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For those of you who may be curious about Ellison's stance on violence perpetrated by Muslim extremists, etc., I suggest this CNN transcript.

I'll quote a bit for those who are lazy:

KEITH ELLISON (D), CONGRESS-MAN ELECT OF MINNESOTA: How you doing, Glenn? Glad to be here.

BECK: Thank you. I will tell you, may I -- may we have five minutes here where we`re just politically incorrect and I play the cards face up on the table?

*ELLISON: Go there.

BECK: OK. No offense, and I know Muslims. I like Muslims. Ive been to mosques. I really dont believe that Islam is a religion of evil. I -- you know, I think it`s being hijacked, quite frankly.

With that being said, you are a Democrat. You are saying, "Let`s cut and run." And I have to tell you, I have been nervous about this interview with you, because what I feel like saying is, "Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies."

And I know youre not. Im not accusing you of being an enemy, but that`s the way I feel, and I think a lot of Americans will feel that way.

ELLISON: Let me tell you, the people in the Fifth Congressional District know that I have a deep love and affection for my country. Theres no one whos more patriotic than I am, and so you know, I don`t need to -- need to prove my patriotic stripes.

BECK: And Im not asking you to. Im wondering if you see that. You come from a district that is heavily immigrant with Somalians, and I think it`s wonderful, honestly. I think it is really a good sign that you are -- you could be an icon to show Europe, this is the way you integrate into a country. I think the Somalians coming out and voting is a very good thing. With that...

ELLISON: I`d agree with you.

BECK: Yes. With that being said, you see -- I saw a recent poll that showed 25 percent of Muslims in America will not report a terrorist plot if they see it.

ELLISON: Well, I don't believe that poll. I think that Muslims in America are very loyal, patriotic people. We have over 7,000 Muslims who are in the United States armed forces fighting to defend this great country of ours. So, I just dont see it that way, and I think that Ive seen a number of polls that just -- were just flat out wrong about this one.

BECK: OK. Your view of Muslim extremists.

ELLISON:They`re criminals. But I think that people who commit criminal acts should be treated like criminals, regardless of their faith.

BECK:And do you believe -- I agree with you. Do you believe that they are destroying Islam as well as trying to destroy us?

ELLISON:Well, I think that -- I think that there are people -- and let me just say this. You know, Timothy McVeigh, who`s not a Muslim, was a pretty dangerous guy to America, too. I do think that we have to be clear that, you know, Islam and Muslims in America are good, loyal Americans here to make this country a stronger, better place.

But you know, having said that, I think it is important to note that, you know, if you were to gather Muslims up and ask them how they feel about this country, they`ll talk about it being the land of opportunity, the place where they can worship their faith as they choose, a place where they can earn a decent living.

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n.b. that I have added the bold font to: 1) make the transcript easier to read through identifying the speaker more clearly 2) emphasise the most important part of the brief quote.

I assume that Ellison's response to the recent crisis in Libya, etc. would be similar to the response given here.

Mr. Ellison was sworn in using the Qur'an owned by Thomas Jefferson.

Just FYI the link is broken - one too many 'o's.

For the uninitiated: www.doomtree.net

I left Minneapolis to go to graduate school on the East Coast. I miss it every day.

Hopefully that helps.