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Thursday, June 29, 2017

Until Hamas And Hezbollah Accept Golda Meir's Words, Peace Will Not Come To The Middle East Regardless To What Israel Agrees

It pains me to say this about Israel, but it’s time…

By Allen West8:49am June 22, 2017

I’m sitting here in my room at the Perry Hotel in Petoskey, Michigan writing this. It’s a beautiful sunset over Lake Michigan and this is what those commercials talk about when they say, “Pure Michigan.” Tonight I’m addressing the Emmet County GOP executive Committee. This is my second time in this part of the country, and perhaps one day, Angela and I will have a summer home here. Speaking of summer, yesterday was the first day of summer, and it’s not just the weather that’s hot.

As I was traveling to Michigan, a Flint Police officer was the victim of an Islamic jihadist attack. Flint airport police officer Lt. Jeff Neville was savagely attacked by Canadian-born Amor Ftouhi who shouted “allahu akbar” as he drove a knife into Lt. Neville’s neck. Our thoughts and prayers go out for Lt. Neville’s recovery and blessings upon his family who must know that we’re all lifting them up in prayers at this time. I just have to ask this of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, is climate change to blame?

Also yesterday, President Trump dispatched his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to the Middle East to solve another “hot” issue — peace in the Middle East. But, let’s ask ourselves the honest question: can that goal be attained when we have a suit-wearing group of Islamic jihadists called Fatah and another group called Hamas in existence?

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

The Judge May Become A Supreme Court Justice

FOX NEWS SUPERSTAR TO BE ON TRUMP'S SUPREME COURT?

Conservatives' favorite legal eagle emerges from meeting with president-elect

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Judge Andrew Napolitano was spotted for a second time at Trump Tower Tuesday morning, leading to speculation that President-elect Donald Trump may be considering the judge for a position on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Napolitano, a former New Jersey Superior Court judge and Fox News senior judicial analyst, is a favorite commentator in conservative and libertarian circles. After he emerged from an elevator at Trump Tower Tuesday, several blogs, including one published by former Rep. Allen West, began speculating about Napolitano’s meeting with Trump.

“Trump might be seeking advice from the libertarian analyst — and maybe, just maybe he might be considering the Fox analyst for a Supreme Court position,” wrote PJ Media’s Tyler O’Neil. “While Napolitano is not one of the 21 names on Trump’s SCOTUS list, anything is possible.”

Matt Palumbo at Allen West’s blog added, “If he’s not in consideration for what will be the most contested appointment Trump makes, he’s undeniably going to be influential in picking who that person is.”

After the meeting, Napolitano told Fox Business’ Stuart Varney, “The president-elect is focusing on his choices, or his choice, for the Supreme Court of the United States.”

Napolitano continued, “We discussed the judicial attitudes, judicial temperament, judicial ideology and candidates for the court.”

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In his columns published on WND and in public statements, the judge has been outspoken on the issue of Hillary Clinton’s unsecured private email server, even suggesting the Department of Justice may reopen the email case against the former secretary of state.

Judge Napolitano visits Trump Tower Tuesday:

With his inauguration just days away, Trump’s nomination to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, a conservative stalwart, is expected at any time. As of Tuesday, Judge William H. Pryor Jr. was widely considered to be Trump’s most likely choice for the nomination. Trump’s current list of 21 candidates for the Supreme Court does not include Napolitano. The following is the list of individuals Trump is reportedly considering for the high court:

1. Keith Blackwell
2. Charles Canady
3. Steven Colloto
4. Allison Eid
5. Neil Gorsuch
6. Raymond Gruender
7. Thomas Hardiman
8. Raymond Kethledge
9. Joan Larsen
10. Mike Lee
11. Thomas Lee
12. Edward Mansfield
13. Federico Moreno
14. William Pryor
15. Margaret A. Ryan
16. Amul Thapar
17. Timothy Tymkovich
18. David Stras
19. Diane Sykes
20. Don Willett
21. Robert Young

Trump has promised to pick a candidate that shares the late Justice Scalia’s faithfulness to the U.S. Constitution and conservatism.

As WND reported, his rumored top choice is William Pryor, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit since 2004. WND CEO and Editor Joseph Farah recently advised Trump against nominating Pryor in his daily column, calling the judge an “establishment hack.” Farah cited Pryor’s 2003 prosecution of then-Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore for violating judicial ethics after Moore pledged to display a Ten Commandments monument at a state judicial building in Montgomery.

Farah noted that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that a Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol was constitutional and that the U.S. Supreme Court chamber itself has a display of the Ten Commandments on the ceiling.

“Does anyone, Donald Trump included, think Antonin Scalia would hold that Judge Roy Moore should have been removed from office for displaying the Ten Commandments?” Farah asked. “If not, then we should agree that the man who prosecuted Roy Moore for defying that illegal federal court order as a judicial ethics violation is hardly worthy of replacing him on the high court.”

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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

The Criminal Enterprise Other Wide Known As The Obama Administrtion

Mind boggling NEW REPORT on Obama corruption has even liberals stunned II Video: West on HILLARY CLINTON

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By Lt. Col (retired) Allen West
August 31, 2016
The jury is in: the Obama administration will go down as the biggest criminal presidential administration in U.S. history.Laundering $400 million cash into Swiss francs and Euros, palletizing, and shipping off to Iran. Illegally wiring billions to Iran — and these two incidents are just in the last three weeks or so. But there is clear proof, to go along with Hillary Clinton’s pay for play scheme at the State Department — which also occurred under the Obama purview.
As reported by the Daily Caller, “The Obama administration has quietly funneled millions (and potentially billions) of dollars to leftist organizations and politicians that promote liberal policies and win political elections at the entry-level of government, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The funneling mechanism for these funds is the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group (RMBS), a collaborative effort by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice (including many United States Attorneys Offices), the New York State Attorney General’s Office, and many others.
The RMBS was created in 2012 following the mortgage-backed securities scandal that ultimately led to the Great Recession. The group is focused on finding “evidence of false or misleading statements, deception, or other misconduct by market participants (such as loan originators, sponsors, underwriters, trustees, and others) in the creation, packaging, and sale of mortgage-backed securities.”
Over the past four years, The RMBS, along with the Department of Justice, has reached “multibillion-dollar settlements with essentially every major bank in America,” the Journal reports. Goldman Sachs received a $5.06 billion settlement from the Department of Justice regarding conspicuous packaging, marketing, and sales of mortgage-backed securities the company sold consumers from 2005 to 2007.
Bank of America received the single largest civil settlement ever in American history to the tune of $16.65 billion dollars to “resolve federal and state claims against Bank of America and its former and current subsidiaries.”
All in all, these banks (and many others) were required to pay some $11 billion in consumer relief–a program that requires banks to pay back funds to consumers who lost assets due to mismanagement. What one finds after inspecting the trail of consumer relief funds is interesting, and anything but relief to the consumer.
Bank of America was able to reduce the penalty imposed by the government by simply “giving millions of dollars to liberal groups approved by the Obama administration,” according to the Washington Examiner. Allegedly, the Justice Department created a provision wherein every dollar a bank gives to nonprofits, it can claim at least two dollars off its settlement.”
In plain language, the Obama administration shook down private sector banks in order to funnel cash into the coffers of left wing groups it approved.
“For example, Bank of America skirted $194 million off its $16.65 billion dollar settlement by giving nonprofits just $84 million in donations, the Examiner reports. Among those groups receiving the funding were Hispanic civil rights council, the National Urban League, and the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America.
Other liberal organizations to receive the consumer relief funds (intended to go directly to the victims of fraud or mismanagement) include: the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, La Raza, and many others, the Journal reports. One of the many problems with this practice is that many of these groups are heavily involved in voter drives, community building and organizing, and “lobbying on liberal policy priorities at every level of government,” according to the Journal.”
First of all, let’s be honest, the whole financial crisis and mortgage industry meltdown resulted from the insidious 1978 progressive socialist policy called the Community Reinvestment Act, courtesy of Jimmy Carter. And it was left wing community organizing groups that pressured banks into giving loans that were truly going to fail.
The federal government started the whole crisis that ended up in subprime mortgages and the practice of mortgage-backed securities was indeed a nefarious means for banks to profit off something they knew to be a failure.
However, it was the government incursion into the mortgage industry — basically nationalizing the industry on the backs of the American taxpayer – via the rise of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac along with the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act ending the separation between commercial and investment banking that fueled the 2008 collapse. But this practice by the Obama administration is reflective of good ol’ Al Capone Chicago-style politics — after all Obama did state back in 2008 after his election that “Chicago is coming to D.C.”
Now, boys and girls, put on your thinking caps and ask yourself, what if this were a GOP presidential administration that was “shaking down” banks and funneling dollars to conservative organizations — Tea Party, Numbers USA, Think Tanks, or you name it. Yes, you know the left and the liberal progressive media would be going apoplectic – in other words, stark raving mad.
This story, if about Republicans, would be plastered all over the liberal progressive media, front page, top story for days, months — you know, Abu Gharaib style. But let’s see how much coverage this story gets on ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, PBS, or any liberal print media. And if they do, it will be buried, and maybe you’ll hear a one-minute sound bite on broadcast news.
Bottom line, criminal activity is acceptable for the left – that’s just how they roll. Their declared lack of standards, decency and character preclude them from being held accountable — you know, what difference at this point does it make?
So get this, the left created a policy in 1978, the Community Reinvestment Act. They forced banks to abide by the policy under punishment of fines or legal action. The banks did what the government said and sought to make a profit — you know, that free market concept.
The government created agencies and strengthened them in order to implement their original policy. The practice of crony capitalism resulted in an impending collapse. But government blamed it all on the banks, who were threatened into following their policy. The government demonized the banks and imposed fines on them. Then the government shakes down the banks to fund their ideological agenda in order to have their fines reduced. Remember ACORN and its role in getting Obama elected? Doggone, what a great racket huh? No wonder D.C. is considered a cesspool, and in all of this, the folks who were misled got no relief.
And you know what’s funny? The government is back at it again — many of those original policies that got us into the mortgage crisis are being reinstated.
There you have it, and it cannot be debated, the Obama administration will go down as the largest criminal organization in our history. And I didn’t even mention the IRS intimidation scandal. I didn’t have time to address the VA scandal where many of our veterans have died. I didn’t want to bore y’all with the details of providing taxpayer funds in the form of grants to sanctuary cities. And you know what, Obama is from Chicago, and so is Hillary Clinton…you want more of this? Money laundering, lies, deceit, mishandling of classified information, sexual escapades and intrigue, financial indiscretions….
Sometimes we get the government we deserve — a criminal organization.

Allen Bernard West is an American political commentator, former member of the United States House of Representatives, and retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel. A member of theRepublican Party, he represented Florida’s 22nd congressional district in the House from 2011 to 2013. West was born in Georgia and joined the United States Army in 1983. He was deployed to Kuwait in 1991 and Iraq in 2003.

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Allen West Takes It To The Spoiled, Ignorant Colin Kaepernick

Message from a non-oppressed black man to Colin Kaepernick…

By Allen West1:44pm August 28, 2016

If there’s one thing I live for, it’s football season, especially college. Saturday night I was enjoying a fantastic game between Charleston Southern University and North Dakota State University. The game went into overtime and ended with the Bison of NDSU winning 24-17. However, as I watched this thrilling game, it was an item on the ESPN news ticker that disturbed me — to which I see a need to respond to this “teachable moment.”

As we reported yesterday, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the National Anthem in Friday’s pre-season game against Green Bay because he was protesting “black oppression” in the United States. The Niners went on to lose.

The NFL issued a statement that said players are encouraged but not required to stand for the national anthem. Hmm, this is the same NFL that refused to allow the Dallas Cowboys to wear a helmet decal in honor of the fallen Dallas Police officers gunned down on Thursday July 7th.

This is the same NFL that said nothing when players from the then- St. Louis Rams displayed the false narrative symbol of “hands up, dont shoot” — which we know didn’t happen. I find it rather interesting that the NFL has no issue disrespecting law enforcement officers but only “encourages” players to respect the symbol of our nation, the American flag, and our anthem, the Star Spangled Banner.

However, I would recommend a simple scripture from the wise King Solomon for Mr. Kaepernick, Proverbs 17:28 (NIV): “Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.”

Or, as the old folks down South would say, “best for a stupid person to keep their mouth shut and not open it and let everyone know they are.”

Mr. Kaepernick, a biracial young man adopted and raised by white parents, claims America is oppressing blacks at a time when we have a black, biracial president who was twice elected. We’ve had two black attorneys general and currently have a black secretary of homeland security, along with a black national security advisor. Here in Dallas our police chief, whom I know, is an outstanding black leader. The officer in Milwaukee who shot the armed assailant after issuing an order to drop his weapon was black. Is Mr. Kaepernick following suit and cherry-picking what he terms “oppression?”

First of all, let me clarify to you sir, you are a multi-millionaire “one-percenter” just because you can throw a ball and kiss your biceps. Men like Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Oscar Robertson, Ernie Davis, and Bernard King and Condredge Halloway of my alma mater were athletes who knew of oppression. You sir may certainly have the right to sit upon your “fourth point of contact” when the National Anthem is played but never forget, you live in a nation that has provided you the privilege to have that right.

My story is one I wish to share. My dad was a corporal in the U.S. Army and served during World War II. He was born in 1920 and knew oppression. Yet, when he sat me down on the steps of our home, 651 Kennesaw Ave NE in Atlanta, he shared with me that there was no greater honor or privilege, than to wear the uniform of these United States. Perhaps that ‘s why his first and middle sons, along with his grandson, are all U.S. combat veterans, just like Dad. Herman West Sr. was not a victim, and he raised men who would never allow anyone to suppress or oppress them. Perhaps you should stop trying to make victims and admonish people, black people, to be victors — try it, and you may find that more satisfying than your insidious action and word vomiting.

If you want to know about oppression of blacks in America, past and present, how about you ask Rep. Nancy Pelosi of the San Fran Bay Area about the policies that decimated the black family? Maybe you can cross the Bay over to Oakland and ask Rep. Barbara Lee about the 13 to15 million black babies killed since 1973, and ask her who is Margaret Sanger?

Or perhaps you can ask the two California senators, Boxer and Feinstein, about who doesn’t support better education opportunities for black children in the inner cities — school choice, vouchers, charter schools, home schooling.

Perhaps you didn’t know Barack Obama was the one who cancelled the DC school voucher program for deserving young black children — talk about oppression. Is that something you’re willing to do, or is it just too difficult?

You should look at who’s been controlling the communities and cities where blacks live. This isn’t not about what America has done; it’s about what a certain group, a political party has done. And your somewhat backhanded comment towards our law enforcement officers — well, wonder how many times San Francisco PD has protected you?

Here is the deal young man. My recommendation is that you apologize. Be a stand up fella and admit you made a very stupid comment. Humbly state that you do realize how very special this country is and the opportunities it has afforded you — and many others. You should take that stand and apologize to all of those who are currently serving in our Armed Forces and those veterans who’ve been willing to make that last full measure of devotion. You see, when the National Anthem is played, it has a very special meaning to us — maybe you should take a hiatus and go over to Helmand Province in Afghanistan and spend a week and understand why. Go over and throw a football with the men and women who enable you to earn those millions of dollars.

The American flag has a very touching meaning for those of us for whom it will drape our coffin — as it was for my Dad…and it will be for me. That song defines who we are as a proud and exceptional people. This is a land where so many dream of coming to and earning the title of American. Your actions were shameful, disgusting, despicable and disrespectful.

You do have a right and a freedom of expression. But know, there are consequences to your ignorant action, which is what it was.

When the National Anthem is played, I salute because I am a black man born and raised in the inner city afforded the opportunity for greatness in my own right. May you seek God’s forgiveness and find humility, because we, the people are not going to forget what you did and said.