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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! |