Tom Tancredo
Posted on 07/05/2006 3:03:23 PM PDT by NapkinUser
Colorado Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo's new book, "In Mortal Danger: The Battle For America's Borders and Security," should be required reading for every high-school student, public official, elected representative, judge and presidential candidate, as well as every citizen and prospective citizen in America. It is that important. It is that valuable. And were its contents widely digested, I have no doubt it would radically alter the political, cultural and social landscape of our country.
That a politician has written a book is nothing new. That Tom Tancredo has something important to say about the direction of our country, our future, is nothing out of the ordinary. He has been a fire-breathing, relentless political presence since he was first elected to his state's legislature in 1975. He has continued that legacy since his election to the U.S. House in 1998, always doing what is best for Coloradans and the country.
But to call Tom Tancredo ordinary is to grossly mischaracterize him. To call him a maverick is equally incorrect. He's not ordinary, and he's no maverick; he's a patriot who knows what's going on and who sees the future of America with a clarity lacking in many of his colleagues.
And that future, he says, is not good.
He speaks passionately about the "cult of multiculturalism" – a phrase he has coined – which he defines as an America-bashing collective of leftists, moral relativists, neo-Socialists, and academic and educational elitists (think Democrats), all of whom are hard at work destabilizing every aspect of traditional America. The America he calls "traditional" is the one founded on the values of two-parent, heterosexual families, pro-life beliefs, faith in God and Jesus Christ, hard work and selflessness.
Even though much of America remains wedded to such principles (think the majority of Red States), the factors influencing this rampant, destructive multiculturalism mimic the damage done to great powers in the past (think the collapse of the Roman Empire).
Professors on our college and university campuses teach students to "Hate America First." They dismiss U.S. history and portray our nation as one born of dictatorial oppression, exploitation and murder, while ignoring the wealth of great, positive things America has created, accomplished or done for others. They prefer to celebrate dictators and murderers like "revolutionaries" Ch頇uevera and Fidel Castro, rather than George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.
Our mainstream media worship at the altar of the morally vacuous (think Hollywood and a number of sports "stars") while bashing true heroes like everyday men and women who work, raise families, pay their taxes, obey the law, go to church, help their communities and serve their country's military.
Tom Tancredo knows too many elected officials, political activists and legal groups advocate for illegal aliens and open borders, to the detriment of American taxpayers, workers and national security. To his political nemeses, alien lawbreakers "deserve" to have the same rights as you or I – or as the legal immigrants who followed our laws and came to live here the right way.
But Tom Tancredo also knows the secular decadence much of America is pursuing and that led to the fall of the Roman Empire is entirely preventable. He believes it because he knows what America – and Americans – are capable of accomplishing. That's what makes this book – this message – so vitally important. And it comes not a moment too soon.
As a true believer in the Republican Party's founding principles of conservatism: less (and cheaper) government, pro-family/pro-life stance, reduced taxes and a strong national defense – he has often warred with members of his party and the Bush administration over what he feels have been betrayals of those principles. Former Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, once told him he had no future in Congress; chief presidential adviser Karl Rove once demanded he never darken the door of the White House and Oval Office.
Rather than shrink from these challenges and these criticisms, Tom Tancredo has instead stepped up to meet them, all the while remaining truthful to himself, his constituents, his principles and his country. With DeLay gone now and Rove demoted to an official position of lesser influence, Tancredo has proven that his point of view, political prowess and high ethical standards – not theirs – are the sort that stand the test of time.
And that's what makes him extraordinary among his colleagues; he practices what he preaches, no matter who in "The Establishment" it makes uncomfortable, because he knows it is the right thing to do.
By the way, those are just the sort of qualities we want in our presidents.
Pick up a copy of Tom Tancredo's book. As a political manifesto, it is a once-in-a-lifetime find. Such rational, cogent clarity of thought doesn't come along in our public servants very often. I'd hate for you to miss out on the most important message of our time: That America is indeed in mortal danger, but there is a leader who knows how to deliver us from evil.
He's got my vote.
100% "Best and Brightest" Rating from American Conservative Union (one of only 38 other Congressmen)Rep. Tom Tancredo's ratings from various leftist organizations:
100% Rating from National Right to Life Committee
100% Rating from Conservative Index (Spring '05 - 75% lifetime, tied for second highest rating)
100% Rating from Concerned Women for America
100% Rating from Christian Coalition
100% Rating from Campaign for Working Families
100% Rating from FreedomWorks
98% Rating from National Tax Limitation Committee (average since 1999)
95% "Taxpayer Hero" Rating from Citizens Against Government Waste
95% Rating from Americans for Tax Reform
95% Rating from Christian Action Network
93% Rating from Eagle Forum (tied for second highest rating)
0% Rating from National Education Association
0% Rating from National Organization for Women
0% Rating from Brady Campaign
0% Rating from People for the American Way
0% Rating from Planned Parenthood
0% Rating from Pro-Choice America
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Opps. Looks like I was beat. Sorry about that.
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Impressive. Thanks.
I have no ping list. The topics were removed by a moderator who dumped this article from News into Bloggers/Personal. The same was done to an article I posted earlier about Pence's amnesty plan.
It is ironic that Free Republic, one of the examples of the new media, actually engages in bias against other members of the new media (bloggers) by relegating threads from a blog source to the blogger/personal wastelands. Of note is the fact that WorldNetDaily, the source of this thread, is NOT a blog.
Tom Tancredo in 2008 would suit me just fine. A damn sight better than all these lefty idiots trolling FR pushing McStain/Ruddy/Mitt Rommel on us.
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He's got mine, too.
Tancredo has THE "issue" for 2008. He owns it. No one else comes close.
His greatest obstacle: REPUBLICANS who don't want that message to get around!
And a few of them will soon be posting to this message thread, hurling their insults! (and we know who they are!)
- John
Or Señorita Condoleezza Arroz, who is worse then most on immigration.
(And before anyone says anything, that is what president Bush called Rice here.)
I don't care about the open border crowd, they're just a screetching minority.
On FreeRepublic, they're just a whiney minority that are funny to look at.
Outside of FreeRepublic, I don't know. Paul Gigot and the entire Wall Street Editorial Board are open borders loons, so they have a huge voice in the nation's second largest newspaper. In fact, I think it was in 1985 the Wall Street Journal said there should be a constitutional amendment requiring open borders.
He himself doesn't want that.
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