Hunter uses CNN’s vast audience to unveil major endorsement
American’s No. 1 hero steps forward
November 29, 2007 San Diego, CA…More than three million Americans saw WW II hero Chuck Yeager choose his candidate for President of the United States. The general, who was first to break the speed of sound, may be the first major endorsement for California Congressman Duncan Hunter.
Yeager told the vast CNN audience during their joint debate with UTUBE, that he wanted Hunter to lead this country. “Duncan Hunter served with the 173rd Airborne and 75th Rangers in Vietnam,” said Yeager. “As a member, and chairman of the Armed Services Committee, he has kept our country strong. Duncan is the best candidate for President because he has integrity, tenacity, courage, and diplomacy. He is intelligent and thoughtful, does his research and acts on it,” added Yeager.
The CNN and YouTube debate was held Wednesday night in Petersburg, Florida. The candidates submitted thirty second commercials to be aired during the debate. Yeager began the Hunter commercial with, “I am General Chuck Yeager, United States Air Force, Retired, and I endorse Duncan Hunter for president.” His West Virginia drawl played well with the huge audience who applauded his endorsement at the conclusion of the commercial.
Yeager is familiar with military action. He shot down 13 enemy aircraft in World War II, and became the nation’s No. 1 military hero. He made world news by breaking the speed of sound in 1948, and was proclaimed, “The best pilot alive” in the movie The Right Stuff.
“Chuck Yeager’s support is incalculable,” said Hunter. “To have an American hero to support me has given our campaign a tremendous boost. He is an enormous help.”
