Allen West Damages Himself With Insulting Email

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Wasserman-Shultz is an embarrassment to the human race. She deserves every bit of ridicule and condemnation that any American can muster. West is a true patriot who has little sympathy for socialists who are trying to "fundamentally change the United States of America."
I believe his email to be totally justified given the level of her disdain for anything that represents traditional American values and the Constitutional principles on which this country was founded.

Tom of WV 11:25AM April 14, 2012

This piece of......opinion is about as one sided as you can get, and of Liberal to boot. After all of the stuff Wasserman-Schultz has spouted off at the mouth about the GOP, do you seriously expect people to believe that the only thing that got West steamed up was a simple statement on the floor by her about one bill? I find what West said to be quite restrained compared to what he could have said, seeing as this was supposed to have been a private e-mail (at least, until some "journalist" got their grubby paws on it and decided to put their own Liberal spin on it). his is definitely why I do not normally read USNews!

Kevin of GA 9:47AM April 14, 2012

Truth is Obamacare will slash Medicare and medicaid to finace Obamacare. Reason Elderly are no longer contributing to tax rolls they are not takers and elder get sick and have medical issues in later life. So we Obamacare can't let all the moneis go out that way. OBAMACARE is a giant HMO. Thus Death panels beaucrats deciding who and what get treated. Its about keeping Obamacare from fast bankruptcy.

Dan of TX 9:37AM April 14, 2012

From what this 1925 child has heard and read about, and heard and read from the "lady(?)" in question, this four-score-and-six geezer, whose confounded itchy feet and seven-league boots took him into too many places he should have avoided, the remarks of Reppresentative Allen West (Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired) were duly earned by the "lady(?)" in question, and were, amazingly, rather restrained. So more power to you, Representative West, and all the best from this retired Army SGM.

jamesod2 5:26AM April 14, 2012

So what is all the furor about?
A handfull of Dems get their feeling hurt because they were called a communists.
Maybe Dems or Libs should consider that when they cast names about like Nazi or racists in reference to Republicans.
lol

El Lobo Solo of TX 1:36AM April 14, 2012

I remember now why I stopped buying US News & World Report years ago.
Good bye (again).

mark of MO 12:23AM April 14, 2012

This article is the Liberals Options on West. We all know they have double standards and no one cares a flip about what a Liberal Thinks is Fair.......!
West is a Military Man, Served his Country and I'm sure he is like the Great Generals like Patton and Black Jack Pershing that would slap a Coward silly in a Heart beat.......!
You go West, Tell them like it is.... Its Refeshing to have men of principal back in Congress.
West is not their kind of Black so this article is nothing but Liberal Racism to the Core.........!

DaZerb of CA 12:16AM April 14, 2012

wow Susan, how would you write this piece. You seriously took a single side and was not the slightest objectionable. Ms. Shults is allowed to say such things and its ok, but for Mr West to retaliate with equal salvo's and you cry fowl? really? Really? ReAlLy?
I will never take anything you write as legitimate and you show your liberal side trying to tilt public opinion instead of reporting facts and letting the public decide for itsself.

Jeremy of TX 11:14PM April 13, 2012

First of all, why are we even seeing this private email? Has anyone asked that question? Does anyone care that politicians do this? Run to Mommy press with this, it's ridiculous! Second, if this is considered low and embarrassing, well you guys clearly haven't listened to the way BF or many in Congress on both sides actually speak in private, but no one actually brings up any of those vulgarities. Neither of these two have a clue what it takes to lead.

Jeremy of AZ 10:58PM April 13, 2012

The thing is, Wasserman Schultz is part of the machine trying to systematically end this country as we know it. WE HAVE NO MONEY and the problem with health care is not Obamacare, Medicare, or Medicade...it's the system itself. To say that a person who doesn't support those things is 'unbelievable' only shows she has no idea what is ruining our country, or she does know and doesn't care. I happen to also be a female, but unfortunately have to assume that Milligan's blind support of Wasserman Schultz is related to that attribute...
When will the media learn that this isn't about parties, racism, gender, class, or any other constructed attribute of our society anymore...it's about saving our country and re-establishing what it was meant to stand for.

Mellen of NH 8:13PM April 13, 2012