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August 31, 2012 09:50 PM UTC

Coffman Celebrates His Love For Tom Tancredo

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  • by: Colorado Pols


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Audio just forwarded to us of Rep. Mike Coffman speaking at the National Asian Indian Republican Association’s annual meeting in Denver earlier this month. Noted for the record:

COFFMAN: I have to recognize my predecessor, Congressman Tom Tancredo. You know, having been in Washington for the three years I have been there, going on the fourth, I can tell you that when I look at the history of post-World War II America, no member of Congress has fought harder to defend and secure our borders more than Tom Tancredo. And thank you so much, Tom. Thank you. [Pols emphasis]

Apparently we haven’t said this enough times to sink in, so we’ll say it once again: Coffman is damaged every time he is associated with his predecessor, Rep. Tom Tancredo. Where Coffman once represented an overwhelming GOP stronghold tolerant even of an anti-immigrant extremist like Tancredo, after redistricting last year, Coffman is running in a district that is fully 20% Hispanic. And knows just enough about Tancredo to know he is not their friend.

This latest recorded love for Tancredo from Coffman is yet another in a string of incidents that lead us to conclude he has not realized how different his 2012 constituency is from Tancredo’s. This in our view is astonishing, and reflects either a stupendously out of touch campaign, or an arrogant politician who doesn’t think anything will be enough lose to his underdog opponent.

Well if Joe Miklosi is on the ball, this mistake will get all the attention he can afford.

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14 thoughts on “Coffman Celebrates His Love For Tom Tancredo

  1. He was speaking before an association of IMMIGRANTS. Where Tom Tancredo, your hater of immigrants, was PRESENT.

    Your outrage is deflating in record time, Pols! Like that stupid inflatable cat.

    1. These are a group of Republicans.

      Why don’t you enlighten us ignorant liberals and prgressives as to how effective Tancredo has been with this immigration “problem”.

      What has he accomplished?

      1. Rs want a bigger piece and association with Tanc doesn’t help you there. Maybe not enough to stop Coffman this time but if the GOP can’t make more of a dent than they already have it will be a very big problem for the a party in the future.

          1. fucking insult coming from you . . .

            I like you.

            BlueCat is the best.  She’s never done or said anything that deserves that kind of reprehensible treatment of her.  Apologize, you cad.

    1. Miklosi ought to be spending money on; tying Coffman to Tanc and reminding the public, especially new CD6ers in Aurora, of Tanc’s ties to racists, white supremacists, and anti-immigrant, anti-Hispanic bigots.  He has always made clear he isn’t just opposed to illegal immigrants but fears brown people over-running our culture regardless of legal status.

      E-mail the Miklosi campaign anything along these lines that you have in your ugly file. Great stuff  for raising funds from small donors, too.

      Here in the old Littleton portion of CD6, most people have thought of Coffman as a kind of normal, non-extreme kind of R. Emphasizing his BFF status with Tanc can make a dent in that misperception.

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