Duncan Hunter endorses … Huckabee? What?
posted at 3:37 pm on January 23, 2008 by Allahpundit
Mr. Border Fence is backing a guy who accused opponents of Bush’s immigration plan of nativism? Two days after Fred drops out because he can’t pull enough conservatives to beat John McCain?
Dude?
“I got to know Governor Huckabee well on the campaign trail,” Huckabee said in a statement. “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,” he added. “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.”
The man who wants his foreign policy driven by the golden rule is the man to tame the Chinese dragon?
Am I hallucinating?
Update: What’s even odder is that Hunter’s often touted as a SecDef in the next Republican administration. Endorsing McCain, the frontrunner, would have helped him in that regard and given Maverick a boost with conservatives. Instead he throws his endorsement away on someone who’ll be done by February 6th.
I guess he just likes the guy.
Update: Joe Carter, Huck’s former research director, e-mails to say the nativism quote is being taken out of context:
Here is what he really said:
“I do believe some of it is driven by racism or nativism,” he said of the opposition within his party to Mr. Bush’s view that illegal aliens should not be deported but rather fined and eventually allowed U.S. citizenship.
When asked directly by the reporter if there wasn’t some xenophobia behind the opposition, Huckabee made the error of telling the truth. Having talked to more than a few anti-immigration extremist while on the campaign trail, I can attest that there is a segment of voters that is all for “throwing out the brown people.” Is that the majority of Republicans? Of course not. But it’s silly to pretend that the GOP doesn’t include its share of extremists.
Fair enough. Huckabee’s record on immigration goes way beyond that quote, though. Trot through Lonewacko’s archives sometimes and drink it in.
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Don’t feed the troll… seriously, put the food down.
SkinnerVic on January 23, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Wrong again. Hunter was against UNFAIR trade, as practiced by China’s currency devaluation against our dollar and unfair exemption of VAT from all trade equalization.
You do want equal and fair trade, don’t you? Read the sad history of 136 countries adding a VAT after France got it exempted from GATT.
That being said, this former Hunter delegate is now supporting Romney – the last possible candidate that might veto Shamnesty ’09.
I have contributed, in order, to Tancredo (just to keep the issue front and center), Hunter, Thompson – maybe I should stop contributing.
I am ill at this news.
Please wake me up if this is a Seinfeld repeat of Bizarro World.
fred5678 on January 23, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Seriously? How is my local paper going to explain yesterday’s huge cover story on the coming recession complete with photos of people crying and holding their heads in their hands?
Connie on January 23, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Which of these candidates won’t flip 180 on every standard they create?
gabriel sutherland on January 23, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Everyone must admit that the Duncan Hunter endorsement is the most coveted endorsement in the conservative circles.
Now Huckabee has Duncan Hunter and Newt what else do you need to be able to take a second look?
HaraldHardrada on January 23, 2008 at 4:14 PM
One_American on MM.com:
What he said.
silverfox on January 23, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Guys, no offense, but nobody cares about Duncan Hunter. He’s a nobody, and half the people who say they like him probably have no idea what he actually believes on 90% of the issues, so… meh.
DaveS on January 23, 2008 at 4:15 PM
What if they gave a recession, and nobody came?
see-dubya on January 23, 2008 at 4:16 PM
Except I’m starting to wonder if we aren’t “the base” anymore. The righty blogs liked Fred, but he doesn’t get enough votes to stay viable. The righty blogs hate Huckabee and McCain, but they are the frontrunners. I used to think I was the quintessential member of the base, but now I’m wondering if I’m not some sort of outlier to the Republican party.
TX Mom on January 23, 2008 at 4:17 PM
And you Sir, JxD, are a trained linguist :)
There is something malodorous to HH.
HH, do you drink? If so, Huckabee might be for a national ban on drinking, after he’s done with the one on smoking. Second question, do you smoke?
p.s. dow’s up around 300 – were you busy with investments today?
Entelechy on January 23, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Might as well face the truth. Hunter knows conservatives. Hunter is Mr. Conservative. Hunter knows Huckabee is a true conservative.
huckfan on January 23, 2008 at 4:17 PM
That would explain the frogs and flaming hail on my lawn this morning…
sulla on January 23, 2008 at 4:18 PM
Oh nos. Newt went Huckabee too?
Damnit Bill Owens. Look at what you’ve done.
gabriel sutherland on January 23, 2008 at 4:18 PM
Tell me, do you think Duncan Hunter is an idiot or is the MSM and republican seriously twisting the truth about Mike Huckabee?
We all know that Duncan Hunter is not an idiot.
HaraldHardrada on January 23, 2008 at 4:19 PM
I did take a second look at Huckabee and decided his other job is playing the guy in the chefs hat doing those Campbell Soup with sea salt ads I’ve seen lately. You take a second look. At that ad. It’s Huck. I’m telling you.
pistolero on January 23, 2008 at 4:19 PM
Dude, it’s all about religion. I had no idea the Baptists were so incestuous. What the HUCK, Hunter??? You were my MAN! Now you’re dead to me.
Link to the Newt endorsement, please.
NTWR on January 23, 2008 at 4:19 PM
Yep. Its apparently a stunning rebound. Mortgage-related shares were apparently also up.
amerpundit on January 23, 2008 at 4:19 PM
Newt was going Huckabee awhile back. Healthcare.
Connie on January 23, 2008 at 4:19 PM
I have also known all along (from sources high up inside the Huckabee campaign), but I am just now allowed to reveal, that Chuck Norris went over to Duncan Hunter’s house at midnight, stared at him for five minutes, and then whispered, “you know what you have to do”.
see-dubya on January 23, 2008 at 4:20 PM
Dude.
Mike D. on January 23, 2008 at 4:20 PM
Three Hucketeers to watch around here:
HaraldHardrada
huckfan
apacalypse
The list might grow – keep your eyes open for the Huckclub.
Fair warning – you’re all going to be in the same boat the Fredheads are today. Don’t hurt yourselves.
Entelechy on January 23, 2008 at 4:20 PM
Doom! If Huckabee is the conservative then that makes me a liberal.
Oh well, me and undead Hayek march on.
gabriel sutherland on January 23, 2008 at 4:21 PM
We are outliers, as this primary season has shown all too clearly. Staunch all-around conservatives are the real “RINOs” now. We call ourselves Republicans mostly because there’s nowhere else for us to go. We vote Republican because they’re closer to our beliefs than Dems are. But we’re conservatives, not Republicans, and we’re being left over here on the right all by ourselves.
aero on January 23, 2008 at 4:22 PM
You would recommend we buy gifts from China?
Read this sad story. Hunter was for FAIR trade and an equal playing field. You do realize that China keeps its currency devalued from our dollar, instead of letting Econ 101 rules prevail? And do you approve of 137 countries getting a special exemption for their VAT, unlike any other tax, in trade agreements?
That said, being a FORMER Hunter delegate on illegal immigration issue only, I am resorting to Romney – our very last chance to veto Shamnesty ’09.
fred5678 on January 23, 2008 at 4:22 PM
I don’t have it handy, but Newt did in fact endorse the Huckster. Between that and his drinking of the Goracle Kool-Aid, Newt is officially dead to me.
Hollowpoint on January 23, 2008 at 4:23 PM
[doing my best Nelson Muntz impression:]
Ha, ha!
corona on January 23, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Hunter is dead to me. He should sit down, shut up and never say another word about being a conservative.
SimplyKimberly on January 23, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Hell, I’d be all for a ban on smoking in public. I’m sick of smokers infringing on my right to breath clean oxygen. Never could understand why intelligent human beings would roll up a combination of toxic chemicals and purposely ingest it into their lungs.
Guess the key word is “intelligent.”
Of course, it’s an oxymoron. While an intelligent person would usually not smoke, an intelligent person would also never vote for Mike Huckabee.
Gregor on January 23, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Newt’s been pulling some pretty serious WTF’s lately, I have to say. Must have to do with selling books or something.
aero on January 23, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Hunter’s endorsement will probably wrap up the NRA endorsement for Huckabee.
Connie on January 23, 2008 at 4:25 PM
TX Mom on January 23, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Agree with you. Wasn’t Ronald Reagan who said this about the democratic party when he was a democrat? I didn’t leave the party, they left me. That is how I’m beginning to feel about the republican party.
My God! What is in the water these people are drinking? Smoking? Snorting? Mainlining?
cjs1943 on January 23, 2008 at 4:25 PM
More like this if Juan Plantation McVano becomes President or if The High Reverend Huckster becomes President and reverts back to following his “soul” –
Mexican gangs in Los Angeles, like Florencia 13, are waging a bloody campaign to drive blacks from neighborhoods
Terry Anderson is angry. From his KRLA-AM radio perch in Los Angeles, the black talk-show host thunders, “I have gone on the streets and talked to people at random here in the black community, and they all ask me the same question: ‘Why are our politicians and leaders letting this happen?’ ” What’s got Anderson—motto: “If You Ain’t Mad, You Ain’t Payin’ Attention”—so worked up isn’t the Jena Six or nooses on Columbia University doorknobs; it’s the illegal immigrants who allegedly murdered three Newark college students last August. And when he excoriates politicians for “letting this happen,” he’s directing his fire at Congressional Black Caucus members who support open borders and amnesty for illegal aliens. “Massive illegal immigration has been devastating to my community,” Anderson, a former auto mechanic and longtime South Central Los Angeles resident, tells listeners. “Black Americans are hit the hardest.”
MB4 on January 23, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Come on people – just look at the gigantic number of people Duncan’s endorsement is going to sway. If you don’t believe me, just check out how many people voted for him in SC!
/sarc off
SkinnerVic on January 23, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Simply unbelievable.
Wow!!! The GOP primary is crazy. RHINOs are scoring victories by pretending to be conservatives. And the conservatives are endorsing the RHINOs.
ColtsFan on January 23, 2008 at 4:26 PM
Entelechy on January 23, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Yes. Entelechy I do smoke and drink, and no I am not a stock broker. I am in investment banking(essentially I source equity for private bio-fuel and synthetic fuels companies). I did some big deals last year and am semi retired right now(I’m 27 years old BTW)
You won’t catch me anywhere near the stock market right now… (except to short stocks that is).
HaraldHardrada on January 23, 2008 at 4:26 PM
According to Newt’s blog[1/14/2008], he hasn’t endorsed anyone and he won’t endorse anyone.
gabriel sutherland on January 23, 2008 at 4:27 PM
If Rush comes out in support of Huckabee, I’m just going to give up following politics altogether. Maybe I could take up knitting . . .
And I did take a second look at Huck, way back when Newt first started saying that folks ought to look at Mike Huckabee. His record is appalling, and his ignorance of the issues of day is shocking. That’s all the looks the man gets from me. Newt was selling Huckabee way before Iowa.
TX Mom on January 23, 2008 at 4:27 PM
Sorry to disappoint but I’m not going to go all Fredhead on anyone because I don’t think Huck is going to be the nominee. Wish he were but that’s just wishful thinking on my part. What he can continue to do is to push our positions and bring new voters into the party. Hopefully, he will turn down any VP offers and instead work on Huckabee 2012!
huckfan on January 23, 2008 at 4:28 PM
SECOND LOOK AT HUCKABEE!
HaraldHardrada on January 23, 2008 at 4:29 PM
Newt has wandered off the ranch. He seems to be going the way of McCain. Truth be told deep down is no border hawk either and has bought into the global warming crap. Mitt is all that is left. Rudy is OK too but seems to be sinking…
No way Rush will support Huck or McCain. The question is not voting FOR them but possibly voting AGAINST them in the general if either of them get the nomination. Come on Florida, do the right thing and sink McCain once and for all!
echosyst on January 23, 2008 at 4:32 PM
This sucks.
Anyone for moving to France with me??
At least we would have a very hot First Lady.
fred5678 on January 23, 2008 at 4:32 PM
SECOND LOOK AT CANADA!!!!!!!!!
Connie on January 23, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Newt y Hunter son aparentemente graves smiking dope.
Onager on January 23, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Obviously that old conspiracy theory about ” Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton” being a ‘done deal’ by the ‘powers that be’ is true.
I just didn’t realize that Hunter was controlled by the Bilderbergers or the Trilateral Commission.
A year ago, If I said that it would have been sarcasm.
Now, I’m not so sure: I can’t really figure out any better explanation why the Republican Party and all of its candidates could be acting so absolutely stupidly.
Second look at
Pat BuchananSodium Cyanide.LegendHasIt on January 23, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Trudat. Most people don’t have a clue who Hunter is.
Connie on January 23, 2008 at 4:35 PM
FOAD.
MadisonConservative on January 23, 2008 at 4:35 PM
So are you predicting Jeb Bush in 2016, after Bill Clinton’s fourth term?
pistolero on January 23, 2008 at 4:35 PM
I’m starting to think that aero is channeling my thoughts… everything I was to say he’s already said! : )
the goddess anna on January 23, 2008 at 4:37 PM
Ha, I can’t wait for Mitt to demolish the Huckster in a debate.
Q: What would you do about foriegn policy?
Huckster: I woulda sent those Iranian gunboats to HELL!!!
Romney: We’re dealing in a 3 dimensional chess game, we can’t just react blindly, that’s what they want us to do.
Q: What would you do about the economy?
Huckster: Sometimes, we all need to add a little more to the collection plate… I can’t part the Red Sea, but I can part the red tape. (Moderator pukes..)
Romney: History has shown that the economy prospers when people have more of their own money to spend.
NTWR on January 23, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Re: Newt – he is still somewhat nanny-statish on healthcare. I can’t go along with that. It’s my problem with Mitt too.
Connie on January 23, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Followed by Chelsea, then Jeb’s son (forgot the name- Jorge?)
stenwin77 on January 23, 2008 at 4:38 PM
It certainly won’t be a true conservative. Conservative voters have assured themselves of that by making it clear they easily sell out.
Gregor on January 23, 2008 at 4:40 PM
I really don’t understand Hunter’s thinking. Here he was a former marine and his son has done 3 tours in Iraq as a marine. He was the sponsor of the fence because he is from California and saw all of the illegals. Knew something about the unfair trade practices. And then he does this?!?!?
Huck doesn’t know his a$$ from a hole in the ground. Huck doesn’t know shite from shinola; look at his shoes. This is really disappointing.
cjs1943 on January 23, 2008 at 4:40 PM
Please don’t feed the Troll, it only incites him.
Buttercup on January 23, 2008 at 4:41 PM
It’s impossible to defeat Huckabee in a debate. He never answers a question. His automatic response to any question he doesn’t like is …
“I’ll tell you what I DO believe…”
Then he proceeds to completely change the subject.
Huck supporters are too stupid to see through it.
Gregor on January 23, 2008 at 4:42 PM
So Duncan Hunter thinks that a man of “outstanding character and integrity” would go through a phony baloney “marriage reaffirmation” to circumvent ethics laws to get a house full of
bribesgifts and who got a police chief fired for wanting to go after his son for felony animal abuse/killing?Wow.
Duncan, I hardly knew thee.
MB4 on January 23, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Duncan Hunter is a Baptist.
Huckabee is a Baptist minister. (Hey, did you know Huckabee is a Baptist minister?)
Mystery solved.
NTWR on January 23, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Harald and his ilk make me want to vomit.
Blech.
HebrewToYou on January 23, 2008 at 4:43 PM
Big fat dittos!
SimplyKimberly on January 23, 2008 at 4:43 PM
There will be no America to be President of after HILLARY Clinton’s fourth term (Bill was just there for the interns and the cash. Hillary made all the policy decisions, regardless of the spin to the contrary.) So, at least the one bright spot is that we don’t have to worry about any more Bush Presidencies.
LegendHasIt on January 23, 2008 at 4:43 PM
What’s wrong with Jenna and Chelsea?
JiangxiDad on January 23, 2008 at 4:43 PM
Proof Duncan Hunter does not have the judgment to be President of the United States of America. Good thing we found out now.
TheBigOldDog on January 23, 2008 at 4:43 PM
A lobotomy might work. Can you recommend your surgeon?
MB4 on January 23, 2008 at 4:45 PM
HH smokes, and is for Huckabee. Double whammy.
I’m not a smoker, but Gregor, the libertarian in me would never want a Huckabee to take the right away from those who do.
Entelechy on January 23, 2008 at 4:45 PM
Kind of a sad day for me…
I had a lot of respect for Duncan Hunter…but it’s all gone now. To endorse the worst candidate is beyond despicable.
CABE on January 23, 2008 at 4:46 PM
Connie: Newt’s like me on FICA politics. We’re not getting rid of these, but we can target the massive fraud that show up as FICA accounts payable. We can’t get rid of SS, but we can alter it to be closer to what we want. We’re not gutting the Department of Education, but we can get vouchers.
The political climate doesn’t exist to eliminate these programs so we should find ways to make them more suitable to our view of what’s best for the country.
gabriel sutherland on January 23, 2008 at 4:47 PM
We are likely in a recession. Since the market is a leading indicator, the drop for around 14K to about 11.6K has priced in the slowdown that began at the end of 2007. Hopefully it is mild and only lasts for the first 2 quarters of 2008, but there is a pretty big mess that needs to be worked through domestically and internationally.
dedalus on January 23, 2008 at 4:48 PM
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
- Mark Twain
MB4 on January 23, 2008 at 4:48 PM
Of all the weird things that have happened this election season this is the weirdest. I just don’t understand this one. The only plausible explanation is that Hunter is not the person we thought he was. Most of us here have studied Huckabee enough to know for sure that he is a complete and total slimy phony. I guess, because Hunter has been hovering around 1-2% in all the polls, we havn’t spent as much time learning about who he really is.
Zetterson on January 23, 2008 at 4:49 PM
Not to quibble with the gist of your post, but just to keep the record straight, Hunter was Airborne (173rd) and Ranger (75th [of which I am also an 'alumni'] ) in the Army.
LegendHasIt on January 23, 2008 at 4:49 PM
Huckabee doesn’t endorse a national smoking ban.
Oh and Madison don’t answer to any of my posts anymore you’re a f$$%*ng idiot!
HaraldHardrada on January 23, 2008 at 4:49 PM
Such a great quote
Zetterson on January 23, 2008 at 4:49 PM
Well, Chelsea would be out or order. Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton/Bush, you see?
As for Jenna, will she be 35 by then? OK, maybe not Jeb, but THE PATTERN MUST BE MAINTAINED so it’s got to be a Bush. Even if it’s not a family member. Reggie Bush, maybe.
pistolero on January 23, 2008 at 4:50 PM
Ref 4:43PM
All Chelsea would have to do is say,”I wanna be president someday.” The gears of the MSM would immediately grind into motion and begin paving the way for her. The presidency is hers for the asking if she ever decides she wants it.
whitetop on January 23, 2008 at 4:51 PM
How does your smoking reconcile with Huckabee wishing to take it away, nationally?
You sound like you’re a sound investor. How that reconciles with Huckabee is beyond me. You ought to be a Romney guy, a true Capitalist.
That saying “if not a leftie when young…heartless…and not a rightie when old…brainless”. At your age it’s time to decide, don’t you think?
I’m happy for your success, regardless. Just don’t let Hillary/Obama take most of your earnings away. And, reassess your political affinities. At least you don’t see Huckabee being the nominee today. Yesterday you said that he’s the only one who’d beat Hillary…
Entelechy on January 23, 2008 at 4:51 PM
TX Mom@4:17 Perhaps I’m feeling left out of the base as well. Or, what I thought was the base? Every candidate is flawed, but I didn’t expect perfection. However, not one has seriously addressed border security, or what to do with the millions of lawbreakers that look at our border as nothing more than a stop light to run, balance of trade and the declining dollar, reducing the size of government and national debt, nor the issue of global terrorism. Most of the current arguments are of the domestic kind and should be left to the states to resolve.
24K lady on January 23, 2008 at 4:52 PM
One bastardo goes in, another one comes out.
Tuco on January 23, 2008 at 4:52 PM
Yes, actually he does (or at least did):
http://news.aol.com/elections-blog/2007/08/30/huckabee-commits-to-nationwide-smoking-ban/
Zetterson on January 23, 2008 at 4:53 PM
DUNCAN—
I AM SOOOOOO DISAPPOINTED.
woodswalking1 on January 23, 2008 at 4:54 PM
Don’t get me wrong. I have no problem with people smoking at all. I just feel it should be done in their private homes, and we shouldn’t be forced to inhale the toxic chemicals forced on us as they walk down the street.
I took my kids to Universal Studios in Orlando and it was absurd! Every time we stopped to check a map, sit on a bench, munch on some snacks, or use the restroom … we were surrounded by smokers. This is at a children’s theme park!
On the way back to the hotel, we stopped to eat at a restaurant and left five minutes later after realizing that the entire restaurant was filled with smoke and three of the four people at the table next to us were smoking.
Does everyone smoke in Florida?
Gregor on January 23, 2008 at 4:54 PM
Good idea. He’s from SD. Maybe Duncan Hunter will endorse him.
JiangxiDad on January 23, 2008 at 4:55 PM
Entelechy on January 23, 2008 at 4:51 PM
No not Romney. Huckabee is the only one calling for the fair tax. Abolishing the income tax is absolutely the best way to get this economy back on track. None of Romney weak economic plans can compare.
The fair tax and energy independence will be the two things that will give this economy a huge boost!
HaraldHardrada on January 23, 2008 at 4:56 PM
LOL! That coming from HH is one of the most ironic things I’ve ever seen. Classic.
Gregor on January 23, 2008 at 4:57 PM
MB4 on January 23, 2008 at 4:57 PM
You have to watch American Experience on PBS this week. It’s “The Lobotomist.” Lobotomy’s take about 5 minutes with an ice pick and hammer using the eye cavities. They did hundreds a day at times. I had no idea. It’s a shocking documentary. As one of the interviewees says, “not only is it a story about how badly one man can go off the rails, it’s a story of how all of science can.”
TheBigOldDog on January 23, 2008 at 4:57 PM
Im beginning to wonder if Mitt has more Chinese connections than we know ?
Duncan would know more than most Americans.
William Amos on January 23, 2008 at 4:58 PM
This must be the reason why Hunter couldn’t catch on as a candidate.
What a frappin dope!
csdeven on January 23, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Oh please William. If you are going to throw around these things please take the time to gather some kind of facts to back it up.
Zetterson on January 23, 2008 at 5:00 PM
This is awesome!!
apacalyps on January 23, 2008 at 5:02 PM
On the Democrat side, both frontrunners are current US Senators. On the republican side there is 1 Senator 1 Governor and 1 Mayor. Congress’ job approval ratings are beyond pathetic and the last few presidents have been governors. Former NYC Mayor Rudy would bring something different to the table. What we need is a leader that isnt all consumed with political ambition, that’s what we liked about Fred. Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina was all about style over substance. And if there ever was a candidate that was suited to run with Thompson as veep, it’s Rudy.
And please, Now really isnt the time to try to paint the office of the President as some all powerful dictatorship. One of the basic principles of conservatism is limiting government. As some others have pointed out, none of the candidates are going to take your guns or outlaw abortion. It is not in the countries best interest to have a president that agrees with you on every single issue. But one that considers the interests of the nation as a whole. Many of the pixelpunching pundits here are acting alot like the liberals we all loathe. Single issue hacks and pessimistic hatemongers. I know this is the internet but geebus, i’m more fed up and disgusted with the base right now than the candidates.
myamphibian on January 23, 2008 at 5:03 PM
Didn’t Mitt work on the Olympics? Aren’t the next Olympics in Beijing?
I’m beginning to see where you’re going with this.
JiangxiDad on January 23, 2008 at 5:03 PM
Duncan Hunter on Willard Romney’s chinese connections
“Presidential candidate and current Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Duncan Hunter, today called on former Governor Mitt Romney to send a “clear statement” to the leadership of the company he founded, Bain Capital, to terminate a proposed business deal with a controversial Chinese corporation seeking to acquire U.S. defense contractor 3COM.
Bain Capital is attempting to form a business arrangement with Huawei Corporation, a Chinese corporation founded by an officer of the Peoples Liberation Army of Communist China, which faces allegations of assisting Saddam Hussein in the targeting of U.S. aircraft and in helping the Taliban develop surveillance equipment.
“I am extremely concerned that Governor Romney’s company would tout a highly suspect Chinese corporation as a strategic partner,” stated Hunter. “Forming a business partnership with a corporation known to have direct ties with terrorists and dictators while, at the same time, openly seeking to acquire a major U.S. corporation that performs vital cyber security work for the Department of Defense, can only be characterized as irresponsible.”
A resolution has been introduced in Congress, H.Res. 730, which states; “The preponderance of publicly available evidence clearly suggests that as currently structured, the proposed transaction involving Huawei threatens the national security of the United States and should not be approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States .” A copy of this resolution is provided.
Hunter stated in his letter to Governor Romney, “…while it is true that you no longer control Bain Capital, the contributions you have received from its principals as its founding member indicate that your influence within the company remains strong.
“Further, while the Committee on Foreign Investment has yet to rule on the Huawei transaction, this corporation’s connection to Saddam Hussein, the Taliban and the Army of Communist China should clearly disqualify them from becoming, in the words of your former company, “a strategic partner” in acquiring a U.S. firm such as 3COM, which performs vital cyber-security work for the U.S. Department of Defense.
“This letter is a request that you immediately issue a statement of policy that this transaction should be terminated on the grounds of national security. Please let me know what you intend to do.”
HaraldHardrada on January 23, 2008 at 5:04 PM
I’ll let you be the guy to inform the electorate that all of their savings (that aren;t in tax-deferred accounts, that is) are going to be taxed a second time to the tune on 23%. For the middle class, that’s a cumulative tax rate near 50% for saved income during and after the transition. Have fun selling that!
Big S on January 23, 2008 at 5:07 PM
I just saw this story, and I feel like having a John McEnroe tennis moment:
Mr. Hunter, YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!!
Really, how many of you saw that coming? My regard for Duncan just went thru the floor, thru the basement,and settled somewhere down with the sewer seepage.
Blecch.
Always Right on January 23, 2008 at 5:08 PM
Thank you. I had skipped all of that Bain stuff. I shouldn’t have. HH. When was that from?
JiangxiDad on January 23, 2008 at 5:08 PM
Duncan Hunter is a man of exceptional judgment, hence his endorsement of Governor Huckabee. Endorsement shouldn’t be about what kind of position you can get an an admin., it should be about who you truly believe is the best man for the job.
popularpolitics on January 23, 2008 at 5:08 PM
Its time for some intellectual discourse in the Republican party. Conservatism has intellectual roots that no candidate is willing to discuss, what remains is just genuflection to the Reagan legacy. The “compassionate” Conservatism of Governor Huckabee and Bush 43 share its intellectual foundation in the early 20th century progressive-era. I may call myself many things, but that doesn’t make me so! Just because you are conservative doesn’t make you a Conservative!
OneLung on January 23, 2008 at 5:09 PM
You do realize that about 99.99% of the “toxic chemicals” that you are forced to breath when you walk down the street are from cars, SUVs and pickup trucks?
MB4 on January 23, 2008 at 5:09 PM
Well, HH said that he lives/works in LA. That should put him close to the great Cedars-Sinai hospital. It’s one of my main clients. I can help with the recommendations.
Also, HH, your work, the specific fundings, coincide with your Huckabee ‘fair tax’ and ‘energy independence’ mantras.
Maybe so, and in the midwest, but here in CA no one smokes in public – which begs the question, where do you smoke HH?
HH, on the national ban, you say Huckabee is not for it – go by what he said before, not by what he says now. Now it’s all promises, promises. Check his record.
On the Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton clusterHuck, don’t forget the obvious one, George P. Bush, Jeb’s son, the conservative (deceased from own piloting goofup) Kennedy kid.
Entelechy on January 23, 2008 at 5:11 PM
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