US presidential candidate Tom Tancredo has approved a TV ad talking about “[securing] the borders, deporting those who don’t belong, and make sure they never come back.” This ad comes after another that says the US needs to close up the borders to immigrants that has “come to take our jobs” and to “kill.”
Does anyone actually take this guy seriously? Why the hell would you have someone like that running for president? This all reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Mayor Quinby blamed Springfield’s woes on the immigrants.
I also read an article on MSNBC, which quoted Tancredo saying, “If we are serious about achieving the goal of a colorblind society, Congress should lead by example and end these divisive, race-based caucuses.” Excuse me? who said anything about wanting a color-blind society. As long as racism exists (and it is very alive right now) we will need race-based laymakers because they are the ones who will speak for the oppressed. Even though the concept of race is only a social-construct, it is also a social reality and we need treat it as such.
Mr. Tancredo is sounding wackier and wackier the more I read about him.
