Well played, Rep. Ellison, well played
In case you missed it, Keith Ellison (D-MN) became the first Muslim elected to Congress. Then he announced that he would use a Koran to take his oath of office, unleashing a storm of teeth gnashing - especially from radio talking head Dennis Prager and Washington empty head Virgil Goode (R-VA).
Prager said this "undermined American civilization" and was analogous to allowing a neo-Nazi to be sworn in on a copy of "Mein Kampf." Rep. Goode seized on the issue to warn of an impending flood of Muslim immigration (accompanied, presumably, by plagues and pestilience).
In a brilliant move, Mr. Ellison will use a Koran in his swearing in ceremony- one previously owned by a notorious firebrand from Rep. Goode's home state.
A Mr. Thomas Jefferson.
Prager said this "undermined American civilization" and was analogous to allowing a neo-Nazi to be sworn in on a copy of "Mein Kampf." Rep. Goode seized on the issue to warn of an impending flood of Muslim immigration (accompanied, presumably, by plagues and pestilience).
In a brilliant move, Mr. Ellison will use a Koran in his swearing in ceremony- one previously owned by a notorious firebrand from Rep. Goode's home state.
A Mr. Thomas Jefferson.
posted by Ish at 5:06 PM
1 Comments:
i agree, very well played.
what makes it even more ammusing is that there is no text involved in the actual swearing in, rather representatives typically have an unofficial ceremony that is used essentially for a photo-op, where they get to do their best hand on the bible pose for their constituents (presumably the official swearing in is less glamorous).
so somehow goode was saying that only bibles should be used in voluntary, unofficial photo sessions.
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