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Link, the Hero of Time
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 Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:06 pm Democrat Poised to Become First Muslim in Congress |
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| Quote: | Democrat Poised to Become First Muslim in Congress
'If He Wins, He Will Take the Oath of Office on a Koran'
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR, The New York Times
MINNEAPOLIS (Oct.  - 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.
http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/democrat-poised-to-become-first-muslim/20061008090109990004?ncid=NWS00010000000001 |
If he wins he breaks two barriers.
1, He becomes the first black representitive from Minnesota and 2, He will become the first Muslim in congress and will take his oath of office on the Koran.
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WeAz
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| Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:58 pm |
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Excellent. Great move towards diversity, and towards dispelling stereotypes.
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LightningBoy
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Location: Minnesota, U.S.A.
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| Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:17 am |
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I'm embarassed to be Minnesotan right now. Keith Ellison is a joke.
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Founder
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| Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:31 am |
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Is he Nation of Islam Muslim or othodox Islam Muslim?
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John Luck Pickard
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Location: Orange Co., NY
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| Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:37 am |
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From the Ellison for Congress site:
| Keith Ellison for Congress wrote: | | I am calling for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. I opposed the war before it began; I was against this war once it started and I am the only candidate calling for an immediate withdrawal of troops. |
I agree with LightningBoy here. Any candidate who spouts this is incapable of being a representative. A withdrawl of troops immediately is one of the most ignorant choices a politician can make. And with his view on Immigration, we might as well not even have legislation that governs it. I think his status as the potential for the first Muslim and first black Representative makes him very overrated and people should think more than once before voting blindly for him.
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LightningBoy
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| Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:25 am |
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| Founder wrote: | | Is he Nation of Islam Muslim or othodox Islam Muslim? |
Nation of Islam.
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Founder
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| Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:02 am |
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Uh...I don't consider that a REAL Muslim. Nor would any orthodox Muslim. This isn't really a victory for the Muslim people as others are claiming...
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