Bob Dole: “I congratulate my colleague, Senator Danforth, for offering the pending amendment. I had originally intended to offer an…”

“I congratulate my colleague, Senator Danforth, for offering the pending amendment. I had originally intended to offer an amendment myself, so I am pleased that Senator Danforth has taken the lead on this important issue. Anyone who believes that Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam has undergone a moderate makeover should read the transcript of a recent speech given by Khalid Abdul Muhammad, the Nation of Islam's national spokesman. The speech, given to an audience of students at New Jersey's Kean College last November, is a hateful spew of anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic, and racist bombast that is offensive to all decent Americans, regardless of race and religious background. According to the Nation of Islam's national spokesman, Jews 'are the blood suckers of the black nation and the black community,' who control the Federal Reserve, our Nation's finances, even the White House. He claims that if the white population does not leave South Africa within 24 hours of majority rule, 'We kill the women, we kill the children, we kill the babies, we kill the crippled * * * we will kill 'em all. * * *' Even the Pope does not escape Muhammad's hate-filled insults. To their credit, African-American leaders such as Jesse Jackson, Benjamin Chavis, former Congressman Bill Gray, and sitting Congressman John Lewis have all publicly denounced Muhammad and his racially divisive remarks.”