When I heard how angry the Tancredo supporters were on Hugh Hewitt's radio show this evening, I went to his blog to read the transcript of yesterday's interview. It was a slap in the face to conservatives everywhere. First, he suggested that a Presidential candidate who didn't resign from Congress while campaigning wasn't really serious about winning. Next, he harrassed Congressman Tancredo for supporting Jim Gilchrist in his Congressional candidacy. In the process, he tried (but failed) to smear the Minuteman Project. And finally, he came to the astonishing conclusion that opposing amnesty guarantees its implementation. Apparently, Mr. Hewitt believes that it's perfectly all right to compromise your values and your beliefs as long as you end up getting what you want. Spoken like a true show business celebrity, Hugh.
Today's show was one of the most interesting I've heard in a long time. Caller after caller, the Tancredo supporters showed themselves to be extremely intelligent, articulate, up to date on the issues, and the angriest callers to the Hugh Hewitt show that I've ever heard. In the end, he lost every argument, sounding more like a petulant child than an intelligent political commentator. Finally, tired of fighting a losing battle, he announced that he would take no more calls on the subject of immigration. The callers won, and Hewitt cut to a commercial.
I'm glad to see that there's a Presidential candidate who is willing to stand strong and commit to honesty and integrity in government. I didn't know much about Congressman Tancredo until now, but after reading the interview transcript, I'm very encouraged. Sir, I wish you well.
Transcript of Hewitt's interview with Congressman Tancredo yesterday
Hugh Hewitt's blog entry prior to today's show
No biggie or surprise , FRankly, , Hugh supported a Progressive in the 2003 Recall here too.
bump for Tancredo!
Hewitt is a fake conservative, nothing but a lapdog for the RINO Establishment.
This guy sure isn't impressing me with his leadership. He can't stand up to Hugh Hewitt, how's he going to stand up to Speaker Pelosi, Al Qaeda, etc.?
Oh, right--that's different.
I bet he suffers a ratings hit from this.
I don’t care about Tancredo, but I’m liking Hewitt a lot less as time goes by, today Hewitt sounded, vain, pompous and sleazy.
He was dumping on a large portion of his audience today, not simply disagreeing with them, but treating them as losers and outsiders.
I think I may just give up on him, college professor, and 10 or 12 years at PBS, and it shows.
The last few days while this was going on, I was so disappointed with what I heard from Hugh Hewitt. I agree with him on a lot of what he says, but on the border and on illegal immigration, he is just wrong. He’s great on the war, on taxes, on religion, etc., but his take on the 2006 election vis a vis illegal immigration couldn’t have been more off the mark.
He suggested that the border wasn’t the big issue and that taking a strong stance on it was a loser for Republicans. From everyone I have talked to that didn’t bother to go out and vote that day, the border and illegals WERE some of the biggest reasons why they stayed home. They were fed up with no one listening, with the pandering, that the feeling was, “Why should I even bother? They are going to ram an amnesty down our throats. They are going to do a guest worker program and they don’t care about what I think.”
HH is out of touch with regular Americans who feel very strongly on this issue, who are affected in a very direct way in their daily lives (jobs, schools, etc). The only people who don’t feel like Tom Tancredo on this issue are WSJ Republicans or liberals.
He is mirroring the same position as the RNC and the top tier selected candidates.
I think Hugh was too hard on Tancredo. He needs to save some of that for the libs.
Never heard Hewitt’s show before...after reading that transcript i can tell that i am not missing much...what an AH....Is this guy suppose to be a conservative?
bump
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Tom Tancredo To Hewitt: “No Mas, No Mas”
Posted by Hugh Hewitt | 6:06 PM
http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/g/884922c3-c1f6-43ad-88b9-60cf5492889f
From Tom Tancredo’s presidential campaign “official” website:
Of over 25 radio programs that Congressman Tancredo was on yesterday, it was The Hugh Hewitt Show that had the chance to illuminate an issue that millions of Americans support us on, but instead he chose to educate Tancredo about the merits of supporting an illegal alien amnesty bill.
After talking with Tancredo he told me his response to Hewitt’s show: “Why would we come back on his show? I know it makes good radio to be engaged in an hour for a yelling match with him, but it is not a good use of our time. We will not come back on the program.”
I have no way of knowing if Tom said this, or if this is in fact Tom’s response to Monday’s interview. The bolded statement is a blatant lie, however, and the transcript is here to prove it. If uncorrected, it will speak volumes about the honesty of the campaign.
I am hearing that some folks will be entering Colorado’s 6th District GOP primary, and that Tom’s protest campaign could well cost him his very safe seat. If he’s serious, he should do what Congressman Hunter has done: Renounce his seat and let the district pick a successor rather than keep a chair warm for him.
Hugh Hewitt IS A RAT!
I am listening to HH now and that interview. HH is possesed by James Carville! Could HH be any more obnoxious?
What is he up to? It would seem he’d be trying to kill the issue by killing Tancredo. How removed from the pulse of the nation can you be?
HH says he was for the fense from the beginning. That’s a lie. HH has had his head up his but on this from the very beginning, to the point where I had to stop listening to him.
He was so disrespectful to TT, he owes him an apology. And how arrogant!