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| Minnesota Democrat sorry for Nation of Islam link |
| 2006-06-06 |
| A Democratic candidate for the U.S. Congress told Jews in Minnesota that he was wrong to dismiss concerns that the Rev. Louis Farrakhan is anti-Semitic. State Rep. Keith Ellison acknowledged in a May 28 letter to the local Jewish Community Relations Council that he failed to scrutinize the positions of the Nation of Islam and its leader, Farrakhan, during his association with the group for about 18 months in the mid-1990s. Ellison, who is considered a favorite to win the congressional seat in November, would become the first Muslim ever elected to Congress. He said he “wrongly dismissed concerns that they were anti-Semitic. I should have come to that conclusion earlier than I did.” Farrakhan has said that Judaism is a gutter religion, among other remarks. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #5 "Minnesota Democrat sorry for Nation of Islam link" More likely he's sorry he got caught. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-06-06 15:32 |
| #4 Clearly a liar. It is impossible that anyone associated with NoI in the '90's or interested enough in politics to make a serious run for Congress isn't aware of Farrakhan's record in this area. WXJ - plenty of people on both sides vote on the color of the suit. It's silly to criticize only the Dems (or Minnesotans) for that. |
| Posted by: Spaviger Thrusing2240 2006-06-06 12:08 |
| #3 Note to Minnesota, if you elect your leaders based on the color suit they wear (democrat), then truly you are complete assholes. Please secede from the USA. We no longer want to be associated with stupid bastards like you. Take Massachusetts with you. I loathe and deplore stupidity. Electing a Muslim while we are at war against Islam is indeed stupid. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-06-06 11:14 |
| #2 He's a Dem, so what? You can be a charter member of a local Klan organization and still make Senator in the US Congress. Dem Akbar, Akbar Dem. |
| Posted by: Uloger Whease2177 2006-06-06 08:26 |
| #1 Minnesota will elect him. He is a Democrat muslim or not. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-06 00:52 |