{"id":23683,"date":"2013-01-26T23:00:05","date_gmt":"2013-01-26T22:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crooksandliars.com\/heather\/cnn-taps-crazy-wingnut-allen-west-weigh-wo"},"modified":"2013-01-26T23:00:05","modified_gmt":"2013-01-26T22:00:05","slug":"cnn-taps-crazy-wingnut-allen-west-to-weigh-in-on-womens-combat-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/cnn-taps-crazy-wingnut-allen-west-to-weigh-in-on-womens-combat-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Taps Crazy Wingnut Allen West to Weigh in on Women’s Combat Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I would love to know why Anderson Cooper and his producers at CNN thought anyone in their audience would benefit from hearing what wingnut former Rep. Allen West had to say about the recent announcement that the Pentagon is removing military’s ban on women serving in combat<\/a>, given his background.<\/p>\n

I don’t know about anyone else, but someone who bragged about torturing Iraqi policemen<\/a> is not the person I want to hear from when it comes to any matters involving our military, but here he was, on CNN, being treated like he’s someone who’s sane and credible, which he’s not.<\/p>\n

Allen West Slams Women In Combat \u2018Social Experiment,\u2019 Suggests They Should Also Join NHL And NBA<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Former Republican Congressman and Army veteran Allen West<\/strong> made his views about the recent decision to allow women to serve in combat roles known this morning on Twitter and Facebook<\/a>. And tonight, he brought those views to CNN.<\/p>\n

Appearing on Anderson Cooper 360<\/em> along with retired General Rick Hillier<\/strong> of the Canadian Forces, West laid out his opposition to the new rule, saying that with all of the budget issues the military is having right now, the focus shouldn\u2019t be on \u201cthis foray into an inequality trip.\u201d<\/p>\n

West then went off into an extended sports metaphor that seemed to have both Anderson Cooper<\/a><\/strong> and General Hillier baffled:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have to tell you, if this is the case, then why do we have separate hockey leagues? Women should be out there playing ice hockey with the guys in the NHL. We should not have a WNBA. I can\u2019t shoot a three-pointer, but there are ladies who could certainly take me to the hoop. Maybe they should be competing with Kobe Bryant.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Cooper quickly steered the conversation back to the more practical concerns surrounding women in combat, asking Hillier if he had seen any advantages in his career working with women in combat. Read on…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I’m guessing there are a whole lot of people out there that would rather have a woman serving next to them in combat than a loose cannon like West. He’s no longer in the Congress but it seems our corporate media isn’t done allowing him to pollute our airways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I would love to know why Anderson Cooper and his producers at CNN thought anyone in their audience would benefit from hearing what wingnut former Rep. Allen West had to say about the recent announcement that the Pentagon is removing military’s ban on women serving in combat<\/a>, given his background.<\/p>\n

I don’t know about anyone else, but someone who bragged about torturing Iraqi policemen<\/a> is not the person I want to hear from when it comes to any matters involving our military, but here he was, on CNN, being treated like he’s someone who’s sane and credible, which he’s not.<\/p>\n

Allen West Slams Women In Combat ‘Social Experiment,’ Suggests They Should Also Join NHL And NBA<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Former Republican Congressman and Army veteran Allen West<\/strong> made his views about the recent decision to allow women to serve in combat roles known this morning on Twitter and Facebook<\/a>. And tonight, he brought those views to CNN.<\/p>\n

Appearing on Anderson Cooper 360<\/em> along with retired General Rick Hillier<\/strong> of the Canadian Forces, West laid out his opposition to the new rule, saying that with all of the budget issues the military is having right now, the focus shouldn’t be on “this foray into an inequality trip.”<\/p>\n

West then went off into an extended sports metaphor that seemed to have both Anderson Cooper<\/a><\/strong> and General Hillier baffled:<\/p>\n

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“I have to tell you, if this is the case, then why do we have separate hockey leagues? Women should be out there playing ice hockey with the guys in the NHL. We should not have a WNBA. I can’t shoot a three-pointer, but there are ladies who could certainly take me to the hoop. Maybe they should be competing with Kobe Bryant.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Cooper quickly steered the conversation back to the more practical concerns surrounding women in combat, asking Hillier if he had seen any advantages in his career working with women in combat. Read on…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I’m guessing there are a whole lot of people out there that would rather have a woman serving next to them in combat than a loose cannon like West. He’s no longer in the Congress but it seems our corporate media isn’t done allowing him to pollute our airways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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