Plain and simple — the man is an insufferable ass.
The Story:
Former Congressman Allen West is leaving his job at Pajamas Media after an altercation with a female staffer in which he allegedly called her a “Jewish American princess,” BuzzFeed learned on Thursday.
“In order to focus on political interests, Allen West will transition from his full-time role as director of programming for Next Generation.TV to a twice-a-month contributor of written commentary on PJMedia.com, effective October 1, 2013,” PJ Media financier Aubrey Chernick wrote to staff in an email from Sept. 16. “I wanted our staff and consultants to have this information first. However, PJ Media is not announcing this publicly for several weeks, so please do not share this news with anyone outside of the company until you see our public announcement.”
In a message to staff, West wrote: “Shortly, I will be giving up my position as director of programming at Next Generation.TV to get back on the front lines to expand the message of constitutional conservatism across our country.”
Two sources familiar with what happened told BuzzFeed that West had gotten into an argument with a female employee and called her a “Jewish American princess” while telling her to “shut up.”
Reached by phone, West told BuzzFeed he was leaving his job voluntarily, though one source familiar with the situation told BuzzFeed he had been fired. He did not deny that an exchange with the employee had occurred, but said it hadn’t led to his leaving the company.
“No, I didn’t get fired,” West said. “I’m leaving to pursue political aspirations. That’s it. There’ll be a statement that comes out and it’s effective in October.”
Asked specifically whether he referred to the employee as a “Jewish American princess,” West said simply, “There was an exchange, that’s all.”
Allen West was an ass in the military, which is why he was tossed from the Military. Now he has been tossed from PJMedia. Something tells me that Allen West’s days as a Republican star player are over for good. Because there is one unpardonable sin among the Republicans, especially among the neoconservatives; and that is making disparaging remarks to Jews. Doing this will get a one ticket to obscure land in a real big hurry.
Did this man not know that PJMedia is owned, funded, and operated by a Jewish man? A fake conservative, but really a liberal former liberal Jew at that?!?! I would like to find out which staffer this was, I would love to hear her side of the story on this here; I really would.