Posted on 10/20/2006 6:14:40 AM PDT by Valin
Lots of folks tell us that it's time to lay aside the nagging questions that have dogged Keith Ellison's campaign in the Fifth Congressional District. Enough about his driving and campaign finance violations, and his association with the Nation of Islam, they say. Forget about the Council on American-Islamic Relations' recent fundraiser for him. So what if New York's Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer has described CAIR as an organization "which we know has ties to terrorism"? Instead, say the pundits, we need to talk about the real issues.
OK, I'm game. How about discussing crime, one of the hottest issues in the district that Ellison aspires to represent? In Minneapolis, shootings and other violence have ripped the social fabric. The struggle pits the police and victims against thugs.
Ellison has made some remarkable statements in support of one side in this conflict. Guess which?
In 2000 he spoke at a fundraiser for longtime fugitive Kathleen Soliah, aka Sara Jane Olson. The text of his speech was posted on a website, www.soliah.com, by Minneapolis resident Greg Lang.
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Like who? Like Assata Shakur, Ellison told his audience. Shakur is a former member of the Black Liberation Army, a "revolutionary activist organization," who killed a New Jersey state trooper "execution-style at point-blank range," according to the FBI's Wanted Fugitives website
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Well, so what if Ellison's judgment about a convicted cop-killer like Shakur is flawed? How does he view real, day-to-day crime-related issues of importance to the Fifth District, like gangs?
As a criminal defense attorney, Ellison told the crowd, he saw "startling similarities" between Soliah and the gang members he represents: Bloods, Vice Lords, Gangster Disciples. He portrayed gang members as misunderstood victims, ordinary folks whose parents "scrimp, save... maybe sell plates of BBQ chicken so Junior can get an attorney."
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Only in DFL land.
Unfortunately, Mn. is such a weird state that Dem voters will send this jihadist to Congress without even an ounce of remorse. Frankly, I was hoping the USA would take up Australia's cause in dealing with illegal immigration as well as Muslim cries for USA citizenship!!!
yeah,duh, Keith X. they're all criminals.
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