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Allen West Refuses To Name Alleged 'Communists' In Democratic Party

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 04.19.2012

Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), who claimed up to 80 House Democrats were Communists, refused to name any of them when asked Thursday on CNN. Asked by CN...

Allen West Ad Overlooks Key Fact About West

Posted 03.27.2012

Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) is out with the first radio spot of his re-election bid, wherein he is clearly trying to tap into anti-Washington sentiment i...

Palin: Allen West Should Be VP In 2012

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 03.03.2012

Sarah Palin said Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) should be considered for the vice presidency in 2012. After being asked if she'd consider the VP position...

Dem Rep: Allen West 'Not Representative Of The African-American Community'

Posted 02.02.2012

Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) spoke out this week on recent inflammatory comments by Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), saying that they proved he wasn't "representat...

Allen West To Liberals: Get the Hell Out Of The U.S.

Posted 01.28.2012

Speaking to a Lincoln Day Dinner in West Palm Beach for the Palm Beach County GOP, Rep. Allen West (R-Fla) fired off a humdinger of a line that within...

'Shut Your Mouth, War Is Hell'

Posted 01.13.2012

Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) had a strong reaction Friday to a recent video showing U.S. Marines urinating on Taliban bodies. "Unless you have been sh...

Florida GOP Launches Effort To 'Save' Allen West

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 01.05.2012

Florida Republicans are not at all happy that Rep. Allen West (R-Fl.) was drawn into a Democratic-leaning district, and are now mobilizing to protect ...

Jason Linkins

Allen West Gets It Twisted On Economic Mobility In America

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.13.2011

I see that Representative Allen West (R-Fla.) has taken exception to President Barack Obama in an email to supporters, saying that the president "does...

The Tea Party Misses the Point of OWS's Aspirations

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 12.10.2011

Raymond J. Learsy

It is the outrage against the corruption and destruction of our once heralded system of meritocracy that is the core of Occupy Wall Street. The Tea party would do well to take heed.

Top 10 Ways the Congressional Black Caucus Should be More Like Allen West

Katie Halper | Posted 11.01.2011

Katie Halper

I doubt that any members of the Congressional Black Caucus got any sleep last night. I'm sure they were tossing and turning, sick with worry and regret, trembling in fear over Allen West's threat to leave the caucus.

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal Under Attack

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 06.11.2011

Aubrey Sarvis

Just successfully enacting repeal does not finish the job. Opponents of open service are circling the wagons, and we must acknowledge that repeal is under attack and must be defended.

Rep. Allen West To Birthers: Focus On Obama Policies

Post On Politics | Posted 05.25.2011

Toward the end of a 90-minute audience Q&A session at Tuesday night's town hall meeting, U.S. Rep. Allen West (R-Florida) was asked by former Indian T...

Allen West: Keith Ellison 'The Antithesis Of The Principles Upon Which This Country Was Established'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Freshman Tea Party-backed Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) recently got personal in an attack on one of the House's two Muslim representatives, declaring that...

Incoming Tea Party Congressman Walks Back Inflammatory Statement

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Allen West, the Tea Party-backed congressman-elect who on Tuesday fielded heavy criticism for apparently suggesting that media outlets should be censo...