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Wikinews interviews Christopher Hill, U.S. Republican Party presidential candidate

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Interview

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What qualifications do you have that will assist you in executing the duties of president?

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My Presidential qualifications are rooted in my service as an Officer in the United States Air Force.

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I took the Oath to our Constitution at 22 years old.

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I understood it was an Oath to ALL of our people.

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Politicians profess an Oath to this nation but once in office pursue their party agenda and reward their voters.

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As President, I will serve ALL of the people in America, guided by the Constitution.

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Why run for president?

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Why not run for a lower office that you would be more likely to win and effect change?

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When I was a young man in Air Force ROTC I was chosen to attend a unique Pilot Training Program called Euro- NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training.

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The Air Force only selected 180 Officers a year from the Academy, Squadron Officer School and ROTC to attend.

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I volunteered for that program because I knew I wanted to be a Fighter Pilot and at the 'Top of the Spear.'

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In those days it was all or nothing.

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If you graduated you were assigned a fighter, if you were not quite fighter pilot material you had no response to fly another aircraft, you were washed out.

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Congress has proven itself ineffective as a body.

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To make a difference in America you must have the 'Bully Pulpit' and speak to the People.

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The President has that pulpit.

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All or nothing.

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I never wanted to make politics a career.

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Why did you choose to run in the Republican Party?

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My ties to the Republican party date back to 1979, when I volunteered for Ronald Reagan and his campaign in New Hampshire.

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In those days I believed there was a difference in the parties.

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Today, like many Americans, I am skeptical.

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I understand third party candidates have no success.

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I hope to lead the Republican party in a new direction for working class Americans.

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How do you plan to get into the Republican debates and make an impact on polls?

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In order to be invited to the debates, we must raise money and poll nationally.

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This is an effort that is underway.

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Recently we were listed in New Hampshire and nationally with Politics1.

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If you do not receive the Republican nomination, would you consider running as a third party candidate?

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No, I will back the nominee of the Republican party in 2016.

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After that, I may reconsider.

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Other than yourself, which candidates have you supported for president in previous campaigns?

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Reagan in 80 and 84, [George H. W.] Bush in 88 and 92, [Phil] Gramm in 96, [George W.] Bush in 2000 and, Romney in 08.

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What are your thoughts on the job Barack Obama has done as president?

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Specifically, what would you have done differently?

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President Obama has an agenda that represents the far left wing of his party.

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His use of the Presidency to further this agenda has in many ways been unconstitutional.

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Specifically, altering law once it is passed to accommodate his voting blocs.

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His direction to Eric Holder to enforce some laws and not others is another example.

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Hill at the Lesser-known candidates forum in 2011

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If elected, what would constitute a successful presidency for you?

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Achieving four goals:

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Term Limits for Congress and the Courts returning government to the People.

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Implementing a Tax System that allows working Americans making under $ 250,000 to keep all of their money.

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Closing Loopholes and putting in place a system that is transparent and works.

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Passing a Living Wage program lifting people out of poverty.

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Returning America to a state of Peace and Security.

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What individuals would you like to see in a Hill administration?

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I would like to bring People from the heartland of America that make this nation work.

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We have had too many decades of Ivy League elites and Professors immersed in theory.

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Hill (right) with fellow 2012 presidential candidate Buddy Roemer.

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Anything else you would like to add?

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A final thought.

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America is a nation that will endure.

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I believe it is our responsibility to pass on the same opportunities to future generations that were promised to us.

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As President, I intend to keep that promise!