Thread: Farrakhan Sings Obama's Praises

Well, it doesn't get much better than this. Mr. Islam and Hate Speech Extroadinaire, Louis Farrakhan tells everyone that Obama is the "hope of the entire world"

A Spry Farrakhan Sings Obama's Praises

Feb 24 10:40 PM US/Eastern
By SOPHIA TAREEN
Associated Press Writer 13 Comments



CHICAGO (AP) - In his first major public address since a cancer crisis, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Sunday that presidential candidate Barack Obama is the "hope of the entire world" that the U.S. will change for the better.

The 74-year-old Farrakhan, addressing an estimated crowd of 20,000 people at the annual Saviours' Day celebration, never outrightly endorsed Obama but spent most of the nearly two-hour speech praising the Illinois senator.

"This young man is the hope of the entire world that America will change and be made better," he said. "This young man is capturing audiences of black and brown and red and yellow. If you look at Barack Obama's audiences and look at the effect of his words, those people are being transformed."

Farrakhan compared Obama to the religion's founder, Fard Muhammad, who also had a white mother and black father.

"A black man with a white mother became a savior to us," he told the crowd of mostly followers. "A black man with a white mother could turn out to be one who can lift America from her fall."

Farrakhan also leveled small jabs at Hillary Rodham Clinton, Obama's rival for the Democratic nomination, suggesting that she represents the politics of the past and has been engaging in dirty politics.

Said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton: "Sen. Obama has been clear in his objections to Minister Farrakhan's past pronouncements and has not solicited the minister's support."

Farrakhan rebuilt the Nation of Islam, which promotes black empowerment and nationalism, in the late 1970s after W.D. Mohammed, the son of longtime leader Elijah Mohammed, moved his followers toward mainstream Islam.

Farrakhan has drawn attention for calling Judaism a "gutter religion" and suggesting crack cocaine might have been a CIA plot to enslave blacks.

In recent years, however, officials with the Nation of Islam have promoted unity and tolerance among religions. Farrakhan now often quotes the texts of other religions, such as the Bible, in his speeches.

Farrakhan's keynote address at McCormick Place, the city's convention center, wrapped up three days of events geared at unifying followers and targeting youth.

It had a different tone from a year ago, when Farrakhan made what was called his final public address at a Saviours' Day event in Detroit. The 74-year-old was recovering from complications from prostate cancer and months earlier had temporarily passed on leadership duties of the organization's day-to-day activities to an executive board.
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Oh my, now there's a ringing endorsement.

[quote="miguelina"]Oh my, now there's a ringing endorsement.[/quote]




I know it made me want to rush right out and vote for Obama

Let's hope he keeps getting endorsements from people like this........he'll be finished

If this does not sink Obama, then this country deserves what it gets!

Sorry for being so pessimistic, but I cannot believe this traitor Obama is even being considered for President of The United States.

It's like a nightmare you never awake from!

"This young man is capturing audiences of black and brown and red and yellow.

He has from the very beginning aligned himself with those who expect him to represent only some of the people.

Sorry. I treat every person I meet with hesitancy until I know them well enough to trust them. I don't care about the color of the skin; I care about actions. I'm not a racist, I'm a realist. There are good and bad in every race. Guess if you want to stick a label on it, I'm an equal opportunity skeptic. I've listened to and read about Sen. Obama enough to know I wouldn't vote for him if his were the only name on the ballot.

Originally Posted by NoBueno

If this does not sink Obama, then this country deserves what it gets!

Sorry for being so pessimistic, but I cannot believe this traitor Obama is even being considered for President of The United States.

It's like a nightmare you never awake from!

You're not being pessimistic, you're being realistic.

Fortunately, as more and more comes out....and you know it will as the race heats up....I think a lot of peoples' minds will be changed.

What I'm wondering about is Oprah. Lately we haven't seen her doing the gushing adoration thing on his behalf....unless I've missed it....to the degree she once did.

Has anyone noticed if her enthusiasm has waned as the controversy has deepened?