Comments on: Tancredomentum! http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/03/26/tancredomentum-2/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:25:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: SpiderJ http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/03/26/tancredomentum-2/#comment-80296 SpiderJ Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:00:44 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6679#comment-80296 Funny thing about Tancredo is that he's a classic example of being a poor advocate for ideas that one could have a reasonable discussion about. He simply can't learn to choose his words properly. You want to discuss illegal immigration strictly in terms of the actual act of immigrating illegally, that's great. But don't show up at rallies hosted by Confederate nostalgists and then call Miami a "Third World country," because then you're going to look like a racist. I actually agree with his recent comments on abolishing race-based House caucuses, although I think it's something that will take more time and social progress to be a reality. I'm still ticked off at the Black Caucus for throwing their support behind William Jefferson for seemingly no reason save his race. Funny thing about Tancredo is that he’s a classic example of being a poor advocate for ideas that one could have a reasonable discussion about. He simply can’t learn to choose his words properly.

You want to discuss illegal immigration strictly in terms of the actual act of immigrating illegally, that’s great. But don’t show up at rallies hosted by Confederate nostalgists and then call Miami a “Third World country,” because then you’re going to look like a racist.

I actually agree with his recent comments on abolishing race-based House caucuses, although I think it’s something that will take more time and social progress to be a reality. I’m still ticked off at the Black Caucus for throwing their support behind William Jefferson for seemingly no reason save his race.

]]> By: Marty http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/03/26/tancredomentum-2/#comment-80295 Marty Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:51:17 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6679#comment-80295 Huh? "hateful, bigoted, anti-immigrant?" Bigoted toward whom? (Other that illegal immigrants.) Certainly not hispanics, considering his chief of staff and assistant are hispanic. You got anything else? (I know you rely on the argument stopping use of the term "bigot" or "racist" but there are just some times when you need to do better.) Huh? “hateful, bigoted, anti-immigrant?”

Bigoted toward whom? (Other that illegal immigrants.)

Certainly not hispanics, considering his chief of staff and assistant are hispanic.

You got anything else?

(I know you rely on the argument stopping use of the term “bigot” or “racist” but there are just some times when you need to do better.)

]]> By: Dr. Anatole Gavage-Huskanoy http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/03/26/tancredomentum-2/#comment-80294 Dr. Anatole Gavage-Huskanoy Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:04:05 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6679#comment-80294 One time I had the opportunity to ask Bay Buchanan in a public forum this question: "How much worse would the country have to become in order for your brother to become electable?" She did not have an intelligible response. It was a fine moment of which I am still proud. One time I had the opportunity to ask Bay Buchanan in a public forum this question: “How much worse would the country have to become in order for your brother to become electable?” She did not have an intelligible response. It was a fine moment of which I am still proud.

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