Louis Farrakhan backs Obama for president at Nation of Islam convention in Chicago

[KalicoKitty]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-farrakhan25feb25,0,6391391.story


Speaking to thousands of members of the Nation of Islam at their annual convention Sunday in Chicago, Minister Louis Farrakhan praised presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama as the only hope for healing the nation's racial divisions.

[Occam Bandage]

1. Barack Obama just denounced and rejected him.

[gerrilea]

23. ONLY AFTER HE WAS CALLED ON IT!

Hillary had to force that denounciation out of him, remember he said that he couldn't stop anyone from supporting him...that wasn't a denounciation until Hillary demanded it!

[Teaser]

29. Uh, he had already rejected it

kthxbye

[Occam Bandage]

What? He started with a denunciation. She, bizarrely, complained that was not as good as

a rejection. He then cracked a joke at her expense, the audience laughed and applauded, and then he rejected it. Your girl lost that one.

[goodgd_yall]

39. She did him a favor actually.

It's better he said he rejected it. It could have been a problem if he didn't. I understand where he was coming from, but, for his own political benefit, he needed to just come out and say he rejected his support.

[Occam Bandage]

41. Seems she does him a favor most every time she opens her mouth.

[mtnsnake]

44. He blatantly refused to "reject" Farakhan's support to Russert. He instead "denounced" it. Only

when Hillary put him literally on the spot about it, did he concede and agree to use the word "reject". She only brought that up because of Obama initially refusing to tell Russert that he "rejected" Farakhan's support.

[goodgd_yall]

35. Oh, just stop it.

He did the right thing.

[gerrilea]

Yes, I do agree, finally did the right thing!

[gerrilea]

48. I've already said he did, but only after being forced to

[The Stranger]

37. It is racist to think that just because Obama is African-American, he is beholden to Farrakhan.

Or that he is somehow responsible for Farrakhan.

[gerrilea]

43. Now I'm a racist! Attack the messenger not the message!

Great, you don't like what's being said here, wait until the GE and it won't be me pointing it out...the repukes will repeat it until everyone hates Obama...

[The Stranger]

66. Actually, I did attack your message -- now that you mention it -- as opposed to messenger.

The post states "to think . . . " as opposed to "you are . . ."

[jackson_dem]

55. If David Duke endorsed Hillary do you think she wouldn't be asked about it?

[gerrilea]

61. It wouldn't take her a 1/2 a second to reject and denounce his support

And have to be forced into denouncing it!

[emilyg]

68. You bet!!!!

[The Stranger]

65. The question is whether after denouncing and rejecting the support -- she would still be smeared.

And held responsible for someone over whom she has absolutely no fucking power whatsofuckingever.

[Endangered Specie]

28. I smell the deep scent of eau du desperation!

[emilyg]

69. stop smelling yourself.

[JVS]

2. welcome to ignore

[Oleladylib]

3. and there we have it, President McCain.

[Bicoastal]

24. ANN COULTER WOULD VOTE HILLARY OVER MCCAIN!!

[gerrilea]

46. And you know because she told you this?

[Bicoastal]

50. Um, Ann said it loud and clear on Hannity & Colmes.

Where ya been?

[gerrilea]

63. I deleted Fox from my Channel Lineup...can't and won't support

LIES AND CORPORATE CONTROL OF THE MASSES!

[gerrilea]

33. I've tried telling everyone the same thing!

I don't want to lose the White House again, and I don't want McCain, just in case you were wondering!

[high density]

4. Oh Lord Jesus, please reinstate the ignore filters

Love,

high density

[sabra]

5. is this Breaking News?

:sarcasm:

[New Dawn]

31. It is probably is: on the pro-Clinton email list

[NightWatcher]

6. BOOOO, way to drag up shit that has been thoroughly brought up ad nauseum

[HeraldSquare212]

7. Sorry, that was yesterday's attack - get up to speed

[sniffa]

8. Is this really a surprise?

Why wouldn't he endorse a fellow, black Muslim?

[tammywammy]

25. LOL

:spray:

[sniffa]

34. ....

:hi:

I love these sorts of nights; it allows my creative juices to flow. :D

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

36. Tue dat.

:evilgrin:

[Prefer]

9. LOOK OUT JOOOOOOOOOOOOS!

THE BLACK BOOGIE MAN IS COMING

:sarcasm:

[still_one]

10. Spell it out, are you saying that Obama is anti-Jewish, don't hide behind inuendos /nt

[Windy]

11. Anyone can endorse... doesn't mean that a candidate agrees!!! Jesus! back to freeperland! n't

[still_one]

He made his position quite clear, the OP is suggesting Obama is anti-Jewish

which is not true

I am a Jew supporting Obama

[NDambi]

12. Reject or Renounce...lmao...

[Kaylee]

13. Farrakhan can run down the street naked flashing a

Obama '08 sign....it doesn't matter. Obama has rejected him and always has.

[EFerrari]

14. So, what are you saying, exactly?

[Ichingcarpenter]

15. Go Away...thank god for three post limits

[Warren Stupidity]

16. Meaningless stupid garbage. Fully faux worthy.

[gateley]

17. Do you disappoint yourself? I'm ashamed FOR you. This is despicable behavior

from a Democrat who SHOULD know better.

[zulchzulu]

18. Louis Farrakhan is a very good violin player

I have all his cassettes...

:sarcasm:

[bluestateguy]

19. What would you like Obama to do?

There are 130 million voters in this country and I'm sure a lot of nuts, kooks and cranks supporting every candidate.

Farrakhan offered no money, no logistical support, no manpower to the Obama campaign, and Obama has not sought it either. If such were offered then it's fair to expect that he would reject it, as I'm sure he would. And no such offers have been made anyway.

So please say what you would like Obama to do? What would you like him to do that would satisfy your "concerns" and you will shut up and stop bringing this up?

[karynnj]

20. Hillary's irrelevent pat on her own back story on that question needs some scrutiney

She said that in 2000 she took a hit by not letting the Independence Party put her name on their line. But, looking to see how small the party was - I found the 2006 Senate results - Look and see who has that line. Could it be? Yes it is - it's none other than HRC!

http://www.elections.state.ny.us/NYSBOE/elections/2006/general/2006_ussen.pdf

[ProSense]

40. Wow, she got more than a 100,000 of their votes.

I guess she couldn't stop them from supporting her!

[goodgd_yall]

45. Well----Obama can't prevent Farrakhan from voting for him either

Or anybody else who looks to Farrakhan for election advice. What's your point?

[ProSense]

57. Isn't that what he said before she pulled that silly sematic move to try to back him into a corner?

She's so disingenuous.

[karynnj]

51. What I don't get is that she either didn't know she accepted their line in 2006

or she thought it was enough to give it up once - in 2000.

[ProSense]

58. Seven years is a long time ago, easy to forget those things.

Not really, Hillary was trying to game Obama despite the reality of her own situation.

[Catherine Vincent]

21. You know, since this was posted several times already,

most of you could have just ignored this thread instead of kicking it. :eyes:

[milkyway]

22. Thanks for pointing that out.

[goodgd_yall]

26. Means nothing---Obama rejected his support tonight in the debate. n/t

[JackBeck]

27. And Falwell and Robertson endorsed Bush.

What's your point? If it's that religious figures shouldn't be endorsing political candidates then I'd have to agree.

[Forkboy]

LOL at the responses so far.

Talk about a one sided thread.

[LSK]

32. what other side could there be????

:shrug:

[LSK]

30. Louis Farrakhan probably thinks Michael Jordan was a good player

Therefore, Jordan must return all his MVP awards and championships immediately.

[tammywammy]

38. Obama hate Jews

My friend of a friend of a friend of a friend sent me an email that said that.

[gerrilea]

49. AND THAT'S WHAT THE REPUKES WILL SAY!

[tammywammy]

52. Um, yeah except he clearly doesn't

And has said so, repeatedly.

[gerrilea]

53. Yeah, but that won't make a difference in the Southern States

They believe all that Fox News tells them to believe.

[LSK]

60. you mean Georgia and S Carolina? where he won in landslides???

[gerrilea]

62. Landslides of registered Democrats not the registered voters

There really is a big difference...he won't win, unfortunately

[LSK]

67. ummm McCains stance on Iraq and his stupidity on economy says he will win

In a landslide.

[Ichingcarpenter]

42. Go find a way to

Fuck yourself


OPS,,,,, you just did.

[Ichingcarpenter]

47. Hit and fucking run thread

Disgusting

[Az_lefty]

54. Farrakhan shoots off his mouth and everyone runs for cover...

fuck that old bigot. I can't believe anyone still pays attention to him.

[jackson_dem]

56. If David Duke endorsed Hillary and her church's magazine gave Duke an award...

...do you think it would be ignored or brought up in the campaign?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

59. sometimes a candidate receives an endorsement from someone they don't like

I guess Obama knows Farrakhan is a 'loony' but wouldn't dare to say that - only denounce and now reject!

[Emit]

64. Only about the tenth time I've seen this posted