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Allen West to birthers: focus on Obama policies instead
Palm Beach Post ^ | February 23rd, 2011 | by George Bennett

Posted on 03/16/2011 5:38:50 PM PDT by EternalVigilance

West speaks to a crowd of about 400 at Tuesday night's town hall meeting in Jupiter.

JUPITER — Toward the end of a 90-minute audience Q&A session at Tuesday night’s town hall meeting, U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation, was asked by former Indian Trail Improvement District board member Christopher Karch whether President Obama is “legally there or not.”

“Who is going to tell us who this man is? Is he legally there or not?” said Karch. “What are we going to do to ensure that, if he isn’t legally there, it doesn’t happen again?”

Said West: “I will tell you this: That is the dog chasing its tail. The most important thing is, it’s the policies. That’s what we have to be standing on.”

The crowd of about 400 applauded, but Karch wasn’t satisfied.

“But if he’s not, it’s treason,” Karch said.

Said West: “You will waste more time worrying yourself to death about that instead of making sure that you expand the majority in the House of Representatives, you win back the U.S. Senate so that you can stand against the policies that are emanating out of the White House…

“What is your objective? Your objective is getting back to a constitutional republic principles and values. If you spend your time worrying about someone’s citizenship, you will never get to that objective.”

West didn’t offer his own opinion on Obama’s citizenship during the public forum. So PostOnPolitics asked him after the meeting.

“He is a citizen. He’s the president. I mean, that’s all I know. I am concerned about his policies,” West said.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: certifigate; naturalborncitizen; obama; west
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To: EternalVigilance

Ahnold should run for president, he is a citizen.

Not that I would vote for him.


21 posted on 03/16/2011 5:55:20 PM PDT by Kenny500c
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To: WinOne4TheGipper

Allen West in NO RHINO...you are NUTS!!! Maybe that was his point!


22 posted on 03/16/2011 5:56:00 PM PDT by GoMonster (GO)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper

Allen West in NO RHINO...you are NUTS!!! Maybe that was his point!


23 posted on 03/16/2011 5:56:06 PM PDT by GoMonster (GO)
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To: DEADROCK

West is EXACTLY RIGHT.

Winning a war is using the right Strategy and Tactics. Destroying of Obama’s policies when defeating Obama is key if you destroy Obama on the birth issues the next rat will push the policies and America loses.

West was a soldier and he continues to think like a soldier heed his words and understand what he is saying. The goal is getting back to a Constitutional Republic, the birth issue (however valid) is a distraction that helps Obama.


24 posted on 03/16/2011 5:56:18 PM PDT by Leto
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To: jcsjcm

But apocalyptic hyperbole is so much more fun than getting control of our own house


25 posted on 03/16/2011 5:57:28 PM PDT by Raider Sam (They're on our left, right, front, and back. They aint gettin away this time!)
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To: Steely Tom
If Obama is not an American Citizen, it will come out when the time is right. I have faith in that.

I don't have faith in people who don't care about following the Constitution they swore to defend.

26 posted on 03/16/2011 5:57:28 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (There's way more FUD in the air than there is radiation.)
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To: Steely Tom
My suggestion: take a cue from Congressman West.

I concur also. West is a man of integrity and has strong leadership qualities. He has no reason to downplay the birth certificate issue, or at least he has nothing to gain.

There's plenty of other junk in Obama's background trunk. Junk that we can easily use to weigh him down. The birth certificate is important, but it's too big an issue to hang ones' hat on unless they have absolute, undeniable proof that Bambi's a foreigner. The stakes are too high to pursue it unless there's absolute certainty.

27 posted on 03/16/2011 5:57:56 PM PDT by meyer (We will not sit down and shut up.)
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To: EternalVigilance
Well. How troubling. Now is the time to mount a Tea Party challenge from the right to throw out West in '12. Interestingly he is the most right and honest GOP'er I know. I guess he should be promoted.

West for President '12

28 posted on 03/16/2011 5:58:04 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: EternalVigilance

And we give a rat’s *ss what this guy says because....?


29 posted on 03/16/2011 5:58:06 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: GoMonster

I don’t believe he’s eligible but I’ve been driven away from the issue by those who see it as the only issue and those who treat anyone who disagrees as an enemy.


30 posted on 03/16/2011 5:58:36 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: EternalVigilance

LOL.

I s’pose you hate Ronald Reagan for giving us that dolt Sandra Day O’Connor and for amnesty, too? He also drank beer with Tip O’Neill. So there goes Ronnie’s legacy. ;-)


31 posted on 03/16/2011 5:59:33 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: EternalVigilance

We already did focus on Obama we elected you and alot of others to fight him, and you are not doing your job. We can do two things at once you can not even do one. Stop the spending.


32 posted on 03/16/2011 5:59:33 PM PDT by Brimack34
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To: GoMonster; All

If Hillary had proof she would have used it.. Also the Nut who brought this up is a 9/11 truther.


33 posted on 03/16/2011 5:59:55 PM PDT by KevinDavis (Radical Islam is a bigger threat than the LDS.)
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To: digger48

“Factually, West is correct. Obama IS a citizen, and he IS President.”

No this is not correct. There is NO evidence that Zero is a citizen and the IS evidence that he can not be a legal officeholder of POTUS and hence not our POTUS.
Therefore West and you are wrong.


34 posted on 03/16/2011 6:00:17 PM PDT by SonsOfCollins_Wallace (NOT)
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To: EternalVigilance

At this point in time, there is nothing to Constitutionally do about Obama. He hasnt been proven to not being a natural born citizen.

So who, in a position to follow the Constitution, is not doing so?


35 posted on 03/16/2011 6:01:12 PM PDT by Raider Sam (They're on our left, right, front, and back. They aint gettin away this time!)
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To: digger48

“Factually, West is correct. Obama IS a citizen, and he IS President.”

No this is not correct. There is NO EVIDENCE that Zero is a citizen (let me repeat - NO EVIDENCE)
There IS EVIDENCE that he can not be a legal officeholder of POTUS and hence not our POTUS.
Therefore West and you are wrong.

Cheers and Tally Ho!


36 posted on 03/16/2011 6:02:51 PM PDT by SonsOfCollins_Wallace (NOT)
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To: Jonty30

Back to basics?

What is more basic than being eligible for the office?

Oh, I forgot, tribal loyalty.


37 posted on 03/16/2011 6:03:01 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: EternalVigilance
Said West: “I will tell you this: That is the dog chasing its tail. The most important thing is, it’s the policies. That’s what we have to be standing on.”

I agree with West. While I'd like to see the truth about Obama exposed, it is a waste of West's and others time to chase this matter. He has more important battles to wage.

With less than two years until the end of Obama's term in office, our time would be best invested in defeating him. We have a better chance of learning the truth after he is out of office.

38 posted on 03/16/2011 6:03:32 PM PDT by upsdriver (to undo the damage the "intellectual elites" have done. . . . . Sarah Palin for President!)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

In the world of the pure, everyone is a RINO

(which is perhaps the most overused and meaningless word out there)


39 posted on 03/16/2011 6:03:34 PM PDT by Raider Sam (They're on our left, right, front, and back. They aint gettin away this time!)
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To: EternalVigilance

Rape and incest exceptions are going to always be allowed. As they should.


40 posted on 03/16/2011 6:04:21 PM PDT by pissant ((Bachmann 2012 - Freepmail to get on/off PING list))
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