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		GOP Congressman: Democrats engage in "the most insidious form of slavery remaining in the world today." Apart from actual slavery, apparently (rawstory.com)		424
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FlashHarry		2012-02-16 12:11:46 PM

allen west is a war criminal who should be breaking rocks in leavenworth instead of spewing this vile partisan bullshiat.

kronicfeld		2012-02-16 12:15:29 PM

F*ck you, Allen West. F*ck. You.

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MaudlinMutantMollusk		2012-02-16 12:22:10 PM

This just in: Teabaggers vote for retards

tnpir		2012-02-16 12:22:39 PM

Please please PLEASE tell me this dickhead is not going to be re-elected.

doublesecretprobation		2012-02-16 12:26:54 PM

helping those in need = slavery. this is what republicans actually believe.

Vodka Zombie		2012-02-16 12:32:02 PM

tnpir: Please please PLEASE tell me this dickhead is not going to be re-elected.

He's from Florida, so... sorry. Those folks are a genuinely special kind of stupid down there.

Aarontology		2012-02-16 12:41:12 PM

It's even funnier when you realize that he gets socialized medicine through the VA

GWLush		2012-02-16 12:49:01 PM

I don't trust anybody that still has a hightop fade.

NuttierThanEver		2012-02-16 12:52:34 PM

yeah all those child soldiers in Ivory Coast, Liberia and Somalia have it so easy

/burn in hell you asshole

GAT_00		2012-02-16 12:57:01 PM

tnpir: Please please PLEASE tell me this dickhead is not going to be re-elected.

He'll probably get more votes than last time.

Diogenes		2012-02-16 01:12:07 PM

NuttierThanEver: yeah all those child soldiers in Ivory Coast, Liberia and Somalia have it so easy

/burn in hell you asshole

Or women and children being used in human trafficking as sex slaves.

But unemployment coverage is what's really dehumanizing.

Diogenes		2012-02-16 01:12:49 PM

tnpir: Please please PLEASE tell me this dickhead is not going to be re-elected.

I haven't seen any projections, but he's been redistricted since his election and the odds are against him.

NewportBarGuy		2012-02-16 01:13:48 PM

Aarontology: It's even funnier when you realize that he gets socialized medicine through the VA

I highly doubt Lt. Col. Angus gets treated at the VA. He may be in the system, and I think he's still entitled to the benefit even though he resigned, I've got to imagine he goes to a non-VA doctor and/or hospital.

give me doughnuts		2012-02-16 01:17:23 PM

Diogenes: NuttierThanEver: yeah all those child soldiers in Ivory Coast, Liberia and Somalia have it so easy

/burn in hell you asshole

Or women and children being used in human trafficking as sex slaves.

But unemployment coverage is what's really dehumanizing.

Not mention straight-up old-school slavery in Africa and the Middle East.

I_Am_Weasel		2012-02-16 01:20:38 PM

The man is right.

Those assistance slaves must be forced to work for their food and shelter, right Mr. West!?

Relatively Obscure		2012-02-16 01:20:43 PM

*Clicks link, sees pic of Allen West*
*closes window*

MeinRS6		2012-02-16 01:21:03 PM

Go West!

Keep pissing off libs by pointing out the truth.

NewportBarGuy		2012-02-16 01:23:28 PM

MeinRS6: Go West!

Yeah, he'd do quite well in Arizona.

Diogenes		2012-02-16 01:27:43 PM

MeinRS6: Go West!

Keep pissing off libs by pointing out the truth.

He offends me as a human being, not a liberal.

And you need to look up the meaning of "slavery."

God Is My Co-Pirate		2012-02-16 01:29:56 PM

Diogenes: NuttierThanEver: yeah all those child soldiers in Ivory Coast, Liberia and Somalia have it so easy

/burn in hell you asshole

Or women and children being used in human trafficking as sex slaves.

But unemployment coverage is what's really dehumanizing.

Or Filipino maids who get their passports seized by their "employers" and are held captive and beaten while they clean Saudi mansions for no pay.

Azlefty		2012-02-16 01:32:50 PM

Diogenes: I haven't seen any projections, but he's been redistricted since his election and the odds are against him.

I have heard he is switching districts to one that is safe for DERP!

NewportBarGuy: I highly doubt Lt. Col. Angus gets treated at the VA. He may be in the system, and I think he's still entitled to the benefit even though he resigned

Actually they allowed him to retire, the Army wanted to avoid the Political shaitstorm from the "Patriots" who think the UCMJ is Un-Amerikan.

keylock71		2012-02-16 01:38:26 PM

This asshole again?

Go fark yourself, war criminal.

ecmoRandomNumbers		2012-02-16 01:43:51 PM

NewportBarGuy: MeinRS6: Go West!

Yeah, he'd do quite well in Arizona.

No. The only places "conservatives" get elected here are in the Mormon strongholds. And the only thing the Mormons here in Arizona hate more than the Mexicans is the N*****s.

Weaver95		2012-02-16 01:45:51 PM

keylock71: This asshole again?

Go fark yourself, war criminal.

I don't think he's a war criminal. I think he's a sociopathic son of a biatch...but probably not a war criminal. And he has no business being elected to anything anywhere ever for any reason.

MeinRS6		2012-02-16 01:46:02 PM

Diogenes: MeinRS6: Go West!

Keep pissing off libs by pointing out the truth.

He offends me as a human being, not a liberal.

And you need to look up the meaning of "slavery."

And you need to consider the point he is making instead of talking about the dictionary.

Diogenes		2012-02-16 01:49:14 PM

MeinRS6: Diogenes: MeinRS6: Go West!

Keep pissing off libs by pointing out the truth.

He offends me as a human being, not a liberal.

And you need to look up the meaning of "slavery."

And you need to consider the point he is making instead of talking about the dictionary.

And you need to consider that such extreme hyperbole makes people stop taking you seriously, and your point is completely lost.

Doctor Funkenstein		2012-02-16 01:50:14 PM

FTFA: Our party firmly believes in the safety net," West said. "We reject the idea of the safety net becoming a hammock.

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Aarontology		2012-02-16 01:50:20 PM

NewportBarGuy: I highly doubt Lt. Col. Angus gets treated at the VA. He may be in the system, and I think he's still entitled to the benefit even though he resigned, I've got to imagine he goes to a non-VA doctor and/or hospital.

Hmm. You might be right about that.

Then through his government sponsored health insurance plan he receives as a member of Congress.

Mugato		2012-02-16 01:54:51 PM

and once called himself "the modern-day Harriet Tubman"

Why would someone do that?

MaudlinMutantMollusk		2012-02-16 01:57:39 PM

Mugato: and once called himself "the modern-day Harriet Tubman"

Why would someone do that?

Crossdresser?

Mugato		2012-02-16 01:58:15 PM

MaudlinMutantMollusk: Mugato: and once called himself "the modern-day Harriet Tubman"

Why would someone do that?

Crossdresser?

fap

MeinRS6		2012-02-16 02:00:13 PM

Diogenes: MeinRS6: Diogenes: MeinRS6: Go West!

Keep pissing off libs by pointing out the truth.

He offends me as a human being, not a liberal.

And you need to look up the meaning of "slavery."

And you need to consider the point he is making instead of talking about the dictionary.

And you need to consider that such extreme hyperbole makes people stop taking you seriously, and your point is completely lost.

Liberals engage in far worse hyperbole and they regularly cheered on Fark when they do so. I wouldn't even call what West said "hyperbole". He is making an analogy. If you are totally dependent on the gov't, you are not as free as a person that is not. As gov't takes on a larger role in your life, you are eventually controlled by the whims of gov't policy and mandates. West is telling people to break free from that situation. It's not a bad message.

thomps		2012-02-16 02:00:31 PM

i don't understand what he means when he says "remaining in the world today." doesn't that imply a decline in slavery? there are more people living in slavery today than at any point in world history.

thomps		2012-02-16 02:02:18 PM

MeinRS6: Diogenes: MeinRS6: Diogenes: MeinRS6: Go West!

Keep pissing off libs by pointing out the truth.

He offends me as a human being, not a liberal.

And you need to look up the meaning of "slavery."

And you need to consider the point he is making instead of talking about the dictionary.

And you need to consider that such extreme hyperbole makes people stop taking you seriously, and your point is completely lost.

Liberals engage in far worse hyperbole and they regularly cheered on Fark when they do so. I wouldn't even call what West said "hyperbole". He is making an analogy. If you are totally dependent on the gov't, you are not as free as a person that is not. As gov't takes on a larger role in your life, you are eventually controlled by the whims of gov't policy and mandates. West is telling people to break free from that situation. It's not a bad message.

you should probably write "analogy" underneath "slavery" and "hyperbole" on your list of sh*t to look up today.

Mugato		2012-02-16 02:03:37 PM

MeinRS6: Liberals engage in far worse hyperbole and they regularly cheered on Fark when they do so.

Like to hear an example of that.

Tatsuma		2012-02-16 02:04:13 PM

Two things.

First: Slavery still exists today, and is a real problem in places like Dubai and Saudi Arabia

Second: Insidious was actually a pretty creepy movie, until that Further crap.

cameroncrazy1984		2012-02-16 02:06:03 PM

MeinRS6: As gov't takes on a larger role in your life, you are eventually controlled by the whims of gov't policy and mandates.

[citation needed]

That's not actually serious, I know there isn't one. The vast majority of welfare recipients are back to work in 2 years or less. Whatever your point is, it doesn't bear up to the facts.

Jake Havechek		2012-02-16 02:06:53 PM

Allen West is a sadistic bastard with no integrity.

keylock71		2012-02-16 02:07:15 PM

Weaver95: keylock71: This asshole again?

Go fark yourself, war criminal.

I don't think he's a war criminal. I think he's a sociopathic son of a biatch...but probably not a war criminal. And he has no business being elected to anything anywhere ever for any reason.

Fair enough...

Philip Francis Queeg		2012-02-16 02:10:36 PM

If you are totally dependent on an employer, you are not as free as a person that is not. As employment takes on a larger role in your life, you are eventually controlled by the whims of company policy and mandates. West is telling people to break free from that situation. It's not a bad message.

Philip Francis Queeg		2012-02-16 02:11:11 PM

munko		2012-02-16 02:16:14 PM

he made a thoughtful analogy. i've heard it before by other black americans. juan williams and bill cosby etc. he probably should not have compared it to straight up slavery though. i thought the safety net / hammock comparison was a fair comparison.

it's kinda funny how you liberal farkers have to bring out the profanity when describing the hate you harbor for any conservative that speaks his mind. i have never noticed the reverse of that. i'm not saying it hasn't happened, but its the truth.

Linoleum_Blownapart		2012-02-16 02:18:50 PM

Democrats engage in "the most insidious form of slavery remaining in the world today."

H-1B Visas?

keylock71		2012-02-16 02:24:13 PM

munko: he made a thoughtful analogy. i've heard it before by other black americans. juan williams and bill cosby etc. he probably should not have compared it to straight up slavery though. i thought the safety net / hammock comparison was a fair comparison.

it's kinda funny how you liberal farkers have to bring out the profanity when describing the hate you harbor for any conservative that speaks his mind. i have never noticed the reverse of that. i'm not saying it hasn't happened, but its the truth.

He didn't make a thoughtful analogy... He spewed the same nonsense, the GOP has been spewing for decades.

It's hilarious watching the same clowns that have been gleefully trying to dismantle the "Safety Net" for the last 30 or so years, say they support the Safety Net now.

As to the idea that being poor is something that folks will want to be, so they can live high on the hog on their welfare checks is laughable, too. It's generally people who have never had to survive on the meager benefits the poor receive who spout this nonsense.

vernonFL		2012-02-16 02:25:37 PM

and once called himself "the modern-day Harriet Tubman"

Harriet Tubman needs to rise up out her grave and smack the taste out his mouf

MeinRS6		2012-02-16 02:26:08 PM

Philip Francis Queeg: If you are totally dependent on an employer, you are not as free as a person that is not. As employment takes on a larger role in your life, you are eventually controlled by the whims of company policy and mandates. West is telling people to break free from that situation. It's not a bad message.

You can change where you work at any time. You can't change gov't policies and regs at any time. I guess you can leave the country, but that's unlikely if you are dependent on gov't in the first place.

You are correct that it is better in some ways to have your own business than to be employed by someone else. Of course, there are risks either way. The company could go out of business, but you could do that with your own business as well. However, a person that is successfully self-employed is more free in many ways than someone that works for a big corp. The more independent you are, the more freedom you have. I don't think that's some deep mystery.

But forget all that for a second. West message here isn't for everyone to start their own successful company. He's just talking about taking the first baby steps away from total dependency on the gov't. He's saying that's a bad place to be - and he's right.

cameroncrazy1984		2012-02-16 02:27:01 PM

MeinRS6: You can change where you work at any time. You can't change gov't policies and regs at any time

Wait, so we're forcing people to be on welfare now? Since WHEN?

MeinRS6		2012-02-16 02:28:26 PM

cameroncrazy1984: MeinRS6: You can change where you work at any time. You can't change gov't policies and regs at any time

Wait, so we're forcing people to be on welfare now? Since WHEN?

Because that's what I said, right el tardo?

Jebus, have you ever responded to a post without just making shiat up?

Kazan		2012-02-16 02:32:45 PM

MeinRS6 perhaps you should go back to elementary school - i had a better grasp of the english language in first grade than you have now.

Marcus Aurelius		2012-02-16 02:33:46 PM

We do have over a million Americans doing slave labor today, but they're all in prison on drug charges.

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