Thread: A Tom Tancredo you may not know

DENVER, Co. October 25, 2010 - Colorado gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo is an extraordinary man with no shortage of friends, or detractors that have branded Tancredo a racist for his critical stance on Latino illegal immigrants.

Interesting to note, however is that he also earned a standing ovation at the July 12 N.A.A.C.P. forum in Detroit.

The Denver Post reports (October 3, 2010: "Hickenlooper leads in poll but lacks clear majority by Karen E. Crummy" ) that Tancredo holds thirty-four percent of the Colorado vote including his edge over Hickenlooper among Hispanic voters, which Crummy reports as being 42 to 40 percent. Tancredo is a contender in this race.

In New York to photograph the start of the Sudan Freedom Walk, I was privileged to learn things about Tom Tancredo, and President Obama, that few Americans know anything about. I discovered that while many in the Sudanese refugee community feel betrayed by President Obama, they reserve a special place in their hearts for Tom Tancredo.
Tancredo holding Bok's autobiography after a campaign stop outside Tony Rigatoni's Restaurant in Golden, Colorado on Oct. 22, 2010.

Tancredo holding Bok's autobiography after a campaign stop outside Tony Rigatoni's Restaurant in Golden, Colorado on Oct. 22, 2010.

It was in front of the United Nations Building in Manhattan that I first heard a Sudanese human rights activist mention Tancredo's name in connection to U.S. foreign policy. What was said became instantly intriguing because of the depth of feeling for Tancredo expressed.

In 2001, then Congressman Tancredo was the primary sponsor and author of the Sudan Peace Act, later signed into law by President George W. Bush. That act focused on stopping a decades-long genocide, slave trade and the Sudanese government's use of force to support slaving. Meeting with escaped slaves and refugees from Sudan who are community leaders and activists in Boston, New York and Philadelphia offered a rare insight into a man who now stands poised to be the next Governor of Colorado emerged.

During the period of September 15-27, 2010 Tancredo was not on anyone's radar as a serious contender in the gubernatorial race. Now that Mr. Tancredo has surged in the polls and rearranged the political landscape, I thought it a good idea to ask my new Sudanese friends what thoughts they had about his candidacy and his detractors.

Francis Bok, who now resides in Boston, was kidnapped during a massacre of his village by Arab slavers at the age of seven, miraculously escaping his captors a decade later.

“He should be considered for governor because he’s someone that has a vision, he’s someone that is always looking years in front of him, he is someone that is visioning for others,â€

I wish Tom Tancredo the best of success in winning the Governor's race in Colorado. I admire his work so much on helping us to stop illegal immigration and am delighted to learn of his work to end slavery in the Sudan. He is a wonderful person.

[quote] “It doesn’t make sense that people call Tom a racist.â€

Great post Justthefacts.

The sad part is that the opposition has labeled Tancredo and that is the image they push

Tom is actually very very good on a whole bunch of issues , not just immigration.

Tom Tancredo's Contract with Colorado

1.
I will veto any bill and oppose any referendum or initiative that seeks to increase state taxes, or temporarily or permanently relax any spending cap or Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) limit.

2.
I will rescind the executive order unionizing state government, institute a meaningful hiring freeze, reduce the number of state employees by 2012, and reduce the amount of state expenditures associated with politically appointed positions, including the Governor's Office.

3.
I will conduct a review of state departments, agencies, boards and commissions and seek to consolidate and eliminate them where appropriate.

4.
I will veto, or refer to the public for a vote, any significant fee increase.

5.
I will support legislation (modeled on the 2007 Arizona statute) requiring all private employers to verify the employment eligibility of all new hires through mandatory participation in the federal e-verify program.

6.
I will work to reverse the massive increase in property taxes brought about by Governor Ritter's mill levy freeze, and the car tax imposed by SB 09-108

7.
I will issue an executive order directing the Department of Local Affairs to thoroughly audit compliance with SB 06-90, and will order DOLA to deny state grants to any "sanctuary city" or any "sanctuary county."

8.
I will veto any legislation that would curtail the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, and strenuously oppose any federal legislation or international treaty that may curtail that right.

9.
I will support legislation, and revisions to state rules, that will promote the responsible development of all sources of energy, including wind, solar hydroelectric, oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear power.

10.
I will support and promote efforts to expand school choice through additional charter schools and education vouchers.

11.
I will oppose any federal stimulus bill that grows the federal deficit.

12.
I will oppose any effort that seeks to roll back tort reforms.

13.
I will oppose federal encroachments on states' rights protected by the Tenth Amendment.

14.
I will reinstate the Owens era ban on Taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood and other organizations that provide abortions, and I will support and defend the sanctity of human life.

15.
I will support the establishment of a reserve "rainy day fund."

16.
I will support the enactment of mandatory minimum prison sentences for child sex predators on the first offense.

17.
I will appoint conservative judges who respect the Constitution and try to interpret laws, not make them.

18.
I will support legislation designed to reduce the impact of the Business Personal Property Tax.

19.
I will appoint reform-minded conservatives and new leaders who will bring a fresh perspective to state government.

20.
I will support efforts to reinstate a meaningful limit on state spending.



http://www.tancredoforgovernor.co/contr ... orado.html