
the only true candidate for me - Duncan Hunter.
In all the debates they have barely asked Hunter or Tancredo any
questions. I remember Tancredo getting angry in one of the debates
by asking, "Am I a potted Plant?" It was very funny but he was
right to point out that he was being ignored.
The media seems to be promoting the ones that are
more like democrats. Let's look at this a moment and start from
what I perceive are the most Left candidates. The top three
Democrats are very Left: Hillary Clinton, Obama, and Edwards.
They have already pushed out the more conservative democrat Governor
Richardson of Arizona.
On the republican side, they are pushing the more
liberal candidates Giuliani and McCain. I really think that these two
are more Democrats than Republicans. Then comes Mitt Romney then
Fred Thompson. The weird thing is that the next one is Ron Paul
which is the worst to me. Then they put Duncan Hunter last since
Tancredo has withdrawn from the race.
Last - If people would stop looking at the polls
generated by the media and actually research the candidates, I truly
believe that they would be pushing for Hunter. I think it is about
voting for the right person. If Duncan Hunter does not make it to
the final Ballot, then it will be choosing the lesser of two evils.
01-06-2008: Question: About the
presidential candidates. What determines how they get on the
ballot? - submitted by KF.
This is a tough question so I will try to explain it the
best way that I understand it. The democratic and republican
primaries or caucuses in each state have Delegates who are basically the
county and other political organizers (active leaders) for their
parties. I think the one with the most will get the party
nomination to be on the national ballot for their party. It's
confusing. For example, There were only three candidates that got
a delegate vote in Wyoming. Romney wins eight delegates, Thompson three, Hunter one. Which
was more than the other candidates. Did you hear about this on the
news? Yet Hunter was not invited to the New Hampshire debates - go
figure.
01-16-2008: Duncan Hunter says he will stay in to the end.
From what I understand the race is still complete open. Anyone can
be president. We will
see after the February Primaries if Hunter will make a difference.
We can only hope so. Remember that Duncan Hunter won the Texas
Straw Poll by a landslide. He had twice the number of votes that
the second place person. I think the reason was that Duncan Hunter
did so well is because he was not censored here in Texas at the Straw
Poll.
In a time when many Americans, especially
Republicans and other conservatives, talk about the current illegal
immigration problem, many either don’t realize or don’t care that
the only presidential candidate who has actually done something
about securing the border is polling about 1 percent and, as a
result, is being left out of the debates — Duncan Hunter. Congressman Hunter built the double-border fence along San Diego
County, reducing illegal immigration by 90 percent and drug
smuggling by 50 percent. He is also the author of the Secure Fence
Act, which was passed into law last year. Immigration is not his only strong asset, as Congressman Hunter is a
veteran, former chairman of the Armed Services Committee and father
of a son who served three tours in the War on Terror. The GOP wants to tout itself as the party that is tough on terror
and tough on illegal immigration, but the polling of someone with
Duncan Hunter’s credentials and the lack of talk about him on
conservative talk radio tell a completely different story. If fighting terrorism and securing the border really are priorities
of the GOP, then what credentials do Romney, Huckabee and Giuliani
have?
01-18-2008: You say you do not like polls? What about these?
- Submitted anonymous.
Though not 'scientific' it is interesting.
The people who take these polls are those who go to that particular site
and they wanted to take the poll. Take a look at both these links
and vote for your candidate (like Duncan Hunter). The last time I
looked it was Duncan Hunter was leading and Ron Paul in second place
that were at the top. As for Ron Paul, he has this huge young following
that are very internet savvy. The Duncan Hunter group seems to be more
conservative and not really the younger computer savvy. Taking this
point of view in mind, the message is quite different than what you see
on the main media outlets. Duncan Hunter should be talked about in
the media don't you think? Anyway, polls are not as accurate as
everyone believes them to be. It's the final vote that counts.
http://www.am600kogo.com/pages/republicancandidates.html http://www.KLIF.com
Will Duncan Hunter be able to pull it off? I do not see how since he is not
allowed to get his word out as easily as the other candidates do on main
stream media. The Nevada results are not in at this time and he
probably will drop out if it is bad news.
Since the Right Guy is no longer
running, I guess that we now choose the lesser of two evils. At
this point I like Mitt Romney or Fred Thompson more than the others.
Romney withdrew today. The Speech was
absolutely awesome. If he had been speaking this way from the
beginning, he would have done a whole lot better. What a speech! That
is a president! Well, not anymore...
Funny thing about the speech... He did not quite
endorse McCain but he stated that he agreed with the way
he wants to handle the war. We will see who he actually endorses.
I just have a hard time even considering McCain.
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