Rep. Allen West Says There Are Communists in Congress; Is He Right?

The New American Magazine ^ | Saturday, 14 April 2012 | Joe Wolverton, II

[DBeers]

Rep. Allen West Says There Are Communists in Congress; Is He Right?

At a town hall meeting in Palm City, Florida, on April 10, Tea Party favorite Representative Allen West (R-Fla.) informed the audience that there are Communists in Congress.

In response to the question “What percentage of the American legislature do you think are card carrying Marxists, Internationalists, or Socialists?” West claimed that there are: “78 to 81 members of the Democrat Party that are members of the Communist party.”

 

When asked if they hide it, West responded, “No, they actually don’t hide it, it’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus.”

 

Later, however, after the remarks were mentioned in an article in the Palm Beach Post, West’s campaign manager, Tim Edson, told a reporter for The Daily Caller that West “was making a jab at the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and not making an outlandish, McCarthyesque allegation.”

 

Reporting on a series of campaign stops in Martin County, Florida, the Palm Beach Post made only passing mention of West’s allegations of active Communists on Capitol Hill.

 

Regardless of the jeers directed at Representative West and the description of his statement as a “Red Scare,” there is more than a scintilla of suspicion that his comments may be correct. Let’s break down the conservative congressman’s remarks and review evidence of their accuracy.

[Logical me]

Yes, Congress is loaded with hard core Marxist/Communists.

[DesertRhino]

Wow,,, wonder what the big tip off was?/ The burden here is clearly upon anyone who DIDN’T think this to explain why they thought there weren’t a pack of communists in there.

[flatfish]

Don’t know so much about communists but there are definitely a bunch of dumbasses.

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[tcrlaf]

The Dems and the Media are using this as an attack line.

“THIS IS CWAZY!! You don’t want to be associated with CWAZY people, do you?”

I’d love for one of our neutered ‘Reporters’ To ask the Dem mouthpieces pushing this line on TV, “What is Democratic Socialists of America?”

But, we all know that isn’t going to happen. These media folks want to keep their jobs. Imagine having to look for a new media job in the Obama Economy?

[Stepan12]

The Democratic party is pretty much the Communist party now.

[Sioux-san]

Correct - these traitors have dubbed themselves “Progressives” and by that name Ye Shall Know Them.

[Pollster1]

There is one on our White House. I’m not sure how many are in Congress, but it’s far too many.

[napscoordinator]

If Romney is somehow elected to the Presidency, God forbid. We will have a communist in the White House. Say no to Romney.

[ontap]

There’s one in the Whitehouse!!!

[Breto]

You put a big pile of other peoples money any place and it will draw commies like rats to cheese or flies to dodo. Washington DC has the largest pile of other peoples money on earth so of course the place is teaming with commies... in both parties

[who knows what evil?]

Of course he’s right...and they are in our schools, news media, and entertainment industry.

[cardinal4]

Um, Duh..

[ripley]

Colonel West is one courageous man. If anyone can call out the rats, it is he; and hopefully, he will, with a vengeance for all of the misery they’ve inflicted since 1917.

IMHO

[bigbob]

Roger that!

I am surprised the MSM didn’t poke this right in Allen West’s face...maybe they’re afraid he CAN prove it!

[Red Badger]

His numbers are way low..........

[RipSawyer]

Is he right? Do bears? Is the Pope? etc. etc. etc.

[broken_arrow1]

DC has an infestation.

[kenmcg]

The Congress is loaded with them, although not card carrying, all one has to do is look at their views. Take the socialsit congressional black caucus. West is 100% correct in his accusation.

[izzatzo]

Is He Right?

Of course he is, the ‘rat party is the party of Marx, Lenin, Stalin, etal.