While a pretty interesting happening on its own right, this sure raises a few questions in my mind. The excerpt below states that Ellison held several strongly liberal positions -
First Muslim elected to Congress - Politics - MSNBC.comHe advocates an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq along with strongly liberal views. While Ellison did not often speak of his faith during the campaign, awareness of his candidacy drew interest from Muslims well beyond the district centered in Minneapolis.Ummm…..except for his anti-war position, what are his other strongly liberal positions? Is he pro-gay marriage? pro-choice? His wikipedia entry doesn’t say much and the article is strangely silent too. Unless being anti-war is the only requirement to be strongly liberal, what other positions does Ellison hold? Did he speak out against his “brothers” during the cab-driver problem? Is he really a liberal? Posted by shanti at November 7, 2006 10:10 PM
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An interesting idea you put out; I never thought about it this way.
Posted by: Vi at November 18, 2006 6:38 PM