Congressmen-Elect Allen West & Tim Scott on Hannity

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A historic number of minority GOP candidates were elected to office in the November 2010 midterm elections. Among those elected are two black Republicans whose victories mark the first time African-Americans will represent the GOP in Congress since 2003.

Retired Lt. Colonel Allen West's win in Florida's 22nd District and South Carolina State Rep. Tim Scott's victory in that state's 1st Congressional District is also the first time two black GOP members will serve in Congress since 1996.

Scott defeated Democrat Ben Frasier in an open contest to replace retiring Republican Rep. Henry Brown to the first black GOP in Congress since former Oklahoma Congressman J.C. Watts retired in 2003.

West defeated incumbent Democratic Rep. Ron Klein shortly after Scott's victory Tuesday. It was West's second contest against Klein, losing to the incumbent in 2008.

An Atlanta native, West served in the Army for 22 years, including tours of duty in both Iraq wars and in Afghanistan. His campaign platform, "Restoring American Exceptionalism," echoed this election cycle's popular conservative sentiments of limited government, creating a business-friendly tax environment, and extending the Bush era tax cuts.

Scott hails from South Carolina and served the state in local office for 15 years. Scott's agenda reflects many of the same views, including strengthening the borders against illegal immigration and focusing our military efforts to defeat violent Jihad.

Both men won despite historically low black participation in the GOP and constant efforts by the left to discredit conservative movements like the Tea Party as racist. But the Republican Party had 14 viable candidates in House races this cycle, and the party intensified its outreach efforts to the black community this cycle.

"The people have spoken clearly, it is now time to restore honor, integrity and character to Washington," West said in a statement released shortly after midnight Wednesday. "This seat once again belongs to the people."

Broadcast on Nov 5, 2010.

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[ace8842]

Why couldn't either of these two guys be President instead of Obama...the Dems are going to be very nervous that minorities won't automatically put the Dem button at the voting booth anymore with all the minorities R's put in office this year.

[kittenagogo28]

So unfortunate that the voters couldn't have elected a QUALIFIED president for first black president. These are two great patriots. Why couldn't we have waited to find people who were judged on the content of there character and not the color of their skin? Don't you bama voters feel like fools when you see this kind of candidate? Don't you feel like you jumped the gun by wanting so bad to vote in a black man?

[Daffyd23]

These 2 Men Are Great Americans!

[goodfriends5573]

can ANYONE say uncle tom??

[Saura74]

Ron Paul 2012.

[qwertypoiu4321]

Tim Scott is from my district and is a Statist fraud like all other republicans and democrats. The Federal State should not exist.

Read Spooner, read Rothbard.

[Searching4Truth1]

Judge a man based on what is in his heart, and in the end, that's all that matters, for a man can not choose his race, but he can choose his heart; a man can not choose the path he is born upon, but he can choose the path he walks

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[rungsat1]

Allen West is a certified pro American, Black, Citizen, Leader, who has defended the CONSTITUTION of the United States from all enemies foreign and domestic?! Who could imagine a politician with a thorough, well rounded background! No more Democrat-Lite Republicans. We need Americans defending Americans. Tired of the Republicans thinking a little poison in our lives is OK. If an idea is bad, who cares if its Bi-partisan! If I wanted half of a good thing,a vote for the other side, is the same!

[gopconservative78]

These 2 new elected congressman have better experience that than idiot in the White House. I'm glad that they were elected