Keith Ellison - David Duke's Counterpart

In the early 90s, Louisiana had what was a much-watched gubernatorial race between David Duke and Edward Edwards. The idea of having such a corrupt individual as Edwin Edwards rewarded with another term was not something I or many others in the state could stomach, so I wanted to believe Duke’s claim that the stories of his involvement with the KKK and Nazi parties were “youthful indiscretions” and that he had changed. He even claimed to be a Christian. As the campaign raged on, that gnawing feeling that something wasn’t right kept coming back – was that only really a part of Duke’s past and had he really changed? The pattern appeared too planned – his involvement with these groups slowly faded away several years before his bid for public office. On voting day, I couldn’t bring myself to pull the lever for Duke, and was forced to make a decision for the lesser of two evils.

The liberal media and the Democratic Party was all over this governor’s race and hounded Duke’s campaign – and rightly so. It’s a blessing that he lost the race and now Edwards is in prison, so his sins found him out as well.

But as usual, there seems to be a double standard when it comes to the liberal media and the Democratic Party. The black counterpart to David Duke is running for Senate –with his party’s blessing.

The campaign is in Minnesota, and the candidate’s name is Keith Ellison – a liberal democrat running for Congress and actually endorsed by the State Democratic Party. (Duke was never recognized by the State Republican party in Louisiana) Not only that, but the media is playing on the public’s ignorance of the difference between Muslims and Black Muslims. Ellison is quoted as saying “I think it’s time for the United States to see a moderate Muslim voice, to see a face of Islam that is just like everybody else’s face. Perhaps it would be good for somebody who is Muslim to be in Congress, so that Muslims would feel like they are part of the body politic and that other Americans would know that we’re here to make a contribution to this country.”

Americans have been so chastised by the “political correctness” police for so-called “anti-Arab, anti- Muslim prejudices” that headlines like “Keith Ellison may become Congress’s first Muslim” demand acceptance in the name of “tolerance”. But aside from the fact that I personally would never vote for a practicing Muslim for any political office, a Black Muslim has even less of a chance of getting my vote. The Nation of Islam is a racist organization just as the KKK is a racist organization. True Muslims do not even recognize the Farrakhan group as legitimate Muslims because their beliefs are not consistent with Muslim teachings.

Ellison says he “used to” be associated with the Nation of Islam (just like David Duke said he “used to” be associated with the KKK). The Million Man March of Louis Farrakhan took place in 1995, and Ellison was one of the organizers. He has also been a leader of his local Nation of Islam. He is an extremist and a former(?) member of a racist organization, and the Democratic Party’s endorsement of him shows just how out of touch with America the party really is. He calls himself a moderate, but he is for abortion rights, for amnesty for illegal aliens, and against the war on terrorism. He says his face is just like everybody else’s face, but it’s not his face voters need to look at – it’s his ideology.

Further reading:
Ellison Profile
Keith Ellison
Muslim... Seeks Office