Fla. Dems reveal opponent's SSN (Col. Allen West)

Politico ^ | 9/20/10 | KASIE HUNT

[pillut48]

The Florida Democratic Party has offered to pay to protect Republican congressional candidate Allen West from identity theft because it sent out a mailer featuring his Social Security number.

West, a retired Army colonel and YouTube sensation running against Rep. Ron Klein, was hit with a tax lien — since paid — in 2005, and the state party attacked him for it and other financial problems in a mailer sent out to 22nd District voters over the weekend.

The piece featured a photo of an IRS document showing the tax lien — and while West’s address was blacked out, his Social Security number and his wife’s Employment Identification Number were clearly visible.

[pillut48]

"Oversight", my ***. They did this on purpose to cause problems for Col. West! >:-(

Silver lining: this can turn into free publicity for Col. West's campaign, and make his name known nationally! ALL of America needs to know about this great conservative!!

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Maybe LifeLock could support this guy with lifetime free credit protection?

[Ann Archy]

Oversight my ASS!!! If they will STOOP to this level, what ELSE are they willing to do to win!!!

[Responsibility2nd]

Cheap Democrat fix....

http://www.lifelock.com/

[Paleo Conservative]

So why is a paid off tax lien from 5 years ago an issue anyway?

[Dutch Boy]

Maybe he could file legal charges against scumbags.

[DoughtyOne]

Too bad some Republicans couldn’t accidentally reveal the SSNs of the staff at that Democrat office. Just by mistake of course.

[FormerACLUmember]

The Obama Regime gives confidential IRS tax documents to Florida thugs.

Isn’t this a federal crime?

[Mack Truck]

More interesting is Barak Obama’s inexplicable social security number.

[madison10]

The Obama Regime gives confidential IRS tax documents to Florida thugs. Isn’t this a federal crime?

You're thinking of the "other" U.S. where crimes were punished, wrongs were righted, and justice done. We are now living in Obamaville and those days of good winning over evil are gone.

[the invisib1e hand]

The Florida Democratic Party has offered to pay to protect Republican congressional candidate Allen West from identity theft because it sent out a mailer featuring his Social Security number.

Nothing like a nice, straightforward admission of guilt.

[God luvs America]

agree....

Allen West’s popularity just junmped another 10pts...

any polls on this race???

[Domangart]

He uses a random number generator each time.

[goseminoles]

“Isn?t this a federal crime?”

He needs to lawyer up and get with the State Attorney. Meanwhile file a civil suit. Its going to take a long time to get new SSN’s and protect himself from identity theft.

[pillut48]

Wouldn't that make a great commercial?? :-) Voiceover: "I couldn't believe my opponent would stoop to such a thing, but yet, he did!" Fade in: Silhouette of Col. Allen West, looking into the distance, with a troubled look on his face. Announcer speaking as montage of democratic political attack ads morphs into the one showing West's and his wife's SSN (pixelated) West: It's one thing to fight on the battlefield for my country, as I did. But now, my wife and I and our children have to worry about identity thieves because of DEMOCRATIC DIRTY PRACTICES DURING A LOCAL CAMPAIGN! (more images of West and his wife looking very concerned) Cut to: LIFELOCK knows how we all want to keep thieves out of our credit card information, our bank accounts, our everyday functions--so to help Col. West and his family stay safe after this insidious attack by his opponent, we have decided to give them a FREE LIFELONG MEMBERSHIP with LIFELOCK. Now they can enjoy the security of knowing that if a thief tries to use that private information, it will be stopped IMMEDIATELY. You, too, can have the same protection Col. West and his family now has, for the low price of only $-- a month. You may not have your social security numbers put out there for the whole world to see and take advantage of, but you never know when thieves are watching you behind the scenes! LIFELOCK.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

There’s a lot more info to be gleaned from the comments section at the link. Local people,,, who know what’s goin’ on. And read the apology from the Klein camp! Disgusting! Not an apology, but an attack!

[mnehring]

He also needs to use this against them politically.
“see, you can’t even trust the Democrats to keep you safe from identity theft, how can you trust any of their campaign promises?”

[pillut48]

The one that’s the same as some dead guy born in 1895 or something?

Yeah, what a coinkydink *that* was...

< inching closer to birther territory... >

[dforest]

I hope Mr West has some legal recourse.

[DefeatCorruption]

So why is a paid off tax lien from 5 years ago an issue anyway?
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Why not...if they can get away with murder they would do it. All those voters out there put Obama in office so quite obviously we are stupid, uninformed and will believe anything the demon-crats tell us. Counting down the days