Buchanan(Tancredo) PAC targets Cannon in radio ads

DeseretNews(Utah) ^ | 6/15/06 | Bib Bernick Jr.

[Dane]

Buchanan(Tancredo) PAC targets Cannon in radio ads

If you can define yourself in politics by the kind of enemies you make, Rep. Chris Cannon is moving up in the world.

Cannon, R-Utah, is now receiving the significant monetary attention of Team America, an anti-illegal immigration political action committee started by fellow GOP House member Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., and now run by Bay Buchanan, the celebrated sister of longtime conservative candidate/columnist Pat Buchanan.

Bay Buchanan, who appears regularly on national TV news and political opinion programs, put it bluntly in a telephone interview Tuesday: "We want to defeat Chris Cannon."

Knocking out "President Bush's point man in the House on amnesty and guest worker programs for the United States . . . will show that we intend to hold (other congressmen) accountable," Buchanan said. "The best way to do that is to defeat Cannon — that will put the whole (U.S.) House on notice."

Pointing to detailed Cannon votes on its Web site — www.teamamericapac.org — Buchanan said the group's ads tell "the truth" about Cannon's support for an illegal immigrant amnesty and guest worker program.

Not so, says Nathan Rathbun, Cannon's campaign manager. "Rather than relying on attacks from out-of-state special interests, we would suggest talking about Congressman Cannon's actual record.

"If you look at that record, you will see that it is not what those ads portray it to be. The ads are not true. Chris has always said he is against illegal immigration and for legal immigration. To suggest that Chris is somehow a Johnny-come-lately to enforcement is just plain wrong. For example, Cannon has voted five times since 1999 to authorize the use of military personnel on the border.

"We will hold that record up against a laughter-filled radio ad (by Team America) any day of the week," Rathbun said

Team America's accusations are so far off of the truth "we don't even know how to respond," Rathbun said. But Cannon's campaign apparently will try to do so. KSL Radio officials say Cannon is expanding his radio buy this week — he had a new ad running specifically saying he's tough on illegal immigrants — while Team America is spending $15,000 on anti-Cannon spots.

Why target Cannon rather than other GOP House members with similar voting records on illegal immigration?

"Chris Cannon is first up to bat," Buchanan said. "His primary just happens to come before some others. But beyond that, (Cannon) is not telling his constituents the truth. He's hiding from his real record" in voting on illegal immigration issues.

But Cannon would be in Team America's gun sights even if his primary were later in the year, she added.

Cannon "is a great opportunity for us. If we can defeat a sitting congressman in his own primary, it will send a shock wave through the whole House. Put all (so-called pro amnesty congressmen) on alert."

Buchanan showed up in Utah at the May 13 state GOP convention to speak for Merrill Cook, a former GOP 2nd Congressional District House member who was knocked out of the 3rd District race at the convention.

Team America is not giving any money to Republican John Jacob, who faces Cannon in the June 27 primary. "We are a small PAC," Buchanan said. "But we will run radio ads through next week until the primary."

The Team America PAC collects money from all over the country. But in late 2005, a Spanish Fork couple, Kevin and Jenny Baadsgaard, loaned the PAC nearly $10,000, its largest single contribution, Federal Election Commission reports show.

Buchanan said those specific funds went for a DVD production and are not directly going into paying for the two anti-Cannon radio ads now on local Utah stations.

Kevin Baadsgaard declined comment Tuesday on why his family supports Team America. However, the Baadsgaards donated several thousand dollars in 2004 to Matt Throckmorton, a former Utah GOP House member who tried, unsuccessfully, to unseat Cannon that year. Throckmorton's main campaign issue was illegal immigration.

So far, the Baadsgaards have not contributed to Jacob.

The district is heavily Republican, and the primary winner is an odds-on favorite to win the seat in November. If Cannon survives the June 27 primary, Team America will likely back away. "We are opposing pro-amnesty Republicans in their primaries, opposing Democrats in the final election," Buchanan said.

She doesn't expect Team America to be in Utah contesting Cannon's election in the November final campaign. "But with (Cannon), well . . . we'd still probably make that decision later," she said.

[NapkinUser]

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[BJungNan]

With "friends" like bay buchanan and tom tancredo, who needs enemies.

Had we listened to friends like Bay Buchanan and Pat Buchanan on the subject of immigration a few years back we would not be in this mess now.

Buchanan was villified here and in the GOP for a position the GOP has forced to come around to and that many say is not enough.

[NapkinUser]

Why does Cannon lie in his radio ads about his immigration stance. Seems if Bush's amnesty was so popular, Cannon would have no problem saying he was for it.

Instead he pulls this load of crap:

"[Chris Cannon] said the Republican party is split between arch-conservatives like Team America and conservatives with more moderate views on immigration reform over whether the party will be "anti-foreigner" or one that solves problems. Cannon directly referred to Team America leader Bay Buchanan as a xenophobe. Hunter said Monday that Cannon was referring to an e-mail Buchanan sent last week that Cannon believed used a code for racism by talking about America being overrun."

Much more here

[BigSkyFreeper]

They stand watch on their time with their money. God bless the Minutemen.

If 11,000 BP agents, six thousand NG troops, and about a dozen private citizens sitting in lawn chairs peering at Mexico through binoculars is not stemming the tide of illegals entering this country, there is something inheritantly wrong with this option.

[BJungNan]

That Tancredo puts himself in bed with Bay Buchanan speaks volumes -

Even in the face of being so completely wrong on the subject of border and immigration control, we still have someone posting to FR that still wants to say there is something wrong with Buchanan's position on these issues.

- Should we limit immigration to 250,000 per year for a few years in order to allow the million here already to assimilate before we let millions more into the country?

- Should we take effective steps to control the border?

Be careful, these are trick questios. Answer the wrong way and you might find yourself agreeing with Buchanan.

[BJungNan]

You all are a bunch of gasbags, just like tancredo and buchanan.

And you are a GOP party hack. No one is falling for that on here. You are too transparant.

[BJungNan]

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[BJungNan]

"[Chris Cannon] said the Republican party is split between arch-conservatives like Team America and conservatives with more moderate views on immigration reform over whether the party will be "anti-foreigner" or one that solves problems. Cannon directly referred to Team America leader Bay Buchanan as a xenophobe. Hunter said Monday that Cannon was referring to an e-mail Buchanan sent last week that Cannon believed used a code for racism by talking about America being overrun."

If that is an accurate representation of what Cannon said, they it is very obvious he should not be elected. Thanks for the info. That is all I need to see. I would never vote for Cannon.

[BigSkyFreeper]

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Different story, different headline.

[tennmountainman]

Hiring a couple through their church is hardly a problem, compared to Bush's open border policy.

[AmericanInTokyo]

But I asked you. Why cannot you answer? Do you personally know illegal aliens (or undocument immigrants) currently in the USA?

You argue with such passion on their behalf. I asked you a simple question.

I myself do not know of any. Do you?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

By attacking Jim Gilchrist's motives instead of debating the validity of the issues he brought up, you sound more like someone who would should belong to DU.

You can do a search on any of the Pence threads here on FR. All of the "Pence plan is amnesty" arguments have been blown out of the water.

Pence's plan is Tancredo's 2003 plan, end of discussion.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I can almost hear the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Excuse me, I have something in my eye.

LOLOLOL, I'm sorry, that was funny as Hell.

OK, I'm back to being your sworn enemy now...

[colorcountry]

Bay Buchanan was on Cannon's side at the State Rupublican Convention on May13 (just a little over one month ago). In fact in a brillirant speech, she introduced him as candidate for the 3rd District Congressional seat.

You all now must ask the question, "Why is it that she has abandoned him?"

[colorcountry]

Bay Buchanan was on Cannon's side at the State Rupublican Convention on May13 (just a little over one month ago).

Oops I must amend my post....

Bay Buchanan was on Cannon's Merril Cooks side at the State Rupublican Convention on May13 (just a little over one month ago).

She and Tancredo recognize what some of you don't. We need to elect anyone BUT Cannon.

[Texasforever]

We really are not enemies we just see things differently on this issue.