{"id":871090,"date":"2021-10-12T11:58:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T15:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=871090"},"modified":"2021-10-12T11:58:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T15:58:35","slug":"msnbc-commentator-refers-to-col-allen-west-as-blackface-with-a-1990s-flattop-haircut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-commentator-refers-to-col-allen-west-as-blackface-with-a-1990s-flattop-haircut\/","title":{"rendered":"MSNBC Commentator Refers To Col. Allen West As \u2018Blackface With A 1990s Flattop Haircut\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmsnbc-commentator-refers-to-col-allen-west-as-blackface-with-a-1990s-flattop-haircut%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=871090&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>MSNBC commentator Jason Johnson said retired Army Col. Allen West provided Republicans with \u201call-natural flavor racism\u201d and \u201cblackface with a 1990s flattop haircut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson joined Monday\u2019s \u201cThe Reidout\u201d with host Joy Reid and argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/04\/allen-west-announces-run-for-texas-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West<\/a>, who is running for governor in Texas, was the perfect representation of \u201cthe zeitgeist of the Republican Party.\u201d <strong><a class=\"text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/11\/allen-west-gop-greg-abbott-covid-19\/\">(RELATED: Greg Abbott\u2019s GOP Challenger Hospitalized With COVID-19)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reid began the segment by claiming that West was so far to the right that he was \u201cbasically to the right of Atilla the Hun. He\u2019s the guy that mock-executed an Iraqi policeman and got in trouble in the Army.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reid also said that West had claimed Islam was not a religion and suggested the black community was \u201cbetter off\u201d in terms of having a strong family structure and more education opportunities when the United States was still under segregation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, look, speaking of educational opportunities. One of the other crimes we\u2019ve seen in the state of Texas is this book banning they have where they\u2019re chasing after books and don\u2019t want kids to learn about critical race theory,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2017\/12\/08\/msnbc-contributor-eight-out-of-ten-skinheads-support-trump-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johnson<\/a> began before turning his attention to West.<strong> <a class=\"text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/03\/13\/msnbc-trump-rally-n-word\/\">(RELATED: MSNBC Guest: Trump Is \u2018Is Half A Rally Away\u2019 From \u2018Using The N-Word\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAllen West, he is the zeitgeist of the Republican Party right now. They want that same kind of \u2014 they want that sort of all-natural flavor racism, but they want it in blackface with a 1990s flattop haircut. That\u2019s what they want and can get out Allen West if he can actually get out of bed and hopefully realize he could actually catch COVID again because the magical antibodies that he thinks he has now will not keep him any safer if he continues to run around and grab-hand the way that he is,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/14\/msnbc-jason-johnson-donald-trump-capitol-riot-impeachment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johnson<\/a> continued.<\/p>\n<p>West had announced over the weekend that he tested positive for COVID, had developed pneumonia and was briefly hospitalized over concern about his oxygen saturation levels. He announced Monday that he was home and waiting for a negative test before returning to the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.2389380530973\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Back at home with a special message for you: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6lSfpvkMqx\">https:\/\/t.co\/6lSfpvkMqx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Allen West (@AllenWest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenWest\/status\/1447727164028301313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so many other protocols out there that we should be recommending to people. This should not be about forcing people to take a certain shot,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cGod bless you all. Thank you so very much again for all your thoughts, your prayers, and well-wishes. It\u2019s great to be back home. And I just want to let you know, do not fear COVID.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSNBC commentator Jason Johnson said retired Army Col. 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