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Abdi Aynte, one of Keith Ellison’s biggest supporters, used Minnesota Monitor to deny Keith Ellison’s being the Grand Marshal of the Sept. 9 Muslim Day Parade in New York City. Here’s what Mr. Aynte said:

Contrary to reports circulating widely in conservative publications and blogs in recent days, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison will not be the grand marshal of the Muslim parade in New York next month, according to his office.

The freshman Democrat from Minneapolis was never scheduled to be there, said Brian Elliot, district director for Ellison.

Elliot said the congressman “was equally surprised” when he learned the buzz that he would be the grand marshal for the 22nd Annual Muslim Day Parade in New York City, which is scheduled for Sept. 9. Ellison “declined the offer to be the grand marshal a long time ago because he has other obligations in the district,” said Elliot.

Mr. Elliot might want to contact the Muslim foundation of America and find out why they had a flyer posted on their website announcing Rep. Ellison as the Grand Marshal:

Aynte made a major mistake when he wrote this:

In her “Rogues Gallery of Radical Islam” column, Canada Free Press’ Judi McCleod wrote that Ellison’s alleged role in the parade would have been “totally ignored were it not for the courage of a single freelance journalist.” Yet that journalist, FrontPage magazine writer Joe Kaufman, seems to have ignored a basic tenet of reporting: fact-checking.
(Ed.- emphasis mine)

I’ve known Joe for almost two years now. Joe is nothing if not meticulous. (more…)