Tancredo OK with loss of business contribution

Rocky Mountain News ^ | January 13, 2005 | Deborah Frazier

[SC33]

Businesses cut donations to Rep. Tom Tancredo last year after his hard-line stance on immigration garnered widespread attention, but the Colorado Republican doesn’t care, a spokesman said today.

[SC33]

Yup, this guy is "hurting" the conservative effort. Nevermind the open-border contingency in the GOP. THIS is the guy who is hurting the party.

(sarcasm)

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I'm contributing!

[Marine Inspector]

His distracters will be here soon.

[Leatherneck_MT]

Me too

[old republic]

Well at least no one can say that business intersts own him. He backs principles over $$$ . I would support him.

[Paladin2]

Go Tom, GO!

[peyton randolph]

He backs principles over $$$

BWAHAHAHA. Tancredo is just a different preacher for the Buchanan church that fleeces the conservative flock yet accomplishes nothing. Very good at fundraising. Results are nil and none.

And before I get flamed by Tancredo is not affiliated with Buchanan" morons, see below. The only thing different is the phone number.

TEAM AMERICA PAC
Congressman Tom Tancredo, Founding Chairman

Angela "Bay" Buchanan, Chairman

501 Church Street, Suite 217

Vienna, Virginia 22180

Tel: 703.255.1399 

 

THE AMERICAN CAUSE

Patrick J. Buchanan - Chairman

Angela "Bay" Buchanan - President
501 Church St. Suite 217

Vienna, VA 22180
Phone: (703) 255-2632

[SC33]

As long as he blocks McKennedy...

[Youngman442002]

At least he stands up for what he believes...and I believe it too...I live in Denver...and I don't want to learn spanish...

[SC33]

My feelings exactly.

Neither Bush nor McCain have the backing of the conservatives on this issue. Tancredo, like him or not, is in the mainstream on this issue. An article last year in the Denver Post said that very thing.

[FlashBack]

Tanc was tough on the border before it was the "in" thing to do in the Repub-circle, that combined with his high "conservative rating" will assure that I will donate to TA-PAC once again!!
Now, if Frist would stop trying to keep Tancredo from speaking at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference SLRC where numerous other '08 hopefuls will be allowed to speak. Go to that site and send them an e-mail demanding they allow Congressman Tancredo the opportunity to speak!

[peyton randolph]

At least he stands up for what he believes.

What exactly does he believe? In fundraising? Yes. Name in the press? Yes. Delivering results on border security and illegal immigration? Haven't seen a signed piece of legislation yet or anything done by Tancredo to get existing laws enforced by feds, state and local law enforcement.

Should we donate money to Tancredo/Buchanan so they can hold press conferences and send out more fundraising letters? Good intentions? They say the road to Hell is paved with them. It is the conservative equivalent of donating money to Greenpeace...an emotional feel-good response that doesn't do a damn thing for the environment.

Anyone who has studied the Buchanan operation (which Tancredo is a part of) knows that it excels at fundraising...and looting the funds for personal gain in the form of marketing, consulting, and advertising fees.

[gubamyster]

ping

[Lurker]

Yea well contributing to those other Vicente Fox suckups has had such a postive effect on the illegal immigration problem.

L

[SC33]

If his main goal was to raise money, however, why would he not be supporting illegal immigration? Everybody knows that that is where the big money comes from. Ken Melhman knows it.

BTW., I don't know what your position on illegal immigration is, but st this point I am willing to support just about anybody who runs on securing the border and defeating amnesty in the Senate. And once again, I am open to the idea of a TEMPORARY worker program, but with these conditions:

1. Only instated after serious measures are taken to secure border
2. Offers no path to citizenship
3. Birthright citizenship does not apply

[Reagan Man]

Say what you like about Tom Tancredo and Bay Buchanan, but they're both American patriots and on this issue, they're right and you're deadwrong.

On the issue of illegal immigration they stand with 80% of Americans in opposing amnesty. Most Americans also want our borders secured, employers prosecuted and punished for hiring illegals and a freeze on all govt welfare handouts to illegals. You have a problem with that policy?

There are three main bills floating around WashDC right now. The Kennedy-McCain bill, the Kyl-Cornyn bill and the current version of Tancredo's immigration reform. The first two don't go far enough towards getting the job done. Team America is a grass roots campaign. Nothing more American then regular folks joining forces to fight the federal government. You have a problem with that too?

[DoNotDivide]

I'm going to send my next political donation to Tancredo.

[Sam the Sham]

So apparently a huge guest worker program is just the kind of 'results' you would like to see, right ?

[Reagan Man]

Btw, there is more then just Tom Tancredo behind Team America. From the Team America website:

The Immigration Reform Caucus was established to review current immigration policy, propose new immigration policies and provide a forum in Congress for addressing the positive and negative consequences of our immigration policies.

Here's a list of the 81 members of the House Immigration Refrom Caucus.

Todd Akin (R-MO)
Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
Spencer Bachus (R-AL)
J. Gresham Barrett (R-SC)
Richard Baker (R-LA)
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)
Joe Barton (R-TX)
Michael Bilirakis (R-FL)
John Boozman (R-AR)
Allen Boyd (D-FL)
Jeb Bradley (R-NH)
Henry Brown (R-SC)
Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL)
Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Dan Burton (R-IN)
Eric Cantor (R-VA)
John Carter (R-TX)
Howard Coble (R-NC)
Barbara Cubin (R-WY)
John Culberson (R-TX)
Geoff Davis (R-KY)
JoAnn Davis (R-VA)
Nathan Deal (R-GA)
Charles Dent (R-PA)
John Doolittle (R-CA)
Thelma Drake (R-VA)
John Duncan (R-TN)
J. Randy Forbes (R-VA)
Scott Garrett (R-NJ)
Phil Gingrey (R-GA)
Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Virgil Goode (R-VA)
Sam Graves (R-MO)
Gil Gutknecht (R-MN)
Ralph Hall (D-TX)
Joel Hefley (R-CO)
Wally Herger (R-CA)
Henry Hyde (R-IL)
Rubin Hayes (R-NC)
J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ)
Pete Hoekstra (R-MI)
Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
Ernest Istook (R-OK)
Walter Jones (R-NC)
Steve King (R-IA)
Jack Kingston (R-GA)
John Kline (R-MN)
John R. “Randy” Kuhl (R-NY)
Donald Manzullo (R-IL)
Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)
Mike McIntyre (D-NC)
Gary Miller (R-CA)
Jeff Miller (R-FL)
Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO)
Charlie Norwood (R-GA)
Butch Otter (R-ID)
Mike Pence (R-IN)
Chip Pickering (R-MS)
Tom Price (R-GA)
Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
Rick Renzi (R-AZ)
Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)
Ed Royce (R-CA)
Pete Sessions (R-TX)
John Shadegg (R-AZ)
Michael Simpson (R-ID)
Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Nick Smith (R-MI)
Cliff Stearns (R-FL)
John Sullivan (R-OK)
John E. Sweeney (R-NY)
Tom Tancredo (R-CO)
Gene Taylor (D-MS)
Patrick Tiberi (R-OH)
Fred Upton (R-MI)
Greg Walden (R-OR)
Zach Wamp (R-TN)
Dave Weldon (R-FL)
Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)