Tom Tancredo fires opening salvo in this year's 'War On Christmas' rhetoric

[stevedeshazer]

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/tancredo-talks-sharia-law-nyc-mosque-border-crossing-terrorists.php?ref=fpa



Tom Tancredo isn't going away. The former congressman and one-time presidential candidate may have upended the Colorado gubernatorial race with his third-party run, but he's still not shy to air his controversial views on national issues. In a phone interview with TPM, Tancredo discussed the gubernatorial race, the Cordoba House project, and what he really fears about Obama. He also referenced a long-standing urban legend about the Obamas' supposed war on Christmas.

"I remember a little thing, like Ms. Obama saying she didn't want any Christian artifacts in the White House during Christmas time," Tancredo said. Another problem, Tancredo said, is "hosting Ramadan events there."

Tancredo's recitation of the urban myth about Michelle Obama disdaining Christmas is just one of several instance of Tancredo ascribing an otherness to the Obamas.

When asked about a recent poll showing a growing number of Americans who believe Obama is a Muslim, Tancredo blamed the President. He said Obama has "done a lot to foster those kinds of concerns," and pointed at some examples.

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[babylonsister]

1. I just read this at tpm; he's such a clown. I wonder if

his mouth hurts from shoving his foot in it so often.

[stevedeshazer]

3. I'm really getting tired of the attacks on Michelle Obama

Jeezus, how low can they go?

[Erose999]

9. He's serously at risk for hoof and mouth disease.

Somebody should take him to a vet and get him checked out. Maybe he needs a de-worming too.

[Enrique]

2. I thought the War on Christmas season starts on Labor Day

this is like a sneak attack.

[stevedeshazer]

5. Tancredo has an itchy trigger finger.

He's about a week early. Premature, but it is an election year.

[tanyev]

4. What happened to waiting until after Halloween to begin the War on Christmas?

*sigh*

[CrownPrinceBandar]

8. I'm declaring an armistice with Thanksgiving so I can get ready...n/t

[peace13]

6. Ramadan..I believe that was * 's specialty. n/t

[jaxx]

7. What an ass.

Can you just imagine his reading material? Supermarket tabloids appeal to his type.

[Johonny]

10. How come Tom Tancredo never sent me a Christmas card

and he seems to know a lot of being a secret Muslim. Hmm...