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Weatherford Confirms Redistricting Will Leave Allen West’s Congressional Seat Vulnerable
January 27, 2012
78 Responses to “Weatherford Confirms Redistricting Will Leave Allen West’s Congressional Seat Vulnerable”
This is OK as Allen will take no prisoners.
NO PROBLEM! West for US Senate!
Some of us practically PLEADED with Allen to jump into the Senate race and help us take out Bill Nelson.
Now, seeing how the dirtbag establishment Republicans in Tallahassee are trying to drive him out of the House, Allen might wish he had taken on the Senate challenge after all.
I think he could beat Nelson easily.
Col. West is my Congressman…..He has been the best representative I have seen since I began voting in l964– for Barry Goldwater…..COL. WEST IS THE BEST….
Right ON! WEST FOR PREZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It will be O.K. West is a grown man, doesn’t wear mommy jeans and if they think this will send him (and his supporters) to the little people’s table, they had better think again. Oh, wait a minute, are they even capable..
This Alabama Republican and Tea Party activist supported Allen West for Congress in ’10, will support him in ’12, and — if he gets bumped — will support him for the Senate, for Governor, or any other damn office he decides to go for.
Go get ‘em, Colonel! HOO-ahh
Soljerblue, that’s exactly the attitude needed if we are going to see West in the White House! Could take a few years or maybe even sooner but for as long as he’s committed, we should be too! He’s already spent more than 22 years proving his dedication and loyalty to this great Country and I don’t think there are any “term limits” on that!
I emailed all the “players” mentioned in the article asking if they are really that afraid of Allen West rocking the boat, stating that at least HE stands with “we the people” and shares our principles!
[...] seems to have somehow managed to make Allen West’s seat much more difficult to defend. Via Shark Tank: Over the past several weeks, many Republicans have voiced their disappointment towards the [...]
All the brave talk from commenters won’t change the fact that West is probably doomed in this district. Don’t let your strong hearts prevent you from seeing the obvious. The GOP wants West gone. He’s too principled and blunt. He took Boehner and Kantor at their word last session. He’ll be coming to get them this time around. They wanted him out so the rigged it to make it so.
The GOP is simply Democrat Lite.
FLORIDA, WRITE IN ALLEN WEST FOR SENATE!
[...] risk, and the person leading the effort is one of Mitt Romney’s spokemen. As reported by The Shark Tank: After last night’s [Jan. 26] Republican Presidential debate, the candidates’ respective [...]
I want to see Amendments 5 & 6, and who put them together. “We can’t draw districts for any partisan reasons, we can’t draw districts based upon what a candidate wants, or what a party wants” coming from one of the two parties that put them together is BS. This is NOT how parties fight for dominance during resdistricting, and I wasn’t born yesterday.
[...] State Rep. and Romney hack Will Weatherford has admitted that he’s helping insure TEA Party favorite Alan West out of Congress: Over the past several weeks, many Republicans have voiced their disappointment towards the [...]
Romney just wants a simple offering from Allen West. An appropriate answer should be given.
[...] the rising stars in the Party and the Tea Party movement, and yet the Florida legislature tries to harm his reelection chances via redistricting? After last night’s Republican Presidential debate, the candidates’ [...]
[...] the rising stars in the Party and the Tea Party movement, and yet the Florida legislature tries to harm his reelection chances via redistricting? After last night’s Republican Presidential debate, the candidates’ [...]
[...] is leading the charge in making Allen West’s district much harder for him to hold (via Shark Tank, h/t Legal Insurrection): After last night’s Republican Presidential debate, the candidates’ [...]
West Must Run for the Senate. We can ill afford to lose this man. He fights. Perhaps his presence in the Senate might show Rubio how its done.
Thank God we have Term limits in Florida. In the end these worthless slugs who are knifing West in the back will be sent packing no matter what. That was one ballot measure I was proud to vote for. I would not spare the parties listed above your venom in the mean time. Let these backstabbers know just what worthless slugs they really are.
East vs West, Allen vs Allah. West would stand fast and furious for the USA and our allies.
[...] This has not received a lot of national attention, but the Republican legislature in Florida is about to push through a plan which puts Allen West at serious risk, and the person leading the effort is one of Mitt Romney’s spokemen. As reported by The Shark Tank: [...]
[...] was a direct quote from an unnamed legislator reported by The Shark Tank: At the time one could say, “unnamed legislator?? I’ll believe it when I see [...]
how was my captcha wrong you nuts
go West you can show these dems once you are in the white house
…. Go Colonel West! You will show these Dems once you are in the white house ….
My sentiments, too. Saw Colonel West (again) this time on a Fat Frank Lunge Show on FoxNews past couple of days and decided I want him to be my most humble trusted servant.
My president, that is.
should have said dimwits en stead
[...] risk, and the person leading the effort is one of Mitt Romney’s spokeman. As reported by The Shark Tank: After last night’s [Jan. 26] Republican Presidential debate, the candidates’ respective [...]
[...] reported by The Shark Tank: After last night’s [Jan. 26] Republican Presidential debate, the candidates’ respective [...]
It sounds to me like Will Weatherford and any other Republican establishment crony in Florida elected office who goes along with this travesty needs a Tea Party backed primary challenger.
[...] via Weatherford Confirms Redistricting Will Leave Allen West’s Congressional Seat Vulnerable | The Sha…. [...]
[...] has been targeted for elimination. The twist is, he’s been targeted by the GOP in Florida and the effort is led by a Mitt Romney spokesman: After last night’s [Jan. 26] Republican Presidential debate, the candidates’ respective [...]
[...] Writes the Florida political blog the Shark Tank: [...]
Piece of Cake.
Colonel West moves house and district and primary challenges the RINO, Weatherford.
Next?
[...] Allen West’s district much harder for him to hold (via Shark Tank, h/t Legal [...]
[...] the narrow, antiseptic way to put the matter. Legal Insurrection and Shark Tank put it differently, suggesting “GOP establishment” complicity in singling West [...]
[...] the narrow, antiseptic way to put the matter. Legal Insurrection and Shark Tank put it differently, suggesting “GOP establishment” complicity in singling West [...]
[...] linked to the Shark Tank, a Florida blog, which gave background goint back several months about how Allen West was being [...]
So we have a liberal “Republican” blaming this on the Voting Rights Act, huh? Well let’s take a look at that act, shall we? The VRA applies ONLY to the southern states that had a history of discrimination and Jim Crow laws. Since this act doesn’t apply to ALL states, it violates the Constitution’s guarantee of equality under federal law. In other words, the legislature should draw up the map as they see fit, and if the feds don’t like it, too damned bad. Take ‘em to SCOTUS and get the VRA thrown out.
[...] 1/27/12 Weatherford Confirms Redistricting Will Leave Allen West’s Congressional Seat Vulnerable “Jacksonville,FL- After last night’s Republican Presidential debate, the candidates’ respective spinmeisters made their cases to the media as to why their guy won the debate. One of Governor Mitt Romney’s spokesmen was Florida Representative Will Weatherford, and during the course of his remarks in the “Spin Room”, he shed a very dim light on the ongoing redistricting process in the Florida Legislature. Over the past several weeks, many Republicans have voiced their disappointment towards the Republican legislature after the release of the preliminary redistricting maps. Much of the ire concerns the proposed boundaries of Congressman Allen West’s 22nd Congressional District that would be redrawn to include far more registered Democrats.”… MORE [...]
West For President!
ALLEN WEST PRES,SCOTT WALKER VEEP……………
[...] to push one of the tea party’s biggest rock stars towards the door? Javier Manjarres of the Shark Tank confronted Weatherford about it last Thursday and was told there’s little that can be done [...]
[...] to push one of the tea party’s biggest rock stars towards the door? Javier Manjarres of the Shark Tank confronted Weatherford about it last Thursday and was told there’s little that can be done about [...]
I like the idea of Coburn-West as a ticket.
It is NOT too late, and conservatives in Florida can get it started.
Write-In Coburn-West and make a statement.
Romney is going to win anyhow, and Newt’s hardly trustworthy for conservatives.
Let’s get things rolling!
[...] Writes the Florida political blog the Shark Tank: [...]
go allan well support you
A friend tells me that West said it was okay with him because it would do away with
gerrymandered districts and the GOP should pick up more seats.
He is raising lots of money and has a 60% approval rating from the newly drawn district!
Even so, I still thing conservatives in Florida should Write-In Coburn-West to make a statement.
Thats what his black behind get. Some conservetives want him to run for president in 2016, why I don’t know when he won’t be able to carry his own peoples vote,the black vote.
Im glad his butt might lose his seat. Uncle Tom…
That’s quite a lot of horrible grammar and racism crammed in to few words…
*So few words, rather
You all should have put as much effort into defeating The Fairdistricting Constitutional Amendment in Florida as you put into electing West. I support West wholeheartedly, but the state is now faced with some pretty difficult problems with redistricting coming from that amendment that was introduced by groups associated with George Soros to controll elections. Now hands are tied in a catch 22 fashion and to blame Will Weatherford who has tried to comply with the intention of the admendment is a shame. West was in a democratically controlled district before the admendment and to try to gerrymand the district to favor him would gurantee that the drawing of the district would certainly end in court. Go out and show that West is the best representative for the district and stop blaming Weatherford for complying with a mandated Constitutional Amendment that passed in the state because very few fought hard enough to defeat it.
So we are now to believe the only district in Florida that needed this special attention was that of West?
Could not Weatherford, Haridopolos, and Gaetz have amended one their own districts so as to assure the dems a permanent majority?
Did they pull names from a hat? Draw straws? How did they come up with West? Just a small coincidence that they are all for mittens, right? But honest brave men such as those would never let political differences interfere, never. We all know Haridopolos is an honest man.
Here are two scenarios: Romney wins, he proposes liberal legislation and the GOP majority in both houses passes it out of party loyalty.
Scenario 2: Obama wins, proposes liberal legislation, but the GOP majority in both houses opposes it.
[...] he shed a very dim light on the ongoing redistricting process in the Florida Legislature.” Also from Shark Tank’s Javier Manjarres – January 27, 2012: West’s congressional district inexplicably sheds the most Republican electoral support, in [...]
[...] The blogger who broke the story (Javier Manjarres) went as far as calling Mr. Weatherford a Romney “spokesman,” seemingly setting up a division between Romney supporters and more conservative West/Tea Party [...]
[...] who blogs at the Shark Tank, has ignited a firestorm of controversy with a post titled “Weatherford Confirms Redistricting Will Leave Allen West’s Congressional Seat Vulnerable,” and a short video interview with Florida State Representative (and incoming Speaker of the [...]
[...] The Shark Tank After last night’s Republican Presidential debate, the candidates’ respective spinmeisters made [...]
[...] of the Shark Tank approached Mr. Weatherford about it last [...]
With a majority of Republicans firmly against Romney, and Gingrich dying the death of a thousand political cuts, I can think of nothing more gratifying for the GOP convention to be brokered and Allen West coming out of nowhere to become the nominee. I know, I know….wishful thinking. I just cannot help thinking that a man of West’s patriotism and integrity is simply too good for Capital Hill.
If voters in Florida are too stupid to hold on to a man like Allen West….a true leader.
I hope he comes out here to Oregon cause we could sure use a real conservative who can implement Constituional principle!
The entire nation is watching how Repblicans treat a conservative…we’re watching CLOSELY.
[...] [...]
*So few words, rather. Stupid auto-correct.
[...] he is everything Mittens Romney is not. The RINOs explain that they had to draw the maps that way because of the Voting Rights Act, which is applied to the southern states that had a big history of discrimination and Jim Crow [...]
[...] he is everything Mittens Romney is not. The RINOs explain that they had to draw the maps that way because of the Voting Rights Act, which is applied to the southern states that had a big history of discrimination and Jim Crow [...]
[...] Representative Will Weatherford, the Republican legislature in Florida is about to push through a re-districting plan, which would redraw the boundaries of Allen West’s 22nd Congressional District to include [...]
MAYBE THE CONGRESSMAN SHOULD GO AFTER DEBBIES SEAT…………..
ALLEN WEST,SCOTT WALKER TICKET………………..
[...] Here’s the original Shark Tank post that started it all-Weatherford Confirms Redistricting Will Leave Allen West’s Congressional Seat Vulnerable [...]
[...] my face this afternoon, when I got a phone call from Javier Manjarres of The Shark Tank. It was Javier’s interview last week with Weatherford which got the whole uproar started, and Javier assured me this afternoon that he’s privy to [...]
[...] Colonel West and Haridopolous is strained at best. Had she bothered to investigate, she would have learned why we are muddling through this current mess and who was responsible for turning FL-22 into a [...]
[...] perplexing to pull one of a tea party’s biggest stone stars towards a door? Javier Manjarres of a Shark Tank confronted Weatherford about it final Thursday and was told there’s small that can be finished [...]
[...] I posted in late January about the redistricting of Allen West by the Republican controlled Florida legislature, including reports from the Florida blog The Shark Tank (which won Best State-Level Blog at CPAC this year) that West specifically was targeted. [...]
some of these led pencil SOB’s need to be voted out of office, Im behind Col West 100% and seriously hope that he is the new VP.
[...] West by backing a redistricting map that would make it more difficult for him to win reelection. Some fishy blogs from South Florida even went so far as to accuse Weatherford – who had been a surrogate for [...]
[...] so, as they worked hard to change district lines to make it harder for West to run. According to Javier Manjarres at Shark-Tank.net, at the [...]
[...] so, as they worked hard to change district lines to make it harder for West to run. According to Javier Manjarres at Shark-Tank.net, at the [...]
[...] so, as they worked hard to change district lines to make it harder for West to run. According to Javier Manjarres at Shark-Tank.net, at the [...]