[savedbygrace]

I had read that the koran thing would be for the photo op only, not the official oath-taking. Looks like that info was wrong.

No matter, 'cause if he obeys the koran, he will lie to non-Muslims any way. Of course, as a politician, he'll to everybody.

[conservative in nyc]

I had read that the koran thing would be for the photo op only, not the official oath-taking. Looks like that info was wrong.

No, that information is correct - Ellison, like every Congressman, was sworn in by Speaker Pelosi today en masse on the House floor. The "swearing-in" on the Koran was a photo-op (well, technically TWO photo-ops - according to the AP, Ellison had two pictures taken with different family members).

Here's one picture and its caption from Yahoo! News:


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, administers the House oath to Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., during a re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007. Ellison's wife Kim holds Thomas Jefferson's Quran which was provided by the Library of Congress. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)