(Photo courtesy of Domestic Divapalooza)
Let’s hope that when hate-spewing Allen West, a Florida congressman known for his intolerance, comes to the Ocean State for a 1,000-per-person GOP fundraiser on Saturday, he doesn’t threaten to open a Chick-fil-A, like he did on a recent trip to Chicago.
Yep, Rhode Island Republicans cordially invite the Chick-fil-A’s favorite congressman to the Ocean State this weekend to raise money for, among others, self-proclaimed moderate Brendan Doherty (Sorry Brendan, that dog’s not gonna bark anymore).
Since we, most fortunately, don’t have a Chick-fil-A, maybe should host our same sex kiss in at this fundraiser?
West and RI Republicans will be at Capriccio’s from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday and after that it’s off to Providence Prime, a swanky Federal Hill steakhouse.
Here’s the video of West talking up Chick-fil-A.
Of course, once he started getting flack for it, said he was only kidding … but look at this list of other notable West “lowlights” compiled by the RI Democratic Party:
“I believe, for personal security, every American should go out and have to buy a Glock .9-millimeter.”
www.foxnews.com/on-air/
your-world-cavuto/2012/07/05/ rep-west-fired-over- government-overregulation# ixzz22Ol0KWKS He wrote the angry unprofessional email to Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz last summer and had an outburst over her in the U.S. House. He said the Democratic National Committee chairwoman is “the most vile, unprofessional, and despicable member of the US House of Representatives.”
www.thedailybeast.com/
articles/2011/07/21/allen- west-s-anger-toward-women- feud-with-debbie-wasserman- schultz.html thehill.com/homenews/
administration/172427-rep- west-blasts-wasserman-schultz- as-despicable-in-email He said that women who represent Planned Parenthood or who work in groups to prevent violence against women are ‘neutering’ men. (This was at a Women Impacting Nation meeting in Boca Raton, FL):
“….strengthen up the men who are going to the fight for you. To let these other women know on the other side — these planned Parenthood women, the Code Pink women, and all of these women that have been neutering American men and bringing us to the point of this incredible weakness — to let them know that we are not going to have our men become subservient. That’s what we need you to do.”
thinkprogress.org/
politics/2011/04/25/161001/ allen-west-liberal-women/ www.theroot.com/buzz/
allen-west-american-men- neutered-liberal-women He compared being gay to picking an ice cream flavor:
“No. I like chocolate chip ice cream and I will continue to like chocolate chip ice cream. So there’s no worry about me changing to vanilla.”
“You cannot compare me and my race to a behavior. Sexuality is a behavior. And so yeah, I said I can’t change my color. People can change their sexual behavior. And I’ve seen people do that.”
weblogs.sun-sentinel.
com/news/politics/broward/ blog/2011/08/allen_west_on_ the_economy_gays.html He said that a good percentage of Democrats are members of the Communist Party:
“I believe there’s about 78 to 81 members of the Democrat Party who are members of the Communist Party. … It’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus.”
www.politifact.com/
florida/statements/2012/apr/ 11/allen-west/allen-west-says- about-80-house-democrats-are- membe/ He joked to his wife, when talking about voting for a bill that would allow hospitals to turn away women seeking abortions, even if the abortion would save her life:
“Did you know that I voted to let you die?”
www.womenarewatching.
org/article/allen-west-jokes- about-let-women-die-act thinkprogress.org/
health/2011/10/12/341070/ house-gop-proposes-so-called- let-women-die-bill-that-lets- hospitals-deny-life-saving- care/ Said Social Security is modern-day slavery because people are “dependent” on it:
“[Obama] does not want you to have self-esteem…He’d rather you be his slave.”
articles.latimes.com/
2012/jul/02/news/la-pn-allen- west-accuses-obama-of-wanting- americans-to-be-his-slave- 20120702 Gays in military will lead to “break down”
“when you take the military and you tell it they must conform to the individual’s behavior, then it’s just a matter of time until you break down the military,” according to the Tampa Tribune.
blogs.miaminewtimes.
com/riptide/2011/07/allen_ west_says_its_just_a_mat.php Says Obama administration too “tolerant” of Muslims who are terrorists:
“We’re showing tolerance, which will lead to cultural suicide”
twg2a.wordpress.com/
2012/07/04/allen-west- military-infiltration-part-of- stealth-jihad/ Says racism is over and people who say it exists are doing it out of desire to “instill fear” or because they have “angst:”
“Institutional racism in the United States of America is gone.”
“… 85-95 percent, we don’t see race any more… and I don’t think we do. I don’t think you see race when you go to football games, I don’t think you see race when you go to entertainment events, movies or what have you. I don’t think that we see race in politics. I think there are people out there are trying to manipulate that word racism so that they can instill a fear and instill a sort of um angst, to get people to believe and stir them up and come out to take a side, which, that really doesn’t exist, yet we have people that want to create these chasms. I call it balkanization…and that’s not really what America is about.”
newsone.com/778985/tea-
partys-allen-west- institutional-racism-is-dead/
“Yep, Rhode Island Republicans cordially invite the Chick-fil-A’s favorite congressman to the Ocean State this weekend to raise money for self-proclaimed moderate Brendan Doherty.”
Not true. No money from this will go to Doherty.
except for the fact that the RI GOP gives him resources that money IS technically going to Brendan Doherty
What resources are you talking about? What does the RI GOP have to do with Doherty. As Dan McGowan how that works. The RI GOP gives funds to the local Assembly candidates, not federal candidates.
“Yep, Rhode Island Republicans cordially invite the Chick-fil-A’s favorite congressman to the Ocean State this weekend to raise money for self-proclaimed moderate Brendan Doherty.”
As I am sure you know, it is a fundraiser is for West’s own campaign, with a reception before hand for the state party’s benefit, not the Doherty campaign. Some could argue the above statement to be libelous!
According to the ProJo, Congressman West will be engaged in fundraising for the state party: “Rhode Island GOP chairman Mark Zaccaria says West will return the favor by attending a private fundraiser to benefit the state party prior to his reception and dinner.”
I know – that is separate from the formal fundraiser. The fact remains that this person is coming to RI in part to raise money for the state Republican party and that will benefit the Doherty campaign. Bob Plain’s statement that you quoted doesn’t say West is coming on behalf of the Doherty campaign, only that money will be raised ‘for’ Doherty. I would have worded the statement differently, but you can’t deny that Brendan Doherty will benefit from money given to the state party.
The way I read it, Mr. Pain’s post is meant to imply that Doherty is invovled with bringing Mr. West to RI to raise money for the Dohery campaign, an others. That is is not true. West is coming to raise money for himself and for the State GOP who, I am sure Mr. Plain knows, has generally not assited RI canditates for federal office.
however, even if that weren’t the case is the case, I wouldn’t necessary fault Doherty for the state party bringing West up here, unless Dohery endorsed the idea.
I think it is valid for someone to ask Doherty if he supports/endorses West’s various stances on issues, and the RIGOP put Doherty in the position to have to answer those questions, but I would reserve judgment on the Doherty – West philisophical link until Dohery either answers or refuses to answer those questions.
“but you can’t deny that Brendan Doherty will benefit from money given to the state party.”
Actually, you can. Did you miss the dust-up that Dan McGowan had with the RIGOP recently? They claimed that the RIGOP supports state-level candidates. That’s where their money goes. Now, maybe they will chose to give some to Doherty, but it’s not a slam dunk assertion at this point. It is a valid question to ask Mark Zaccaria where the money will go.
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This makes sense, in a way:
Let’s form a fraternity of seeming craziness and use it as a platform for recruiting other dittoheads to the cause. Only extremists or desperadoes will want to socialize.
There’s a method to rightwing madness: Hire fellow loonies from the ranks. They’ve already been vetted. Trial by chicken.
Times are bad, but I still prefer sanity.
I actually feel pity for Rep. West. It’s a damned shame, for all his talk about slavery, that the only way he can feel worthy of the favor of powerful white men is to act just as hateful and irresponsible as the men who enslaved his ancestors.
Allen West is proof that not only should abortion be legal, but also retroactive.
Careful ras, your vitriol is no longer welcome here.
West has earned my vitriol Dog. It was a response to the quotes and actions of his I read in this article and elsewhere. Frankly I despise those who discriminate based on legal sexual preference in employment or otherwise. We do have some common ground though as I believe in the right to bear arms.
the RI Democratic Party will be standing outside this high-donor event at Capriccio and protesting Allen West. Can you join us tomorrow, August 4, 2012 at 4pm outside of Capriccio and tell Allen West that “We Stand with the Lady”?
I heard Michelle Martin on NPR’s Tell Me More interview Allen West a couple of times. He has a belligerent style but Michelle did not back down on her points or questions. I think he has a niche in the Republican Party, getting his and telling the Tea Party what they want to hear. He could be successful without attacking so many people, but that seems to be in his character.
Very interesting that Mr. Doherty chose not to attend the fundraiser with Rep. “Blowtorch” West. news.providencejournal.com/politics/2012/08/doherty-to-miss-riley-to-attend-visit-by-florida-congressman-allen-westread.html
A wise decision on his part; as a portward leaning 1st District voter and campaign activist, I would have rejoiced in hanging West’s statements around Mr. Doherty’s neck. However, Mr. Doherty does owe me and the voters of the district his views of Mr. West and his Tea Party cohorts, and how he intends to relate to an ever rightward leaning GOP.
Why? None of you ‘portward leaning 1st District voters and campaign activists’ asked for an explanation of why Congressman Cicilline lied to his constituency and covered up his spending spree. You never asked where the money went. You never asked why he was tooling around the bay on the 4th of July in a fire boat. All you’ve done is make excuses for him instead of holding him accountable. So why does Doherty owe you anything? You’ve demanded nothing of his predecessor.
Sorry he didn’t throw you any red meat by showing up.