Even before Democrats won the presidential election nearly three years ago, the Republican Party conceded that it needed to be more inclusive of people of…
Not that I believed he had an actual chance of being Mitt Romney’s choice as a running mate, but Allen West has effectively squandered whatever minuscule chance of…
Now that the Republican Party appears to be finally coalescing around the idea that Mitt Romney is the likely GOP presidential nominee, the conversation has shifted…
WASHINGTON-Allen West the Tea Party affiliated Republican congressman from Florida compared himself to abolitionist Harriet Tubman and the Democratic Party to the “plantation” in a recent interview with Fox News. Fellow Black Republican, Herman Cain has also compared the Democratic Party to a plantation. The Huffington Post Reports “So I’m here as the modern day […]
​In a meeting with the Sun-Sentinel‘s editorial board Tuesday, Rep. Allen West compared being gay to liking chocolate chip ice cream or riding scooters. It’s part of his belief that being gay is a “behavior,” and he has frequently said that people “can change their behavior” but that he can’t change something like his skin color. Now, […]
In the midst of Rep. Allen West’s verbal tit-for-tat with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, politicians on both sides are lining up in support of their perspective party member. As each side amasses, many are questioning whether a double standard exists against West and other Black Republicans when they attack liberals. The Grio explores this asking: […]
WASHINGTON — Five congresswomen demanded Rep. Allen West (R-Fl) apologize for his tirade against fellow Florida lawmaker Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Reps. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin, Carolyn Maloney of New York, Donna Edwards of Maryland, Jackie Speier of California and Lois Capps of California denounced West for calling Wasserman Schultz “vile, despicable and cowardly” in […]
Rep Allen West, an African American Republican congressman from Florida, had a pro-gay Tweet, retweeted from his account over the weekend. The tweet was from the Scissor Sister, a homosexual dance group that read: “Dear Tracy Morgan’s son: if you are gay, you can TOTALLY come live with me. We’ll read James Baldwin & watch […]
Florida — Freshman Tea Party-backed Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) recently got personal in an attack on one of the House’s two Muslim representatives, declaring that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) represents “the antithesis of the principles upon which this country was established.” During an interview with “The Shalom Show,” West also said that he plans to […]
