Teabagger candidate Allen West: Make the Democratic candidate scared to come out of his house

[Amerigo Vespucci]

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GOP congressional candidate Allen West tells Tea Partiers: "make the fellow scared to come out of his house"
By John Amato Wednesday Apr 07, 2010 7:00am

Florida GOP congressional candidate Allen West, a right wing Libertarian candidate, was stoking the flames of vengeful rhetoric when he told an audience of Tea Partiers that they needed to get in the face of Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.) and make him scared to come out of his house. With the climate of death threats and gun-toting Tea Party activists permeating the air---his words were rather foolish at the very least.

Last night in Jupiter, Fla., GOP congressional candidate Allen West told "tea party" activists that they needed to do more to get accountability from Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.).

"Let me tell you what you've got to do," said West, a retired lieutenant colonel. "You've got to make the fellow scared to come out of his house. That's the only way that you're going to win. That's the only way you're going to get these people's attention."

Local Democrats, who obtained a video of the speech, are piling on West for the remarks -- one in a string of combative statements he's made about Democrats. "West and his mentor Sarah Palin are shamefully stoking violent language and symbolism that threatens the safety of our leaders and public officials," Broward County Democratic Chair Mitch Ceasar said in a statement. (Palin has endorsed West.) "The hard working people of South Florida know that inciting people with extreme and violent language sometimes leads to far more violent and monstrous acts."

When I reached West, he called out Democrats for "cutting and pasting and taking out of context." He was referring, he said, to the way Klein failed to respond to his constituents, who'd been unable to meet him in his office or in town halls to talk about the health-care bill. He wasn't encouraging tea partiers to chase Klein down.

See, he's just looking for a little accountability. I think he could demand that without the fear tactics. Oh, and of course we're all part of the "New Black Panther Party," in his eyes.

"If the Democrats want to play this game, that's fine," West said. "If you look at the Code Pink folks, the SEIU, the Acorn crew -- if you look at the intimidation tactics of the New Black Panther Party, I think you'll see that the Democrats have more to answer for than the tea parties. I have not seen any tea party people carrying nightsticks outside of polling places."

Code Pink really has the GOP scared these days. Actually, the right-wingers just need a new scapegoat to target. These pink-wearing ladies often protest Democrats as much as Republicans and they sure are intimidating, aren't they? I'm hoping Breitbart sends in James O'Keefe to try and infiltrate the group.

[nykym]

1. That would be cute

to see Jamie in a skirt, good practice for when he finally lands in jail.

[Enrique]

2. this guy is a hero of the RW because he tortured an Iraqi

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/12/12/sprj.nirq.west.ruling/index.html

The case stems from an incident August 20 at a military base in Taji, just north of Baghdad, when West was interrogating an Iraqi policeman, who was believed to have information about a plot to assassinate West with an ambush on a U.S. convoy.

In testimony at an Article 32 hearing -- the military's version of a grand jury or preliminary hearing -- West said the policeman, Yahya Jhrodi Hamoody, was not cooperating with interrogators, so he watched four of his soldiers from the 220th Field Artillery Battalion beat the detainee on the head and body.

West said he also threatened to kill Hamoody. Military prosecutors say West followed up on that threat by taking the suspect outside, put him on the ground near a weapons clearing barrel and fired his 9 mm pistol into the barrel.

Apparently not knowing where West's gun was aimed, Hamoody cracked and gave information about the planned ambush on West's convoy, thwarting the attack.

(...)

But while West's supporters call him a hero, military prosecutors said his actions amounted to torture and violated articles 128 and 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Prosecutor Capt. Magdalena Pezytulska said West should be tried for assault and for communicating a threat. "This is a case about a man who lost his temper," she argued. "There are consequences for actions."

When West testified that he had "no malice toward Hamoody" and that he "just wanted information," Pezytulska presented a document of West's typed statement following the August incident. She asked him to read his own written words to the court: "In my anger, I couldn't remember how many shots were fired."

(...)

[happygoluckytoyou]

3. allenwestforcongress.com/join/ to volunteer exactly what you want to

[happygoluckytoyou]

4. another black teabagger..... i guess he cannot hear what they are calling him

[CLANG]

5. Let me tell you what you've got to do. You've got to make the fellow scared to come out of his house

How do you take that out of context? It sounds pretty clear english to me.
:shrug:

[tsstranger]

8. Out of Context?

That's what these sniveling bastards always cry when they step in shit and track it all over the carpet.

[tlynch67]

6. Tea-bagger Candidate Allen West

Several weeks ago I was the waiting Room of my local VA Clinic when one of Allen West's acolytes appeared. He was making a delivery of Medical Supplies, dressed on one of those American Flag cotton shirts. "Teabag Idiot" flashed through my mind as I watched him at the window.

He spoke to some old war horse in the first row in the waiting room, extolling the virtues of this right-wing, black, military officer. Only slightly interested I listened to him refer to him as a Lt. Colonel, then he handed out cards that identified him as a Major. My immediate impression was that he had been "Cashiered" for some infraction.

When the acolyte offered me his card, I tore it up and tossed it back in his direction. It was obvious that we were listening to a Batsh** Republican trying to drum up votes. He departed hastily when he had no "takers" in the waiting room. I'll keep my eye out for that guy whenever I'm at the VA Clinic.

Yes, I am a veteran. I was a Combat Engineer in Viet-Nam (Nov 1966-Nov 1967) and Worked on a US Navy Intelligence gathering mission during George War I (Desert Storm) Nov. 1990 to July 1991.

Now I am curious. I'll see if I can find anything else about this guy trading on his time-in-service.

[SargeUNN]

9. Making Deliveries and Promote a Candidate at the VA?

This is disturbing in it's own right. The guy had no grounds to be pushing a candidate while servicing the VA. This must be a violation of some VA rule, or at least I would think it is.

[CLANG]

10. Misconduct allegations and retirement

While serving in Taji, Iraq on August 20, 2003 as commander of the 2d Battalion 20th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, Lieutenant Colonel West was in charge of but not present at an interrogation of an Iraqi police officer who was suspected of having imminent information regarding attacks on American soldiers. According to the Iraqi police officer, soldiers under West's supervision assaulted him attempting to get him to talk.<2> West fired a pistol near the policeman's head, threatened his life, and allowed his troops to physically assault the man.<3><4>

West, who at the time was just short of having 20 years of service, was charged with violating articles 128 (assault) and 134 (general article) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. West was processed through an Article 32 hearing in November 2003, where he admitted wrongdoing, was fined $5,000 over two months for misconduct and assault. He then submitted his resignation, and was allowed to retire with full benefits in the summer of 2004.<3>

At a hearing, West was asked by his defense attorney if he would do it again. "If it's about the lives of my men and their safety, I'd go through hell with a gasoline can," he said.<3> Apparently not knowing West's gun was aimed into a barrel, "Hamoody cracked and gave information about the planned ambush on West's convoy, thwarting the attack." West said there were no further ambushes on U.S. forces in Taji until he was relieved of his leadership post on October 4." <5> After West's resignation was brought to public attention the next fall, he received over two thousand letters and e-mails from the American public offering him moral support. In addition, a letter was drafted to the Secretary of the Army, its signatories being ninety-five members of Congress in West's support.<6>

[Enthusiast]

7. What kind of a country

do you believe in when you want your political opponent afraid to leave the safety of his house?

This does not sound like any representative government that I'm aware of.