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Candidate Debates
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St. Anselm NH debate
June 13, 2011 |
Faith & Freedom Conference
June 4, 2011 |
South Carolina debate
May 5, 2011 |
NRA Conference
May 1, 2011 |
CPAC Conference
Feb. 11, 2011 |
Candidate Books
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Mitt Romney: The Man, His Values and His Vision, by Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field
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Real Change, by Speaker Newt Gingrich
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The Revolution: A Manifesto, by Ron Paul, published April 2008
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Tim Pawlenty: The Sam's Club Republican, by J. A. McClure
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The Audacity of Hope,
by Sen. Barack Obama (D, IL)
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Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics, by Joe Biden
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Withdrawn Candidates
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The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump
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Do the Right Thing, by Mike Huckabee
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Leadership, autobiography by Rudolph Giuliani
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America by Heart, by Sarah Palin
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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A Republic, Not an Empire, by Pat Buchanan
(Click for Amazon book review)
Click here for 48 full quotes from Pat Buchanan in the book A Republic, Not an Empire.
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China
Truculent but contained China is no threat.
Support Free Asia with materiel but no troops.
Don’t aggravate Beijing, but don’t appease.
Impose tariffs on China; end World Bank loans.
Supporting role only in case of Chinese attacks.
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Defense
US hegemony will backfire to create a less secure world.
Stalin & USSR caused Cold War; not Truman & US.
NATO was conceived as a temporary alliance.
We lost Vietnam because we fought on THEIR terms.
US never committed to Vietnam victory; as Great Power must.
No Pax Americana for post-Cold War.
New World Order ties down US without vital interests.
Soldiers volunteer to defend US, not UN.
Annex Greenland.
UK, France, & Germany should defend Europe.
Transfer NATO Army to Germany & Navy to France.
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Environment
Energy independence by developing Caspian pipelines.
Explore ANWR; reconsider nuclear power & oil import fee.
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Foreign Policy
East Europe: Focus on democracy instead of expanding NATO.
Base alliances on their view of US; not on democracy status.
Russia: Stop humiliation now to avoid a 21st century war.
Poland: NATO membership implies nuclear defense.
Independence, not isolationism.
Manifest Destiny OK; Imperialism is not.
Pre-WWI US wasn’t isolationist; but expansionist.
US should have re-armed in 1930s when Japan invaded China.
War guarantees to Poland kept Hitler from attacking USSR.
Hitler was no threat to US; sought mastery of Europe only.
FDR forced Japan to attack US as back door to WWII.
Globalist Elites have not yielded their empire.
Latin America: Support Monroe Doctrine but exit Rio Pact.
Quebec: Offer seceding provinces alliances or statehood.
Cuba: US interest is peaceful transfer of power after Castro.
Puerto Rico: No statehood; eventual independence.
Dissolve Asian security treaties, they’ll defend themselves.
Korea: Replace US troops with Koreans.
Japan: share burdens(defense) & benefits(trade) equitably.
Russia: Offer EU membership instead of encirclement.
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Free Trade
“Good for global business” isn’t necessarily good for US.
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Immigration
Limit immigration to 250,000 per year.
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Principles & Values
Original “America First” in 1940s to keep US out of WWII.
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War & Peace
We attacked Yugoslav territory without Congress’ approval.
Kuwait: using force on Iraq was a non-vital imperial burden.
Kuwait War benefited Iran; not US.
Iran & Iraq: Abandon dual containment strategy.
Israel: Provide for self-defense, but concede land for peace.
Palestine: a flag, a land, a capital in Jerusalem.
Balkans: Let Europe police their own backyard.
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The above quotations are from A Republic, Not an Empire, by Pat Buchanan.
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