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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon May 12, 2014, 01:44 PM May 2014

Allen West: Kidnapped Nigerian girls are a ‘fishy’ Obama plot to distract from Benghazi



Former Rep. Allen West (R-FL), a Fox News contributor, suggested this week that focus on nearly 300 kidnapped girls in Nigeria was a “fishy” plot to take attention away from President Barack Obama’s “scandals,” including the terrorist attacks in Benghazi.

In a Monday column on his website, West opined that concern about the terrorist group Boko Haram, which kidnapped the girls, “right now seems fishy to me.”

“I find it interesting that everyone (including the First Lady) is now all up in arms about Boko Haram and their jihadist actions,” he wrote.

West likened the attention on Boko Haram to the Dustin Hoffman movie “Wag the Dog,” which depicts a war that has been fabricated by a presidential campaign to distract from other scandals.

“Are we witnessing an Obama ‘Wag the Dog’ moment with Boko Haram in Nigeria? I say yes,” he asserted. “Consider all the scandals facing the Obama administration, especially Benghazi and the Select Committee, which Rep. Nancy Pelosi referred to as a ‘political stunt.’”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/12/allen-west-kidnapped-nigerian-girls-are-a-fishy-obama-plot-to-distract-from-benghazi/
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Allen West: Kidnapped Nigerian girls are a ‘fishy’ Obama plot to distract from Benghazi (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 OP
Obama's Fault. Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #1
Is this satire? If so, it's a little over-subtle, I fear. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #2
What is this problem that Republicans have with reality????? LongTomH May 2014 #3
It gets in the way of their lies. FiveGoodMen May 2014 #5
I wish we locked up the insane and the liars NightWatcher May 2014 #4
I wish that too. FiveGoodMen May 2014 #6
The new Republican party.............. LongTomH May 2014 #7
how bout a plot to distract us from being ruined by wall street nt msongs May 2014 #8
This guy is more full of shit... 3catwoman3 May 2014 #9
My watch is ON TIME nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #10
Translation: "I wonder if I can get my name in the news again today" struggle4progress May 2014 #11
Crazy just called. Wants everyone to know DirkGently May 2014 #12
Bravo! n/t daligirl519 May 2014 #14
OMFG lpbk2713 May 2014 #13
Wow. Dementia is rampant in The Godforesaken Republican Homeland, Inc. AceAcme May 2014 #15

DirkGently

(12,151 posts)
12. Crazy just called. Wants everyone to know
Mon May 12, 2014, 03:33 PM
May 2014

that Allen West is technically "wackadoo,"and does not represent the views or opinions of Crazy, LLC, or its member stations.
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