Allen West Wants to Teach Lady Gaga a Lesson About The National Anthem (demands apology)

[big_dog]

Source: Washington Examiner

Former Rep. Allen West thinks Lady Gaga needs some instruction on the importance of the National Anthem.

The fiery Florida Republican is also demanding that she apologize to America’s active and retired veterans.

Lady Gaga drew West’s fire after she changed the words of the National Anthem to “home of the gay” instead of “home of the brave” during a performance at the June 28 New York City Gay Pride parade.

“Having served in the US Army for 22 years alongside some very brave men and women, I find Lady Gaga’s defiling of our National Anthem reprehensible,” West said in a Facebook post Monday.

Read more: http://washingtonexaminer.com/allen-west-wants-to-teach-lady-gaga-a-lesson-about-the-national-anthem/article/2532600

[arcane1]

1. He's one of the biggest crybabies out there

Poor little Allen

[Roland99]

2. I wasn't aware that the military held a monopoly on the rights to the NATIONAL anthem

[jmowreader]

3. I want to teach Allen West a lesson about the Law of Land Warfare

I am a veteran. Lady Gaga does not need to apologize to me for what she did. Allen West needs to apologize to me for conducting a pistol-point interrogation.

[James48]

34. Exactly.

That's exactly correct.

[Buzz Clik]

4. So, Mr. Dog, how do you feel about GaGa's rendition?

[tularetom]

5. Whoa! big talk from

a dishonorably discharged former Army officer.

[big_dog]

31. indeed

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/29/1137904/-Allen-West-Had-To-Resign-From-Army-To-Avoid-Court-Martial-He-s-Equally-Unfit-to-Serve-in-Congress

[freshwest]

37. OMG! Who knew? Not M$M.

[denbot]

6. Asshole West owes me an apology

How dare he assume he can speak for this veteran.

[backscatter712]

7. My response to Allen West:

[telclaven]

20. OMG. I snorted coffee all over my desk

I've never seen that before.

[truebrit71]

24. Ha!!!

[RevStPatrick]

8. Go fuck yourself, Allen!

Sorry, that's all I got for that whackaloon...

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. If he thinks being gay in this inhospitable atmosphere doesn't require bravery, he needs to

think again.

[Orrex]

14. Nice!

[W T F]

10. It's a free country. She can sing the National Anthem any way she damn pleases

She doesn't live her life to make Allen West happy. He's a nobody, and if he don't like it, he can go pound sand.

[Brickbat]

11. Here's my thought process as I read this "story" --

"Did she sing it inappropriately? Ohhh...she changed the word 'brave' to 'gay.' You know, if you pull something like that at a baseball game, you're bound to get some kind of -- WHAT THE. This is at the NEW YORK CITY GAY PRIDE PARADE? STFU haters."

[DWinNJ]

28. She did use it and change it

She did use it and changed it without permission of the writer
Just like a republican politician

[Crow73]

12. Baby needs a hug!

In a gay way...

[Contrary1]

13. I hope West is holding his breath until he gets an apology. n/t

[kiranon]

15. I'm a veteran and have no problem with Lady Gaga's version.

Do have a problem with Rep. Allen West.

[truthisfreedom]

16. Alan, your anti first amendment hatred is showing.

Just sayin'.

[Angelonthesidelines]

17. Hahaheeheehohohahaheeheehohohahaheeheehohohahaheeheehoho ad nauseum

I never was much of a Lady Gaga fan, at least her music BUT

If she made Allen West cry this bad, I'm buying her latest album, even if I just use it to keep the aquarium level.

[alp227]

18. Allen, why don't YOU and your RAT-PUB-LI-CON buddies apologize FIRST?

for all the hate and suffering you've inflicted upon the LGBT community!

And this guy has it ass-backwards. The REAL reason our veterans defend our nation? Because freedom of expression is an important American value! Jimi Hendrix understood, and I think a LOT of veterans listen to Hendrix even with his instrumental rendition of the anthem at Woodstock

& here's video of Gaga singing the anthem

Gaga HAD to do this. Gay Americans are TIRED of being bullied around by the Christian Right in this country and need a place to deliver a verbal punch to the Prop 8 mob.

[mulsh]

19. Mr. West is a publiciy craving buffon why waste time on anything he may say or do?

n/t

[SoapBox]

21. NOOOOOO!

PLEASE don't tell me that this scum has crawled out from under a dumpster!

Vomit!

He AND Krazy Palin both?

ugh.

[truebrit71]

22. War Criminal says what?

Fuck you Allen West, you are a disgrace to the uniform you wore and the country you claim you "defended"...

[hack89]

23. This veteran says "fuck you" nt

[secondvariety]

25. Geez Allen,

just don't listen to it if you don't like it.

[dbackjon]

26. So fucking asshole West

Do you get upset 81 times a year when Atlanta Braves fans end the song with "Home of the BRAVES"?

Or 10 times a year when KC Chiefs end the song with "Home of the Chiefs"?



No, you don't, so fuck you

[tabasco]

27. As soon as he apologizes for being a total douchebag

which will be never.

[cstanleytech]

29. Maybe West should read the constitution because its clear he hasnt as if he had

he would have known about that pesky thing called the 1st amendment.

[Orsino]

30. "Fiery"?

"Fiery" implies some sort of real heat, not the usual stale talking points insufficiently spiced with slurs.

"Dumbass" is more descriptive.

[muntrv]

32. Isn't this the same tool who moved to another district to ensure his re-election, only to lose?

[jtuck004]

33. I find your defling of the spirits of otherwise good people reprehensible.

Yes you can make a living from the judgemental, unkind, and ill-informed sort of "representing" you accomplish, the kinds of "legislation" you do, the Allen West brand of politics. Just like people can make a living from selling cigarettes and alcohol into communities who are just rich enough to buy your drugs.

Neither builds anything, it breaks people apart and they lose the greater they might have accomplished together. Your contribution becomes a nice gravestone that people can find on a web site. Big whoop.

I wish you would work toward better things.

Thank you for your service. I hope it was a damn site better than this version.

[LuckyLib]

35. OK, Allen. When veterans, women, gays, children, folks of color, the poor, and the elderly get an

apology from the Republican Reich Wing for what has been done to them by our congressional idiots.

[Blue Owl]

36. Hey Allen, go play with fireworks in the street

n/t