Allen West Takes Aim at Bill Cosby Over Muslims

Former Congressman Allen West is now turning his fire towards entertainer Bill Cosby.

Over the weekend, Cosby took to the pages of the New York Post to argue against apathy and to support New York City Mayor Michael Bloombergs crackdowns on smoking and unhealthy foods and soda. Towards the end of his piece, Cosby pointed towards Muslims as positive role models.

Im a Christian. But Muslims are misunderstood. Intentionally misunderstood. We should all be more like them. They make sense, especially with their children. There is no other group like the Black Muslims, who put so much effort into teaching children the right things, they dont smoke, they dont drink or overindulge in alcohol, they protect their women, they command respect. And what do these other people do?

They complain about them, they criticize them. Wed be a better world if we emulated them. We dont have to become black Muslims, but we can embrace the things that work.

We need people, not just in the church but in the community, who are not afraid to speak up because they want to hear a childs laughter not a childs blood-curdling scream because a bullet hit them. We want them playing outside.

This promptly drew heavy fire from West, a favorite of the tea party movement, who has been raising his profile in recent weeks. West took to Facebook on Monday to slam Cosbys take on Muslims:

In the latest version of cultural relativism and Islamic appeasement, comedian Bill Cosby wrote in a NY Post op-ed that "we should all be more like Muslims." Cosby said "There is no other group like black Muslims who put so much effort into teaching children the right things, they don't smoke, they don't drink or overindulge in alcohol, they protect their women, they command respect..Well, Mr.Cosby, I remember a time when black families -- and I mean two-parent homes -- raised their children just that way, I am living proof. When we allowed the breakdown of the black family to occur because of progressive socialist policies, such as welfare checks for having children out of wedlock, we committed familial suicide and now have third generation welfare. Im not into condemning America, anti-Semitism, honor killings, spousal beatings (sanctioned by the Koran), killing American troops at Ft Hood, beheadings, and rampant assaults on Christians -- read up about Boko Haram in Nigeria. What a doggone ignorant statement Mr. Cosby. Please tell me you were making a joke?