Lynne Torgerson is running for Congress in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District against Representative Keith Ellison (D).  I live in the 5th District of Minnesota, own a home in Minneapolis, and am proud to call Keith my Congressman.  Lynne Torgerson also lives in the 5th District of Minnesota, owns a home in Minneapolis, but she is not proud to call Keith her Congressman.  In fact, she has a huge problem with Representative Ellison.  Her problem with Keith Ellison, as she states on her campaign website is:

“Keith Ellison is a Muslim, a person who was raised Christian and converted to Islam. … Now, with all due respect, America, and its people, should be lauded for its goal of promoting to public office and other high ranks, people of color, women, minorities, etc. However, quite frankly, in our zeal, we simply went too far with Keith Ellison. Keith Ellison simply is not a proper person to have in our federal government.”

In “The Issues” section of her website Torgerson has a long, rambling section titled “Freedom of Speech/Freedom of Religion” where she asks the question “What do I know of Islam?”  Things she sites as examples of her expert knowledge on the subject of Islam are:

• her observations of Muslim women in downtown Minneapolis
• having heard that 911 happened
• reading the book Infidel
• being a Christian and not wanting to kill people
• knowledge of the Ft. Hood killings
• having an Egyptian friend

How any of these things make you an expert on Islam I don’t know.  How any of these things make you qualified to be in the United States Congress I really don’t know.  Why someone would decide to run for office and then devote most of their campaign website to bigoted rantings is beyond me.  I’m here to tell you Lynne Torgerson, you are not getting my vote.

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