May 19, 2013

Fox News Hires Allen West as Contributor

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*Fox News announced today that former Tea Party congressman Allen West has joined the network as a contributor, reports The Washington Post. Fox News’ Bill Shine said in a statement obtained by The Washington Post, “Representative West’s congressional and military experience along with his fearless approach to voicing key issues will provide a valuable point [...]




Allen West Finally Accepts Reality: Tea Party Favorite Conceded Overnight

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*For Allen West, the fat lady has sung! The controversial GOP Congressman who was a Tea Party fave, finally conceded overnight to Democrat Patrick Murphy. However, it took  West – a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel – two whole weeks after the election and another vote count for West to come to his senses and [...]




Allen West Won’t Accept Defeat; Pushing for Ballot Recount Hearing

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*There’s just something about this Allen West character … so it doesn’t surprise us that he’s fighting reality and won’t go away. Yes, the soon-to-be former US Congressman from Florida has apparently lost his bid for re-election, but he’s fighting it. In fact the Tea Party favorite is demanding more ballots be counted — and, [...]




Allen West and Mia Love Lose GOP Congressional Races in Florida and Utah

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*Two high profile black Republicans failed in their bids for seats in the House of Representatives. One was Tea Party favorite Allen West, who lost his congressional seat in Florida despite running brutal ads against his opponent Democrat Patrick Murphy, and GOP efforts to redistrict him into a more favorable race. The other was was [...]




Rep. Allen West Casually Tosses Purple Heart App in Home Garbage

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*U.S. Congressman Allen West is known for his outbursts about privacy, since his sexy letter asking his wife to be his porn star, leaked. But the politician doesn’t seem to have much regard for anyone else’s information. Gossip Extra discovered pieces of a purple heart application for a wounded Fort Hood field artillery sergeant in [...]




Allen West Camp Calls Alleged ‘Porn Star’ Letter a ‘Garbage Story’

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*In response to a published story in Jose Lambiet’s “Gossip Extra” blog claiming that Florida Congressman and Tea Party favorite Allen West – who is up for reelection – wrote a letter to his wife asking if she was “committed to being my porn star,” website Politicker spoke to Michele Hickford, a spokeswoman for West’s [...]




Allen West Offends Black Caucus with Chick-Fil-A Sandwiches

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*(Via ABC News) – While Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., said members of the Congressional Black Caucus have lunched on fried chicken in the past,  when the group’s only Republican member, Rep. Allen West (pictured) of Florida, brought Chick-fil-A for his turn to provide lunch, Hastings told the Huffington Post ”every member” of the group was offended. West [...]




Method to Allen West’s Madness

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*GOP Florida Representative Allen West’s shoot from the lip, borderline crackpot quips, digs, and insults at women, blacks, Democrats, and especially President Obama have become the virtual stuff of legend. West always manages to grab headline attention every time he moves his lips to take his off-beat, and off color shots. This is not just [...]




GOP Rep. Allen West Disinvited by So. Florida NAACP to Speak at Function

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*(Via ABC News) – The local NAACP chapter in Rep. Allen West’s South Florida district is distancing itself from its congressman following West’s accusation earlier this month that 81 House Democrats are Communists. The Martin County, Fla., branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People revoked their invitation for West to be [...]




Tea Party’s Allen West Says Samuel L. Jackson is Shortsighted

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*After GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain responded to Morgan Freeman’s comments about the Tea Party, another black Tea Party affiliate took upon himself to take care of Samuel L. Jackson’s similar statements. Rep. Allen West, one of two Black Republicans in the House of Representatives, got on the actor about similar comments about the Tea [...]




Black GOP Member Rips DNC Chairwoman with E-mail

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*Congress seems to be on edge lately with all that is at stake if the budget isn’t worked out and the payment made before the country defaults on its massive loan. But, in the middle of such an important measure, congressmen still find time to squabble amongst themselves and have a little back and forth [...]




Black Tea party Congressman’s New Chief of Staff: ‘Hang’ Illegal Immigrants

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*The Congressional Black Caucus sure has a doozy of a representative on their hands in Allen West.  The former military man is coming in to the House carrying  a big stick…and her name is Joyce Kaufman. Surely, you’re not familiar with her, so we’ll fill you in.  She’s a conservative talk show host with foul Rush [...]




CBC Will Allow Two New Black Republicans Membership

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*The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is testing their membership waters with the proposal of two newly elected GOP representatives to Congress … oops! two African American republican representatives to Congress. The door has never been closed to republicans, but the CBC hasn’t had any in their membership in quite some time.  Congress hasn’t had any black republicans [...]