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Post by Logan on Dec 12, 2016 22:12:52 GMT -6
Garrison Keillor says Keith Ellison, 'lackluster black Muslim,' is wrong for DNC chairGarrison Keillor, the beloved "Prairie Home Companion" creator as homespun as hot dish and Christmas sweaters, has a mighty case of post-election nihilism. In a recent editorial for the Washington Post, Keillor expounds on his general loss of faith in the American electorate, from the Republicans who protest-voted for a heart attack-inducing whoopee cushion of a president, to the Democrats wandering lost in the woods. It’s the written equivalent of a temper tantrum, and specifically saves a few clumsy jabs for Minnesota’s own Keith Ellison. “A lackluster black Muslim congressman from Minneapolis is a leading candidate for chair of the Democratic National Committee, the person who will need to connect with disaffected workers in Youngstown and Pittsburgh,” Keillor writes. “Why not a ballet dancer or a Buddhist monk?” Read more: www.citypages.com/news/garrison-keillor-says-keith-ellison-lackluster-black-muslim-is-wrong-for-dnc-chair/406052705
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