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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 04:47 PM Jan 2012

Allen West: Obama, Reid & Pelosi should 'get the hell out of the USA'

"We need to let President Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, (audience boos) and my dear friend the chairman of the Democrat National Committee, we need to let them know that Florida ain't on the table," West said. "Take your message of equality of achievement, take your message of economic dependency, take your message of enslaving the entrepreneurial will and spirit of the American people somewhere else. You can take it to Europe, you can take it to the bottom of the sea, you can take it to the North Pole, but get the hell out of the United States of America."

Following cheers, West added, "Yeah I said 'hell.'"

Moments after the quote was mentioned on Twitter, former Reid spokesman Jim Manley responded via his own Twitter feed: "Me to allen west. You first asshole."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/28/allen-west-liberals-get-out-florida-primary-2012_n_1239247.html?ref=politics

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Allen West: Obama, Reid & Pelosi should 'get the hell out of the USA' (Original Post) WI_DEM Jan 2012 OP
I am so looking forward the end sharp_stick Jan 2012 #1
Go west young man until you fall off the end of the earth. Lint Head Jan 2012 #2
Embarrasment Found in Yonkers Jan 2012 #3
that feller is crazy flakey_foont Jan 2012 #4
I think the following would be a great chant to follow West at any of his future campaign events: Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2012 #5

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
1. I am so looking forward the end
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 04:50 PM
Jan 2012

of this assholes tenure as a Congressman. His hold on the district has always been kind of tenuous but now thanks to redistricting by a puke legislature no less there's a damned good chance we could see him off this year.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
2. Go west young man until you fall off the end of the earth.
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 04:55 PM
Jan 2012

Allen West is not just a jerk he is a lousy jerk and a coward. I would love to meet this idiot face to face.

flakey_foont

(3,337 posts)
4. that feller is crazy
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 04:58 PM
Jan 2012

message of enslaving the entrepreneurial will and spirit of the American people? Did I miss something?

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,152 posts)
5. I think the following would be a great chant to follow West at any of his future campaign events:
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 05:00 PM
Jan 2012

"Bye, bye Allen, We hate to see you go!"

(University of Miami fans will get it, at least)

The guy's district got a lot more blue, and the man is pissed. And Allen West angry is, well, entertaining.

After his defeat, he'll go running to Fox, that's for sure.

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