Some Republicans are so eager to identify Democrats as Muslims that they'll suggest Methodist ministers practice Islam.
Bob Gough, an anti-tax activist and coordinator of Greater Kansas City Pachyderm Club meetings, sent out an e-mail on Monday that featured an image of U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II wearing a kufi cap. In his e-mail, Gough encouraged anyone attending the forums for seniors that Cleaver hosted in his district yesterday to ask him "why he is wearing a Muslim hat."
As Gough surely knows, Cleaver is not a Muslim.
Cleaver was the head pastor at St. James United Methodist Church in Kansas City for 36 years. He remains active in the denomination. Last summer, the congressman accepted a part-time position as an assistant to the bishop for African-American leadership development.
As for the kufi, Cleaver took to wearing caps in public while undergoing what turned out to be a hair transplant. Cleaver began showing off a less prominent forehead in 2008.
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