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Title: Tancredo: Palin Not Fit For The Presidency
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URL Source: http://hotair.com/archives/2010/03/ ... in-not-fit-for-the-presidency/
Published: Mar 1, 2010
Author: Ed Morrissey
Post Date: 2010-03-01 14:12:18 by Brian S
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Views: 7366
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The decision by Sarah Palin to campaign for John McCain has opened up a Tea Party tiff between two of its firebrand conservatives. Former Congressman Tom Tancredo, who has campaigned among Tea Party activists for his long-standing fight against comprehensive immigration reform, declares Palin unfit for the presidency and an unprincipled politician for supporting his bete noir in his re-election bid: After her speech at the Nashville convention, Palin said she is considering a run for the presidency in 2012. Tancredo however, does not believe she is fit for the presidency. “I really don’t have this feeling about her as being presidential,” he Tancredo said. “I don’t know what it is exactly. I don’t know if the issues really are that difficult for her or not.” He questions if she has what it takes, and whether she really wants it. “As governor of the state of Alaska, she doesn’t have all that kind of experience. She can get better. But I don’t know if she is really looking to do it.’’ It could all be a commercial thing, just a way to sell books? John McCain has brought over his former running mate to campaign for him in Arizona, where the Tea Party movement is challenging his seat in the Senate. She will campaign against J.D. Hayworth, a friend of yours who is on your side in the immigration debate. What does that tell you about Palin? “That tells me she is a Republican. I am not. I mean, I am a member of that party and that will always stay that way. But to me it’s only a mechanism, a way to get on the ballot and all that. But she is a real Republican.’’ She has to do this to rise in the party ranks? “I think so.’’ So she is just as much an unprincipled politician as all the rest of them? “To a large extent.’’ It’s important to remember that Tancredo ran for the Presidency in 2008, and may try again in 2012, too. He will want to set up a contrast with Palin — and, by extension, the rest of the Republican candidates — and so he’s not likely to be an objective observer on any of them. Tancredo explains that his falling out with McCain came from a supposed verbal fight over Tancredo’s refusal to give the BCRA quid pro quo support after McCain did some fundraising for Tancredo to get him elected, and this kind of story allows Tancredo to make himself into the “not business as usual” candidate … even though the entirety of Tancredo’s resume comes from his work inside the Beltway as Congressman. Palin’s support for McCain has gotten her some criticism, but it’s difficult to see what other choice she could make. She has talked endlessly about her admiration for the man who put her on a national ticket, including supporting most of McCain’s policy choices. During the campaign, Palin expressed support for McCain’s immigration policies, which not only puts her at loggerheads with Tancredo but also with McCain’s primary opponent J. D. Hayworth. If Palin wants to build herself into a presidential contender, she has to get involved in Senate and House races this cycle, and it would have been impossible for her to legitimately stay neutral in Arizona. Taking a neutral position would have been tantamount to an endorsement of Hayworth. As far as Tea Party credibility goes, Tancredo has his own problems: But there you were, staunch conservative Tom Tancredo in one of his last days in Congress, supporting a huge government program for the financial sector on the side of all the liberals you loathed your whole life. Do the Tea Party people realise that you supported the bailout? “I don’t know.’’ And if they knew, wouldn’t they be angry with you? “Yeah, I am sure that would take the lustre off.’ As it happens, I have more sympathy for Tancredo on this point. Congress voted to buy up the toxic mortgage-backed securities to stabilize the lending markets, not bailouts of financial institutions (I originally supported the original idea, while critics rightly predicted it would turn into a blank check). The Bush and Obama administrations used that money for a completely different purpose, as Tancredo correctly explains, although Congress buckled under to supplying the language that allowed Treasury to do that. That, however, is a nuanced point — and more importantly, the policy turned out to be against the main thrust of the Tea Party movement for limiting government interventions. Tancredo’s experience shows the need for nuanced understanding of political decisions … a point which he completely misses with Palin, mainly to benefit himself.
“Sure. Make a lot of money and stay in the mix. I think that’s a great idea.’’
“Oh, it was very strange. It was bizarre! But let me tell you the interesting aspect from my point of view. There were several people that essentially said to me (and many, many, many more who didn’t say it), ‘I can’t vote for it, but my God, I hope it passes’.’’ …
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
Moonbat v. Dingbat
Day 8 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 6 Of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...)
Palin's bonafides dwarf this kooks.
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
That is a dilemma for you Palin-drones, isn't it?
Obammy sez it I imagine Goldi's head will explode when she reads this?
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
More like pop...
Day 8 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 6 Of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...)
No big deal, its empty as we all know....(chuckle)
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
at one time she posted to me that the reason he didn't win the nomination in 2008 was because the GOP was conspiring against him.
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
It's better than that. It looks like her whole site exploded - again.
One of the things I've learned about Star Trek, They are way ahead of their time and none of the scientific concepts they use is bogus. They base it all on REAL science. - Goldi-lox 3/01/10
Nurse Ratched will probably turn on him for disrespecting her hero.
Wha...huh?
Day 8 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 6 Of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...)
pa lin drone - n. someone who's life is so empty and void of meaning that they find it newsworthy when a former Alaskan governor and failed VP candidate so much as farts.
Obammy sez it ROFLMAO...fuck off, shill...she's in the public eye by her own choice so she - and her apologists - are going to have to live with the consequences...
Day 9 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 7 Of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...)
Consequences? Watching you palindrones implode? I can live with that.
Obammy sez it You cannot make up your own words nor may you assign new definitions for old ones. Maybe if she stopped deep throating every mic she sees and stopped pimping out her kids then the comments would stop. Otherwise...refer to my previous comment about fucking off. She does something and I feel like commenting then I am going to do so...no matter how upset it makes you.
Day 9 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 7 Of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...)
Obammy sez it Words mean something. Don't blame me...blame Noah Webster... I'm sure your indignation at a politician acting like **gasp** a politician extends to everyone else - like the Kennedys, Chuckie Shumer and Jesse Jackson, for instance? Dunno...I'd leave that to you teddydrones, Schumerdrones and Jacksondrones [snicker].... I discovered the word "fuck" in the third grade - I believe it was. It was pretty exciting. My folks didn't think so, though. I learned "fuck" in 1964 [I was 6] when a buddy of mine showed me a foreign magazine [want to say it was Swedish] that had fucking in it. He had "stole" the magazine from his older brother who had come home from VietNam minus a foot. I knew right away that it was one of those words that my knowledge of it was best kept away from adults... Good for you! Maybe you can incorporate the word "shit" next time! You're the 3rd from last person from whom I need lexicographical advice. Only Boofer and Nudge are before you. Sorry. Your fixations (as demonstrated daily by your taglines) have no interest to me besides entertainment value. I have no fixations. I just strive for completion.
Day 9 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 7 Of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...)
Appreciate the comparison, but I'm not he. Try again?
Obammy sez it If the shoe fits...
Day 9 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 7 Of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...)
Like I said, empty. She sees vast conspiracy theories all the time, both in politics and her personal life.
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
I was watching Fox News earlier today and interesting that they had Lady Lynn de Rothschild, a member of the Rothschild family who was behind McCain's run for the Presidency. We should remember that Palin was McCain's running mate. I knew Palin was intending to run for the Presidency. I had been saying this for over a year now. And I'm betting that the Rothschild's will be backing her ass too. It all ties together here now and makes sense. People need to wake up and realize that Palin is just a tool. The real players are those, such as the Rothschilds and Rockefellers, who use these tools to implement their NWO. None of these players represent the American sheeple.
#2. To: Brian S (#0)
#3. To: war (#1)
Moonbat v. Dingbat
I believes it
an' that settles it!
#4. To: Brian S (#0)
#5. To: go65 (#4)
I imagine Goldi's head will explode when she reads this?
#6. To: go65 (#4)
#7. To: Badeye (#6)
No big deal, its empty as we all know....(chuckle)
#8. To: go65 (#4)
I imagine Goldi's head will explode when she reads this?
#9. To: go65 (#4)
I imagine Goldi's head will explode when she reads this?
#10. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#3)
#11. To: war (#10)
Wha...huh?
I believes it
an' that settles it!
#12. To: Client 9 (#11)
(Edited)
#13. To: war, go65, Skip Intro, Fred Mertz (#12)
(Edited)
she's in the public eye by her own choice she - and her apologists - are going to have to live with the consequences...
I believes it
an' that settles it!
#14. To: Client 9 (#13)
(Edited)
Consequences? Watching you palindrones implode?
#15. To: war (#14)
(Edited)
You cannot make up your own words nor may you assign new definitions for old ones.
I realize you were the hall monitor over at LP. Are you the word police now? Maybe if she stopped deep throating every mic she sees and stopped pimping out her kids then the comments would stop.
I'm sure your indignation at a politician acting like **gasp** a politician extends to everyone else - like the Kennedys, Chuckie Shumer and Jesse Jackson, for instance? Otherwise...refer to my previous comment about fucking off.
I discovered the word "fuck" in the third grade - I believe it was. It was pretty exciting. My folks didn't think so, though. She does something and I feel like commenting then I am going to do so
Good for you! Maybe you can incorporate the word "shit" next time! ...no matter how upset it makes you.
Sorry. Your fixations (as demonstrated daily by your taglines) have no interest to me besides entertainment value.
I believes it
an' that settles it!
#16. To: Client 9, Badeye, Mudboy Slim (#15)
(Edited)
I realize you were the hall monitor over at LP. Are you the word police now?
#17. To: war (#16)
Client 9
I believes it
an' that settles it!
#18. To: Client 8.9 (#17)
#19. To: go65 (#7)
#20. To: Brian S (#0)
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