BET Wire: What's the Deal With Obamaphobia?
Plus, Allen West is back and on fire!
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In Case You Missed It - Former congressman Allen West strikes out at President Obama, Bill Cosby, women in the military and sexual misconduct; NSA leaker prefers Hong Kong justice over American – and more. – Joyce Jones
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Take That, Obama! - Former congressman Allen West has finished his first memoir. In a non-tribute to Obama, he's thinking of calling it Dreams From My American Father. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times /Landov)
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West vs. Cosby - West slammed Bill Cosby in a June 11 tweet after the actor/educator praised Black Muslims for being strong parents in an op-ed. "2day in NY Post, Bill Cosby said we should b more like Muslims. U mean honor killings, beheadings, suicide bombings? Hope ur kidding sir," West tweeted. (Photos from left: REUTERS/Doug Murray, Michael Buckner/Getty Images for BHH)
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Unsafe - West put Obama on blast for his handling of national security. The ex-lawmaker in an email to supporters said the U.S. is "sacrificing our liberty in the name of safety" and said the nation has been less safe under Obama than former President George W. Bush. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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The Trouble With G.I. Jane - West is blaming the controversy over sexual assaults in the military in part on women in combat units. They're where they don't belong, he said on the radio show Savage Nation, so that liberals "can meet some sort of socially engineering goal or egalitarian goal." (Photo: Tim Bieber/Getty Images)
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Down With His People - North Carolina Rep. G.K. Butterfield participated in this week's Moral Monday rally. “I want the American people to watch the conservative playbook unfold in North Carolina,” Butterfield said during Monday's rally. “It’s mean-spirited, and it’s wrong.” (Photo: AP Photo/The News & Observer, Travis Long)
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Hill Is in the House - Tea party leader Mike Hill is now a member the Florida state legislature and its only African-American. He won a special election to replace the late Rep. Clay Ford on June 11. Hill is founder and president of the Northwest Florida Tea Party.(Photo: Courtesy of Mike Hill)
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In With the New - Aja Brown, 31, a political newcomer, handily defeated veteran politician Omar Bradley in the Compton, California, mayoral race. Brown won 4,143 votes, compared to Bradley's 2,360. (Photo: Courtesy .VISION for Compton Campaign)
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Obamaphobic - In response to Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) allegations that Obama is standing in the way of immigration reform, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) coined a new play on the president's name. “I think he has Obamaphobia," he said on MSNBC's Jansing & Co. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Ouch! - B. Todd Jones, Obama's nominee to head the ATF, was grilled by lawmakers during his confirmation hearing on his record and management style. “This is like a courtroom,” he said during the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I feel like a defendant.” (Photo: Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call)
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