Allen West, black conservatives challenge black-voter ‘myths’
Activism Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Republican Congressman Allen West says fellow African-Americans often confess to him in a low voice, “I agree with you.”
Rep. West calls Obama ‘weak’ on Iran
Activism, Breaking News, Headlines Friday, January 20th, 2012
Calling President Obama weak for the way he’s dealing with Iran, Tea Party Republican Rep. Allen West (Fla.) told The Hill that the United States should be saying “game on” to Iran in the face of its recent threats to close the Strait of Hormuz.
Rep. West: Payroll tax extension deal ‘a sad day for America’
Breaking News, Headlines, Taxes Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Tea Party freshman Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) said Thursday that the agreement to extend the payroll tax was “a sad day for America” and an example of when “the politics of demagoguery trump policy and also principle” in a post to his Facebook wall.
Allen West: Gingrich Is Carrying 200 Pounds Of Political Baggage
2012 Elections, Breaking News, Headlines Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
It’s not exactly clear what segment of the Republican electorate is behind Newt Gingrich’s surge in recent presidential primary polls, save that they aren’t fans of Mitt Romney.
Rep. West threatens in letter to leave Congressional Black Caucus over tea party bashing
Activism, Headlines Thursday, September 1st, 2011
By Caroline May, The Daily Caller In response to recent comments made by Indiana Democratic Rep. Andre Carson and California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters that denigrate the tea party movement, Florida Republican Rep. Allen West — a member of both the Congressional Black Caucus and the Tea Party Caucus — sent a letter to CBC [...]
Rep. West: Tea Party is ‘schizo’
Activism, Breaking News, Headlines Friday, July 29th, 2011
Rep. Allen West said Friday that the tea party movement has “schizophrenia” if it’s going to primary him for supporting House Speaker John Boehner’s bill to raise the debt ceiling.
Colonel West vs Wasserman-Schultz: The American Hero vs the Hogan’s Hero
Activism, Headlines Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
LOS ANGELES, July 21, 2011 — A pair of military personnel sparred in South Florida. Colonel Allen West is a decorated American hero. In contrast to this hero, Sergeant of the Guard Debbie Wasserman-Schultz truly does know nothing.
Democratic activists urged to be aggressive at Rep. Allen West town hall meetings
Activism, Headlines Monday, June 6th, 2011
Palm Beach County Democratic activists got some coaching last week on getting loud and getting ejected when U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation, holds another town hall meeting Thursday in Boca Raton.
Allen West Gives Thumbs Down To Gingrich’s Call To Bring Back Voter Literacy Tests
Activism Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Newt Gingrich is facing criticism for yet another idea he has floated during his presidential campaign — that the country bring back tests for voting, which were banned by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as a tool used to suppress African-American voters. Now, Think Progress reports, none other than Tea Party favorite Rep. Allen West (R-FL), an African-American, is disagreeing — and referring to the sort of discrimination that his own parents faced.
Florida Tea Party Favorite Talks About Islam and Donald Trump
Activism, Headlines Thursday, May 12th, 2011
The light is dim and smoky inside the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8182 in Pompano Beach. Red, white, and blue slogans brighten the low walls and ceilings, urging patrons to “Thank a Vet” and to remember “Freedom Is Not Free.”
