Rep. Allen West saying something insane. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
If you're Rep. Allen West (
Torturer-FL) and you're speaking at the Broward County
Lincoln Day Dinner, and you want to quote a famous general from the Civil War, which side do you choose?
Well, of course!
At the end of the speech, West invoked the name of the famous Confederate military officer: “So, as I close tonight, I want to remind you of the great farewell speech of Confederate General Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson — when he bid farewell to his brigade, as he was elevated by Robert E. Lee.
Duh.