Sometimes you don’t need anything but the other guys words. In this case the above named Congressman put it in writing. The Roanoke Times editorial says it best.
Here is the offensive, ignorant, cretinous letter from Rep. Goode.
The letter was sent to a constituent in response to an email.
December 7, 2006 Dear . . . Thank you for your recent communication. When I raise my hand to take the oath on Swearing In Day, I will have the Bible in my other hand. I do not subscribe to using the Koran in any way. The Muslim Representative from Minnesota was elected by the voters of that district and if American citizens don’t wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran. We need to stop illegal immigration totally and reduce legal immigration and end the diversity visas policy pushed hard by President Clinton and allowing many persons from the Middle East to come to this country. I fear that in the next century we will have many more Muslims in the United States if we do not adopt the strict immigration policies that I believe are necessary to preserve the values and beliefs traditional to the United States of America and to prevent our resources from being swamped. The Ten Commandments and “In God We Trust” are on the wall in my office. A Muslim student came by the office and asked why I did not have anything on my wall about the Koran. My response was clear, “As long as I have the honor of representing the citizens of the 5th District of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives, The Koran is not going to be on the wall of my office.” Thank you again for your email and thoughts. Sincerely yours,
Virgil H. Goode, Jr.
70 East Court Street
Suite 215
Rocky Mount, Virginia 24151
OK, I have to take one shot. This ignorant moe-ron is a poster child for exactly what is wrong with the conservative side. Preaching hatred and fear. You would think that after the last election they would have learned. My better half hates when I use the term “dumb southern asshole”, but this time it fits. This asshole not only gives the wrong impression of southerners, but of Americans in general.
Recall anyone?
