Tom Tancredo Too Extreme for Even Tough-Talking GOP - But What About Obama Remarks?

admin — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:56:00 +0000

Marc Santora: "Tough is a brand all the Republican candidates want to own as they run for president. Tough on terrorism, tough on crime, tough on Democrats. But Representative Tom Tancredo, Republican of Colorado, is standing out from the pack, advocating a position that even the most hawkish members of his own party deem irresponsible."

Clay Waters

"Tancredo Takes a Tough Stance," reporter Mark Santora's contribution to the Times' weekly political column "The Caucus," takes a rather hostile anti-Republican tone that portrays second-tier candidate Rep. Tom Tancredo as an extremist who has gone too far even for a party that likes to posture as tough.

Illegal Immigration Concerns in "The Whitest Congressional District in Colorado"

admin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:59:00 +0000

Kirk Johnson on Coloradans concerned about illegal immigration: "Residents and local political leaders say the answer comes down, at least partly, to words like 'order' and 'stability.' Those concerns may mask a certain amount of bigotry or bias."

Clay Waters

Western-based correspondent Kirk Johnson wondered why Colorado residents are getting so worked up over illegal immigration, given they don't even know any illegals, in Sunday's "Anxiety in the Land of the Anti-Immigration Crusader." Even the photo caption was slanted: "The skyline of Highlands Ranch, a booming suburb of Denver that is largely white." Then again, so is Boston.

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Tom Tancredo Too Extreme for Even Tough-Talking GOP - But What About Obama Remarks?

Illegal Immigration Concerns in "The Whitest Congressional District in Colorado"