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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:41 AM Jan 2014

Allen West 'Concerned' More About Elizabeth Warren Than Hillary Clinton For 2016

The Huffington Post | By Paige Lavender

Former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) said he's more "concerned" about a potential presidential run from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) than former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to the Boston Herald.

Warren has insisted she has no plans to run for president, but West said on Boston Herald Radio’s “Trending Now" he thinks she could rally progressives more than Clinton, who has yet to weigh in on her 2016 plans. West also said he thought Democrats "have to" have a woman run for president because "they need the marketing gimmick."

“Elizabeth Warren is their darling. That’s who they want,” West said. “And they have to run another woman because they need the marketing gimmick of the first something. We had the first black president... and now we’re going to have to have the first woman president.”

West said he's not making any 2016 plans as of now, claiming "any person that says 'I'm thinking about running for president' should not be president."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/03/allen-west-elizabeth-warren_n_4536721.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

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Allen West 'Concerned' More About Elizabeth Warren Than Hillary Clinton For 2016 (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2014 OP
k&r for Elizabeth Warren. n/t Laelth Jan 2014 #1
I agree with Allen West brucefan Jan 2014 #2
Even a broken clock shows the correct time twice a day .... nt rdharma Jan 2014 #3
Allen West's Ready for Hillary™ MannyGoldstein Jan 2014 #4
What concerns me most DFW Jan 2014 #5
+1. n/t winter is coming Jan 2014 #8
Allen West is an idiot. Who cares what he thinks. n/t Lil Missy Jan 2014 #6
I wonder what kind of soap West uses to make that bubble he's living in. nt MrScorpio Jan 2014 #7
As if Allen West has ever been on the correct side of anything. Beacool Jan 2014 #9
Yeah, that makes sense. Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #10
This is the guy who tortured the wrong guy for information in Iraq. stevenleser Jan 2014 #11

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
10. Yeah, that makes sense.
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:00 PM
Jan 2014

Being concerned about a run from someone who explicitly stated that she would finish serving her freshman term in the Senate first.

Please Allen, just stop embarrassing yourself.

 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
11. This is the guy who tortured the wrong guy for information in Iraq.
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 12:37 AM
Jan 2014

Bad enough and completely disgusting to torture someone.

Completely idiotic to torture the wrong person.

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