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Illegal immigration is an important issue for me this go around. Although, terrorism, a strong military and a sound economy are also high on my priority list.

I saw Duncan Hunter speak and answer questions on a C-SPAN segment. I was impressed with his speaking style and ability to respond to tough questions.

Hunter has a straight out approach we Westerners can understand, along with a good sense of humor.

I saw this poll and I was impressed, since the National Press barely mentions his name. They seem infatuated by McCain, Romney, and Giuliani. I am not. I like the idea of a true Westerner in The White House, the last one did very well(Ronald Reagan).

It seems I am not alone in disliking the so called “front runners.” I hope the National Press wakes up to a “sage brush rebellion” brewing out West.

Duncan Hunter maybe a dark horse, but I like his plain spoken tough talk on the border, terrorism, and our national economy.

It wouldn’t be the first time the West has ridden a strong horse to victory over the East Coast Establishment.

by Brian Camenker, MassResistance
November 20, 2006

Despite recent statements across the country by Governor Mitt Romney claiming he’s pro-life, pro-family and a committed conservative, a broad investigation of his actual statements, actions, and public positions over the years indicates that he has spent his entire career speaking and governing as a liberal – and that his new found conversion to conservatism very likely coincides with his candidacy for the presidency.

The information in this report is gleaned from public records, press accounts, internet web sites and research (as well as personal observation) by my organization, MassResistance, a grass-roots pro-family group that has observed Governor Romney for over a decade. We have analyzed his legislation, met with his staff, lobbied for and against his agenda (depending what it is) and otherwise compiled considerable research on his administration.

We believe this report is necessary due to a calculated effort by the Romney campaign to revise his history and portray the Governor as far more conservative than the record indicates. Already, the Governor’s staff is making appointments with the nation’s leading conservative leaders to convince them that he should be the standard bearer for the conservative movement in the upcoming presidential elections.

We have also been alarmed by misleading and glowing accounts about Romney which have appeared in the conservative media over the past year. The fact that these articles were based upon sloppy research and material supplied by the Romney camp gave us great incentive to set the record straight. Few national political writers have bothered to speak with any MassResistance member, or for that matter anyone critical of Romney’s record.

One of the few conservative publications to expose Romney’s liberalism is the conservative weekly Human Events which (in a 2005 article) listed Romney at number eight on its list of “Top Ten Republicans in Name Only (RINOs).” Indeed, this report will demonstrate that Romney was probably the most pro-abortion and pro-gay rights Republican official in the nation for the last decade. The idea that he has suddenly become a conservative after a decade of liberal actions and statements would be merely amusing were it not for the fact that he’s running for the presidency and that many conservatives are falling for this act.

Top 10 RINOs (Republicans in Name Only)
Human Events 12/27/05 – (Mitt Romney is ranked #8)

On the other hand, it’s particularly interesting to note that Bay Windows, Boston’s major homosexual newspaper, has reviewed Romney favorably. That same newspaper regularly prints extremely vicious and even obscene attacks on all conservative politicians, the “Christian Right” and even parents who challenge the liberal political agenda.

That sounds like spin to me. Arizona still has an appreciation for candidates like Duncan Hunter. The poll reflected that. Remember Steve Forbes in 1996? He won in Arizona because he more closely reflected our values, more so than Dole or any other big government candidate. BTW, remember how Bob Dole believed we should put more bodies on the ground in Bosnia? Does that sound familiar to you?

The difference and concern for a lot of us is that we’ve had many years of top-down leadership where a Chairman is dictated to us. That Chairman then sets aside whatever grand campaign rhetoric was used, and goes about serving his real masters, and that is the powers that be that annointed him rather than the grassroots that elected him. He serves a few people (Republican people I grant you) rather than the best interests of the Republican Party. It is the same as when we choose lobbyists as chairmen who then put their clients before candidates and party.

Lisa didn’t want the job and she wasn’t even their first choice for the job (or second, or even third). She was talked into running and we don’t expect her to bring the energy and enthusiasm to it that Randy will bring. He was motivated to run by what was being done wrong and by a desire to fix it. Lisa was asked to run by the very people who are responsible for what is wrong and by those with no desire to fix it. The end of that tug-of-war, should Lisa even choose to fight it, is all too predictable. She was picked by the few, would serve the interests of those few, and would monopolize the resources of the party to benefit those few. That is why we do great with the one race at the top of the ticket while we get “thumped” the rest of the way down. The top of the ticket chose our Chairman and that is who the Chairman and the Party served.

All of the rest of this noise is a bunch of ugly mugslinging that this same group of folks tried against Pullen when he ran for National Committeeman against Mike Hellon. Back then they didn’t like that he was pro-life and pro-border security and anti-amnesty. The same people get new usernames and pretend to get surprised and upset all over again at the same old stuff. They want us to believe that Randy is too extreme but they also want us to think that he can’t be trusted on the life issue and that he’s really a closet liberal on that issue. It all gets very tiring except that if we allow these folks to just bang away with lies, then good people who don’t know the truth may stumble across these sites and come away misled. So as much of an aggravation as it is, we keep an eye on these posts and threads and make sure that every falsehood is corrected.

I’m sure there will be more debates on substantive policy issues. Lisa and Randy appear together at many locations. These blogs really don’t lend themselves to that. They’ve really become a way for campaigns to smear each other at no cost and hiding behind fake names. Some of us use them to protect ourselves, others choose “conservative” identities to misled readers.

I like yours… Walter… I still don’t know who you are, but I believe that you are Walter. Refreshing in its own way! Thanks for the comment…

She and Randy should both lay out their visions on those key areas and we should all stop beating up fellow Republicans (even if you don’t like them on a personal or philosophical level) who are willing to work for and have demonstrated the ability to produce for Republicans.

I was curious and decided to check out Mr. Pullen’s contributions a little more.

Turns out, in 1998 he ONLY gave to DEMOCRATS. If you go to followthemoney.org, you will find that Randy Pullen, one of our candidates for Arizona Republican Party Chairman, gave a $500 contribution to Paul Johnson who ran against Jane Hull for Governor as well as the Mitchell donation.

This is AWFUL!!!

What’s worse is he didn’t give a PENNY to a REPUBLICAN. How can we conservative Republicans stand for that?

I do understand the frustration of PC’s, as elected officials of the Republican Party, giving their name to democrats as being unacceptable. But the “by-law changers” have any credibility at all, their latest by-law change in Maricopa County to put teeth in sanctions against PC’s who give their name to Democrats, ought to apply to their choice as Party Chair as well.

Randy gave money to Harry Mitchell just a few days before the general election. Those that were around then knew we needed to defeat Harry because he had aspirations to run for Congress.

Shoot now to 2006 and our fears were confirmed when Harry Mitchell defeated J.D. Hayworth.

I am really tired of people incorrectly judging Lisa James. Lisa James has never given money to a Democrat here in Arizona. Or anywhere else, that I have found so far!

And when raw data like this comes to light, “OMG, it’s a smear campaign”. How silly!!

Some of us just use the internet to dig for the facts and are enlightened by what we find and aren’t afraid to admit when we might have been wrong about a person.

The information below is from http://www.followthemoney.org.

Recipient Office Status Party State Amount Date
JOHNSON, PAUL EDWARD GOVERNOR Lost – General Election DEMOCRAT AZ $500 10/05/1998
MITCHELL, HARRY E SENATE Won DEMOCRAT AZ $100 10/29/1998

PULLEN, RANDALL L

Total Given to Date: $600 (2 records)

Address: PHOENIX, AZ 85018

Employer: PULLEN AND CO.

Occupation: CPA

Breakdown by Political Affiliation
Party Counts Total % of Overall
Democrat 2 $600 100.00%
Republican 0 $0 0.00%
Third Party 0 $0 0.00%
Ballot Measures 0 $0 0.00%