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Title: Obama is a bigger threat to the U.S. than Al Qaeda, says Colorado governor candidate (Tancredo)
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UK Daily Mail
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... igger-threat-U-S-al-Qaeda.html
Published: Oct 29, 2010
Author: Daily Mail Reporter
Post Date: 2010-10-29 13:41:20 by Hondo68
Keywords: threat to the Constitution, Obama Hickenlooper kindred spi, American Constitution Party
Views: 6796
Comments: 14
President Barack Obama is a bigger threat to the United States than Al Qaeda or terrorism, Colorado gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo has claimed. The former Congressman made the comments while campaigning in Canon City Tuesday. Tancredo said that Obama posed a threat to the Constitution, saying: 'It's not Al Qaeda, it's the guy sitting in the White House.' Tancredo also said he believes Obama and Democratic Colorado gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper are 'kindred spirits.' Tancredo has a reputation for controversial comments, including a suggestion that the United States bomb Islam's holy sites if attacked by nuclear weapons. The former Republican congressman is running on the American Constitution Party ticket. Tom Tancredo is quick to admit he brings plenty of baggage to the Colorado governor's race. He once called Miami a 'Third World country.' During President George W Bush's administration, he got thrown out of the White House for suggesting Bush was soft on illegal immigration. And he once refused to take part in a presidential debate because it was on a Spanish-language network. But despite all the baggage, the immigration hard-liner is running a solid campaign for governor as a third-party candidate and is within the margin of error in several recent polls. Tancredo has successfully courted Tea Party groups, capitalized on anti-incumbent anger and parlayed his trademark blunt talk on the issues to become the de facto Republican candidate. Tancredo has also taken advantage of the collapse of GOP nominee Dan Maes, who is polling in single digits amid a series of character issues and campaign gaffes. Tancredo is a former Republican lawmaker who left Congress in 2008 to mount a longshot White House bid that was largely based on an anti-immigration platform. He quit the GOP this year after saying that the Republicans in the governor's race couldn't win. He got on the ballot as the American Constitution Party candidate - and has been surging in the polls ever since. Democrat John Hickenlooper, the popular mayor of Denver, remains the favorite and a formidable candidate given his fundraising lead, but he has never made it above 50 percent in most polls. Tancredo said Hickenlooper, a former brewpub owner, raised taxes by $290million in Denver. He also criticized the Denver mayor for opposing state laws on illegal immigration. 'I'm fed up with elitist politicians who trash our values and jeopardize our economic future,' Tancredo said. Although he refuses to attack Tancredo personally, Hickenlooper has sought to portray Tancredo's policies as radical, including proposals to cut government regulation on issues such as oil and gas drilling. 'We need predictability, not volatility,' Hickenlooper said. Tancredo, who frequently rides around on a Harley-Davidson, recently suggested that drivers on the main east-west highway in Colorado pay tolls — an idea that flies in the face of his low-tax mantra. Tancredo also drew gasps from a business crowd when he apologized during a speech if their lunch was cold. He joked that half the wait and kitchen staff usually leaves when he walks into a room because of his immigration stance. Tancredo owes his rise to several bizarre developments involving the Republican candidates in the race. Former Rep. Scott McInnis was favored to win the primary, but became engulfed in a plagiarism scandal and lost to Maes. Maes then became dogged by campaign finance violations and ridiculed for his views on U.N. global warming conspiracies involving bicycles in Denver, among other gaffes. He also made questionable claims about his shadowy record as a policeman in Kansas. Tancredo swooped in and focused on his signature issue: immigration. He repeatedly accuses Hickenlooper of running a 'sanctuary city' in Denver. One unsavory Tancredo ad cites the case of an illegal immigrant who drove into a suburban Denver ice cream shop, killing a 3-year-old boy. The boy's father asks Hickenlooper how he can sleep at night. Tancredo promises to sign an Arizona-style law that requires police to check immigration status. Hickenlooper vows to veto it. Tancredo wants to require proof of citizenship to enroll in public schools. Hickenlooper opposes it. Tancredo wants limits on federal stimulus spending. Hickenlooper supports more federal spending and points to federal money providing broadband to rural areas. Tancredo appeals to voters like Frank DeFilippo, a registered Republican. He said this year's gubernatorial race has been 'the craziest I've ever seen,' resulting in odd political alliances. 'I don't feel I'm violating my Republican loyalties, I support other Republican candidates,' he said. Proof of Tancredo's resurgence came with the last financial reports, when he collected $220,000 - 10 times more than Maes - for a total $304,000. Tancredo said much of his support comes from opponents of illegal immigration across the nation. Hickenlooper raised $387,000 from Sept. 30 to October 13, bringing his total to $3.7million. Tancredo spokesman Cliff Dodge said anything can happen in a three-way race. 'Now we have Tom and Hickenlooper neck and neck and we've got a horse race,' Dodge said. 'So much for baggage.'
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#1. To: hondo68 (#0)
Of course he is right, but it is not a smart thing to say right before the election.
EXCELLENT. Tancredo must have balls of solid rock. oBUMa...? well...... considering he's the poster-child for teleprompter politics, and looks like a complete asshat whenever he has to speak extemporaneously...? LOL.
Getting tired of the bozoed calcon following me around on the 'net, wanting to discuss "tossing salad." Sorry, you sick rump-ranger. NOT interested.
Since I am not running for public office, I could easily expand on this. Did al Queda tank the economy and throw 15 million Americans out of work? No. Did Iran run up $13 TRILLION of current U.S. debt and $65 TRILLION in future obligations? No. Did Hugo Chavez destroy our public school system? No. The biggest threat to America are American politicians of both parties. This is just a fact. America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. -- Abraham Lincoln
jw, when you put a space between 'bad' and 'eye' I only see the post by accident. It doesn't show up in 'search'. btw, if Lincoln had been POTUS in 2001, he would have arrested everyone that walked out of a Mosque....(laughing) Ask the Copperhead Democrats of his era.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
If Lincoln were president, his name would be first in the headline. Tanc's not the sort to spare Republican constitution shredders either. After all he did get banned from the Bush white house.
That is very true, which is why many people think that Lincoln was the biggest tyrant who ever occupied the White House.
I think it's brilliant. It's an offhand slap at Bush, and bolsters his reputation as, NOT a bushbot. It's not a direct enough attack to lose the Republican vote, but he will pick up a lot of Bush hater independents and Democrats, IMO. This move could swing Denver and Boulder in Tanc's favor.
I think Tancredo is going to win. Colorado polls are notoriously unreliable this election cycle.
Well then, maybe Tancredo should have added himself right beside Obama.
Yep. Personally, I don't have any use for the guy.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
Their wrong in my honest opinion. I'd put FDR in that top spot.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
My vote goes to Woodrow Wilson.
maybe Tancredo should have added himself right beside Obama. Tanc quit the two party cabal, and is American Constitution Party now. He threw that bunch of crooks under the bus.
Thought of Wilson, but you have to split 'dictator' between him and his wife.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves is sinful and tyrannical." -- Thomas Jefferson
#2. To: hondo68 (#0)
President Barack Obama is a bigger threat to the United States than Al Qaeda or terrorism, Colorado gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo has claimed.
#3. To: Capitalist Eric, hondo68, bad eye, go65 (#2)
"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves is sinful and tyrannical." -- Thomas Jefferson
#4. To: jwpegler (#3)
#5. To: Badeye (#4)
#6. To: Badeye (#4)
btw, if Lincoln had been POTUS in 2001, he would have arrested everyone that walked out of a Mosque....(laughing)
"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves is sinful and tyrannical." -- Thomas Jefferson
#7. To: jwpegler (#1)
#8. To: hondo68 (#0)
#9. To: jwpegler (#3)
The biggest threat to America are American politicians of both parties. This is just a fact.
#10. To: hondo68 (#5)
#11. To: jwpegler (#6)
That is very true, which is why many people think that Lincoln was the biggest tyrant who ever occupied the White House.
#12. To: Badeye (#11)
Their wrong in my honest opinion. I'd put FDR in that top spot.
"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves is sinful and tyrannical." -- Thomas Jefferson
#13. To: meguro (#9)
politicians of both parties
#14. To: jwpegler (#12)
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