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Allen West: I‘m Here to LEAD BLACKS OFF the DEMOCRATIC PARTY ’PLANTATION’
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| August 18, 2011
| Billy Hallowell
Posted on 08/18/2011 6:40:10 PM PDT by Yosemitest
ALLEN WEST: IM HERE TO LEAD BLAKS OFF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLANTATION
Billy Hallowell, on August 18, 2011
GOP Rep. Allen West believes that the Democratic Party is akin to a modern-day plantation.
In an interview on Wednesday nights OReilly Factor, he told guest host Laura Ingraham that
he is the modern-day Harriet Tubman and that he wants to lead fellow African Americans away from the the 21st century plantation.
West made extremely bold statements throughout the interview,
apparently undeterred by any negative response he might receive from the Democratic Party or from fellow African Americans.
Commenting on anger that was seen at a Congressional Black Caucus (of which West is the only GOP member) town hall meeting in Detroit this week, he said: The people on that plantation are upset because theyve been disregarded, disrespected and their concerns are not cared about
Im here as the modern-day Harriet Tubman to kind of lead people on the underground railroad
away from that plantation into a sense of sensibility.
West went on to dismiss some African American leaders as nothing more than overseers over that plantation
and he stated his belief that white liberals have relied upon people like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to support Democratic policies.
These individuals, he claims, have failed to addresses important matters.
West also discussed recent flash mobs (as per the Huffington Post): The freshman Republican said the fact that black leaders have done nothing in response to the recent spate of flash mobs in U.S. cities
is proof of their disconnect from the black community.
This summer has been marked by flash mobs in several cities, including Philadelphia and Cleveland,
and are thought to be fueled by growing discontent among unemployed urban youth.
He also went on to say that Republicans have not done well drawing black voters into the conservative movement.
That said, he explained that there is an opportunity for conservatives to reach African Americans
by connecting with them on the issues of individual responsibility and accountability, faith and family, [and] hard work ethic.
Watch Wests comments, below (his Harriet Tubman statement is at 2:35 [of 10:07] ):
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: allenwest; democratplantation; democrats; elections; harriettubman
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To: Yosemitest
It’s the right talk, but why then did he vote for the continued maintenance of said plantation and the salaries of its overseers?
To: Yosemitest
Can anybody find Ken Hamblin. After he left his radio show he just vanished. Allen West seems to be kinda like him.
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posted on
08/18/2011 8:45:52 PM PDT
by
political1
(Love your neighbors)
To: Jack Hydrazine
It would not be evil to get rid of them.
"They should be held accountable for everything they do wrong by calling them out on it."
We need justice and punishment for the
"vile", and I can't wait until we
"gather and bind the tares".
Right now, evil has overcome good, but it won't always remain that way.
We need to totally redo the justice system, and start by replacing all Democrat appointed judges.
Then we need to do away with "case law" and go back to Constitutional Law.
I could go on for hours, but my point is ... we need to get rid of evil, pull it out by its roots.
Public execution of the guilty would be a good start.
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posted on
08/18/2011 8:59:53 PM PDT
by
Yosemitest
(It's simple, fight or die.)
To: political1
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posted on
08/18/2011 9:13:55 PM PDT
by
Yosemitest
(It's simple, fight or die.)
To: Yosemitest
Keep telling the truth Col. West! Col. West is a true patriot. Grey Eagle
To: ASA Vet
Great photo.
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posted on
08/18/2011 9:23:57 PM PDT
by
Yosemitest
(It's simple, fight or die.)
To: Yosemitest
Allen West would make a terrific VP. And liberal heads would explode if he pulled an additional 10+% of the black vote from Obama.
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posted on
08/18/2011 10:18:12 PM PDT
by
proudpapa
(Palin-West - 2012)
To: Yosemitest
I hope he does. He WILL be targeted by the left, though.
I’ve already sent him money for his re-election.
Even some here on FR suddenly HATE him for voting with Boehner.
I like West. I hope he stays around for a long time.
To: Yosemitest
Jesus, why couldn’t Allen West have been our first black President instead of that arrogant Marxist thug with the endless Mussolini chin-in-the-sky poses?
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