Posted on 10/07/2006 4:20:24 PM PDT by Pikamax
Democrat Poised to Become First Muslim in Congress By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
MINNEAPOLIS — Keith Ellison, the Democratic candidate for Congress here, strode among the stalls of exotically printed fabric, telephone cards and sweet tea at a Somali mall, shaking hands with his fellow Muslims.
“The community showed up big!” Mr. Ellison, 43, said, dispensing hugs as he thanked the many immigrant Somalis whose votes had helped him beat six other candidates in a primary race in September.
Mr. Ellison, a stocky criminal defense lawyer who converted to Islam in college, is expected by experts to make history on Election Day by becoming the first Muslim elected to Congress, as well as the first black representative from Minnesota.
“If he wins, he will take the oath of office on a Koran,” Ali Ahmed, a social services worker, said as he wandered through the Karmel Square mall, a popular shopping and social destination for Somali immigrants.
“Our main concern is that Muslims are treated differently from Christians,” Mr. Ahmed said. “So he can show that we are all the same people.”
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CAIR, in reality doesn't CAIR.
That's what we need like a hole in the head ..... another friggin lawyer in Congress.
Black Muslim converts don't count, imo
unless you're a muslim of the same vain, he can lie to you all day long and be justified in his mind. So having him make like barney and hold himself won't do anything but get you a muslim who wishes he actually had something to hold on to.
Swear your allegiance to the state with your hand placed firmly on the Bible as protocol dictates or be gone Mr. Ellison!
The Times thinks this is a good thing.
Isn't Obama the first muslim in Congress.
I know, he says he's Christian, but deep down he was, is, and will always be a muslim.
I'd rather have a gay republican than a Muslim. I can't believe I said that.
We KNOW all that....he;s a Democrat.
WOW! First terrorist in the U.S. Congress is a Dem?!?!?! Who woulda thunk?
Well....if Sharia Law gets a toehold in America...let it be recorded in history..that Minnesota will be the state to elect the first Muslim (if he does win).
BUT...I dare say that the progressives, dems and MSM will be complicit in paving the way..
2nd terrorist. Remember that John Kerry* pillaged like Jjjjenghis Khan.
* The French-looking Senator from Massachusetts who served in Vietnam.
I can't wait--hope he requests silence while he brings his mat to the floor (five times a day) and spreads it out on the floor so he can bow to Mecca and Allah showing all of the United States of America who he is really loyal to. Call to prayer coming soon to Washington, D.C. LOL
The Stalinist infiltrated and took over the democrat party. If the Stalinist found it easy to go over the democrats heads, why not the islamofacist? The next thing you know, the democrats will be demanding burkas in every public school in the country "just to make it fair."
The left wing homosexual agenda will turn into a "No sex during the holy month" movement.
I'm not at all shocked he chose the democrat party. I'm not shocked at all.
The headline says ir all.
Is this currently a Republican or a democrat seat?
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