House Rep Lies About "78-81" House Democrats Being Communists

[Archaix]

Here's a question: if a politician doesn't understand basic political concepts, does he deserve to be a politician?

WASHINGTON -- As many as 80 House Democrats are communists, according to Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.).

West warned constituents at a Tuesday town hall event that he's "heard" that dozens of his Democratic colleagues in the House are members of the Communist Party, the Palm Beach Post reported. There are currently 190 House Democrats.

West spokeswoman Angela Melvin later defended West's comments -- and clarified to whom West was referring.

"The Congressman was referring to the 76 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. The Communist Party has publicly referred to the Progressive Caucus as its allies. The Progressive Caucus speaks for itself. These individuals certainly aren't proponents of free markets or individual economic freedom," Melvin said in a statement to The Huffington Post.

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Pressed on whether those members are actual Communists, Edson [West's campaign manager] said the label isn’t the point.

“We can quibble about the terminology used to describe them, but it’s clear,” he said. “Whatever you call people that oppose capitalism and free markets and individual economic freedom — maybe it’s ‘socialist,’ maybe it’s ’Communist’ — but that’s the point the congressman was making, and he stands by the words

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He sounds like more than a few DA members, and his staff certainly doesn't have a problem with stretching scare-terms to attack his political opponents. Looks like Tea Party favourites are really polarising morons after all, and outright liars to boot -there are actually no Communist Party USA members in the House.

[Šñøü†ê®]

Oops, I posted this general story in the other forum a few minutes later! But indeed everyone has known for years that commies infiltrate!

[Freedom&Liberty]

The Democrat party has become an extension of Communist Party USA.

[Archaix]

The Democrat party has become an extension of Communist Party USA.

A stupid and patently false assertion, but at least one not coming from a profession politician.

[caddis]

Here's a question: if a politician doesn't understand basic political concepts, does he deserve to be a politician?

You want to can 81 demotards?

[Archaix]

demotards

You disgust me.

[Going Postal]

The CPC are Useful Idiots.

Of course, that doesn't mean Farmer Brown who votes Repugnant isn't a Useful Idiot either when the Repugnants give large agricorps tax breaks where farmer brown can't compete and folds. .

Ron Paul 2012!

[Freedom&Liberty]

A stupid and patently false assertion, but at least one not coming from a profession politician.

This shouldn't be anything to you.

PROGRESSIVES = SOCIALISTS = COMMUNISTS = LEFT-WING RADICALS = ANTI-CAPITALISTS = UNAMERICAN = DEMOCRATS

[big steve]

This shouldn't be anything to you.

PROGRESSIVES = SOCIALISTS = COMMUNISTS = LEFT-WING RADICALS = ANTI-CAPITALISTS = UNAMERICAN = DEMOCRATS

Yip, pretty much all the same!

[BooRadley]

Here's a question: if a politician doesn't understand basic political concepts, does he deserve to be a politician?

That might be the new criteria in the South East and Midwest.

[Chachma v'Oz]

Sounds like a sure-fire litmus test. If you understand basic political, social and economic concepts, you're a freakin' liberal.

[BooRadley]

Sounds like a sure-fire litmus test. If you understand basic political, social and economic concepts, you're a freakin' liberal.

And if you're a liberal, well, that's exactly the same thing as being a Communist Party, USA member!

[Chachma v'Oz]

Oh. I thought I was Chinese. Aren't they the only rich communists anymore?

[optimus]

This shouldn't be anything to you.

PROGRESSIVES = SOCIALISTS = COMMUNISTS = LEFT-WING RADICALS = ANTI-CAPITALISTS = UNAMERICAN = DEMOCRATS

Dumbass.

[Freedom&Liberty]

Commie

[Freedom&Liberty]

Sounds like a sure-fire litmus test. If you understand basic political, social and economic concepts, you're a freakin' liberal.

Sure, but wisdom requires a conservative.

[Archaix]

Yet more proof that conservatives are going down the drain, and wanting to take your whole country with them.

[Freedom&Liberty]

And if you're a liberal, well, that's exactly the same thing as being a Communist Party, USA member!

Now you're getting it.

[Freedom&Liberty]

Yet more proof that conservatives are going down the drain, and wanting to take your whole country with them.

Liberals have had us going down that path for decades.

[caddis]

You disgust me.

You support a political party that harbors 81ish assholes that are anathema to the founding principles of this nation....It is you that is disgusting