Posted on 06/18/2006 2:19:01 AM PDT by NapkinUser
Campaign Highlights Inconsistencies Between Record and Rhetoric
WASHINGTON, June 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Team America PAC has launched a radio campaign in Salt Lake City, Utah. The purpose of the campaign is to make Republican Primary voters aware of Representative Chris Cannon's support for illegal alien amnesties and other benefits for illegal aliens even though he represents his record as having been tough on illegal immigration.
On his website, Congressman Cannon claims he's never supported amnesty for illegal aliens and never will. In fact, Cannon has not only supported nine amnesties for illegal aliens, he's actually co-sponsored six amnesties himself. Cannon claims to be tough on illegal immigration yet he's co-sponsored two bills that would reward illegal aliens with in-state tuition. He's voted multiple times against aiding police officers in the apprehension of illegal aliens. Cannon is currently co-sponsoring a bill that protects illegal aliens from prosecution for social security fraud.
Team America' Chairman, Bay Buchanan commented, "Chris Cannon is one of the most pro amnesty congressman in Washington. It is certainly understandable why he would choose to hide his atrocious record on amnesty from his constituents but that in no way justifies the hypocrisy associated with doing so. Utah voters have a right to know if their congressman is deliberately deceiving them, especially on an issue as critical to the nation as illegal immigration."
Team America PAC launched the ad campaign earlier this week in the Salt Lake City market. The radio spots use humor to expose Cannon's claim of being tough on immigration. Throughout the spot the announcer repeatedly asks, "Chris Cannon tough on immigration?" followed by the announcer's description of Chris Cannon's support for an immigration bill that's completely out of synch with most American's views. Over the top crowd laughter then ensues. The radio spot concludes by asking GOP Primary voters to support Cannon's Primary opponent John Jacob "to begin cleaning up the immigration mess Chris Cannon helped make."
You and me will disagree for once. That is a rarity. I still think Cannon is all wet. Re-elect him and you have a supporter of that senate monstrosity.
Yeah just like you guys never mention that the guy you hate, Chris Cannon, has a 98 lifetime ACU rating.
JMO, you all don't care about that, but only in satisfying your own petty spite.
Thank goodness good conservative James Sensenbrenner doesn't think that way.
"You're a regular one man smear machine, aren't you."
"The other open borders fanatics seem to be taking the day off. "
They need to hire some illegal immigrants to do these jobs that Americans arent willing to do! :-)
Article???
It's a propaganda piece that would make josef goebells blush in envy.
"Yeah just like you guys never mention that the guy you hate, Chris Cannon, has a 98 lifetime ACU rating."
How many times have you, Dane, posted Tom Tancredo's ACU rating?
"It's a propaganda piece that would make josef goebells blush in envy."
Translation: Because it says something bad about my candidate, I'll stick my hand in the sand and ignore it. It's true Dane, and you know it.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-utahimmig30apr30%2C0%2C2474617.story?coll=la-home-nation
This is the Propaganda?
Uh Chris Cannon hasn't set up a PAC to backstab good conservatives, like your heroes, tancred/cher/lou dobbs/bay buchanan.
So you may want to think about throwing stones within your glass house, next time you post.
It is time for you to post a meaningless picture, and the name of someone who is not remotely related to the subject.
Bringing up Cannon's voting record is backstabbing?
Maybe you should remember the commandment of bearing false witness.
Can you not see the link I just posted? That is the LA Times. Are you blind. Go read about your "Good Conservative" Cannon.
Here is why Jacobs should replace Cannon.
The Senate CIRA bill is the *WORST BILL IN 20 YEARS*. The worst bill the GOP Senate has produced in its entire tenure. And it is a bill that will doom the GOP to minority status for a generation. IT IS THAT BAD.
A bill this bad ... and Rep Cannon is for most of its worst provisions:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,115803,00.html
"Cannons bill, the Agricultural Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act of 2003 (AgJOBS, H.R. 3142 (search), would make all foreign nationals who were illegally in the United States between February 2002 and January 2003 (which Cannon estimates is 11 million people), and who had also worked for 100 days in agriculture, immune from prosecution for the crime of entering the U.S. without a current visa, and then give them work permits. "
WE NEED TO KILL THE SENATE IMMIGRATION BILL. IT IS LIKE A VAMPIRE THAT NEEDS A STAKE DRIVEN THROUGH ITS HEART.
If this bill passes both houses of Congress - it would END THE GOP majority.
Rep Cannon is wrong on this issue, and it is now the #1 issue we face. He needs to go.
I would rather replace one GOP incumbent now with a newcomer, than see a massive alignment to the Democrats in upcoming November elections.
No problem, how about tancredo/lou dobb supporter, cher.
Right on que. Now if you can read here is a little from the article:
Other Republican politicians have adopted strategies similar to Cannon's. In December, the House passed a bill that calls for a fence to be built along the U.S.-Mexico border and that would make every illegal immigrant in the U.S. a felon. Utah's delegation two Republicans and one Democrat supported the bill. Cannon says he voted for the law only after he was promised it would be watered down in conference committee
me thinks the dane does not have a dictionary..........that was another question I asked him, also
So Dane, can you define 'backstabbing' yet.
I honestly believe that Cannon will not support the Senate plan if he's re-elected. A bruising GOP primary, other House Republicans, and angry conservatives will do that for you.
The direct quote from the article is this:
It's not a direct quote from Cannon.
Chris Cannon:
It is not the job of businesses to enforce U.S. immigration laws.
"It's a very, very emotional issue," he said. "For business it's not emotional, but it's huge."
"People come in container shiploads all the time," Cannon said in response to his wife's question about patrolling the coasts. "If people want to come here, they're going to come here."
The key, he said, isn't blindly giving citizenship to everyone already in the country, but to allow the economy to grow naturally and grant citizenship, legal permanent resident and temporary worker status at a rate the economy can support.
"I don't think just building fences solves the unauthorized conveyance of people into the United States."
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"House Republicans are already spooked about immigration, and should one of our own lose on the issue, you will see panic break out," one GOP congressman told me.
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