Slog - Comments on Tom Tancredo Is Not Running For President Anymore http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden Posted by Ryan S. Jackson Tom Tancredo has been called many things in his life: Mexican-hating Congressman, Mexican-hating presidential candidate, Mexican-hating husband and father. And now he can be called one more thing: Mexican-hating campaign failure. U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo announced today he's ending his long-shot bid for the White House. The Colorado Republican made his exit from the race official at a press conference this afternoon in downtown Des Moines. He'll throw his support behind GOP candidate Mitt Romney, he said. Tancredo ran a campaign based on fear. Not a handsome man, a well-spoken man, or in many respects... Copyright 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:55:07 -0800 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:39:19 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle I'm sure the Wall Street Journal is overjoyed - their chief story on the election today is how Americans are becoming anti-global (ignoring the reality that we just want our foreign treaties to include labor and environmental standards, and investigation, prosecution, sentencing, jail, and confiscation of assets of CEOs/execs who hire illegal workers, not the workers themselves per se).

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c879999 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c879999 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:02:01 -0800 Comment by Lake GREAT picture selection. Because, you know, the slash is almost like right over his face..hehe

]]> Lake http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880018 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880018 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:08:47 -0800 Comment by Hernandez I hope he gets run over by a truck full of day laborers.

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880021 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880021 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:10:12 -0800 Comment by Matt from Denver My prediction is that he'll get himself a radio show and / or a syndicated column, which will fail because of his utter inability to talk about anything but immigration.

There are rumors that he's considering a run for our open Senate seat but the state GOP has it's annointed candidate (former Rep. Bob Schaffer, and I might have misspelled the last name) and has successfully chased all other considered candidates, including another former US rep who has a $2 million war chest. Tank is arrogant enough to defy the state GOP and run anyway, but we'll see if he tries to hang on.

]]> Matt from Denver http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880030 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880030 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:13:29 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew


So are Hispanics hip to the fact that they're the gays of 2008 and the Republicans hate their guts?

What about all of those articles in the recent past claiming that the R's have sown up the Hispanic vote thanks to God, guns and gays? I can't imagine all this deranged, hateful, paranoid, racist xenophobia is going over well.

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880047 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880047 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:18:12 -0800 Comment by Tlazolteotl Well you see, getting the rest of the GOP field to hate on immigrants and pull the discussion on this issue far to the right was his entire reason for running, not to actually win the nomination. He may be batshit crazy, but I doubt he's that stupid.

]]> Tlazolteotl http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880049 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880049 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:18:30 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe @5

Right-wing 101:

The gays are attacking the American family, by being...gay, and...they're disgusting faith-ruining faggots. Solution: second-class citizenships, justified bigotry.

The hispanics are taking their jobs, not paying any taxes and still-no-speaka-English. Solution: build a fence, be a racist.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880070 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880070 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:24:50 -0800 Comment by Mike of Renton @3

While that would be sweet poetic justice, it would also add ammo to his argument.

]]> Mike of Renton http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880077 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880077 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:26:43 -0800 Comment by Matt from Denver Another rumor on the local blogs is that he's leveraging for a cabinet position which he might try to buy with an endorsement. Word is that he's going to support Huckabee, not Romney, but we'll see.

]]> Matt from Denver http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880113 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880113 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:37:30 -0800 Comment by R.Jackson, Intern to the Stars @10,


He explicitly said he's endorsing Romney at his speech this afternoon. Otherwise, that's totally horrifying, even in rumor form.

]]> R.Jackson, Intern to the Stars http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880132 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880132 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:46:43 -0800 Comment by Hernandez @5 - Yes, we are aware of that.

@8 - Did I mention that the day laborers have laser beams attached to their heads?

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880153 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880153 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:54:34 -0800 Comment by kk What @6 said. Why waste time and money running on this issue now that all the Rs are on board the hate bandwagon? I hope after he gets run over by that truck he winds up in a hospital where all the immigrant staff is on strike.

]]> kk http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880168 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880168 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:59:46 -0800 Comment by douchebaggery @4,

I think it's Schaffer and he's King of the Douchebags for sure. I can't remember what District Tancredo has (had), but Schaffer would actually be worse. He's the worst kind of politician and that's really saying something these days. Anyway, good fucking luck. I hope you live in Degette's district.

]]> douchebaggery http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880254 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880254 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:40:19 -0800 Comment by Matt from Denver @ 10, thanks for the correction.

@ 13, I do live in DeGette's district, but I kinda wish I lived in Tank's district (the 6th, covering southern 'burbs) just so I could be one more liberal that's diluting the GOP makeup of the place. Schaffer used to be the 4th district rep (most of eastern Colorado, seat currently occupied by anti-gay marriage amendment sponsor Marilyn Musgrave, who almost lost re-election and has made a run for the center this term.)

]]> Matt from Denver http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880285 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880285 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:53:51 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @4 is correct, tho. He'll be back - on talk radio.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880395 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880395 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:42:07 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Can you remind us again, who this Tom Tancredo person is?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880553 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880553 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:20:21 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 @16 he is Duncan Hunter with an ethnic sounding name

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880775 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880775 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:06:10 -0800 Comment by M who?

]]> M http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880796 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/tom_tancredo_is_not_running_for_presiden#c880796 2008 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:39:19 -0800