April 12, 2012 02:05 AM UTC

Allen West: Jared Polis is a Card-Carrying Marxist

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• by: Theosuphus Jones

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

FRIDAY POLS UPDATE: Per Allison Sherry of the Denver paper–Rep. Allen West, you’ve just become a nationwide laughingstock. What are you going to do now?

Headline the Denver GOP Lincoln Day Dinner, naturally!

We seriously don’t know how Denver Republicans keep getting this lucky.

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THURSDAY POLS UPDATE: No response yet from Rep. Jared Polis, the only member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus in our delegation to the charge he’s “a member of the Communist Party.” But how many communists have a net worth over $140 million?

Here’s the uncut video, so you can decide for yourself if Rep. Allen West is serious:

Washington Post says he is:

After a long pause, West adds that he is talking about the Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of 76 of the more liberal Democrats in the U.S. House.

West’s comment clearly states that these members of Congress are also actual members of the Communist Party, though. There is no evidence to support that.

West campaign manager Tim Edson pointed out that some Democratic members of Congress have traveled to Communist Cuba in recent years…

“He stands by the comments,” Edson said. “Call them what you want; they’re clearly people who oppose capitalism and free markets and individual economic freedom. So, if the [shoe] fits.”

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Rep. Allen West said he believes 75-plus House Democrats are members of the Communist Party, a claim that echoed Joe McCarthy’s unsubstantiated 1950s charges that communists had infiltrated the top ranks of the U.S. government.

Addressing a town-hall meeting Tuesday in Florida, the freshman lawmaker was asked how many members of the American legislature are “card-carrying Marxists.” West said “there’s about 78 to 81 members of the Democratic Party that are members of the Communist Party.” He did not provide names.

West’s office said Wednesday that the congressman stood by the comments and was referring to the 76 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the largest group within the House Democratic caucus.