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Eskow on Ellison: "An American Hero"

RJ Eskow writes about the Goode-vs-Ellison row at HuffPo, calling Ellison an "American Hero:”

I don't "tolerate" Keith Ellison. I admire, respect, and appreciate hm.

Ellison is an American hero. Like other civil rights heroes before him, he knew he would face an onslaught of brutal attacks for being the first to break a barrier - and for doing so without shame or apology. But he did it anyway, like Rosa Parks at the front of the bus or James Meredith entering a segregated university. Like John F. Kennedy running for President while bigots claimed he would "take orders from the Vatican." That, folks, is heroism American-style.

We need more heroism in Congress, and less religious correctness.

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