Allen West accused the media of distorting his words when asked about his controversial comments about Social Security from this past weekend. According to the Huffington Post, West wrote a comment on his Facebook page denying ever comparing the popular social program to slavery:
Allen West-isms: Tea Party favorite’s most infamous remarks
Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) sought to do damage control on Monday after sparking controversy with remarks he made over the weekend.
“Liberal media reports saying I am equating Social Security of hardworking Americans to a form of slavery is absolutely false,” the Tea Party-backed freshman wrote on Facebook. “It seems that there is absolutely no level the attack machine will sink to deliberately distort my comments. … I was clearly talking about the number of people on Social Security disability — a completely separate issue then claims that I said I am against Social Security.”
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