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99Forever

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47. Fair? Not fair?

Wed May 16, 2012, 02:25 PM

May 2012

Since when do Teapublicans give a rat's butt about fair?

This is politics, not a freakin' high school debate club. If things were "fair" the banksters wouldn't OWN our government and it would work for the betterment of ALL of us. The stakes have real world consequences and fair isn't even n the mix.

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Is it fair for Republicans to go after Keith Ellison for being a Muslim? [View all] RZM May 2012 OP

Keith Ellison doesn't bury the fact that he is a Muslim. onehandle May 2012 #1

So you liked Santorum's constant citations better? Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #45

islam is a real faith--Mormonism is a cult. n/t librechik May 2012 #2

How do you tell the difference? cynatnite May 2012 #6

since all religion is BS, IMO, it's funny you ask librechik May 2012 #16

Islam has NOT been around for thousands of years. Muhammad started writing his "revelations" in 610. slackmaster May 2012 #22

right, give or take half a millennium. You get my point. librechik May 2012 #25

Interesting that you would equate Mormonism to all of Christianity azurnoir May 2012 #34

That's absurd. I did no such thing. slackmaster May 2012 #38

actually yes you did here with this quote in comment #22 azurnoir May 2012 #44

I just stated a fact. You are free to mis-interpret it to your heart's content. slackmaster May 2012 #48

misinterpreted you pointing out that Christianity is older than Islam in a discussion of LDS vs azurnoir May 2012 #50

LDS does equate with all of Christianity, in the same way the Protestant flavors of Christianity do. slackmaster May 2012 #51

Lol it was another poster entirely who made that claim about Islam azurnoir May 2012 #52

Oops, my bad. slackmaster May 2012 #54

There are some superficial similarities in the origins of Mormonism and Islam RZM May 2012 #23

Both also, took multiple wives. That, I think, is one of the reasons these religions were demosincebirth May 2012 #28

I'm pretty sure polygamy was already practiced in the Arab world before Mohammed had his visions n/t RZM May 2012 #37

Remember, that Emperor Constantine made Christianity the sole religion of the Roman Empire and demosincebirth May 2012 #49

Partially Incorrect ellisonz May 2012 #57

Alright, I concede on the Arabian Peninsula. demosincebirth May 2012 #60

Actually he didn't do that RZM May 2012 #59

+1000 ellisonz May 2012 #62

lds churches have 14 million members. not 1.5 billion, but still a sizeable number. HiPointDem May 2012 #63

Start by cracking open a few books LanternWaste May 2012 #24

Well, Arugula Latte May 2012 #31

The personal like or dislike of the person making the distinction, usually. (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #32

Good one! TheManInTheMac May 2012 #11

They are ALL cults.... truebrit71 May 2012 #46

Sure matt819 May 2012 #3

Those of us in Keith's district know what he is: hifiguy May 2012 #7

+1 n/t azurnoir May 2012 #36

I consider it a distinct honor to have been represented by both Paul Wellstone... trotsky May 2012 #40

What hifiguy said Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #43

"Go after" get the red out May 2012 #4

As the question is asked? I voted Yes. cthulu2016 May 2012 #5

Good points RZM May 2012 #8

I don't think anyone's religion is the business of the American people... cynatnite May 2012 #9

All religious people say it is definitive of themselves cthulu2016 May 2012 #14

I agree Johonny May 2012 #15

Those of us who live in Rep Ellison's disctict already know what a fine man he is and myrna minx May 2012 #10

The question should be whether they question his faith in a fair manner aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #12

Precisely. Good answer. cthulu2016 May 2012 #13

A better question: Have they and will they continue to attack Ellison regarding his faith? 11 Bravo May 2012 #17

If he can keep his religion OUT of his politics, HockeyMom May 2012 #18

Is it is fair? No SpartanDem May 2012 #19

I voted yes. NCTraveler May 2012 #20

Of course it's fair slackmaster May 2012 #21

Yes. ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #26

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. If it is OK to kelly1mm May 2012 #27

Yes, of course. Starry Messenger May 2012 #29

Yes. That's American politics, always has been. If you don't want to fight this battle, Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #30

yes emilyg May 2012 #33

I voted other azurnoir May 2012 #35

Well, of course - lynne May 2012 #39

It's not nice? No. Do they do it? Yes. Marr May 2012 #41

If it may affect his votes and bills, yes. Why not? Same for any religion or philosophy dmallind May 2012 #42

Fair? Not fair? 99Forever May 2012 #47

If his religion were making him a hateful, bigoted, predatory prick, and this was evident in his AzDar May 2012 #53

is this one of those "gotcha" polls?? progressivebydesign May 2012 #55

That depends on how you look at it. It was more a reaction to the discussion of Romney's Mormonism RZM May 2012 #56

No, absolutely not. ellisonz May 2012 #58

I get the point here, it's just that all the conservatives here are taking a certain side CreekDog May 2012 #61

Since they go after folks that aren't Muslim for being such, I'd guess they wouldn't hesitate TheKentuckian May 2012 #64