http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/2006/06/05/how-long-was-ellison-in-the-nation-of-islam/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:04:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/2006/06/05/how-long-was-ellison-in-the-nation-of-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-42076 Kennedy v. The Machine » Jeffersonian Flair Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:18:06 +0000 http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/?p=2338#comment-42076 [...] Rep. Keith Ellison may be a man of dubious character and a contemptible past but his choice of a Koran that may ameliorate angst about his holy book of choice shows a deftness that will serve him well in what will no doubt be a swift rise through Democratic congressional leadership ranks. Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, found himself under attack last month when he announced he’d take his oath of office on the Koran — especially from Virginia Rep. Virgil Goode, who called it a threat to American values. [...] [...] Rep. Keith Ellison may be a man of dubious character and a contemptible past but his choice of a Koran that may ameliorate angst about his holy book of choice shows a deftness that will serve him well in what will no doubt be a swift rise through Democratic congressional leadership ranks. Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, found himself under attack last month when he announced he’d take his oath of office on the Koran — especially from Virginia Rep. Virgil Goode, who called it a threat to American values. [...]

]]> http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/2006/06/05/how-long-was-ellison-in-the-nation-of-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-4980 W-lover Wed, 07 Jun 2006 00:32:22 +0000 http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/?p=2338#comment-4980 The Nation of Islam does nothing but spread hatred, and the DFL endorsed this guy. What does that say about the DFL? I mean- it wouldn't be the first Democratic racist on Capitol Hill, but I never thought I'd see it come out of Minnesota. The Nation of Islam does nothing but spread hatred, and the DFL endorsed this guy. What does that say about the DFL? I mean- it wouldn’t be the first Democratic racist on Capitol Hill, but I never thought I’d see it come out of Minnesota.

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