Title: Allen West to Nancy Pelosi: Give Me That Damn Gavel!: Video Source:
Youtube URL Source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4g8lxEPLQE Published:Apr 19, 2010 Author:Allen West Post Date:2010-04-19 13:57:39 by Murron Keywords:None Views:7890 Comments:14
Allen West to Nancy Pelosi: Give Me That Damn Gavel!
Lt. Col. Allen West opened his campaign headquarters with a rousing speech on Saturday, April 17, 2010 in Deerfield Beach, FL.
Allen West is a decorated war hero whose awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (two Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (two Oak Leaf Clusters, one Valor Device), Army Achievement Medal (one Oak Leaf Cluster), Valorous Unit Award, Air Assault Badge and the Parachutist Badge.
Commentator Bill Brandt wrote:
"For those who don't remember, Allen West was the officer forced out of the Army (court marshal was threatened) for essentially protecting his men.
They had caught a terrorist—roadside bomber—had him blindfolded while interrogating him.
They wanted to know where his [terrorist] cell was and he wasn't talking. West then fired his pistol into the air which got him talking and revealing the whereabouts of his associates.
Deerfield Beach, FL – March 21, 2010 – Republican Congressional candidate Allen West (FL-22) released the following statement after the United States House of Representatives passed healthcare legislation Sunday.
“Sunday’s vote by the House of Representatives was a travesty of policy, politics and process.
The liberal troika of Obama, Reid, and Pelosi has once again conspired to trample the will of Americans and strong armed Congress to pass healthcare legislation the public simply does not want.
From all across America citizens flooded Congress with the message that a government takeover of healthcare, complete with an exploding bureaucracy and massive tax increases, is not the reform needed to solve our healthcare problems.
Congressman Ron Klein was complicit in the tangled tactics used to move an unpopular bill past the public and toward the President’s desk.
Klein did not hold a single town hall meeting where the general public was invited to ask questions or present their views. Klein hid behind controlled environments such as telephone conference calls and tightly controlled meetings. He refused my offer to debate him on this topic at a place and time of his choosing.
Klein has ignored the public’s will with his vote Sunday. On November 2nd Klein will pay the price for his arrogant approach to representing Florida’s 22nd District when the people flood the ballot box with their frustration for Mr. Klein.
My pledge to the people of the 22nd District is simple-once elected I will do everything in my power to repeal the repugnant portions of this monstrous piece of legislation.”
