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Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 08:13 PM Jan 2012

Bob Beckel refuses to apologize to Allen West

I'm not the biggest fan of FOX New "Democrat' and Hannity's pal, Bob Beckel, but I give him points for this:
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Yesterday, things got pretty fiery on The Five thanks to the comments Rep. Allen West made this weekend saying that President Obama and other leaders of the Democratic Party should “get the hell out of the United States of America.” Bob Beckel went off on the comments, saying he’d “never heard anything more disgraceful in my life.” This morning, West demanded an apology but, on today’s Five, Beckel made it clear that one won’t be forthcoming.

West made the demand today on Fox & Friends. He carefully explained that he totally didn’t say that Obama should get the hell out, merely that his message should. Obviously, this is entirely different because, presumably, the President can send his message over the mail and never have to physically leave the country himself. See? Beckel totally overreacted.

Anyway, the thing that apparently really annoyed West was that Beckel refused to call him by his title when Eric Bolling told him to. For this, he said he would await Beckel’s apology. However, it doesn’t seem like it’ll be here any time soon.

“Mr. West,” Beckel said. “Let me just tell you, if you’ve got enough time you can wait, but I am not going to apologize to you.”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-fives-bob-beckel-refuses-to-apologize-to-rep-allen-west/

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Bob Beckel refuses to apologize to Allen West (Original Post) Adenoid_Hynkel Jan 2012 OP
eviodently beckel is not a read democrat lol nt msongs Jan 2012 #1
Good. Time for Democrats to stop rolling over for this crap. yardwork Jan 2012 #2
Just remember this: West is a certified coward. russspeakeasy Jan 2012 #3
Hang tough Bob gopiscrap Jan 2012 #4
its funny when they "eat their own" demtenjeep Jan 2012 #5
west should be do the apologizing. DesertFlower Jan 2012 #6
He will eventually Major Nikon Jan 2012 #7

yardwork

(61,608 posts)
2. Good. Time for Democrats to stop rolling over for this crap.
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 08:16 PM
Jan 2012

There's nothing wrong with saying that something is disgraceful. Republicans are all about freedom of speech until somebody says something to one of them.

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