Video: Dem Rep wants borders to become an “irrelevancy”
posted at 10:15 am on December 22, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
Look on the bright side. At least we have a Democrat talking about God in American policy. Of course, it’s Rep. Keith Ellison, who here prays for borders to become “irrelevant.” In this clip from The Blaze from a June 2010 speech to the Network of Spiritual Progressives Conference, Ellison posits that military strength doesn’t make for safe borders, but that policies of “equity, generosity, and engagement” provide security:
Speaking as a person of faith, I recognize the “no borders” concept as part of the utopian vision of a resurrected world, one with God in the Millenium to come. Until then, though, calling military strength irrelevant to border security in this world is nothing short of breathtakingly stupid. The US has a long record of “equity, generosity, and engagement” in its foreign policy, all of which would mean squat to anyone wanting to attack us. Because of our strength, we have faced off against monstrous opponents, such as Nazi Germany, imperial Japan, and the Soviet Union, all of whom conducted genocidal policies on peoples and countries who just wanted “engagement” instead of conquerors, and even on their own people (as did China) by the millions. Had we not had that military strength for both ourselves and our allies, this world would be a much more evil and desolate place.
Good intentions matter in foreign policy. So does military strength. Ask the people of eastern Europe which matters more.
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Didn’t John Lennon sing about that in his commie anthem “Imagine”?
itsnotaboutme on December 22, 2010 at 10:18 AM
He really meant to say Allah willing…
PatriotRider on December 22, 2010 at 10:18 AM
Jeebus… This circus has nut’n but clowns
roflmao
donabernathy on December 22, 2010 at 10:18 AM
My guess is Rep. Ellison isn’t planning a getaway weekend in Juarez anytime soon.
jon1979 on December 22, 2010 at 10:19 AM
A terrific place to start is with the borders of his own congressional district.
Let’s make them irrelevant by erasing them, with the result being he no longer has a congressional district (i.e., gerrymander the S.O.B. out of office).
FlameWarrior on December 22, 2010 at 10:19 AM
steebo77 on December 22, 2010 at 10:19 AM
“…because, after all, it ain’t only Mexican gardeners streaming across the border… I mean, I have to think of my coreligionists.”
Akzed on December 22, 2010 at 10:19 AM
Does anyone think he really wanted to say Allah willing?
SHARPTOOTH on December 22, 2010 at 10:19 AM
I have had about enough. I want the left to become an irrelevancy.
NickTx on December 22, 2010 at 10:21 AM
He really meant to say Allah willing…
PatriotRider on December 22, 2010 at 10:18 AM
You have much faster fingers….:)
SHARPTOOTH on December 22, 2010 at 10:21 AM
Soon…………………
the Liberal Party will cease to exist,and,
oh ya,irrelevant as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on December 22, 2010 at 10:21 AM
I pray, daily, for these knuckleheads to become irrelevant.
search4truth on December 22, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Freebasing KOOL-AID again!!
canopfor on December 22, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Network of Spiritual Progressives Conference,
that must be some Alter of Worship!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on December 22, 2010 at 10:24 AM
IF we would all just submit to the Koran……
BobMbx on December 22, 2010 at 10:26 AM
He really meant to say Insh’Allah.
Jorge Bonilla on December 22, 2010 at 10:28 AM
People like this are incredibly frightening.
I was in a dollar pizza place in Manhattan on Monday night, visiting with a friend. These guys walked in. Some band, and we got going, talking about music (they were 31 or so). The singer started talking about how he loooved “System of a Down’s” song about borders and how they are means of division. Then he talked about how he didn’t care about 9/11, and all that wonderful stuff. Needless to say, I didn’t stay long.
Losers. Utopian, naive losers.
blatantblue on December 22, 2010 at 10:28 AM
Arabian wind, the needle’s eye is thin,
the ships of state sail on mirage,
And drown in sand,
out in no-man’s land where
allah does command.
What good is spilling blood?
it will not grow a thing;
Taste eternity the swords sing:
blues of allah in
’sh’allah (God willing).
They lie where they fall,
there’s nothing more to say,
The desert stars are bright tonight lets meet as
friends,
The flower of islam, the fruit of abraham.
The thousand stories have come round to one
again,
Arabian night,
our gods pursue their fight,
What fatal flowers of darkness bloom from seeds
of light.
Bird of paradise fly in white sky,
blues for allah in ’sh’allah,
Let’s see with our heart,
these things our eyes have seen,
And know the truth must still lie somewhere in
between.
Under eternity, under eternity, under eternity
blue,
Bird of paradise fly in white sky,
blues for allah in ’sh’allah.
Akzed on December 22, 2010 at 10:28 AM
God willing? Doesn’t he mean “Insha’Allah”? (he types as he eats his pork sausages)
Paul-Cincy on December 22, 2010 at 10:28 AM
No thanks on the government sponsored Zakat, Keith.
blatantblue on December 22, 2010 at 10:29 AM
http://www.spiritualprogressives.org/
canopfor on December 22, 2010 at 10:29 AM
Fixed the headline to reflect what Democrats really want, ultimately.
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canopfor on December 22, 2010 at 10:35 AM
Sounds like thses Evil Clowns want a World Bailout!!!
canopfor on December 22, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Hey now!!
JohnGalt23 on December 22, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Thanks…needed to smile today
PatriotRider on December 22, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Well when Jesus comes back, sure that will happen.
Otherwise, this is not for Man to decide at all.
Another example of a ‘religious’ person trying to make the world a ‘better place’ through the taking of liberty.
Badger40 on December 22, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Imam Ellison (PBUH) should be given a soapbox and be broadcast far and wide for all to hear. This sort of breathtaking stupidity in Congress should not be kept secret.
ornery_independent on December 22, 2010 at 10:38 AM
One day the borders of your property will become irrelevant. Then you can demonstrate your “equity, generosity, and engagement” by allowing everyone to enter your home at will, wear your clothes, and eat your food.
blink on December 22, 2010 at 10:38 AM
Try trespassing on the borders of Iran. Or North Korea. You know – those awesome countries that he and his party want us to be more like.
Good Lt on December 22, 2010 at 10:39 AM
Praying for more undocumented Democrats, Inshallah.
Drained Brain on December 22, 2010 at 10:39 AM
The LA Times had a piece a while ago and they reported that a large number of Muslims would like to see Sharia Law implemented globally.
http://www.bluecollarphilosophy.com/2010/12/great-most-muslims-want-to-implement-sharia-globally.html
This must be what Ellison really is hoping for. Why need borders when the world us dominated by Islam?
Blue Collar Todd on December 22, 2010 at 10:40 AM
I’m fulla surprises.
Akzed on December 22, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Who are these people? The people in the audience? Who are they, where are they from? How do you find them?
Skandia Recluse on December 22, 2010 at 10:42 AM
Mr. Ellison, when asked if he would be willing to let a poor Mexican family of 12 live in his basement, demurred saying, “When I said we need to help the poor and unfortunate I didn’t mean that I had to participate.”
Bishop on December 22, 2010 at 10:42 AM
If you want to know what sort of people would elect a moron such as Ellison, I invite you out to Minnesota; we can hop on a couple of my bikes and take a tour of his district. It is an eye-opening experience.
Bishop on December 22, 2010 at 10:45 AM
the Frogs would still say “good intentions” because, they do not learn lessons well, they need Americans to pay the price for them to maintain their deluded visions of “good intentions.” The inter-war period in the 20′s-30′s saw a remarkable increase in the pacifistic vision by leaders and, more specifically, teachers in France…..and we all saw how that turned out. This waste of space Keith Ellyson is a mere modern day version of the pacifists and socialists of yesteryear. SSDD.
ted c on December 22, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Well, at least give him credit for openly admitting that the goal is to eliminate our borders. Most of them try to hide that fact.
tsj017 on December 22, 2010 at 10:46 AM
Ellison is a complete moron and utters Liberal psycho-babble! A country without protected borders, is no longer a sovereign country! How do these people get elected?
GFW on December 22, 2010 at 10:46 AM
keep talking keith….you’re the new algore. Border irrelevancy for me, but, let me guess, property rights for thee????
ted c on December 22, 2010 at 10:47 AM
And it was unimportant that Obama sat in the pews of a church led by a guy who hates this country.
Entirely irrelevant, right?
BuckeyeSam on December 22, 2010 at 10:47 AM
Just more madness from the Left.
I know it’s OT, but check out John Fund’s piece on net neutrality and the FCC above. Talk about madness. A Marxist is behind the drive.
rrpjr on December 22, 2010 at 10:49 AM
What is it? Downtown Tehran?
BuckeyeSam on December 22, 2010 at 10:50 AM
A quick visit to The Network of Spiritual Progressives page tells you everything you need to know:
Utopia is within our grasp if we can just show the world how much we care.
VibrioCocci on December 22, 2010 at 10:50 AM
Oh Ed, you and your outmoded notions of countries who would want to attack us.
How quaint!
greggriffith on December 22, 2010 at 10:50 AM
Good Lord … that just sounds evil.
darwin on December 22, 2010 at 10:50 AM
I actually look forward to the day, God willing, that idiots in Congress like Rep. Keith Ellison become irrelevant.
pilamaye on December 22, 2010 at 10:51 AM
That’s not new. Democrats have been talking about God and America for quite some time — with the word “damn” inserted in between.
With all due respect, even the most devout Christian’s faith pales in comparison to that of liberals. They are the ultimate fanatics. Because they don’t just believe in God; they believe they ARE God — and that they can magically change the whole world just by caring about it.
logis on December 22, 2010 at 10:51 AM
My how they try to put a smiley face on Communism.
darwin on December 22, 2010 at 10:52 AM
No borders only accomplishes one thing … it gets the US out of the way for the global Marxists.
darwin on December 22, 2010 at 10:54 AM
Huh? Where is the bright side in that? Are you really complaining that our politics lacks sufficient gawd-pandering for your taste? Perhaps you would prefer living in the Vatican?
MJBrutus on December 22, 2010 at 10:55 AM
Uh yeah … that’s the point, get it? The goal is the ultimate dissolution of the United States as we know it.
darwin on December 22, 2010 at 10:55 AM
Who are you, and where have you put my America ??
Bizzarro world, I swear !!
pambi on December 22, 2010 at 10:55 AM
It’s already irrelevant. Just ask any Illegal running across at will.
rich801 on December 22, 2010 at 10:56 AM
I would say, “God help us”, but since this country has turned away from God, I expect He would say “Meh”.
Ward Cleaver on December 22, 2010 at 10:56 AM
The GOP doesn’t have anyone close to this kind of crazy. Problem is that Obama may not even be to Ellison’s right.
BuckeyeSam on December 22, 2010 at 10:57 AM
Are you going to be ok? Need a glass of water?
Bishop on December 22, 2010 at 11:01 AM
I’m good, thanks :-)
MJBrutus on December 22, 2010 at 11:02 AM
It’s not “god willing”. It’s “allahu akbar”, apostate filth.
MadisonConservative on December 22, 2010 at 11:05 AM
This crap makes perfect sense coming from a mu$lim. It’s part of their mission to subjugate the entire world under i$lamic domination, and it starts with eliminating borders. a POS like Ellison has no business serving in our government. He swore an oath of allegiance to uphold THE CONSTITUTION, but his pro-mu$lim comments show that his priorities lie elsewhere.
bannedbyhuffpo on December 22, 2010 at 11:05 AM
In Dar-es-Salaam
There is no need for borders
With Sharia Law…
Haiku Guy on December 22, 2010 at 11:06 AM
Brand new “Wellstone!” yard signs, peace symbols displayed in every window, “Dubya is a war criminal” bumper stickers, hairy women, Prius’s and scooters everywhere you look, concerned citizens who will actually approach and berate you for your loud motorcycle, no American flags anywhere but plenty of other nation’s flags fluttering, people walking the streets who like they just left Woodstock, etc.
Bishop on December 22, 2010 at 11:06 AM
Actually, I happen to be one of those people, the people of eastern Europe. I lived half my life in Hungary, and I can remember very well when there was barbed wire and landmines on the Austrian border, and you knew you would get shot in the border zone just like you knew you would get electrocuted if you stuck your finger into the wall socket. Now that border is an irrelevancy. You can walk across it without even noticing. You can get into a car in Estonia and drive all the way to Portugal without stopping at a border. It all changed without a single shot being fired. This is one of the few miracles I’ve seen in my life.
So yeah, you can joke about which god Rep. Ellison is praying to all you want, and you can certainly make legitimate points about the importance of military might, but you can’t argue about one thing: borders becoming irrelevant is definitely a good thing.
factoid on December 22, 2010 at 11:09 AM
Didn’t this guy take an oath? Isn’t this treason?
darwin on December 22, 2010 at 11:10 AM
If there were no borders there would be no elections and you wouldn’t be in office.
The only people more ignorant then this guy is the people who elected him.
His view of the Millennium is far different than the Christian view. In Christ’s Millennial Kingdom countries still exist.
Mojave Mark on December 22, 2010 at 11:11 AM
Except the border you talked about were in place to keep people in. Ours are to keep people out. Big difference.
darwin on December 22, 2010 at 11:12 AM
So, Keith, this means we should put an end to private property, town boundaries, cities, counties, and states, right?
Buy Danish on December 22, 2010 at 11:12 AM
Ellison the Islamist is making a reference to the unification of the world under Islamic theocracy.
novaculus on December 22, 2010 at 11:12 AM
Nonsense! You were able to find a better life across that border only because the country on that side had a border to keep the predators out! Imagine a world where the misery you experienced was global and there were not borders, that is that there were no places to escape to.
MJBrutus on December 22, 2010 at 11:13 AM
Ellison’s Minneapolis district couldn’t find a Wiccan lesbian illegal immigrant to run for Congress, so they settled for him. He should be careful what he wishes for.
RBMN on December 22, 2010 at 11:15 AM
The open borders one world government Satan worshippers are openly lusting after their goal.
Inanemergencydial on December 22, 2010 at 11:15 AM
“God Willing, the borders will become irrelevant and we can have a 1 world government that we control.”
jeffn21 on December 22, 2010 at 11:15 AM
I prayed for Keith Ellison to become irrelevant. Guess what? God answered it!
PJ Emeritus on December 22, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Did all of Europe combine into a single entity without notifying anyone, is is now The United States of Europe? There are still borders, just not an emphasis on heavily securing them.
If the Chinese started moving east in the tens of millions, you would suddenly become a border fanatic, guaranteed.
Bishop on December 22, 2010 at 11:16 AM
WEST, not east. Damn these synapses!
Bishop on December 22, 2010 at 11:16 AM
It’s not the one’s who legally come here and want to assimilate as a United States citizen that we have to worry about. It’s the parasites who only want to take and not give back and those who mean this country and this culture harm we need strong border security for.
Why isn’t he railing against the Muslim countries about their “open” borders. Try going to Saudi Arabia on a tourist passport and see how far you get – not that anyone would want to settle there.
iamsaved on December 22, 2010 at 11:19 AM
Hey, Keith!
Ol’ buddy, ol’ halal, ol’ pal!
I’ll agree with your ‘no border’ stance the day you hand out the key to your house & auto to every tenth person in your district and are happy with whatever results.
What moron factory did this clown escape from??
locomotivebreath1901 on December 22, 2010 at 11:20 AM
It’s a metaphor. Liberalism is the secular version of Islam. Both faiths demand you submit to a higher authority. They’ll work out the details later.
Dale Wyckoff on December 22, 2010 at 11:21 AM
“Keith X Ellison”: Allah willing.
DJ Rick on December 22, 2010 at 11:22 AM
If he wants to come see a city with no borders, he’s sure welcome down in Houston. In fact, I can tell him all about how I had to sell my late parents’ house, the house that I grew up in, for about $70,000 less than what is was worth. And why would that be? Because the illegal aliens border the subdivision and it looks like a Juarez flea market on Saturdays.
TxAnn56 on December 22, 2010 at 11:23 AM
Network of Spiritual Progressives
Good Lord … that just sounds evil.
darwin on December 22, 2010 at 10:50 AM
darwin:Agent Smith,The Matrix!!
canopfor on December 22, 2010 at 11:24 AM
Right, the borders are still there, but they have become irrelevant, like the border between VA and MD.
factoid on December 22, 2010 at 11:24 AM
You are going to have to perform a native sweet pork ceremony to cleanse Jeffersons Qur’an of Emmerson. Jefferson got that Qur’an in order to study what drove the efforts of his Muslim enemy, the Barbary Pirates. It would be nice if todays political leaders had an inclination to understand the situation. But then, you’re not at war with Islam, so there is no need to investigate it.
BL@KBIRD on December 22, 2010 at 11:26 AM
Ah, but unlike the border between Mexico and the U.S., or the border between Russia and Estonia.
Pie in the sky. Like I said, if a mass migration took place into Europe from the east, borders would become relevant quite quickly.
Bishop on December 22, 2010 at 11:29 AM
1. No one’s joking about it. Ellison is a Muslim, out and proud – our first in Congress.
2. Just because no one’s trying to break into Eastern Europe doesn’t mean borders are a bad thing. Your anecdote proves nothing.
Esthier on December 22, 2010 at 11:31 AM
Ok, seriously – at what point can this person be removed from office? Not by “the next election”, but because of an abject and declared unwillingness to abide by his oath of office?
Can his colleagues in the House not bring about some effort to chastise, humiliate, condemn him officially and on the record, and otherwise hound this POS from office?
Midas on December 22, 2010 at 11:31 AM
Yes, borders within a country are barely relevant. That’s a right that comes with being a state. So, I finally see your point. We should take over Mexico and Canada.
Esthier on December 22, 2010 at 11:34 AM
Wow, perusing his wiki page, he’s even worse than I thought. Tax dodger like Charlie Rangel too. Germane to this discussion this was fun to find and file under “hypocrisy”:
But this is my fave!:
Buy Danish on December 22, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Hopefully, Ellison will become irrelevant in 2012.
GarandFan on December 22, 2010 at 11:51 AM
He is against Congressman King’s looking into the terror activities.
Also, imagine no borders in this day and age of terrorism.
He should be impeached.
One world PC will kill us all.
Schadenfreude on December 22, 2010 at 11:55 AM
FIFY
RadClown on December 22, 2010 at 11:59 AM
By the election results, Minneapolis really loves this guy. Seemed like a fairly normal place when I lived there briefly in the 90s….I don’t get it. I have no illusions that an R has a chance there, but couldn’t they at least go with a slightly more sane D?
ElectricPhase on December 22, 2010 at 12:00 PM
As I recall, this is part of the end-game envisioned by Marx in his Communist Manifesto, when the government withers away and borders disappear, no longer needed in the workers utopia. That’s when the skittle-pooping unicorns start to seriously frolic.
iurockhead on December 22, 2010 at 12:03 PM
One world under the Caliph. It is what these backwards @$$ types want, isn’t it?
MNHawk on December 22, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Now that’s funny!
Gang-of-One on December 22, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Sorry, Ed, didn’t mean to suggest the resurrected world was linked to Marx. Need to type slower and tink more.
iurockhead on December 22, 2010 at 12:05 PM
You can’t have government benefits without borders.
Tzetzes on December 22, 2010 at 12:13 PM
+ 1 gazillion!
Gang-of-One on December 22, 2010 at 12:13 PM
I’ll take it easy on you since you’re a foreigner. What you’re describing is analogous to the states within the United States, which is what the European Union is mimicking.
This would never work among nations that don’t share a minimally similar cultural heritage, e.g., the US and every nation south of it.
Akzed on December 22, 2010 at 12:14 PM
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