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.

[rawcatslyentist]

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

[sheik yerbouty]

I’m no fan of Romney’s, but if he becomes the GOP nominee, do you think the 0bamanation is preferable?

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Commies goal - take down your country by taking over the banks, destroying capitalism while increasing the size of government, indoctrinate your children at a very young age and destroy / ridicule / eliminate religion. Well, well, folks - exactly what is going on in our great country. “

Obama is 60% there.....4 more years?

[PIF]

Bernie Saunders for one.

[Steamburg]

Clearly a rhetorical question. The hard part is parsing the GOP for the purpose of conducting a RINOectomy.

[rolling_stone]

http://www.keywiki.org/index.php/Bob_Filner

Bob Filner is the son of Joseph Filner, formerly a senior official of the Pennsylvania Communist Party.

[2CAVTrooper]

Every treasoncrat, as well as some “republicans” in the house and senate are communists.

Also the republican “establishment” are more than likely closet communists.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“...not making an outlandish, McCarthyesque allegation.”

The government was infested with these scurrilous scum in the 20s, 30s, and 40s. McCarthy and his counterparts on HUAC were not making “outlandish” allegations. Hiss and his comrades were actively engaging in espionage for the Soviets.

[beethovenfan]

As someday it may happen that a victim must be found

I’ve got a little list, I’ve got a little list

Of society offenders that may well be underground

And none of them be missed, and none of them be missed....

[M. Espinola]

The Col is as right as April rain!

[Joe Boucher]

Look, if the Colonel said it I belive it.
Unlike the vast majority of slugs in the congress West has led Men in war. He is NOT full of crap. He will call a pos a pos. Ya hear me obammy? Ya POS.

[RedMDer]

Click

[stephenjohnbanker]

B U M P

[Mike Darancette]

To bring back the old phraseology: Useful idiots and fellow travelers.

[SampleMan]

Communists in Congress? Duh. They self identify as Democrats.

[LucyT]

Hey Rq, check out article, then # 33 , # 39.

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[Salvation]

Kuccinich for starters.

[dalereed]

Since the Communist party has sued the Democrat party for stealing their platform how can they deny it!

[rockinqsranch]

Just came on line and found LucyT’s ping to me on this latest revelation, and as I was loading up my dial-up taking forever I decided to look into my files to try to come up with some of the old posts we had going, and came across this one I didn’t even remember was in my file. It was a post from before I joined FR, therefore it was posted evidentally by another FReeper from their files, and I must then have copied it to mine.

I’m posting this link only as a matter of interest as in 2002 there were only 59 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. It’s also interesting that to note how this was given attention prior to our efforts in 2005. I think more folks today are going to be interested in this information than we discovered they were seven years ago.

I’ll continue the reading or this current information as directed by LucyT’s ping now that it’s loaded up, and may have some commentary later.

[rockinqsranch]

Too funny...LOL...Here’s the link I forgot to post in my last comment:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/746222/posts