Tancredo wagers a bet to Romney...

[imported_Lothar]

ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: Rep. Tom Tancredo wants to go all in. He's batting for the fences. He's a Rockies fan, he's from Colorado, they're in the World Series against the Red Sox, darnit? He's on a roll.

So Tancredo, who had already pegged an announcement on whether he'll run for reelection to his Littleton, CO Congressional seat to the Rockies -- he'd announce his intentions when their season ends -- had his spokesman call ABC News to officially offer a friendly little high stakes wager to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a Red Sox fan.

"If the Rockies lose, Tancredo will drop out of the Presidential race," said spokesman Alan Moore. But if. . . IF the Red Sox lose, Moore went on, "Romney would have to agree that he'd drop out."

Usually when politicians bet on sporting events its for food. Boston Baked Beans versus some Silver Bullet smooth Coors, or something else from Colorado. A Denver omelet?

There is no official response yet from team Romney.

 

[Wreckem]

Originally posted by: Lothar

ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: Rep. Tom Tancredo wants to go all in. He's batting for the fences. He's a Rockies fan, he's from Colorado, they're in the World Series against the Red Sox, darnit? He's on a roll.

So Tancredo, who had already pegged an announcement on whether he'll run for reelection to his Littleton, CO Congressional seat to the Rockies -- he'd announce his intentions when their season ends -- had his spokesman call ABC News to officially offer a friendly little high stakes wager to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a Red Sox fan.

"If the Rockies lose, Tancredo will drop out of the Presidential race," said spokesman Alan Moore. But if. . . IF the Red Sox lose, Moore went on, "Romney would have to agree that he'd drop out."

Usually when politicians bet on sporting events its for food. Boston Baked Beans versus some Silver Bullet smooth Coors, or something else from Colorado. A Denver omelet?

There is no official response yet from team Romney.

I love it how You can run for President and for the House at the same time.

This is something that shouldnt be allowed IMHO.

 

[bamacre]

LOL, I think Romney has a little bit more to lose. 😉

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: bamacre
LOL, I think Romney has a little bit more to lose. 😉

With 30% saying they'll never vote for a Mormon, I wouldn't be so sure about that.

Tancredo actually has some good ideas, it's a shame he hasn't been able to get off the ground.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Has Romney even acknowledged Tancredo's existence? Why would he?

Romney has nothing to gain from such an asinine bet. If he wins what does he get? He gets the removal of a marginal candidate that the media pays no attention to from the candidate pool. Big whoop whoop.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally posted by: Pabster

Tancredo actually has some good ideas, it's a shame he hasn't been able to get off the ground.

It doesn't help that he's a heavy-duty anti-abortion Christian wacko. Otherwise I'd want to support him for his positions on immigration.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

Originally posted by: Pabster

Tancredo actually has some good ideas, it's a shame he hasn't been able to get off the ground.

It doesn't help that he's a heavy-duty anti-abortion Christian wacko. Otherwise I'd want to support him for his positions on immigration.

Is everyone who is anti-abortion a "wacko?" Or do you mean anyone who is Christian is a "wacko?" Or just anyone who disagrees with you?

 

[jonks]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

Originally posted by: Pabster

Tancredo actually has some good ideas, it's a shame he hasn't been able to get off the ground.

It doesn't help that he's a heavy-duty anti-abortion Christian wacko. Otherwise I'd want to support him for his positions on immigration.

Is everyone who is anti-abortion a "wacko?" Or do you mean anyone who is Christian is a "wacko?" Or just anyone who disagrees with you?

There are reasoned stances for being anti-abortion, just as there are reasonable pro-life positions. The whackos are those on both sides of the fence who feel that constitutional rights should be granted to a fertilized egg and those who feel that a woman should be able to reach into her uterus with a drill 2 minutes before giving birth. I don't know what Tancredo believes.

Topic wise tho, the bet obviously makes no sense for Romney.

 

[techs]

If Romney lost he would just say he changed his position.
No harm, no foul.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

Originally posted by: Pabster

Tancredo actually has some good ideas, it's a shame he hasn't been able to get off the ground.

It doesn't help that he's a heavy-duty anti-abortion Christian wacko. Otherwise I'd want to support him for his positions on immigration.

Is everyone who is anti-abortion a "wacko?" Or do you mean anyone who is Christian is a "wacko?" Or just anyone who disagrees with you?

Anyone who has such strong beliefs regarding what other people do with their own bodies that they want Constitutional amendments to limit people's rights is a wacko. If I believed that body piercing was a senseless desecration of one's body, I'm free not to do it. If I move to make it so no one else can either because I am obviously right, I'm a wacko. Refusing to accept that other people's views can be both different than your own and valid is a clear sign to me that you are an unreasonable wacko.

Regarding the bet; amusing, but Romney obviously has more to lose than Tancredo, whose odds of becoming the next President are statistically roughly zero.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Is everyone who is anti-abortion a "wacko?" Or do you mean anyone who is Christian is a "wacko?" Or just anyone who disagrees with you?

I generally think of those who oppose legal abortion and who thus want to force their religion on me by making abortion illegal as being Christian wackos. The fact that a great many of them also effectively oppose the separation of church and state only strengthens the merit of my classification.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally posted by: sirjonk

There are reasoned stances for being anti-abortion, just as there are reasonable pro-life positions. The whackos are those on both sides of the fence who feel that constitutional rights should be granted to a fertilized egg and those who feel that a woman should be able to reach into her uterus with a drill 2 minutes before giving birth. I don't know what Tancredo believes.

I'm one of those pro-abortion wackos. Consequently, I don't think that there are any reasonable anti-abortion positions. I think it would be reasonable for someone to decide that she personally does not want to have an abortion. However, forcing one's religious faith on other people is unreasonable, IMHO.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Hmmm...

Considering the current state of the Republican party I guess it wouldn't be a stretch to see the leading candidate drop out over a World Series bet.


*le sigh*

 

[StageLeft]

For him to take it so unseriously he should quit right now.

 

[imported_Lothar]

Originally posted by: Wreckem

Originally posted by: Lothar

ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: Rep. Tom Tancredo wants to go all in. He's batting for the fences. He's a Rockies fan, he's from Colorado, they're in the World Series against the Red Sox, darnit? He's on a roll.

So Tancredo, who had already pegged an announcement on whether he'll run for reelection to his Littleton, CO Congressional seat to the Rockies -- he'd announce his intentions when their season ends -- had his spokesman call ABC News to officially offer a friendly little high stakes wager to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a Red Sox fan.

"If the Rockies lose, Tancredo will drop out of the Presidential race," said spokesman Alan Moore. But if. . . IF the Red Sox lose, Moore went on, "Romney would have to agree that he'd drop out."

Usually when politicians bet on sporting events its for food. Boston Baked Beans versus some Silver Bullet smooth Coors, or something else from Colorado. A Denver omelet?

There is no official response yet from team Romney.

I love it how You can run for President and for the House at the same time.

This is something that shouldnt be allowed IMHO.

Depends on the state.
It's illegal in Ohio, meaning Kucinich would have to drop his presidential bid if he wants to run for re-election in the House.

 

[jonks]

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

Originally posted by: sirjonk

There are reasoned stances for being anti-abortion, just as there are reasonable pro-life positions. The whackos are those on both sides of the fence who feel that constitutional rights should be granted to a fertilized egg and those who feel that a woman should be able to reach into her uterus with a drill 2 minutes before giving birth. I don't know what Tancredo believes.

I'm one of those pro-abortion wackos. Consequently, I don't think that there are any reasonable anti-abortion positions. I think it would be reasonable for someone to decide that she personally does not want to have an abortion. However, forcing one's religious faith on other people is unreasonable, IMHO.

2-0...I think Romney should take the bet now.

Why are you assuming the only people who have a problem with drilling a hole in an about to be born baby are religious? You can't think of any non-religious reasons why someone might object to late term abortions? It's not a coincidence that women become much more politically conservative not upon getting married, but upon having their first child.

(What with all the anti-immigration, global warming and ron paul threads arond here, we're forgetting about the great old standby!)

 

[Jhhnn]

Heh. Tancredo's got nothing to lose- his candidacy is a sham. Romney's isn't, although it's unlikely he'll receive the repub nomination.

Tancredo's an embarassment, even to republicans. The sooner he's out of politics and on the payroll of some Rightwing institute, the better...

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally posted by: sirjonk

Why are you assuming the only people who have a problem with drilling a hole in an about to be born baby are religious? You can't think of any non-religious reasons why someone might object to late term abortions?

I suppose I could in that extreme and unusual case, but not for when you're talking about a three month old infant or a one week old embryo.

 

[chowderhead]

Originally posted by: Lothar

Originally posted by: Wreckem

Originally posted by: Lothar

ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: Rep. Tom Tancredo wants to go all in. He's batting for the fences. He's a Rockies fan, he's from Colorado, they're in the World Series against the Red Sox, darnit? He's on a roll.

So Tancredo, who had already pegged an announcement on whether he'll run for reelection to his Littleton, CO Congressional seat to the Rockies -- he'd announce his intentions when their season ends -- had his spokesman call ABC News to officially offer a friendly little high stakes wager to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a Red Sox fan.

"If the Rockies lose, Tancredo will drop out of the Presidential race," said spokesman Alan Moore. But if. . . IF the Red Sox lose, Moore went on, "Romney would have to agree that he'd drop out."

Usually when politicians bet on sporting events its for food. Boston Baked Beans versus some Silver Bullet smooth Coors, or something else from Colorado. A Denver omelet?

There is no official response yet from team Romney.

I love it how You can run for President and for the House at the same time.

This is something that shouldnt be allowed IMHO.

Depends on the state.
It's illegal in Ohio, meaning Kucinich would have to drop his presidential bid if he wants to run for re-election in the House.

Kucinich did run in both the House and Democratic Presidential Primary in 2004.
Here he is in the Ohio Presidential primary receiving less than 5%.
Here he is in that same election winning the Democratic Nomination for his District 10 House seat.

Ohio has a sore loser law but since Kucinich can and did run in both races simultaneously, he can keep his House seat even while competing in the already decided (by then) Presidential primaries.
I think Ohio's sore loser law only keeps you from running in the same election cycle as an independent (i.e. Lieberman) if you lose in the primary.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

Originally posted by: Pabster

Tancredo actually has some good ideas, it's a shame he hasn't been able to get off the ground.

It doesn't help that he's a heavy-duty anti-abortion Christian wacko. Otherwise I'd want to support him for his positions on immigration.

Is everyone who is anti-abortion a "wacko?" Or do you mean anyone who is Christian is a "wacko?" Or just anyone who disagrees with you?

Where on earth did that come from? Adjectives modify nouns, not the other way around

 

[imported_Lothar]

Originally posted by: chowderhead

Originally posted by: Lothar

Originally posted by: Wreckem

Originally posted by: Lothar

ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: Rep. Tom Tancredo wants to go all in. He's batting for the fences. He's a Rockies fan, he's from Colorado, they're in the World Series against the Red Sox, darnit? He's on a roll.

So Tancredo, who had already pegged an announcement on whether he'll run for reelection to his Littleton, CO Congressional seat to the Rockies -- he'd announce his intentions when their season ends -- had his spokesman call ABC News to officially offer a friendly little high stakes wager to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a Red Sox fan.

"If the Rockies lose, Tancredo will drop out of the Presidential race," said spokesman Alan Moore. But if. . . IF the Red Sox lose, Moore went on, "Romney would have to agree that he'd drop out."

Usually when politicians bet on sporting events its for food. Boston Baked Beans versus some Silver Bullet smooth Coors, or something else from Colorado. A Denver omelet?

There is no official response yet from team Romney.

I love it how You can run for President and for the House at the same time.

This is something that shouldnt be allowed IMHO.

Depends on the state.
It's illegal in Ohio, meaning Kucinich would have to drop his presidential bid if he wants to run for re-election in the House.

Kucinich did run in both the House and Democratic Presidential Primary in 2004.
Here he is in the Ohio Presidential primary receiving less than 5%.
Here he is in that same election winning the Democratic Nomination for his District 10 House seat.

Ohio has a sore loser law but since Kucinich can and did run in both races simultaneously, he can keep his House seat even while competing in the already decided (by then) Presidential primaries.
I think Ohio's sore loser law only keeps you from running in the same election cycle as an independent (i.e. Lieberman) if you lose in the primary.

Maybe I'm misinterpreting the law, and it's exactly as you said...

Or maybe the law only applies to "general" elections and not primaries?
Dunno.

Any Ohioans here?

 

[imported_Lothar]

Ohio does have a "sore loser" law in place, but I think what I'm referring to is different.


A provision tucked in the 2005 Ohio state budget bill prevents someone from running for office "if that person, for the same election, has already filed a declaration of candidacy, a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, or a nominating petition, or has become a candidate through party nomination at a primary election or by the filling of a vacancy."

Kucinich wasn't affected because it was done a year later. 🙂