Muslim Rep. Keith Ellison endorses Sen, Barack Obama. Somehow, this does not seem like good news.
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., said on Tuesday that he is backing Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in his campaign for president.
"Not because he's black," said Ellison, who is black. "That's identity politics. I reject identity politics.
"He speaks with a unifying spirit," Ellison said.
Obama has already been lambasted as the apostate Muslim candidate by conservative commentators. Collecting Ellison's endorsement will only provoke further attacks.
