Posted on 07/26/2007 7:05:42 AM PDT by Millee
Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly has defended Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado in his ongoing, public feud with fellow Republican presidential contender Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas.
In recent weeks, Brownback has called on Tancredo to return contributions he has received from John Tanton, a controversial immigration-reform backer who also reportedly helped found an abortion-rights group.
Brownback, whose campaign centers on tax reform, family values and opposition to abortion, has sponsored recorded telephone calls to Iowa voters, in which a woman's voice tells them "Say no to Tom Tancredo and his Planned Parenthood friends."
Tancredo has demanded an apology, saying he has a clear anti-abortion record dating back 30 years, to his days in Colorado's state legislature. Now, he's also being defended by Schlafly of the Eagle Forum, who gained national prominence in the 1970s by opposing the proposed Equal Rights Amendment for women.
She called an Iowa radio program on Monday to call Brownback's charges "ugly." She has recorded messages for Iowa voters.
"I want to go on record as saying I've known Tom Tancredo for 30 years and I know for sure he has always been a champion of the right to life of the unborn," Schlafly says in the calls.
Brownback's campaign on Monday released a statement citing Tanton's "racist statements on minorities and population control," and standing by its calls for Tancredo to return contributions.
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Pardon me for the double post.
‘What candidate for president are you supporting?’
Haven’t made a choice yet. I like what I hear from Hunter, but I don’t think he can get the nomination for President.
I like Huckabee, but the same applies. He can’t win the nomination.
Thompson? Don’t know enough yet because he’s not campaigning or in the debates.
If its Guiliani, the GOP won’t get my vote, I’ll write in my own name. Same for McCain.
Romney? He’s got the cash, the look, and says the right things...but you have to wonder what he would be saying a year into a four year term, don’t you?
I’ll make a decision probably sometime after the first of the New Year.
No problem, happens with me all the time (double posting)
Amen to Phyllis Schlafly.
Tom Tancredo was my Congressman for years until my area got gerrymandered by the court out of his district into one now represented by a lib. He has been solidly pro-life and fiscally conservative. He says what he means and means what he says.
RINO Brownback attacking Conservative Republican Tancredo ping!
Yes she has. And, yes, it will be a huge blow when she is no longer able to fight for us. God bless her richly.
BTTT!
I believe Tom Tancredo and Huckabee are the only two really honest guys running, I mean men with real, deep integrity like you rarely see in politics. Maybe that is why some think they cannot really win.
Great response!!!
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