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November 28, 2006

Racist of the Year: Tom Tancredo

Ahhhhh, the bastard just keeps on proving that there are racist enclaves where the Nazis still vote in Amerikkka.

Miami is not a third world nation, Tom. You have to go to Mississippi Delta country, for that.

But the way to measure is not by the number of non-Aryans you see in either place. It’s because of the economic oppression of capitalists whose capital was built on the backs of the poorest, which in Mississippi, usually means the whites who keep on oppressing the blacks.

In 2004, Mississippi was #49th in health, 4th in high cancer rates, #1 in infant mortality. Today it’s the worst in children’s well being for the third straight year. It’s the poorest state. It’s 48th in teacher’s pay. 47th in spending-per-pupil. 45th in high school graduation rates. It’s #1 in states with women killed by men and #2 in domestic violence.

It actually ranks low in overall violent crime, but it’s #1 in corporate crime.

For most of these categories, it often alternates with Louisiana for the lowest of the low. Which has a bit to do with the way both states were treated before, during and after Hurricane Katrina.

Go visit it. It LOOKS like the place where the American dream was suffocated.

As for Tom Tancredo, if he’d actually go visit third world countries, we’d all be better off. Until he returns.

2 Responses to “Racist of the Year: Tom Tancredo”

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  2. Tony Richards Says:

    This is a copy of a letter a friend sent Tancredo:

    Sir,

    As a legal immigrant raised in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn among Italian Americans due to the fact that many Italians also migrated to South America, I had the distinct privilege of being discriminated by my own people (yes I am half Italian) because I spoke Spanish. Clearly, it meant that if your Italian grandparents had been lucky enough to have migrated North their status was above those that migrated to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil or Chile! Obviously low level ignorance and I quickly rose above and beyond that low class of people that coincidentally are either Italian or Italian Americans. All I saw was a group of enriched mobsters and the occasional pizzeria owner that made a few dollars, but nothing of the culture that most Italians brag about. Moreover, many Italian people in Bensonhurst, Little Italy (what is left of it thanks to the Chinese invasion), Howard Beach and many parts of the Bronx DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH.

    The previous generalization must sound terrible to anyone, but like you said, the truth must be stated.

    I am appalled at you, the grandson of an Italian migrant specifically targeting Hispanic people during a time when the USA and Europe needs more friends than ever. We Hispanics have died in more wars on the side of the United States of America than any Italian. From every country in this continent we have been coming and bringing much more than ghettoes. You could not possibly stand alongside the multitude of well educated and capable people within the Hispanic culture. If I recall, Italy had NOTHING to do with America in its inception. Even the lie about Cristobal Colon has come to the forefront, he was born in Catalonia! for gods sake! He was NOT Genovese. Yes indeed, it was Spain, England and France my friend. It hurts, but we must admit it.

    What is the matter with you, all of a sudden you are high class because you live in Colorado?

    Who named you king of the Americas? Yes America is a continent, and whether late comers like you may want to be in an exclusive club, the world is changing and America must grow to meet the challenges that we face in the future such as a unified Europe with an alarming Muslim population and growing. Did you read Oriana Fallaci’ s “the force of reason”? . Speak of security, we should start checking Italians very well since many are converting to Islam. How do we fight a war without soldiers and one third of the soldiers in Iraq are Hispanic. While Europe and the biggest shame (Italy) are becoming secular we have 300 million Christians down south that will not convert to Islam nor stop their faith in Christ.

    How dare you speak about Mexicans or Central Americans when they have native blood? It is vermin like you that creates problems when we need unity more than ever.

    You are a disgrace to this country and although you may want to stand next to the American flag by the fact that you were physically born on this soil, you are NOT an American. America will be one from the tip of the Artic to the tip of the Antarctic and then she will be the greatest the world has ever seen. She will be the greatest Capitalist country with all cultures that reside within her now. Yes, we must stop all immigration, I concur wholeheartedly with you, but we WILL close it to all who were not born within the continent. We will take care of our own first, from North to South and close the door to the likes of you and all other interlopers.

    By the way, ask Ted Turner, Sylvester Stallone, and many other “Americans” why they are buying hundreds of thousands of acres of land in South America. Real estate will go up when it becomes ONE AMERICA.

    Start the campaign Tom, just think of it, your District can be expanded, more votes for you! Just stay away from the presidency because the Hispanic vote against you will drown your big mouth. By they way, suicide is in store for your friends in the white hate groups. No place to hide, no Middle East, Europe or Asia to go to. Change because the future will not equal the past.

    As you may gather, I am in the know just like you. You are telling some truth but you are a NOBODY in the real scheme of things are you not?