There's something almost quaint about Allen West's Joe McCarthy turn.

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Yes, it's repulsive and despicable but it's also Onionesque- an anachronism. I mean what the fuck does he think he can possibly achieve? Doesn't he grasp that he's making himself a laughing stock? Ok, that was rhetorical, but how can anyone possibly be that dense or delusional or whatever it is.

He really should read the comments on the Politico site:

I don't know about 80 communists but I'm pretty certain there's one certifiable nut case....
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Reply #2
Apr. 11, 2012 - 10:45 AM EST

He heard the names from the conference of elves that live in his head - they tell him what to say and think...
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Reply #3
Apr. 11, 2012 - 10:46 AM EST

Sure, Rep. West. More extremism is what we need this morning after the Obama Campaign releases Mitt's "severely conservative" video. This party needs people.
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Reply #4
Apr. 11, 2012 - 10:47 AM EST

Progressives are not communists, unless you think Teddy Roosevelt was a communist

Right-wing retards should consult the dictionary before speaking
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Reply #5
Apr. 11, 2012 - 10:49 AM EST

He's trying for the Bachman "mindless utterances" award.

I am trying to imagine how bad this clown's opponent had to be to lose an election to this idiot.
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Reply #6
Apr. 11, 2012 - 10:50 AM EST

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
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Reply #7
Apr. 11, 2012 - 10:51 AM EST

Anybody still think he's Vice President material?
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Reply #8
Apr. 11, 2012 - 10:56 AM EST

Who let Erckel from the show "Family Matters" into Congress?
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Reply #9
Apr. 11, 2012 - 10:56 AM EST

pronghorn: Apr. 11, 2012 - 10:47 AM EST

Progressives are not communists, unless you think Teddy Roosevelt was a communist

I think in Wingnut World, Wilson was our first commie president. TR just missed being one.
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Reply #10
Apr. 11, 2012 - 10:59 AM EST

Kids do not smoke Koch ass crack. Because you will end up like the teanut repubs and West, brain dead and watching fox noise.
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Reply #11
Apr. 11, 2012 - 11:06 AM EST

jcirillo1971: Apr. 11, 2012 - 10:56 AM EST

Who let Erckel from the show "Family Matters" into Congress?

Who Obama?
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Reply #12
Apr. 11, 2012 - 11:07 AM EST

Obama is scared, and rightly so. Obama can't run on his record - he has to run away from it! He distracts from his failures with fictitious issues like contraception, the war on women, race, and a do-nothing Congress. The liberal media has done nothing to enlighten the public about the results of Obama's policies (and falsely inflates his unavoidable numbers), which gives the GOP a further advantage ahead of the general election. We literally can't afford more of Obama. He's failed us in foreign policy, economic policy and jobs, health policy, energy policy, you name it. Can you imagine what the liberal media would be doing if Bush had Obama's deficit, unemployment, GDP, economic growth, etc? We'd never hear the end of it.

I know the left is going to keep mocking the right even though the left presents no good options, but seriously, they need to look at where we're headed as a country. We are awaiting a debt implosion. Already we've been downgraded. Already Obama has added over $5T in three years, our $15.5T deficit exceeds the entire GDP, and debt per capita exceeds that of Greece. The federal budget increases by 10% automatically each year, since the 1974 Budget Reform Bill allowed it, taking us away from baseline budgeting. This is regardless of revenue, regardless of federal necessity. No wonder the federal government spends $3T annually instead of $2T as in the budget! Even $2T is excessive. There isn't enough money to tax in the entire COUNTRY to make a dent in this deficit. Even taxing at 100% (which would shut down the economy with finality with no money left over to keep businesses going). We need serious reforms such as the GOP presents. And we need them now. Wise Democrats will jump on board if they hope to remain a party with any chance of prominence. Just because liberal media lies and ignores and mocks the truth doesn't make it any less true. We are doomed, and soon, unless we tackle the spending and deficit.

We need serious spending reform including serious program reforms rather than economically-calamitous tax increases, and a return to baseline budgeting in Washington to tackle this problem before it's too late and the debt implodes our country. At which point there will be no benefits to hand out. So far I only see (part of) the GOP willing to make these necessary adjustments. The Dems seem to be happy running off a steep cliff with eyes wide open while expecting to keep running at the bottom of it, with Obama proudly in the lead.
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Reply #13
Apr. 11, 2012 - 11:07 AM EST

It's really time to put this lunatic in a padded cell. Enough is enougth. Can't he be detained on a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold for 72 hours for observation?
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Reply #14
Apr. 11, 2012 - 11:10 AM EST

Don't know how many are left after the 2010 election, but up until that time there were 70 democratic congress people that belonged to the socialist party

http://www.thegatewaypundit...
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Reply #15
Apr. 11, 2012 - 11:11 AM EST

EW8: Apr. 11, 2012 - 11:07 AM EST

You're a Romney shill, probably paid

Go away

No one is reading that huge block of text you spewed
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Reply #16
Apr. 11, 2012 - 11:11 AM EST

West, you are an idiot. Why don't you name the Democrates whom you call communists, so that you can be sued. You are a coward in spite of your military record.
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Reply #17
Apr. 11, 2012 - 11:11 AM EST

pronghorn: Apr. 11, 2012 - 10:47 AM EST

Progressives are not communists,

Correct, they are Socialists. Communists baby brothers.
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Reply #18
Apr. 11, 2012 - 11:12 AM EST

I don’t know how many commies are in the House but, I do know that there is just one convicted war criminal and his name is Allen West.
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Reply #19
Apr. 11, 2012 - 11:12 AM EST

West, you are an idiot. Why don't you name the Democrates whom you call communists, so that you can be sued. You are a coward in spite of your military record.
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Reply #20
Apr. 11, 2012 - 11:15 AM EST

AirSarge: Apr. 11, 2012 - 11:10 AM EST

but up until that time there were 70 democratic congress people that belonged to the socialist party

Progressives are not socialists

The fact that the socialist party (probably 1 guy in his basement) endorsed them means squat

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Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75025.html#ixzz1rklYf4U3

and yes, I think the Erkel comment is racist shit.