Tom Tancredo

Tom Tancredo Governor's Race: Former Congressman Says "I Think I Will Run"

Posted 11.12.2009 | Denver


Former Congressman and and presidential candidate Tom Tancredo told Westword Thursday that he will likely enter the race for Governor of Colorado, cha...

Cyber-Deported! My Personal Tragic True Story of Being Rejected by the Tancredo Campaign

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 11.11.2009 | Denver


Mario Solis-Marich

I believe that Tom Tancredo should be the Republican nominee for the Governor of Colorado. But I must say that I was shocked when I was kicked out of the "Draft Tancredo" Facebook page!

Veteran Moulitsas Versus Tom Tancredo as Moral Tale

Beau Friedlander | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


Beau Friedlander

You merely need to let Tancredo talk to defeat him in a debate. Why would you deride him for not serving his country because of depression, a debilitating illness that affects 8 to 12 percent of the population?

MSNBC's Shuster Assails GOP Leadership's Embrace Of Right-Wing Scare Tactics, Ex-GOP Congressman Storms Off Set After Insult

Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics


On MSNBC Friday night, David Shuster (filling in for Ed Shultz) addressed hateful signs at Thursday's Capitol Hill "House call" against health care re...

Pot Wars: A Bipartisan Failure

Jessica Corry | Posted 09.25.2009 | Denver


Jessica Corry

Democrats calculate they will have nothing to gain by legalizing. Republicans fear angering a socially conservative base of voters all too eager to forget its beer-bonging college days.

Bill Owens, Former Governor, Has Been Sponsoring Education For An Undocumented Immigrant

The Denver Post | Karen E. Crummy | Posted 09.23.2009 | Denver


A new book written by Helen Thorpe adds a footnote to the story of an Aurora honor student, brought to the U.S. illegally by his parents, who found hi...

Tancredo Slams Jane Norton: Tell Us What You Think, Should She Be Running For Senate?

Huffington Post | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver


Update: In response to Norton's announcement, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesman Eric Schultz immediately went on the attack, releasin...

Jane Norton Senate Run: Tancredo Says She's "Not Ready"

The Denver Post | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver


Former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton will announce her candidacy for the U.S. Senate today, much to the chagrin of retired U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo. Tancredo ...

Tancredo Defends Joe Wilson: "President Is Either A Liar Or Stupid, And I Don't Think He's Stupid" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Former Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo didn't back down from his statement that Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) should not have apologized to President O...

There They Go Again: Tom Tancredo, Mark Krikorian and the Politics of Hate and Fear

Janet Murguía | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics


Janet Murguía

The politics of hate and fear are not new to our country. We've seen them before. We know what they look like. Right now, they look a lot like Tom Tancredo and Mark Krikorian.

Colbert Mocks Conservative Pundits For Claims Of Reverse Racism; Calls Buchanan A 'Reverse Civil Rights Leader' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 08.21.2009 | Comedy


Stephen Colbert eviscerated Tom Tancredo, Pat Buchanan and Rush Limbaugh last night for claiming Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is racist and t...

Dickipedia: Tom Tancredo

Dickipedia | Kevin Allocca | Posted 07.30.2009 | Comedy


Thomas Gerard Tancredo (born December 20, 1945) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, former presidential candi...

Mainstreaming Extremism: What's the American Cause National Conference Cooking Up?

Adam Luna | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics


Adam Luna

There's an old saying: show me who you're friends are and I'll tell you who you are.

Tom Tancredo Linked To Minutemen Accused Of Double Murder

The Colorado Independent | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics


Shawna Forde and members of Minuteman American Defense -- an anti-illegal immigration vigilante group charged in the double homicide of an Arizona man...

Seeds of Hatred---Reaping the Harvest

Larry Gellman | Posted 07.07.2009 | Media


Larry Gellman

We can't call ourselves civilized until we learn to disagree like grownups.

Marcus Epstein Gives Everyone a Bad Name

Disgrasian | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics


Disgrasian

Marcus Epstein should know by now: Shame never dies. After all: shame, disappointment in self, feelings of failure and a deep sense of self-loathing ...

Think Again: The Surprising Success of the Right-Wing Rant

Eric Alterman | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media


Eric Alterman

For once, Foxnation.com has got it right.

Senator Sessions, Judge Sotomayor, And Racism

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

In all the hoopla over Judge Sonia Sotomayor being nominated to the Supreme Court, there is one interesting side story that the media is largely ignor...

Jason Linkins

Playboy Scorned For Hateful Attack On Conservative Pundits (And The Rest Of Today's Scritti Politti)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.03.2009 | Media


Circumstances conspired against me doing what Chip Hanlon advises on these pages today: heap a ton of scorn on Playboy Magazine and writer Guy Cimbalo...

The Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor -- Can it Be a Teachable Moment?

Les Francis | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics


Les Francis

We can hope that the confirmation process will be intense, spirited, and enlightening, and that Sotomayor -- and we -- will be spared the cheap, the tawdry, and the demagogic. We can hope, but we also should strive to make it so.

The Fight Over Sonia Sotomayor: Why Were So Few Hispanics on TV Debating the First Hispanic Supreme Court Nominee?

Eric Deggans | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics


Eric Deggans

What irks me most about the media circus around Sotomayor's nomination is that white politicians and pundits pretend their race and culture have no impact on their sensibilities.

Marcus Epstein's Racist Assault Bruises Buchanan And Tancredo

Washington Independent | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics


On July 7, 2007, Marcus Epstein had too much to drink and stumbled onto Georgetown's scenic, shop-lined M Street, walking in no particular direction. ...

Will the Fight Over Gay Marriage Be the End of Right vs. Left Thinking?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

Not that long ago, gay marriage was a dependable wedge issue Republicans could use to keep its base in line. But now that wedge is clearly splintering.

Tancredo PAC Backs Staffer Charged In Racist Assault

Colorado Independent | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics


I just talked to Bay Buchanan, the co-chairman of Team America PAC and president of the American Cause, who is sticking by executive director (of both...

Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Nomination: Obama Gives the Nation Another Teaching Moment

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

One thing is clear: President Obama's choice of a Latina woman has sparked the ugliest reaction from the Republican Right we've seen years.