Deutch raps West’s communist remark, West decries ‘cheap shot’ at Forum Club
by George Bennett | April 30th, 2012
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With a crowd of about 700 on hand at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, Deutch gave a 10-minute defense of the Affordable Care Act and West offered a 10-minute criticism.
In an audience question-and-answer period afterward, the congressmen were asked about bipartisanship in Washington.
West said that he took an oath in the Army and as a congressman to protect and defend the constitution, not a political party. He said voters should demand their elected officials represent constituents rather than partisan interests.
“While I have great respect for my colleague’s service to his country, I would respectfully suggest that it is awfully hard to engage in meaningful bipartisan discussion when some suggest that half my party belong to the Communist Party, that the way we do things is reminiscent of the Nazis,” Deutch said.
“That’s a little bit of a cheap shot,” said West, who was standing near Deutch but away from the microphone.
It was the latest fallout from an April 10 campaign event in Jensen Beach in which West was asked what percentage of legislators are “card-carrying” Marxists or Socialists.
“I believe there’s about 78 to 81 members of the Democrat Party that are members of the Communist Party,” West replied. After a long pause, he added, “No, they actually don’t hide it. It’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus.”
The Congressional Progressive Caucus includes 75 liberal Democrats in the House as well as independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who caucuses with Democrats.
Deutch’s mention of Nazis refers to a December statement by West that Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels would be “very proud of the Democrat Party” for its messaging.
West didn’t back down from his communist remark when another audience member asked specifically about it.
“There is very little difference between names, if you want to call it that,” West said in response to the written query. “At the turn of the century, the communists in the United States of America rebranded themselves to say progressives. Woodrow Wilson‘s administration was referred to as a progressive administration, and look at some of the things that came out of that administration.
“I would like to have a serious debate with members who say they are part of the Congressional Progressive Caucus who voted against having a balanced budget amendment and yet they voted, or they brought up legislation, HJ Resolution 34, that said they wanted to have a constitutional amendment that redistributed wealth in the United States of America. I don’t think that’s in keeping with the founding fathers or the principles and values of this country.”
HJ Resolution 34, introduced by U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., and cosponsored by many Congressional Progressive Caucus members, would amend the constitution to say Congress “shall tax all persons progressively in proportion to the income which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the United States.”
The U.S. has a progressive income tax system now, with rates starting at 10 percent and reaching 35 percent on the highest incomes. The 16th Amendment to the constitution, ratified in 1913, authorizes a federal income tax but does not specify that it be progressive.
April 30th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
How is it a cheap shot to merely mention what West said? West is unable to engage in civil discourse, guess he can’t recognize it when he hears it.
April 30th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
“There is very little difference between names” West said.
OK, I thus rename the GOP “Paranoid Religious Hypocrite Extremist Dictator Party.”
April 30th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Vote them both out.
Dumb and dumber.
April 30th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
I’d rather be labeled a compassionate Socialist than a greedy Fascist like West.
April 30th, 2012 at 4:46 pm
Socialist, a Fascist is a Socialist so what you are saying is a compassionate Socialist is a greedy Fascist. Good one.
April 30th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
Ted Deutch is ABSOLUTELY 100% CORRECT.
The true controversy from Allen West’s “commie” rhetoric is that it deepens the divide between the officials who are PAID by the taxpayer to solve problems for the general welfare of all Americans.
What does anyone expect when the Republicans REFUSE TO WORK with Democrats?
What does anyone expect when Allen West calls Democrats Commies or Nazis?
What does anyone expect when Allen West’s Tea Party supporters go around on the internet calling anyone who disagrees with West “the enemy”?
If you oppose fixing our country’s many problems, then fine, Allen West is for you.
But if you want or need the government to do its job on behalf of the American people, you simply should not vote for a Republican ever again. They are AGAINST solutions, AGAINST solving our problems, AGAINST working together for a common goal. They are ONLY interested in Class Warfare perpetrated BY corporate plutocrats ON the Middle Class.
Support the Middle Class in November.
Vote Democratic.
April 30th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
West may have been off base in suggesting that the Progressive Caucus were card-carrying communists. “Socialist” would be the more appropriate term. The Progressive Caucus was was established in ’91 by self-described socialist Bernie Sanders. Sanders proudly wore the socialist label.
April 30th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
West is a joke. I’m embarrassed to live in his district. He’s the laughing stock of congress and the nation. Looking forward to this fall when he’s one and done.
April 30th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
I was at the event today. While it is not typical for the Post to accurately report such events as this one, I must say this article is rather accurate. West was not ruffled by the cheap shot from Duetch and stated his position quite effectively. Duetch read a speech at the event that was point by point the Democrat National Committee talking points on health care. No substance, just Debbie Wasserman Schultz stuff. West spoke without reading and shared with us a realistic and ugly picture of what Obamacare will do to our country. If someone attended the event to compare the candidates, Duetch came away as a pitiful looser.
April 30th, 2012 at 5:42 pm
For someone(West)who owns the term “cheap shot” to talk about someone else making a comment without being hysterical (like West)is the ultimate example of West’s hypocrisy! The only accomplishment that West can take credit for is the cheap shot. Name the commies West! He won’t name them because they don’t exist. Another example of West’s HOT AIR. Republicans =lots of HOT AIR, NO SUBSTANCE!
April 30th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
Will vote for West. Will not vote for a single democrat running for any office.
What the democrats in PBC did to potential candidate Krista Marx is an example.
We’ve got a mafia working here.
April 30th, 2012 at 5:47 pm
I was there.West won hands down.
April 30th, 2012 at 5:51 pm
The minute Marco Rubio started appearing with Mitt Romney he and his family were threatened.
Police cars had to be stationed in front of their home!
Kooks who will stop at nothing to get Obama elected.
We are in trouble with democrats
April 30th, 2012 at 6:05 pm
The Col. stirs the pot from the bottom. All seasonings and spices have their purpose. ALLEN WEST MUST GO! is fertilizer. ALLEN WEST MUST GO! is contributing to the warming of the Earth.
ALLEN WEST MUST GO! is no friend of the planet.ALLEN WEST MUST GO! is no friend of the VET. ALLEN WEST MUST GO! is no friend of the Middle East Peace Process.ALLEN WEST MUST GO! probably drives slow in the fast lane, and is no friend to highway safety.
April 30th, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Unfortunately, Congressman West is closer to the truth when repeating the charge that the Democratic Party has communist party infiltration. The historical evidence bears out this fact. Gus Hall, the general secretary of the Communist Party, USA, said that “for some 25 years,” the “one operating leg” of the Communists had been “the liberal wing of the Democratic Party.” (A Lame Duck in Turbulent Waters by Gus Hall, 1972, p. 37) Later, Democrats such as Bella Abzug, Ronald Dellums, John Conyers, and other hard left Democrats coordinated efforts with the Soviet front World Peace Council and Soviet “diplomats” to disarm the US and transfer the monies to socialist programs. Moving forward the House Progressive Caucus advocates hard left domestic solutions and many support Cuba as a positive role model of an ideal society. Hence, the historical record and current activities sadly supports Congressman West’s assertions.
April 30th, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Hence, the Democratic Party’s left wing was used by the CPUSA and other similar organizations to advance a Communist agenda and Soviet/Chinese interests since the 1930s and the advent of the Progressive Party of former Vice President Henry Wallace in the 1948 election. The Progressive Party, as you may recall, was basically a front for the CPUSA and considered an agent of influence for the Soviets according to defectors such as former Czech Army Col. Jan Bukar.
April 30th, 2012 at 6:27 pm
Many of the Progressive Party activists such as George McGovern later became the lightning rod of leftism/pro-communist ideology within the Democratic Party during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
April 30th, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Gee, isn’t it funny that whenever I write a post asking Floridians to vote for Democrats because they support the MIDDLE CLASS, there are another 5-7 posts all by the same Republican calling anyone and everyone in the world a “Socialist”!
LOL!
Gee, why do you people NEVER talk about the Middle Class?
I WONDER WHY!
LOL!
April 30th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
Mr. West, I guess it’s ANYTHING to take the voters’ eyes off your voting record, no?
Mr. West, YOU championed Mr. Boehner’s deficit-swelling, debt-financed budget. Indeed, it was YOU, Mr. West, how CHAMPIONED it on Capitol Hill.
Say what you want, Mr. West. Your voting record speaks so loudly that we cannot hear your protestations to the contrary.
Good luck “shopping” for your new district, Mr. West. Many of us do not want a legislator that abandons his/her principles when pushed by Washington elites (like Mr. Boehner).
April 30th, 2012 at 6:43 pm
I’ll start by saying that I’m a West fan. I could care less about the political part, but I love the military part. If you don’t agree with what he did regarding pointing a gun at a guy in order to save american lifes, you have never served in the military or had a family member sevre.
Now, I’ve heard everyone talk about it is sooooo wrong for West to make the Nazi and communist remarks, but the one thing I have not heard was how he is wrong in his assessment. Is her and why?
April 30th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
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April 30th, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Seems like West is the Communist, what with his feeding at the public trough his entire life!
April 30th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
Ted Deutch is a political lacky who has never done much other than position himself for elected office. He aspired to be a professional politician. Col. West was a professional combat soldier who laid his life on the line so tools like Deutch can whine. Ted is pathetic.
April 30th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
West “took an oath to defend the Constitution”?
Then why did he just 3 weeks ago vote against a bill that would have stopped employers from forcing applicants to give them their passwords to their Facebook site or any other social media site they have been on?
Is that “Constitutional”?
West voted along party lines with all his Republican cronies in favor of employers – no matter what is “constitutional”
April 30th, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Downtown Danny…. Please inform us . We flat out don’t know.
April 30th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
Tea Lady…. Retire it…… It was old long ago.
April 30th, 2012 at 10:55 pm
dark gator …..?????? TF???
April 30th, 2012 at 10:58 pm
ALLEN WEST MUST GO!….You are truly nauseating!!!!
April 30th, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Nevin….Careful, Obama will drone you.
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May 1st, 2012 at 5:02 am
Kick out this lunatic out of office.
He is pathological, aggressive liar, he did nothing but create distrust and stir controversy. No cuts in budget no reduction in debt no cooperation with others just malicious, retarded attacks at others.
May 1st, 2012 at 6:00 am
So Allen West’s moronic statement is not a cheap shot? West likes to compare the Democratic Party to the Nazi Party? Let’s take a look at the National Socialists-anti unions, anti communist, anti socialist, anti immigrant, anti Jew, anti Roma, tough on crime, anti welfare, anti health care, pro big business. Hmmm. Sounds more like the Republican party to me, Allen. Maybe you should have paid better attention in history class.
May 1st, 2012 at 6:03 am
of course Democrats are Communists. They believe it takes a village instead of a family. They hate freedom but love the welfare state. Look at Obamacare for example. Individual freedom means nothing to them. How Jews of all people can believe in government so much is incredible.
May 1st, 2012 at 6:33 am
Allen West is a right wing, bible thumping, gun toting, immigrant and Muslim hating, fear and war mongering, brown shirted goose stepping fascist of the Fleabag Party.
May 1st, 2012 at 8:00 am
Alan West will always get my vote. We don’t need another liberal Democrat in there.
May 1st, 2012 at 8:05 am
Based on Mr. West’s chronically outrageous, inflamatory and patently untrue characterizations regarding Democrats, one could wonder if he is a combat veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. That, at least, might begin to explain his illogical and embarrassing rants.
Get this man a psych evaluation and some help.
May 1st, 2012 at 8:29 am
Allen West’s knowledge of history and his grasp of today’s most pressing issues is unmatched in Wash. (and most of the U.S. for that matter). I’ve never been a fan of the Tea Party, and consider myself independent, but I’ll always support Allen West. He’s the most honorable man to ever be elected to congress.
May 1st, 2012 at 9:10 am
Obama to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev: Please wait until after the election so I can sell out, then the stupid American voters won’t be able to do anything about it.
Democrats are closer to Communists than you might realize.
May 1st, 2012 at 10:48 am
Go OBAMA 2012!!
May 1st, 2012 at 11:05 am
One of the biggest “virtues” extolled by Mr. West’s supporters is that Democrats and liberals “can’t stand him” or that he “drives them crazy.”
Since when is being obnoxious or a PITA something to be admired? Mr. West’s supporters have grand delusions of the man somehow magically ending up in the White House, but how exactly is he going to achieve that by consistently ridiculing or denegrating anyone who doesn’t fit into his narrow set of beliefs? Right off the bat, he’s alienating a good chunk of the voting base.
Instead of “driving his political opponents crazy”, if Mr. West were smart he would act in a way that might convince those who aren’t like minded as him to reconsider their beliefs through thoughtful, logically reasoned arguments.
But Mr. West isn’t smart, which is why he thankfully stands a good chance at losing the race in his newly adopted district.
…
May 1st, 2012 at 11:07 am
Both parties suck! wrote:
“Now, I’ve heard everyone talk about it is sooooo wrong for West to make the Nazi and communist remarks, but the one thing I have not heard was how he is wrong in his assessment. Is her [sic] and why?”
Since when did you stop beating your wife?
May 1st, 2012 at 11:28 am
Why fascists have to hate communists?
There are so many similarities between these two ideologies…
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May 1st, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Man, I’ve been in office for over 2 plus years and no one has asked me about my accomplishments in office. Oh yeah, thank goodness for that because I have none to discuss.
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Go OBAMA 2012!!
Sure punk.
May 1st, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Spelled backward “Tsinummoc” reads “Communist”!!!
May 1st, 2012 at 6:05 pm
Yes, the saddest part of “Mr West go to Washington” is that apart from few moronic speeches he has NOTHING to show.
ZERO accomplishments,
ZERO progress,
ZERO fulfillment of promises.
He is ZERO not ZORRO.
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May 2nd, 2012 at 8:17 am
The history of progressives and the liberal movement is well documented, and if you do your own research you will discover that what Congressman West has said is correct, and it is sobering.
The DNC, Unions and George Soros supported groups do not want YOU to know the truth.
That is why they are PAYING people to protest West, and have set up shop in Palm Beach County.
I support West completely…he tells the TRUTH.
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