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Video: Keith Ellison explains his vote against Iron Dome
Hot Air ^ | 8/3/14 | Jazz Shaw

Posted on 08/03/2014 4:32:45 PM PDT by Nachum

You may recall that on Friday, in what would have been a Christmas Miracle were it not several months early, Congress actually got something done. It was the passage of a bill approving $225M in funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defensive missile system. It was quite the bipartisan effort in retrospect, garnering an overwhelming 395 votes in the House with only eight in opposition. One of those eight was Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison, and as The Corner reports, he went out on the weekend gab circuit to explain why he didn’t support the measure.

“Because a cease-fire is what we should prioritize now,” he said when asked to explain his vote on Meet the Press. “A cease-fire protects civilians on both sides — it doesn’t just say, ‘We’re only concerned about people on one side.’”

He pointed to the devastation he witnessed during his trips to Gaza.

Let’s go to the brief video, and then we’ll carry on below that.

(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...


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1 posted on 08/03/2014 4:32:45 PM PDT by Nachum
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"..only Spartan women give birth to real men"




Thank God for the real men who founded this country,
and for the real men who continue to sustain it

Please join the 300 by donating $100

2 posted on 08/03/2014 4:33:05 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

He’s a muzzie


3 posted on 08/03/2014 4:33:59 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Nachum

Why again are US taxpayers paying for this? The IDF can afford something like this.


4 posted on 08/03/2014 4:35:09 PM PDT by robertwalker62
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To: Nachum

Iron Dome is haram.


5 posted on 08/03/2014 4:35:22 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: ronnie raygun

What can be expected from the voters of Minnesota, and also Massachusetts. Enemys of Freedom?


7 posted on 08/03/2014 4:36:34 PM PDT by Rider on the Rain
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To: ronnie raygun

Yep, he is Muslim. Is his Muslim faith overriding what should be his better judgement as an American congressman??? Just asking.


8 posted on 08/03/2014 4:36:53 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: Nachum

Paraphrasing: “I like cease fires because they let Muslims sneak up and kill more Jews.”


9 posted on 08/03/2014 4:39:27 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("Harvey Dent, can we trust him?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBsdV--kLoQ)
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To: robertwalker62

It’s not like we are not getting anything out of the deal. The funds come right back to the U.S. because they are used to buy American products.


10 posted on 08/03/2014 4:40:25 PM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

He ain’t trying too hard to hide his anti-semitism, is he?


11 posted on 08/03/2014 4:42:45 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Please $upport Free Republic.)
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To: Rider on the Rain

“”””What can be expected from the voters of Minnesota, and also Massachusetts. Enemys of Freedom?””””

Don’t blame the Minnesota. Ellison is from New Somalia formerly known as Minneapolis.


12 posted on 08/03/2014 4:44:05 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks Nachum.
You may recall that on Friday, in what would have been a Christmas Miracle were it not several months early, Congress actually got something done. It was the passage of a bill approving $225M in funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defensive missile system. It was quite the bipartisan effort in retrospect, garnering an overwhelming 395 votes in the House with only eight in opposition. One of those eight was Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison...
Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, was another of the eight, and "Issa Khlyel, a board member for the Islamic Center of El Paso, approved of O'Rourke's vote", claiming to have been one of the "Palestinians" kicked out by Israelis in 1948. The others were Zoe Lofgren (D-Ca), Jim Moran (D-Va), Justin Amash (R-Mi), Walter Jones (R-NC), Thomas Massie (R-Ky), and Mark Sanford (R-SC).
13 posted on 08/03/2014 4:59:44 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Nachum

Posted earlier from a different source...

Still worth reading.


14 posted on 08/03/2014 5:02:29 PM PDT by BlueNgold (Have we crossed the line from Govt. in righteous fear of the People - to a People in fear of Govt??)
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To: Nachum

“it’s preventing my muslim brothers engaged in jihad against killing the jews.”

that is the bottom line and we all know it.


15 posted on 08/03/2014 5:08:47 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Nachum

“Because my voodoo religion requires it”


16 posted on 08/03/2014 5:11:30 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: robertwalker62
Why are U.S. Tax Payer paying for this? It might have something to do with the people Israel is fighting...


17 posted on 08/03/2014 5:15:02 PM PDT by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: robertwalker62

We are getting technology out of it. They developed it from the tech side, and we paid for a lot of the R & D. We also get contracts for our workers and companies.


18 posted on 08/03/2014 5:16:48 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: robertwalker62
Why again are US taxpayers paying for this?

It is a joint venture. US taxpayers want to support Israel's right to exist, and especially for a defensive anti-missile system that works. The US may need to use it to defend against missile attacks on us or other allies. There is a real and present danger that allows the system to be tested, improved, and retested.

The right question for you to ask is why are other nations not paying for this?

19 posted on 08/03/2014 5:20:30 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began)
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To: SunkenCiv

I expect that from Dems, nor Pubbies. Very surprising.


20 posted on 08/03/2014 5:20:34 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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