Current Events > Big-time weirdo Allen West becomes chairman of Texas GOP

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Antifar 07/20/20 10:27:02 AM #1:	https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/20/allen-west-james-dickey-texas-gop-chairman/amp/ West also appealed to some in the party who have grown frustrated with their own leaders namely Gov. Greg Abbott for how they have responded to the coronavirus pandemic. West rallied delegates against what he said was the "tyranny that we see in the great state of Texas, where we have executive orders and mandates, people telling us what we can and cannot do, who is essential, who is not essential." Let's relive some of his greatest hits https://www.mediamatters.org/allen-west/worst-right-wing-commentator-and-new-texas-gop-chairman-allen-west West has repeatedly used toxic rhetoric about a variety of topics. He called President Barack Obama an Islamist and disgusting racist"; said the Democrat Party is an anti-Semitic party; and falsely accused dozens of congressional Democrats of being members of the Communist Party. He claimed that Islam is not a religion and we need to have individuals stand up and say that, and his Facebook page posted (and later removed) an image that claimed Trump had chosen Mattis as his defense secretary to exterminate Muslims. He also questioned the loyalties of Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a Purple Heart recipient, and said feminists are neutering American men and bringing us to the point of this incredible weakness. ... West was stripped of his command after pleading guilty to assaulting an Iraqi detainee. The Boston Globe noted in 2003 that West was stripped of his command after pleading guilty to assaulting an Iraqi detainee during interrogation. ... The military said that during an interrogation of an Iraqi police officer Aug. 20 near the village of Taji, north of Baghdad, West fired his pistol near the head of the prisoner, threatened to kill him, and allowed his troops to beat the man. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:942345393] in Big-time w... [t:78859210]...</cite> <quote>https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/20/allen-west-james-dickey-texas-gop-chairman/amp/ <quote>West also appealed to some in the party who have grown frustrated with their own leaders namely Gov. Greg Abbott for how they have responded to the coronavirus pandemic. West rallied delegates against what he said was the "tyranny that we see in the great state of Texas, where we have executive orders and mandates, people telling us what we can and cannot do, who is essential, who is not essential."</quote> Let's relive some of his greatest hits https://www.mediamatters.org/allen-west/worst-right-wing-commentator-and-new-texas-gop-chairman-allen-west <quote>West has repeatedly used toxic rhetoric about a variety of topics. He called President Barack Obama an Islamist and disgusting racist"; said the Democrat Party is an anti-Semitic party; and falsely accused dozens of congressional Democrats of being members of the Communist Party. He claimed that Islam is not a religion and we need to have individuals stand up and say that, and his Facebook page posted (and later removed) an image that claimed Trump had chosen Mattis as his defense secretary to exterminate Muslims. He also questioned the loyalties of Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a Purple Heart recipient, and said feminists are neutering American men and bringing us to the point of this incredible weakness. ... West was stripped of his command after pleading guilty to assaulting an Iraqi detainee. The Boston Globe noted in 2003 that West was stripped of his command after pleading guilty to assaulting an Iraqi detainee during interrogation. ... The military said that during an interrogation of an Iraqi police officer Aug. 20 near the village of Taji, north of Baghdad, West fired his pistol near the head of the prisoner, threatened to kill him, and allowed his troops to beat the man. </quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 07/20/20 10:27:48 AM #2:	Lmao --- But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:942345428] in Big-time w... [t:78859210]...</cite> <quote>Lmao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solar_Crimson 07/20/20 10:29:18 AM #4:	The GOP is just getting more and more insane. --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:942345509] in Big-time w... [t:78859210]...</cite> <quote>The GOP is just getting more and more insane. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 07/20/20 10:29:34 AM #5:	oh jeezus --- https://imgur.com/6cPXvLN https://imgur.com/hVC4i6j <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:942345524] in Big-time w... [t:78859210]...</cite> <quote>oh jeezus </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeyondWalls 07/20/20 10:45:11 AM #6:	If I could move out of the US, I would. No joke. If New Zealand offered me citizenship today then Id be on the first flight out in the morning. --- END OF LINE <cite>BeyondWalls posted [p:942346339] in Big-time w... [t:78859210]...</cite> <quote>If I could move out of the US, I would. No joke. If New Zealand offered me citizenship today then Id be on the first flight out in the morning. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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