Former U.S. Rep. and Lieutenant Colonel Allen West (R-Fla.) has joined Townhall as a contributing columnist.
This, despite a recent report in GotNews that has received no widespread attention despite the seriousness of the allegations concerning a few female staffers at PJ Media. West did not comment for the story. Neither did the women in question. He did include alleged information from “sources at PJ media and some who have since left the organization.”
There were news reports in 2013 that West had left the outlet after an “altercation” which consisted of him calling a female employee a “Jewish American Princess” and telling her to “shut up.”
At the time, he told BuzzFeed, which reported the news, that he was not fired and left voluntarily. He never said the exchange with the woman never happened. He told BuzzFeed, however, that it wasn’t why he left.
But that’s all in the past, right? Onward and upward to Townhall.
“I am excited and honored to welcome Lt. Col. Allen West as a regular contributor to our site,” said Katie Pavlich, an editor at Townhall.com in a release. “We look forward to sharing his unique perspective, shaped by his impressive background, expertise and experience in all aspects of life and public policy, with our audience.”
West’s columns will cover healthcare, environment, retirement, education, taxes and energy.
His stories will run online beginning April 1 and will run every other Wednesday.
West said he’s blessed.
“An example of the greatness of America is this: I remember being a civilian-military advisor to the Afghanistan Army for two and half years and the most integral medium that kept me in tuned to conservative perspective on issues was Townhall.com, ” he said, gushing about the site in the statement. “And now, I have been blessed to be named a contributor to Townhall. This is what we must fight to preserve – the aspect that in our beloved Constitutional Republic, hopes and dreams are achievable by the individual by way of the pursuit of happiness – not a government perceived guarantee of happiness. I look forward to providing you, the thoughtful conservative reader, bi-weekly insightful missives.”