Thread: Does Minuteman support come with a price tag?

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To win the endorsement of the Minuteman Project and its founder, Jim Gilchrist, you need to believe in federal troop deployments to stop illegal immigrants from entering the U.S. and stepped-up deportations of those who do.

You may also need to pay several thousand dollars, according to documents from three Republican campaigns that sought Gilchrist’s endorsement.

The decorated Marine veteran best known for leading his group of outraged, armed citizens on freelance border patrols is an icon of the grass-roots battle against illegal immigration. To his admirers, he’s a citizen enforcing the law where the government has failed. To his critics, he’s a vigilante.

And to Republicans staking out a hard line on immigration, his endorsement is the gold standard. This election cycle, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Utah Senate candidate Tim Bridgewater and Democrat-turned-Republican Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith have been among those accepting his support.

But Republicans in Griffith’s Huntsville district and in one other state say support for a border fence and stepped-up deportation aren’t enough to win Gilchrist’s endorsement: They also were told bluntly that they would need to hire a consulting firm closely linked to the Minuteman founder and run by the project’s political director, Mississippi political consultant Howie Morgan.

When they didn’t hire Morgan, the endorsements didn’t materialize — and in one case, Gilchrist went on to endorse a rival.

Mo Brooks, a Griffith primary challenger, and his campaign manager Bruce Tucker both told POLITICO that Morgan — whom they were interviewing to be their campaign consultant — made the connection clear.

“He clearly stated that hiring him would bring the endorsement of Jim Gilchrist, the Minuteman founder. That was listed as one of the several motivators for us hiring him,â€

The decorated Marine veteran best known for leading his group of outraged, armed citizens on freelance border patrols is an icon of the grass-roots battle against illegal immigration.

Crazy Jim Gilchrist is at it again. He'll do anything for a buck. Please go to the Politico story and let everyone know that Jim Gilchrist has been ostracized by the anti-illegal immigration movement for a variety of reasons and he represents us about as much as Janet Murguia does.

I agree, Crazy Jim is all about the $$$$ and his over inflated EGO! Who on earth would give this man a dime if they knew anything about him?

Jim has not been to the border in years, last time he went down to it they kicked him off Monument 241!

Jim, go back home and return any $$$ you have gotten.

Respectfully,