CAIR Auctioning Notorious Letter From Former Rep. Allen West On eBay

The price has more than doubled from the initial $1,000 since it went up for auction — the good news is that shipping is free:

A letter addressed to the Florida chapter of CAIR, printed on West’s stationery and signed by the former congressman, is currently listed on eBay for a starting bid of $1,000. It’s described as “possibly [the] shortest letter from Congress in US History.”

The note — which features the lone word, “NUTS!” — was reported on in 2011, when West gave the terse response to local CAIR leaders after being called upon by the group to denounce “anti-Muslim activists.” At the time, the Miami New Times called it perhaps “the dumbest thing ever written on congressional stationery.”

Bid on a piece of American history here.

By: dave-dr-gonzo

David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.

* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.