Webloggin » Macon Georgia’s Muslim Mayor Supports Hugo Chavez

The Mayor of Macon, Georgia, Jack Ellis, a/k/a Hakeem Mansour Ellis, sent a letter of support to Hugo Chavez. I’m not getting too excited about this, just another mixed up American. We’ve seen several of them out in Hollywood, rushing to Hugo Chavez to show their appreciation for his comments referring to President George W. Bush as “the devil.” They all deserve each other.

Ellis converted from Christianity to Islam last year, I suppose he’s getting publicity-hungry and this little stunt has him back in the news again.

Of course Chavez is using this as another sound bite on his government run media in Venezuela. The Venezuelans can’t say much about it, but residents of Georgia are angry:

Former mayoral candidate David Corr said the mayor’s comments were “an outrage.”

“We should condemn Chavez as an enemy of liberty,” Corr said. “In fact, we should also condemn Ellis as an enemy of liberty.”

State Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, said the mayor’s action “taints” the town.

“I think it’s a negative for us,” he told The Macon Telegraph. “We need to be doing things in this community that show the tremendous positives of Macon.”

Ellis praised the controversial leader, who has subsidized the cost of heating fuel for some American low-income citizens, as a champion for the common man who could offer aid to Macon’s residents. (Fox)

I’m confident the citizens of Macon Georgia do not want any help from Hugo Chavez. From RedState:

The ordinance will simply prohibit tax payer funds from being used to fund or reimburse any travel or expenses related to travel or business conducted in any country that is listed as a state sponsor of terrorism by the Secretary of State or certified as not fully complying with American counter-terrorism efforts.

I also have a few questions for Mayor Jack Ellis, who prefers now to be called Hakeem Mansour Ellis.

Other Georgians not happy:

People should boycott businesses in Macon and Bibb County until that happens, he said, calling the mayor’s action “treasonous.”

“It’s unbelievable that he would do what he’s done,” said Johnson, who added he spent most of his career working as a civilian for the U.S. Marine Corps. “That is so wrong.” (Macon.com)

Other bloggers commiserating with the fine folks in Georgia:

Moonbattery, Georgia Women Vote, Lib-Not, The Foxhole, Sweetness and Light, Ellis, oil and unconnected dots (Lucid Idiocy), Weasel Zippers, Grouchy Old Bastard

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