Congressman Criticizes Election of Muslim - New York Times
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 — In a letter sent to hundreds of voters this month, Representative Virgil H. Goode Jr., Republican of Virginia, warned that the recent election of the first Muslim to Congress posed a serious threat to the nation’s traditional values.
Virgil Goode's comments are a vivid reminder that southern Republicans are the party of bigotry — and that the Old Dominion remains the vanguard of the Confederacy.