Here’s who will be the face of Ann Tornberg’s South Dakota Democrat Party this weekend, only about a week after a man is indicted in Sioux Falls for holding up guns and making terroristic threats outside a Christian conference:
Rep. Keith Ellison faces renewed scrutiny over past ties to Nation of Islam, defense of anti-Semitic figures
Rep. Keith Ellison’s past ties to the Nation of Islam and his defense of its anti-Semitic leader, Louis Farrakhan, are resurfacing as he campaigns to lead the Democratic National Committee.
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As recent as 2000, Ellison publicly defended violent, fringe elements of the far-left. He appeared at a fundraiser that year for domestic terrorist Sara Jane Olson, a member of the self-styled revolutionary group the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), which is best known for kidnapping heiress Patricia Hearst. Olson was apprehended in 1999 in relation to the 1975 attempted bombings of two police cars and the slaying of Myrna Opsah during a bank robbery.
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Ellison also spoke favorably of convicted cop killer Assata Shakur and expressed his opposition to any attempt to extradite her to the United States from Cuba, where she had fled after escaping prison.
“I am praying that Castro does not get to the point where he has to really barter with these guys over here because they’re going to get Assata Shakur, they’re going to get a whole lot of other people,” Ellison said at the event, which also included a silent auction and speech by former Weather Underground leader Bernardine Dohrn. “I hope the Cuban people can stick to it, because the freedom of some good decent people depends on it.”
Accusations of anti-semitism, fundraising for terrorists, and speaking in favor of convicted cop-killers? I’m sure he’ll fit right in at Ann Tornberg’s party for South Dakota Democrats this weekend.
I think I’d be more upset if I thought the guy had one shred of belief in any agenda, cause or ideology other than himself. Shameless drive-by self-promoter jumping on any uber-left bandwagon he can find.
MHS, I have heard basically the same thing from two other people in MPLS. They said if he had grown up in West Texas, he would have be Cruz’ campaign manager.
Yep. As MHS said, Ellison only believes in being on the winning side and Daugaard has certainly won garnering over 60% in every election he has ever run.
P.S. I am sure they didn’t reference Cruz as an insult to Cruz but to the degree they are opposites on some hot button issues. I certainly didn’t take the comment as an insult to Cruz as one of the people is a Cruz-ite. Only they think Ellison is a total chameleon.
The truly sad thing is, he’s not even the worst of the DFL. Not even in the top, err, bottom 5.
Do not underestimate Ellison’s pointed invite to Sioux Falls as Dem main attraction. Islamic mosque at Garfield somehow miraculously is expanding by purchasing abother house in same residential…zoning anyone?(neighbors have gotten zero notice from city) Muslims protested with signs at Noem office after she voiced support of Trump’s extreme vetting agenda and where were they after April 9 (armed Islamic gunmen threatening America in Sioux Falls)oh no better pay closer attention to Ellison’s visit here. It is an extremist coming to consort with SD progressive extremists….They know what they are doing.
CHPLRAJ,
You are probably right this was intentional but if so it only highlights how out of touch they are. Ellison was rejected as Chair because he was deemed toxic even in left coast circles. How toxic is he in SD.
I know it is easy to rest on your laurels when the opposition is intent on self-destructing and sometimes the wise thing is to just let them shoot themselves. But, I think we (GOP) should highlight this visit (which might be the point of the party bring in Horowitz). Might be genius.