John Conyers will have a cow On Nov 7, 9:37 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> Rep-Elect > Alan West plans on joining the Congressional Black > Caucus<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/rep-elect-alan-west-pla...> > *Scotty Starnes > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| November > 7, 2010 at 9:00 AM | Tags: Alan > West <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/alan-west/>, Barack > Obama<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/barack-obama/>, > Congressional Black > Caucus<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/congressional-black-caucus/>, > New Black Panthers > Party<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/new-black-panthers-party/>, > President Obama <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/president-obama/>, > race <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/race/>, > race-baiters<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/race-baiters/>| > Categories: > Uncategorized <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/> | > URL:http://wp.me/pvnFC-3os > > How will the Congressional Black Caucus react when they meet a man who > doesn't use race, race-baiting or victimhood in every breath? I don't think > any members of the CBC have ever meet someone who wants to judged on the > content of their charctor instead of the color of their skin. Just saying. > > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/rep-elect-alan-west-pla...> > > The Hill > <http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/128005-rep-elect-wes...> > reports: > > Congressman-elect Allen West (R-Fla.) said he plans to join the > Congressional Black Caucus next year. > > West, one of two black Republicans elected to Congress in Tuesday's > election, said he plans to join the Democratic-dominated bloc, to challenge, > in West word's, the CBC's "monolithic voice." > > *"I plan on joining, I'm not gonna ask for permission or whatever, I'm gonna > find out when they meet and I will be a member of the Congressional Black > Caucus and I think I meet all of the criteria and it's so important that we > break down this 'monolithic voice' that continues to talk about > victimization and dependency in the black community," West said on WOR > radio.* > > "We've got to turn this thing around, and I think it's time for some > different voices to be in that body politic," he added. > > West hasn't been shy about giving grief to President Obama, the nation's > first black president, grief on issues of race. West *accused the president > of exploiting race for political > purposes*<http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/107789-black-gop-can...>after > his administration decided not to prosecute members of the New Black > Panther Party on allegations of voter intimidation in the 2008 election. > > Add a comment to this > post<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/rep-elect-alan-west-pla...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/scottystarnes.wordpress.com...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/scottystarnes.wordpress.co...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/scottystarnes.wordpress.com...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/13048/> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/1...> > > [image: WordPress] > > WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> | Thanks for flying with WordPress! > Manage > Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&;...>| > Unsubscribe<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&;...>| > Reach > out to your own subscribers with > WordPress.com.<http://wordpress.com/signup/?ref=email> > > *Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:*http://subscribe.wordpress.com
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