Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) recently told constituents at a town hall meeting that some 80 House Democrats were card-carrying members of the Communist Party, and he's insistently stuck to those accusations, which even the actual National Communist Party itself has refuted. As a result, there's at least one organization which no longer deems the conservative Congressman an appropriate speaker, let alone a card-carrier: The NAACP.
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Florida U.S. Rep. Allen West's latest headline-grabbing claim has earned him comparisons to the former Senator Joe McCarthy. This morning at a town-hall event in Palm Beach, he told supporters that he has "heard" that up to 81 Democ... Read Post
Serious GOP VP contender Allen West has a list of 80 Communist Party member in the Democratic Caucus: As many as 80 House Democrats are communists, according to Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) West warned constituents at a Tuesday town hal... Read Post
Flamboyant Tea Party Rep. Allen West (R-FL) said at town hall meeting last night that “he’s heard” of up to 80 Democratic congressmen who are members of the Communist Party. The entire House Democratic Caucus is 190 members, so West... Read Post