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Mr. Hunter is a great judge of character. His close friend and protégé, Randal Cunningham was convicted of bribery and other charges. Cunningham received a sentence of over eight years, the longest sentence ever for a Congressman.

Hunter reminds me of the line from The Manchurian Candidate: "Dick Cheney is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life." link .

We got another e-mail from Duncan DUKE Hunter's campaign: link to pdf

There's some great budgeting info:

Here's what your contribution will do for Hunter:

$25 will pay for the gas to drive him to an event
$50 will buy a full tank of gas for a day's drive
$75 will buy 5 seconds of a critical radio ad
$150 will buy 10 seconds of a critical radio ad
$250 will buy a full radio ad
$500 will buy two ads
$1,000 will pay for 4 ads, a week's worth of gas, or two plane tickets!

Anyhow, I won't bore you with the details (you can read the file or this story on Salon) but Mr. Hunter is really out of touch with reality. "Folks, there have been doubters, but let us put all doubt asunder." I wonder what he really expects.

HUNTER RECOMMENDS WAR VETERANS REPLACE STATE DEPT PERSONNEL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 1, 2007 CONTACT: Gary Becks (619) 334-1655

San Diego, CA – Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) today recommended to President Bush a proposal to replace State Department personnel who refuse to be deployed to Baghdad with wounded veterans from military hospitals at Walter Reed and Bethesda . Hunter, who is currently running for President, went to the White House earlier today and met with President Bush to outline and detail his "Wounded Warrior" project.

"My recommendation to the President was simply that we need people in these positions whose top priorities will be to get the job done regardless of the circumstances and I know which individuals meet those qualifications. Our wounded warriors have already exhibited courage, professionalism and work ethic on the field of battle. They have already answered the call to serve in difficult circumstances and they know firsthand the meaning of sacrifice. If the State Department is having trouble with reluctant personnel, I can think of nobody more qualified than these brave patriots to rise to the challenge.

"State Department recruiters should immediately be sent to Walter Reed and Bethesda hospitals and application forms should be provided and posted on relevant employment websites. As I indicated to the President, I have no doubt our men and women in uniform will once again answer the call of their nation."

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Doin' a heck of a job Dunkie!

This clip is from Tanner '88. An HBO series written by Garry Trudeau and directed by Robert Altman. I got the DVD a few months ago I guess around the time Altman passed away. When I heard this part from Detroit I was floored; this was made in early 1988. "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."

Garry Trudeau continues to produce great writing. Doonesbury.com's The Sandbox is a compilation of writings by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan that were posted on a blog at Doonesbury.com. There was a good story about Trudeau on NPR today: click here.