A Spry Farrakhan Sings Obama's Praises

[emilyg]

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8V13IMO1&show_article=1

[BeatleBoot]

1. LOUIS FARRAKHAN LOVES BARACK OBAMA

[bluestateguy]

2. That is one endorsement that Obama does not want or need

nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

47. But it will get him a lot of votes

I am no Farrakhan fan but he does have a sizable following.

[niceypoo]

69. It will get him the black racist vote?

You see this as a good thing?

[proud2BlibKansan]

75. As I said, Farakhan has a sizable following

Would you rather his supporters vote for Obama or another candidate?

[goldcanyonaz]

3. A known anti-semite and hater of whites. Great endorsement!

:woohoo:

[jlake]

12. Yup.

[indimuse]

67. Obama calls Wright his moral compass..WHO gave Farrakhan AWARD!!!!

http://sweetness-light.com/archive/obamas-mentor-gives-farrakhan-his-award



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Obama’s ‘Mentor’ Gave Farrakhan An Award
From Reverend Wright’s Trumpet Gala via YouTube:


Trumpet Gala 2007
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan received the “Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Trumpeteer” Award at the 2007 Trumpet Gala held on November 2, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

And Mr. Farrakhan is the cover story of the November/December 2007 issue of Wright’s Trinity United Church Of Christ’s magazine (a pdf file), which is run by Mr. Wright’s daughter:





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The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan
by Rhoda McKinney-Jones

It’s not often that one gets to interview an icon. Someone called by a singular moniker and everyone knows of whom you speak — a person who can walk into a room and cause pause because of his physical presence and historical significance. That’s exactly what I was privileged to do a few days ago from my humble kitchen perch. I interviewed the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan by phone on everything I could think to ask in 15 fleeting minutes.

The Minister’s voice was strong, smooth and steadfast, giving no hint of the health challenges that have plagued him the last few years. He talked about the future of the Nation of Islam, his hope for the faith, his pride in African American people, his love of music and the state of Black America. Then of course, when prodded, he talked of his legacy. I asked questions in quick succession and he willingly responded, eloquently quoting biblical scripture, speaking in parables and peppering his answers with references to the Quran, Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. He spoke and I couldn’t help but listen and learn.

“When Minister Farrakhan speaks, Black America listens,” says the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, likening the Minister’s influence to the E. F. Hutton commercials of old. “Everybody may not agree with him, but they listen…His depth on analysis when it comes to the racial ills of this nation is astounding and eye opening. He brings a perspective that is helpful and honest.

“Minister Farrakhan will be remembered as one of the 20th and 21st century giants of the African American religious experience,” continues Wright. “His integrity and honesty have secured him a place in history as one of the nation’s most powerful critics. His love for Africa and African American people has made him an unforgettable force, a catalyst for change and a religious leader who is sincere about his faith and his purpose.” …

But that road has not been an easy one, as his friend Father Michael L. Pfleger of St. Sabina Church in Chicago explains.

“Minister Farrakhan is probably one of the most misunderstood and mis-defined leaders of our day,” says Pfleger. “When you don’t want to deal with someone’s truth, you try to destroy their character or redefine them …That’s what the media has sought to do with Minister Farrakhan. His truth causes America to face its racism and its hypocrisy.”

“Minister Farrakhan has been a personal friend for more than 20 years,” continues Pfleger. “His leadership has evolved, and I believe the coming days will see him as a unifying force, calling real Christians, real Jews and real Muslims to come together on principles of truth and justice… Contrary to those who want to make him anti-white and anti-Semitic, I believe Minister Farrakhan is presently building the umbrella for people of conscience to come together no matter the race or creed. I am honored to call him my brother.”

Because of the Minister’s influence in the African American community, Trumpet Newsmagazine honors him this winter at its Sounds of the Shore gala with an Empowerment Award. It seemed a fitting tribute for a storied life well lived. And as our brief interview drew to a close and he thanked me for taking the time to talk to him, I could not help but think, the Minister, the man with whom I had been so casually speaking, truly epitomized greatness.

Lest we forget, Jeremiah Wright is the man Mr. Obama calls his “spiritual mentor.” He is the man Obama credits for getting him into politics.

Obama calls Wright his moral compass, as was noted last year by the Chicago Tribune:

Pastor inspires Obama’s ‘audacity’



By Manya A. Brachear
January 21, 2007

When he took over Trinity United Church of Christ in 1972, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. was a maverick pastor with a wardrobe of dashikis and a militant message.

Six years later, he planted a “Free South Africa” sign on the lawn of his church and asked other local religious leaders to follow his lead.

None took him up on the invitation.

The sign stayed until the end of apartheid, –long enough to catch the eye of a young Barack Obama, who visited the church in 1985 as a community activist. Obama, was not a churchgoer at the time, but he found himself returning to the sanctuary of Trinity United. In Wright he had found both a spiritual mentor and a role model.

Wright, 65, is a straight-talking pragmatist who arrived in Chicago as an outsider and became an institution. He has built a congregation of 8,500, including the likes of Oprah Winfrey and hip-hop artist Common, by offering an alternative to socially conservative black churches that are, Wright believes, too closely tied to Chicago’s political dynasties…

Obama says that rather than advising him on strategy, Wright helps keep his priorities straight and his moral compass calibrated.

“What I value most about Pastor Wright is not his day-to-day political advice,” Obama said. “He’s much more of a sounding board for me to make sure that I am speaking as truthfully about what I believe as possible and that I’m not losing myself in some of the hype and hoopla and stress that’s involved in national politics.”

The rebellious son of a Baptist minister, Wright was hired by Trinity United when he could find no Baptist church to take him. The congregation on 95th Street, then numbering just 87, had recently adopted the motto “Unashamedly black and unapologetically Christian.” They did not mind his fiery red Afro and black power agenda…

eventually returned to Howard University to finish bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English with a focus on African spirituals. At the University of Chicago Divinity School, he earned another master’s in the history of religions with a focus on Islam…

In his 1993 memoir “Dreams from My Father,” Obama recounts in vivid detail his first meeting with Wright in 1985. The pastor warned the community activist that getting involved with Trinity might turn off other black clergy because of the church’s radical reputation.

When Obama sought his own church community, he felt increasingly at home at Trinity. Before leaving for Harvard Law School in 1988, he responded to one of Wright’s altar calls and declared a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Later he would base his 2004 keynote speech to the Democratic National Convention on a Wright sermon called “Audacity to Hope,” –also the inspiration for Obama’s second memoir, “The Audacity of Hope.”

Though Wright and Obama do not often talk one-on-one often, the senator does check with his pastor before making any bold political moves.

Last fall, Obama approached Wright to broach the possibility of running for president. Wright cautioned Obama not to let politics change him, but he also encouraged Obama, win or lose…

Indeed, Obama says the Reverend Wright is the man who gave him the (vacuous) phrase “the audacity of hope,” which he used for his self-scribed hagiography.

Well, it would seem that Mr. Wright has the audacity part down pat. But it’s more like the audacity of bigotry and ignorance.

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[Scurrilous]

34. From the article:

"The 74-year-old Farrakhan, addressing an estimated crowd of 20,000 people at the annual Saviours' Day celebration, never outrightly endorsed Obama.."

[goldcanyonaz]

52. Thanks. I can't believe that Farrakhan has such a following.

[Captain Hilts]

4. Ain't that just grand? nt

[shadowknows69]

5. It's not like Obama was soliciting it

Chuck Manson could say he likes Obama but you just don't put it in the campaign ads.

[seriousstan]

9. Obama could step up and refute the endorsement.

[angie_love]

10. He did refute it. read this.

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."

[Karmadillo]

17. Not as harsh as his attacks on progressive Dems like Hillary, but I guess it's a start.

nt

[angie_love]

18. Since when was voting for the Iraq war progressive?

[Karmadillo]

21. Since voting to fund it?

nt

[angie_love]

24. Better than voting FOR it.

[Karmadillo]

27. Not much though, is it?

nt

[angie_love]

28. unfortunately your side who voted for the war won, and its killed thousands.

[Karmadillo]

32. Not really my side, but I wouldn't exempt the funders from guilt.

nt

[angie_love]

44. well what was he supposed to do? let the military go without protection? They needed that money to p

protect themselves. If Hillary voted against the war like her constituents (Like ME) wanted, then I wouldn't be as pissed as her as I am now. I voted for her twice for senate and that vote made her such a huge disappointment to me. Why couldn't she vote against it like the 23 other dems who saw through the bullshit?

[Karmadillo]

54. Feingold says you make no sense. Defunding was the progressive position and would have saved

American and Iraqi lives.

http://www.counterpunch.org/feingold02172007.html

The People Called For An End to the Iraq War
Congress Must Defund the War
By Sen. RUSSELL FEINGOLD

<edit>

The argument that cutting of funding for a flawed policy would hurt the troops, and that continuing to put U.S. troops in harm's way supports the troops, makes no sense. By ending funding for the war, we can bring our troops safely out of Iraq. Walter Dellinger of Duke Law School made this point when he testified about my proposal:

"There would not be one penny less for salary of the troops. There would not be one penny less for benefits of the troops. There would not be one penny less for weapons or ammunition. There would not be one penny less for supplies or support. Those troops would simply be redeployed to other areas where the armed forces are utilized."

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[angie_love]

55. Hillary voted to fund the war too. She voted FOR it and she voted to FUND it.

So again, how is she progressive?

[Karmadillo]

57. Are you saying Obama isn't a progressive because he voted to fund it?

nt

[angie_love]

61. I'm saying he is MORE progressive than she is.

At least he spoke out against the war at a peace rally. When has she ever done that?

Forget it, i'm done with this conversation. I don't want to rag on Hillary, shes made mistakes and shes a democrat. If she got the nomination, I'll vote for her. But stop your ragging on Obama. i'm ending this conversation now and just putting you on ignore so if you respond I won't see it.

[Karmadillo]

63. Remember, you can't put the rightwing Republicans Obama's going to unite with on ignore. AND, you

never explained why Obama offers up only a mild rebuke (and only through a spokesperson) of Farrakhan (certainly NOT as progressive as Hillary) when he's willing to attack Hillary far more harshly.

[ProSense]

31. Hillary voted to extend Bush's tax cuts

twice, plus her other not so progressive votes.

[Karmadillo]

39. Obama voted to gut class actions

http://zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticlePrint/16601

<edit>

On February 10, 2005, Senator Obama voted in favor of the passage of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005. Senators Biden, Boxer, Byrd, Clinton, Corzine, Durbin, Feingold, Kerry, Leahy, Reid and 16 other Democrats voted against it. It passed the Senate 72-26 and was signed into law on February 18, 2005.

Here is an excerpt of remarks Senator Obama made on the Senate floor on February 14, 2005, concerning the pas­sage of this legislation:

“Every American deserves their day in court. This bill, while not perfect, gives people that day while still providing the reasonable reforms necessary to safe­guard against the most blatant abuses of the system. I also hope that the federal judiciary takes seriously their expanded role in class action litigation, and upholds their responsibility to fairly certify class actions so that they may protect our civil and consumer rights..”.

Three days before Senator Obama ex­pressed that fateful yea vote, 14 state attorneys general, including Lisa Madigan of Senator Obama’s home state of Illinois, filed a letter with the Senate and House, pleading to stop the passage of this cor­porate giveaway. The AGs wrote: “State attorneys general frequently investigate and bring actions against defendants who have caused harm to our citizens... In some instances, such actions have been brought with the attorney general acting as the class representative for the con­sumers of the state. We are concerned that certain provisions of S.5 might be misinterpreted to impede the ability of the attorneys general to bring such ac­tions...”

The Senate also received a desper­ate plea from more than 40 civil rights and labor organizations, including the NAACP, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Human Rights Campaign, American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Justice and Democracy, Legal Momentum (formerly NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund), and Alliance for Justice. They wrote as fol­lows:

“Under the , citizens are denied the right to use their own state courts to bring class actions against corporations that violate these state wage and hour and state civil rights laws, even where that corporation has hundreds of employees in that state. Moving these state law cases into federal court will delay and likely deny justice for working men and women and victims of discrimination. The federal courts are al­ready overburdened. Additionally, federal courts are less likely to certify classes or provide relief for violations of state law”.

This legislation, which dramatically im­paired labor rights, consumer rights and civil rights, involved five years of pres­sure from 100 corporations, 475 lobby­ists, tens of millions of corporate dollars buying influence in our government, and the active participation of the Wall Street firms now funding the Obama campaign. “The Civil Justice Reform Group, a busi­ness alliance comprising general counsels from Fortune 100 firms, was instrumen­tal in drafting the class-action bill”, says Public Citizen.

One of the hardest-working registered lobbyists to push this corporate giveaway was the law firm Mayer-Brown, hired by the leading business lobby group, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the Chamber of Commerce spent $16 million in just 2003, lobbying the government on various business issues, including class action reform.

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[ProSense]

45. Let's see: Bush's tax cuts, the bankruptcy bill, Kyl-Lieberman, cluster bombs vs

tort reform.

No sale!

[Karmadillo]

49. Tort Reform?! "Woof!" said the dogma. And Exelon (or Energy Reform).

nt

[madrchsod]

13. from the article

"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."

[Straight Shooter]

23. "has not solicited the minister's support."

But he welcomes his vote.

[Emit]

14. He has n/t

[ProSense]

29. Did Hillary refute Ann Coulter's? n/t

[Scurrilous]

36. Again (from the article):

"The 74-year-old Farrakhan, addressing an estimated crowd of 20,000 people at the annual Saviours' Day celebration, never outrightly endorsed Obama.."

[LisaL]

Isn't that nice?

[oviedodem]

6. what is Obama supposed to do? Hoepfully this blows over it's not like

Obama asked for it. Why can't some of these endorsers just STFU.

[bluestateguy]

15. In the end I'm sure every neo-nazi and Ku Klux Klansman will support John McCain

Not because they like him--they dont-- but they will support the devil himself to stop a black man from becoming president.

[x-g.o.p.er]

7. This could be used against BO

In a fairly effective way. Not accurate, not fair, but effective in a dirty-tricks sort of way.

If Hillary knew what the hell she was doing.

Which she doesn't. She'll probably bitch about one of his fourth grade essays again.

[MzShellG]

42. Anyone using this against Obama is a fool.

This is a free country and Farrakhan has the right to support whomever he wants. He is not an Obama surrogate. People from all walks of life support Obama. That's what is so great about him.

[rucky]

8. No shit? I pegged him as more of a Duncan Hunter guy.

:eyes:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

11. OMFG I am LMAO!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[scheming daemons]

16. FEAR, UNCERTAINTY, DOUBT!

Looks like Hillary is taking Kristol's advice.

[anonymous171]

38. LOL!

That's the first thing I thought too!

[tammywammy]

19. Good thing Obama spoke out about it

:eyes:

[Straight Shooter]

20. Hahahahahahahaha!

Pardon my reaction, I'm remembering a friend's horrified reaction at the name "Farrakhan" associated with Obama. I told her it was just his pastor who had kind words for Farrakhan, not Obama. Looks like Farrakhan wants his moment in the sun again. Hahahahahaha!

[tularetom]

22. And Ann Coulter supports Hillary - I see your nut and raise you one nut

[angie_love]

25. Oh I forgot about that! You're right!

[Catherine Vincent]

30. Of course he'd support Obama. Obama is black and Farrakhan is pro black.

Alan Keyes doesn't count. :)

[angie_love]

41. cat girl, I thought you were neutral, guess that went out the window.

All I see from you are bash Obama posts.

[Catherine Vincent]

73. Where in my post was I bashing Obama?

Get a grip.

[ProSense]

33. Obama isn't Farrakhan's buddy, but there is this:

More specifically (to take a not-so-random example), Billy Graham, who made some unambiguously anti-Semitic remarks to Richard Nixon which ended up on tape, appears to have been a major figure in Hillary Clinton’s spiritual life (see also this speech made by Bill Clinton at the inauguration of Graham’s library last year). While nowhere close to Farrakhan’s league (he appears to have been a repentant and occasional anti-Semite rather than an unrepentant and consistent one), he was a direct influence on the Clintons rather than an influence-on-an-influence. I don’t recall Richard Cohen, or anyone else, muttering that there was no evidence that Hillary and Bill Clinton were anti-Semites, but that they needed to voice their outrage or else. And for good reason; any suggestion along these lines would have been treated as crazy. Knowing that Billy Graham was occasionally anti-Semitic doesn’t tell you anything about what Bill and Hillary Clinton believe.

link

The hypocrisy in all of this knows no bounds.

[workinclasszero]

35. Halliburton & Blackwater USA love Hillary eom

[mzmolly]

37. Obama's response:

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

:hi:

[Muzza]

40. Well, not exactly good new for Obama

Not really the kind of endorsement he needs! So Obama is to be my new savior? Is that right? If so, I prefer the "politics of the past" and will stick with the mere mortal, Hillary Clinton.

Thanks for the warning!

[Scurrilous]

Did you read the article?

"The 74-year-old Farrakhan, addressing an estimated crowd of 20,000 people at the annual Saviours' Day celebration, never outrightly endorsed Obama.."

[emilyg]

51. Welcome to DU.

Manhattan my old home - now Ga.

[Karmadillo]

43. Maybe this can be a test case for Obama to show voters how this "unity" thing is going to work.

nt

[angie_love]

46. Ann Coulter endorsed Hillary but that doesn't make me think less of her.

So this won't matter.

[candice]

48. Coulter's endorsement was done with a smirk...

[Beacool]

50. This is too precious!!!!!!!

I hope that he MSM reports on Farrakhan's semi endorsement: Barack Obama is the "hope of the entire world"............

He's the Messiah, don't you all know?


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[angie_love]

56. you're pathetic. and so so dumb to fall for this shit.

[Beacool]

59. Relax Bette!!! It's not my fault that Farrakhan hearts Obama!!!

:eyes:

[angie_love]

60. And Obama doesn't return the love. Little miss Bea

[Forkboy]

62. They aren't falling for it, just helping the Right do their dirty work.

They know full well it's bullshit, but saying that would mean being honest and decent.

[whatchamacallit]

53. Holy shit! These guilt by association threads suck ass!

You wanna convince people Obama is shit, criticize his policies. All this proves is that you're morally and intellectually bankrupt.

[zulchzulu]

58. Hillbots for racial triangulation!!!

[rug]

64. How do you get this from Farakhan endorsing Obama?

Doing some octagoning?

[desi]

65. Old Farrakhan just wanted a single state for his hatred.

Now he's reaching for the entire world through Obama. What a hoot!

[Freddie Stubbs]

66. Spry? That get-well ham I sent him must have done the trick

[shaniqua6392]

68. We will not hear about this endorsement in the media.

I can guarantee it.

[IndianaGreen]

70. Play the Islamophobia card, this is all that horrible woman has left

She is no better than Avigdor Lieberman (google his name and you will know what I mean).

[robbedvoter]

71. This is hartwarming:

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."

[Cameron27]

72. Yeah, it makes me feel all warm and cuddly.

Farrakhan is poison.

[zulchzulu]

74. DC Madame/Prostitute Heidi Fleiss endorses Hillary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_AGH88HaWo