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‘This Race Is Far From Decided’: Allen West Wants a Recount

Nov. 7, 2012 1:07pm Madeleine Morgenstern

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Facing defeat, Florida Rep. Allen West on Wednesday demanded a recount in his bid for re-election against Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy.

With all precincts in the south Florida district reporting, Murphy has 160,328 votes, or 50.4 percent, to West’s 157,872 votes and 49.6 percent, according to the Associated Press, which has still not officially declared a winner.

In a statement Wednesday morning, the Republican congressman and Tea Party favorite’s campaign said the race was still far from over.

“This race is far from decided and there is no rush to declare an outcome,” the campaign said. “Ensuring a fair and accurate counting of all ballots is of the utmost importance. There are still tens of thousands of absentee ballots to be counted in Palm Beach County and potential provisional ballots across the district.”

The campaign went on to voice suspicions about the actions of one county election supervisor and called for a full hand recount.

“Late last night Congressman West maintained a district-wide lead of nearly 2,000 votes until the St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections ‘recounted’ thousands of early ballots,” the campaign said. “Following that ‘recount’ Congressman West trailed by 2,400 votes.”

The campaign said there were “numerous other disturbing irregularities” reported at polls across the county, including “doors to polling places being locked when the polls closed” — a violation of Florida law because it prevents the public from being able to witness how results are tabulated.

“The St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections office clearly ignored proper rules and procedures, and the scene at the Supervisor’s office last night could only be described as complete chaos,” the campaign said. “We believe it is critical that a full hand recount of the ballots take place in St. Lucie County. We will continue to fight to ensure every vote is counted properly and fairly, and accordingly will pursue all legal means necessary.”

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maryann72961
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:32pm
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- Lunibin
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:46pm
  Smells like Al Franken
  
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- Detroit paperboy
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:51pm
  Is there any way to verify voter eligibility , and who they voted for ??????? Doubtful….let’s all vote for the foodstamp party till the money runs out !!!!!!! Yay….
  
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- Mutiny
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:52pm
  Next time have some backbone and refuse to raise the debt ceiling or support the Constitution crushing NDAA.
  
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- Detroit paperboy
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:55pm
  The last thing Obama voters want is a good economy, because that would mean jobs, and jobs would mean work………….why work when you can float on freebies………..
  
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- drphil69
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:59pm
  No.
  
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- Xiccarph
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:17pm
  Don’t worry, there are plenty of “uncounted” ballots prepared and stashed “innocently” in car trunks, drawers, and “overlooked” laying inside voting machines that will ensure a Democrat victory in a recount. How many of these overlooked ballots, all for the Democratic candidate of course, are “found”, will depend on how the count goes along hour by hour. Yes, ask Al Franken, this worked perfectly for him when he was behind in MN, and this FL guy is ahead…it’ll be easy!
  
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- getitgotitgood
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:28pm
  Search for the truth…you can handle it… good luck West.. i respect you
  
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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:08pm
  .
  The last honest man in congress was gerrymandered out by the GOP.
  Yes, Florida has a republican legislature, and they just finished redistricting.
  They kept the Pelosi but lickers, and tried to dump the TEA Party.
  He may hang in there, but he’s a thorn in the side of the GOP.
  “Hey, our party is more liberal than your party.”
  
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- realindependent
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:24pm
  For the last time he wasn’t gerrymandered out of his district. We passed a ballot measure saying you can’t redistrict in Florida to make it lean to one party or another. so it was done by law. And the coward West didn’t stay in His district 22. He cut and ran from his elected district to another because he knew he couldn’t be elected there. Go back to Georgia loser. Your not a Floridian anyways.
  
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- kadster01
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:31pm
  Watch out for the hanging chads. Those darn things get you every time!
  
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- Detroit paperboy
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:34pm
  The tea party needs to take over the republican party……….RINOS are in bed with the Commies….
  
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- Red Meat
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:40pm
  Yeah Allen, we need you back for more Pigford, NDAA, and budget reconciliations. Besides, the CBC needs new leadership too.
  
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- JRook
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 4:02pm
  Have all you jokers forgot about Florida in 2000. Seems like the vote tampering and shady counting was done for the benefit of Bush. Why would a primarily republican district alter the vote against West.
  
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- wzanesdad
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 4:03pm
  Allen West is an honest man. If he thinks something is wrong….then I promise you, there is.
  
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- TransmitToVladmir
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 4:28pm
  maryann72961 – “Add your comments”
  
  Okay, don’t mind if I do! :)
  
  Arrest all the illegals who “voted” in our elections. Compare the elections to population data and invalidate those elections where there are too many votes per (legal) population. Investigate the international, Soros companies who “counted” our election and invalidate those “results”. Pull the FCC licenses of the Obama propaganda Media and get them off America’s airwaves. Arrest and prosecute one Barack Hussein Obama (AKA Barry Obama, AKA Barry Soetoro) for high treason against the United States Of America. Arrest and prosecute almost every member of Congress for high treason against the United States Of America. Arrest and prosecute almost every Federal judge for high treason against the United States Of America.
  
  That’s just off the top of my head. (America has 100 years of communist subversion to purge.)
  
  So, how’s that? :)
  
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- Al J Zira
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 4:53pm
  @JROOK: Great question, why would they change their vote? Why would, as you say, a primarily conservative district all of the sudden vote for Obama? Who was in charge at the poll? Who ordered a recount of ballots and why? Seems very unlikely that West would be up by 2000 votes, then after a recount be down 2400 votes in his own district. But I guess you see no reason to question anything cause your guy won. That’s just sad.
  
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- JRook
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 5:31pm
  This from a guy who called student loans communistic. But attended U. of TN on an ROTC “scholarship”. Where does he think ROTC money comes from and why doesn’t he think he should pay it back?
  
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- RobbieTLHughie
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 5:36pm
  And all the moaning about Liberals doing these stupid recounts start n-… Wait, it’s a conservative? Oh… So it’s okay? Ah.
  
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- kindling
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 5:40pm
  From what I read the guy running against West has a rich daddy that can probably buy what ever is needed for his boy to win. If so that just means Allan West is free for bigger and better things. Frankly I hope this horrible mess that is coming down on us will land squarely on top of everyone that voted Democrat. They want it….they got it.
  
  Remember Benghazigate!
  
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- resme
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 6:14pm
  BYE ALLEN, I WILL NOT MISS YOU! Thanks for the NDAA/Patriot act.
  
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- Individualism
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 6:27pm
  gtfo constitution shredding traitor, the people fired you for your failure to do your job right.
  
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- Cemoto78
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 6:53pm
  Allen West, a true patriot, and the fools in his district would rather have a progressive. Can this country get any worse, I mean really!!!
  
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- Lt_Scrounge
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 6:57pm
  Well JRook there is a bit of a difference between a student loan and an ROTC Scholarship. One you sign a piece of paper saying you’ll pay back the money from your future paychecks, the other says that you agree to pay back the money with a minimum of 5 years of your life, if not the remainder of it. Some times you make it through the 5 years, but not necessarily physically intact. Ask the officers who have suffered severe injuries. Even those who don’t collect benefits aren’t necessarily injured. How many “jobs” cause permanent injury or death on a routine basis? Only someone who has never been in the military wouldn’t understand the difference.
  
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- Juniemoon
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:15pm
  Run for president,
  
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- RebelPatriot
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:12pm
  If this progressive liberalism is such a great thing why does it have to rely on lying, cheating and stealing elections in order to overcome conservative beliefs?
  
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- puck30
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:31pm
  Not the old trunkload of votes in the Pinto again??????
  
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- Question with BOLDness
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 10:23pm
  Allen West is a good man. This is another reason why I KNOW this election was STOLEN… Call me a conspiracy theorist if you want but it doesn’t make sense. The conservatives are WIDE AWAKE. In 2010 we got a bunch of conservatives elected…. ever since then Obummer’s had countless “devastating occurrences” (including, but not limited to Benghazi, Healthcare, “Tell Vladimir that I’ll have more flexibility after the election”, “You didn’t build that”, “Vote for revenge”, he blew tax payer money on green jobs like Solyndra – (as well as others) – and sooo many good conservatives either thrown out or not elected, such as Allen West and Mia Love…. also, states like Colorado voting in legalizing marijuana and same-sex marriage…. I don’t think so!! This was a completely stolen election! Even Karl Rove questioned it!!
  
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- Mil Mom
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 12:37am
  I su re wish more Repubs would stand up for full and honest counting of ballots.I wonderhow many more states Romney/Ryan would have won with that attitude. We seem to take for granted the left will cheat and get away with it,
  
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- Reality_Bites_You_on_the_Ass
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 1:15am
  Detroit paperboy: It seems like jobs and lower unemployment numbers are one of the big reasons he was reelected. Wait, don’t tell me… the job numbers were faked, right?
  
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- Mil Mom
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 1:19am
  @TransmitToVladmir
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 4:28pm
  
  maryann72961 – “Add your comments”
  
  Okay, don’t mind if I do! :)
  
  Arrest all the illegals who “voted” in our elections. Compare the elections to population data and invalidate those elections where there are too many votes per (legal) population. Investigate the international, Soros companies who “counted” our election and invalidate those “results”. Pull the FCC licenses of the Obama propaganda Media and get them off America’s airwaves. Arrest and prosecute one Barack Hussein Obama (AKA Barry Obama, AKA Barry Soetoro) for high treason against the United States Of America. Arrest and prosecute almost every member of Congress for high treason against the United States Of America. Arrest and prosecute almost every Federal judge for high treason against the United States Of America.
  
  That’s just off the top of my head. (America has 100 years of communist subversion to purge.)
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  I’d call that a pretty good start. Then we need to repeal all laws and appointments made by those who’ve committed Treason, and all regulations and judicial rulings of those appointed by them. (Also go back many years in the Treason Investigations!) May God deliver our nation.
  
  So, how’s that? :)
  
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- Reality_Bites_You_on_the_Ass
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 1:26am
  TransmitToVladmir
  
  You said “Arrest all the illegals who “voted” in our elections.” Do you have any actual evidence of illegals voting?
  
  “Investigate the international, Soros companies who “counted” our election and invalidate those “results.” Does that mean Tagg Romney companies with should also be investigated and votes invalidated for their ownership of voting machines in Ohio?
  
  “Pull the FCC licenses of the Obama propaganda Media and get them off America’s airwaves.” That would also mean the FCC license of Fox News should also be pulled and removed from the airwaves since it is basically the propaganda arm of the republican party. Roger Ailes even let Bush’s first cousin call the election for Bush.
  
  You also seem to want every elected official and judge arrested for treason? What exactly are you claiming their crimes are?
  
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- Reality_Bites_You_on_the_Ass
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 1:30am
  Question with BOLDness: Based on the number of factually inaccurate claims you made in one comment, it is not surprising that you think the election was stolen.
  
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- Reality_Bites_You_on_the_Ass
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 1:32am
  Hey Allen, looks like you dropped your binky and your baba on the way out. Stop crying about the fact that you are a loser. It is a so disgraceful.
  
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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:12am
  Allen don’t give in to the Bolsheviks and their cheating tactics! Hold strong.
  
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- DRAGONLEE29
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:52am
  I thought if people lost an election in Florida they were just suppose to man up and concede…oh wait, that’s only if you’re a democrat….sorry what was I thinking. Please go ahead with a recount…maybe Jeb can come back and help you get the result you were looking for.
  
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- 1592
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:12am
  How can Allen West election be this close & Jessie Jackson Jr. won by a landslide in the Mayo clinic?
  WTF happen to our Country?
  
  Nevermind, Jackson won in Chicago……..
  
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- poorrichard09
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:18am
  When there were discussions before the election about what margin Romney would need to win, most talkers factored in an extra 3-4% for fraudulent votes.
  I say 0bama won by just enough fraud in the key states to win the electoral votes.
  Same with Rep. West’s situation.
  Who’s gonna investigate vote fraud-Eric holder? HA HA HA
  
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- monitor
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:24am
  Can someone w/ insight explain why West’s original district was changed to a majority dem district
  , forcing him to change to this district.
  
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- Canyouhearus
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:21am
  We need a real Conservative Party formed by the next election or the Progressive Liberals will win every election from now on! The Republican Part is not on our side anymore! A few in the Party control and the rest have to fall in line if they want to win anything or get a decent Committee placement if you do win. Time for Republican Party to drop out and let Conservatives who love America take over!
  
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- TBIR
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:54am
  Good by mascott aka Allen West back othe field with the rest of the c**ns. You sold your people out and now them white folks told you they dont want you no more.
  
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- SanRemo1959
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 1:03pm
  Watch for West to pull out his gun and start waving it around if he doesn’t get his way. He is certifiable.
  
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- MONICNE
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:22pm
  Allen West is right to protest, he was treated unfairly and his own words were turned on him – but without context. If he does not receive the recount, he will have become undone by the perfect storm of required redistricting and unlimited advertising funds. But this could make him stronger and wiser.
  
  I am in mourning for Allen West – I hope he follows the path of Governor Palin and stays active in politics – so that they can begin campaigning together to defeat Hillary and Joe in 2016.
  
  Palin/West 2016 – It starts Today
  
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- monroeslb
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 10:30am
  Alan Weiss is good for the country, it was good news is here that he is ahead hope he stays in office. He is a true patriot and a hero. He is one of those that we should give thanks for serving our country. Honorable men are hard to find.
  
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Spqr1
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:31pm
Doesn’t understand he lost, doesn’t understand that he’s a war criminal. Another ********* Fail.

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- encinom
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:37pm
  The war criminal is having a hissing fit, can’t understand why more citizens don’t support his insane rants.
- USPATRIOT101
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:40pm
  By war criminal you mean when he got information from a terrorist by shooting his weapon off next to the guy’s head?
  
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- Kathleen3
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:47pm
  A war criminal? And you record of service to this country, military and civilian, is what?
  
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- dogmeat
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:49pm
  The war criminal is setting in the WHITE HOUSE, FOOL!
  
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- justlyso
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:50pm
  Wow, what does that make Obama for letting 4 Americans die while they watched in real time? Lies and more lies from obamites.
  
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- momrules
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:55pm
  No, Col. West is an honorable man that saved many lives. You shouldn’t just repeat the lies you have heard when the smallest amount of research could offer you the truth.
  
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- prtyfdup
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:58pm
  He isn’t a war criminal. He supported the troops under his command after receiving information about a terrorist attack on them. So the little sissy terrorist was slapped around a little and a gun was shot near his head, so?….and? You need to educate yourselves. So it’s ok the terrorists killed our Navy Seals, 22 of them, after big mouth Obama announced who they were, violating the secrecy of the mission on the killing of bin laden. He then sat with his puppet Clinton in the White House watching our ambassador and three other Americans killed. He has done nothing regarding the murder of a border guard. So who is the criminal??? Think it’s your leader.
  
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- freedan
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:03pm
  The war criminal is Obama. He murdered bin Laden. And the 4 men in Benghazi.
  
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- AnotherLiberalDouche
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:10pm
  Your life is an utter failure. You know you’re a loser, I know you’re a loser, everyone that reads your posts knows you’re a loser. Move out of your parents basement and make something of yourself. I say this in the hope you can get the help you need. Oh, and it applies to all of your pseudonyms, not just this one.
  
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- Spqr1
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:45pm
  He committed a crime during a time of war, was charged as such under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for assault during an interrogation he was not authorized to conduct. These are facts. If this upsets your little world, that’s your problem.
  
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- Chet Hempstead
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:18pm
  We don’t know that Colonel West saved any lives or that the guy he terrorized was an insurgent. Glenn Beck always likes to state these suppositions as facts when he tells us the story, but no actual evidence was ever to support them, and even Colonel Wet has admitted that he may have been wrong about the guy.
  
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- TexVet61
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:27pm
  your just pissed because your side can only win by cheating, lying and stealing and when you try to take this country to make it your socialist utopia, we “war criminals” will be waiting to not only uphold our oath, but our right to bear arms
  
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- Spqr1
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:39pm
  What part of “convicted of a crime by the US Army” do you people still not understand?
  
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- grayling646
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:55pm
  Spqr
  The army convicted him. Not me. I would have given him a promotion.
  
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- goahead.makemyday
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:22am
  Being convicted of a crime by the military is not the same as being a war criminal. By your reasoning a man convicted of disorderly conduct is on par with a man who ordered the death of thousands of noncombatants. If Obama was a General when he ordered the AVAILABLE support in the area to stand down and allow AMERICAN CITIZENS to be killed, he would have been court martialed for TREASON!
  
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- LIBSALWAYSLIE
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 11:02am
  ENCINOM, you are the expert on insane rants. Mr West is a true American, thats why you hate him. You are pathetic.
  
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- Lapua_Grendel
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 12:37pm
  Article 15 is Non-judicial punishment and only administrative. It is not a court martial that has prison time as punishment. So he is not a criminal as you so poorly try to assert. It was a career ending bad mark on his record. Additionally as a result of his actions there were no attacks on the men of his unit until after he was relieved of command on October 4th. As a retired senior Navy non-commissioned officer I would do everything in my power to bring all my men home. I would rather have my career ended that way then tell a spouse that their loved one did not come home became I failed to act on available intel.
  
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maryann72961
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:31pm
I don’t want to waste my time being angry anymore. I want to start a campaign now to elect our next president in 2016. I want that person to be Allen West. I don’t want to wait for the G.O.P to get behind our canidate, and I don’t want to be forced to get behind their canidate of choice, with that said, I want to start a billion dollar campaign to elect Allen West, and I want to start raising that money starting this year. anyone else feel the same way. I’ve never done anything like this, have no idea where to start, but we need to seperate ourself from the G.O.P. and come together on a canidate that even the demoncrates in the end will want, we need to change the direction of this country. This is far from over.

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- piplovestheUSA
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:41pm
  I like the way you think. Where do I sign up.
  
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- ThoreauHD
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:43pm
  The GOP knee capped him with redistricting. Don’t bother with the GOP anymore. They are part of the problem.
  
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- fancynancy
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:47pm
  How about Marco Riubio and Allen West – Either one at Pres or VP.
  
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- Go Glenn
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:47pm
  Count me in.
  
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- Lunibin
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:48pm
  Sign me up too!!
  
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- 70S_KIDS_FIGHTING_SOCIALISM
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:58pm
  Once Obama makes all Illegal aliens voting citizens by Presidential decree there is no way to win. It will be President Hillery Clinton. You must move to a conservative state or enslave yourself. We have no power if you stay in a liberal state.
  
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- pragmaticpatriot
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:01pm
  Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.
  Winston Churchill
  
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- BigDog71
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:03pm
  MaryAnn, I’m with you thor8699@hotmail.com.
  
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- rabby
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:05pm
  I think you both should sign up for a lobotomy
  
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- EZrider12
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:12pm
  I love the idea, Count me in.
  And good luck with the recount, sir.
  
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- yanki161
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:13pm
  I’m with you.
  
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- jwilcox746
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:39pm
  Slow down folks… Moving away from the GOP only promises to reduce our percentages, which from last night are a problem. I truly believe the big issue here for us is “Hope”. People will vote in the direction that provides them the most hope.
  
  So the question is, how do we present a conservative movement that conveys real hope to folks? If you’re on public assistance, unemployment, etc… and someone talks about cutting it that’s not providing hope. We have to show people that they can take control of their personal lives and the government does nothing but keep them down or hinder them. This is where conservatives and libertarians have failed so far. I really belive this is the crux of the issue.
  
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- Katie822
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:57pm
  If you want a good conservative in office, yes they will have to be black. 93% of blacks voted obama. I’m in florida, the big tossup state, and a lot of people here like West.
  
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- AlwaysAmazed
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:06pm
  Hey MARYANN,
  
  I think I will stay angry for a while longer – maybe 4 years. West is a good, honest, and honorable man. So were R/R.
  
  I am on a kick to boycott these liberal media hacks. I want to bankrupt these unethical characters and put them out of business. If we don’t stop them in their tracks, we will never win another Whitehouse or Congress. All we will be able to do is P & Moan.
  
  I just looked this up and there are over 56 million daily newspapers sold (at $1 ea. ?)
  There are 60 million Sunday rags sold. (at $3 ea. ?)
  
  Check my math, but:
  Daily: 56 million X 5 days X $1 ea. = $ 280,000,000 per year.
  Sunday: 60 million X 52 Sundays X $3 ea. = $ 9,360,000,000 per year
  Total Sales: $ 9,640,000,000 per year.
  
  80% are liberal, so by boycotting them, there is a loss of sales to these lib rags of:
  $ 9,640,000,000 X 80% = $ 7,712,000,000 (that’s about $7.7 Billion saved per year for the consumer)
  
  If half the consumers are boycotting, that is:
  $ 7,712,000,000 / 2 = $ 3,856,000,000 per year saved.
  
  Have the boycotting conservatives donate $1 of every $3 saved and there is your Billion.
  
  The best part is that the conservative candidate (West will do fine) will actually be financed by the Liberal Press!
  
  How about that, MARYANN…
  
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- befuddled
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:12pm
  You are right…the GOP is dead! I’m in with West/Rubio or Rubio/West!
  
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- Berfie
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:12pm
  Me too where do I sign up?
  
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- AlwaysAmazed
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:32pm
  Crap! A math revision already!
  Just checked my own math and I left out that there are 52 weeks per year for the dailies.
  
  Check my math again, but:
  Daily: 56 million X 5 days X 52 weeks per year X $1 ea. = $ 14,560,000,000 per year.
  Sunday: 60 million X 52 Sundays X $3 ea. = $ 9,360,000,000 per year
  Total Sales: $ 23,920,000,000 per year.
  
  80% are liberal, so by boycotting them, there is a loss of sales to these lib rags of:
  $ 23,920,000,000 X 80% = $ 19,136,000,000 (that’s about $20 Billion saved per year for the consumer)
  
  If half the consumers are boycotting, that is:
  $ 19,136,000,000 / 2 = $ 9,568,000,000 per year saved.
  
  Now have the boycotting conservatives donate $1 of every $9 saved and there is your Billion.
  Close enough for Government work!
  
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- glckgrl
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:49pm
  I am with you. If you create a West4President email contact, I will give you my personal information and help you in my state.
  
  God bless Allen West and God bless your divine inspiration.
  
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- WOLFENII
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 4:51pm
  You can absolutely count me in. West will make a great president
  
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- Wilma
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 4:58pm
  This Hispanic is in!
  
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- BBEV
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 5:21pm
  I’m in.
  
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- mtb13
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 5:33pm
  I think a Marco Rubio/Mia Love ticket is our best chance. Unfortunately experience doesn’t matter anymore, case in point Obama.
  
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- MartyTr
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:27pm
  If you support someone who voted for NDAA then there is no hope for America. I’m a Tea Partier. It’s all about the Constitution.
  
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- Mrsmithis
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 11:53am
  This election fraud was probably duplicated everywhere, and funded by soros, amazing how Romney wins the states he is supposed to by wide margins but the senate stays with democrats???? Who would vote for Romney and vote for a socialist democrat on the same try?
  
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Gonzo
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:30pm
Make no mistake about it, the RNC wanted him out as bad as the Democrats did. Same with Bachman. I hope he tells all when this is over.

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- momrules
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:48pm
  Gonzo the RNC wanted everyone out but Romney for the Presidential nomination too. As I watched good people, Newt, Cain, Bachman etc. crucified and thrown away one after the other I blamed the RNC.
  
  Back in 2008 I told people that the RNC had made a deal with Romney and McCain, that if Romney would back off he would get the 2012 spot. I still believe that.
  
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- drs1969
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:52pm
  Exactly. Establishment RNC is just as much an enemy of the people as the Dem’s.
  
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- Small World
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:57pm
  We no longer have a two party system just progressives.
  
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- The_Almighty_Creestof
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:11pm
  The problem was, that every sound bite you heard from the guy was about Obama as president. Well, West was not running for president and his constiuents wanted him talking about them and their state…NOT Obama and the country.
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:22pm
  Almighty, he wasn’t even running in his own district anymore after Republican gerrymandering. They wanted him gone.
  
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- GrayPanther
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:25am
  I want to agree with you GONZO, however, Romney – Ryan and West ran sound thoughtful races and look at the outcomes. We must totally rethink how to get back to rational and financially sound government.It seems the progressives have nurtured and herded the lemmings to the polls in their winning effort. So, as I too am in a dark funk, it will take some time to discover our way out of this mess. If West looses his race I want him to move to Arizona. We need a “good” replacement for Juan McCain in 2016.
  
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DOra Glasberg
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:28pm
In the meantime white students at the U of Miss are rioting.
Go figure.

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- Pigpen
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:07pm
  “Rioting”, uh, no, DORA, the students congregated and burnt an Obama sign before being broken up by the police. Now if these students weren’t White kids in Mississippi, but were of YOUR TRIBE in Massachusetts who were burning an American Flag and shouting “Kill the Pigs” when the cops showed up, it wouldn’t be a RIOT to you now would it? It would be a PROTEST calling attention to INJUSTICE in the American System of Government. Go ahead, theBlaze, censor yet another racist post and PROVE the hypocrisy in the conservative leadership. Admit it, you bigshot Republicans hate hicks too.
  
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- Dushman Kush
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:54pm
  Rioting over what? Did somebody mislay their nooses?
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:10pm
  The only riot around here GASBAG is you.
  
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65Mustang
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:26pm
You deserve a recount, I will be praying for you.

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GRINTSUM
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:26pm
The liberals are vicious when it comes to lying and cheating. It’s good to see that Congressman West is standing up to their vile tactics, and I hope he shoves it right back in their face! We don’t have to accept their claim to victory just because they said so. Make them prove it! Go Colonel West!!!

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mml35
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:24pm
It is not over, demand a full recount of all battleground states.

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- HKS
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:32pm
  Strange how all of those close states eased over to the democrats, strange indeed.
  
  “Remember Benghazi”
  
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- Kathleen3
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:55pm
  Every and any patriotic person residing in FL should call to volunteer on a recount. These same people should then remove their names as registered Republicans and re-register as an Independent.
  
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- drs1969
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:58pm
  HKS
  This is how they always steal. They tell everyone it’s close, then ‘whatcha know’ they just barely win. I’ve seen this effect for decades. Usually on bond issues.
  
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- momdach
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:11pm
  I was shocked to hear that anyone “conceded” the election. All day long and even before with early ballots, all you heard was about problems with the voting process. Evidently all of the tampering is legal if done by or for the Democratic party. I agree that everything changed too quickly at the end of the evening’s voting. Why again were our military overseas not given the correct ballots in time? Gee if you add it up…who won?
  
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pandora
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:23pm
….And the people grew weary of God and the truth, and they strayed from accountability.

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- ontheclock247
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:40pm
  ‎1 Samuel 8 – they wanted a king over them, not the King of Kings:
  …but they have rejected me [God] from being king over them…but you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them…he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots. And he will appoint for himself commanders…and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots. He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants. He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants. He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men and your donkeys, and put them to work. He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves. And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you in that day.
  
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- Patriot Huntress
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:59pm
  @ontheclock47 this says it all. We have chosen a king to reign over us and rejected God who is a gentleman that will never inter with our free will, only man does that.
  
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- believe05
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 6:43pm
  Many of them have never known God and their numbers keep growing. Sandy may have given BO a bounce but isn’t Satan called the prince of the air? We control nothing but whatever happens to this country, believes need only maintain faith because we have already won! But I will continue to support those share that faith and allows God to order their steps. God bless to ALL!
  
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Jenasus
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:20pm
The whole election was a fraud. The electronic voting machines are very easily manipulated.

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- ODGreen
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:31pm
  Reminds me of the 2008 elections where SEIU provides service to e-voting machines.
  
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dmhatche
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:19pm
Uncle Tom can return to his cabin
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- lexington_green
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:24pm
  and you can go crawl right back up obama’s backside.
  
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- Steve28
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:25pm
  I’d like you to say that to his face!
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:57pm
  Hmm a racist and a coward quite a combo.
  
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- momrules
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:57pm
  I am no longer surprised at how racists the liberals are.
  
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- crabman2
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:03am
  @Lexington Green ; I think he may have been on the front side , on his knees .
  
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- crabman2
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:08am
  @ Lexington_Green ; I think he was on the front side on his knees !!!
  Remember Benghazi !!!!
  
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Pigpen
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:19pm
Hey, America, I have to be careful or the righteous Blaze editors will censor me, but anyone notice the ethnicity of the one and only voice willing to speak out against the FRAUD that took place yesterday? Maybe he IS the one and only courageous voice in a forest of cowards, OR, White America has become so cowed that ONLY another African American can speak out against the crimes of another African American. Oh, wait, those two are the same thing, so yes, White America HAS become a nation of COWARDS. Oops, did I go too far, Blaze moderators? Wouldn’t want to suggest to the ignorant hicks that they should unite as a group much less stand up for themselves. That development wouldn’t be good for the RNC, Israel, business relations with China, or good for the chattering class’ general ability to control the herd. Don’t want to go TOO FAR in liberating the hicks, just far enough for them to put their misplaced faith in the “right” people. ;)
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- Phigam1123
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:48pm
  Pigpen you are an angry little man, if you are not a fan of the Blaze please take your trash elsewhere
  
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- Bluenoser
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:28pm
  He may win the re-count but in light of Rick Scott’s efforts to restrict voting he may want to look at the GOP. Those line-ups were a world wide embarrassment.
  
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aproudinfidel
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:19pm
Keep up the pressure sir. Here in my part of Central CA you would be a shoo in if you could handle the idea of living among the enemy. I salute you.

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froghills
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:19pm
Please educate yourself on this man, he has been sticking up for the commercial and recreational interest in Florida for years. Jesse Jackson abandons his job and gets reelected, West does his job and loses his…
Here’s his response and personal interview about the Magnusson Act, The Lost Treaty, and Sector Separation that will kill our jobs and industry in Florida and around the nation. Get ready to pay 15 dollars a pound for any fish you eat, or buy in a restaurant. Those jobs are gonna get hit too.

Go here and read about Allen West from those who know him:
http://www.theonlinefisherman.com/fishing-politics-all/599-wrapped-external-conservation-sites/5944-an-interview-with-allen-west

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- Bluenoser
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:43pm
  West, if you listen closely comes across as wildly erratic and conspiratorial. His electorate voted him out for their own reasons. Take the re-count and if you lose move on because that is what the system is designed to do, represent the people within your constituency. Not everyone is in favor of Tea party values and uncompromising ideals.
  
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Gourdy
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:18pm
In a race this close, I think a recount should be mandatory.

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- Paool
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:31pm
  kinda like mandatory review of all touchdowns in football by the booth lol.
  
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- 4truth2all
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:32pm
  kinda like a review of a close play …
  
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AmericanStrega
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:17pm
You know, it doesn’t really matter about re-counts. What’s done is done and it won’t be undone. Use Plan B (prepare your own house and try to weather this storm. Be silent, but be strong).

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- drs1969
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:02pm
  Yea, if you recount a fraudulent ballot, it still counts. That’s the problem.
  
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KidCharlemagne
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:15pm
Remember the so-called ‘hanging chads’ in Bush vs. Gore (2000)?

Think West can grab a few of those before the day is out?

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Zipit
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:14pm
Lie, cheat, and steal! All acceptable campaign practices within the liberal democrat strategy! Hope we get em Col.!

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19RANDY59
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:13pm
When are you going to realize? The takers have won!!! Keep your loved ones close.Take care, and God Bless

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- mrunner
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:26pm
  They have won the battle, but when the war comes I am sure the outcome will be different. Loved ones close, head down (in prayer) and powder dry…
  
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RANGER1965
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:12pm
Go get em Colonel.

The hatred you inspire from the left is enough to be very suspicious especially in such a close race.

“Great spirits have always encountered
violent opposition from mediocre minds.”

- Albert Einstein

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- Female
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:19pm
  Count every vote because every vote counts! Go Cornel West!
  
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- aproudinfidel
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:21pm
  Thank you for your service to this great country.
  
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- AmazingGrace8
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:49pm
  It seems to be a common theme to create distractions. If it isn’t “soiled-doves” it is suspicious vote counting. Rep. West has been removed from office for a reason. Stay tuned.
  
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- teapartyconservatism
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 3:48pm
  Ranger is right. Fight the fraud.
  
  Here is a start.
  
  “Vote fraud alert: One out of five registered Ohio voters is bogus”
  
  http://www.humanevents.com/2012/09/17/vote-fraud-alert-one-out-of-five-registered-ohio-voters-is-bogus/
  
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cause_glen_said_so
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:12pm
Get the SCOTUS involved West. Maybe you can be the second person they appoint rather than be elected in Fl

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RaydocX
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:11pm
glad he’s fighting. hope it’s worthwhile
i confess i have no idea how or why people were claiming he should have been courtmartialed…
seems the left lying media did its job there.
of course, if the roles were reversed, we’d have cries of ‘racism’ from all MSM talking heads.

chrisy matthews, where are you now that the spectre of racism is on the Democratic hood?

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- Unbelievable
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:18pm
  Chrisy is too busy jumping up and down with tingles going up his leg because the Northeast was destroyed by a storm. What a pig he is!!
  
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- AM_Punk3d
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:25pm
  @RaydocX that is a great point but the left media calls it a racist only towards Obama.
  
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Bullfrog85
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:10pm
Stand your ground Mr West

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- travlingfisherman
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:07pm
  I agree. Stand your ground!!!
  
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- Mil Mom
  Posted on November 8, 2012 at 1:32am
  @RebelPatriot
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:12pm
  
  If this progressive liberalism is such a great thing why does it have to rely on lying, cheating and stealing elections in order to overcome conservative beliefs?
  ***
  Sorry laptop decided I was done. As I was saying Why do they always sound like Constitutionalists in interviews?
  
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Gonzo
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:10pm
Come back to GA Col. we’ll find a spot for you, I guarantee it.

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Dushman Kush
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:10pm
The Comrades should have known that this boy would be hardheaded…..
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- Deuteronomy22
  Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:24pm
  Boy?
  
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