Tea Party Blasts Congressman for Being Muslim

Purveyor

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Wed Oct-27-10 06:15 PM
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Tea Party Blasts Congressman for Being Muslim

On Saturday, the Tea Party Nation sent a mass e-mail urging support of Lynn Torgerson, the Republican challenger in Minnesota's Fifth District. Torgerson is running against Democratic incumbent Keith Ellison, about whom the e-mail stated:

There are a lot of liberals who need to be retired this year, but there are few I can think of more deserving than Keith Ellison. Ellison is one of the most radical members of congress. He has a ZERO rating from the American Conservative Union. He is the only Muslim member of congress. He supports the Counsel for American Islamic Relations, HAMAS and has helped congress send millions of tax to terrorists in Gaza.

The sentence "He is the only Muslim member of Congress" has touched off a storm of controversy, with pundits wondering why the e-mail cites Ellison's religion as a reason to vote him out of Congress. Here's a sampling of the ire:

MORE...

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Tea-Party-Blasts-Congressman-for-Being-Muslim-5542/

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derby378

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Wed Oct-27-10 06:20 PM
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1. I can name a number of extremist Christians who don't belong in office, either

They really want to play this game? I'll sit back and wait for the slurs against Jews to start up.

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Stuart G

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Wed Oct-27-10 07:03 PM
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2. According to the NYT someone named Joel Demos is running

Edited on Wed Oct-27-10 07:04 PM by Stuart G

against Ellison..Here is the link...so who is running?

http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/minnesota/5

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Stuart G

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Wed Oct-27-10 07:08 PM
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3. I found out that Torgerson is an "Independent" who believes that

Edited on Wed Oct-27-10 07:11 PM by Stuart G

Islam should not have First Ammendment protection..in a moment the link..this link exposes Islam haters around the country..

http://loganswarning.com/2009/12/11/togerson-for-congress-islam-should-not-have-1st-amendment-status/

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Indianademocrat91

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Wed Oct-27-10 07:24 PM
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4. they are complete idiots...

in Indianapolis Congressman Andre Carson is also a muslim and they are doing the same thing with him being radical and an extremist...Could they really not even get their lies straight about lying?

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KingFlorez

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Wed Oct-27-10 07:53 PM
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5. "He has a ZERO rating from the American Conservative Union"

Good, that means that he's doing his job right.

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