"The Hometown Buffet commercial is one of the worst. They are an all-you-can-eat buffet."

"Debate me now or else . . . I won't eat."

Wow. That's some threat. I guess it could be an effective strategy.

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But compassionate conservative Duncan Hunter is holding fast.

"My hope is that he holds out and doesn't expire before October because that's when we're going to debate him . . ." said Hunter's spokesperson.