Two 2010 Challengers for Keith Ellison

Posted on December 12, 2009

Barb Davis White (R-MN) and Lynne Torgerson (D-MN) are challenging Keith Ellison’s U.S. House seat for the state’s 5th district in Minnesota. One of these women must remove him from Congress.

Keith Ellison and Barack Obama

Keith Ellison, who is also Keith Hakim, is the first Muslim to be sent to Congress from any state, and the first to be sworn on the Koran. He is an attorney, a Democrat and an Black convert to Islam. He was raised Roman Catholic in Detroit and is a supporter of the Nation of Islam’s leader, Louis Farrakhan (aka Louis Eugene Walcott).

Ellison is a fundraiser for the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). Nihad Awad, the head of CAIR and James Yee, a Muslim Guantanamo cleric were featured speakers at Ellison’s Congressional fundraiser.

The fact that the FBI has broken all ties with CAIR, saying CAIR is not “an appropriate liasion partner,” should be enough to divert Keith Ellison’s affection for the organization. This report quotes an FBI assistant director, Richard C. Powers, saying the FBI is unsure whether the relationship between CAIR and Hamas ever was severed. So, with all of CAIR’s presence on Capitol Hill, with their mammoth media blitzs and lobbying efforts, with their denial of terrorist ties, the FBI cannot support their claims…yet CAIR continues to walk the halls of Congress…and Keith Ellison continues to support the organization.

Okay, there are two women committed to running against Keith Ellison (aka Keith Hakim) in Minnesota. I’m a conservative, and so I am interested in the candidacy of Barb Davis White, but assuming this is a very blue district, I’m also interested in Lynne Torgerson, a Democrat – because neither of these women are Muslim. One of them must unseat Ellison.

Barb Davis White

Republican Barb Davis White is 49-years-old and single. She lost to Keith Ellison in record numbers according to the The Minnesota Independent, but she will “give it another go in 2010.” White is Black and an evangelical minister. In the video below you’ll hear her speak of the total lack of coverage of her previous run against Ellison saying it was virtually impossible to get reporting on her candidacy:

A staunch conservative in the state’s most progressive district, White has burnished her credentials this year through involvement with the local Tea Party movement. “I want to be listed as a Christian and a patriotic right-wing conservative American,” she told Tea Partiers in April.

The online news source linked above said Davis has had ongoing difficulty with her FEC filings. No detail was given. In the video below, you’ll see that she is a dynamic speaker and a plain talker. Find White on Facebook here.

Minnesota’s 5th District is 73.5% White, 12.9% Black, 6.0% Hispanic, 5.2% Asian, 1.6%Native American and 3.2% other. She was recently chosen for the Frederick Douglass 2010 Freedom Calendar.

Before saying more about Torgerson, this is my disclaimer. She is not Muslim, she will not support CAIR or raise money for CAIR, and likewise, CAIR will not raise funds for Torgerson. This should give the good people of the 11th District of Minnesota pause to rethink their vote. Islamic faith cannot abide peacefully within the halls of Congress.

Lynne Torgerson

The Huffington Post reports “the growth of anti-Muslim sentiment in Minnesota.” That’s a good thing, in my opinion. Here’s a quote from Holger at Holger Awakens in August 2008 in a post about Somali immigrants, the tuberculosis they brought with them and their habit of never, with one exception, integrating into society:

…the one documented act of assimilation into Minnesota society by the Somalis was in 2006 when they massed at the voting precincts in Minneapolis to cast their votes. And who did they help elect? The mouthpiece for the Nation of Islam, Keith Ellison.

According to Lynne Torgerson’s website, she believe that life begins at conception:

My views regarding abortion are consistent with the Catholic Church. Life begins at conception.

With all due respect, abortion is simply wrong. I do not condemn those who have undergone such a procedure, but rather, I have compassion for them. Women are traumatized by the abortions they have had, I believe, for the rest of their lives. Also, any women who has suffered a miscarriage is terribly grieved, and, knows that she lost her baby, her child. Thus, I simply believe it is wrong and would vote to oppose legislation supporting abortion.

I would also oppose legislation which supports using embryonic stem cells for research or other purposes.

It is not appropriate for us to decide to sacrifice one life for another.

She wants a strong Homeland Security, and goes wobbly when she talks about animals and being “green on the environment.” We are all “green” on the environment – but we differ on the measures necessary to keep the environment green.

Torgerson is for a health care public option, but does not want to eliminate the private sector (naive at best), she supports the Second Amendment and is a gun owner, seems to be strong on immigration control (although she wanders a bit as she tries to express her thoughts), she supports Israel, and wants to stop Iran’s nuclear aggression. Torgerson wants to “eliminate our dependence…on foreign oil,” wants to develop clean energy, keep jobs in America, and she opposes the auto bailout.

When it comes to freedom of speech and freedom of religion, Torgerson says that freedom of religion does not include criminal behavior in the name of religion. This gets her to Islam:

And thus, we come to the teachings of Islam, or the Quran. The Quran actually teaches Muslims to kill people not of their faith, which are labeled infidels, which includes Christians and Jews, as well as people of other faiths. (”Slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush. (Sura 9:5)). This is advocating criminal behavior. Thus, at a minimum, this portion of the religion of Islam cannot be protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. It portion is not “religion” recognizable under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

The Quran also says that if a person leaves Islam, that that is an offense mandating death. Recently, a Harvard Muslim Chaplain, Taha Abdul-Basser, stated that apostates (those who leave Islam) should be killed, although he stated that they could only be killed by a legitimate Muslim governmental authority and cannot be performed by a non-state, private actors. Again, this is advocating criminal behavior. Again, this is not allowing all people the right to freedom of religion. Thus, the Quran conflicts with the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and our criminal laws. Thus, the total “religion” of Islam is not fully protectable by our First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Further, evidently, the goal of Islam is to Islamize the entire world, or, global Islam. I believe there is a term, “umrah” that reflects this goal. Well, this goal also conflicts with our First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Islam also oppresses women. That conflicts with the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the United States Constitution.

And, what do I know of Islam? Well, I know of 911. Nineteen (19) men from Saudi Arabia, all Muslim, hi-jacked planes, and flew them into the two (2) World Trade Towers murdering thousands of people, and flew into our Pentagon, and some believe they also intended to fly an airplane into our White House. From this, what I perceive is Islam conducting an act of war against my country.

People say that we can’t include the moderate, peace loving Muslims. Well, I agree. But, who are they? They need to stand up and identify themselves loudly and clearly say that they oppose Jihad and terrorism, etc. Who are these people? I cannot tell. It is not for me to go and try and find them. Rather, it is their duty to stand up and identify themselves, if there are any.

Torgerson cites Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s book Infidel and the proof of “repugnant” behavior which is contrary to the First Amendment. She asks and answers “what else do I know of Islam.” This strikes me as an earnest question made by a woman sincerely concerned about the threat of Islam and trying to be “real” about it.

I’ll say it again, she is a Democrat who is not Muslim, she will not support CAIR, will not raise funds for CAIR and CAIR will not raise funds for her. Find Torgerson on Facebook here.

Barb Davis White Challenges Keith Ellison in 2010 (video)