Star will not cover Tancredo event with CD-8 Republican candidates

by David Safier

One of the Republicans' most controversial figures (and that's saying a lot!), Tom Tancredo, will be in Southern Arizona today at a Tea Party event (I believe it's in Sonoita, but I'm not positive). Scheduled to share the stage with him are all the Republican candidates for the CD-8 congressional seat and, I've been told, John Munger, who's running for Governor.

The Star has said it won't be there. The paper doesn't think it's newsworthy that the candidates who want to replace Giffords will pay homage to this man to stay in the good graces of the Tea Partiers.

To embrace Tom Tancredo is to embrace the most virulent strain of anti-immigrant nativism.

To give you an idea of how vile this man is, Dick Armey said:

"The Republicans — when I was a Majority Leader — I saw to it that Tom
Tancredo did not get on a stage because I saw how destructive he was."

The Pima County Democratic Party has publicized the event, because it believes the CD-8 candidates should be called to task if they are willing share the stage with Tancredo and endorse his views.

The Star, however, apparently doesn't consider it newsworthy.