What do you think of Duncan Hunter as SecDef? Huckabee thinks

[babylonsister]

that's a great idea.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/12/magazine/16huckabee.html?ei=5090&en=96ee00c40185cf8b&ex=1355115600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

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At lunch, when I asked him who influences his thinking on foreign affairs, he mentioned Thomas Friedman, the New York Times columnist, and Frank Gaffney, a neoconservative and the founder of a research group called the Center for Security Policy. This is like taking travel advice from Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, but the governor seemed unaware of the incongruity. When I pressed him, he mentioned he had once ‘‘visited’’ with Richard Haass, the middle-of-the-road president of the Council on Foreign Relations. Huckabee has no military experience beyond commanding the Arkansas National Guard, but he doesn’t see this as an insuperable problem. ‘‘What you do,’’ he explained, ‘‘is surround yourself with the best possible advice.’’ The only name he mentioned was Representative Duncan Hunter of California. ‘‘Duncan is extraordinarily well qualified to be secretary of Defense,’’ he said.

:shrug:

[XemaSab]

1. Duncan Hunter is the biggest wingnut out of all of them.

Bold claim, but it's true.

[AlCzervik]

2. seconded!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. Actually it's Tancredo, but Hunter is a close second

I'll never forget his "rice pilaf" press conference. Apparently good food negates all torture.

[AlCzervik]

6. "two, yes two types of fruit"

[TwilightGardener]

3. Oh good God. Spare us from this unfolding disaster.

[babylonsister]

5. I know! Scary stuff this! nt

[bunkerbuster1]

7. Not surprising in the least.

Given that Hunter gave a chilling answer about "Don't Ask/Don't Tell" that essentially established his vision of our armed forces as being an Army of God, I would think Huckabee would be fine with that.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. I think we'd better dust off those swastika armbands if Hunter were to get the position.

[rucky]

9. If you like war, you'll love Duncan Hunter!