Posted on 08/08/2012 2:40:36 PM PDT by T.O.K.
U.S. Rep. Allen West accused fellow Congressman Alcee Hastings of “political elitism” over comments Hastings made to an online media site about an alleged Chick-Fil-A incident.
Hastings told the Huffington Post that West had offended the entire Congressional Black Caucus about six months ago, when he brought in chicken and biscuits from Chick-Fil-A when it was his turn to provide lunch at a weekly meeting.
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He’s mad because an open bar wasn’t supplied.
“’It is the American taxpayers’ dollars being used,’ West said. ‘I don’t feel like it’s my responsibility to go out and get steak and lobster tails for the members of the Congressional Black Caucus.’”
WE don’t either, Colonel West. We don’t either.
G-d, I LOVE this man!
Next time he should bring government surplus cheese, peanut butter, flour and cornmeal...............
I had a Chik-Fil-A spicy chicken deluxe for the first time last night. It was an incredible experience. How anyone could be offended by Chik-Fil-A is beyond me. Did West forget the sweet tea?
I personally would prefer fried chicken to steak and lobster.
Alcee Hastings is my current congressional thief.
Due to redistricting Colonel Allwn West will be my new Congressman. One that I can be proud of. Unlike Alcee Hastings who in a prior life was a federal judge who was impeached by the Senate for taking bribes in big time drug cases.
I live in a gerrymandered district made to insure a black in congress/ and these fools sure picked a real turd in the past.
I have as much respect for that group of felonious clowns (West excepted) as I have for the Obspamadorkidiotcretin.
Same here. Best fast food I've ever had.(BTW I could almost understand being upset over forgetting the sweet tea).
He should have tossed them a couple of boxes of MRE’s.
“Next time he should bring government surplus cheese, peanut butter, flour and cornmeal”
....or maybe military C or K rations.
“How anyone could be offended by Chik-Fil-A is beyond me.”
I know. I wonder if they’re saying they were offended because of the stereotype? Whatever, they ate it and not a crumb left.
And why are the taxpayers paying for their luncheons? In this economy, they should be brown bagging it like rest of Americans.
With canteens of water. "Here, this is what REAL defenders of the Constitution eat."
Like West said: The political elites think they’re better than the American people.
Personally, I don’t know why the taxpayers are paying anything for any of them whatsoever. They’re useless. If they want to ‘caucus’, let them rent a friggin’ room somewhere.
(rolling eyes) now not only must we have PC chicken, but I suppose racist chicken as well?
One more reason to get rid of Alcee Hastings — not that we needed one. After his impeachment, he shouldn’t have been elected dog-catcher.
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