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.

[rockinqsranch]

Interesting article. An attempt to provide an objective perspective on the discussion. He is saying the comparison is undeniable.

Good. Thanks for the ping.

[rockinqsranch]

That’s one heck of a lot of work Elle Bee, and thanks for every bit of it.

I noted immediately the various Unions in the top ten-twenty of the supporting contributers to the Democrat CPC individuals listed. That in itself is important information for all of us to know.

I’ll read more there as I have the time.

[MasterGunner01]

Of course Congress is loaded with socialists/communists. And, Obama has filled his appointees with them in the Executive Branch. Now they're feeling their oats and they aren't hiding it any longer.

[calex59]

Congress he**, there is one in the Oval Office.