Posted on 07/21/2010 12:56:28 PM PDT by MindBender26
Conservative Black Republican Congressional Candidate Thrown Out Of Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser Because Big Donor Dems Object
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You would think it couldn’t happen in America but it has. Retired Army Lt. Colonel Allen West is a conservative Black Republican. He was to be honored at an upcoming Cystic Fibrosis Fundraising Dinner in Florida, but the invitation was withdrawn because of pressure from liberal Dems who also support the Foundation.
Allen is running, (and running well) for the Congressional seat now held by far-left Democrat Ron Klein. The district, Florida 22, covers the east coast of Florida from Fort Lauderdale to north of Palm Beach. It is NOT a “Minority-Majority” Black district. Allen is a well-honored vet of the Gulf and a school teacher as well. His wife Angela has her doctorate. They are an incredible American success story.
The South Florida Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Society picked Allen and his wife to honor at their upcoming fundraising gala dinner. They were to be named one of “South Florida Finest Couples” at the Gala. In the process, Allen committed to raise $10,000 for the Foundation.
Everything was fine until two big time Dems who are supporters of the Foundation heard that Allen and Angela were to be honored. They threatened to cancel their support of the Foundation if Allen and Angela were allowed to attend and be honored. There is currently no proof that Dem Congressman Ron Klein approved the threats, but his fingerprints seem to be all over this. Many people think it is certainly a tactic that Klein and the Obama wing of the Democrat Party would certainly stoop so low as to use.
We do have the names of the rich Dem who made the threats, and an email trail, so this is far from finished.
The bottom line is that 12:10 today, Ms Chris Landshut, the well-paid Executive Director of the South Florida CF Chapter called Allen and “politely” asked of she could withdraw the Society’s invitation to Allen and Angela.
Because the Cystic Fibrosis Society was afraid of losing big donors, a Conservative Black American and his wife were NOT kicked to the back of the bus. They were kicked OFF the bus.
This may go very big. South Florida media is beginning to work the story and I would not be surprised if it quickly went national on Talk Radio.
I spend 30+ years in TV news. This is one of the lowest stunts I have seen yet.
More when I know it.
Liberals accuse conservatives of wanting to control their choices but over and over again it is the liberals who interfere and turn non-political events into political ones.
This was a fundraiser for a charity. Does everything have to be viewed through political glasses?
do you have a number for the charity?
(954)739-5007
Yup
Best Congressional candidate in 2010, if ya ask me.
We need names for the “donors”...faces would be even better.
1-954-739-5006
bfl
I sent this to the Fox Newsroom
Sauce for the goose, sauce for the gander. It is way past time we started punching back, and giving as good as we get.
Thank you. I have made my call. They wanted to pass me on to an answering machine. Well needless to say I won and she listened. lol
Know what you mean, but FR rules prohibit.
He is the most passionate candidate have heard, when he talks I can feel it!
WTG !
I told her prior to being transferred too. Her voice was shaky, I think she was shocked to hear her group did what is described.
Tit for tat time. Rich conservative donors need to rub liberal noses in the same excrement. And we all need to boycott the CF charity over this.
I have had it, when I saw this story all I can think about was these smug liberal donors saying to themselves that they can do any anything they want to discriminate against Blacks that stray from the Party and it isn’t racism.
It is like I heard them say “You Uncle Tom Sell-out, Get back to the end of the line like the rest of the Good Blacks.”
I blew a gasket.
Of course. libs can't do that. Liberal politics trumps everything else for them.
Certainly any donor to a charity has the right to withold further donations if they come to believe the charity is not worthy anymore. The real story here is that the dem donors are obviously not donating because of genuine compassion for those suffering cistic fibrosis, they are donating for some other reason. Otherwise they wouldn’t give a rip about about Allen West receiving an honor from the foundation, in fact, they would be HAPPY that he also supports the foundation.
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