Keith Ellison
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Thursday, May 18th, 2006Keith Ellison is running for Congress. When a person is sworn in as a Congressman, one of the first things they do is swear to uphold the United States Constitution. In the Farrakhan op/ed, he refers on a number of occassions to the US Constitution as " Their Constitution" He needs to answer a couple [...]
MDE FROM THE ARCHIVES: ELLISON’S EXTREMISMS
Thursday, May 18th, 2006I was sent two articles written by Keith E. Hakim. These articles appeared in the Minnesota Daily during the time Ellison was a law student. Earlier this evening I spoke with three former students of the University of Minnesota Law School who confirmed that Keith E. Hakim is Keith Ellison. In the first article Hakim/Ellison [...]
PLAYING THE RACE CARD
Wednesday, May 17th, 2006I can't write posts about Keith Ellison without being called "stupid, desperate, or racist."
DOES KLOBUCHAR SUPPORT ELLISON?
Tuesday, May 16th, 2006Has Amy Klobuchar endorsed Keith Ellison?
KEITH ELLISON AND KATHLEEN SOLIAH/SARAH JANE OLSON #2
Tuesday, May 16th, 2006"Minneapolis lawyer Keith Ellison, an [Sarah Jane] Olson supporter, says the prosecution's strategy focused on guilt by association. "I think it's dangerous to prosecute people for their political views and their political associations. I think you prosecute people for what they do, for their acts," he said." Source: MPR, November 1, 2001 Below is a [...]
KEITH ELLISON AND CYNTHIA MCKINNEY
Monday, May 15th, 2006Two dedicated readers of Minnesota Democrats Exposed noticed that Keith Ellison's campaign scrubbed its website of references to Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. The claim is Ellison's campaign removed the McKinney quote because they knew of the anti-Semitic leanings of McKinney. While the quite was removed from Ellison's campaign website (before & after), McKinney's quote is still on Ellison's blog. [...]
ELLISON’S MEMORY CLEARS ABOUT HIS PREVIOUS TAX PROBLEMS
Monday, May 15th, 2006When asked about his previous tax problems, Ellison "knew of none…": "We are hearing questions about two tax liens placed on Ellison’s home; one by the state of Minnesota for $1,529.00 on 03/31/1997, settled on 12/28/2000 and another by the federal government 03/11/2002 for $18,301.00 settled 12/30/2002. The settlements occurred just before he took office in 2003. [...]
ELLISON: PENALTIES FOR SELLING CRACK MORE SEVERE BECAUSE “BLACKS TEND TO USE MORE CRACK”
Sunday, May 14th, 2006"'The federal penalties for selling crack are 100 times more severe than the penalties for selling powdered cocaine,' he [Keith Ellison] said. 'They are both cocaine, and crack is not more dangerous. But the penalties for selling 5 grams of crack are as severe as the penalties for selling 500 grams of cocaine. And we [...]
ELLISON: “SARA OLSON IS A BLACK GANG MEMBER”
Sunday, May 14th, 2006"'Sara Olson is a black gang member,' said Minneapolis defense lawyer Keith Ellison of a red-haired, fair-skinned, Highland Park resident standing in the wings. Though they chuckled at the irony, the crowd packed into Lake Harriet Community Church for a February 12 fundraiser understood exactly what Ellison meant. Sara Olson, like many persons prosecuted for [...]
KEITH ELLISON AND KATHLEEN SOLIAH/SARAH JANE OLSON
Sunday, May 14th, 2006Background: The Symbionese Liberation Army was an American-based group that considered itself a revolutionary vanguard army and was a proponent of radical leftist ideology. The group gained notoriety when the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst, Patty Hearst, was kidnapped and apparently brainwashed into becoming an active member. Members of the group were accused of committing [...]
KEITH ELLISON’S CLIENTS: CHILD ABUSERS, DRUG DEALERS, MURDERERS
Saturday, May 13th, 2006This is a partial list of Keith Ellison's clients, based on newspaper articles. This list will be updated and posted on Minnesota Democrats Exposed. ## Adrian Riley, a cocaine dealer, who was found gulity of murdering James Walters, 30, his girlfriend, Treesa Woods, 27, and Troy Tholkes, 28. Police said they had been shot execution-style with a 9-millimeter [...]
KEITH ELLISON AND JOANNE JACKSON
Friday, May 12th, 2006In 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 [...]
KEITH ELLISON & KHALID ABDUL MUHAMMED
Wednesday, May 10th, 2006In 1995, Keith Ellison coordinated the Nation of Islam's Million Man March for Minnesota. He appeared with Khalid Abdul Muhammed at an organizing rally at the University of Minnesota. Khalid Abdul Muhammed said, "I'm sorry. I'm just hard on the white man. I was born to give this cracker hell from cradle to the grave." [...]
NO RETURN FAVOR: MCCOLLUM ENDORSES ELLISON OVER ERLANDSON
Tuesday, May 9th, 2006Keith Ellison has been endorsed by Betty McCollum. McCollum was the DFL endorsed candidate for Congress in 2000 and she faced a primary challenge from State Senator Steve Novak and St. Paul City Council member Chris Coleman. Mike Erlandson was criticized by Mike Hatch "over attacks against fellow DFLers in the Fourth Congressional District primary election." Mike's [...]
THANK YOU 5TH CD DFL…#2
Saturday, May 6th, 2006I couldn't be happier! If Keith Ellison is elected to Congress, I will have plenty of material to write about.
THANK YOU 5TH CD DFL…
Saturday, May 6th, 2006for endorsing Keith Ellison. I'll write more tonight.
UPDATE ON 5TH CD DFL ENDORSEMENT BATTLE
Friday, May 5th, 2006DFL endorsement looms large in race for Sabo's seat DFLers jockey for a chance to fill Sabo's shoes
MDE EXCLUSIVE: COMPUTER SUBTERFUGE BY ELLISON’S CAMPAIGN?
Thursday, May 4th, 2006I just spoke with Shawn Towle, publisher of Checks and Balances. Shawn and I have publicly sparred through our websites, but he thought Minnesota Democrats Exposed was a great location for this story. Kathleen Murphy is publicly listed as a co-chair for Keith Ellison's congressional campaign and according to Shawn Towle, she is also designed literature for Ellison's campaign. Previously, Murphy edited [...]
MUDSLINGING IN THE 5TH
Thursday, May 4th, 2006This is from Checks and Balances: "With the DFL endorsement for the 5th Congressional District occurring on Saturday a spate of charges and counter charges are circulating. The reality in politics is when you are the frontrunner the concentrated effort is focused on you and right now the spotlight is on Rep. Keith Ellison (DFL-58B, [...]
SABO WANTS HIS REPLACEMENT TO BE AN AGITATOR
Thursday, May 4th, 2006"We want a candidate who will take on the Republicans and right-wing conservatives – every day. Mike is the one. For six years as the DFL Party chair, he challenged the Bush Administration, Norm Coleman, Tim Pawlenty and the Republicans. In that role, Mike was vocal and effective." Source: Martin Sabo's endorsement statement of Mike [...]
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