[image: Image result for stupid things allen west said] On Friday, September 23, 2016 at 1:24:25 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > *Folks, I’ve just been CENSORED* > > *By Allen West <http://www.allenbwest.com/author/allen>* > > *6:50pm September 22, 2016 * > > > > [image: > http://www.allenbwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Allen-West-1000x640.jpg]Getty > > Images > > We know about the issues of free speech on our colleges and universities. > It appears there are those who define free speech as the speech they deem > acceptable. If you attempt to speak on issues to which the liberal > progressive socialist left does not consent, you should be censored. Or at > a minimum, the little cupcakes ask for a “safe space” where they don’t have > to hear opposing views — and here we were under the impression that > institutions of higher learning were supposed to be places to encourage the > free exchange of ideas. Many times we’ve seen on the news and elsewhere > stories of conservative speakers being denied the right to speak on college > campuses. I’ve watched this and just shaken my head. And then I would ask > myself, when will it happen to me? > > Well, it has and I’m not happy about it at all. Earlier today, I did a > radio interview with former Boston Red Sox baseball superstar pitcher Curt > Schilling, and he informed me of something that’s happening at St. Louis > University of which I wasn’t aware. I’m to speak on the campus of St. Louis > University next week, September 29th, for the Young America’s Foundation > (YAF), a student conservative organization. It appears there’s some > administrator at St. Louis University who is attempting to limit the free > speech of the YAF chapter on campus. I contacted my speakers bureau, > Worldwide Speakers Group, who confirmed through YAF Headquarters in > Virginia that a very disconcerting and disrespectful action was being > taken. > > As posted at the YAF website > <http://www.yaf.org/news/slu-bans-words-radical-islam-from-allen-west-lecture-flyers/>, > > *This week an administrator at Saint Louis University (SLU) informed > students organizing a YAF-sponosred lecture by Lt. Col. Allen West they > were not allowed to use the words “radical Islam” on any advertisements for > the event. * > > *The administrator also claimed West, who is a veteran of both Operation > Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom, does not “have experience with > radical Islam.” * > > *These comments were made after students submitted event flyers for > approval and campus officials rejected their design due to the inclusion of > the words “radical Islam.” * > > *SLU students confirmed these details to Young America’s Foundation this > week. * > > > > *The lecture > <http://www.yaf.org/events/allen-west-at-st-louis-university/>, scheduled > for September 29, is part of Young America’s Foundation’s Fred Allen > Lecture Series > <http://www.yaf.org/news/yaf-deploys-lt-col-allen-west-to-promote-freedom-behind-enemy-lines-on-nationwide-campus-tour/> > that > is bringing Lt. Col. West to campuses across the country this school year. * > > *YAF activists will not back down in the face of challenges from > politically correct campus bureaucrats.* > > Let me make myself very clear here, whomever this misguided soul is, he or > she has picked the wrong fight. This reminds me of the statement by John > Kerry that if the media just didn’t talk about Islamic terrorism, it would > not be an issue. This “administrator” at St. Louis University represents > the most deplorable embodiment of fascism. Here we are less than a week > from a weekend of Islamic terrorist attacks and this individual does not > want students to have an in-depth discussion about the most serious, > savage, and barbaric threat this Nation has faced — well, at least since > the Barbary Pirates. > > And who is this person who believes they have any right to prescribe to a > campus student group what can be advertised for their lecture series? Is > this what our country is coming to, and is this what parents who send their > kids to St. Louis University are willing to accept? I’m honored YAF has > chosen me to be the main speaker of their Fred Allen Lecture Series, and I > take this responsibility seriously to educate and inform our young people > of the current geopolitical situation — after all, they are our > future leaders. > > Now, who is this “administrator” who claims I don’t “have the experience > with radical Islam” — Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot! Having served 22 years active > service in the United States Army, to include combat tours of duty in the > First Persian Gulf conflagration and commanding a Battalion in Operation > Iraqi Freedom. And after retiring, I spent two and a half years in > Afghanistan as a civilian/military advisor to the Afghan Army, based in > Kandahar — the place that was the capitol of the Taliban. > > Perhaps having served two years in Congress and sitting on the House Armed > Services Committee is just not enough experience to be considered capable > of addressing radical Islam. Or maybe, this “administrator” should read the > article I was asked to write by *Military Review*, the official > professional journal of the US Army, for their January-February edition > that addressed solutions to defeat ISIS — a radical Islamic organization. I > wonder if this “administrator” has read, as I have several times, the > Muslim Brotherhood’s Strategic Explanatory Memorandum for their engagement > in North America — the United States. Many nations, except the United > States, have declared the Muslim Brotherhood an Islamic terrorist group. > > Bottom line, I want to know who this “administrator” is, and I demand he > or she contact me directly. Sir or Ma’am, I’m calling you out, and you tell > me what about my service and experiences, in and out of uniform, disqualify > me from addressing the issue of radical Islam, or Islamo-fascism, Islamic > jihadism, or Islamic terrorism? The better question is, what do you think > makes you experienced or qualified to make any judgement on me? > > Doggone right, I along with the YAF activists will not back down from this > challenge. And if this is just a case of ill-conceived political > correctness, we’ll rectify that. But, if this is a case of the influence of > stealth jihad radical Islamic campus organizations such as the Muslim > Student Association, an affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood, then you will > be exposed. And I recommend to the President of St. Louis University, you > do not want it known that a radical Islamic organization > is dictating speakers on your campus — that is not the type of PR you > really want. > > I’m coming to St. Louis University next week, Thursday, September 29th. > I’ll be discussing radical Islam and its affects upon freedom in the United > States and across the globe. I’ll use my intellect, experiences, and > historical reading to share with students so they can be better educated > and informed. If someone wants to protest a retired Army officer exercising > First Amendment free speech on a university campus — feel free, but I’ll > take pleasure in easily defeating you in an intellectual engagement — > because I do have experiences and historical knowledge. > > Again, I want this administrator to contact me. 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