Rep-Elect Alan West plans on joining the Congressional Black Caucus

Rep-Elect Alan West plans on joining the Congressional Black Caucus Scotty Starnes | November 7, 2010 at 9:00 AM | Tags: Alan West, Barack Obama, Congressional Black Caucus, New Black Panthers Party, President Obama, race, race-baiters | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-3os

How will the Congressional Black Caucus react when they meet a man who doesn't use race, race-baiting or victimhood in every breath? I don't think any members of the CBC have ever meet someone who wants to judged on the content of their charctor instead of the color of their skin. Just saying.

The Hill reports:

Congressman-elect Allen West (R-Fla.) said he plans to join the Congressional Black Caucus next year.

West, one of two black Republicans elected to Congress in Tuesday's election, said he plans to join the Democratic-dominated bloc, to challenge, in West word's, the CBC's "monolithic voice."

"I plan on joining, I'm not gonna ask for permission or whatever, I'm gonna find out when they meet and I will be a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and I think I meet all of the criteria and it's so important that we break down this 'monolithic voice' that continues to talk about victimization and dependency in the black community," West said on WOR radio.

"We've got to turn this thing around, and I think it's time for some different voices to be in that body politic," he added.

West hasn't been shy about giving grief to President Obama, the nation's first black president, grief on issues of race. West accused the president of exploiting race for political purposes after his administration decided not to prosecute members of the New Black Panther Party on allegations of voter intimidation in the 2008 election.

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