6-23-08

We hope to have the opportunity to speak with Lt Col (ret) Allen West today with the 4 O’clock gang. If his name rings a bell, it is because you’ve been paying attention. In 2003 he was relieved of his command in the Sunni Triangle for using harsh interrogation techniques that broke the ringleader of a gang of assassins targeting Americans. He’s now running for Congress in South Florida. The odds and the money aren’t on his side.

Clarice Feldman at American Thinker: In response to Obama’s claim that Republicans will use race to stoke fear, Lt. Col Allen West, candidate for Congress in Florida’s 22 District issued this release:

My advice to Senator Obama is to run as a Man and Leader, and the American people will evaluate you as such, not as a victim. This is a Presidential race, based solely on a capacity to lead the United States of America. It is not about skin tone…however; perhaps we should come to expect these immature statements.
It also seems rather humorous that the Presidential candidate who was supposed to be such a “uniter” and transcend race is the one talking about it the most. If Senator Obama was confident in his abilities and character, he would not need to create a crutch for failure. Senator Obama has just tipped his hand, any criticism of him and his policies will be directly attributed to racism. I congratulate Senator Obama for taking race relations in America back some 30 years.

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