Tancredo sees "void," plans presidential committee

[El Supremo]

By Jennifer Talhelm
The Associated Press
Article Last Updated: 01/16/2007 09:17:38 AM MST

Washington - Colorado Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo, an outspoken opponent of illegal immigration, said today he will form an exploratory committee this week for a possible presidential campaign but does not plan to give up his House seat.

After making a weekend trip to Iowa, home to the first nominating caucus in January 2008, Tancredo said voters there told him other presidential candidates don't share their views.

"They believe that there is a void in this race that none of the other candidates are willing or able to fill," he said.

Tancredo has said immigration would be a central issue if he does run. Campaign spokesman Tim Haley said today Tancredo would also push opposition to abortion and other conservative themes as well.

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_5023413

CRAP! I'LL NEVER GET RID OF HIM AS MY CONGRESSMAN!

[Hobarticus]

1. Ah yes, the kinder, gentler face of the GOP...

Run, Tom, run!

[YDogg]

2. who?

[laylah]

4. A homophobic, fake Christian,

immigrant hating Repub from Colorado. Good luck, Tancredo, ain't gonna happen. :puke:

Jenn

[YDogg]

7. ah. never heard of him. sounds like just another republican asshat

thanks for the info.

[El Supremo]

11. Don't you remember?

He is the nut who recently said that Miami was like a third world country. And before that that we should not rule out nuking Mecca.

[NYCGirl]

3. Oh please, oh please run! This guy is a nutjob of the highest order.

It'd be incredible entertainment!

[depakid]

9. I can see it now Brownback/Tancredo

The Dream ticket!

[UTUSN]

12. K&R for YESssss!!1 My dream ticket for Dem opposition!!!1 n/t

[tanyev]

16. Katherine Harris for Secretary of State!

:rofl:

[flamingyouth]

5. A void of racist xenophobes?

Best of luck, Tom! :sarcasm:

[smoogatz]

6. The dream ticket: Brownback/Tancredo

It could happen, ya know.

[leftofthedial]

8. he's a wack job

I don't think he'll win reelection to Congress again.

President? What a load of bullshit.

[BushOut06]

10. Good - we need someone to track down all those missing Soviet suitcase nukes

:sarcasm:

In case you weren't aware, this is the Congressman who's made claims that Al Qaeda has smuggled at least a dozen, maybe more, Soviet-era suitcase nukes into this country.

[gratuitous]

13. Okay, well . . .

We have the Republican nutjob slot filled. Thanks, Mr. Tancredo.

Humor value aside of this assclown's candidacy, I don't want this garbanzo within telescope distance of the reins of power in this country. Send him on an exploratory mission to, I dunno, Pluto or somewhere.

[Greeby]

14. Yeah, there's a void alright

It's in his cranial chamber :evilgrin:

[John Q. Citizen]

15. Does Colorado have recall? n/t

[Sal316]

17. Tancredo supports terrorists....

...and the best part is I don't even have to lie!

<snip>

John Hawkins: Let me ask you another question, it's Iran related. I heard that you support the National Council of Resistance (NCR), a political arm of the Mujahedin-e Kalq (MEK)...

Tom Tancredo: Yes, I do.

John Hawkins: While they are certainly an anti-Iranian group, the State Department says they are also terrorists. Do you believe that to be the case and...

Tom Tancredo: Well, if you're a mullah in Iran, you definitely view them as a terrorist. They're not a terrorist threat to the United States. They pose absolutely no threat. In fact, they are a great asset.

Link

<snip>

I wonder when he'll have his Reagan moment and call them "Freedom Fighters"?

[HockeyMom]

18. "Nuke Mecca" Tancredo?

That one?

[Mz Pip]

19. Yes, there's a void

The Repugs need MORE, not less, ideologically insane candidates out there.

The many faces of the GOP - Tom Tancredo represents the paranoid, hater of brown people wing. McCain, Guilliani are much too nice to brown people.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[IndianaGreen]

20. David Duke is not running

so I guess that's the void that Tancredo was talking about.

[Jack Rabbit]

21. The only reason we know who he is is because we're news junkies

Outside of DU and FR, Joe Sixpack asks, "Tom Who?"

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

22. The only void is the huge one between Tom's ears

and that's a fact.