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Rep. Keith Ellison Actually Speaks Some Truth About The Middle East
Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, is one of the most thoughtful House members I've ever met (and I've met a few!).
He recently returned from Gaza and Israel and has some interesting things to say about what it feels like to speak one's mind on this issue without choosing one side or the other. Congress could use another 400 Ellisons.
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Here's Seymour Hersh with some Mid East truth of his own. Not sure if this counts as racist, self-hating, or anti-semitic. I'm sure it's one of the three:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4ZDabT6r3w&feature=related
June 18, 2009 2:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
We could use 400 more Ellisons on a whole range of issues and Keith may be the only Democrat who gets my vote in the next election if things keep going in the same right wing direction - unlimited money for defense, healthcare totally underfunded still leaving tens of millions uninsured, progressive taxation out of the question, civil liberties expendable, labor thrown under the bus, gays run over by the bus....
June 18, 2009 6:02 PM | Reply | Permalink