Posted on 07/22/2005 5:34:28 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak
DENVER - Tom Tancredo has been called a one-trick pony of a politician, a man out of step with his party, a bigot.
The Republican congressman vehemently opposes illegal immigration, and he created an uproar last week when he talked about nuking Muslim holy sites.
No matter, Tancredo is pressing on and even hinting at a long-shot presidential bid in 2008.
Tancredo has already visited New Hampshire and Iowa this year, and says he found a welcome audience among voters who are fed up with the nation's immigration policies, including proposals by President Bush.
"Unless I misread the political tea leaves, there is a great deal of support for what I say," Tancredo said.
Tancredo raised eyebrows last week by telling a radio talk show host that "you could take out" Islamic holy sites should terrorists ever launch a nuclear attack against the United States.
"You're talking about bombing Mecca," asked the host.
"Yeah," Tancredo responded, saying he was "just throwing out some ideas." He later said his comments were taken out of context and refused to apologize.
Few consider Tancredo a serious challenger for the GOP presidential nomination, but his stance resonates with some in a post-September 11 era when volunteer groups like the Minutemen have been patrolling the border for illegal immigrants.
Tancredo would like the United States to patrol its borders with the military. He said the U.S. also needs a guest worker program that requires employers to prove a need for short-term labor, without amnesty for illegal immigrants.
Esteban Flores, executive director of the Latino Research and Policy Center in Denver, calls Tancredo a bigot who is trying to use racial division to further his career. He compared Tancredo to George Wallace, the outspoken opponent of desegregation.
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"Ultimate response"? Quick, get Clinton here to help the Tancredo supporters parse this!
Taking out Mecca is the ultimate response to Islamic terrorists exploding nuclear devices in six (6), seven (7) or eight (8) U.S. cities. Mecca can be taken out very easily with the use of as little as one (1) conventional bomb. If Cong. Tancredo intended to say that he favored nuking Mecca, he would have said so.
Actually, the Bill and Hillary Clinton supporters should come to Free Republic to aid supporters of illegal aliens like you.
You must think Tancredo is more articulate than I do. "Ultimate response" carries a certain panache in the public square. But since Tancredo I strongly suggest was just mouthing off without much thought, he might well not have known what he meant either.
I will summon my secretary of defense for his opinion.
Must be one BFB but that's nothing compared to the aircraft that can carry and deliver on target that BFB.
Does a crazy aunt count?
At best, this guy's another Pat Buchanan. But he'll probably be closer to Alan Keyes or Gary Bauer.
Just saying hey...
Do you support giving legal status to illegal aliens?
I see at least you're still here. I notice some good names missing. I guess I just don't get around here enough.
Anti-immigration Rep. Tom TancredoTom Tancredo is anti-immigration?...
Oh yea, some people, like the author of this piece, can't distinguish the difference between illegal immigration and legal immigration....So it's now ALL just "immigration".
Some of them, if they go home to apply for temporary work permits, find a job no legal will fill at the prevailing wage, and earn their way to a green card after successful tours of duty with a clean record. I laid it all out in the Torie plan. I hope that helps.
It helps me to understand that you support rewarding illegal aliens with legal status.
Do you believe the United States borders with Mexico and Canmada are secure? If not, do you support using the United States military on a temporary basis to secure and enforce those borders.
That is less than a prefect template of what I said. But I am glad you understand that whatever your view is, mine is at variance with it.
Do you practice immigration law? Have you ever represented an alien that the United State government was attempting to deport?
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