Posted on 09/16/2006 10:16:44 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Keith Ellison's GOP foe attacked sharply Wednesday, calling him unfit for Congress and saying he was "offended as a Jew that we have a candidate like this running for U.S. Congress." On a day Ellison was fielding national media requests and getting attention for possibly becoming the first Muslim in Congress, the remarks of opponent Alan Fine showed how Republicans hope to make Ellison's past a liability for Democrats.
Fine didn't raise specific issues that hadn't come up earlier in the campaign, but his criticism was sharper. It showed that despite a surprisingly strong showing in Tuesday's DFL primary in the heavily DFL Fifth District, Ellison still faces a grueling contest.
Besides Fine, he faces Independence Party endorsee Tammy Lee and Green Party candidate Jay Pond in November.
Fine, in an emotion-choked statement at a news conference, harshly condemned Ellison, focusing particularly on his past links to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
"I'm extremely concerned about Keith Ellison, Keith Hakim, Keith X Ellison, Keith Ellison Muhammad," Fine said, referring to names Ellison used when he wrote several editorials for the University of Minnesota Daily when he was a law student in the early 1990s. "I'm personally offended that this person is a candidate for U.S. Congress. ... He is the follower of a known racist, Louis Farrakhan, who promoted division between the people of our nation, a person who believes that the white man is the anti-Christ, a person who called for the destruction of our nation, a person who believes that Jews are the scourge of the Earth. I'm personally offended as a Jew that we have a candidate like this running for U.S. Congress."
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This is a tough call. The district is overwhelmingly Democratic, but do we really want someone like Ellison in Congress? And remember, there have been districts which lean heavily to one party but elected a member of another (Utah District 3 electing Orton, for example).
Minnesota Freepers are encouraged to respond to this.
Perhaps he will offer free Burkas for who ever promises to vote for him. And how will he answer the question about whether or not Sharia ought to be the supreme law of the land?
"Perhaps he will offer free Burkas for who ever promises to vote for him. And how will he answer the question about whether or not Sharia ought to be the supreme law of the land?"
Good idea, but he has to be very careful about how he does that. He does have to worry about the Politically Correct Media.
Having any Muslim in Congress is a threat to national security.
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I wonder if this is going to work. This is the heart of Monveon Minneapolis. Pretty sure the limosence Liberals who make up the bulk of this district are going to see his faith and ties to extremists political fringe groups as a bonous.
These sheep are going to think "see, see how open minded and nobel I am, I did not hold his Muslim faith against him like those evil nasty Christian Fundementalists Right Wingers did. Ghia be praised!"
I will be delighted to be proven wrong but I have my doubts. This clown is everything their Utopian Socialist fantasies about protecting the "an opression minority from the evil male patricarchy" are all about".
At the very least, make this Muslim fight for this office. He has no business being in WAshington.
Maybe it's time to send Fine contributions.
And pray.
Pray there are enough Democrats in his district that are getting some oxygen to their peanut-sized brains.
The problem isn't that he's a Muslim, it's that he's a Farrakhan follower and a racist. Unfortunately due to the demographics of this district, Fine has little chance of winning.
You may be right, unfortunately. The Republican nominee, Alan Fine, is a liberal Republican. One would expect that to be helpful among upscale voters in Minneapolis. But perhaps the Moonbat Left is so entrenched, it won't matter.
"Having any Muslim in Congress is a threat to national security."
In theory, I agree with you. However, I think the crew of traitorous and seemingly Entrenched For Life DemonRats and RINOS that we currently have on the payroll do more damage every DAY to our country than this guy could ever DREAM of doing in any given length of time.
Term Limits, Anyone? This 109th Congress is seriously the Worst Congress Ever, IMHO. Right up there with Worst President Ever, Carter. Followed by First Runner Up Worst President Ever, Clinton.
And I don't have to name names, do I?
I don't know if I'd say this was the worst Congress ever. There were some far worse, including the post-Watergate ones (at least from 1975-81) and the horrid 89th Congress (1965-67) following the LBJ landslide, which pushed through the Great Society mess, not to mention the FDR/Truman Congresses (from 1933-47). Believe me, it could be much worse where the Republicans were completely in no position to oppose the liberal 'Rat expansionist hordes.
You could send Fine a contribution. It would be appreciated and put to good use, I'm sure.
But Fine has an uphill battle in this district. Trust me, I live in the 5th District.
I'd encourage you to donate to a candidate who has a much better chance of winning in November.
"Believe me, it could be much worse where the Republicans were completely in no position to oppose the liberal 'Rat expansionist hordes."
I believe you. It Cold Comfort though, LOL!
However, I don't want any Muslim running for Congress, Fine or otherwise.
Isn't there any chance that Ellison's background will upset many normally liberal DemocRAT voters?
The future is Fine, I tell you!
I hope so, I can't imagine a Muslim becoming the President one day. I know, Ellison is just running for Congress, but having a seat in Congress is often a springboard for higher leadership.
That's certainly very true! Keep an eye on this race! :-)
Hard to say at this point.
There's a "Democrats for Fine" web site that's up now.
I think a lot of people up here are still trying to sort out the repercussions from last Tuesday's election.
I suspect the state GOP will try to find a way to link Ellison with Amy Klobuchar and Mike Hatch. The GOP will ask Klobuchar and Hatch whether they endorse or disavow Ellison.
"However, I don't want any Muslim running for Congress, Fine or otherwise."
I just went to Amy's websiete. How boring and unattractive.
"There's a "Democrats for Fine" web site that's up now.
I was unable to find it. Can you give me the link?
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Any chance that, in the privacy of the voting booths, enough of the leftists will vote for Pond (the Green candidate) and let fine slip through with the victory?
Only if the Green nominee is able to establish some name I.D.
I don't rule out the possibility that as more of Ellison's odd background and friends & associates becomes public, some upscale, pro-business liberals (particularly Jewish voters and married professionals) will cross party lines and support Alan Fine, who is a liberal Republican
:-)
I realize my attempt at humor didn't work out fine.
There was a reference to this site (right after the primary) that was posted on either Minnesota Democrats Exposed or Kennedy v Machine - but when I looked back, I don't seem it now.
Fine probably can't win, but he can make it a competitive race, presuming he can raise serious money -- which I would bet he can, due to his ethnicity and his anti-
Semitic opponent.
It is important to damage Ellison as badly as possible in this campaign. Beat him like a drum. His future campaigns will be much easier, simply because he'll be an incumbent. We don't him to become a viable possibility for higher office. We can't have a future senator and a future VP candidate. A VP can become a president.
Don't let Ellison be "the invisible man." Heh-heh.
This race is getting national attention. Ellison is getting contributions probably some from the Saudis if anyone can verify this Ellison may very well be done.
It is simple, never vote for a Democrat and never ever vote for a Muslim. All a person has to do is read online all the places that tell the list of goals of Islam. And one is to take over this country. How hard is that to understand.
I've had an idea about this man since I first learned of his candidacy. Why doesn't someone just ask him on the record if, since all people are created equal in the eyes of our American way of life, who and what is an INFIDEL?
Is a Catholic or a Christian less than a Muslim? Are the Jews worthy of respect as a people? Are women less than men? How can he live as a Muslim man of good faith and represent all the people? The KORAN tells us that this is not possible.
Ellison is just one more shard in the shattered mosaic of the American Way. This door has been opened, but that does not mean it has to be the new way of life for us. Make sure he doesn't get elected, MN!
Do you rememebr when Ron Dellums was on the House Intelligence committee?
The frightening part was when Dellums, a Communist, was the chairman of Armed Services during the first half of Clintoon's first term. Scary, scary times.
Is there room on the ballot for any other names?
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