Republican News--4.12.12

The voice of today's GOP: Allen West says Democrats are commies Los Angeles Times Without hesitation, Allen responded, "I believe there's about 78 to 81 members of the Democratic Party that are members of the Communist Party." He went on to identify them as the Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group within the Democratic caucus ... See all stories on this topic »

GOP lawmaker says more than 75 Dems are Communists The Seattle Times Allen West, R-Fla., won't be the Republican Party's vice-presidential nominee: At a town-hall meeting in Florida late Tuesday, the freshman congressman suggested that up to 81 Democrats in Congress are secret members of the Communist Party. See all stories on this topic » The Seattle Times

GOP lawmaker says 75-plus Dems are communists Fox News WASHINGTON – Republican Rep. Allen West said he believes 75-plus House Democrats are members of the Communist Party, a claim that echoed Joe McCarthy's unsubstantiated 1950s charges that communists had infiltrated the top ranks of the US government. See all stories on this topic »

FROSH FACE TEA-PARTY PRESSURE, BOEHNER/McCONNELL SEEK REGULATORY HALT, WEST ... Politico They are trying to bolster vulnerable Republican incumbents, including freshman legislators swept into office in the party's 2010 midterm tidal wave. … David Wasserman, who follows House races for the Cook Political Report, estimates Republicans have ... See all stories on this topic »

Republican Rep. Allen West says many congressional Democrats are Communists Washington Post (blog) (So have Republicans.) He also noted that certain Democratic members have also praised Cuban President Fidel Castro. (For the record, Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush and former California congresswoman Diane Watson, both members of the Progressive Caucus, ... See all stories on this topic »

Communist Party slams Allen West Politico It's kind of a sad ploy," Libero Della Piana, a vice-chairman of the national Communist Party, said of the Florida Republican's charge that about 80 House Democrats were members of the radical party. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset "It's just ... See all stories on this topic » Politico

Republican congressman claims 78-81 Democrats are communists [Video] Chicago Tribune there are upwards of 78 to 81 members of the Communist Party sitting in Congress within the Democratic Party, an accusation that riled his colleagues and has drawn criticism from the accused. During a town hall event in Jensen Beach, Fla., ... See all stories on this topic »

House GOP Freshmen Face Opposition From Democrats, Tea Party In Re-Election Bids Huffington Post By Thomas Ferraro and Samuel P. Jacobs Republican Representative Michael Grimm's office was filled with conservative Tea Party activists one day last month and they weren't happy. Why, they asked, hadn't the first-term lawmaker done more to slash US ... See all stories on this topic »

House Republican Allen West: '78 to 81' Congressional Democrats Are Communists NPR (blog) In fact, there appears to be no record of any member of the House, whether Democratic or Republican, belonging to the Communist Party. The Progressive Caucus, a group of liberal Democrats, has 75 members from the House and one from the Senate, ... See all stories on this topic »