Republican Rep. Allen West says many congressional Democrats are Communists - Page 3

Rockmjd23 · 04-14-12, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason

Eh, it's been done.

More or less, anyhow.

I must have missed where it says Muslim, Islam or Moslem in that article.

sracer · 04-14-12, 12:44 PM

Why all the outrage over his remarks?

Jason · 04-14-12, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockmjd23

I must have missed where it says Muslim, Islam or Moslem in that article.

Well, un-American anyhow. Hence the "more or less"

Rockmjd23 · 04-14-12, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sracer

Why all the outrage over his remarks?

Because he called 40%+ of Democrats in the House communists?

Imagine the outcry from Boehner and co. if someone called them all fascists.

wendersfan · 04-14-12, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockmjd23

Because he called 40%+ of Democrats in the House communists?

Imagine the outcry from Boehner and co. if someone called them all fascists.

People call them that on a regular basis, but, as far as I know, no members of Congress have.

The only good that can come of this would be if the members of Mr. West's district realized they'd elected a moron, and found someone else to represent them.

Rockmjd23 · 04-14-12, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by wendersfan

People call them that on a regular basis, but, as far as I know, no members of Congress have.

Right, I meant if another congressman said it.

Josh-da-man · 04-14-12, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick Danger

That's what I thought. No one is frightened of communists these days. He should have said that he had a list of Moslem terrorists in Congress.

Moslems and Commies and Gays, oh my!

Moslems and Commies and Gays, oh my!

Moslems and Commies and Gays, oh my!

Mr.Briggs · 04-14-12, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman2

It's somewhat unusual for the leadership of any party in congress to denounce the crazy comments on the other party.

But attack a Democratic pundit not even affiliated with an administration (ie Hilary Rosen).

SuprVgeta · 04-15-12, 12:56 AM

Haha I love Allen West. Straight shooter. Modern day progressive liberals is just another word for Communists / Marxists. They want to take from some, and re-distribute their income to others... all under the guise of "fairness." Sounds like a Communist to me!

Marc Brobard · 04-15-12, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DVD Polizei

Mr. West is an Elephant-ass lickin' retard.

If he understood Communism at all, he would realize Communism stems from an overabundance of wealth due to the bourgeoisie (i.e., the non-political biased wealthy) continually oppressing the proletariat, which leads to a revolution.

In other words, I'd like to see how Mr. West politically aligns himself with those who are significantly wealthy, or does he have a record fighting for the working-class.

Haha. You think everything is exactly as it was at its beginning. That's cute.

JasonF · 04-15-12, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SuprVgeta

Haha I love Allen West. Straight shooter. Modern day progressive liberals is just another word for Communists / Marxists. They want to take from some, and re-distribute their income to others... all under the guise of "fairness." Sounds like a Communist to me!

Then I respectfully suggest that you take a PoliSci 101 class because you simply don't understand what communism is.

MoviePage · 04-15-12, 03:30 AM

I'd also suggest English 101, among other things, because "modern day progressive liberals" is not a word.

Navinabob · 04-15-12, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonF

Then I respectfully suggest that you take a PoliSci 101 class because you simply don't understand what communism is.

Wow, easy there. Everyone knows that "higher education" is just code for indoctrinating our children to love the gays and hate Jesus. Staying away from book-learnin' makes perfect sense to me.

creekdipper · 04-15-12, 04:38 PM

If he had said that they were "marvelous" communists, the President would really have doubled down on mocking him. Because we all know that only rich, college-educated elitists even understand the term "marvelous"...which must be why we want everyone to go to college.

Now, if he had "If we can get rid of these red commies in Congress, that would be really dope", the President would approve of the wording if not the sentiment.

kuroiinu · 04-15-12, 07:21 PM

JasonF · 04-15-12, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kuroiinu

Huh?

The first paragraph is referring to the fact that President Obama recently mocked Governor Romney for calling the Paul Ryan budget "marvelous," essentially saying "That's not a word you hear very often, and it's especially weird to hear it used to describe a budget." President Obama then went on to attack the substance of the Ryan budget.

I can only surmise the second paragraph is to remind you that the president is a black man who is totally black just like those blacks who rap and use street lingo and probably want to violate your white women.

kuroiinu · 04-15-12, 09:14 PM

Thanks for the explanation, but my reaction is still the same: "Huh?"

Groucho · 04-15-12, 10:06 PM

Severely marvelous?

SuprVgeta · 04-16-12, 11:26 AM

I find it amusing that some of you guys will defend Obama to the death, despite the fact that his ideology and his Presidency has been an abysmal failure. The lame excuse of "well it's because Bush did _______________" is so tiresome. I can at least acknolwedge the fact that Bush was no fiscal conservative and recklessly spent like a big government progressive.

Mammal · 04-16-12, 03:24 PM

Um, what ideology would that be? Moderationism?

The Bus · 04-16-12, 04:53 PM

The guy who asked the question had a big smirk on his face, so this is definitely a ploy by the Bolshevik media.

Navinabob · 04-16-12, 05:56 PM

Wait, you mention that citing the "lame excuse" that Obama inherited Bush's mess is tiresome. But then acknowledge in the very next sentence that Bush recklessly spent like a big government progressive prior to Obama taking charge. I think the mysterious ideology you speak of is called "Realism" and I can see your obvious aversion to it.

classicman2 · 04-16-12, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Navinabob

Wait, you mention that citing the "lame excuse" that Obama inherited Bush's mess is tiresome. But then acknowledge in the very next sentence that Bush recklessly spent like a big government progressive prior to Obama taking charge. I think the mysterious ideology you speak of is called "Realism" and I can see your obvious aversion to it.

In what area did George W. Bush spend like a big government progressive?

X · 04-16-12, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman2

In what area did George W. Bush spend like a big government progressive?

The Medicare Prescription Drug Act.

Navinabob · 04-17-12, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by classicman2

In what area did George W. Bush spend like a big government progressive?

We should really be asking SuprVgeta that one. I suspect it'd be more entertaining then my answer.

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SuprVgeta DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,687	Re: Republican Rep. Allen West says many congressional Democrats are Communists Haha I love Allen West. Straight shooter. Modern day progressive liberals is just another word for Communists / Marxists. They want to take from some, and re-distribute their income to others... all under the guise of "fairness." Sounds like a Communist to me! __________________ Seinfeld: Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun, you don't stare at it, it's too risky! DVD Collection

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creekdipper DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,100	Re: Republican Rep. Allen West says many congressional Democrats are Communists If he had said that they were "marvelous" communists, the President would really have doubled down on mocking him. Because we all know that only rich, college-educated elitists even understand the term "marvelous"...which must be why we want everyone to go to college. Now, if he had "If we can get rid of these red commies in Congress, that would be really dope", the President would approve of the wording if not the sentiment.

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kuroiinu DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 4,586	Re: Republican Rep. Allen West says many congressional Democrats are Communists Huh?

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kuroiinu DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 4,586	Re: Republican Rep. Allen West says many congressional Democrats are Communists Thanks for the explanation, but my reaction is still the same: "Huh?"

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Groucho DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 62,074	Re: Republican Rep. Allen West says many congressional Democrats are Communists Severely marvelous?

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SuprVgeta DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,687	Re: Republican Rep. Allen West says many congressional Democrats are Communists I find it amusing that some of you guys will defend Obama to the death, despite the fact that his ideology and his Presidency has been an abysmal failure. The lame excuse of "well it's because Bush did _______________" is so tiresome. I can at least acknolwedge the fact that Bush was no fiscal conservative and recklessly spent like a big government progressive. __________________ Seinfeld: Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun, you don't stare at it, it's too risky! DVD Collection

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Mammal DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,785	Re: Republican Rep. Allen West says many congressional Democrats are Communists Um, what ideology would that be? Moderationism?

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The Bus DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New York Posts: 51,620	Re: Republican Rep. Allen West says many congressional Democrats are Communists The guy who asked the question had a big smirk on his face, so this is definitely a ploy by the Bolshevik media. __________________ Movies: 2002 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 2013 "Too much disclaiming in this post." – Dr. Mabuse

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Navinabob DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 5,346	Re: Republican Rep. Allen West says many congressional Democrats are Communists Wait, you mention that citing the "lame excuse" that Obama inherited Bush's mess is tiresome. But then acknowledge in the very next sentence that Bush recklessly spent like a big government progressive prior to Obama taking charge. I think the mysterious ideology you speak of is called "Realism" and I can see your obvious aversion to it. __________________ “Ridicule is the only weapon that can be used against unintelligible propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them.” -- Thomas Jefferson "The candle flame gutters. Its little pool of light trembles. Darkness gathers. The demons begin to stir." --Carl Sagan