NBC News Tries to Link Allen West to ‘Outlaws’ Biker Gang

By Doug Powers  •  October 16, 2010 10:17 AM

**Written by Doug Powers

In 2007 and 2008, the media went all-out to expose Barack Obama’s past connections with controversial people and organizations (pause for laughter), so now they’re setting their unbiased sights on the background of Republican Florida congressional candidate Allen West.

Lisa Myers goes out of her way to try and strengthen some fairly weak links here. Most of these ties are looser than the ones on my son’s sneakers, and if West was a Democrat, a story with this kind of “evidence” probably wouldn’t have gotten the green-light (if it had even been produced in the first place):

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Naturally, the DCCC is passing Myers’ story around like a joint in Willie Nelson’s tour bus:

Tonight, NBC News’ Lisa Myers reports that Allen West (FL-22) has ties to an infamous motorcycle gang, the Outlaws. On Monday, Republican Leader John Boehner campaigned with Tea Party darling Allen West (FL-22).

The Justice Department has said that the Outlaws produce and distribute methamphetamine, and engage in other criminal activities including arson, homicide, and prostitution. [Justice Department, National Gang Threat Assessment 2009, Published January 2009, accessed 9/13/10]

This past Monday, Republican Leader John Boehner was raising money for Allen West in Florida. This past Tuesday, NRCC Executive Director Guy Harrison touted West’s candidacy. Republican leaders, including Eric Cantor and Sarah Palin, support Allen West.

Allen West is just the latest Republican candidate with an extremely disturbing past that Republican Leader Boehner and the NRCC have promoted.

There you have it. Not only is Allen West an Outlaw, but now so are John Boehner, Sarah Palin and Eric Cantor.

I missed Lisa Myers “guilt by association” stories when it came to things like this (which is understandable, because she’s been too busy helping sell the stimulus failure as a rousing success):

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(h/t The Blaze)

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  1. #1
    On October 16th, 2010 at 10:19 am, tarpon said:

    West is going to win …

  2. #2
    On October 16th, 2010 at 10:22 am, letget said:

    Thanks Doug for posting this. I saw this on theblaze this morning also. Allen West is a great man, that is why they are going all out to get him. I pray that he wins his election.
    L

  3. #3
    On October 16th, 2010 at 10:34 am, Dimsdale said:

    And yet, a president who has completely scrubbed his pre presidential life so completely that it is a virtual blank slate is no cause for concern for NBC.

  4. #4
    On October 16th, 2010 at 10:47 am, steveegg said:

    On October 16th, 2010 at 10:34 am, Dimsdale said:

    And yet, a president who has completely scrubbed his pre presidential life so completely that it is a virtual blank slate is no cause for concern for NBC.

    You do know what NBC stands for, right?

  5. #5
    On October 16th, 2010 at 10:54 am, Wade said:

    Lisa who?

  6. #6
    On October 16th, 2010 at 10:58 am, Pasadena Phil said:

    I would care except here in CA, we are preoccupied with figuring out who shouted “she [Whitman] is a whore!” during that private phone call. If we could just get to the bottom of that controversy, maybe we could pin both candidates to the wall to explain to us how they plan to resolve the state’s budget problems without confronting the unions.

    When we go over that bankruptcy cliff next year, I hope people find some comfort in the knowledge that it was a Republican driving the bus.

    “All silly, all the time”.

  7. #7
    On October 16th, 2010 at 11:00 am, letget said:

    O/T but funny from theblaze.com=Rabbits munch away at Denver man’s eco-friendly car.
    L

  8. #8
    On October 16th, 2010 at 11:00 am, J.J. Sefton said:

    He’s intelligent, he’s cool, he’s a vet and he’s conservative. The fact that he’s black is an irrelevancy to most Americans. But that fact alone makes liberals’ heads explode.

    Go West!

  9. #9
    On October 16th, 2010 at 11:01 am, bofh47 said:

    As Rush says: Pay attention – “the left will always show you who they fear the most”.

  10. #10
    On October 16th, 2010 at 11:02 am, starlightwoman said:

    Does anyone actually watch NBC? Anything to promote the DemocRATic candidate.

  11. #11
    On October 16th, 2010 at 11:04 am, TheSageOfSedgwick said:

    I watched the linked video and couldn’t find anything in the interview that really attacked Allen.

    On the contrary, it was a piece that allowed him to swat the small-souled fools who nip at his heels like political Pomeranians.

    As usual, he came off as the unflinching, straight-forward American hero that he is.

  12. #12
    On October 16th, 2010 at 11:06 am, MuscleDaddy said:

    This is NBC speaking from their own ignorance, to play on the ignorance of the MSM-dependent public about ‘Them Skeery Bikers’

    - I’m sure they have plenty of old folks in south FL hiding under their covers, for fear that West will bring a bunch of leather-clad criminals and their murder-cycles riding up onto their lawns

    - I wonder how long it will be before the MSM finally has their ‘Joseph Cao Moment’ and realizes that they’ve thrown away their credibility on someone who’ll smile & walk away from them without leaving so much as a $20 on the nightstand…

    – MD

  13. #13
    On October 16th, 2010 at 11:07 am, prendad said:

    NBC? Are they still on the air??

  14. #14
    On October 16th, 2010 at 11:15 am, EWTHeckman said:

    Is it just me, or did the editing in that video scream “out of context!” and “distortion!”? Does anyone have a link to the unedited interview and/or his email response?

  15. #15
    On October 16th, 2010 at 11:33 am, Member-VRWC said:

    Nothing But Crap did a story on Allen West’s “unsavory” associations and 3 people saw it.

    Lisa, you’re such a fraud. Everyone at this site knows that if West were running as a marxist Democrat, your story would have been nothing but praise for a veteran, now a civilian, wanting to work in Congress on behalf of “his people.”

  16. #16
    On October 16th, 2010 at 11:36 am, GladzKravtz said:

    I like this guy.

  17. #17
    On October 16th, 2010 at 11:53 am, zorro said:
    On October 16th, 2010 at 10:54 am, Wade said:

    Lisa who?

    On October 16th, 2010 at 11:07 am, prendad said:

    NBC? Are they still on the air??

    My sentiment exactly.

    I would wager that Doug has had more views of this posting than that segment of propaganda presented by a has-been democrap stenographer…

  18. #18
    On October 16th, 2010 at 12:00 pm, bjc said:

    *Lisa Myers= Works for NBC
    *NBC= Owned by GE
    *GE= Received 25M in stimulus funds
    *GE= Layed off 18K workers
    *Lisa Myers= Job security
    *Allen West= What we desperately need in D.C.!

  19. #19
    On October 16th, 2010 at 12:03 pm, FireBlogger said:

    Lisa Myers is a bonified hack. FWIW I am less terrified by the Outlaw Motorcycle gang than I am of Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers.

  20. #20
    On October 16th, 2010 at 12:06 pm, pdigaudio said:

    NBC = National Bullsh*t Corporation.

  21. #21
    On October 16th, 2010 at 12:12 pm, Truesoldier said:

    Church Lady: Oh this story just cannot be true. I mean it is racist to say anything about an African American candidate. I mean…what was that…oh he’s a Conservatvie….Nevermind.

  22. #22
    On October 16th, 2010 at 12:12 pm, right_on said:

    I’ve seen Lisa Meyers talking with trollops, many times, on television. She always seems so comfortable around them, therefore….

  23. #23
    On October 16th, 2010 at 12:14 pm, thejim said:

    Not much has changed at NBC over the past 25 years, other than fewer people tune in to their irrelevant “news shows”. Bottom line is Mr. West need not fear NBC’s “expose”, he will win in a couple of weeks. GO WEST!

  24. #24
    On October 16th, 2010 at 12:24 pm, longbow said:

    The presstitute Lisa Myers undoubtedly does not realize that she’s hurting herself and the Dems more than Allen West, who is an honorable and upstanding man who fully believes in the oath he took to obey and defend our Constitution – a document that Lisa Myers and her ilk think should be re-written to suit their agenda.

    I’ve been very happy to correspond with LTC West and donate a few bucks to him – he’s the kind of person our country needs badly now and if he wins I know he will do his utmost to set us back on the path to true sanity.

  25. #25
    On October 16th, 2010 at 12:37 pm, tre said:

    Is Lisa Myers doing a report or playing “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon”?

    I ride a Harley Davidson Sportster. I know, and have occasionally ridden with, people who wear leather, are covered in tattoos, and otherwise are stereotypical “bikers”. Does that make me an “outlaw biker”?

  26. #26
    On October 16th, 2010 at 12:48 pm, rightisright said:

    1srt off I’d like to thank the retire Col. for firing a shot in the direction of the insurgent and possibly saving American soldiers lives.
    Thank You Colonel, now go kick some butt in the Florida election. We need a whole lot more like him in D.C.

  27. #27
    On October 16th, 2010 at 1:27 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    And let’s not forget that Allen West was in Iraq for an extended period of time and may have actually been inside some of Saddam Hussein’s homes and offices! This clearly links West to Hussein. Clearly he is has Baathist sympathies and was a supporter of Hussein. And let’s not even talk about that time he spent in Europe, where we all know Adolf Hitler lived. Coincidence or proof that West is a supporter of extreme political views?

    We slur, you decide!
    NBC News

  28. #28
    On October 16th, 2010 at 2:12 pm, Romeo13 said:

    And there are Democrats who are currently in Jail. Ergo, anyone who supports Democrats must support breaking the law!

    Do they really want to go down this road????

  29. #29
    On October 16th, 2010 at 2:16 pm, rocketman said:

    ***
    The brave Colonel West said that he would (and did!) walk through Hell with a can of gasoline if it would save one of his soldiers.
    ***
    A real Patriot–after his Army service–what possible BS could stick to him? NBC hasn’t got a clue as to the strength and courage of this man.
    ***
    John Bibb
    ***

  30. #30
    On October 16th, 2010 at 2:28 pm, GraniteMan said:

    West is a damn good man and if he was part of a gang I would be proud to belong to his gang. Beats the hell out of that gang Obama ran around with—Acorn, Ayers, Wright, Jones, …….(on & on)

  31. #31
    On October 16th, 2010 at 2:33 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    *cough cough* racist *cough cough*

    cause ya know those African Americans are always gang bangin.

    seriously what a joke. Their bias is so ingrained that they don’t know they are biased. Why are so many people liberal? Why do so many people believe that the government knows best? These people consider themselves to be smart. . . and yet they believe they themselves need to be told what to do by the government.

    Why do New York media people think they are so smart? When did smart mean you think the government knows better than you?

  32. #32
    On October 16th, 2010 at 2:35 pm, Roland said:

    And there are Democrats who are currently in Jail. Ergo, anyone who supports Democrats must support breaking the law!

    You think you are joking/making a point regarding logic, but they do. They really do support breaking the law.

    It is one of the values requirements to be a Democrat. You have to regard lawbreaking as a growing experience that shows you are willing to question authority. And you have to be willing to come to the defense of criminals who embrace leftwing ideology, vicious cop killer thugs like Mumia. And terrorists like Bill Ayers.

    To be a good Democrat you have to be outraged America locks up so many street criminals.

    Democrats are scum. The only exceptions are the ones who’ve grown up surrounded by the cult and haven’t yet escaped it.

  33. #33
    On October 16th, 2010 at 2:43 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    I would be proud to ride my motorcycle alongside Mr. West.

  34. #34
    On October 16th, 2010 at 2:56 pm, rambler said:

    Smearing others to win isn’t going to cut it anymore and it proves just how inept the dems are at governing. This political mafia needs to go.

  35. #35
    On October 16th, 2010 at 3:11 pm, John Deaux said:

    The Justice Department has said that the Outlaws produce and distribute methamphetamine, and engage in other criminal activities including arson, homicide, and prostitution.

    Acorn changed its name to Outlaws?

  36. #36
    On October 16th, 2010 at 3:35 pm, Flyoverman said:

    West be one u darkies da strayed from Massa’s big house and he got uppity.

    When a man who thinks on his own and does not base his decisions on his skin, that is simply too much for Progressives to bear.

    Thus, he must be destroyed.

  37. #37
    On October 16th, 2010 at 4:43 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    This reminds me, last week I stumbled across the CNN Vanderbilt Anderson Cooper and he was acting shocked, shocked that a Republican ad had actors in it rather than actual people in a diner! Shocked!

    The MSM is departed, we just haven’t held the funeral yet.

  38. #38
    On October 16th, 2010 at 5:48 pm, txvet2 said:

    The usual Obama/Democrat playbook. Don’t try to win elections on ideas, try to destroy your opponent.

  39. #39
    On October 16th, 2010 at 5:52 pm, txvet2 said:

    On October 16th, 2010 at 10:58 am, Pasadena Phil said:

    I would care except here in CA, we are preoccupied with figuring out who shouted “she [Whitman] is a whore!” during that private phone call. If we could just get to the bottom of that controversy, maybe we could pin both candidates to the wall to explain to us how they plan to resolve the state’s budget problems without confronting the unions.

    You’re much better informed on California than I, but in the (partial) interview I saw of Whitman the other day, she did promise that she was opposed to increasing taxes, for what that’s worth. I can’t remember too many politicians since Mondale who promised to raise them.

  40. #40
    On October 16th, 2010 at 7:03 pm, letget said:

    This slug slime nbc gal didn’t say that Allen might have been involved with the PGR, did she? If you don’t know who they are, check them out! Hubby is one. Our home is a proud PGR member and we have a sign on our front window “WE will not submit”. Vote Nov.2, stop this in our Republic. Thank you.
    L

  41. #41
    On October 16th, 2010 at 7:23 pm, southsideironworks said:

    But you can’t prove he’s NOT!!

    /sarc

  42. #42
    On October 17th, 2010 at 12:34 am, Taqiyyotomist said:

    The upside to this story, and perhaps the most IMPORTANT ASPECT:

    The MSM has just acknowledged the EXISTANCE OF LT. COL. ALLEN WEST!

    Holy S***! Someone at NBC messed up BAD. They were supposed to keep pretending black conservatives don’t exist!

    Maybe we’ll get REALLY lucky, and next week CBS will go after the other 20 or so black conservatives running for office and being supported by the raaaaacist TEA Party!

    The cognitive dissonance, nationally among the brainwashed, will be palpable.

    Several may even wake up!

  43. #43
    On October 17th, 2010 at 9:55 am, cabrerski said:

    The incredibly pathetic aspect of this story…if Colonel West’s opponent was the president of NAMBLA, running a prostitution ring out of the top floor of his house and processing meth in the basement, that would be ok. Myers would call it a personal choice, if she would comment at all.

  44. #44
    On October 17th, 2010 at 10:05 am, yohannbiimu said:

    Most of these ties are looser than the ones on my son’s sneakers, and if West was a Democrat, a story with this kind of “evidence” probably wouldn’t have gotten the green-light (if it had even been produced in the first place)

    There’s no “probably” about it. It wouldn’t have been investigated in the first place. Word of any improper associations wouldn’t have ever reached the editor’s desk, let alone there been any consideration to run a story about it. The MSM is there to cover for the Democratic Party, not tell the people what is actually going on with it.

  45. #45
    On October 17th, 2010 at 10:28 am, valleygreaser said:

    Bikers and witches and whores, oh my! Bikers and witches and whores, oh my. Yes, we’re coming to get you. Be afraid, Dems. We’re coming to get you … and your little doggy, too! We’re the … Bikers and witches and whores, oh my!

  46. #46
    On October 17th, 2010 at 3:15 pm, Ty85719 said:

    This just in…!!!!

    Allen West’s uncle’s, neighbor’s mailman was once spotted in the very same restaurant a murderer once ate breakfast in 5 years earlier
    …. coincidence?

  47. #47
    On October 17th, 2010 at 5:26 pm, Blackstone said:

    Wow, that is shocking. His uncle doesn’t have the same mailman as his uncle’s neighbor?

  48. #48
    On October 18th, 2010 at 1:34 am, Alan K. Henderson said:

    “They’re not scared of you. They’re scared of what you represent to ‘em…What you represent to them is freedom.”

    - George Hanson (Jack Nicholson), Easy Rider

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