GA Mayor's Outreach To Venezuelan Leader Upsets Some Residents (Mayor Embraces Islam, Then Chavez)

WIStv.com ^ | August 12, 2007 | Associated Press

[DogByte6RER]

Ga. mayor's outreach to Venezuelan leader upsets some residents

Associated Press - August 12, 2007

MACON, Ga. (AP) - Some Macon residents have called for demonstrations and boycotts after the mayor of the middle Georgia city formally reached out to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez with a declaration of solidarity.

Mayor Jack Ellis said the declaration -- sent about two weeks ago by courier -- was a message that local leaders can stand together despite disagreements at the highest reaches of government.

Some local leaders have blasted the mayor's decision to support Chavez -- who is a vocal ally of Iran and Cuba who has called President Bush "the devil."

Former mayoral candidate David Corr said the mayor's comments were "an outrage." And state representative Allen Peake -- a Macon Republican -- said the mayor's action taints the town. He said "We need to be doing things in this community that show the tremendous positives of Macon."

Ellis praised the controversial leader as a champion for the common man who could offer aid to Macon's residents. Chavez has subsidized the cost of heating fuel for some American low-income citizens.

Ellis said "This is about a humanitarian effort. This is NOT about politics."

The mayor's decision prompted 20 pages of comments on The Macon Telegraph's online message board before the newspaper decided to take it down. Some called for demonstrations and boycotts to express their distaste for the mayor's move.

Ellis, a Democrat, is serving his second term as mayor and cannot seek re-election because of term limits.

He announced in February that he had converted from Christianity to Islam and was working to legally change his name to Hakim Mansour Ellis. He said he became a Sunni Muslim during a December ceremony in the west African nation of Senegal.

[DogByte6RER]

"Ellis, a Democrat, is serving his second term as mayor and cannot seek re-election because of term limits."

Well, I hope that the people of Macon, GA recall his butt and throw him out of office.

[DogByte6RER]

Article from Macon newspaper:

http://www.macon.com/220/story/110941.html

[mwyounce]

Well, I hope that the people of Macon, GA recall his butt and throw him out of office.

The people of Macon have tried that... a few times.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Wow . . he’s a Democrat? /sarc

[DogByte6RER]

Hopefully they throw him out this time.

Just checked out his homepage (Macon mayor)

http://www.cityofmacon.net/CityDept/mayor/mayor.htm

This guy is a backstabbing dirtbag.

[FormerACLUmember]

This enemy of the United States is a democrat party official.

Man, who would have ever guessed this possible?

[DogByte6RER]

Here is a weblink to contact this mayor turned traitor...

http://www.cityofmacon.net/CityDept/mayor/mayorcontact.htm

[rbg81]

Why doesn’t he just secede his town from the Union and join Cuba? That’s probably next. Can’t believe this guy is pulling this in a place like Macon. I’d expect it in, perhaps, Vermont—but not Macon, GA.

[Popman]

He announced in February that he had converted from Christianity to Islam and was working to legally change his name to Hakim Mansour Ellis.

I find it very strange and bizarre that any person currently a Christian, especially an American Christian, can convert, I mean revert, to Islam.

Her must have been a nominal Christian at best. No one who is a true believer in Christ can accept what Islam is

Get this moon bat deranged guy out of office asap

[norton]

Golly, I used to like Macon.

[Sybeck1]

Its probably over 100 degrees in Macon right now, and this yahoo is worried about cheap heating oil.

[Past Your Eyes]

Ellis. Ellis. Ellison? Hmmm. Where have I heard that name before?

[Popman]

Someone needs to photshop a table cloth on the moonbats head

[Past Your Eyes]

Hey, he’s only doing what Joe Kennedy and some other slimey New Englanders have already done.

[DCWatson]

Exactly right. Ellis is a Muslim who also lists his name as Hakim Mansour Ellis. Apparently, with his conversion to Islam and his praise for Chavez, he isn’t wrapped too awfully tight. No surprise.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakim_Mansour_Ellis

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/02/america/NA-GEN-US-Mayor-Islam.php

http://www.cair-net.org/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=43209&theType=NB

[brytlea]

Lots and lots of cultural Christians out there. I know, I was one.
susie

[TWohlford]

I got a hug from a pretty Venezuelan race car driver... but I still boycott Citgo... am I still okay here?

[VeniVidiVici]

I got a hug from a pretty Venezuelan race car driver... but I still boycott Citgo... am I still okay here?

Maybe. Was he clean shaven?

[Navy Patriot]

Was he clean shaven?

LOL!!

[VeniVidiVici]

His local mosque is very proud of him.