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Newsjock

(11,733 posts)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 10:01 PM Aug 2012

Allen West Sends Chick-Fil-A To Black Caucus Meeting And Offends Everyone, Says Dem Rep

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/07/allen-west-chick-fil-a_n_1752172.html

A Democratic lawmaker says Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) offended the entire Congressional Black Caucus by delivering Chick-fil-A chicken and biscuits to their weekly meeting -- and then walking out -- when it was his turn to provide the group with a formal lunch.

Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) told The Huffington Post that the incident happened about six months ago but is now fresh in his mind given West's recent comments in support of the fast food chain, which is run by a well-known Christian and backer of anti-gay religious organizations. Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy last week sparked a nationwide response from gay rights activists after publicly denouncing marriage equality.

"We have a rotation in the Congressional Black Caucus where every member provides the lunch one of the weeks when we meet," Hastings said in a Monday interview. The lunches, he said, are often quite delicious.

... "He did it deliberately," Hastings said, explaining that he saw West's message as, "You know, 'That's what I think of you all.'"
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Allen West Sends Chick-Fil-A To Black Caucus Meeting And Offends Everyone, Says Dem Rep (Original Post) Newsjock Aug 2012 OP
What a douche. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #1
What a douche. AlbertCat Aug 2012 #18
I am surrounded by such people awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #23
down here in DFW. AlbertCat Aug 2012 #24
Modern republicans... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #25
Allen West.....offends. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 #2
I bet he feels so clever. Robb Aug 2012 #3
Snagged/recycled from Systematic Chaos responding to troll: freshwest Aug 2012 #7
LOL! hifiguy Aug 2012 #12
I sent Chick-Fil-A!! Har-dee-har AlbertCat Aug 2012 #19
More Chik-fil-A holes. Initech Aug 2012 #4
What a jerk stevenleser Aug 2012 #5
Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #6
Ditto all of the above except the deleted one. northoftheborder Aug 2012 #8
Gee, it's like the Civil Rights Act has never been passed. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #9
Mark my words, Allen West will have a violent episode in the halls of congress if he stays around lo Ganja Ninja Aug 2012 #10
I was just going to post the same thing jaysunb Aug 2012 #22
Six Months Ago. nt. NCTraveler Aug 2012 #11
So? Marrah_G Aug 2012 #15
Allen West needs to be kicked out of CBC Panasonic Aug 2012 #13
They need to throw his ass out Marrah_G Aug 2012 #14
fuck allen west. wish i could be more respectful....but fuck him. spanone Aug 2012 #16
a hate-filled, little man SemperEadem Aug 2012 #17
Allen West just seems extremely hostile. Chorophyll Aug 2012 #20
Why is he in the Black Caucus? LoisB Aug 2012 #21
That guy is what one might term a "deliberate asshole." MADem Aug 2012 #26
No Real Surprise elbloggoZY27 Aug 2012 #27
Send him subscription to a gay men's magazine delivered to his congressional office. W T F Aug 2012 #28
Can they kick him out for doing that? UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #29
6 months ago. Read the article Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2012 #30
Sending fried chicken to the black caucus? wryter2000 Aug 2012 #44
He was Scalded Nun Aug 2012 #31
SOMEBODY needs to locate chervilant Aug 2012 #32
It seems like "Conservative" means nothing more than "dickhead" nowadays. Marr Aug 2012 #33
I have heard he will be easily re-elected Robyn66 Aug 2012 #34
He has one of those districts. Chan790 Aug 2012 #36
So people are now offended... SIX MONTHS LATER??? OneTenthofOnePercent Aug 2012 #35
No, many of us have been aware and offended by CfA for months or years. Chan790 Aug 2012 #37
Thank you! KamaAina Aug 2012 #42
It sounds to me like their issue wasn't the fried chicken, hughee99 Aug 2012 #43
Maybe they should have Oreos at the next meeting pstokely Aug 2012 #38
Just when I think Uncle Ruckus couldn't top himself... backscatter712 Aug 2012 #39
it's too bad they didn't save those sandwiches til today SemperEadem Aug 2012 #40
Nah, that's Tyson chicken...it has a half-life of 50 years... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #41
 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
18. What a douche.
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 03:35 PM
Aug 2012

You mean immature petulant child.




Oh, and has nutty control problems. The ego....It's HUGE!




What kind of people could vote such a train wreck in?

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
24. down here in DFW.
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 06:42 PM
Aug 2012

Well, I'm in rural NC.... but, y'know, as awful as Jesse Helms was, he didn't come across as just completely nuts.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
7. Snagged/recycled from Systematic Chaos responding to troll:
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 10:18 PM
Aug 2012
Meanwhile, back at the Cave or Freeperville or WTFever...

Allen West sez:


HURR DURR HERP DERP and BALLS HURR DURR and me calling Harry Reid a MOUSE and stuffs HURR DURR DERPY DERP...

its gunna be so totes awesome and epic and stuffs you gotta go check it out oh...

HURR DURR HERP A DERP BOOGERZ total lulz right guys... I should do this more often because its so kewl to disrupt... DROOL SLURP HERP DERP

Well, what do you think he thought he was doing there?

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
19. I sent Chick-Fil-A!! Har-dee-har
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 03:36 PM
Aug 2012

Excellent pun, sir!




Much cleverer than anything West could come up with.... even if it was accidental.

Response to Newsjock (Original post)

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
9. Gee, it's like the Civil Rights Act has never been passed.
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 12:29 PM
Aug 2012

Why didn't he wear a pointy hood while he was at it?

Ganja Ninja

(15,953 posts)
10. Mark my words, Allen West will have a violent episode in the halls of congress if he stays around lo
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 12:39 PM
Aug 2012

He's unstable and psychopathic.

jaysunb

(11,856 posts)
22. I was just going to post the same thing
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 05:06 PM
Aug 2012

but in more graphic terms. But...he knows it and is wanting it to happen.

 

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)
13. Allen West needs to be kicked out of CBC
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 01:18 PM
Aug 2012

I dont care if hes a black. He does NOT reflect or represent African Americans well

Chorophyll

(5,179 posts)
20. Allen West just seems extremely hostile.
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 03:38 PM
Aug 2012

And this lunch thing is a HUGE douche-move.

And Alcee Hastings said that West hasn't been back to any CBC meetings since then. Wow.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
26. That guy is what one might term a "deliberate asshole."
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 06:50 PM
Aug 2012

He's a stupid, deliberate asshole, too. Self-hating, stupid, deliberate asshole--what a fucking tool!

 

elbloggoZY27

(283 posts)
27. No Real Surprise
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 10:22 PM
Aug 2012

Rep West is nothing but a voice of the GOP and nothing more. The GOP gets a F- on just about everything and no member thinks for themselves.

They really are the Party of NO.

 

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)
30. 6 months ago. Read the article
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 08:30 AM
Aug 2012

It was 6 months ago. Before any of the shitstorm that is flying now. How can you suddenly be offended by something that happened 6 months prior to facts coming out? I hate Allen West as much as the next guy, but this is NOT the way to attack him. I didn't know CFA's stance until a couple weeks ago. What's to say West didn't either.

Scalded Nun

(1,241 posts)
31. He was
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 09:17 AM
Aug 2012

a dick in the military. Should have been court-martialed and sent off in disgrace. Would have been nailed if he were enlisted.

No rules matter but his.

Now a tool for the GOP. Does not care about getting anything done, just constantly stirring crap up. In emotional and professional turmoil there is profit. The GOP learned that long ago.

chervilant

(8,267 posts)
32. SOMEBODY needs to locate
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 09:48 AM
Aug 2012

Mr. West's boyfriend and assure both of them that life is better outside of the closet.

 

Marr

(20,317 posts)
33. It seems like "Conservative" means nothing more than "dickhead" nowadays.
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 09:56 AM
Aug 2012

I remember when Republicans had their own ideas about things. In the last twenty years or so, they seem to have just become the Asshole Party, reflexively taking whatever position seems likely to make Democrats/liberals angry. There's no coherent political philosophy there-- just a dickish need to provoke and insult.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
36. He has one of those districts.
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 10:08 AM
Aug 2012

The ones where it's effectively a one-party race.

For that matter, until the last few months, it was thought that Eric Cantor also had one of those districts...but now there's a fair chance Cantor may lose...and that's more of a chance than any previous challenger to Cantor has had and more of a chance than any challenger his GOP predecessor ever faced had.

Lesson: If you're a big enough dickhead, you can even lose a district gerrymandered to favor your party by a 20% margin.

 

OneTenthofOnePercent

(6,268 posts)
35. So people are now offended... SIX MONTHS LATER???
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 10:05 AM
Aug 2012

Article said he brought the food six months ago...
The national outcry over Chick-Fil-A is a fairly recent phenominon.


Does nobody else see the disconnect here?

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
37. No, many of us have been aware and offended by CfA for months or years.
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 10:16 AM
Aug 2012

It's just that the rest of y'all finally caught up. For that matter, this Congressional Black Caucus incident offense in a very real sense has nothing to do with the current scandal. Let's take CfA out of it.

Allen West sent the CBC fried chicken sandwiches and biscuits when it was his turn to provide lunch. Clearly, watermelons were out of season. He then left the meeting he was supposed to provide "a nice lunch" for with a smug grin on his asshole face...and hasn't come to another CBC meeting since.

If you need it clearer...Allen West is a smug racist and a smug asshole.

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
43. It sounds to me like their issue wasn't the fried chicken,
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 01:55 PM
Aug 2012

since they've had that before, the issue sounds like it was that he's supposed to provide a "nice lunch" and they got fast food.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
39. Just when I think Uncle Ruckus couldn't top himself...
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 10:37 AM
Aug 2012

I'll bet he's thinking "Damn, I should have brought them watermelon!"

SemperEadem

(8,053 posts)
40. it's too bad they didn't save those sandwiches til today
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 12:07 PM
Aug 2012

and send them all back to his office, with the high stink rotting food creates... with a note saying "this is what we think of you..."

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