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Allen West would be open for a VP run
Sunshine State News ^ | 12/1/2011 | Kevin Derby

Posted on 12/01/2011 10:40:18 AM PST by merrylu

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To: merrylu

It bothered me that he said that Cain should drop out. He should be supporting him. I don’t know why our side attacks each other when the Democrats rally around their people.


21 posted on 12/01/2011 11:24:54 AM PST by proud American in Canada (Go, Herman! Your country needs you!)
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To: merrylu

Col. Huff and Puff West is a fraud in a empty uniform. He came in heavily supported by the tea party ( I gave him money too) chest out talking like some kinda gonna fix this country badass. Well then he starts sucking the toes of John Boner, the drunken crybaby speaker of the house, and that smiling moron Cantor as they romanced him into voting for the debt ceiling and the super committee. After he traitors on the tea party and votes with the RINOS he resumes his mr huff and puff persona then starts touting the fraud BBA that Boner and Cantor tried to pass off on us. I am hugely depressed he didn’t turn out to be the real deal but just another big talking fraud.


22 posted on 12/01/2011 11:31:49 AM PST by Breto (never accept the premise)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
Cain/West 2012?

Fat chance, after West unbelievably ripped into Cain yesterday, calling him a "distracter" who should "move on" before a single ballot has even been cast. Disgusting, and he should apologize for it. Why not aim his fire at the demonic Obama instead? Herman Cain has not criticized ANY other nominee, nor run ads against them.

23 posted on 12/01/2011 11:37:57 AM PST by montag813
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To: proud American in Canada
We do that because we want to demand “character” in our nominees, unfortunately we often turn out sounding like pharisees. We so often forget we are electing a flawed human being, even Jesus reminded us to use care in throwing stones and about timber's in our own eye...
24 posted on 12/01/2011 11:40:19 AM PST by EBH (God Humbles Nations, Leaders, and Peoples before He uses them for His Purpose)
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To: merrylu

...West said he would be open to running for vice president.

West should run for president of the Black Caucus.


25 posted on 12/01/2011 11:41:46 AM PST by Mashood
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To: montag813
Herman Cain has not criticized ANY other nominee, nor run ads against them.

That is a lie. Cain is not perfect in that regard either...did you already forget about the stone incident?

26 posted on 12/01/2011 11:42:50 AM PST by EBH (God Humbles Nations, Leaders, and Peoples before He uses them for His Purpose)
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To: merrylu

I really liked West and was keeping tabs on what he was up to. After yesterday...I could give a flying flip about the guy. He showed me all I need to know..no difference between what was coming out of his lips and the giggling Rove. Deal breaker for me. It matters how you treat people..


27 posted on 12/01/2011 11:42:50 AM PST by stillafreemind
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To: merrylu

That announcement opens the door for the RAT operatives to start paying tramps to say they’ve had affairs with him...


28 posted on 12/01/2011 11:46:46 AM PST by JimRed (Excising a cancer before it kills us waters the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: merrylu

We need this man.
Learn one reason why in this short video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkGQmCZjJ0k


29 posted on 12/01/2011 11:47:21 AM PST by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: trisham; Jeff Head

I have only heard a quick bit on the radio about West suggesting that Cain should drop out.

But the snippet I heard gave no indication that West might have been speaking rather reflectively about the vicious toll being extracted from Cain and his family.

That might be a point in West’s favor...still I remember at the time thinking Why is he sounding off on this now? What does he know that I don’t?


30 posted on 12/01/2011 11:53:06 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: merrylu

Newt could do a lot worse than tap Allen West for VP.


31 posted on 12/01/2011 11:54:22 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: EBH
That is a lie. Cain is not perfect in that regard either...did you already forget about the stone incident?

That was blown WAY out of proportion. He was ASKED if it was insenstive, before he knew that Chris Wallace's assumption was false (that Perry had left it that way). When he found that out he apologized to Rick. What West did was going out of his way to bash Cain, with little rationale, unless of course the party establishment told him to do so in order to get $$$ from the NRCC for his coming tough race.

32 posted on 12/01/2011 12:11:48 PM PST by montag813
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To: Fightin Whitey; Jeff Head

West was being interviewed by WMAL. At the link is the audio interview and a clarification by West:

http://www.therightscoop.com/allen-west-herman-cain-needs-to-get-out-of-the-race/


33 posted on 12/01/2011 12:12:34 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: patriot08

That’s excellent! Thank you!


34 posted on 12/01/2011 12:16:42 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

I respect Mr.West. and would vote for him in a heartbeat.
But I disagree with him on the suggestion that Mr.Cain ought
walk away from it-over these speculations probably funded
either by the Obamanation—or by the porn king who Hates
anybody Christian.It’s Tebow time! The same crowd making fun of Tim Tebow—because he is a Christian have made fun of Mr.Cain from the Git-go.Cursed is the man who puts his trust in man..Who is turned from the Lord.Jeremiah 17:5


35 posted on 12/01/2011 12:28:48 PM PST by StonyBurk (ring)
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To: trisham

That’s really good of you to provide the link. Much appreciated.


36 posted on 12/01/2011 12:41:46 PM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: Fightin Whitey

You’re quite welcome!


37 posted on 12/01/2011 12:44:20 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: sanjuanbob

He said his advise was for Cain to “end it” because it was a distraction and to quit the race. Do not know how those comments could be misconstrued. I do not agree with them, despite my liking for West.


38 posted on 12/01/2011 1:24:45 PM PST by Jeff Head (Liberty is not free. Never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: trisham
Well, he's walking it back with this quote,
“The media is trying to put me against Herman Cain. I guess its good for them to see two black men against each other. The facts are I am not telling Cain to step down. That is his decision and his only. What I said is the media focus on these incidents and “alleged affairs” are a distraction, and we as a country need to move on from this subject and get the focus on what the GOP contenders can seriously do for this country.”
But I heard the initial interview and he definitely at the time was advising Herman to get out of the race.

I am glad he thought better of that...but it should never have been said in the first place.

39 posted on 12/01/2011 1:31:07 PM PST by Jeff Head (Liberty is not free. Never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Jeff Head
I wasn't happy about it either, but he's new to politics and bound to make a mistake from time to time. Moving from the military to politics, he's making a huge career change, and that's got to be quite a learning process.

The same thing applies to Cain, imho.

40 posted on 12/01/2011 2:28:51 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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