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Related: About this forumFirst Muslim congressman campaigns for Sanders in Cedar Rapids
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This is the kind of leadership our nation needs right now'
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota (left) and Director of the Mother Mosque of America Taha Tawil speak with men in the community at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota spoke to community members at the center to campaign on behalf of presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders. Rep. Ellison traveled through Iowa stopping at a number of mosques and Islamic centers to speak to different communities in light of recent exchanges between Sanders and Donald Trump. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
http://www.thegazette.com/first-muslim-congressman-campaigns-for-sanders-in-cedar-rapids-20151231
Erin Jordan
Dec 30, 2015 at 4:44 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS At a time of anti-Muslim rhetoric from Republican presidential candidates including Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Ted Cruz, Americans of all faiths should stand up for religious freedom, said Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim in Congress.
One way to do that is by caucusing Feb. 1 for Bernie Sanders, a Vermont senator seeking the Democratic bid for president, Ellison told about 40 people Wednesday at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids.
Whoever wins Iowa will create national momentum, Ellison said. My question for you is do you want a presidential candidate willing to stand up to bullies?
Ellison, a Democrat whose district includes Minneapolis and the surrounding suburbs, converted from Catholicism to Islam in college. He posed for photos Wednesday with Taha Tawil, director of the Mother Mosque of America, based in Cedar Rapids. Tawil and Ellison went on the Hajj pilgrimage together in 2008.
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First Muslim congressman campaigns for Sanders in Cedar Rapids (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Dec 2015
OP
I have pretty much the same - a Blue Dog, and Marco Rubio, and DWS as frosting on
djean111
Dec 2015
#13
Guess the arm-twisting from "another campaign" didn't work on Ellison.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2015
#4
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,976 posts)1. My awesome Congressman!
fredamae
(4,458 posts)2. I am envious - I have a New Dem/Blue Dawg n/t
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)6. I have it worse.
I only have Republicans.
djean111
(14,255 posts)13. I have pretty much the same - a Blue Dog, and Marco Rubio, and DWS as frosting on
the DINO cake. Trifecta.
CorporatistNation
(2,546 posts)7. K and R!!!!
Bernie IS Gaining Momentum... Ain't Nuhin Phony About Bernie... He IS The Real Deal!!!
jwirr
(39,215 posts)17. He is not my congressman but I have been supporting him
with donations. He is really doing the job we want him to.
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)3. K&R - Great news indeed. n/t
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,976 posts)4. Guess the arm-twisting from "another campaign" didn't work on Ellison.
in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)5. Kick for Keith!
Great guy! A man of principles.
IMCPO, he should be on the short list for VP! Could you imagine a JEWISH Presidential candidate with MUSLIM VP running mate?! Wanna explode a few Teabagger/GOP pea brains? That would do it! Keith Ellison would be a great VP choice - or Elizabeth Warren or Barbara Lee...
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)16. Great post! Pea brains, lol!
valerief
(53,235 posts)8. Terrific! nt
WillyT
(72,631 posts)9. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!
SusanCalvin
(6,592 posts)10. OMG.
I am so happy and grateful.
Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)11. knr
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)12. I don't support Bernie but I love love Keith Ellison. He is truly
class act.
Uncle Joe
(58,524 posts)14. Kicked and recommended.
Thanks for the thread, Omaha Steve.
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)15. KnR! nt