Bigot Paranoia Politics

Brian Zick

Think Progress has video and transcript of floor remarks by Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA), who declared that supporting the anti-escalation resolution would “aid and assist the Islamic jihadists who want the crescent and star to wave over the Capitol of the United States and over the White House of this country.” Moreover, he said, “I fear that radical Muslims who want to control the Middle East and ultimately the world would love to see ‘In God We Trust’ stricken from our money and replaced with ‘In Muhammad We Trust.’”

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