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Outside Asylum Take a walk, smell the roses. Any topic is fine, save people bashing. |
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Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, found himself under attack last month when he announced he'd take his oath of office on the Koran -- especially from Virginia Rep. Virgil Goode, who called it a threat to American values.Yet the holy book at tomorrow's ceremony has an unassailably all-American provenance. We've learned that the new congressman -- in a savvy bit of political symbolism -- will hold the personal copy once owned by Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson's Koran. How cool is that?
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Topic - Now here's a smooth move - GliderGuider 08:16:10 01/3/07 (11)
- The kicker is Christians are NOT to make oaths . . . - mr grits 09:55:57 01/3/07 (1)
- "...yes mean yes" - piece-it pete 10:03:50 01/3/07 (0)
- Re: "Goode, who represents Jefferson's birthplace of Albemarle County, had no comment yesterday." - Ivan303 08:53:40 01/3/07 (0)
- There should be no Holy Books of any kind at the oath - Victor Khomenko 08:21:00 01/3/07 (7)
- Battery terminals to the nutz is better for getting to the truth. * - mr grits 16:17:00 01/3/07 (0)
- Don't lett Connerd hear you say that... - GliderGuider 08:31:51 01/3/07 (0)
- There isn't. It's not an official swearing-in. It's a PR stunt in his office nt - Jake_LA 08:29:43 01/3/07 (4)
- The article certainly calls it a swearing-in. - GliderGuider 08:34:54 01/3/07 (3)
- Re: The article certainly calls it a swearing-in. - Ivan303 09:05:49 01/3/07 (2)
- Ah, got it. Thanks. Still a nice bit of PR, though. * - GliderGuider 09:09:00 01/3/07 (1)
- and a point that needed to be made ..nt - late 09:19:49 01/3/07 (0)
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