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Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) was one of the few members of Congress to snag a ticket to this weekend's White House Correspondents Association dinner, but the Tea Party freshman was not impressed by the proceedings.

The congressman took to Facebook on Monday to denounce those "laughing and living it up" at the annual dinner while "our Constitutional Republic is eroding."

"While the President laughs and dines, our Constitutional Republic is eroding and my countrymen are suffering. In this election year, it is sad to think that some of those who were sitting in that ballroom Saturday night laughing and living it up, are helping to perpetuate the manipulation and deception of our country," West wrote.

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