http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/tomtancredo/ en-us Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:40:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067991/posts Remember the hot immigration debate? The topic won't be headlining either presidential convention this year — and the border security issue barely drew a crowd Monday to a daylong anti-illegal immigration rally in Denver aimed at keeping immigration before politicians this fall. A rally by the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps featuring Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr drew just a few dozen people... AP/Vail Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067991/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:40:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066224/posts MASSIVE Anti-Illegal Immigration Rally at the Democrat Convention! August 25th! We've got some BIG NEWS for you -- the all-star lineup of speakers at the Rally Against Illegal Immigration just got even BETTER! We've just confirmed that Ambassador Alan Keyes, Congressman Bob Barr, and Reverend Chuck Baldwin -- all of them running for U.S. President -- PLUS anti-amnesty hero Rep. Tom Tancredo, will ALL be speaking at the day-long rally, right near the Democratic National Convention! You DO NOT want to miss this event!!! RightMarch.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066224/posts#comment Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:20:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968266/posts ROBSTOWN, Tex. — Leon Little’s farm here near Corpus Christi would not be seized for Texas’s proposed $184-billion-plus superhighway project for 5 or 10 years, if ever. But Mr. Little was alarmed enough to show up Wednesday night with hundreds of his South Texas coastal neighbors to do what the Texas Department of Transportation has been urging: “Go ahead, don’t hold back.” Don’t worry. Texans have gotten the message, swamping hearings and town meetings across the state to grill and often excoriate agency officials about a colossal traffic makeover known as the Trans-Texas Corridor, a public-private partnership unrivaled in the... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968266/posts#comment Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:13:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961871/posts If these were your choices for the Presidential nomination and his running mate, who would you pick? A) McCain/Huckabee B) McCain/Guliani C) Romney/Tancredo D) Romney/F. Thompson http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961871/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:34:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947002/posts When Tom Tancredo dropped out of the race and endorsed Mitt Romney, two of the key members of his Iowa team didn't follow suit. Bill Salier, who had been Tancredo's Iowa State Chairman, and Angie Anderson, who had served Tancredo as Iowa State Executive Director, both signed on with Team Fred and immediately began campaigning for Sen. Thompson. Salier and Anderson may have the highest profiles of the former Tancredo supporters who are now working for Fred Thompson, but they aren't the only ones. Many others have followed the pair over to Fred's campaign from the Tancredo effort, from campaign... RedState.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947002/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jan 2008 04:22:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945060/posts Duncan Hunter for president! Regular readers of my column know that I have enthusiastically supported Tom Tancredo for president. In fact, two years ago, I personally asked Tancredo to run for president because I feared there would be no Republican candidate offering real solutions to America’s crisis with illegal immigration and border security. World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945060/posts#comment Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:05:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1944391/posts Conservative radio host and political pundit, Jed Babbin, did a great job of smacking the Associated Press around in an editorial in Human Events, today. Calling the AP "one of the most politically activist media outlets" out there and pointing out that the wire service is often "caught Hillary-handed," Babbin does a great job of handing the AP its hat. And Babbin warns that every candidate "who exudes a whiff of conservatism" will see the APs guns leveled upon them. To prove his case, Babbin uses the example of how the AP is doing it's level best to destroy the... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1944391/posts#comment Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:04:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943749/posts DES MOINES, Iowa – For three decades, the Republican presidential nominating contest has served to unify the national party’s coalition of social, economic and foreign policy conservatives in advance of a general election fight with Democrats. This year, it is ripping that coalition apart. Is the GOP grounded in the social issues embodied by Baptist preacher Mike Huckabee or the foreign policy experience of former POW John McCain? Do Republicans see their futures in a former CEO such as Mitt Romney, who promises to tackle Washington incompetence, or in a leader such as Rudy Giuliani, who talks tough on terrorism... The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943749/posts#comment Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:04:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943403/posts I'll admit it. I underestimated Tom Tancredo. I underestimated the impact he could make as a presidential candidate, particularly as a candidate who was polling, as many of us had predicted, around 2 percent. And yet, I had no idea he could take one issue and, with it, help make the Republican presidential race - and the country itself - an uglier, nastier and more mean-spirited place to be. He didn't do it by himself, of course. He wasn't even the lead player. You have to give that role to Lou Dobbs and the huge audience on his team. Still,... The Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943403/posts#comment Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:49:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943367/posts Mike Huckabee is still supporting illegal immigration: So what happened to Tom Tancredo’s Iowa supporters after his ‘big announcement’ earlier this week? We know that the former-candidate threw his support behind Mitt Romney, but on Friday Tancredo’s Iowa state chairman Bill Salier announced that he was supporting Fred Thompson. And while riding through Muscatine on the Huckabus this week, Mike Huckabee was confronted by a very well informed former Tancredo staffer who argued with the Iowa frontrunner over the issue of immigration. Deb Miller described herself as “looking” for a candidate after her old boss dropped out of the race,... PoliPundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943367/posts#comment Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943044/posts Tom Tancredo may have gotten behind Mitt Romney yesterday, but the Tanc's top guy on the ground in Iowa will help out Fred. A retired Marine and active farmer, Bill Salier had served as Tancredo's Iowa state chair. He's a true believing social conservative who ran an uphill race in the '02 GOP Senate primrary that raised some eyebrows. In short: he's the sort of worker bee a campaign likes to have on its side. If Salier puts his shoulder to the wheel for Fred, he could be a major asset. M.E. Sprengelmeyer of the Rocky did a great profile... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943044/posts#comment Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:14:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942512/posts Dear Tancredo Supporters: The Duncan Hunter Grass Revolt http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942512/posts#comment Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:17:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942209/posts Today, I present my handy guide to choosing a presidential candidate. I call it the Asteroid Test. Imagine this scenario: A mile-wide asteroid is hurtling toward Earth. Scientists say a collision is imminent and that it will obliterate life on the planet. Now ask yourself this: What would each presidential candidate do? (Disregard my own candidacy, which is strictly a Flip Side phenomenon.) Here's how I see some of our presidential hopefuls reacting when I run through the asteroid exercise: • Joe Biden: He would speak at great length on how to solve the crisis. His plan might not work,... The Columbus Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942209/posts#comment Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:21:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942041/posts DENVER (AP) — Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo, whose forceful opposition to illegal immigration vaulted him to national prominence, plans to announce he is abandoning his long-shot bid for the presidency, a person close to Tancredo said Wednesday. The five-term Colorado congressman planned to make the announcement at a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak for Tancredo or his campaign. Tancredo's campaign would only say he planned a "major announcement" Thursday. Tancredo has consistently polled at the back of the nine-person GOP field. He... The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942041/posts#comment Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:27:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1942056/posts Tom Tancredo’s presidential campaign is planning a “major announcement” tomorrow in Des Moines. PJM’s Richard Miniter thinks the Colorado congressman will likely drop out of the race and endorse Fred Thompson. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tancredo presidential campaign is planning a “major announcement” at 2 PM tomorrow in Des Moines. The flash media advisory is here. “Major announcement” is code phrase used by the campaigns and understood by the press to mean “dropping out of the race.” (Some candidates have been known to abuse this unwritten understanding to win some attention for what turns out to be some boring policy speech. It... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1942056/posts#comment Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:03:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941901/posts The scuttle is: Rep. Tom Tancredo will drop out of the presidential race tomorrow and endorse either Mitt Romney or Fred Thompson.... neither of those candidates know who, just yet. But the scuttle is probably wrong. Tancredo has been critical of all his opponents, and, given his issue's saliency, he does not need to endorse. His party sounds like him, now, on immigration. The Atlantic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941901/posts#comment Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:18:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1941346/posts So I have taken my time in deciding which candidate I will endorse for President of the United States, but with the Iowa Caucuses coming up, it is indeed time for me to put up or shut up. Before I get to the candidate of my choice, it behooves me to discuss briefly a few of the other contenders. There's a lot more below. A whole lot more. Read on . . . First, there is Rudy Giuliani. His attractions are many. He is very smart, very serious and a significantly more disciplined as a candidate for President than he... A Chequer Board of Nights and Days http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1941346/posts#comment Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:26:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940263/posts Virginia's Democratic primary voters will find six names on their ballots, including U.S. Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Barack Obama of Illinois, and Joe Biden of Delaware. The other Democratic contenders in Virginia will include Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich. The six Republicans who will appear on the February 12th GOP ballot include Arizona Senator John McCain, Former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee, Former Governors Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and Texas Congressman Ron Paul. U.S.... 1070 WINA NewsRadio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940263/posts#comment Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:55:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1939288/posts Though I have formally endorsed no candidate, I made no secret of the fact that my favorites are Tancredo and Rep. Duncan Hunter – both, admittedly, long shots to get the Republican nomination. Bu I feel compelled to offer some more encouragement to Tancredo for his decision to boycott the recent Spanish-language debate. And he was the only candidate to do so. Tancredo got it right. "If they can't understand the English language, then, of course, they shouldn't be citizens," Tancredo explained. "They shouldn't be voting. And we shouldn't be pandering to them." That's what I like about Tancredo. Simple.... Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1939288/posts#comment Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:15:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1939179/posts Click on thread link & let him know, if you so desire... oreilly@foxnews.com Bill O'Reilly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1939179/posts#comment Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:25:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938462/posts Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #12 – Johnston, Iowa 12/12/07 - Official Discussion Thread Live at 2PM EST on Iowa Public Television, CNN, C-SPAN3, Fox News Channel, C-SPAN Radio, and Fox News Radio Candidates participating: Rudy Giuliani Mike Huckabee Duncan Hunter Alan Keyes John McCain Ron Paul Mitt Romney Tom Tancredo Fred Thompson Live streaming at desmoinesregister.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938462/posts#comment Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:56:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938028/posts DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - It's crunch time in the presidential race. Nine Republican and six Democratic candidates will meet this week in their final debates before the lead off Iowa caucuses, and lively exchanges are expected. The back-to-back debates -- Republicans on Wednesday, Democrats on Thursday -- come as both races in Iowa are toss-ups with just three weeks left before the voting begins. On the GOP side, Mike Huckabee, has vaulted to the front, overtaking longtime leader Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor. Among Democrats, Hillary Rodham Clinton is locked in a three way race in Iowa with... WQAD-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938028/posts#comment Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:36:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1937468/posts Editor’s Note: By participating in the historic Spanish-language debate on Univision, Republican candidates finally realized that they need Latino votes. But is it “too little, too late?" NAM editor Elena Shore monitors Spanish language media. The first Spanish-language Republican presidential candidate debate couldn’t have come at a better time for the GOP. Latino support for the Republican Party has dropped substantially when the Latino vote is more important than ever. The candidates’ jostling over who is tougher on immigration has alienated Latinos even further. Seven of the eight Republican presidential candidates showed up at the University of Miami Sunday with... New America Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1937468/posts#comment Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:25:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936897/posts There is, in fact, a dime's worth of difference between the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. Why, on immigration, the difference can get into real money. The Democratic candidates were sitting around a big table in a radio studio the other day participating in an altogether civil and restrained debate on National Public Radio. There were no rallying supporters in the room to rile partisan passions and agitate competitive energy. The long-form format by which only three topics were discussed, those being Iran, China and immigration, served thoughtfulness over rancor. The moderator asked the hopefuls if they believed they should... Las Vegas Review Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936897/posts#comment Sun, 9 Dec 2007 12:31:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935710/posts WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- As dark-horse candidates often leave footprints on the political trail, three Republicans vying for the presidential nomination may have an impact on the health care debate. For instance, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who went from obese to svelte, is a passionate advocate of primary prevention these days. (In single digits in polls for most of the year for the nomination, he's surged into a dead heat in the past week with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses). In this article in the Campaign '08 series, we'll highlight Huckabee's views on health care... MedPage Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935710/posts#comment Thu, 6 Dec 2007 18:21:05 GMT