Rep. Allen West Says Up To 81 House Members Are Communists

SmashMouth · 04-11-2012, 11:53 PM

It's not the 1940s or the 1950s, Joe McCarthy is no longer rooting out alleged Soviet-supporters in the Legislature and the country is not entangled in the Cold War, but don't tell Rep. Allen West.

The Florida Republican told a crowd in his home state Tuesday that as many as 81 members of Congress are Communists.

In a clip of the town hall-style event that was posted online Wednesday, an audience member asks, "What percentage of the American legislature do you think are card-carrying Marxists?"
"I believe there's about 78 to 81 members of the Democratic Party that are members of the Communist Party," he said in the video.
After a long pause West, a former Army lieutenant colonel, adds, "They actually don't hide it. It's called the Congressional Progressive Caucus."

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SmashMouth · 04-11-2012, 11:55 PM

The entire Caucus Members here:
Congressional Progressive Caucus : Caucus Members

Co-Chairs

Keith Ellison

Raúl Grijalva

Vice Chairs

Tammy Baldwin

Judy Chu

William “Lacy” Clay

Sheila Jackson-Lee

Chellie Pingree

Whip

Hank Johnson

Senate Member

Bernie Sanders

House Members

Karen Bass

Xavier Becerra

Earl Blumenauer

Corrine Brown

Michael Capuano

Andre Carson

Donna Christensen

Yvette Clarke

Emanuel Cleaver

David Cicilline

Steve Cohen

John Conyers

Elijah Cummings

Danny Davis

Peter DeFazio

Rosa DeLauro

Donna Edwards

Sam Farr

Chaka Fattah

Bob Filner

Barney Frank

Marcia Fudge

Luis Gutierrez

Janice Hahn

Maurice Hinchey

Mazie Hirono

Rush Holt

Michael Honda

Jesse Jackson, Jr.

Eddie Bernice Johnson

Marcy Kaptur

Dennis Kucinich

Barbara Lee

John Lewis

David Loebsack

Ben Ray Lujan

Carolyn Maloney

Ed Markey

Jim McDermott

James McGovern

Brad Miller

George Miller

Gwen Moore

Jim Moran

Jerrold Nadler

Eleanor Holmes Norton

John Olver

Frank Pallone

Ed Pastor

Jared Polis

Charles Rangel

Laura Richardson

Lucille Roybal-Allard

Bobby Rush

Linda Sanchez

Jan Schakowsky

Jose Serrano

Louise Slaughter

Pete Stark

Bennie Thompson

John Tierney

Nydia Velazquez

Maxine Waters

Mel Watt

Peter Welch

Frederica Wilson

Lynn Woolsey

nedly · 04-15-2012, 08:29 AM

Why am I not Surprised?

ScottF · 04-15-2012, 01:01 PM

after you read something like that, how can you ever take ANYTHING he says seriously? A lot on the list are minorities, and almost all have served longer than West.

more on West (or moron West, if you prefer):
While serving in Taji, Iraq, West received information from an intelligence specialist about a reported plot to ambush him and his men.[The alleged plot reportedly involved Yahya Jhodri Hamoodi, a civilian Iraqi police officer.West, who was not responsible for conducting interrogations in Iraq and had never conducted nor witnessed one, had his men detain Hamoodi.In the process of detaining Mr. Hamoodi, soldiers testified that Hamoodi appeared to reach for his weapon and needed to be subdued. Hamoodi was beaten by four soldiers from the 220th Field Artillery Battalion on the head and body.West then fired his pistol near Hamoodi's head, after which Hamoodi provided West with names and information, which Hamoodi later described as "meaningless information induced by fear and pain." At least one of these suspects was arrested as a result, but no plans for attacks or weapons were found. West said "At the time I had to base my decision on the intelligence I received. It's possible that I was wrong about Mr. Hamoodi.

Danno · 04-15-2012, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by ScottF

after you read something like that, how can you ever take ANYTHING he says seriously? A lot on the list are minorities, and almost all have served longer than West.

more on West (or moron West, if you prefer):
While serving in Taji, Iraq, West received information from an intelligence specialist about a reported plot to ambush him and his men.[The alleged plot reportedly involved Yahya Jhodri Hamoodi, a civilian Iraqi police officer.West, who was not responsible for conducting interrogations in Iraq and had never conducted nor witnessed one, had his men detain Hamoodi.In the process of detaining Mr. Hamoodi, soldiers testified that Hamoodi appeared to reach for his weapon and needed to be subdued. Hamoodi was beaten by four soldiers from the 220th Field Artillery Battalion on the head and body.West then fired his pistol near Hamoodi's head, after which Hamoodi provided West with names and information, which Hamoodi later described as "meaningless information induced by fear and pain." At least one of these suspects was arrested as a result, but no plans for attacks or weapons were found. West said "At the time I had to base my decision on the intelligence I received. It's possible that I was wrong about Mr. Hamoodi.

Whats wrong with that?

I'll take Mr. West on his worst day over any Democrat in Washington on their best day.

Srgt. Hulka · 04-15-2012, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Whats wrong with that?

I'll take Mr. West on his worst day over any Democrat in Washington on their best day.

^^^^This^^^^!

ScottF · 04-16-2012, 09:49 AM

A civilian police officer was beaten and tortured, and then West said he might have been wrong. Party lines aren't relevant.

Crusader · 04-16-2012, 11:42 AM

Communists??? Hah!! We don't have any communists here and your lefties are further to the right than our righties (Your righties on the other hand are a little futher to the right than say, Djinghis Khan). This guy needs to lay down the crack pipe.

Danno · 04-16-2012, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by ScottF

A civilian police officer was beaten and tortured, and then West said he might have been wrong. Party lines aren't relevant.

And speaking of relevant...

Originally Posted by ScottF

A lot on the list are minorities, and almost all have served longer than West.

Not relevant

04-11-2012, 11:53 PM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,123 Blog Entries: 29	Rep. Allen West Says Up To 81 House Members Are Communists It's not the 1940s or the 1950s, Joe McCarthy is no longer rooting out alleged Soviet-supporters in the Legislature and the country is not entangled in the Cold War, but don't tell Rep. Allen West. The Florida Republican told a crowd in his home state Tuesday that as many as 81 members of Congress are Communists. In a clip of the town hall-style event that was posted online Wednesday, an audience member asks, "What percentage of the American legislature do you think are card-carrying Marxists?" "I believe there's about 78 to 81 members of the Democratic Party that are members of the Communist Party," he said in the video. After a long pause West, a former Army lieutenant colonel, adds, "They actually don't hide it. It's called the Congressional Progressive Caucus." link back

04-15-2012, 08:29 AM	#3
nedly Registered Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 72	Why am I not Surprised?
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04-15-2012, 02:12 PM	#5
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,720	Originally Posted by ScottF after you read something like that, how can you ever take ANYTHING he says seriously? A lot on the list are minorities, and almost all have served longer than West. more on West (or moron West, if you prefer): While serving in Taji, Iraq, West received information from an intelligence specialist about a reported plot to ambush him and his men.[The alleged plot reportedly involved Yahya Jhodri Hamoodi, a civilian Iraqi police officer.West, who was not responsible for conducting interrogations in Iraq and had never conducted nor witnessed one, had his men detain Hamoodi.In the process of detaining Mr. Hamoodi, soldiers testified that Hamoodi appeared to reach for his weapon and needed to be subdued. Hamoodi was beaten by four soldiers from the 220th Field Artillery Battalion on the head and body.West then fired his pistol near Hamoodi's head, after which Hamoodi provided West with names and information, which Hamoodi later described as "meaningless information induced by fear and pain." At least one of these suspects was arrested as a result, but no plans for attacks or weapons were found. West said "At the time I had to base my decision on the intelligence I received. It's possible that I was wrong about Mr. Hamoodi. Whats wrong with that? I'll take Mr. West on his worst day over any Democrat in Washington on their best day.

04-15-2012, 10:35 PM	#6
Srgt. Hulka 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 4,417	Originally Posted by Danno Whats wrong with that? I'll take Mr. West on his worst day over any Democrat in Washington on their best day. ^^^^This^^^^!

04-16-2012, 11:42 AM	#9
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,720	Originally Posted by ScottF A civilian police officer was beaten and tortured, and then West said he might have been wrong. Party lines aren't relevant. And speaking of relevant... Originally Posted by ScottF A lot on the list are minorities, and almost all have served longer than West. Not relevant

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04-11-2012, 11:55 PM	#2
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,123 Blog Entries: 29	The entire Caucus Members here: Congressional Progressive Caucus : Caucus Members Co-Chairs Keith Ellison Raúl Grijalva Vice Chairs Tammy Baldwin Judy Chu William “Lacy” Clay Sheila Jackson-Lee Chellie Pingree Whip Hank Johnson Senate Member Bernie Sanders House Members Karen Bass Xavier Becerra Earl Blumenauer Corrine Brown Michael Capuano Andre Carson Donna Christensen Yvette Clarke Emanuel Cleaver David Cicilline Steve Cohen John Conyers Elijah Cummings Danny Davis Peter DeFazio Rosa DeLauro Donna Edwards Sam Farr Chaka Fattah Bob Filner Barney Frank Marcia Fudge Luis Gutierrez Janice Hahn Maurice Hinchey Mazie Hirono Rush Holt Michael Honda Jesse Jackson, Jr. Eddie Bernice Johnson Marcy Kaptur Dennis Kucinich Barbara Lee John Lewis David Loebsack Ben Ray Lujan Carolyn Maloney Ed Markey Jim McDermott James McGovern Brad Miller George Miller Gwen Moore Jim Moran Jerrold Nadler Eleanor Holmes Norton John Olver Frank Pallone Ed Pastor Jared Polis Charles Rangel Laura Richardson Lucille Roybal-Allard Bobby Rush Linda Sanchez Jan Schakowsky Jose Serrano Louise Slaughter Pete Stark Bennie Thompson John Tierney Nydia Velazquez Maxine Waters Mel Watt Peter Welch Frederica Wilson Lynn Woolsey

04-15-2012, 01:01 PM	#4
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	after you read something like that, how can you ever take ANYTHING he says seriously? A lot on the list are minorities, and almost all have served longer than West. more on West (or moron West, if you prefer): While serving in Taji, Iraq, West received information from an intelligence specialist about a reported plot to ambush him and his men.[The alleged plot reportedly involved Yahya Jhodri Hamoodi, a civilian Iraqi police officer.West, who was not responsible for conducting interrogations in Iraq and had never conducted nor witnessed one, had his men detain Hamoodi.In the process of detaining Mr. Hamoodi, soldiers testified that Hamoodi appeared to reach for his weapon and needed to be subdued. Hamoodi was beaten by four soldiers from the 220th Field Artillery Battalion on the head and body.West then fired his pistol near Hamoodi's head, after which Hamoodi provided West with names and information, which Hamoodi later described as "meaningless information induced by fear and pain." At least one of these suspects was arrested as a result, but no plans for attacks or weapons were found. West said "At the time I had to base my decision on the intelligence I received. It's possible that I was wrong about Mr. Hamoodi.

04-16-2012, 09:49 AM	#7
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	A civilian police officer was beaten and tortured, and then West said he might have been wrong. Party lines aren't relevant.

04-16-2012, 11:42 AM	#8
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,025	Communists??? Hah!! We don't have any communists here and your lefties are further to the right than our righties (Your righties on the other hand are a little futher to the right than say, Djinghis Khan). This guy needs to lay down the crack pipe.