Before the Thanksgiving holiday, The New York Times Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman reported that the Obama White House was trying to find sensible alternatives to Ellison, or at least hope that someone more level-headed joins he race, with the Farrakhan issue fresh in their minds. They were also worried that Ellison winning the chairmanship would amount to handing the party to Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Mrs. Clintons primary race opponent, and his liberal followers. At the time, the publication had set aside some time for a phone interview with Martin and Haberman, but backed out when told that the Farrakhan issue would be brought up:
Mr. Ellisons past criticism of Mr. Obama and praise for Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader, worry some Democrats looking for a figure to lead the opposition to Mr. Trump.Mr. Ellison, a Muslim, defended Mr. Farrakhan in the 1990s, saying he was not an anti-Semite, and has positioned himself on the left flank of congressional Democrats on Israel.
Jonathan Greenblatt, the head of the Anti-Defamation League, called Mr. Ellison an important ally in the fight against anti-Semitism but said he had taken positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on which we strongly differ and that concern us.
We hope that all candidates for this post will make clear where they stand on these issues, and that the Democratic National Committee will make a choice that affirms the longstanding bipartisan consensus on a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, he said.
Aides to Mr. Ellison were going to make him available for a telephone interview, but then declined when informed that he would be asked about his past comments on Mr. Farrakhan."
PLEASE let him get the chair.
Now I want him in there more than ever.
1. Do you belive Mohammed was the perfect muslim?
2. Do you think it’s OK to rape 9 year old girls?
3. Do you think it is OK to be a slave master and take slaves?
4. Do you think it is OK to kill those who leave islam?
5. Do you think it is OK to kill homosexuals?
Etc.
The AMerican MUSLIM Society was the SAME one that Hilliary listed in 2008 as the American MUSEUM Society!!!!
Is the MSM going to ask Allison to denounce the hate group ‘Nation of Islam’? When I ask him to denounce the ‘New Black Panthers’?
I’m not going to hold my breath. Hypocrites.
Keith Ellison, Mohammedan. Allahu Akbar!