yep, the dye has been cast...
Posted on 07/08/2010 5:26:38 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Black GOP candidate slams Obama for exploiting race By Michael O'Brien - 07/08/10 04:57 PM ET
One of the GOP's handful of black candidates for Congress condemned President Barack Obama of exploiting race for political gain.
Allen West, the Republican challenging Rep. Ron Klein (D) in Florida's 22nd congressional district, sharply criticized the Obama administration for having allegedly declined prosecuting the New Black Panther Party on voter tampering charges for political reasons.
"For an Administration that promised a new era in race relations, Obama and the Democrats in Congress have demonstrated that race will continually be exploited for political gain," said West, who is one of two African-American Republicans running for Congress who have survived their primaries.
West was picking up on a meme that's made its way through conservative blogs in recent days, based on whistleblower claims made by a former Justice Department employee. Charges against the Black Panthers for their actions on Election Day 2008 weren't pursued because of racial politics, the employee charged. The Justice Department says charges were dropped due to lack of evidence.
West drew on his own history with race to condemn the Black Panthers, as well as other black Democrats, who he said had "remained silent" when he'd been called racially-ringed names during the course of his campaign.
"The dye has been cast in this election cycle - Democrats and their liberal progressive socialist allies will continue to play the race card when it is politically expedient," West said. "I demand an investigation of the New Black Panther Party and the placement of it, along with any extremist group, onto the Terrorist Watch List if warranted. If that it not done prior to my taking the oath of office as a United States Congressman, it will happen soon thereafter."
The words have more weight coming from this candidate, who's seen as one of two black Republican candidates who have a good shot at making their way to Washington next year.
West is seen as a top challenger to Klein after having come closer than expected to the incumbent Democrat in 2008. Republican Tim Scott is seen as likely to win his race in South Carolina's first congressional district this fall, too. Either man, if elected, would be the first African-American lawmaker in the GOP since former Rep. J.C. Watts (R-Okla.), who retired in 2003.
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Allen West = American hero both in and out of uniform!!!
I’ve seen some ytube videos on this guy. He seems to be a good guy and I think he will win. Let’s wish him luck. I think he’s the real thing.
We should not be surprised that such a man exists - or that millions of citizens raised in this blessed land - share his beliefs.
Don’t let the Marxist tactics of destruction tear us apart. Pray for unity against those who would harm us for their twisted ends.
Alan West is an amazingly inspiring candidate. I’ve been following him since 2007, and been donating to his campaign. I truly hope he beats Klein this election.
But he’s not Black .... he has a Nigerian father and a White mother .....
“Dye has been cast”, this is a common mistake, the correct wording and spelling is “Die has been cast”. Die meaning a single dice. Metaphor, yeah, yeah.
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“ ‘Dye has been cast’, this is a common mistake, the correct wording and spelling is “Die has been cast”. Die meaning a single dice. Metaphor, yeah, yeah.”
As the duly-appointed Commisioner of Grammar Police, I commend you, Sir.
Outstanding!
LLS
Hey, Michael O'Brien:
What an embarrassing article, dude. Could you not bring yourself to mention that there wss tape of the incident? That the vid was available for your readers to, like, view for themselves? Maybe even embed it, you know, in the interest of access to both sides of the story.
Finally, Mr. O'Brien, have you yourself viewed the video of the Black Panthers at the Philly polling place? Do you, yourself, believe that type of conduct is appropriate in that setting? Do your own eyes tell you this is at least attempted voter intimidation, or do you mindlessly believe that the fact that DOJ said there was "insufficent evidence" settles the matter?
And why did you not mention that the DOJ had already obtained a default judgment against these people?
Kinda like Obama.
Nothing like Obama! West comes with birth certificate and records.
Yep, it certainly is a new era, one in which the government is OPENLY being used to "get whitey".
Notice how they mention “handful” of black candidates.
yep, the dye has been cast...
I only meant his race. Obama is not black.
He sure has a lot of us fooled!
Apparently he has a lot of people fooled, but not Freepers.
I love Allen West. I pray he wins.
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