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VIDEO: Allen West Victory Speech

Posted on | November 2, 2010 | 39 Comments

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Will be uploading these segments in stages, in no particular order. It was freaking awesome, is what it was.

UPDATE: My plan for Election Night had been to end up at Marco Rubio’s victory bash down in Coral Gables. But I was a little late leaving Panama City in the morning and, though I drove like a bat out of hell, it was obvious I would be late getting there. So I called the West campaign, found out they were having their victory party here about 45 miles up the coast from Miami and . . .

Well, Colonel West has been a sentimental favorite for a long time, ever since he was Pamela Geller’s “Colonel from Kandahar” columnist inAfghanistan. I interviewed him during his 2008 campaign, back when the NRCC wouldn’t give him the time of day, so it’s like destiny that brought me here.

The congressman-elect meets the press after his victory.

Mrs. West and the couple’s lovely daughters.

Smile and say, “Charles Johnson!”

Category: Allen West, Congress, Election, Florida, Video

Comments

39 Responses to “VIDEO: Allen West Victory Speech”

  1. Giddyup333
    November 3rd, 2010 @ 12:04 am

    Wonderful, wonderful!!! Looking forward to his terms in Congress. Give them heck, Congressman West!

  2. Dan Maloney
    November 3rd, 2010 @ 12:22 am

    Allen is the best!

  3. Reitjerkstra
    November 3rd, 2010 @ 12:46 am

    Run for Prez, Col.!
    The West is Back.

  4. HappyFeet
    November 3rd, 2010 @ 12:54 am

    Democrats worst nightmare.
    How will they counter black conservatives? By blocking all news about them.

  5. Itz2bcontinued
    November 3rd, 2010 @ 1:06 am

    I absolutely love this man, Allen West! I’m all the way up in Pennsylvania and was watching this race with GREAT interest.
    I can go on and on with fanfare..but I will leave it at this;
    Please..urge this man towards the presidency! He is exactly what we need!

  6. somebodyelse
    November 3rd, 2010 @ 1:08 am

    I followed this race in preference to all others from Arizona. I cannot wait to see his performance in the House. He is my favorite candidate, by a long shot, and (hopefully) a sign of things to come. I hope and trust he will be every bit of of a representative of the right as a politician as he was a candidate. Go West!!!!!!!!!!!

  7. somebodyelse
    November 3rd, 2010 @ 1:11 am

    Hey bro. A fellow Arizonan also perceives the best and brightest that the country has to offer.

  8. Charles Johnson
    November 3rd, 2010 @ 1:18 am

    Damn you RSM. Damn you to ever lasting banishment from LGF.

  9. MrPaulRevere
    November 3rd, 2010 @ 3:34 am

    This is just magnificent. Of all of the races I followed, this one was the nearest and dearest to my heart. Well done Col., very well done indeed. ” Smile and say, “Charles Johnson!”. I have nothing to add to that!

  10. Donald Douglas
    November 3rd, 2010 @ 8:49 am

    I’m just counting Allen West as my Congressman. Not good on the left coast: “Figures: ‘Dead Democrat state senator reelected in Long Beach’ Seriously. Dems can be six feet deep and still win in CA.” http://is.gd/gF4ND

  11. VickiGP
    November 3rd, 2010 @ 11:04 am

    Thank you so much for posting Congressman West’s acceptance speech! I’ve been looking online for it since he made it. I will use it to continue to spread the word across the Internet about this great man! This is just the beginning! HOOAH!

  12. Ossiansweet
    November 3rd, 2010 @ 12:06 pm

    Adam West was also the original Batman.

  13. trogg
    November 3rd, 2010 @ 3:13 pm

    What an honor!!!

  14. Dianne
    November 4th, 2010 @ 1:06 am

    Me, too, and I live in Washington state! I’m 58 years old, and hope to see this awesome man in the Oval Office before I’m done here:)

  15. chavelly
    November 4th, 2010 @ 5:47 pm

    yeah Allen West is the best

  16. Mike A
    November 5th, 2010 @ 8:56 pm

    SERVED WITH THE THEN LT WEST WHEN WE WERE IN THE 82ND AIRBORNE AS PART OF THE 4/325TH AIB IN VICENZA ITALY…GREAT LEADER THEN, A MAN AMONG MEN, DEDICATED TO HIS PROFESSION, A MAN WHO WALKED THE WALK AND TALKED THE TALK. GOD BLESS AND THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA HAVE CHOSEN A GREAT PATRIOT TO REPRESENT THEM IN THE IMAGE OF OUR FOUNDING FATHER…GREAT WORK…AIRBORNE!

  17. Zepproxx
    November 9th, 2010 @ 5:31 pm

    My old district. This is awesome. A presidental run is not a good idea for 2012 but maybe secretary of defense.

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