Dem Rep. Ellison: Islamist Terrorism/US Income Inequality—Same Struggle!

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Whatever the question, politicians have a way of working their issue of the day into the answer. Dem Rep. Keith Ellison took that tendency to new heights today.

Asked on Morning Joe to explain the disproportionate amount of terrorism against the United States that emanates from the Islamic world, Ellison, the first Muslim Member of Congress, asserted that it is the struggle for democracy, not the Islamic faith, that motivates the terrorism. In a giant leap, Ellison then compared people in Islamic countries "who don't want to yield power to the vast majority" . . . to the struggle in the United States over . . . "income inequality."

View the video here.

[Gritty]

Maybe we should give Muslims more welfare, special affirmative action considerations in every way, and send more billions in foreign aid to their native sh!thole countries. That should help even the score and make them love us more.

Oh, wait. We're already doing that, Never mind...

[Iron Munro]

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[zerosix]

"When you want to help people, you begin by telling them the truth; when you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear." Thomas Sowell.

Sounds like 'ole Keith's after the latter!

[Thorliveshere]

Geez, what’s in the water down there? How does he get elected?

[abclily]

There’s stupid and then there’s EVIL. Islam worships Satan. The first hint is the way Islamists pray...their butts pointed toward heaven and their heads pointed toward hell. The first sacrament of their religion is: murder innocents. Nothing good comes from Islam.

We have an Islamist in the White House. And we complain about the destruction of our country? What did we expect? Evil breeds destruction.

[Old Yeller]

Says the Islamist.

[CommerceComet]

Of course, there is a link between Islamic terrorism and income inequity. It is known as jizya, the Islamic tax on nonbelievers. IMO, that is where all this talk of income inequality is ultimately going - the rest of the world will be subsidizing the economic basket cases in the Islamic world.

[GOPJ]

The MSM doesn’t want citizens to see democrats in this light... they’ll squash this...

[DPMD]

Sounds like an argument in favor of Suicide Bombing for Cash. Maybe he or his kids can start things off with their very own belts.