Posted on 06/28/2006 8:04:05 AM PDT by rob777
With "In Mortal Danger" skyrocketing up the bestseller charts and public concern growing daily over America's illegal immigration problem, the book's author, Rep. Tom Tancredo – the nation's undisputed heavyweight champion of the border security issue – just may be elected president, a popular cable TV newscaster said yesterday.
Since the official launch of his sensational book Monday, Tancredo has been on a media blitz – his book bulleting up the Amazon bestseller list from 7,311 on Monday to 25 yesterday.
On Fox News' "Your World with Neil Cavuto" yesterday, host Neil Cavuto introduced Tancredo this way: "Illegals coming into America are sure to be front and center in the next presidential election here. And Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo certainly knows it. He owns this issue. And straw polls show that, if he were to run for president, he just might well be president."
Cavuto asked Tancredo: "Over the months I have talked to you, as this immigration issue has heated up, your poll numbers have moved up. Will you run for president?"
Responded the Colorado House member and chairman of the House Immigration Reform Caucus: "Neil, I will run for president if I cannot get ... any of the serious candidates to really take this on. My purpose is to make immigration the focal point of any national debate on a presidential election."
Tancredo added: "Your responsibility as a candidate for president is to do every single thing you can to tell the people what you believe to be the greatest threats to the nation and how you would deal with them. And then, you know what? If they buy it, OK, you're elected. If they don't, you have done your best."
The congressman also didn't mince words the previous night on Fox News' "Hannity & Colmes" show, saying: "Mexico is aiding and abetting an invasion of this country. They are part of the problem. In fact, they are creating situations along that border, using their own military, to protect drug trafficking into the United States, pushing their own people into the United States for a variety of reasons. It is an invasion."
Stressing that the problem facing America is not just illegal immigration – but a massive invasion of foreigners who come to the U.S. with no desire to become Americans. That, in the larger context of what Tancredo calls the "cult of multiculturalism," is what is radically and dangerously transforming the very character of life and culture in America within a single generation, he says.
In his book, published by WND Books, Tancredo warns that America is on a course to the dustbin of history. Like the great and mighty empires of the past, he writes, superpowers that once stretched from horizon to horizon, America is heading down the road to ruin.
English historian Edward Gibbon, in penning his classic "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" (ironically published in the year America's Founding Fathers declared independence from Great Britain), theorized that Rome fell because it rotted from within. It succumbed to barbarian invasions because of a loss of civic virtue, its citizens became lazy and soft, hiring barbarian mercenaries to defend the empire because they were unwilling to defend it themselves.
Tancredo says America is following in the tragic footsteps of Rome.
Living up to his reputation for candor, Tancredo explains how the economic success and historical military prowess of the United States have transformed a nation founded on Judeo-Christian principles of right and wrong into an overindulgent, self-deprecating, immoral cesspool of depravity.
His recipe for turning things around?
Without strong, moral leadership, without a renewed sense of purpose, without a rededication to family and community, without shunning the race hustlers and pop-culture sham artists, without protecting borders, language and culture, the nation that once was "the land of the free and home of the brave" and the "one last best hope of mankind" will repeat the catastrophic mistakes of the past, he writes.
I'm happy that you're happy.
He's got my support...fantastic conservative voting record as well as Border Security!!
Yep, this was sure validated in Utah yesterday.
This must have bay buchanan weak in the knees contemplating the money she could make off this debacle.
Unless the Republican Party can provide a more suitable candidate, Mr. Tancredo is my candidate of choice.
Historically, the pool of presidents has come from our governors. Which is the only reason I make that previous statement.
Excellent. Tom's right, everyone can see the peanut gallery of nauseous idol-worshiping crapweasels are bringing out their big guns hoping to shoot him down. If not for the stench of corruption upon them they might have had a chance to turn some opinions. Unfortunately for them the obvious difference between right and wrong remains an insurmountable obstacle.
I dont' think he has anything remotely resembling a chance, were he to bid for the GOP nomination for Prez. That said, I'm glad he's doing what he's doing, because he's forcing the issue onto the table, and if he keeps it up, all the RINOs won't be able to ignore it, especially if he beats on the issue during any kind of campaign he mounts, or any debates he might get into.
Good advice. No tengo un lapice.
Don't underestimate his chances. While gathering signatures in California and speaking to thousands (literally) of people here, I found that many 'Rat voters are fed up with illegal immigration.
I'm telling you, folks, do NOT take this lightly. There are MANY average registered 'rat and independent voters who HATE illegal immigration.
I gathered sigatures to stop drivers licenses from being issued to illegal aliens, and other related issues.
I was stunned at the number of 'rats who would run over to my table to sign "No Welfare or Driver's Licenses for illegal aliens" initiatives (Yes, I had very large signs at my table) even though they would not sign any other conservative initiatives.
I would usually try (if I had time) to guage the person's opinions, etc.
This opened my eyes to the possibility of a split in the Donkey party if the GOP were to stand strong against Bush's Amnesty program.
I am more convinced than ever that someone like Tancredo would pick off a lot of 'Rat and Independent voters over the illegal alien issue alone.
They elected Bill Clinton twice, didn't they?
No question----anti-illegal is a rare consensus issue that cuts across the entire political spectrum. The arrogant street protesters threatening Americans, brandishing Mexican flags and signs threatening a takeover of our gov't with the vote, or with violence, was the tipping point.
Balderdash----The facts show Ross Perot siphoned off 17% of the GHWB vote first time around allowing WJC to win. Second time Dole was a horrible candidate who threw conservatives under the bus, running the most inept campaign ever seen.
In other words...I was right.
I agree.
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