Virgil Goode.

You probably have all heard his name thoughout today and will probably hear his name thoughout the rest of this week (and on other blogs)

It's become synonomis with the words Islamophobia and Xenophobia as of right now - and it's all thanks to his big mouth, and a little letter.

After reciving 'thousands' of letters about D-Minn Keith Ellison's request to use the Koran (Qu'ran) durring his inaguration into Congress, Virgina statesmen Virgil Goode answered these worried citizens.

And inserted his foot into his mouth.

In this letter - Goode addressed the immigration of Muslims into the United States and can be quoted as saying: "If American citizens don't wake up and adopt the Vigil Goode position on immigration... there will likely be many more Muslims electedto office and demanding the use of the Qu'ran.. I fear that in the next century we will have many more Muslims in the United States if we do not adopt the strict immigration policies that I believe are necessary to preserve the values and beliefs traditional to the United States."

*Ding* Hear that? A fresh load of hypocrisy fresh out of yet another xenophobic/anti-islamic political bakery.

This man was absolutely halarious to listen to this morning on the news as he 'defended his stance' on what he said. Well, at least he's sticking by his word - as racist and ignorant as they were.

And what does Rep Ellison - the Nation's first Muslim-American electee to Congress have to say about all of this?

"They are our nurses, doctors, husbands, wives, kids, who just want to live and prosper in the American way," Ellison, D-Minn., said on CNN. "And that there's really nothing to fear. And that all of us are steadfastly opposed to the same people he's opposed to, which is terrorists, and so there's nothing for him to be afraid of."

:D You go Ellison.

Maybe Goode needs to be educated on something: Ellison requested to use the Qu'ran in his CEREMONIAL swearing in - emphasis on CEREMONIAL. Yeah, it's sort of tradition to swear on the Bible - but, you can swear on any dang book you want to - it's your choice. It's just something to go in the history books: Ellison, like all other elected officals - takes in a mass offical swearing in ceremony when the new Congress steps in.

(And, thanks to our handy-dandy Constitution that Mr. Goode seems to have misplaced, the First Amendment grants Rep Ellison this right: it prohibits Congress from establishing a religion or prohibiting the free xercise therof)

His choice just so happened to be a book that's a part of a religion that many American's fear (somewhat unjustly, I must add)

Why should it matter anyways what Mr. Ellison believes in? He's not using his religion to dictate as to what decisions he will make based on the good of the people - that's not what he signed up for when he entered Congress.

His faith doesn't define his citizenship and Goode needs to get that though his biggoted head.

Wasn't America founded to be a free country - in which you could believe what you want - without fear?

Goode has no right to say that Ellison's request is un-American - Ellison was born in Detroit and attened law school in Minnesota; he loves his country and enjoys the same freedoms and follows our laws.

If he's not an American - than please, somebody explain to me what American is?

Goode needs to go brush up on what the true traditions of America are - maybe he can take that hypocrite Prager with him as well (Oh yes, everybody's favourite hypocrite is also in on this as well...)