You can also hear him here:
http://www.newsofhisland.com/blog/?p=4749
And he wrote this:
http://frontpagemag.com/2009/09/27/standing-with-israel-by-lt-colonel-allen-west/
He comes off as a bit anti-Islamic, but not to a fault. He attacks Obama's government as oppressive and he shouldn't do that. Surprisingly enough the majority of Americans who voted for Obama don't think like the radicals on the right and he won't score many votes with that (except from the radical right).
I see a potential problem in that some of the comments suggested that he should team up with Sarah Palin. That would destroy him. As he stands, he is a decent conservative candidate that everyone can identify with. Being in a team with Palin would move him into the loony bin. He must avoid that. He seems smart and knowledgeable. That's the image he must protect.
He is a Christian, but doesn't seem like a radical or fundamentalist. This means he probably can attract votes from the centre and left. If he can manage to point out why an aggressive foreign policy is good for the ideals that liberals want to profess, he should have an advantage over his liberal opponents who are willing to condemn women to stoning if they happen to live outside the US.
Since he is an African-American born in Atlanta, I am assuming that (in contrast to Obama) he actually knows what it is like to grow up as a member of a minority which was indeed at a time (and at the time) hated and discriminated against by society and the state. Many such people end up Liberal Democrats but he found a more natural home in the party that ended slavery and actually supported civil rights legislation.
I could see myself voting for him if he doesn't associate with the Tea Party/Palin crowd. I was wondering what happened to normal Republicans lately.
David, Son of Israel built Jerusalem and his son Solomon made it great. [...] One flag will fly over Jerusalem, the Israeli flag, never any other, certainly not a UN flag.
