Ellison needs to be called out on this. I don't even understand this comment. He said the following to a group of Muslims:

Ellison went on to say if more people knew of what Islam had to teach, the controversy created by statements from presidential candidate Barack Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, might not have occurred.

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"That's what it means to be Muslim. To want the best for everyone, even if they want to chop you up into little pieces," he said.

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