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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,219 posts)
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 03:56 PM Nov 2012

(Allen) West watch: no concession, no decision on challenging apparent Murphy win

Source: Palm Beach Post

Republican U.S. Rep. Allen West has neither conceded nor committed to future challenges after final results from St. Lucie, Martin and Palm Beach counties on Sunday showed Democrat Patrick Murphy winning the congressional District 18 race by 1,904 votes or 0.58 percent.

Murphy’s margin is just beyond the state’s 0.5 percent threshold for an automatic recount. And Murphy’s lead would be 242 votes larger if problem-plagued St. Lucie County hadn’t missed Sunday’s noon deadline for submitting final results after a recount of more than 37,000 ballots from early voting.

The state’s Elections Canvassing Commission will meet Tuesday morning in Tallahassee to give final certification to all elections results from across the state. Once the results are certified, West would have 10 days to contest the election — a decidedly uphill proposition.

“We will be discussing how we will move forward at some point tomorrow,” West campaign spokeswoman Michele Hickford said today.


Read more: http://www.postonpolitics.com/2012/11/west-watch-no-concession-no-decision-on-challenging-apparent-murphy-win/



The time has come.
The time is now.
Allen Bernard West
Will you please go now!
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(Allen) West watch: no concession, no decision on challenging apparent Murphy win (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 OP
"I'm a Republican, so you should expect me to act like a whiney deluded loser." - West (R) Berlum Nov 2012 #1
concession kardonb Nov 2012 #19
Teapublicans are really getting the reputation for being asshats. nt wandy Nov 2012 #30
Is a Concession Necessary? No Vested Interest Nov 2012 #2
No, it's not necessary. But I want to see it. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #3
That's just it, this guy doesn't operate in reality. geomon666 Nov 2012 #12
Allen West busy at home now louis-t Nov 2012 #4
Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) Dubster Nov 2012 #5
Great link, thanks.. 'their prehistoric.. ' they got that right! freshwest Nov 2012 #6
Just slink away adieu Nov 2012 #7
Former Congressman West sulphurdunn Nov 2012 #8
Well I'm thinking no one should allow him near a firearm either. bluesbassman Nov 2012 #15
I think he needs to retire and spend more time with family Taverner Nov 2012 #20
He only lasted 9 months as a school teacher. hay rick Nov 2012 #21
What I can't figure out sulphurdunn Nov 2012 #22
I believe Calibre is a part of MPRI. hay rick Nov 2012 #25
Makes sense sulphurdunn Nov 2012 #27
He taught schoolchildren? What a horrible thought! LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #24
Kinda scary ain't it? sulphurdunn Nov 2012 #28
Give it up Chauven (nt) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2012 #9
At this point Congressman elect Murphy should just ignore West bluestateguy Nov 2012 #10
That's essentially what he's been doing. nt Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #11
Reality can be cruel to those that ignore it.. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #13
best post election honeymoon EVER!!! BadGimp Nov 2012 #14
The time has come. The time is now. AlbertCat Nov 2012 #16
You wind it too tightly and it calls you "disgusting" "vile" and "not a lady" Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #18
If the Florida SoS certifies the results showing Murphy won DFW Nov 2012 #17
Gee, what a guy. MightyAfrodite Nov 2012 #23
Don't know what his wife is thinking but according to a handwritten letter... hay rick Nov 2012 #26
Why do republicans hate democracy? Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #29
Milking every second of attention, pathetically trolling for relevance n/t radhika Nov 2012 #31
Like he has a chance of pulling off an election heist. What's he gonna do? Appeal to Gov Scott? marble falls Nov 2012 #32
 

kardonb

(777 posts)
19. concession
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 06:13 PM
Nov 2012

republicons are really getting a reputation for being sore , ungracious ,whining , impolite LOOOOOSERS !

No Vested Interest

(5,167 posts)
2. Is a Concession Necessary?
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 04:04 PM
Nov 2012

I don't think so.
I guess it would help, as it rule out appeals, recounts, suits, etc.
But, really, who cares?
The world knows he was defeated, he knows he was defeated.
He will write a book (with a ghostwriter), go on the lecture circuit and as a guest on Fox News.
And we can change the channel and eradicate him from our lives.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,219 posts)
3. No, it's not necessary. But I want to see it.
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 04:08 PM
Nov 2012

Over the past two years, he's said so many crazy, off the wall things that had no reflection in reality.

And I, for once, would like to see Allen West say something that does actually reflect reality.

I want him to acknowledge that he did in fact lose the election and that he will not be a Congressman in the upcoming session.

That shouldn't be too much to ask. But it seems like it is for Brave Sir Allen.

geomon666

(7,512 posts)
12. That's just it, this guy doesn't operate in reality.
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 05:03 PM
Nov 2012

He thinks he won and no one, no matter how many times they count ballots, or how many judges tell it's over, he will never accept. What you are seeing in Allen West is the very definition of the Republican Bubble.

 

sulphurdunn

(6,891 posts)
8. Former Congressman West
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 04:48 PM
Nov 2012

retires from the Army in 2004 after an Article 15 hearing to do with prisoner abuse. While he is permitted to retire with full benefits he is not promoted one grade in rank to full colonel.

He then gets a job teaching history for a couple of years at a public high school before he is hired by a mercenary contractor called Military Professional Resources Inc., (MPRI) where he works for 2 more years as the companies regional director to the Afghan Army in Kandahar and suddenly is in the money.

In 2008, he quits that job to run for Congress and is defeated, which usually would mean a ticket back to the classroom. Instead he runs again and wins after being bankrolled to the tune of about $5.4 million and being endorsed by the Republican Party pantheon. and is back in the money.

Now he can go back to MPRI. No one should allow him within a country mile of a public school.

bluesbassman

(19,379 posts)
15. Well I'm thinking no one should allow him near a firearm either.
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 05:46 PM
Nov 2012

He should just retire and start a worm farm. I'm sure the worms would provide stimulating conversation for him.

hay rick

(7,648 posts)
21. He only lasted 9 months as a school teacher.
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 07:04 PM
Nov 2012

Link: http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2012/06/allen_west_first_commercial.php
From the article:

West's time at DBHS wasn't all hugs and Lisa Frank pencils either: Robert Draper's Do Not Ask What Good We Do, published last month, offers a little more insight:
"West, his wife, Angela, and their two daughters relocated to south Florida in 2004. He taught history at Deerfield Beach High School but only lasted nine months. It astonished him that his students knew nothing about the Constitution or why the Civil War was fought. When one of the kids took a swing at him, West knew that there would be serious trouble if he remained."
Serious trouble? Who could have seen that coming?


In his resignation letter, West wrote:
..."There exists a higher calling and purpose for me to serve in this time of critical need. Late last week I was offered a high level position which will require me to deploy to South Asia, Afghanistan. Although there is an imminent danger involved, as well as separation from those I love, I must accept the call and the challenge for a greater purpose, the safety and security of America and those seeking new freedoms."

In summary: "In the name of freedom, I QUIT."

It was also likely in the name of money: While West made $38,000 for a year at DBHS, in 2008 he made $87,330 as a government contractor with Calibre Inc., according to federal disclosure documents.


 

sulphurdunn

(6,891 posts)
22. What I can't figure out
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 07:51 PM
Nov 2012

is how he got the mercenary contractor job in the first place and then how he ended up being bankrolled for Congress twice. Is Calibre part of MPRI? West's military career was not stellar. His only command was the one that ended his career. Obscurity should have been his fate. I wonder what happened?

hay rick

(7,648 posts)
25. I believe Calibre is a part of MPRI.
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 08:17 PM
Nov 2012

The Wikipedia article on West cites MPRI as his employer. As for his sudden emergence as a political figure- I think he became a right-wing media celebrity before his Tea Party run. I'm guessing that the right-wing media complex wanted to paint him as a hero/victim as part of the pushback on all the bad publicity from Abu Ghraib. And credit where credit is due- he's a capable public speaker.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
10. At this point Congressman elect Murphy should just ignore West
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 04:58 PM
Nov 2012

Go to Washington, go to the orientation, buy a house, set up a staff, and never so much as mention West's name.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
13. Reality can be cruel to those that ignore it..
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 05:24 PM
Nov 2012

And in this particular case, I find that really, really amusing.

BadGimp

(4,021 posts)
14. best post election honeymoon EVER!!!
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 05:28 PM
Nov 2012

Watching the slow death of this AssClowns political career is enriching to my soul.

I know this makes me a bad person buyt I can`t helpo myself.

Can`t wait for the fireworks...

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
16. The time has come. The time is now.
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 05:48 PM
Nov 2012

Is there an Allen West watch? Y'know... like a Mickey Mouse watch?

Does it ever tell the correct time of day? Is it easily overwound (you know it ain't digital!)? Or does it just have a bunch of alarms that go off for no reason?

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,219 posts)
18. You wind it too tightly and it calls you "disgusting" "vile" and "not a lady"
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 06:02 PM
Nov 2012

Either that, or it just shoots off a gun next to your head.

DFW

(54,448 posts)
17. If the Florida SoS certifies the results showing Murphy won
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 05:57 PM
Nov 2012

Then the only way West returns to the floor of the House is by force, assuming he even makes it past the metal detectors, and even then Bonehead won't swear him in.

MightyAfrodite

(157 posts)
23. Gee, what a guy.
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 07:52 PM
Nov 2012

I wonder what his wife and girls are thinking? Of course, they will only speak of it when they arent with him, or in hushed tones. The man is angry, violent, and anti-female. I bet "Daddy" can be off the hook with people he can control. He was probably scared shitless of the kid who took a swing at him. Like Chris Rock said, "It aint right, but i understand."

hay rick

(7,648 posts)
26. Don't know what his wife is thinking but according to a handwritten letter...
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 08:23 PM
Nov 2012

that Allen West wrote to his wife when he was in Iraq and which just happened to be made public...we know what he's thinking.
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/allen-west-porn-star-letter-wife-angela_n_1929812.html

Sometimes you really don't want to know...

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