Posted on 10/15/2006 3:34:50 PM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
What would you say about a candidate for office that has the following history?
Would you say that such a man is an ideal candidate to run for Minneapolis Minnesota's 5th Congressional District seat and should be sent to Washington to represent its people?
Well, you might find such a man questionable but the Democratic Party of Minnesota (called the DFL there) seems to think he is an ideal candidate for Congress.
Yes, that would be the same Democratic Party that is yelling from the rooftops about the "Republican culture of corruption" and attacking Republicans as unfit for office. Yep, THAT Democratic Party.
Of course, what draws the Democrats to this candidate, Keith Ellison, is not that he is an upstanding member of the community, but that the man is a Muslim. It makes them all warm and fuzzy inside that they are "diverse" enough to elect the first Muslim to Congress. His anti-Semitism, financial irregularities and support for murderers and terrorists seems not to bother them a whit.
It's only the "Republican culture of corruption" that is troublesome, after all.
Mr. Ellison is surrounded by a whirlwind of questionable activities that has been reported by outlets as diverse as the Weekly Standard, the blog Powerline, Newsweek and the Washington Post. Even the far left leaning Minneapolis Star Tribune has been forced to write a few lightly critical articles on their man.
Wouldn't one imagine that a Party that is all a twitter over their opponent's "corruption" would be choosing candidates with a clean background to offer up for election? You know, just so they won't be called hypocrites and such?
Most disturbingly, Ellison has been linked with several Muslim campaign fund donors who are connected with or are vocal supporters of Islamic terrorist organizations. For instance, among others Ellison took $2,000 from Nihad Awad, founder of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Reportedly, Awad's donation came as a part of just over $10,000 in "bundled" contributions. It was Awad who said, "I'm in support of the Hamas movement."As Joel Mowbray reports, "This is not in dispute. It was captured live on videotape as he uttered those words at Barry University in Florida in 1994."
In any case, Mowbry and others have carefully chronicled the outrageous history of Mr. Ellison, cum Keith Hakim, cum Keith X Ellison, cum Keith Ellison-Muhammad (his three known aliases). It just amazes me that the so-called Party of corruption fighting has gotten in bed with a man of such questionable character let alone one of so many identity crises.
Apparently, for the Democratic Party of Minnesota, the title "Muslim" is large enough to obscure that of terror supporter, cop killer supporter, tax evader and traffic fine scofflaw.
So much for the Party claiming to want to fight corruption in Washington.
"What would you say about a candidate for office that has the following history?"
He could only be elected in Minnesota. And only then, if he is the "right" color and of the "correct" party.
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The good news is a third candidate (leftist Tammy Lee) has entered the race. This will hopefully split the moonbat-vote (half the Minneapolis population) and give Fine a chance of winning.
Anybody really surprised? Minnesota is where the Muslims are imposing Sharia law on the citizens by not allowing service dogs to ride in the cab with their blind owners, or passengers to take alcohol in their luggage!
I hereby pronounce Minnesota "Berkely of the North"!
I checked out Ellison's website. Does anyone else find it weird that this "Muslim" is pro-abortion and apparently pro-gay marriage?
Not all of MN, just the Twin Cities, Duluth, and the Iron Range.
Mere lip service. There's no way in hell you cuold get the Dem nomination in that district without taking those positions.
The only reason would be to appeal to white liberals.
he's nation of islam, which has little to do with traditional islam. Which means it's even more wacky than mainstream islam, believe it or not.
I guess some Muslims are more appeasing than others. Just find it strange that in the same city they won't appease taxi passengers with alcohol but apparently he will appease the gay agenda.
If he's black, anything he does is OK, and cannot be criticized. PC Rule #2.
The Democrats would cut back on support to Israel and diplomatically support Hamas and Hezballah. They would directly negotiate with North Korea and Iran, offering concessions for "peace".
I don't know if that is corruption but it is in line with the beliefs of Mr. Ellison and his supporters.
Really? This is a new one!
Typical Democratic??
He's Nation of Islam (Farrakhan).
His full name is Keith Ellison Hakim.
Nation of Islam is a cultic and extreme racist group when compared to other brands of Islam.
They think the world was created perfect with only black people in it, then an evil magician created the white race to mess things up.
Apparently, for the Democratic Party of Minnesota,That's the DFL-M (Democrat - Farm - Labor and Muslim!) party at work ...
Of course the gay and abortion issues can help him grab real power. It's a no brainer for him, IMO. There are many people who say anything to get elected.
Fine never had a chance of winning. The 5th district will elect a Republican a few weeks after hell freezes over. Ellison is in, and barring a major screw-up on his part, he'll be in for the next 20-30 years.
A critical part of Jihad against the infidel is deception. The hijackers were permitted to drink and go to tittie bars to convince the infidels they were regular guys. Ellison will do and say whatever is neccessary to be elected. Once that is done, he has one and only one objective: the slow and steady infection of the American political system with Sharia.
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