The Manchurian Candidate

The spokesman for Rep. Allen West is denying that he literally claimed that "78 to 81" members of Congress belong to the Communist Party.

His campaign manager, Tim Edson, told The Daily Caller that West’s full remarks make clear that he was making a jab at the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and not making an outlandish, McCarthyesque allegation. “One stupid reporter with a local publication misquoted the entire thing, and they all jumped on one press account without verifying,” said Edson. ”It’s all typical west wing marching orders for their friends in the press.”

Right Wing Watch has the truth on video.