Duncan Hunter told universities: “Be patriotic, or else!”

[donsu]

http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_2486.shtml

Congressman Duncan Hunter’s message to universities, “Be patriotic, or else!”


Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), a textbook authoritarian and uncritical sycophant for the Bush administration, has been consistently aiding rabid Republicans in reaching new party nadirs. Now we can add xenophobic, blind nationalist, and adversary of dissent to his growing and disturbing resume of Orwellian penchants.

Hunter has torn a page out of Orwell’s 1984 and Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and pasted them neatly and expediently together. The congressman has introduced legislation, H.R. 3675, with the expressed stated purpose to, “prohibit Federal grants to or contracts with Columbia University.” Mr. Hunter believes quite vehemently, by virtue of his pending bill, that by cutting off all federal funding to Columbia University will “restore patriotism to university campuses.”

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The paranoia in Hunter’s bill is palpable. The Orwellian overtones are conspicuous. There is more than a minor allusion to Bradbury’s book-burning society that believes ignorance and compliance are compulsory to stability. Nuances are to be shunned, vagaries are shirked, and violators of American reverence are to be punished.

Hunter’s perverse veneration -- that by law only people and ideas by which the U.S. government consents is acceptable -- is a twisted, conflated effort of draconian law and totalitarian governing. Using dissembling language that cloaks the true intent, Hunter ineptly tries to define “patriotism” as utter loyalty to a Big Brother government.

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In Duncan Hunter’s illusionary view, touchstones of American democracy, such as freedom of speech, the right to assemble, and even liberty itself, must take a back seat to unwavering obedience to the state and marshal in hyper-nationalism. Anyone who dares to fall out of line, ceases to goose-step, or questions Big Brother are undesirable seditious contemptibles, who must suffer the wrath of an autocratic and unforgiving government.

Fortunately, the House referred this loathsome bill to the Committee on Education and Labor, where it will likely die an ignoble death. Mr. Hunter has every right to his opinion, and every American has the right to dissent from that opinion. However, Congressman Hunter, in his single quest for a complacent and Orwellian society, would be wise to ponder the notion that no entity or person has a patent on patriotism.
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maybe Duncan is having an affair with the she-cheney

[T Wolf]

1. This certifiable nutjob is posturing for his minute fringe, but how many

Democratic reps. will sign on?

[sharp_stick]

4. I predict zero Democrats for this one

Hunter is a nutjob among nutjobs. I'd be surprised if he gets more than the usual RW assholes on this, Cornyn, Sessions, Tancredo and a few others.

[Taverner]

18. Oh I dunno, the Dems seem more than willing to carry the water for the wingnuts

[atreides1]

6. His fringe isn't that minute

He keeps getting re-elected in his district, the last time he garnered 65% of the vote.


He was one of many Republicans swept into office from historically Democratic districts as a result of the "Reagan revolution"; Van Deerlin had been the district's only congressman since its creation in 1963.

After the 1980 census, many of the more Democratic areas were cut out of Hunter's district, and he hasn't faced serious opposition since. In his district, he consistently gets over 60% of the Hispanic vote and nearly 70% of the Democratic vote.



He gets nearly 70% of the Democratic vote, at least we know where another nest of enablers are located, don't we?

[donsu]

10. how was the voting done? machines?

nt

[MindPilot]

13. Of course.

And IIRC not only were there "discrepancies" but Hunter was sworn in during a special emergency session convened before the count was completed.

Fuckers worked hard to make absolutely certain a Democrat didn't replace Duke Cunningscam.

[OnyxCollie]

16. Are you thinking of Brian Bilbray?

In the Bilbray/Busby race, Denny Hasturd swore in Brian Bilbray before the votes could be recounted. Ask Landshark/Paul Lehto for more info.

[MindPilot]

21. Yes, you are correct, I am a morAn.

OTOH, all them rightwing nutjobs look alike.

[OnyxCollie]

22. S'alright.

But you made need to defrag your hard drive before downloading any more outrage. You're overwriting files.;)

[Cassandra]

14. He serves his constituants...

lemon chicken and rice pilaf.

[frylock]

20. i wish..

at least then we would actually get something from this jerkoff.

[calimary]

2. Sig Heil!

GEEZ, he's a scary guy! Sounds like, deep down, he'd like to have us all in jackboots, marching in unison past swasticas.

I am SO glad he's one of the marginal candidates. It makes me sad to think of how many people actually want to vote for him back in his home district, though. :shudder:

[aquart]

3. Duncan Hunter taught Duke how to be a crook.

<http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2005/12/duncan-hunter-even-worse-than-randy.html>

<http://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the_next_hurrah/2007/06/duncan_hunter_t.html>

I wonder if he visits Duke in jail.

[moondust]

5. Mr. Militaryindustrialcomplex BELIEVES

in the liberal use of force in all matters great and small.

[gratuitous]

7. Practicing free speech is unpatriotic?

Well, that's news to me.

[aikoaiko]

8. Politically brilliant.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

9. I am so honored

that this douche bag is my congressman. Believe me -- it's a touch of crazy to drive around in this district - people with pro-W stickers are still easy to find.

I am so disgusted by this idiot - you have no idea.

[MindPilot]

12. And the district right next door is represented by Susan Davis.

:crazy:

[Devlzown]

11. I just don't understand the controversy

surrounding this whole thing with Columbia. They just had a foreign leader speak there -- colleges and universities do it all the time. Granted, he's from a country we aren't on good terms with, but having him speak there was nothing like having the Ayatollah Khomenini speak if he were still alive. This is a non-issue as far as I'm concerned.

[AX10]

15. Dunkkkan Hunter is the reich wing of the GOP.

The Hunter/Tancredo ticket is my dream nomination for the GOP. We would crush than just how Johnson crushed Goldwater in 64'. Maybe more so.

[TheUniverse]

17. LOL, and whats sad is Goldwater would be considered a moderate today.

[AX10]

19. That just shows how extreme and dangerous the GOP is.