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Keith Ellison

January 10, 2007 islamoyankee

I think it’s cool that he’s Muslim. I think the bigger a deal we make of it, the more he gets marginalized, and the more we get marginalized. He’s an American. He’s an elected representative.

For some good background pieces on what I“m babbling about see these three pieces (1, 2, 3)

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