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02/07/2014

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of the original tea party wave, and he quickly earned the attention of cable news thanks to his propensity for over-the-top rhetoric. That rhetoric didn't help his reelection chances, and he lost to Democrat Patrick Murphy after just one term. But given his appearance this week, and hav- ing announced he will "definitely" run for office again in 2016, let's take a nostalgic trip back for some of West's greatest hits during his brief time in office (emphasis added throughout): • West says up to 80 House Democrats are communists: "U.S. Rep. Allen West told about 90 largely supportive Palm City vot- ers Tuesday that locally prioritized federal projects — such as the St. Lucie Inlet dredg- ing — aren't going to matter if Washington officials don't address a mounting deficit. … West said Obama was 'scared' to have a dis- cussion with him. He later said 'he's heard' up to 80 U.S. House Democrats are Communist Party members, but wouldn't name names." (The Palm Beach Post) • West compares Democratic strategists to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels: "'If Joseph Goebbels was around, he'd be very proud of the Democrat Party because they have an incredible propaganda machine,' West told reporters in the Capitol. 'I think that you have, and let's be honest, you know, some of the people in the media are complicit in this, in enabling them to get that type of mes- sage out.' West was responding to a question about Congress's low poll numbers and the fact that public blame is centered more on the Republicans." (Politico) Former Republican Congressman Allen West makes a point. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr Sarasota News Leader February 7, 2014 Page 57

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