GOP foe Fine says Ellison’s unfit (Muslim running for Congress in MN)

Minneapolis Star-Tribune ^ | September 13, 2006 | Rochelle Olson and Dane Smith

[Clintonfatigued]

Keith Ellison's GOP foe attacked sharply Wednesday, calling him unfit for Congress and saying he was "offended as a Jew that we have a candidate like this running for U.S. Congress." On a day Ellison was fielding national media requests and getting attention for possibly becoming the first Muslim in Congress, the remarks of opponent Alan Fine showed how Republicans hope to make Ellison's past a liability for Democrats.

Fine didn't raise specific issues that hadn't come up earlier in the campaign, but his criticism was sharper. It showed that despite a surprisingly strong showing in Tuesday's DFL primary in the heavily DFL Fifth District, Ellison still faces a grueling contest.

Besides Fine, he faces Independence Party endorsee Tammy Lee and Green Party candidate Jay Pond in November.

Fine, in an emotion-choked statement at a news conference, harshly condemned Ellison, focusing particularly on his past links to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

"I'm extremely concerned about Keith Ellison, Keith Hakim, Keith X Ellison, Keith Ellison Muhammad," Fine said, referring to names Ellison used when he wrote several editorials for the University of Minnesota Daily when he was a law student in the early 1990s. "I'm personally offended that this person is a candidate for U.S. Congress. ... He is the follower of a known racist, Louis Farrakhan, who promoted division between the people of our nation, a person who believes that the white man is the anti-Christ, a person who called for the destruction of our nation, a person who believes that Jews are the scourge of the Earth. I'm personally offended as a Jew that we have a candidate like this running for U.S. Congress."

[Brandie]

It is simple, never vote for a Democrat and never ever vote for a Muslim. All a person has to do is read online all the places that tell the list of goals of Islam. And one is to take over this country. How hard is that to understand.

[ishabibble]

I've had an idea about this man since I first learned of his candidacy. Why doesn't someone just ask him on the record if, since all people are created equal in the eyes of our American way of life, who and what is an INFIDEL?

Is a Catholic or a Christian less than a Muslim? Are the Jews worthy of respect as a people? Are women less than men? How can he live as a Muslim man of good faith and represent all the people? The KORAN tells us that this is not possible.

Ellison is just one more shard in the shattered mosaic of the American Way. This door has been opened, but that does not mean it has to be the new way of life for us. Make sure he doesn't get elected, MN!

[ken5050]

Do you rememebr when Ron Dellums was on the House Intelligence committee?

[fieldmarshaldj]

The frightening part was when Dellums, a Communist, was the chairman of Armed Services during the first half of Clintoon's first term. Scary, scary times.

[EGPWS]

"I'm extremely concerned about Keith Ellison, Keith Hakim, Keith X Ellison, Keith Ellison Muhammad,"

Is there room on the ballot for any other names?

[ishabibble]

>>>Isn't there any chance that Ellison's background will upset many normally liberal DemocRAT voters?<<<

What people like that do not understand is EXACTLY what it means to be an INFIDEL. How does Ellison, as a Muslim, fairly and responsibly represent women, Jews, Catholics, Evangelicals, atheists, homosexuals, sexually promiscuous college kids, and blacks? Especially blacks.

There was a wire story posted here at FR awhile back that reported on the terrorists in Iraq and how they really don't make an effort if they don't think they can kill a black soldier or Marine. First of all, they don't like blacks. Second, and more importantly, killing a black guy dredges up all the old Vietnam wounds and at the same time, also recalls how the black personnel at the embassy in Tehran were released and the whites held captive.
ANYTHING. ANYTHING AT ALL TO DEMORALIZE AND DEFEAT AMERICA.

Hell, I just proofed this and it looks like I am writing about CNN. I am writing about a wolf in sheep's clothing, a Muslim who wants to get his hands on our laws and our money.