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Allen West Responds to Blaze Audio: I’m Considering Quitting the Congressional Black Caucus

Rep. Allen West, the no-nonsense GOP congressman from Florida, said he’s considering dropping out of the Congressional Black Caucus after hearing audio of vitriolic, anti-Tea Party language exposed in a Blaze video Tuesday.

Appearing on “Fox & Friends” Wednesday morning, West said that he thinks the caucus is not in tune to the true problems of the black community and is also concerned about the rhetoric its members are engaging in.

“I think that what you see is a desire to not recognize some of the serious problems that are in the black community,” West said. He later continued, “And to try to all the sudden have a scapegoat called the Tea Party is what you saw after the S&P downgrade … that’s just a distraction.”

He went on to praise the Tea Party for standing for “basic” constitutional principles.

But what had West admitting he’s “reconsidering” his membership in the Congressional Black Caucus? It was comments from Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) that were first brought to national attention by The Blaze. On Wednesday, we published a video of Carson making some incredible statements about the Tea Party and lynching, including “some of them in Congress right now of this tea party movement would love to see you and me…hanging on a tree:”

Allen West Considers Quitting Congressional Black Caucus

“When you start using words such as lynching…that’s a very reprehensible word and I think we should move away from using that type of language,” West said.

“And I have to tell you, one of the things I‘m starting to think about is reconsidering my membership in the Congressional Black Caucus because I don’t think that they‘re moving toward the right manner in which we’re going to solve the problems, not only in the black community, but all across the United States of America.”

You can watch West’s reaction below:

You can watch the original Blaze video with Carson’s comments here.

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  • sjohn70037
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:01am

    First this guy votes to raise the debt ceiling and now this? I’m done. Buh-bye Allen.

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    • PoliticalJunkieToo
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:10am

      Allen West voted:

      1. To raise the debt ceiling

      2. Called tea party schizophrenia

      3. Voted for the Pigford Farmer Fund which is a fraud filled back door black reparations giving $50,000 to ANY black person who even “thought” about being a farmer. Stossel (Fox business show) did a show on the fraud/scam of this thing and it makes your blood boil.

      4. Voted to EXTEND the Patriot Act (FREEDOM WATCH – a Fox Business Show) blasted this as unconstitutional).

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    • cloudsofwar
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:45am

      yeah i’m not sure about West, does he support the tea party americans or not. i wore my don’t tread on me T shirt today to the Y and some of the looks i got i might as well have been wearing a hood and sheet. if you have a Don’t Tread On Me T shirt wear it in public and see what looks you get and report it on the blaze. we out number them and display it. we are not a party YET, just US loving AMERICANS. we are made up of all races and dems,repubs,independents. READY to VOTE no matter what.

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    • Emrys
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:57am

      he’s only “considering” leaving the CBC? Considering? Are you serious? Why the hell is he even associating with these people? Egads, man, get out now! You have nothing in common with these people other than skin color, and to stay in a group based on that would truly be racist.

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    • Red Meat
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 11:31am

      Talk about a lack of character. Why did West join the CBC to begin with? This guy is a blowhard fraud RINO. Disgraceful.

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    • wrburton
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 11:49am

      I sincerely hope he does NOT drop out of the caucus… I realize it’s an unpleasant atmsophere for him. But “segregation” of ideas and principles is as heinous as segregation of races.

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    • wesleyapril
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 11:50am

      Love the comments – I don’t think there should be any CONSIDERATION – leave it! Another sell out, bought up congressman.

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    • Ken
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 11:52am

      You people sound like a buncha RINO’s!!!

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:05pm

      ARE YOU FRIED? Allen West voted for debt ceiling ? So did the majority and demanded debt reduction. HE is also the ONLY member of this new CONGRESS to PASS a bill of debt reduction. Allen West defends the TEA PARTY. Where do you get your information?
      THIS MAN is a great AMERICAN. HE is the type of person we need, not your lily-livered Obamabots.

      YO! Black Caucus: You’ve been sold out by your “BLACK ?“ ” American?” president. HE has done everything he can, and so much BEHIND YOUR (and our) BACKS that you don’t know about but will effect our bottom line. The man is out to destroy America and our economy. WAKE UP!!

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:15pm

      If West lived in the South 60 years ago, Democrats would have castrated and lynched him. Senator Byrd and Dad Gore would have danced around the burning cross at the lynching.

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    • Mathew Manhorne
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:16pm

      All I ever see is people complaining about they voted for this or they didnt vote for that . Yet I dont see them running for office to actually change things instead of constantly complaining about it and supporting the loons…….

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    • rockstone
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:20pm

      @Ken

      RINO’s? So does West. I had no clue he even joined. Why would he do that? To spy (LOL!)?? He didn’t get TP support to even have a cup of coffee with this bunch. And he JOINS them?

      If calling him out it makes me a RINO in your eyes, that makes you an idiot in mine.

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    • Patrick in AZ
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:34pm

      I think he needs to stay in CBC – infiltrate the “enemy” and reform from within

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    • american1st
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:38pm

      he is an establishment republican (patriot act, pigford, etc) with a few tea party values .. not perfect, but still better than the dem’s in the congressional black caucus by a long stretch.. if being a member gives him a soap box to wake up his community to the destruction the left has caused to the poor, and to black people, he should tough it out and use it to get his message out there…. if not then he might as well quit…

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    • DAZ
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:46pm

      West should stay in the CBC, not to try and change the other CBC member’s minds, but to attend the same public meetings, sitting side by side, then speaking the truth at the same podium, to the same crowd, exposing the other members’ hypocrisy and divisiveness.

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    • TSUNAMI-22
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:49pm

      @ PATTY HENRY

      Where do you get your information?
      THIS MAN is a great AMERICAN. HE is the type of person we need, not your lily-livered Obamabots.
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      I agree 100%. I like this guy so much that I’m thinking of sending him my stripped AR-15 lower receiver so that he can autograph my magazine well. All I need to do is find a way to get ahold of him to ask his permission.

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    • Joey8
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:54pm

      I’m sure Lt. Col West doesn’t want to be associated with most of you crazies. Any time someone doesn’t agree with you 100%, they are a RINO. As long as he is ticking off the far right and far left, I’m happy. Keep doing what you’re doing sir, the vets support you even if the hardcore right and left don’t. Keeping gaining the trust of the average Americans

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:54pm

      Why do we even have a black caucus…that in itself sounds racist to me, and while we’re on the subject…why the naacp…why the black entertainment channel…can you imagine if we had the white entertainment channel or the national advancement of white christian men, whom I believe are the real targets in today’s world.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 1:08pm

      If I remember correctly, all congressmen were threatened with, if you don‘t vote for this you won’t even be considered for the super congress of 12. So, by voting against it, you would seal your fate to have nothing to do with any of it ever. That’s how the Democrats work. Threaten, badger, bully, bribe……OOOOOH, it’s the 3-B congress….badger bully bribe.

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 1:12pm

      Martin Luther King Jr. said to be colorblind, not to see color. 

      A caucus starting with black, Latino, white, etc is seeing color and anyone joining and participating in such are against what Martin Luther King Jr. stood for and that includes West. 

      Allen West did sellout the TEA Party and voted to spend MORE by voting for the debt ceiling bill. 

      Allen West called the TEA party crazy for criticizing him for voting for the debt ceiling bill of MORE spending. 

      Allen West voted for the Patriot Act GROWING Government.

      Allen West told the ‘establishment’ Republicans he would drive the car for their cause.  

      Allen West voted for the black farm bill which is nothing but a start of reparations. 

      Allen West is not TEA Party. Allen West is fake. 

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    • kram
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 1:22pm

      i just decided to post on this story cuz it was the most recent- but am i the only one here who wonders if we are even gonna be able to vote or if they will be counted in 2012? (referencing the Cass Sunscreen regulations on everything)

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    • lemmings4obama
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 1:37pm

      @Cloudsofwar My 1791 tee with the “don’t tread on me snake” has been ordered. I look forward to the looks I get. Also have a US Border Security hat. That’s always great for some cross-eyed looks too. LOL

      @Ken What are you talking about, “you people.” Hahahahahaha Just joking of course, but if people keep waiting for someone that they agree on 100% of the issues, they will be waiting a long time. Hate to say it, but when voting we got to look for the “least worst of.”

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    • Alucard
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 1:57pm

      Some of you people are the worst fair weather fans I have ever seen. You must be Minnesota Viking fans. But seriously, you will not find a single candidate that you will agree on %100 of all the issues %100 of the time, its called unrealistic expectations. I support Congressman West for not running away from the CBC and tring to add a voice that they refuse to hear. Yes I disagree with the Patriot Act, but to throw the baby out with the bath water makes no sense. Get a thicker skin folks and get ready for the coming storm.

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    • old white guy
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:19pm

      when i first heard col west speak i thought here is a conservative man. i don’t know why he voted as he did, i guess someone should ask him. the way things are going the voters can believe only themselves. what the hell do you do???

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    • one years food ration like glenn says
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:24pm

      considering , huh? pffft… Thats just for show. He won’t quit or else why say anything just do it…Who cares ? I had this guys number from the beginning and was trashed for it constantly on here. Well defend this crap now..

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:58pm

      SJOHN70037,
      Really…you’re done? Hmmmm., rather intellectually lazy.., non?
      You just believe random comments on THE BLAZE and so long West?!

      Congressman West joined the CBC to bust on them. They are ALL race baiting Progressives. Congressman West knew that when he joined!

      Congressman West holds the TEA PARTY in high regard.

      How do I know these things? I do my research!

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    • jwcoopusa
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 3:03pm

      I think what we’ve got here is a bunch of liberals who are scared to death of Alan West and are using this forum to bad-mouth , trying to convince real conservatives to give up on one of their own. Typical dim-o tactic. Well, THIS Okie ain‘t buyin’ your rhetoric, folks! Go back to The Daily KOS or what other liberal blog you oozed from, ’cause Patriots live here, and Patriots know that Alan West is no RINO. But then again, that’s all assuming the Republican Party – as a political party – is a good thing. So maybe – just maybe – we SHOULDN’T be proud to be a “Republican.” Come to think of it, *I’M* a “Republican-In-Name-Only” myself! A Patriot in values, character, and deeds, but a Republican in name only………………… So you folks who are so quick to abuse your own and use the term “RINO” so indiscrimantly………….STUFF IT!

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 3:28pm

      I knew he voted to increase the debt and that he called his constituency “schizophrenic”, but I didn’t know he was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Had I known that, I would have called him out as a racist a long time ago.

      Guess he won’t be getting much Tea Party support the next time around.

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 4:05pm

      @JWCoopUSA

      Please explain how the below actions are conservative. 

      Voting for more spending is not Conservative
      Voting NOT to defund Obamacare is not Conservative
      Joining the “Black” caucus is not Conservative 
      Voting for the Black Farmer reparations is not Conservative
      Calling the TEA Party Schizophrenic is not Conservative
      Telling the Establishment you’ll drive the car for their cause is not Conservative. 

      Dems (Progressive Left) wanted more spending, Obamacare, division (black caucus), reparations, calls TEA Party crazy and do what Establishment tells them. Notice Allen and Dems similarity! Allen is Republican in name only, not action.  

      This Okie is telling YOU Allen West is not TEA, Conservative or real and provided 7 FACTUAL events that prove so. Truth is truth like it or not. DEAL WITH IT. 
       
      The only rhetoric trying to mislead individuals is yours. Facts don’t mislead, just those refusing to accept them do, like you. WAKE UP!

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    • king1
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 4:15pm

      I like him I understand where he is coming why he has to do things carefuly. the only thig I wonder is if you guys support the tea party or are you just OBAMA plants.

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    • carbonyes
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 4:32pm

      SJOHN70037 Dear John, no pun intended, you and several others on the Blaze just might want to get your heads out of your hind ends and come up for some fresh air. I’m sure all of you geniuses would have made all the “right” decisions on the important issues in Congress.
      What you need to look at is who Congressman West is, his background and character. The man is a former Colonel in the US Army. He was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth and earned every position that he attained by hard work and commitment. He is a man of integrity but also possesses humility and wisdom,
      Do not be so eager to throw him under the bus because he does a few things with which you do not agree.
      Colonel West, although a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, has stood up and regularly voiced his opinion when he believed the CBC was out of line. Colonel West rightly says he is reconsidering his membership, which is again the right thing to do. He also realizes that his resignation would create a firestorm, and I do believe he is willing to face that if need be.
      The CBC is not only jeopardizing their own “leadership” positions, but the well-being of the black Americans as well as the rest of America. There vitriolic language and their hate speech and pure unadulterated racism is beyond being over the top. If they continue to spew out this garbage, there may well be riots in the streets – a fight they can not win.
      Colonel West is trying to deter them from their errant thinking.

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    • Red Meat
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 5:24pm

      @ Lucy La Rue
      Congressman West joined the CBC to bust on them.

      Would you happen to have one example where West ‘busted’ them? I’ll wait.

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    • KevStutzCanDo
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 6:04pm

      sjohn70037, did i miss something? West is a remarkable man. You’d better explain yourself.

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    • cyncoley
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 6:10pm

      Allen West is the best thing that has happened to the political world, the black race, and our country as a whole in my life time (I’m 58 yrs. old). I pray those who have been blinded by the hate mongering racists Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson during the past decades will open their eyes and ears to this man who has served our country in the most honorable way a citizen can. Neither Sharpton nor Jackson can attest to that. They give religion a bad name. They give their race a bad name. They give our country a bad name. Start honoring those who are honorable.

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    • CatB
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 6:50pm

      He MUST quit the Congressional Black Caucus .. after his Pigford vote it is clear that they controlled him and not the other way around … didn’t know what it was ??? YEA RIGHT …

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    • the hawk
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 6:55pm

      Allen West is a Great Amercian ! PUTS COUNTRY AHEAD OF HIS RACE !
      hE IS HEADS ABOVE cOLIN pOWELL ! I WISH HE’d ASK HIS VOTERS IF THEY SUPPORT HIS RUNNING FOR President ! I can not only wish . I will pray ! This guy is first class. Closest think to JFK
      AND REGAN Than anyone else in elected office ! ! ! this guy could be the REAL uniter ! For those black Americans who are not racist ! ! ! Mr. WEST I SALUTE YOU SIR !

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    • john1040
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 7:07pm

      We need someone like our, hopefully, future president Allen West in the CBC if for nothing else but to be a thorn in their side. Who else is in the CBC with an ounce of brains? NO ONE! Please this is a great man. a great patriot. I thank him for his incredible service he is a modern day member of the greatest generation. If not for people like Allen West, we’d all be speaking German today! MY GOD, how can you read the Blaze & have anything negative to say about Allen West!? This is the only way this useless president of ours can get himself reelected, by buying votes & dividing the voters with brains. Please let’s try to stick together here for the nation as I believe if Obama wins again, it’s the end of America & Israel. Anyone speaking negatively about Rep. Allen West is doing the CBC’s dirty work. We need more REAL MEN like Allen West in this country and SOON!!!

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    • Itchee Dryback
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 7:16pm

      A lot of fakes posting these days, imo.
      Here’s a clue…try to be more subtle…the shtick will be more convincing.

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    • jwcoopusa
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 7:54pm

      @OkieFromMuskogee – You make my point. You’re either one who speaks in talking points to get conservatives to eat their young. Listen close, fella…..

      1. West voted to defund Obamacare, and that bill was defeated in the Senate. The vote YOU’RE speaking of was for piecemeal defunding, which Rep. Istook – a fellow CONSERVATIVE congressman – explains here: http://www.myheritage.org/news/heritages-istook-testifies-about-defunding-obamacare/. I’ll take a trusted, proven conservative’s word for their oppositiion to Dim-o-cratic strategy rather than an emotional, partially informed opinion, anyday!

      2. West’s decision to join the CBC was correct and couragegeous. Machiavelli said, “‘Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” Kinda puts a crimp in your enemy‘s battle tactics when you’re sitting in his war councils, don’tcha think? And it showed his willingness to step into the Lion’s Den with the hope of diluting some of the attitudes and opinions of some other Black congressmen. Too bad that group has entrenched itself so strongly with the radical left that West’s efforts were not rewarded. With his military-trained mind, Col. West knew it was time to withdraw. But he gave it a heck of a shot, which is a LOT better than merely talking a good game.

      I’m out of room, but will continue in the next post……………

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 7:58pm

      If West is honorable and holds Martin Luther Kings views on race why doesn’t West publicly call for the dissolution of the “Black” Caucus and why it should be dissolved? 

      To say he joined to be “a thorn in their side” or to “spy” or to change their view is nothing but excuses and false. 

      West FREELY joined a group that sees COLOR FIRST. 

      No one posting has yet to explain 
      -Joining the black caucus
      -Voting NOT to begin defunding ObamaCare
      -Voting to increase spending in debt deal
      -Called TEA Party schizophrenics 
      -Voted WITH the Black Caucus for farmer reparations. 
      -Told established Republicans he will drive car for their cause
      -Didn‘t attend Glenn’s Israel rally, though he is for with Israel

      The only fake people are those saying one thing and then doing another. West has clearly done that and facts prove it. You can post your ostrich opinion of West all you’d like but reality tells us differently. 

      P.S. To those using “Yo” on here to talk to “blacks” as if your speaking a new language. Watch a freaking Rocky movie and you’ll see where “Yo” came from…….“Yo Adrienne”. “Yo Paulie”…….

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    • jwcoopusa
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 8:07pm

      @OkieFromMuskogee –

      3. West DID vote against Rep. Steve King’s amendment (H.Amndt 461), which would have prohibited the expenditure of agriculture department funds for the “Pigford” reparations. I give you that. He apologized, however and took full responsiblity for making that vote in mistake.
      “There were some 40 amendments to this piece of legislation and there are those who questioned my NO vote on Rep. Steve King’s amendment on Pigford. I accept full responsibility for not doing a complete due diligence and personal research on this amendment. I am mortal and a fallible human being who seeks to do his best daily, and improve as such.” Personally, I give the guy the benefit of the doubt on this one.

      4. I don‘t know where you got your information about West’s comments regarding Tea Party schizophrenia, but I listened to it personally on the day he made it on the Laura Ingraham radio program. I think, in context, the statement was completely justified. Besides, I would be challenged to find a more responsible conservative to fully agree with Mr. West than Mrs. Ingraham! Listen to the exchange, here: http://dailycaller.com/2011/07/29/allen-west-slams-tea-party-schizophrenia/

      5. I don‘t know what you’re talking about, “Telling the Establishment you’ll drive the car for their cause is not Conservative.” Sounds like something Lefties say when they want to infer that something has a racial context.

      Again, I’m out of room. I’ll finish u

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    • jwcoopusa
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 8:15pm

      6. Finally, Mr. Okie from Muskogee, before you start questioning *MY* intentions in misleading folks, you need to do two things:
      a. Do some factual research on your own, digging deeper than the headlines from the Tulsa World or the New York Times.
      b. If you are, in fact, from Muskogee, drive a few miles NW of there and observe what I choose to fly on my flagpole. Below an American flag that was flown above Baghdad, Iran, I proudly fly a yellow flag with the insignia, “Don’t Tread On Me!”

      Enuf’ said…………….

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    • macpappy
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 8:19pm

      @cloudsofwar
      The looks you got were probably from people wondering what a TEA guy was doing at the YMCA.
      Wait can you hear it….It’s the Village People singing YMCA, YMCA.

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    • jwcoopusa
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 8:22pm

      Gee. Baghdad is in Iran now, huh? You’d think an edgy-k-ted guy would know that’s nothing but WRONG!

      Iraq. Sorry.

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 8:49pm

      @JWCoopUSA

      Born and raised in Muskogee.  Spaulding Park is named after distant family members.  Live north of Wagoner by the Amish. Whole family still lives in Muskogee. So, I really am an Okie, by definition. 

      1.) West passed up a chance to begin defunding Obamacare. Twist how you want but that is truth. Better to begin defunding some, then none. 

      2.) Any caucus based on seeing race first is racist and anyone joining such groups are racist. Racists see color FIRST. You don’t join the KKK thinking your gonna change their views or stop them from it. Same PRINCIPLE here. 

      3.) West voted to give farmers reparations. Fact however you choose to twist it. Must be coincidence the Black Caucus pushed this bill. Being a “spy” or member wouldn’t West have known….Hmmmmmm…….

      4.) West called the TEA party schizophrenics. Why? Because TEA didn’t want to raise the debt limit and continue spending. West voted for doing so, opposite of what he said he was for. Did Bachmann or Paul vote to increase debt limit? NOPE! 

      5.) In case your ignorant completely, it was not just Progressive Democrats that led to this mess, it was the Established Republicans as well. The same Establishment West said he would drive the car for. West‘s allegiance isn’t to a party, it is to the people. Fact

      6.) Telling people West is honorable is misleading people when FACTS show he isn’t and does opposite of what he says he will do. FACT Simple research shows just that so practice

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:02pm

      6.) Telling people West is honorable is misleading people when FACTS show he isn’t and does opposite of what he says he will do. FACT Simple research shows just that so practice what you preach. 

      7.) Give me directions besides “NW of Muskogee” and I’ll gladly come look at your flag. I’ll bring a few of my own for you to look at. You are not the person with a Gadsen Flag. 

      I had hope West would have been a leader but he hasn’t been. He followed in voting for patriot act, he followed by joining the black caucus, he followed by voting for debt limit, he followed by saying he will drive the Establishments car. 

      Quit being an ostrich and face reality unless you want more rear pounding by the establishment. 

      TEA

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 11:28pm

      How SOLID are you really, Allen? Is this like the Black Reparations Scam you voted for? Did you also forget to do “due diligence” when you joined the Commie Chocolate Caucus (CCC)?

      Isn’t that a very stupid letter, meant to give you an *excuse to leave the CBC, now that those OBAMA COMRADES have been exposed for the traitors they are?

      Yeah, right, stay and expose them — as if they weren’t being blatant enough. I’ll join the KKK and expose the white @#$%^&*$ too.

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    • rrider
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 11:54pm

      It doesnt matter “WHAT” this guy votes for. The question you have to ask yourself is does he have the charcter to be a congressman?

      Youre not going to agree 100% with anyone. What you have to ask yourself, is can you respect the decisions he does make even if you disagree.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on September 1, 2011 at 12:25am

      @rrider
      It doesnt matter “WHAT” this guy votes for. The question you have to ask yourself is does he have the charcter to be a congressman?
      ——–
      HUH?? HUH???? WHAT he votes for and WHO he associates with shows who he IS. I bet libs think Pelosi has the “character” to be a Congresswoman.

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    • An Arizonan
      Posted on September 1, 2011 at 12:36am

      The simple fact that there is a “Black Caucus” is RACIST!

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on September 1, 2011 at 12:52am

      PoliticalJunkieToo
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:10am
      Allen West voted:
      (I WILL RESPOND IN ALL CAPS)

      1. To raise the debt ceiling. (IF YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER OPTIONS ON THE TABLE THEN YOU WOULD KNOW THAT HIM VOTING ‘YES’ WAS THE CORRECT THING TO DO!)

      2. Called tea party schizophrenia. (HE HAD GOOD REASON TO SAY THAT HE WOULD NOT GET INVOLVED WITH THE SCHIZPHRENIA COMING FROM SOME IN THE TEA PARTY. AND ONCE AGAIN HE WAS RIGHT. THERE ARE SOME IN THE TEA PARTY THAT ARE TRYING THEIR BEST TO DESTROY THE MOVEMENT. HE N-E-V-E-R CALLED THE TEA PARTY AS A WHOLE SCHIZOPRENIC)

      3. Voted for the Pigford Farmer Fund which is a fraud filled back door black reparations giving $50,000 to ANY black person who even “thought” about being a farmer. Stossel (Fox business show) did a show on the fraud/scam of this thing and it makes your blood boil. (HIS STAFF LET HIM DOWN ON THIS ONE, BUT BECAUSE HE IS A GREAT LEADER HE DID NOT THROW HIS PEOPLE UNDER THE BUS. HE STOOD UP PUBLICLY AND ANNOUNCED THAT HE SCREWED UP ON THIS VOTE. I AGREE BUT RESPECT HIM FOR BEING A MAN ABOUT IT AND DID NOT TRY TO BLAME OTHERS FOR HIS SCREW-UP. IT’S WHATS COMMONLY KNOWN AS LEADERSHIP. I UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT BEFORE BECAUSE IT IS SO RARE IN THIS COUNTRY)

      4. Voted to EXTEND the Patriot Act (FREEDOM WATCH – a Fox Business Show) blasted this as unconstitutional). (IT IS HELPING TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM KILLING MY FAMILY. I’M ALL FOR THE PATRIOT ACT)

      West is the finest Conservative we

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on September 1, 2011 at 1:01am

      @carbonyes
      When is it *ever* wise to join a communist org.? When is it ever wise or humble to berate your constituents?

      I am deeply concerned that some of you don’t even know how commie/radical the CBC is. Even after hearing what they’re saying, you dismiss or rationalize the fact that he joined that org. Let me be perfectly clear, to borrow Obum’s favorite phrase: the CBC is no different from the Weather Underground, and those people are like Bill Ayers. Let me fine-tune my statement. The only difference is that the CBC is a POLITICAL BRANCH of the Communist Party. They have revolutionaries on the ground and they also have people in govt.

      Why are some of you defending West? There can only be two reasons: Either you don’t really understand how communism operates or you are looking at skin color. …Fool me twice, shame on me.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on September 1, 2011 at 5:24am

      One more thing: I am freaking tired of hearing supporters quote that famous line from the Godfather, “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer,” as West’s reason for joining the CBC. This is America, people. Have you forgotten? We are not the Mafia, or the ChiCom or Islamists. We don’t befriend our enemies. Yeah, moles do, but they are effective only if they can stay undercover. Americans don’t sleep with their enemies. We expose them, confront them and defeat them. You are a military man, Col. West. What’s there to “consider?”

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    • Hobbs57
      Posted on September 1, 2011 at 8:16am

      I can appreciate where many of these comments are coming from. I remember thinking just like all of you, of which, you absolutely have the right too. I am not discounting it, I actually agree. Now, with that being sai, I assure all of you, it is not as easy as you think to move into a position where you really have a passion to change how things are. Especially in the “ fun house” inside the belt way. In order to move in certain directions, in order to get things done, one has but no choice to compromise. West clarly is not the one to lead the rebels against the Brits, that take a certain kind of man. While this makes him no less of a man, his vision just isn’t in line with a total over haul of the government. Maybe it is and hebelieves he has to work his foot in the door in order to gain the necessary support or resources needed to actually make an impact. Men like ROn Paul have been banging their heads up against the establishment for years. While he may have sent waves across the pond, he in no way has brought together a coalition power enough to make actual change. THis doesn’t mean he should change his approach either, it just means that bridge isn’t ready to be crossed yet. Men such as West will build those bridges so Ron Paul can lead the people across it. Every person has to play a part in all this, so take at easy on West. I know what happens when one thinks they can save the world, it happened to me once. It was a learning experience, West will learn

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    • jenk99
      Posted on September 1, 2011 at 9:36am

      I am torn on whether or not he should remove himself from the CBC. If he removes himself very publicly with his reasoning, then I think it would be very telling to those who listen to these losers. However, I do kind think it would be good for him to sit along side them and rebutt every “racist” argument they have. Unfortunately, I suspect that he would not be allowed to voice his opinion along side the CBC. I guess it depends on who can be the loudest during one these sessions. So probably quitting the CBC is the better idea. But he needs to scream it from the roof tops, not be quiet about why he did it.

      It seems that the left is the “Squeaky Wheel” and they are always the ones to get the grease. I get tired of the right not firing back at them loudly and calling them what they are…LIARS.

      As for doubting West, due to his votes, all I can say is you will NEVER get someone in there who you will agree with 100% of the time. I mean, I don’t agree with my husband, with whom I am happily married, 100% of the time, why would my favorite politician be any different? This idea that you will get someone in there that is perfect is unrealistic as humans are flawed and will never be perfect. I am more concerned with his honesty and integrity. He is going to have a bad vote now and then. I don’t like his vote on the debt deal, but I am not kicking him to the curb at the point.

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  • bankerpapaw
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:01am

    Mr. West. I would be ashamed to belong to that racist outfit too.

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    • cemerius
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:03pm

      Never understood his membership either?!?!

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    • one years food ration like glenn says
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:33pm

      @ALUCARD.. I agree with Michelle Bachmann and 100 % of the time. So there..

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    • Kitzie1963
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 3:13pm

      I believe Colonel West should stay in the CBC because everytime they talk of the TEA Party as being racists, they have to look at him and notice his skin color is the same as theirs. We can’t run from every fight. I applaud his stance.

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    • RoBoTech
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 4:02pm

      I didn’t have a problem with West joining the black caucus until I found out what the CBC Manifest says.
      It basically states that the CBC will stand for Reparations for Blacks.
      THEN West voted to continue the BILLIONS in payout to Pigford. when confronted with that vote his excuse? he did not even know what Pigford was. A BLACK Congressman that had never heard of Pigford, yet voted to continue it. Uh huh. Either a LIAR or incompetent, no other reason for that vote.
      As far as I am concerned, we don’t need another “my people” holder. Either you are for ALL Americans Equally, or you are a traitor to your oath to uphold the Constirtution.
      And Lucy Larue? All you have to do is look back three weeks in the Blaze Archives to see the Headline, “West Calls Tea Party A Bunch of Schizos”.
      And you were saying that he respects the Tea Party? And it was “random posts”? WRONG! Get your head out of your anus and see what REALITY is.
      As far as the Patriot Act? Uh, how many GOP voted for it? I can’t fault West for that one.
      But, I don’t support him anymore after his Pigford vote, and his excuse for it. Something stinky in West Land.
      More BLACK RACISTS in Congress is the LAST thing we need.

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    • llotus
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 5:46pm

      Okie….thats how I see it. Didnt get a paper today….curious to how bidens little trip toTulsa went. Lotus.

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 7:37pm

      Lotus

      Biden said “Obama has a backbone of a ramrod”. He also noted the “right” tried to label Obama as a follower and he’s proved he is a leader. Nothing of real substance from Gaffe Biden really. Just cheering on his small base. Glad he is gone now. :-) Hope your well. 

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on September 1, 2011 at 1:47am

      @Kitzie
      I believe Colonel West should stay in the CBC because everytime they talk of the TEA Party as being racists, they have to look at him and notice his skin color is the same as theirs.
      ————
      Oh, so you actually think those commies don’t know the Tea Party is not racist? Didn’t their union buddies beat a black Tea Party member so bad he had to be hospitalized?

      ==> “We can’t run from every fight.”
      What fight? He’s voted with them.

      Where’s your head, Kitzie? No, wait! You don’t have to show me. I know.

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 12:47am

      Kitzie1963
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 3:13pm
      I believe Colonel West should stay in the CBC because everytime they talk of the TEA Party as being racists, they have to look at him and notice his skin color is the same as theirs. We can’t run from every fight. I applaud his stance.
      ==========================

      As do I.
      It would do well for people to go to the the following Blaze link…
      http://www.theblaze.com/stories/senior-eij-official-calls-for-worldwide-sharia-threatens-christian-extermination/
      After soaking in what the chickle-head in tha story is saying, then go and look at comments made by West about the very same subject. West knows that the Muslim religion wants only two things from you and I…
      1. Convert to Islam.
      2. Or die a horrible and painful death.

      West has one goal in life more than any other… to keep that from happening here in the USA. To date Allen West has done nothing wrong to warrant some of the hatred being shown towards him. He may the one truly honest-to-goodness Conservative/Patriotic politician left in this country. Those that hate him are either supporters of the far-left in the USA, or they don’t know anything about him.

      http://www.AllenWestforPresident.us

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  • MBA
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:00am

    I applaud Rep. West for wanting to quit, but since he has membership and we are fighting the “enemy” within this country, it is best for him to stay in accordance with the adage “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.”

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    • firstHat
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:47am

      Exactly what I was thinking.

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    • ChazzArtist
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:04pm

      West said as much in his recent interview with S.E. Cupp. However, since there seems to be no prospect of keeping an eye on your enemy when they are unabashedly open and loudmouthed, there’s no reason to waste time in committee. How would you feel about any representative belonging to a “Congressional (race, gender or ethnic) caucus” ?

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    • Gary Fishaholic
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 1:11pm

      Agreed sorry but I like this man. I believe him to be an American Patriot who has served us well in the armed forces and will in the congress.

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    • boxy
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:14pm

      Agreed. Allen West may have made some bad votes but I believe him to a patriot. He is still a freshman and no one is perfect.

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    • JLGunner
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:14pm

      Solid thinking. I agree. I still like Col. West.

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  • BQI
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:00am

    Mr. West, in our Featured Article Today, UNCOVERED: Obama’s 2012 Campaign Strategy — Incite Civil Unrest, we have a series of videos and stories that establish without question that your fellow CBC members along with Unions and several Socialist orgs. are a part of a covert strategy to aid Obama’s re-election campaign. If I were you, sir there would be no question that I would disassociate myself with this organization. SEE our featured story here; http://blackquillandink.com/?p=7930

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    • CitizenVetUSA
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 1:05pm

      Riots in the streets to get re-elected; God help America. Starting in October 2011. Thanks for the link.

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  • texasfarmer
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:56am

    If he is representing all of his constituents then he should not have been a member.

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    • cemerius
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:01pm

      Exactly…the one bad check I had of him is when he announced his membership to this racist group right after his election!

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    • Biff Marupis
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 7:34pm

      Honestly, I think he joined because they didn’t WANT him to join! Personally, I think EVERYBODY should join…all white conservative lawmakers….how are they going to stop them? If they did, it would make them racist. If they didn’t, it would water down their influence. Just my $.02 worth.

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  • akabosan
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:56am

    Thank you Colonel West for your service in hostile territory both out of country and now in. It remains to be seen if you can affect any of the other members, but keep the faith and make your best decision. Always remember Teddy Roosevelt, “It is not the critic that counts…” GB

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  • capecodsully
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:55am

    Stay in there Col. West, every meeting you attend let them know what disgraceful racists they are and the harm they are doing to the black community as well as the country. Maybe one day even they will be ashamed of their despicable behavior. There has to be one light in every hell hole of darkness, you’re the guy. Can’t wait till you run for President. West 2020!

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:00am

      I don’t think it would accomplish anything. One cannot argue with fools, without looking like a fool.

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    • cessna152
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:23am

      I agree with Anonymous T. Irrelevant… Kind of like George Washington hanging out with Joseph Stalin, nothing will get accomplished and is a waste of time. These people are pure evil and filled with hate which makes them totally blind and irrational. Run away before you get “sucked in” Mr. West…

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    • Pastor Ray
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:29pm

      My Daddy’s favorite saying was…”Ya dabble in $#!* [manure] and y’all will get it on ya!” You can take a sack of good potatoes and dump in some rotten ones…and the whole sack will rot very quickly! Sort’ve like the computer wisdom of Garbage IN Garbage OUT! Leave them Col. West and do it quickly!

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    • GeorgieJo
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 1:08pm

      WEST is a good man. Probably ashamed of Black Caucus Loons.

      WEST for 2012!!!!

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    • CatB
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 6:52pm

      He voted with the CBC on PIGFORD .. and then tried to say he didn’t know what it was … I might have believed him if he were NOT in the CBC .. but I think they got his vote .. hope he got “something”.

      TEA!

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  • UlyssesP
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:54am

    Quit the CNC, you’re no N!

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    • DAZ
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:04pm

      ULYSSESP “you’re no N!” Really, that’s your comment. Very Sophomoric. This is below you and this Board. You are better than that. Try stating your position with actual ideas.

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    • DAZ
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:05pm

      ULYSSESP “you’re no N!” Really, that’s your comment. Very Sophomoric. This is below you and this Board. Try stating your position with actual ideas.

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  • V-MAN MACE
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:54am

    He levaes the CBC to join…the Congressional Torture Caucus? AKA, the Establishment Neocons?

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    • cemerius
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:03pm

      Don’t look now I heard your microwaved hot pockets are done……you can now leave your basement to retirieve your treats!

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 7:20pm

      I understand your Pavlovian response to anyone who holds an opinion that dissents from the establishment neocon view on torture.

      It doesn’t make your drivel any more relevant.

      Ron Paul 2012.

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  • WBOB
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:54am

    Drop em now Allen

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  • V-MAN MACE
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:53am

    I wonder how many members of the CBC condones TORTURE by waterboarding…

    I wonder if they condone Allen West’s torture of an individual by firing a firearm over his blindfolded head…

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    • NSDQ
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 11:54am

      The slow taking off of Daniel Pearls head with a K-Bar qualifies as torture, not spooking someone with a loud noise. Grow-up!

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    • Jim in Houston
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:36pm

      NSDQ: Great reply to a stupid comment.

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    • cemerius
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:01pm

      And the Soldiers that were saved by then LtCol West’s actions?? You are an idiot and have never had to make a harder decision then what’s for dinner!!!

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:51pm

      V-MAN MACE,
      I just wanted to second VSDQ’s admosishment to GROW UP!
      Get your learn on too!

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    • Goodforall
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 3:11pm

      Your comment shows your total ignorance. Saving his men came first, as it should have. This man is a true blue American patriot, something that cannot be said about you.

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 7:18pm

      Whatever.

      Anything is fine with you neocons as long as you think it suits your purpose.

      In reality, torture isn’t.

      You’re the only people who condone torture.

      Sadomosochistic fools.

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  • cemerius
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:53am

    Congressional Black Caucus is group based solely on the race of a person. Is this NOT racism too? Can a white person join? If not, why not joion the Congressional White Caucus? Congressional African American Caucus…….West should NEVER have joined this “group” in the First place!!!!!

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  • PoliticalJunkieToo
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:52am

    There should not even be a “black” congressional anything or a “woman‘ congressional anything or any other ’separate” congressional pigeonhole slot. .

    They were elected to be MEMBER OF CONGRESS and represent ALL the people. West should NOT have joined to begin with.

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    • ClockKing
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:20am

      Tim Scott was smart enough NOT to join them. Not that West is dumb, but I think West hoped he could add a voice for change. Scott, who is younger than West, KNEW this was not possible with those old fools.

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    • Give_heed
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 11:43am

      You would have made a good point if there were no such or like committees among elected officials.

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    • rangerp
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 11:52am

      @JOEYP22

      “We need more Allen West’s, Herman Cain’s, J.C. Watts, Condoleezza Rice’s, you are great Americans!”

      the cool think about the Americans that you listed above, is that they are great Americans, and great for all America.

      When you look at the rhyming reverends, and black folks that the MSM loves, they are not generally focused on a better America, they are focused on about a tenth of America, and their programs and plans hurt, not help their own.

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  • I_Object
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:52am

    So what’s gonna be the thing that pushes you over the edge, col. west? Respectfully – i would’ve turned my membership card in already. Not to mention – I might have started a national campaign to bring more attention to the deeds of the black caucus’ to the black community. The purveyors of stupidity need to be brought out into the great wide open and exposed. How have they helped the black community? Have they brought large swaths of our black brothers and sisters out of poverty? out of the ghetto? Have they helped re-unite these dead-beat dad’s with their illegitimate children and re-strengthened and renewed their commitments to their families? To God? Have they helped get the drugs out of the projects? Why make threats, colonel? Just bail. You are better than them. Start a new black caucus… One with some real honor to it. You’re a good man. Don’t ignore your instincts, just get out of there. Threatening to leave isn’t gonna get you anywhere with them.

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    • Joeyp22
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:38am

      Just another Uncle Tom?!?! A black man with common sense fiscal values of controlled spending, one who supports less taxes and a smaller government, we should lynch this man today! Col. West you are not down with the struggle you want to educate our young black men and women, how dare you!

      Congressman West you constantly have to defend your values because you are not aligned with the libs because they think White=Republican, Black=Democrat, how ignorant.

      The NAACP is not for the advancement of “all” colored people only Liberal colored people and selective whites who are instrumental in giving beat downs to “Uncle Toms”. Try being a conservative black man or woman and see how much support you receive from the NAACP, Not A Reverand Jackson or Al Sharpton, you wont!

      Wake up black American, you are being destroyed at the very core by those you think have your best interest in mind, they don’t!

      We need more Allen West’s, Herman Cain’s, J.C. Watts, Condoleezza Rice’s, you are great Americans!

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    • bandi9
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:51am

      i gotta go with you on this. JUST QUIT! There is nothing to consider. i dont think i would have joined in the first place.

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  • WTSpike
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:49am

    Let me ask this in all seriousness: What part of “The Congressional Black Caucus” is not racist? Should we have any caucuses that are based on race at all? What would the members of the CBC think if someone organized a “Congressional White Caucus”? How can we overcome racism if we continue to have organizations that cater only to so-called minorities? If we are all equal in the eyes of society, justice, and God, then why do we continue to engage in the creation of groups that focus their attention on our racial differences?

    Representative Carson (who should be referred to as “Reprehensible Carson”) has no business labelling Tea Party members as racists. The Tea Party has never engaged in any racial vitriolic statements or behaviors, while the Left has gone out of its way to do so. When one cries racism where none exists, they do a great disservice to those who put up with it where it does exist. Perhaps some people continue to expouse racism because it is in their best interests to make sure it continues. Carson is one such example. Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Maxine Waters are further examples. Shame on them all!

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    • Kathy H
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:26am

      I have to agree with you on your post, if they have a black caucus which I believe is racist then we should go back to the days of the KKK… I thought all these people that have been elected are to represent all the people of the USA and not just the blacks or the hispanics, or whites..

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    • MZPL8CD
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:59am

      call his office 202 225 4011, it might help, race card getting old

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:49am

    BLESS YOU, COURAGEOUS MAN! May our LORD GOD put HIS guardian angels all around you, keep you safe and well and in HIS YARD. In JESUS’ PRECIOUS NAME, AMEN!

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  • Barackalypse Now
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:48am

    I like Allen West more and more each day.

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    • one years food ration like glenn says
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:54pm

      He also voted in favor of not defunding of obama care because he liked a certain part of the school lunch give aways to the poor.. Claiming why piece vote down this bill ? If youre not going to do it all in one shot then you may as well not do it at all.. So I am voting in favor of not defunding obama care.. Politcal hack is what he is.. Yeah West it‘s starts by defunding the damn thing isn’t that what you ran on in your election ? But when it came down to it you failed and turned your back on your constituents …

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  • Ghandi was a Republican
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:48am

    Start a new caucus! One that lobbies for Enterprise where the black caucus political machine of indigence and Zero tax base now stands.. This scam has gone on long enough. This scam has wrought far too much misery already..

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  • loveliberty83
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:48am

    Someone is teaching young people in Georgia to hate whites I wish that someone would talk about Africa so thes blacks today really how blessed they are that their ancestors came to America (who were sold by their own race into slavery) many of these people would have had a horrible life on Africa

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    • Ghandi was a Republican
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:56am

      Correction.. They would have ceased to exist way down the timeline, having no ancestral heritage leading up to what might now be them..

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  • ramburner
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:46am

    Someone has to admit and state the truth concerning these groups. The CBC is o the only group that is holding blacks back. The country would be better off getting rid of the parasites that espouse they are helping the black’s cause and black people in general would be wise to not condescend to racist color remarks of any kind. They are ALL human beings and MUST be viewed as such. Until this mentality is developed in the minds of Blacks, our nation will continue to suffer from extreme racism.

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  • G man
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:44am

    Don’t quit…stay there. You are needed.

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    • I.Gaspar
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:29am

      I agree.
      He should stay and drive them crazy… but I guess somebody’s already done that.
      I can see him having fun with maxine.

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    • Conservative New Yorker
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:01pm

      I agree!

      @I Gaspar- I’m totally with you but my imagination took it a bit further and let me just say… it wasn’t pretty! lol

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  • trolltrainer
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:43am

    Reconsidering your membership? Good God, West, they are nothing but a bunch of militant race-baiters. Why did you join in the first place?

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    • Banter
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:59am

      I would suspect to help shape their message in terms of helping solve problems in the black community. However, the majority are haters and liars, and a lost cause. He should quit and let them implode in their own self-loathing hatred.

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  • DanWesson455
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:42am

    Mr. West. Why don’t you start the Congressional Black Tea Party Caucus. It may grow by leaps and bounds within the next few elections. Now that would be something I’d be proud to see.

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    • Wardmagic
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:50am

      That’s a great idea. It will interesting to see how West will respond.

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    • Ghandi was a Republican
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:50am

      Excellent idea.. They could call themselves black Tea and be open to members of ALL race. What a concept!

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    • wbedding
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:52am

      spot on…good advice for Mr. West. there needs to be a counter balance to this race-baiting organization of morons…

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    • Rational Man
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:33pm

      DanWesson455
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:42am
      Mr. West. Why don’t you start the Congressional Black Tea Party Caucus. It may grow by leaps and bounds within the next few elections. Now that would be something I’d be proud to see.

      I hereby announce, (by unofficial decree), that this is the best post of the day on The Blaze!
      And, it’s a great idea too!

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    • truthseekerusa
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:49pm

      There already is a Black Tea Party
      http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/600756530.html

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    • Rational Man
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 1:02pm

      @truthseekerusa

      Congressional?……Black Tea Party?………………..

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    • blottney
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:45pm

      Why don’t you send him an e-mail and ask him.

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  • darlenekay
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:42am

    Christie-West 2016

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    • dsm
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:57am

      Pleeeeeeeeease people get off of Christie. He is a RINO. . Yes, I know he has a mouth and stood up to unions.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 11:42pm

      I don’t trust that man, not after he appointed a Muslim judge to the state bench, and then slammed concerned citizens like he did the unions. NO THANKS.

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  • Jesus_Hasten_Your_Return
    Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:39am

    Please run for president, colonel west!!!!

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    • PoliticalJunkieToo
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:12am

      Read the comments of what West voted for – BEFORE – jumping him up to president.

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    • Rational Man
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:59pm

      West for president!
      I HAVE educated myself about West. And he is right! Some, so called, Tea Party people are schizophrenic. He did not get what he wanted in the debt debate and vote, but who did? Just because he is not a radical reactionary, wasting his vote just to try and make a point, doesn’t mean he is not a true conservative. He is trying to make a difference in the CBC. Will it work? Probably not! But at least he made an effort for the black community’s sake. After the public statements the CBC has made, he is “considering” the futility of his nobel actions to try to make a difference. I admire a man who doesn’t quit or give up too easily on his convictions. At least he was brave enough to walk into the lion’s den. Just the statements West made here, will make the CBC lions roar and attack him.
      Trying to find that, “sweet spot”, where he can communicate with the CBC and the Tea Party is a huge challange considering the radicals on both sides. As seen on this forum………………..

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on September 1, 2011 at 2:38am

      Rational Man
      I HAVE educated myself about West… Just because he is not a radical reactionary…
      ———-
      “Radical reactionary…” A surprising choice of words, coming from a guy like you. ” For starters, why don’t you lose the term, friend. It’s commie jargon.

      I’ve said this before, but it’s worth repeating for those who have not educated themselves enough: West was one of only four Republicans who voted against the bill to repeal $100M for Obamacare school-based clinics. His reason for being unfazed by the fact that these health centers provide secret abortions to minors was that there were “bigger funding issues to be focusing on.”

      Jesus was radical, you know. He said if you did a child harm, you would have h*ll to pay — literally. Anyone who has the power to stop abortions but refuses to do so is harming a child. In this case, West is accountable to God not only for the aborted babies in Obama’s health centers, but for the children who get the abortions. Your reactionary God and mine is laser-focused on this particular issue, so I dare say those words were a slap in the face of God.

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