I am not "sliding on his pole" whatsoever. I am not one of his constituants and I most certqainly had no say in his getting elected.
However, I am on here defending him as a congressperson who may have overstepped his boundaries a bit but his anger was well warranted...and Shultz is by no means some innocent victim here. To the contrary, she was the agressor over the last several years...she has spun his sentiments and intentions...she has compromised his reputation with pure spin....she has acted like a child....
And before you jump down my throat....I have been known on here to say the same thing about how Rangel was treated....he was the victim of a witch hunt.....and I made it clear about my sentiments about Boehner...He loves to spin the intentions of his colleagues on the left and thus he is not fit to be speaker of the house...
I DO NOT like spin. I dont watch Hannity becuase he spins. I did not appreciate Pelosi becuase she spins...Harry Reid spins....
I do not like spin and I will always defend the victims of spin.
West simply got what he dished out on a daily basis, don't give me that BS, here#s West blasting Obama with retarded rhetoric:
Freedom's Lighthouse » GOP Rep. Allen West Blasts Obamas Class-Warfare, Marxist-Demagogic Rhetoric Video 4/21/11
Typical Teabagger rhetoric, what he received from Wasserman was way more tame and he wants to pound his chest talking about say it to his face? If you can't take it don't dish out and before you call someone else disgusting and vile check your own rhetoric first.
First I saw of that.
Like I said...he is not in my congressperson so I do not follow him much.
Yeah...that was pretty cheesy of him...immature...childish.
Jeez...I say we get rid of all of them and start over. They are all a bunch of underworked over paid party line jerks...and they turn to us to fight their battles.
West recognizes that the type of statement by Debbie or by Obama has a larger purpose than just the usual slam. When a colleague and member of your state's delegation to congress "calls you out" on the house floor, or Obama, who occupies the "bully pulpit" uses that command of public attention, and in using it demeans a member of congress (Ryan) and a member of the house leadership, he and she are acting the part of political thugs. That is the type of behavior that is used in South American banana republics or by low level "socialists agitators," to frighten into silence their political opponents; those who represent the other side of the political argument de jour.
West recognizes it for what it is, and he responed to little Debbie in full force, which means "don't mess with me."
Ryan doesn't respond when the president demeans him, but West does, and in his behalf, and that means he is not going to cower back and just take it.
Here's the full text of West's interview by Greta VanSusterne:
(Set-up) Allen West on with Greta Van Susteren [April 21], where he talked about comments he has made comparing President Obamas attitude and arrogance to that of a "low level socialist agitator" He was specifically referring to what Obama said during his recent Budget Speech.
West: That speech that was given last week Wednesday (April 13) was absolutely beneath the statesmanship, or the atmosphere, or the aura, or the personality of the president should show. I am sick and tired of this class warfare of this Marxist demagogic rhetoric coming from this president of the United States of America. It is not helpful for this country; it is not going to move the ball forward as far as rectifying the economic situation in our country. Im not going to back away from telling what the truth is.
Greta: I understand you passion
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West: Greta, its not about passion
its not about passion
its about time the people stopped playing the games
we have to stop playing games.
Greta: Im just curious if calling him a low level socialist agitator, or comparing him to or using the reference to Reverend Wrights that the chickens coming home to roost, if that really is helpful to advance you, the great dept of your convictions?
West: Theres a great depth to my conviction, and part of my conviction is telling the truth.
I dont think its very presidential when Barack Hussein Obama refers to my colleague Paul Ryan as a simple little accountant either. So when you look at what a community organizer is turning out to be it does seem to be like a low level socialist agitator. When you look at the economic situation that we have, then to have a gentleman in the White House who has never run any type of business organization
. I myself as a company commander, as a battalion executive officer, and as a battalion commander many times had to balance the budgets and take care of units and operate a budget.
So I think it does come back to experience. And when I talk about the chickens coming home to roost, when we continue to play this election cycle American Idol in the United States of America, this is what we end up with; with someone who is not really in tune with the American people.
Look, Greta, the bottom line is this: The people in North Carolina who suffered all these tornadoes are suffering, yet this president is out campaigning and raising money in California, and what have you. This is not how were going to turn the ship around in our country.
Greta: you know thats a fair you know fair criticism of the president, and your using North Carolina, and whether or not he has the experience, you know you make the lemonade reference, whether he has the experience to run it, you know; but I think that it was the more ratch-it-up rhetoric calling him a low level socialist agitator
. but Im curious, you mention Jeremiah Wright reference, Im curious what you think. The president said, and this is a little bit off the radar screen, but you mentioned Jeremiah Wright
he said that he didnt know that Reverend Wright was making those comments that many of us found were appalling, that I think most people thought were appalling, do you think he was telling the truth on that or did he know?
West: Look
, you know Ive been going to church for quite some time in my life and I think that if he sat up in a church for twenty years, and he say that the gentleman is your spiritual mentor, hes the one that baptized your children, either your in a very deep REM operative sleep, or your not paying attention, but if youre there in that church listening to those words, either theres a conviction or either theres a belief, or youre just lying about how you feel.
What this suggests to me is that West, "black" enough to challenge a black president, is also willing to take on the president when he acts the part of a verbal thug to control the debate before the public.
Good for West.