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GOP Candidate: ‘I Am Not Just Some Articulate, Clean, Well Spoken Negro’
WashintonIndependent ^ | 11/11/10 | Weigel

Posted on 01/11/2010 1:25:30 PM PST by mgist

GOP Candidate: ‘I Am Not Just Some Articulate, Clean, Well Spoken Negro’

By David Weigel 1/11/10 9:18 AM I’ve spotlighted retired Lt. Col. Allen West as one of the GOP’s most credible African-American candidates for Congress this year–he lost a 2008 bid in his Florida district by 10 points, but is getting full support from the National Republican Congressional Committee this time.


West’s response to the Harry Reid flap is the angriest one I’ve seen, a lengthy bill of complaints against Democrats as the party of “slavery, secession, segregation, and now socialism,” which “birthed” the Ku Klux Klan, and which keeps African-Americans in a kind of bondage.

“If President Obama had any courage he would demand Reid step down as Senate Majority Leader, and discontinue any support for his Senate reelection,” says West. “Notice I said ‘if.’ I am quite sure the Soros money which elevated Obama to the position of President has bought his servitude.”

Read the whole statement, and remember: West is one of the NRCC’s supported candidates, and a video of him talking about his beliefs has, under-the-radar, gotten well over a million YouTube views. His appeal to the conservative base is reminiscent of the appeal someone like Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) has to liberals — fiery rhetoric, with the promise of more if he gets to Congress. If West was in Congress today, there’s no doubt he’d be drawing media attention for comments like these.


TOPICS: Government; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2010; allenwest; blackrepublicans; elections; fl2010; ltcolallenwest; negrodialect; nrcc; obama; reid; west; westobamareid
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To: mgist

I’m impressed! I hate to inject race into this in any way, but it is hopeful that there is an articulate black man who can convey conservative ideals and the promise of free enterprise and individual liberty better than any other republican.

From the Harry Reid perspective - do you think his skin is light enough?


41 posted on 01/11/2010 2:41:45 PM PST by Thickman (Term limits are the answer.)
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To: mgist
What happened to "non-dialect-inclined, pure Negro"?

Give 'em the fully monty, please!

HF

42 posted on 01/11/2010 2:46:25 PM PST by holden
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To: ryan71

my thought exactly! lol


43 posted on 01/11/2010 2:53:19 PM PST by When do we get liberated? (STATE CONTROLLED ECONOMIES SUCK ! LONG LIVE AMERICA.)
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To: Falcon28

You forgot about:

http://www.frazierforcolorado.com/


44 posted on 01/11/2010 3:01:14 PM PST by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: Mr. Silverback

Yes sir. I try to do that every time we contact.


45 posted on 01/11/2010 3:06:00 PM PST by don-o (My son, Ben - Marine Lance Corporal is in Iraq.)
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To: don-o

me neither.

How is your son doing?


46 posted on 01/11/2010 3:12:13 PM PST by HonestConservative (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/freedom Sun 8 pm est.)
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To: HonestConservative

He’s good. Just got an e-mail from the SgtMajor and they are proceeding with preparing to return to the states in about a month.


47 posted on 01/11/2010 3:21:02 PM PST by don-o (My son, Ben - Marine Lance Corporal is in Iraq.)
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To: don-o

He has gorgeous eyes.


48 posted on 01/11/2010 3:24:50 PM PST by HonestConservative (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/freedom Sun 8 pm est.)
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To: HonestConservative

Who? Allen or Ben?


49 posted on 01/11/2010 3:27:11 PM PST by don-o (My son, Ben - Marine Lance Corporal is in Iraq.)
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To: mgist

Would that more of our Republican politicians were like this fine man.


50 posted on 01/11/2010 3:29:08 PM PST by expatpat
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To: mgist

I LOVE THAT GUY!!!!!!!


51 posted on 01/11/2010 3:32:41 PM PST by left that other site (Your Mi'KMaq Paddy Whacky Bass Playing Biker Buddy)
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To: don-o

Ben, silly!


52 posted on 01/11/2010 3:37:25 PM PST by HonestConservative (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/freedom Sun 8 pm est.)
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To: HonestConservative
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Taken on refueling stopover in New Hampshire outbound to Iraq.

53 posted on 01/11/2010 3:59:12 PM PST by don-o (My son, Ben - Marine Lance Corporal is in Iraq.)
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To: don-o

Elvis!


54 posted on 01/11/2010 4:21:05 PM PST by HonestConservative (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/freedom Sun 8 pm est.)
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To: don-o; Brytani

just got this seconds ago:

Allen West to interviewed by Cavuto on Fox Business

When: Tuesday, Jan. 12th 2009 at 6:00pm
Allen’s appearance will be broadcast as part of a live segment on Tuesday evening’s edition of the Fox Business Neil Cavuto show.

Please forward this to your friends and colleagues

Hope you are able to watch Allen on Fox Business Tuesday Night!


55 posted on 01/11/2010 4:26:54 PM PST by HonestConservative (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/freedom Sun 8 pm est.)
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To: mgist

ping


56 posted on 01/11/2010 4:26:58 PM PST by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - Keep on Tea Partiers - party like it's 1773 & pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: fullchroma

I’m with you.We just filled out a survey on obamaramalamadingdong for an NRC fund raiser. We included a message that we will send them no more $$$$ until they support the measures they purported in the survey.
We will only contribute our pittance to candidates of our choice.


57 posted on 01/11/2010 4:27:07 PM PST by certrtwngnut (go to you tube @see screw the state of n.j.)
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To: Falcon28

http://www.frankryan.org

rumor has it that Lou Barletta will be running again against Kanjorski as well.


58 posted on 01/11/2010 4:28:48 PM PST by HonestConservative (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/freedom Sun 8 pm est.)
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To: HonestConservative

Great to hear that.


59 posted on 01/11/2010 4:29:43 PM PST by don-o (My son, Ben - Marine Lance Corporal is in Iraq.)
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To: certrtwngnut

Yes and the RNC has bent over backwards to avoid supporting Allen and the 17 other Combat Vets for Congress, all stallwart conservatives.

In fact as you saw with the NY 23 conservative candidate, they bend over backwards to find another body given the existence of a conservative candidate with credentials who has already announced.


60 posted on 01/11/2010 4:33:43 PM PST by HonestConservative (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/freedom Sun 8 pm est.)
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