From what we can tell Colorado senate candidate Bob Schaffer (R) has gone completely to ground since word spread that he wants to replace the US immigration system with the Mariana Islands set-up which features forced abortions, child sex trafficking and various forms of enslavement. Taking a junket to hang with the sweatshop owners courtesy of Jack Abramoff hasn’t helped either, of course.
In any case, we’re really curious to hear about when Schaffer comes up for air, whether he gets asked about his Marianas immigration policy proposal and what his answers are. So if you’re in Colorado, keep an eye out on the news and in the local papers to see what if anything he says. And then shoot us an email to let us know what you see and hear. We need you to be our eyes and ears on the ground. Dick Wadhams has him under wraps at the moment. But he’s got to come up for air eventually. He is running for senate after all.
Late Update: On related lines, TPM Reader COD has a thought: “Re: the Schaffer-Mariannas interview. I hope you’ll also keep the religious angle in mind, could be worth persuing. Schaffer is staunchly Catholic in a state with a very conservative Archbishop of Denver, Chaput, who probably wouldn’t be amused by forced abortions. Human trafficking and the sex trade are also very hot topics with RCs these days, and any defense of a system that is tainted with that won’t fly either.”
