« MN GOP CONVENTION ROUND-UP | Home | ELLISON SPEAKS AT RALLY THAT ADVOCATED VIOLENCE AGAINST POLICE »
ELLISON DEFENDED JACKSON AND ATTACKED MIAR
By Michael B. Brodkorb | June 5, 2006
The MSM has finally began to focus on Keith Ellison's extremism.
"In his letter, [Keith] Ellison also addressed a matter involving Joanne Jackson, who in 1997 headed the group Minneapolis Initiative Against Racism. She had been quoted as calling Jews 'among the most racist white people,' and Ellison was involved with a group of black leaders who defended her.
'I believe that Ms. Jackson's alleged remark was clearly bigoted, discriminatory, inappropriate, and even ridiculous,' Ellison said in the letter, adding that while some leaders defended her comments, he 'spoke out in favor of increased dialogue between the Jewish and African-American communities.'" Source for complete story: Star Tribune, June 3, 2006
But Ellison defended Jackson AND tried to shift the concerns to the actions of the board:
"In 1997, Kieth Ellison came out in support of Joanne Jackson. Jackson was the executive director of the Minneapolis Initiative Against Racism, and was threatened with losing her job for saying 'Jews are the most racist white people I know.' Ellison said that the board’s first initiative against racism should 'be directed at itself, or at least the 11 board members who voted to dismiss Joanne Jackson' for her comments." Source: Star Tribune, February 3, 1997
##
"About a dozen supporters of Farrakhan, including Spike Moss, Mahmoud El Kati and Keith Ellison, went to the MIAR meeting because the board was considering whether to reprimand Jackson. An earlier attempt to fire her failed 11-11 in a secret ballot.
Ellison, an attorney who used his religious name of Muhammad in speaking to the board, read a statement supporting Jackson." Source: Star Tribune, February 3, 1997
Tags: Keith Ellison
Topics: Keith Ellison | 2 Comments »
2 Responses to “ELLISON DEFENDED JACKSON AND ATTACKED MIAR”
Comments
You must be logged in to post a comment.
June 5th, 2006 at 11:53 AM
[...] Here’s the latest. [...]
June 8th, 2006 at 9:20 AM
[...] Condolences can be sent to Ellison HQ. BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) – Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida leader in Iraq who waged a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and beheadings of hostages, has been killed in a precision airstrike, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday. It was a long-sought victory in the war in Iraq. [...]