Allen West: Goebbels would be proud of Democrats

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West - Reference to Goebbels wasn’t designed to link Democrats to the overall Nazi party.

"I'm talking about propaganda, OK."

By DARREN SAMUELSOHN | 12/15/11 4:02 PM EST

Tea party favorite Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) said Thursday that Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels would be "very proud" of Democrats for shifting public sentiment against Republicans, and he blamed the press for helping spread their message.

"If Joseph Goebbels was around, he'd be very proud of the Democrat Party because they have an incredible propaganda machine," West told reporters in the Capitol. "I think that you have, and let's be honest, you know, some of the people in the media are complicit in this, in enabling them to get that type of message out."

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