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Virgil Goode constituent bequeaths Koran to be used by Ellison

Wed Jan 03, 2007 at 08:13:35 AM PDT

WaPo:

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.

You all know the story.

But get this: Ellison's going to take the oath -- in his private ceremony, mind you -- on a Koran donated to the Library of Congress by someone from Goode's own district.

The gift comes from a deceased resident of Albemarle County, VA, represented in Congress today by Goode.

And just who is this America hater? Mugshot below:

Game, set, and match: Keith Ellison.

[UPDATE: It took a few minutes, but the wingnut defense is in: Jefferson's a terrorist sympathizer.]

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