Dean Gallo: “my State prides itself on being the Garden State, but no one should make the mistake of thinking that it provides…”

“my State prides itself on being the Garden State, but no one should make the mistake of thinking that it provides fertile ground for the kind of vile hatemongering that Khalid Abdul Muhammad has attempted to plant in New Jersey. I commend the House for acting today to add its voice of condemnation to that of public officials in New Jersey, which include Governor Whitman and the bipartisan membership of the New Jersey congressional delegation. Those of us from New Jersey, who had this venom spewn forth on our own soil, know that hate-filled diatribes like this must be met head on by men and women everywhere who believe in loving thy neighbor. The only way America can hope to be true to the words of our founding document, ``that all men are created equal,'' is to forcefully condemn the words and actions of those who seek to divide us, driven by bigotry, ignorance, hatred, and intolerance. Thank you.”