Posted on 09/13/2006 11:41:33 AM PDT by MrCFdovnh
State Rep. Keith Ellison won the 5th District Democratic primary Tuesday. His victory could bring the first black representative from Minnesota to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Muslim to Congress.
Jim Leinfelder, communications director for Ellison, said "buoyant euphoria" lofted through the room after announcement of the win.
"I've been to a lot of events like this and it's hard to remember anything like this since (Sen. Paul) Wellstone's first victory," he said.
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In time, he may become more popular in MN than the great Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.
Farrakhan follower? Sure looks like it.
Please don't be so naive.
LOL! Good one, but I think not and hope not.
You're right! He'd be foolish to have Louie campaign for him.
He'll win too. 5th district is the bluest of the blue. Expect to see Ellison in Congress for the next 20-30 years.
This is my district, and I am just sick. My neighbor and I are conservatives, but live by people that had Wellstone signs in their yards up until the last election. They will probably bring them out again this time around.
I am so sick of the Wellstone bumper stickers. The most recent one I saw was something along the lines of "Do it for Wellstone, We are all Wellstone" or something equally creepy. I saw another one on a truck a while back that said, "Wellstone is dead. Get over it." I am certain his vehicle was keyed at some point.
So it really is no surprise to me that they have to drag his decaying carcass out and traipse it all over suburbia, connecting it in any manner to Keith Ellison.
UGH.
Minnesota 5th Congressional District Election 2004
Martin Olav Sabo (D) - 218,434
Daniel Mathias (R) ----- 76,600
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New York District 11
Major Owens (D) 144,999
Lorain Stevens (C) 4721
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Painting everybody who believes in any religion with that broad of a brush is completely uncalled for. Attack radical islam all you want, but this sort of rhetoric is foolish and totally unnecessary.
Chide me all that you want to, but you will never change my views of Islam/Muslim's.
Yah, whatever. You are entitled to your bigoted views.
You've been reported.
The site admins. Notice the 'report abuse' button.
Unlike blacks who are likely economic liberals, but social conservatvies, American Jews are die-hard social liberals.
They fear Southern Baptists more than they fear Osama. Many Jews, I know, fear that if Evangelicals control everything, they shall use the gov't powers to mandate Creationism and Christian prayers in public schools. To them, this will lead to another Holocaust.
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