Keith Ellison, Congress' Only Muslim, Handcuffed And Led Away To Jail

Yesssss! This is sweet! Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn) was arrested this morning along with four of the most moonbat Congressmen and women in the U.S. House of Representatives as they protested outside of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C. Ellison and the others were protesting the expulsion of aid groups in Sudan from the area of Darfur. The other Representatives arrested were:

Jim McGovern, D-Mass., John Lewis, D-Ga., Donna Edwards, D-Md., and Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif.

Okay, okay...I realize it was all a publicity stunt but the visuals I think will backfire. While Ellison is the only muslim of the bunch arrested, as he is the only muslim in Congress, the rest of those arrested reads like a who's who of nutcases. Here's some of the details from the article at the Star Tribune:

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., and four other members of Congress were arrested this morning in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., as they protested the expulsion of aid groups in Darfur.
It was an apparently unprecedented act by a member of Minnesota's congressional delegation and somewhat out of character for Ellison, who has kept a generally low profile since he arrived in Congress, attracting international attention as its first Muslim member.

"They were speaking on the embassy steps and were asked to leave," said Ellison spokesman Rick Jauret. "When they didn't, they were arrested."
Ellison and a total of seven other protesters were taken away by U.S. Secret Service agents and are expected to be charged with trespassing, Jauert said.

I guess it's too much to ask that all five of these pieces of shit would spend the next week or two in jail but perhaps their constituents will want to know exactly WHY the representatives they elected to represent them in Washington are spending their time on personal protests and being paid tax dollars while they sit in jail. For Ellison, this is a coming out party - he's ready to pick up the crescent of Islam and start to ruffle as many feathers as he can - he has the support of an American President now to rock the boat, so hang on folks....Ellison is now showing his true colors. P.S. take a good look at the photo atop this thread - you will see that again one day, but the charge then will be treason against the United States of America.

Rep. Ellison arrested during Darfur protest

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., and four other members of Congress were arrested this morning in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., as they protested the expulsion of aid groups in Darfur.
It was an apparently unprecedented act by a member of Minnesota's congressional delegation and somewhat out of character for Ellison, who has kept a generally low profile since he arrived in Congress, attracting international attention as its first Muslim member.
News archives show that no other members of the state's delegation have been arrested for civil disobedience; former Sen. Dave Durenberger was arrested on disorderly conduct charges in 1986 after he argued with a police officer and a taxi dispatcher. The charges were dismissed.
Before being led away in handcuffs during the mid-morning protest, Ellison said it's wrong to deprive aid to what he called "the most vulnerable people on our planet."
"They were speaking on the embassy steps and were asked to leave," said Ellison spokesman Rick Jauret. "When they didn't, they were arrested."
Ellison and a total of seven other protesters were taken away by U.S. Secret Service agents and are expected to be charged with trespassing, Jauert said.
Also arrested were Reps. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., John Lewis, D-Ga., Donna Edwards, D-Md., and Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., and three Darfur activist leaders
The activists are urging world leaders to take a stand against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's decision to expel 16 aid agencies from Darfur.
The United Nations says up to 300,000 people have died in Darfur, where ethnic African rebel groups have been fighting the Arab-dominated national government for six years.