Posted on 06/17/2007 9:28:14 AM PDT by doug from upland
If their ghosts were hanging around the Nixon Library last night, the Founding Fathers would have been pleased. They would have given their endorsement. Although he is a second tier candidate, they would have recognized, as all in the room recognized, that Tom Tancredo is the last best home for that place and that idea called America.
He is not huge of stature, but Tancredo's idea tower over those of the other candidates.
He's been in Congress for eight years and is a genuine enemy of Karl Rove. That is Rove's choice. Tancredo did not set out to make enemies. He set out to try to save this nation from the invasion that is killing it.
I learned more about the congressman last night and spent time in line reading his book MORTAL DANGER while waiting in line to have it signed.
He is not a one issue candidate, but the one issue about which he leads the charge is the issue that threatens to end America --- illegal immigration.<>
If elected, Tancredo will appoint strict constructionist judges. Abortion is wrong. The government takes and spends far too much of our money and does things every day that are unconstitutional.
His first act would be to release border agents Ramos and Compean. He would build a 15 foot high fence, a narrow corridor, and another fence that stretched for 2000 miles. Illegal aliens will never get Social Security. Every mayor and city councilman who is responsible for sanctuary cities in violation of federal law will be prosecuted. There will not be North American Union and an American continent of which we are a part; there will be the United States of America.
We are not in a war on terror. We are in a war against radical Islam. If we continue to get 100% of the grief from the United Nations as we fund 27% of it, we will tell the U.N. to take a hike.
Although he will probably remain a second tier candidate, we hope that his ideas will influence the top tier candidates. We are absolutely the last best hope for civilization.
I sat at the table right behind talk show host Kevin James (striped shirt), Bay Buchanan, and Ted Hayes. Bay has been following Peter Paul's case and mentioned it in her book. After speaking with her, I hope I am going to be able to convince her to mention it more.
Tom actually gave high praise to Duncan Hunter and would be proud to share the ticket with him.
“KEEP THE FAITH!”
.....and carry a big stick.
Good for you and Tom Tancredo.
I am a supporter of Fred Thompson, but I recognize that both Tancredo and Hunter are closest to my beliefs. Thompson has the only realistic chance of beating Hillary.
Ping.
Well, he needs to get in or out of the game. It would be nice to see him up there debating with the guys who are walking the talk.
Fred will be in the game soon.
Why? Why should he waste time debating the pygmies, when he can reach his audience far more efficiently?
“Although he will probably remain a second tier candidate…”
Only if we allow it to happen by doing nothing.
Tancredo is already our leader. He has been fighting for our country for a long time. We now need him as our president.
Unfortunately, he will not get any of the huge money that comes from the big special interests. They worry about him. They will spend big bucks to defeat him.
How can you vote for someone who can't even stand up to a pussy like Harry Reid?
“Thompson has the only realistic chance of beating Hillary.”
Sorry, doug, but that sounds like a defeatist attitude on your part. We don’t really know that.
Learn to soar with the eagles. Don’t let the turkeys get you down.
We have to get behind a proven leader. We must support Tancredo.
Defeatist attitude? I’ve studied politics all my life. It began when I was 16 and worked in Barry Goldwater’s campaign. You can wish for things in your heart and mind, but then you have to assess the reality. I am not going to be guided by emotion but be grounded in reality. Tancredo would be the leader I would choose, but it is simply not going to happen.
“Tom actually gave high praise to Duncan Hunter and would be proud to share the ticket with him.”
Two true American Patriots...but everytime I mention this, I’m attacked by FR’s “he’s no Fred”, “can’t beat Hillary” defeatests who refuse to support them. And there are far, far too many of them.
Should a war over illegal immigration soon ensue, it will take the leadership of men like these who do NOT fear the illegals to see America through!
Well, I guess I should have continued to read before replying. Sorry, didn’t know you were in that camp.
What, no pic of you and Tom?
No pice of Tom and I. I never even posted the one of Annie and I.
I’m not far from Duncan’s back yard. He is a good man. A Hunter/Tancredo or Tancredo/Hunter of Tancredo/DFU ticket would be great but I reluctantly recognize that it could not win. We can wish it all we want, but sometimes we have to just see the reality without blinders. Let’s hope that Tom and Duncan can have enough influence on the other candidates that they get religion. They had better do it quickly or we are indeed in MORTAL DANGER.
They (The Founding Fathers) would have given their endorsement. Although he is a second tier candidate, they would have recognized, as all in the room recognized, that Tom Tancredo is the last best home for that place and that idea called America.
What sets Tancredo apart from the other GOP candidates:
“I think that the fact that I have the most consistent record on immigration, along with the most consistent record on conservative issues in general. That is, Sen. Brownback has certainly been consistent on the life issue. But if you put everything together—fiscal along with social issues, then I would come out with the most consistently conservative background.”
- Tom Tancredo
Click for more on Tancredo on the issues.
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