rssAllen West: Muslim Rep. Keith Ellison represents the ‘antithesis of the principles upon which this country was established’
Monday, January 24, 2011 at 4:46 pm
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U.S. Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) appeared recently on the South Florida-based program The Shalom Show and said U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), the first Muslim representative in Congress, represents the “antithesis of the principles upon which this country was established.”
The exchange occurred when the host, Richard Peritz, asked, “Since you’re with a new crowd, people you haven’t really met before, and will be very closely associating with in the future, including Keith Ellison, who supports Islam, how will you manage that?”
Rep. West responded, “Well I think it’s most important that I stand upon the principles that people elected me to go to Washington, D.C., and represent them on Capitol Hill.”
He added, “So that when you run into someone that is counter, or someone that really does represent the antithesis of the principles upon which this country was established, you’ve got to be able to defeat them intellectually in debate and discourse, and you to just have to be able to challenge each and every one of their assertions very wisely and very forthright.”
Rep. West has called Islam a “fifth column” and a “totalitarian political ideology.”
9 Comments
Comment posted January 24, 2011 @ 11:57 pm
I would love to see Congressman West debate Obama,Sharpton and Rangel.
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Comment posted January 25, 2011 @ 2:30 am
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Comment posted January 25, 2011 @ 3:18 am
Nptden, Why? Because any of the three would kick this ignorant bigots ass? That”s why I’d like to see it.
Comment posted January 25, 2011 @ 6:08 am
If you choose your bigotry wisely, and if your steal record amounts from Medicare, you can get elected in Floriduh. But not to knock the state born of scams and still living on them, the same is true of most states that consider themselves to be their own country and yet get an awful lot more back from the feds than they pay in taxes.
Comment posted January 25, 2011 @ 12:46 pm
I think it would take all three to come up with simi-cogent thought. Congressman West is correct
Comment posted February 1, 2011 @ 9:56 pm
West called Islam a “totalitarian political ideology.” This is an incredibly black-and-white view of Islam, one that only extremist Muslims happen to share. Why do Americans keep giving credence to this false belief? Plenty of Muslims support democracy.
West is part of a group of Americans who fear what they don’t understand, just like the Americans who called Catholics “ring-kissers” and said if they were elected into Congress/Presidency, they would take orders from the Pope and ruin democracy. This is nothing but propaganda from ignorant Americans.
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Comment posted February 16, 2011 @ 11:05 pm
@Shep… that is not true. True Islam is based on the Quran… and the Quran is “not” compatible with democracy. Anyone who “calls” themselves Muslims and believe in democracy, dont believe in Islam nor in the Quran. Simple as that. Its like a person who “calls” himself a Christian yet says Jesus is “not” the only way to the Father. He wouldnt be believing in Christianity nor the Bible. See?
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