RSS Feed MenuFormer Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo spoke Thursday night to students on the George Washington University campus at an event sponsored by the Young America’s Foundation. Tancredo played some of his oldest hits for the crowd, repeating remarks he first made about nuclear retaliation in a July 2005 radio interview. Tancredo proposed that if an Islamic terrorist attack was launched on the United States, the best policy for the U.S. would be to use nuclear weapons on Mecca and Medina, because you have “to go for the jugular.”
“Well, what if you said something like — if this happens in the United States, and we determine that it is the result of extremist, fundamentalist Muslims, you know, you could take out their holy sites,” Tancredo argued. The former congressman told students that mutually assured destruction was the best policy for preventing attacks from “Islamo-Facists.” Tancredo insisted that Islamic terrorists would be greatly deterred from launching an attack on U.S. soil if they believe we are “crazy enough” to “take out” Mecca and Medina.
During the course of the event, Frum Forum also asked Tancredo his thoughts on the current state of the Republican Party. He replied, “Bipartisanship is overrated, we don’t need moderates in the party, we need principled conservatives.”Tancredo is looking for another Reagan, “a politician, who can inspire.” However, he does not see anyone who currently fits that mold.
During the speech, Tancredo also played a new tune for the audience, addressing fears about global warming. When asked if the G.O.P. needs to adopt a platform on climate change and current environmental issues his response was quite eloquent in its brevity: “We have a position, its bull****.”
Tancredo’s old hits about bombing Mecca were not well received. Those statements were met with mixed reactions from the crowd. Many students’ jaws dropped in amazement after he made the comments. Some looked around in awe and asked “Is he serious?” Others defended the need for such crazed action by saying “there is no other option.”
Distressingly though the students in attendance seemed quite happy with Tancredo’s new remarks on climate change and his statement that the GOP needs to move farther to the right, purging itself of moderates and RINOS.
Conservative Intellectual // Oct 19, 2009 at 10:49 pm
My problem with black voters is they seem to think conservatives are suppose to bend over for them to get their vote. Vote with us if you agree with us, but don’t think we have to kiss your ass.
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rbottoms // Oct 20, 2009 at 12:52 am
My problem with black voters is they seem to think conservatives are suppose to bend over for them to get their vote.
Unlike any other interest group of course.
Hey, ignore and demean us. Fine with me, it’s not like I want the GOP to win.
rbottoms // Oct 20, 2009 at 12:52 am
My problem with black voters is they seem to think conservatives are suppose to bend over for them to get their vote.
Unlike any other interest group of course. Hey, ignore and demean us. Fine with me, it’s not like I want the GOP to win.
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brandon // Oct 20, 2009 at 4:30 pm
But rbottoms, don’t the Democrats also ignore and demean African American voters. They at least take them for granted. If I know I’m automatically going to get your vote no matter what, then I have no need to worry at all about your concerns.
rbottoms // Oct 20, 2009 at 9:56 pm
But rbottoms, don’t the Democrats also ignore and demean African American voters.
Yes, it’s gotten so bad one of got elected president.
Damn you Democratic party.
rbottoms // Oct 20, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Are Republicans just plain stupid? Insane?
I not even joking or asking a snarky question. What in Jesus’ name is wrong with you people?
More than half of Republicans either say President Obama doesn’t love America or say they aren’t sure of his feelings toward the country he leads.
That’s according to a new national poll due out tomorrow from Public Policy Polling. The firm gave TPMDC an early look this afternoon.
PPP polled 766 registered voters nationwide. Of the GOP respondents, 27% agreed that Obama “loves America,” 48% disagreed and 25% said they weren’t sure.
There’s just no point to even trying.
brandon // Oct 21, 2009 at 12:40 am
The president is just one office. Don’t you think Congress would be more concerned about their African American constituents if they knew their vote was in play?
rbottoms // Oct 21, 2009 at 1:03 am
Don’t you think Congress would be more concerned about their African American constituents if they knew their vote was in play?
Get back to me when you have more than zero black Republicans in the House & Senate.
rbottoms // Oct 21, 2009 at 1:23 am
I’ll even throw you a bone.
Explain to me how it is in 40 years you haven’t managed to make Earl Graves Jr. a Congressman or Senator. And shock me by knowing who he is and why his name makes sense without having to Google it.
Rod // Oct 21, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Well…..at least he’s right about the global warming part.
brandon // Oct 22, 2009 at 12:04 am
rbottoms, the only Earl Graves I know of was a NBA basketball player, but I couldn’t tell you what he does now or anything he has to do with politics.
I agree the Republican Party has not done enough outreach or been effective and getting our message across to most of the African American community.
But I would argue the Democrats take your vote for granted. Let’s take an issue that effects the black population more than the white, big city public school systems.
What have the Democrats done to help educate minority school children in Washington, Detroit, Philadelphia, the Bronx, New Orleans, Chicago etc. All these cities are run by your party and have been for some time, yet the schools are third world level.
You really think most Democrats give a damn about African Americans other than on election day?
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