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  • WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3 2007 8:00 PM

World's Greatest “Fuck You” Ever

Submitted by FearTheReaper

Edited by erin_broadley

Tags: Keith Ellison, Virgil Goode, Bible, Koran, Virginia

In November, Keith Ellison of Minnesota became the first Muslim elected to Congress. Ellison then told the press that he would swear his oath on a Koran and all hell broke loose.

Conservative commentators went ape shit because they incorrectly believe the oath should be taken on something called The Bible. The controversy swelled when a fellow Congressman, Virgil Goode, declared:


"When I raise my hand to take the oath on Swearing In Day, I will have the Bible in my other hand. I do not subscribe to using the Koran in any way. The Muslim Representative from Minnesota was elected by the voters of that district and if American citizens don't wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran."


Ellison was born in the United States and his family roots in this country can be traced back to 1742. None of that mattered to Goode, who became a hero on Fox News where he claimed that he stands for the principles upon which this country was founded. Goode represents the same Virginia county where Thomas Jefferson was born in 1743.

Which is probably why Ellison decided to shove Goode’s morals down his ignorant throat throat with a little American history. Today Keith Ellison announced he would take his oath of office on a Koran that was owned by Thomas Jefferson.


Jefferson's copy is an English translation by George Sale published in the 1750s; it survived the 1851 fire that destroyed most of Jefferson's collection and has his customary initialing on the pages.


It survived the fire because God wanted it to be used in a future “go fuck yourself” moment. Goode has no comment.

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WADO

WADO

Brooklyn, NY
March 2006

JAN 03, 2007 08:42 PM

YES YES YES YES YES! SO SO banned word starting with A!

Keith Ellison +1

Virgil Goode minus a million points!

WADO

WADO

Brooklyn, NY
March 2006

JAN 03, 2007 08:43 PM

_DictionaryGirl_ said:
I know that the word I am about to use is supposedly banned heretoforth, but I can think of no better circumstance for it to be put into play.

AWEsome.



+1

MrSeeds

mrseeds

Austin, TX
April 2006

JAN 03, 2007 08:46 PM

This turned out to be a most wonderful day after all. AWSESOME!!!!!!! tongue

hor

hor

USA
June 2005

JAN 03, 2007 08:46 PM


Word.

Not quite sure if it's the "world's greatest ever" though...

CyKa

CyKa

Minneapolis, MN
December 2006

JAN 03, 2007 08:47 PM

The only other thing I can think of is to stay the hell out of Virginia. Why would I want to be anywhere near the kinds of people who would elect someone like Goode?

And once again, Ellison is from Minnesota. I voted for him.

Gringo

Gringo

Spokane, WA
May 2006

JAN 03, 2007 08:48 PM

I cannot understand how anyone who appreciates their right to freedom of religion (ick) can chastise another for using it.

I say let God and Allah have it out at the Thunderdome.

Gringo

Gringo

Spokane, WA
May 2006

JAN 03, 2007 08:51 PM

MschfMayhemSoap said:
you assuming the Ministry of Truth would allow such information into our vunerable minds. tongue


Fuck no. They're too busy trying to keep people from figuring out how much Genesis is impossible.

Subrosa

Subrosa

San Francisco, CA
July 2004

JAN 03, 2007 08:54 PM

TheGringo said:
I cannot understand how anyone who appreciates their right to freedom of religion (ick) can chastise another for using it.



Because he does not actually appreciate freedom.

jaggy

jaggy

Austin, TX
October 2003

JAN 03, 2007 08:55 PM

I know most of you dont know this, but Virgil Goode owns a Winter ranch in Katy, Texas. He's holding pig races, if anybody wants to come on down. Hyuck yuck !!!

Subnatural

Subnatural

Milwaukee, WI
June 2004

JAN 03, 2007 08:55 PM

I think that we should all do our part to honor Mr. Jefferson by using nothing but nickels and $2 bills tomorrow. I know it'll be a pain in the ass, but come on... come on! By the way, how is it that a slave-banging Virginian from 200 years ago was more enlightened than a Virginian from today?

Seriously, though, this is just further proof that if the people in charge of the country today were in charge of it 200 years ago, we wouldn't have the U.S. as we know it. We'd have Iraq.

annamaria

annamaria

Minneapolis, MN
May 2005

JAN 03, 2007 08:57 PM

I am damn proud to say that I voted for Ellison. I hope this is just the beginning of the 'trouble' he's going to make.

MrCrisp

MrCrisp

I'm lost
August 2004

JAN 03, 2007 08:59 PM

Holden_Caulfield

Holden_Caulfield

Ann Arbor, MI
April 2004

JAN 03, 2007 09:01 PM

Subrosa said:
Psst. Ellison's from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Not Michigan.


That's OK. We'll be glad to claim him. wink

Holy_Mountain

Holy_Mountain

West Palm Beach, FL
February 2004

JAN 03, 2007 09:09 PM

I don't think Ellison could have dreamed of a better rebuttal than this.

wheezy_e

wheezy_e

Boulder City, NV
April 2004

JAN 03, 2007 09:13 PM

Sure Goode is an ignorant ass, but the fact that Jefferson had a wider field of vision than either of these two twats hardly qualifies as a fuck you by Ellison. Neither of these dipshits care for an instant to consider the situation from anyone else's perspective, and niether should be allowed anywhere near anything of Jefferson's. IMO they shouldn't be allowed near the capitol either but that's another topic. Obviously it's not as important to Ellison what book he uses as it is that he makes a big to-do about using a Koran. Otherwise, why would he announce to the press what book he'll be using in an otherwise completely overlooked ceremony? He & the modern Christian right have much more in common than they'd like to admit. For one they're completely obsessed with making a spectacle of what their predecessors (both in religion and politics) had a great deal of respect for. I understanding It was usually difficult to GET Jefferson to discuss his personal religious beliefs.

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