West update: He now says he was referring to the members of the Progressive Caucus

[cali]

Rep. Allen West: Democratic group is Communist


By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY
Updated 8m ago

By Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images

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Now, his office says West was referring to the Congressional Progressive Caucus when the freshman Tea Party favorite made his remark at a town hall meeting Tuesday night.

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The Congressman was referring to the 76 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. The Communist Party has publicly referred to the Progressive Caucus as its allies. The Progressive Caucus speaks for itself. These individuals certainly aren't proponents of free markets or individual economic freedom.

We called Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., a co-chairman of the progressive caucus, for a response. The Florida Democratic Party sent out an e-mail with a round up of clips about the West remark.

"With his claim that nearly half of the Democrats in Congress are members of the Communist Party, West seems to be competing with Sarah Palin in the "going rogue" department," the Florida Democrats said.

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http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/04/allen-west-democrats-communist-party-/1#.T4W_ytl9Z_Y

[rurallib]

1. West looking more and more like a great VEEP pick

[emulatorloo]

10. Freepers need to run him as a third-party presidential candidate.

With Bachmann "un-American members of Congress" as his running mate. Or vice-versa.

[ProSense]

2. Think Progress

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UPDATE A spokesperson for West said the congressman was referring to the Congressional Progressive Caucus. “The Communist Party has publicly referred to the Progressive Caucus as its allies,” West spokeswoman Angela Martin said in an email to Business Insider.

http://thinkprogress.org/special/2012/04/11/462205/allen-west-80-communists/

Moron!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. So by that logic, Allen....

....it isn't wrong for us liberals to say that members of the Tea Party are actually members of the National Socialist Party of America, right?

[freshwest]

6. There is at least one open Nazi running on the GOP ticket in one state, maybe more.

So this decade is working up to be just like WW2.

Americans can decide if they want to embrace the governing style of Hitler or Roosevelt, who the right calls a socialist.

All the Fox viewers love bullies, so it's apparent who they'll pick, in their hearts, anyway.

[indepat]

4. Wonder if West has identified any neo-Nazis among Republican congress-critters?

Or are all the bad guys in the other reviled party?

[movonne]

9. Well didn't I read somewhere that 76 repug congress belong

to the nazi party...does anyone here have the article???

[gratuitous]

13. I don't have a link to an article, but I saw it online

So, it must be true. I'll wait breathlessly for concomitant popular media coverage of this bombshell allegation. Or not.

[backscatter712]

5. Nurse Ratched! Uncle West needs another dose of Haldol!!! n/t

[hifiguy]

12. And a horse-sized shot of Thorazine

for good measure.

[MineralMan]

7. Allen West is a complete moron.

But, then, he's a Republican, so...

[DCKit]

8. It's even better when they have to walk it back, isn't it?

If Kryptonite exists, it's in the form of an authoritarian Republican having to make an apology or correction for something outrageous they've said.

[hifiguy]

11. Cool, my Congressman is a Commie!

All the more reason to vote for him again in November. I Representative Keith Ellison!!

[nykym]

14. West and his cadre of buffons

are always having to walk back their outrageous statements.
Giving additional support to that old saying
"It is better to keep ones mouth shut and look a fool than to open it and erase all doubt"

[a kennedy]

15. When does he get voted out??

Ugh....another open mouth and put in feet champion. Ugh.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

16. Florida's 22nd District will be free of him in November but...

.....he's decided to run for Florida's 18th District instead. Apparently, Mr. "War Hero" was too scared of losing in the 22nd District and thought the 18th District was a safer race. Hopefully the voters of the 18th District (formerly disgraced Rep. Mark Foley's seat) will know better than to let him in.

[sinkingfeeling]

17. Proving once again that the idiot has no idea what he's talking about.

[Bolo Boffin]

18. I heard that up to 78-81 voices in Congressman West's head are telling him

he doesn't need to seek competent professional help.