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I have mixed feelings - my understanding of Tom is that he is very much Anti-Abortion/Pro-life, but I think this certainly sends a mixed message. It seems somewhat akin to a church accepting a donation from a casino for a project (say a building project, or a family event...) while at the same time preaching and actively working against gambling. They could say that they are against casinos and gambling, but since the money was for something not related to gambling, it's ok to take their money....

1 Thessolonians 5:21-22

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.

1 posted on 07/10/2007 8:18:06 AM PDT by TheBattman
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His campaign is going nowhere fast. He should keep as much money as he can, just to get the word out on immigration, which is the only good that can come from his campaign. I have no problem with him accepting this money under these terms.


2 posted on 07/10/2007 8:21:47 AM PDT by samtheman
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I better get my campaign donation back because my neighbor’s brother in law’s cousins ex wife once stopped at a planned parenthood office to ask for directions.

I think we would find all kinds of things like this in EVERY candidate’s funding background. Yes that includes my own candidate of choice.


3 posted on 07/10/2007 8:25:01 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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Tancredo won’t be POTUS, but I admire him for not backing down on immigration. Brownback won’t be POTUS either. Why bother with the sleazy attack?


4 posted on 07/10/2007 8:31:24 AM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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I have mixed feelings about this, too, but it is the Brownback campaign that comes off as truly pathetic here. This is the worst dirt they can find to sling at Tancredo? They actually took the time to sling it? With Brownback’s approval? I don’t think anyone can seriously doubt Tancredo’s sincerity on the immigration issue, or that he is adamantly pro-Life. I think this is one of those times where reasonable people can disagree.


5 posted on 07/10/2007 8:33:53 AM PDT by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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Senator Switchback has gone from a gnat buzzing at Romney to a gnat buzzing at Tancredo.

That’s not exactly positive momentum....


6 posted on 07/10/2007 8:35:26 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (take my governor, please)
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OH, good grief. The doctor supports him on immigration, which obviously trumps abortion for the doc, so? Tancredo shouldn’t put his donors to a litmus test. It’s not like the doc is buying a pro-abortion position from Tancredo.


8 posted on 07/10/2007 8:38:06 AM PDT by tioga (I'll take Duncan Hunter or Fred Thompson for President. Pick one.)
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Brownback is jumping the shark.


9 posted on 07/10/2007 8:42:06 AM PDT by Bob J (Rightalk.com...a conservative alternative to NPR! Check out nat synd "Rightalk with Terri and Lynn")
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Recently the Sam Brownback campaign sent out an e-mail saying Tancredo accepted thousands of dollars in donations from Dr. John Tanton, the founder of the Northern Michigan Planned Parenthood Association. But Tancredo says Tanton's donation is related to the doctor's affiliation with the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). In fact, FAIR's website says Tanton is the original founder of the organization.

The pro-abortion/eugenics crowd is in bed with the environmental lunatic left and the anti-immigrant population control nutjobs.

FAIR is NOT a conservative organization!

News flash -- some people oppose illegal immigration because they oppose immigration, because they oppose population growth, because they're liberals who are on board with the UN Population Fund, support policies to China's one-child policy, etc.

It is disgraceful that Tancredo associates with those people.

10 posted on 07/10/2007 8:44:52 AM PDT by JohnnyZ (Romney : "not really trying to define what is technically amnesty. I'll let the lawyers decide.")
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It seems somewhat akin to a church accepting a donation from a casino for a project (say a building project, or a family event...) while at the same time preaching and actively working against gambling. They could say that they are against casinos and gambling, but since the money was for something not related to gambling, it's ok to take their money....

Which is exactly what Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff was doing in PA a few years ago with money taken from his casino-owning Indian tribe clients. The tribes' money was spread to various churches in PA who run their own bingo games, to influence the vote against PA casino gambling. Fortunately Abramoff's bribes didn't succeed and PA gamblers now don't have to travel to WV, NJ, or NV to play the slots.

11 posted on 07/10/2007 8:46:16 AM PDT by MurryMom
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Fair enough. Tancredo’s campaign will go nowhere, but at least he can hope to come out of it without going bankrupt.

Life is unfair. Immigration has become a major issue, right up there with the other big ones, but Tancredo is not going to reap the benefits. What I hope is that it will persuade whoever the Republican candidate turns out to be to enforce the laws against employment of illegals and payment of benefits to illegals.

That will depend on who wins the tug of war: the big Republican donors, or the large majority of Republican voters. That tug of war has been a constant struggle, for as long as I can remember. In some places, like California, the country clubbers have won. In others, mostly in the south, the conservative voters have won.

I know Tancredo’s unelectability is hard to take. But he can still do a lot of good right where he is, if he can only reconcile himself to the disappointment.


13 posted on 07/10/2007 8:55:42 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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I look at it like this - Tom’s stand for the unborn is pretty clear, he won’t wobble on his abortion stance.

If someone with ties to Planned Parenthood knows that and still seeks to donate to him or any other pro-life candidate, I think it’s okay to use their money against them. Money is no more than a tool meant to effect an end.


19 posted on 07/10/2007 9:43:50 AM PDT by azhenfud (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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You can’t expect politicians to do a background check on every person that donates to their campaign.
I take Tancredo at his word, that this was a donation related to his stance on illegal immigration.

What you have to ask yourself is, how would (Candidate X) act as President? I can’t imagine for a second that a President Tancredo would be pro-abortion. I have no trouble seeing a Tancredo administration holding firm on the borders, though.


21 posted on 07/10/2007 9:48:17 AM PDT by van_erwin
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I have mixed feelings - my understanding of Tom is that he is very much Anti-Abortion/Pro-life,


Bay Buchanan has already spent the donation...... /sarc

Nothing new here as politicans accept money from many sources just as lawyers will accept clients or work on cases which isn’t there personal beliefs.


27 posted on 07/10/2007 1:14:26 PM PDT by deport ( Cue Spooky Music...)
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